Barrow Creek Weather Records (ASN00015525)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Barrow Creek (ASN00015525), Australia, with 143 years of record.

Key Facts for Barrow Creek

Barrow Creek (ASN00015525) is a weather station in Australia at -21.53 latitude and 133.89 longitude, 511 m (1,675 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1874 to 2016, 143 years of record.
1,464 records set at Barrow Creek still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Barrow Creek set a daily record precipitation of 32.6 mm (1.3 in) on 20 September 2016.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -21.53 latitude, 133.89 longitude.
Elevation: 511 m (1,675 ft).
Period of record: 1874 to 2016, 143 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 Barrow Creek. 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 Barrow Creek, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	44.5 C (112.1 F)	13.2 C (55.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	43.7 C (110.7 F)	14.6 C (58.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	40.6 C (105.1 F)	9.9 C (49.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	37.9 C (100.2 F)	7.5 C (45.5 F)	n/a	n/a
May	34.8 C (94.6 F)	2.3 C (36.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	31.0 C (87.8 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	31.0 C (87.8 F)	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	35.1 C (95.2 F)	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	36.7 C (98.1 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	40.7 C (105.3 F)	6.2 C (43.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	42.5 C (108.5 F)	9.3 C (48.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	43.6 C (110.5 F)	11.1 C (52.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Barrow Creek still stand. 1970 holds the most, with 85.

Standing records at Barrow Creek by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1964	83
1965	55
1966	52
1967	51
1968	67
1969	62
1970	85
1971	62
1972	51
1973	82
1974	61
1975	71
1976	77
1977	44
1978	59
1979	54
1980	48
1981	63
1982	39
1983	56
1984	65
1985	58
1986	36
1987	55
1988	28

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Barrow Creek between 7 February 1991 and 7 February 1991. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 233.7 mm (9.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Barrow Creek. The most was 233.7 mm (9.2 in) on 7 February 1991.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Barrow Creek
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	158.4 mm (6.2 in)	9 January 1984
Feb	233.7 mm (9.2 in)	7 February 1991
Mar	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	21 March 1904
Apr	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	5 April 1890
May	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	11 May 1968
Jun	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	20 June 1889
Jul	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	24 July 1986
Aug	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	5 August 1966
Sep	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 September 1889
Oct	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	23 October 1916
Nov	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	27 November 1909
Dec	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	13 December 2000

Period of Record Coverage

1964 to 1988

25 years of record at Barrow Creek, 1964 to 1988. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1967, 1968, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988.

Days with data per year at Barrow Creek
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	363	99%	Yes
1966	356	98%	Yes
1967	305	84%	No
1968	306	84%	No
1969	337	92%	Yes
1970	348	95%	Yes
1971	357	98%	Yes
1972	357	98%	Yes
1973	339	93%	Yes
1974	333	91%	Yes
1975	348	95%	Yes
1976	351	96%	Yes
1977	357	98%	Yes
1978	355	97%	Yes
1979	357	98%	Yes
1980	334	91%	Yes
1981	314	86%	No
1982	348	95%	Yes
1983	307	84%	No
1984	292	80%	No
1985	315	86%	No
1986	295	81%	No
1987	361	99%	Yes
1988	105	29%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Barrow Creek
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 September 2016	Barrow Creek, AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	77 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 September 2016	Barrow Creek, AU	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	119 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 2015	Barrow Creek, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2014	Barrow Creek, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	92 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2003	Barrow Creek, AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 2001	Barrow Creek, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	70 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 2001	Barrow Creek, AU	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 2001	Barrow Creek, AU	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 2001	Barrow Creek, AU	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	27 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 2001	Barrow Creek, AU	daily rain	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	104 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 July 2001	Barrow Creek, AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 2001	Barrow Creek, AU	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	74 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 2000	Barrow Creek, AU	monthly rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	49 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2000	Barrow Creek, AU	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 2000	Barrow Creek, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1993	Barrow Creek, AU	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	87 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1993	Barrow Creek, AU	daily rain	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	86 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1993	Barrow Creek, AU	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	90 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 1993	Barrow Creek, AU	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	4 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1992	Barrow Creek, AU	daily rain	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	97 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

15 complete years, 1964 to 1982

One stripe for each of 15 complete years at Barrow Creek, 1964 to 1982. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 23.6 C (74.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1976, at 22.1 C (71.7 F), and the warmest was 1965, at 24.6 C (76.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).

Annual mean temperature at Barrow Creek as warming stripes, 1964 to 1982
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1964	24.5 C	+0.89 C
1965	24.6 C	+1.04 C
1966	23.4 C	-0.22 C
1969	23.8 C	+0.25 C
1970	23.5 C	-0.06 C
1971	24.2 C	+0.65 C
1972	23.9 C	+0.37 C
1973	24.5 C	+0.97 C
1974	22.2 C	-1.38 C
1975	22.7 C	-0.89 C
1976	22.1 C	-1.51 C
1977	22.9 C	-0.67 C
1978	23.2 C	-0.41 C
1979	24.3 C	+0.75 C
1982	23.7 C	+0.17 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1874 to 2016

Yearly extremes at Barrow Creek: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	44.5 C (112.1 F)	1988	42.9 C (109.2 F)	25
Coldest night (TNn)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1969	1.3 C (34.3 F)	25
Wettest day (Rx1day)	233.7 mm (9.2 in)	1991	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	130
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	341.1 mm (13.4 in)	1991	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	130
Longest dry spell (CDD)	260 days	1902	97 days	130

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Barrow Creek, 1874 to 2016. The record is 44.5 C (112.1 F) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 42.9 C (109.2 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Barrow Creek by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1874	n/a
1875	n/a
1876	n/a
1877	n/a
1878	n/a
1880	n/a
1881	n/a
1882	n/a
1883	n/a
1884	n/a
1885	n/a
1886	n/a
1887	n/a
1888	n/a
1889	n/a
1890	n/a
1891	n/a
1892	n/a
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1896	n/a
1897	n/a
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1900	n/a
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	41.3 C (106.3 F)
1965	41.6 C (106.9 F)
1966	43.1 C (109.6 F)
1967	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1968	42.7 C (108.9 F)
1969	42.9 C (109.2 F)
1970	43.5 C (110.3 F)
1971	43.4 C (110.1 F)
1972	43.6 C (110.5 F)
1973	43.6 C (110.5 F)
1974	41.0 C (105.8 F)
1975	42.6 C (108.7 F)
1976	43.4 C (110.1 F)
1977	40.7 C (105.3 F)
1978	41.0 C (105.8 F)
1979	42.0 C (107.6 F)
1980	42.9 C (109.2 F)
1981	43.2 C (109.8 F)
1982	43.7 C (110.7 F)
1983	43.7 C (110.7 F)
1984	42.4 C (108.3 F)
1985	43.0 C (109.4 F)
1986	42.4 C (108.3 F)
1987	41.8 C (107.2 F)
1988	44.5 C (112.1 F)
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1997	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2016	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Barrow Creek, 1874 to 2016. The record is -1.1 C (30.0 F) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 1.3 C (34.3 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Barrow Creek by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1874	n/a
1875	n/a
1876	n/a
1877	n/a
1878	n/a
1880	n/a
1881	n/a
1882	n/a
1883	n/a
1884	n/a
1885	n/a
1886	n/a
1887	n/a
1888	n/a
1889	n/a
1890	n/a
1891	n/a
1892	n/a
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1896	n/a
1897	n/a
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1900	n/a
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	4.1 C (39.4 F)
1965	2.1 C (35.8 F)
1966	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1967	0.1 C (32.2 F)
1968	1.6 C (34.9 F)
1969	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1970	-0.5 C (31.1 F)
1971	0.2 C (32.4 F)
1972	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1973	5.6 C (42.1 F)
1974	0.4 C (32.7 F)
1975	0.4 C (32.7 F)
1976	-0.3 C (31.5 F)
1977	0.4 C (32.7 F)
1978	1.9 C (35.4 F)
1979	1.3 C (34.3 F)
1980	5.2 C (41.4 F)
1981	1.0 C (33.8 F)
1982	2.3 C (36.1 F)
1983	2.0 C (35.6 F)
1984	-0.4 C (31.3 F)
1985	1.2 C (34.2 F)
1986	4.3 C (39.7 F)
1987	3.1 C (37.6 F)
1988	14.0 C (57.2 F)
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1997	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2016	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Barrow Creek, 1874 to 2016. The record is 233.7 mm (9.2 in) in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.3 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Barrow Creek by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1874	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1875	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1876	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1877	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1878	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1880	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1881	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1882	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1883	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1884	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1885	114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1886	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1887	127.3 mm (5.0 in)
1888	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1889	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1890	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1891	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1892	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1893	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1894	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1895	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1896	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1897	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1898	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1899	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1900	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1901	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1902	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1903	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1904	228.6 mm (9.0 in)
1905	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1906	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1907	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1908	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1909	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1910	135.6 mm (5.3 in)
1911	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1912	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1913	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1914	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1915	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1916	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1917	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1918	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1919	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1920	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1921	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1922	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1923	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1924	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1925	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1926	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1927	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1928	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1929	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1930	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1931	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1932	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1933	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1934	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1935	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1936	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1937	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1938	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1939	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1940	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1941	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1942	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1943	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1944	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1945	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1946	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1947	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1948	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1949	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1950	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1951	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1952	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1953	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1954	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1955	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1956	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1957	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1958	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1959	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1960	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1961	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1962	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1963	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1964	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1965	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1966	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1967	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1968	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1969	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1970	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1971	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1972	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1973	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1974	79.6 mm (3.1 in)
1975	173.0 mm (6.8 in)
1976	163.0 mm (6.4 in)
1977	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1978	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1979	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1980	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1981	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1982	30.4 mm (1.2 in)
1983	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1984	158.4 mm (6.2 in)
1985	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1986	80.6 mm (3.2 in)
1987	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1988	85.2 mm (3.4 in)
1989	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1990	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1991	233.7 mm (9.2 in)
1992	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1993	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1994	22.2 mm (0.9 in)
1997	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2000	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
2001	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2002	48.4 mm (1.9 in)
2003	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
2012	3.4 mm (0.13 in)
2013	16.6 mm (0.7 in)
2014	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
2015	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
2016	40.0 mm (1.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Barrow Creek, 1874 to 2016. The record is 341.1 mm (13.4 in) in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 74.7 mm (2.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Barrow Creek by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1874	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1875	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1876	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1877	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1878	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1880	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1881	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1882	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1883	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1884	36.9 mm (1.5 in)
1885	195.6 mm (7.7 in)
1886	64.4 mm (2.5 in)
1887	159.3 mm (6.3 in)
1888	166.9 mm (6.6 in)
1889	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1890	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1891	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1892	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1893	60.3 mm (2.4 in)
1894	154.3 mm (6.1 in)
1895	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1896	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1897	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1898	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1899	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1900	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1901	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1902	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1903	117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1904	330.4 mm (13.0 in)
1905	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1906	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1907	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1908	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1909	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1910	273.5 mm (10.8 in)
1911	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1912	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1913	108.3 mm (4.3 in)
1914	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1915	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1916	88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1917	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1918	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1919	67.9 mm (2.7 in)
1920	133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1921	137.5 mm (5.4 in)
1922	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1923	188.5 mm (7.4 in)
1924	116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1925	35.9 mm (1.4 in)
1926	153.2 mm (6.0 in)
1927	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1928	45.3 mm (1.8 in)
1929	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1930	80.6 mm (3.2 in)
1931	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1932	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1933	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1934	74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1935	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1936	126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1937	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1938	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1939	108.3 mm (4.3 in)
1940	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1941	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1942	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1943	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1944	140.3 mm (5.5 in)
1945	126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1946	187.8 mm (7.4 in)
1947	50.1 mm (2.0 in)
1948	77.1 mm (3.0 in)
1949	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1950	110.4 mm (4.3 in)
1951	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1952	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1953	115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1954	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1955	49.2 mm (1.9 in)
1956	188.2 mm (7.4 in)
1957	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1958	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1959	64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1960	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1961	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1962	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1963	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1964	32.6 mm (1.3 in)
1965	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1966	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1967	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1968	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1969	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1970	93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1971	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1972	214.9 mm (8.5 in)
1973	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1974	199.8 mm (7.9 in)
1975	223.8 mm (8.8 in)
1976	216.6 mm (8.5 in)
1977	243.2 mm (9.6 in)
1978	120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1979	113.9 mm (4.5 in)
1980	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1981	124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1982	75.8 mm (3.0 in)
1983	112.2 mm (4.4 in)
1984	236.0 mm (9.3 in)
1985	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1986	99.2 mm (3.9 in)
1987	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1988	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1989	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1990	119.0 mm (4.7 in)
1991	341.1 mm (13.4 in)
1992	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1993	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1994	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1997	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2000	227.7 mm (9.0 in)
2001	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
2002	99.4 mm (3.9 in)
2003	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
2012	3.4 mm (0.13 in)
2013	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
2014	49.4 mm (1.9 in)
2015	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
2016	75.4 mm (3.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Barrow Creek, 1874 to 2016. The record is 260 days in 1902, marked on the chart; the median year is 97 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Barrow Creek by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1874	31 days
1875	31 days
1876	92 days
1877	153 days
1878	62 days
1880	92 days
1881	123 days
1882	30 days
1883	62 days
1884	122 days
1885	134 days
1886	48 days
1887	236 days
1888	128 days
1889	85 days
1890	64 days
1891	130 days
1892	123 days
1893	86 days
1894	127 days
1895	74 days
1896	71 days
1897	107 days
1898	74 days
1899	112 days
1900	80 days
1901	69 days
1902	260 days
1903	118 days
1904	80 days
1905	82 days
1906	69 days
1907	114 days
1908	125 days
1909	62 days
1910	63 days
1911	81 days
1912	121 days
1913	181 days
1914	134 days
1915	127 days
1916	50 days
1917	102 days
1918	87 days
1919	196 days
1920	67 days
1921	82 days
1922	109 days
1923	108 days
1924	193 days
1925	78 days
1926	197 days
1927	139 days
1928	107 days
1929	143 days
1930	157 days
1931	80 days
1932	131 days
1933	69 days
1934	114 days
1935	111 days
1936	97 days
1937	153 days
1938	110 days
1939	59 days
1940	175 days
1941	116 days
1942	79 days
1943	86 days
1944	70 days
1945	122 days
1946	252 days
1947	67 days
1948	139 days
1949	98 days
1950	95 days
1951	156 days
1952	97 days
1953	105 days
1954	106 days
1955	58 days
1956	69 days
1957	86 days
1958	95 days
1959	116 days
1960	132 days
1961	199 days
1962	61 days
1963	219 days
1964	110 days
1965	129 days
1966	59 days
1967	235 days
1968	43 days
1969	103 days
1970	144 days
1971	60 days
1972	119 days
1973	51 days
1974	84 days
1975	96 days
1976	131 days
1977	111 days
1978	43 days
1979	61 days
1980	88 days
1981	107 days
1982	162 days
1983	92 days
1984	89 days
1985	78 days
1986	86 days
1987	98 days
1988	92 days
1989	99 days
1990	88 days
1991	103 days
1992	102 days
1993	103 days
1994	184 days
1997	62 days
2000	12 days
2001	46 days
2002	186 days
2003	45 days
2012	36 days
2013	72 days
2014	35 days
2015	63 days
2016	48 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

111 years, 1884 to 2002

A day with at least 50.0 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 218.1 mm (8.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Barrow Creek: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
5 years	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
10 years	105.5 mm (4.2 in)
25 years	143.8 mm (5.7 in)
50 years	178.1 mm (7.0 in)
100 years	218.1 mm (8.6 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 111 years of values from 1884 to 2002.

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: 233.7 mm (9.2 in) in 1991; 228.6 mm (9.0 in) in 1904; 173.0 mm (6.8 in) in 1975.

Download the Data

Data for Barrow Creek standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Barrow Creek 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 2026-10-14. Last revised 14 October 2026 (2026-10-14).