Ranken River Weather Records (ASN00015026)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Ranken River (ASN00015026), Australia, with 97 years of record.

Key Facts for Ranken River

Ranken River (ASN00015026) is a weather station in Australia at -19.60 latitude and 136.91 longitude, 250 m (820 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1909 to 2005, 97 years of record.
0 records set at Ranken River still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Ranken River set a daily record precipitation of 5.5 mm (0.22 in) on 24 October 2005.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -19.60 latitude, 136.91 longitude.
Elevation: 250 m (820 ft).
Period of record: 1909 to 2005, 97 years.
Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Ranken River. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Ranken River, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Ranken River still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Ranken River between 25 December 1960 and 25 December 1960. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 154.4 mm (6.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ranken River. The most was 154.4 mm (6.1 in) on 25 December 1960.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Ranken River
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	22 January 1915
Feb	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	17 February 1942
Mar	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	4 March 1996
Apr	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	7 April 1963
May	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	13 May 1968
Jun	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	2 June 1944
Jul	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17 July 1948
Aug	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	16 August 1947
Sep	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 September 1911
Oct	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 October 1938
Nov	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	18 November 1997
Dec	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	25 December 1960

Latest Records

Latest records at Ranken River
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 October 2005	Ranken River, AU	daily rain	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	4 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 2005	Ranken River, AU	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	54 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2004	Ranken River, AU	daily rain	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	71 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 2004	Ranken River, AU	daily rain	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 2003	Ranken River, AU	daily rain	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	58 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 2003	Ranken River, AU	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 2003	Ranken River, AU	daily rain	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2003	Ranken River, AU	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	83 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 2003	Ranken River, AU	daily rain	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 2002	Ranken River, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 2001	Ranken River, AU	daily rain	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	2 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2001	Ranken River, AU	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	92 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 2001	Ranken River, AU	daily rain	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	92 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 2001	Ranken River, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	67 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 2000	Ranken River, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	50 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 2000	Ranken River, AU	daily rain	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	84 years	74 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2000	Ranken River, AU	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 2000	Ranken River, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	60 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 2000	Ranken River, AU	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	80 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2000	Ranken River, AU	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	78 years	53 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1909 to 2005

Yearly extremes at Ranken River: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	1960	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	75
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	261.9 mm (10.3 in)	1915	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	75
Longest dry spell (CDD)	310 days	2002	133 days	75

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Ranken River, 1909 to 2005. The record is 154.4 mm (6.1 in) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 58.7 mm (2.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ranken River by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1909	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1910	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1911	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1912	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1913	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1914	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1915	144.3 mm (5.7 in)
1916	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1917	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1918	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1919	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1920	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1921	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1922	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1923	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1924	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1925	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1926	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1927	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1928	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1929	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1930	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1931	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1932	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1933	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1934	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1935	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1936	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1937	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1938	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1939	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1940	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1941	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1942	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1943	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1944	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1945	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1946	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1947	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1948	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1949	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1950	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1951	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1952	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1953	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1954	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1955	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1956	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1957	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1958	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1959	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1960	154.4 mm (6.1 in)
1961	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1962	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1963	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1964	127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1965	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1966	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1968	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1969	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1970	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1992	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1993	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1994	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1995	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1996	140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1997	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1998	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1999	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
2000	139.4 mm (5.5 in)
2001	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
2002	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
2003	96.2 mm (3.8 in)
2004	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
2005	92.0 mm (3.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Ranken River, 1909 to 2005. The record is 261.9 mm (10.3 in) in 1915, marked on the chart; the median year is 93.7 mm (3.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ranken River by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1909	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1910	214.4 mm (8.4 in)
1911	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1912	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1913	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1914	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1915	261.9 mm (10.3 in)
1916	94.4 mm (3.7 in)
1917	115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1918	92.4 mm (3.6 in)
1919	114.4 mm (4.5 in)
1920	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1921	165.9 mm (6.5 in)
1922	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1923	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1924	124.8 mm (4.9 in)
1925	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1926	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1927	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1928	20.9 mm (0.8 in)
1929	126.3 mm (5.0 in)
1930	96.2 mm (3.8 in)
1931	58.1 mm (2.3 in)
1932	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1933	126.1 mm (5.0 in)
1934	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1935	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1936	70.7 mm (2.8 in)
1937	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1938	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1939	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1940	89.6 mm (3.5 in)
1941	158.8 mm (6.3 in)
1942	125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1943	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1944	113.1 mm (4.5 in)
1945	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1946	154.7 mm (6.1 in)
1947	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1948	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1949	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1950	146.3 mm (5.8 in)
1951	113.1 mm (4.5 in)
1952	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1953	160.7 mm (6.3 in)
1954	33.1 mm (1.3 in)
1955	127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1956	113.7 mm (4.5 in)
1957	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1958	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1959	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1960	240.9 mm (9.5 in)
1961	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1962	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1963	155.2 mm (6.1 in)
1964	196.4 mm (7.7 in)
1965	101.2 mm (4.0 in)
1966	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1968	128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1969	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1970	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1992	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
1993	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1994	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1995	66.2 mm (2.6 in)
1996	188.4 mm (7.4 in)
1997	96.4 mm (3.8 in)
1998	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1999	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
2000	233.6 mm (9.2 in)
2001	76.6 mm (3.0 in)
2002	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
2003	127.1 mm (5.0 in)
2004	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
2005	96.0 mm (3.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Ranken River, 1909 to 2005. The record is 310 days in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 133 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ranken River by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1909	64 days
1910	132 days
1911	83 days
1912	108 days
1913	125 days
1914	230 days
1915	124 days
1916	163 days
1917	100 days
1918	152 days
1919	173 days
1920	64 days
1921	100 days
1922	115 days
1923	182 days
1924	172 days
1925	225 days
1926	186 days
1927	92 days
1928	226 days
1929	208 days
1930	214 days
1931	149 days
1932	148 days
1933	138 days
1934	101 days
1935	81 days
1936	149 days
1937	165 days
1938	97 days
1939	59 days
1940	201 days
1941	144 days
1942	71 days
1943	157 days
1944	66 days
1945	131 days
1946	257 days
1947	69 days
1948	156 days
1949	245 days
1950	102 days
1951	296 days
1952	133 days
1953	151 days
1954	185 days
1955	76 days
1956	74 days
1957	187 days
1958	143 days
1959	18 days
1960	132 days
1961	154 days
1962	138 days
1963	196 days
1964	78 days
1965	258 days
1966	88 days
1968	86 days
1969	106 days
1970	68 days
1992	34 days
1993	89 days
1994	211 days
1995	75 days
1996	107 days
1997	208 days
1998	66 days
1999	201 days
2000	87 days
2001	188 days
2002	310 days
2003	168 days
2004	125 days
2005	92 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Rainfall Return Levels

68 years, 1909 to 2004

A day with at least 59.8 mm (2.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 170.3 mm (6.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Ranken River: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	59.8 mm (2.4 in)
5 years	87.3 mm (3.4 in)
10 years	106.3 mm (4.2 in)
25 years	131.2 mm (5.2 in)
50 years	150.5 mm (5.9 in)
100 years	170.3 mm (6.7 in)	Longer than the 68 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 68 years of values from 1909 to 2004.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 154.4 mm (6.1 in) in 1960; 144.3 mm (5.7 in) in 1915; 140.0 mm (5.5 in) in 1996.

Download the Data

Data for Ranken River standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Ranken River threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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