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Idracowra Weather Records (ASN00015524)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Idracowra (ASN00015524), Australia, with 138 years of record.

Key Facts for Idracowra

  • Idracowra (ASN00015524) is a weather station in Australia at -25.00 latitude and 133.79 longitude, 366 m (1,201 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1888 to 2025, 138 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Idracowra still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Idracowra set a daily record precipitation of 17.4 mm (0.7 in) on 25 July 2025.

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -25.00 latitude, 133.79 longitude.
  • Elevation: 366 m (1,201 ft).
  • Period of record: 1888 to 2025, 138 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Idracowra, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Idracowra. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 000111 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Idracowra. 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 Idracowra, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records
Standing records at Idracowra by the year they were set 0 records at Idracowra still stand. 00000000000
0 records at Idracowra still stand.
Standing records at Idracowra by the year they were set
Year setStanding records

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records
When Idracowra set new all-time records 3 all-time records were set at Idracowra between 4 February 1953 and 13 July 2010. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitation4 February 1953: Record daily precipitation 96.5 mm (3.8 in)31 January 1974: Record daily precipitation 108.0 mm (4.3 in)13 July 2010: Record daily precipitation 119.0 mm (4.7 in)196019701980199020002010
3 all-time records were set at Idracowra between 4 February 1953 and 13 July 2010. Each dot is a new record.
When Idracowra set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1953-02-04Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1974-01-31Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 108.0 mm (4.3 in)
2010-07-13Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 119.0 mm (4.7 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 119.0 mm (4.7 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Idracowra The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Idracowra. The most was 119.0 mm (4.7 in) on 13 July 2010. 050100150 Jan: 108.0 mm (4.3 in), 31 January 1974 Jan Feb: 98.0 mm (3.9 in), 11 February 2000 Feb Mar: 70.0 mm (2.8 in), 20 March 1976 Mar Apr: 80.0 mm (3.1 in), 21 April 1998 Apr May: 91.4 mm (3.6 in), 3 May 1889 May Jun: 53.3 mm (2.1 in), 28 June 1905 Jun Jul: 119.0 mm (4.7 in), 13 July 2010 Jul Aug: 38.6 mm (1.5 in), 23 August 1920 Aug Sep: 41.7 mm (1.6 in), 22 September 1973 Sep Oct: 45.0 mm (1.8 in), 22 October 1986 Oct Nov: 98.0 mm (3.9 in), 23 November 2008 Nov Dec: 84.0 mm (3.3 in), 17 December 1975 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Idracowra. The most was 119.0 mm (4.7 in) on 13 July 2010.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Idracowra
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan108.0 mm (4.3 in)31 January 1974
Feb98.0 mm (3.9 in)11 February 2000
Mar70.0 mm (2.8 in)20 March 1976
Apr80.0 mm (3.1 in)21 April 1998
May91.4 mm (3.6 in)3 May 1889
Jun53.3 mm (2.1 in)28 June 1905
Jul119.0 mm (4.7 in)13 July 2010
Aug38.6 mm (1.5 in)23 August 1920
Sep41.7 mm (1.6 in)22 September 1973
Oct45.0 mm (1.8 in)22 October 1986
Nov98.0 mm (3.9 in)23 November 2008
Dec84.0 mm (3.3 in)17 December 1975

Latest Records

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Latest records at Idracowra
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
25 July 2025Idracowra, AUdaily rain17.4 mm (0.7 in)13.4 mm (0.5 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 2025Idracowra, AUdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)14.0 mm (0.6 in)136 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 2023Idracowra, AUdaily rain56.0 mm (2.2 in)16.0 mm (0.6 in)41 years30 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 2023Idracowra, AUdaily rain20.0 mm (0.8 in)1.4 mm (0.06 in)11 years13 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 2020Idracowra, AUdaily rain22.0 mm (0.9 in)6.8 mm (0.27 in)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 2014Idracowra, AUdaily rain21.8 mm (0.9 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)40 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 2014Idracowra, AUdaily rain29.5 mm (1.2 in)18.5 mm (0.7 in)40 years36 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 2012Idracowra, AUdaily rain41.3 mm (1.6 in)38.5 mm (1.5 in)104 years63 of 100 (Major)
8 January 2012Idracowra, AUdaily rain18.6 mm (0.7 in)11.0 mm (0.4 in)38 years20 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 2010Idracowra, AUdaily rain20.0 mm (0.8 in)17.5 mm (0.7 in)107 years20 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 2010Idracowra, AUall-time rain119.0 mm (4.7 in)11.0 mm (0.4 in)36 years52 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2010Idracowra, AUdaily rain18.0 mm (0.7 in)13.7 mm (0.5 in)107 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 2010Idracowra, AUdaily rain21.0 mm (0.8 in)7.0 mm (0.28 in)13 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 2009Idracowra, AUdaily rain19.0 mm (0.7 in)13.9 mm (0.5 in)56 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 2009Idracowra, AUdaily rain13.0 mm (0.5 in)9.0 mm (0.35 in)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 2009Idracowra, AUdaily rain5.5 mm (0.22 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)110 years20 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 2009Idracowra, AUdaily rain (Tie)16.0 mm (0.6 in)tie2 years2 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 2008Idracowra, AUdaily rain51.0 mm (2.0 in)13.4 mm (0.5 in)51 years35 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2008Idracowra, AUdaily rain71.0 mm (2.8 in)45.6 mm (1.8 in)39 years56 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 2008Idracowra, AUdaily rain36.0 mm (1.4 in)22.3 mm (0.9 in)87 years62 of 100 (Major)

Extremes by Year

1888 to 2025
Yearly extremes at Idracowra: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)119.0 mm (4.7 in)201033.0 mm (1.3 in)107
Wettest five days (Rx5day)226.8 mm (8.9 in)200048.6 mm (1.9 in)103
Longest dry spell (CDD)298 days196794 days103

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Idracowra by year The wettest day of the year at Idracowra, 1888 to 2025. The record is 119.0 mm (4.7 in) in 2010, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.0 mm (1.3 in). 0501001501900192019401960198020002020Record: 119.0 mm (4.7 in) in 2010
The wettest day of the year at Idracowra, 1888 to 2025. The record is 119.0 mm (4.7 in) in 2010, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.0 mm (1.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Idracowra by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
188827.2 mm (1.1 in)
188991.4 mm (3.6 in)
189037.8 mm (1.5 in)
189177.2 mm (3.0 in)
189224.1 mm (0.9 in)
189336.3 mm (1.4 in)
189614.0 mm (0.6 in)
189714.0 mm (0.6 in)
189838.1 mm (1.5 in)
189948.3 mm (1.9 in)
190029.2 mm (1.1 in)
190145.7 mm (1.8 in)
190221.6 mm (0.9 in)
190343.4 mm (1.7 in)
190423.4 mm (0.9 in)
190553.3 mm (2.1 in)
190617.3 mm (0.7 in)
190744.5 mm (1.8 in)
190861.7 mm (2.4 in)
19097.6 mm (0.30 in)
191022.1 mm (0.9 in)
191158.4 mm (2.3 in)
191214.5 mm (0.6 in)
191325.4 mm (1.0 in)
191480.3 mm (3.2 in)
191511.4 mm (0.4 in)
191627.9 mm (1.1 in)
191719.1 mm (0.8 in)
191826.2 mm (1.0 in)
191955.9 mm (2.2 in)
192091.2 mm (3.6 in)
192150.8 mm (2.0 in)
192234.5 mm (1.4 in)
192344.5 mm (1.8 in)
192421.8 mm (0.9 in)
192515.5 mm (0.6 in)
192625.4 mm (1.0 in)
192727.9 mm (1.1 in)
195027.4 mm (1.1 in)
195118.3 mm (0.7 in)
195226.9 mm (1.1 in)
195396.5 mm (3.8 in)
195431.0 mm (1.2 in)
195538.1 mm (1.5 in)
195632.0 mm (1.3 in)
195748.8 mm (1.9 in)
195846.0 mm (1.8 in)
195912.4 mm (0.5 in)
196016.3 mm (0.6 in)
196125.4 mm (1.0 in)
196227.7 mm (1.1 in)
196318.3 mm (0.7 in)
196433.0 mm (1.3 in)
196527.9 mm (1.1 in)
196643.4 mm (1.7 in)
196767.8 mm (2.7 in)
196845.7 mm (1.8 in)
196963.5 mm (2.5 in)
197014.0 mm (0.6 in)
197116.5 mm (0.6 in)
197257.4 mm (2.3 in)
197341.7 mm (1.6 in)
1974108.0 mm (4.3 in)
197584.0 mm (3.3 in)
197670.0 mm (2.8 in)
197764.0 mm (2.5 in)
197828.0 mm (1.1 in)
197928.0 mm (1.1 in)
198018.0 mm (0.7 in)
198164.0 mm (2.5 in)
198223.4 mm (0.9 in)
198358.0 mm (2.3 in)
198445.0 mm (1.8 in)
198523.0 mm (0.9 in)
198645.0 mm (1.8 in)
198738.0 mm (1.5 in)
198860.0 mm (2.4 in)
198958.0 mm (2.3 in)
199050.0 mm (2.0 in)
199120.0 mm (0.8 in)
199223.0 mm (0.9 in)
199337.0 mm (1.5 in)
199417.0 mm (0.7 in)
199559.0 mm (2.3 in)
199616.8 mm (0.7 in)
199730.0 mm (1.2 in)
199880.0 mm (3.1 in)
199939.2 mm (1.5 in)
200098.0 mm (3.9 in)
200133.0 mm (1.3 in)
200213.4 mm (0.5 in)
200321.0 mm (0.8 in)
200429.0 mm (1.1 in)
200538.0 mm (1.5 in)
200617.0 mm (0.7 in)
200780.0 mm (3.1 in)
200898.0 mm (3.9 in)
200919.0 mm (0.7 in)
2010119.0 mm (4.7 in)
201152.0 mm (2.0 in)
201241.3 mm (1.6 in)
201441.2 mm (1.6 in)
20194.2 mm (0.17 in)
202022.0 mm (0.9 in)
202356.0 mm (2.2 in)
20242.5 mm (0.10 in)
202518.4 mm (0.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Idracowra by year The wettest five days of the year at Idracowra, 1888 to 2025. The record is 226.8 mm (8.9 in) in 2000, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.6 mm (1.9 in). 01002003001900192019401960198020002020Record: 226.8 mm (8.9 in) in 2000
The wettest five days of the year at Idracowra, 1888 to 2025. The record is 226.8 mm (8.9 in) in 2000, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.6 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Idracowra by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
188830.8 mm (1.2 in)
1889134.5 mm (5.3 in)
189066.6 mm (2.6 in)
189182.6 mm (3.3 in)
189224.3 mm (1.0 in)
189354.6 mm (2.1 in)
189619.1 mm (0.8 in)
189714.0 mm (0.6 in)
189838.1 mm (1.5 in)
189987.8 mm (3.5 in)
1900103.7 mm (4.1 in)
190184.0 mm (3.3 in)
190230.5 mm (1.2 in)
190349.8 mm (2.0 in)
190435.8 mm (1.4 in)
190556.9 mm (2.2 in)
190617.3 mm (0.7 in)
190756.4 mm (2.2 in)
190889.4 mm (3.5 in)
19097.6 mm (0.30 in)
191029.7 mm (1.2 in)
1911116.8 mm (4.6 in)
191238.3 mm (1.5 in)
191354.6 mm (2.1 in)
1914119.7 mm (4.7 in)
191511.4 mm (0.4 in)
191642.2 mm (1.7 in)
191729.5 mm (1.2 in)
191829.5 mm (1.2 in)
191976.5 mm (3.0 in)
1920150.3 mm (5.9 in)
1921118.3 mm (4.7 in)
192262.2 mm (2.4 in)
192354.1 mm (2.1 in)
192430.5 mm (1.2 in)
192515.5 mm (0.6 in)
192641.9 mm (1.6 in)
192727.9 mm (1.1 in)
195082.9 mm (3.3 in)
195121.1 mm (0.8 in)
195242.6 mm (1.7 in)
1953110.5 mm (4.4 in)
195439.4 mm (1.6 in)
195538.1 mm (1.5 in)
195647.5 mm (1.9 in)
195780.2 mm (3.2 in)
195847.8 mm (1.9 in)
195925.1 mm (1.0 in)
196016.3 mm (0.6 in)
196137.1 mm (1.5 in)
196228.5 mm (1.1 in)
196321.3 mm (0.8 in)
196443.2 mm (1.7 in)
196527.9 mm (1.1 in)
196651.1 mm (2.0 in)
1967109.5 mm (4.3 in)
196855.3 mm (2.2 in)
196973.1 mm (2.9 in)
197023.7 mm (0.9 in)
197125.9 mm (1.0 in)
197298.7 mm (3.9 in)
197345.5 mm (1.8 in)
1974108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1975121.8 mm (4.8 in)
1976126.2 mm (5.0 in)
1977159.2 mm (6.3 in)
197840.0 mm (1.6 in)
197953.0 mm (2.1 in)
198027.4 mm (1.1 in)
1981139.0 mm (5.5 in)
198266.0 mm (2.6 in)
1983117.0 mm (4.6 in)
198481.0 mm (3.2 in)
198528.2 mm (1.1 in)
198648.6 mm (1.9 in)
198738.0 mm (1.5 in)
1988131.2 mm (5.2 in)
198994.6 mm (3.7 in)
1990102.4 mm (4.0 in)
199138.0 mm (1.5 in)
199244.0 mm (1.7 in)
199368.0 mm (2.7 in)
199417.0 mm (0.7 in)
1995120.0 mm (4.7 in)
199618.0 mm (0.7 in)
199713.4 mm (0.5 in)
199895.0 mm (3.7 in)
19990.0 mm (0.00 in)
2000226.8 mm (8.9 in)
200172.1 mm (2.8 in)
200235.8 mm (1.4 in)
2003n/a
2004n/a
2005n/a
2006n/a
2007102.0 mm (4.0 in)
2008158.0 mm (6.2 in)
200922.0 mm (0.9 in)
2010119.0 mm (4.7 in)
201152.0 mm (2.0 in)
201259.7 mm (2.4 in)
201461.7 mm (2.4 in)
20194.2 mm (0.17 in)
202022.0 mm (0.9 in)
202365.0 mm (2.6 in)
20242.5 mm (0.10 in)
202536.6 mm (1.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Idracowra by year The longest dry spell of the year at Idracowra, 1888 to 2025. The record is 298 days in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 94 days. 01002003001900192019401960198020002020Record: 298 days in 1967
The longest dry spell of the year at Idracowra, 1888 to 2025. The record is 298 days in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 94 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Idracowra by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
188856 days
188973 days
1890107 days
1891130 days
189294 days
1893126 days
189633 days
1897103 days
189843 days
189978 days
190061 days
1901128 days
1902147 days
190342 days
190462 days
190582 days
1906112 days
190761 days
190833 days
1909124 days
191058 days
1911102 days
1912118 days
1913220 days
1914181 days
1915225 days
191692 days
191797 days
1918105 days
1919204 days
192078 days
192199 days
192260 days
1923121 days
1924184 days
1925113 days
192619 days
192776 days
195086 days
1951107 days
195275 days
1953117 days
195471 days
195555 days
195683 days
1957145 days
1958134 days
1959133 days
1960116 days
1961131 days
196263 days
1963136 days
196498 days
1965180 days
196698 days
1967298 days
196855 days
1969118 days
1970119 days
197186 days
1972156 days
197341 days
197478 days
1975105 days
1976223 days
1977112 days
197848 days
197945 days
198086 days
1981140 days
1982161 days
1983112 days
198492 days
198596 days
1986157 days
1987154 days
198889 days
198994 days
199097 days
1991145 days
199270 days
199343 days
1994151 days
199558 days
1996116 days
199761 days
199862 days
199961 days
200077 days
200171 days
200283 days
2003n/a
2004n/a
2005n/a
2006n/a
200743 days
200824 days
200995 days
201031 days
201138 days
201249 days
201440 days
2019115 days
202029 days
2023141 days
202435 days
202555 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

74 years, 1890 to 2023

A day with at least 37.5 mm (1.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 116.7 mm (4.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Idracowra: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years37.5 mm (1.5 in)
5 years58.1 mm (2.3 in)
10 years72.0 mm (2.8 in)
25 years89.8 mm (3.5 in)
50 years103.2 mm (4.1 in)
100 years116.7 mm (4.6 in)Longer than the 74 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, 74 years of values from 1890 to 2023.

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: 108.0 mm (4.3 in) in 1974; 98.0 mm (3.9 in) in 2000; 96.5 mm (3.8 in) in 1953.

Download the Data

  • Data for Idracowra standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Idracowra 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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).