Tarcoola (Mulgathing) Weather Records (ASN00016031)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Tarcoola (Mulgathing) (ASN00016031), Australia, with 93 years of record.

Key Facts for Tarcoola (Mulgathing)

Tarcoola (Mulgathing) (ASN00016031) is a weather station in Australia at -30.24 latitude and 133.99 longitude, 198 m (650 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1934 to 2026, 93 years of record.
0 records set at Tarcoola (Mulgathing) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Tarcoola (Mulgathing) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 46.0 mm (1.8 in) on 17 June 2026.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -30.24 latitude, 133.99 longitude.
Elevation: 198 m (650 ft).
Period of record: 1934 to 2026, 93 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 Tarcoola (Mulgathing). 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 Tarcoola (Mulgathing), with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Tarcoola (Mulgathing) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Tarcoola (Mulgathing) between 23 November 1985 and 14 March 1989. Each dot is a new record.

When Tarcoola (Mulgathing) set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1985-11-23	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 85.2 mm (3.4 in)
1989-03-14	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 103.5 mm (4.1 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 103.5 mm (4.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Tarcoola (Mulgathing). The most was 103.5 mm (4.1 in) on 14 March 1989.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Tarcoola (Mulgathing)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 January 1981
Feb	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	19 February 1938
Mar	103.5 mm (4.1 in)	14 March 1989
Apr	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	24 April 2017
May	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	8 May 1974
Jun	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	17 June 2026
Jul	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	13 July 2013
Aug	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 August 1973
Sep	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 September 1964
Oct	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	8 October 1992
Nov	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	23 November 1985
Dec	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	5 December 1988

Latest Records

Latest records at Tarcoola (Mulgathing)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 June 2026	Tarcoola (Mulgathing), AU	monthly rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	84 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2024	Tarcoola (Mulgathing), AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2023	Tarcoola (Mulgathing), AU	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 2023	Tarcoola (Mulgathing), AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 2023	Tarcoola (Mulgathing), AU	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 2023	Tarcoola (Mulgathing), AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2023	Tarcoola (Mulgathing), AU	daily rain	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	17 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 2022	Tarcoola (Mulgathing), AU	daily rain	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 2022	Tarcoola (Mulgathing), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2022	Tarcoola (Mulgathing), AU	daily rain	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	23 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 2022	Tarcoola (Mulgathing), AU	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 2022	Tarcoola (Mulgathing), AU	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 2022	Tarcoola (Mulgathing), AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 2022	Tarcoola (Mulgathing), AU	daily rain	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 2021	Tarcoola (Mulgathing), AU	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 2021	Tarcoola (Mulgathing), AU	daily rain	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 June 2021	Tarcoola (Mulgathing), AU	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 2021	Tarcoola (Mulgathing), AU	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 2020	Tarcoola (Mulgathing), AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	25 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 2020	Tarcoola (Mulgathing), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1934 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Tarcoola (Mulgathing): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	103.5 mm (4.1 in)	1989	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	92
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	150.7 mm (5.9 in)	1989	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	92
Longest dry spell (CDD)	158 days	1972	64 days	92

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Tarcoola (Mulgathing), 1934 to 2026. The record is 103.5 mm (4.1 in) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 27.5 mm (1.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Tarcoola (Mulgathing) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1934	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1935	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1936	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1937	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1938	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1939	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1940	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1941	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1942	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1943	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1944	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1945	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1946	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1947	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1948	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1949	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1950	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1951	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1952	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1953	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1954	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1955	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1956	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1957	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1958	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1959	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1960	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1961	7.1 mm (0.28 in)
1962	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1963	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1964	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1965	12.2 mm (0.5 in)
1966	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1967	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1968	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1969	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1970	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1971	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1972	8.9 mm (0.35 in)
1973	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1974	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1975	22.2 mm (0.9 in)
1976	36.2 mm (1.4 in)
1977	12.6 mm (0.5 in)
1978	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1979	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1980	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1981	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1982	39.2 mm (1.5 in)
1983	15.8 mm (0.6 in)
1984	9.4 mm (0.37 in)
1985	85.2 mm (3.4 in)
1986	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
1987	33.2 mm (1.3 in)
1988	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1989	103.5 mm (4.1 in)
1990	15.6 mm (0.6 in)
1991	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1992	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1993	16.2 mm (0.6 in)
1994	17.4 mm (0.7 in)
1995	18.4 mm (0.7 in)
1996	15.8 mm (0.6 in)
1997	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1998	34.4 mm (1.4 in)
1999	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
2000	12.0 mm (0.5 in)
2001	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
2002	22.8 mm (0.9 in)
2003	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
2004	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
2005	18.2 mm (0.7 in)
2006	17.2 mm (0.7 in)
2007	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
2008	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
2009	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
2010	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
2011	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
2012	29.8 mm (1.2 in)
2013	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
2014	16.4 mm (0.6 in)
2015	12.0 mm (0.5 in)
2016	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
2017	47.6 mm (1.9 in)
2018	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
2019	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
2020	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
2021	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
2022	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
2023	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
2024	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
2026	46.0 mm (1.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Tarcoola (Mulgathing), 1934 to 2026. The record is 150.7 mm (5.9 in) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.8 mm (1.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Tarcoola (Mulgathing) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1934	29.8 mm (1.2 in)
1935	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1936	28.9 mm (1.1 in)
1937	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1938	116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1939	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1940	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1941	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1942	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1943	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1944	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1945	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1946	86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1947	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1948	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1949	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1950	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1951	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1952	19.4 mm (0.8 in)
1953	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1954	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1955	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1956	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1957	27.8 mm (1.1 in)
1958	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1959	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1960	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1961	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1962	45.3 mm (1.8 in)
1963	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1964	58.8 mm (2.3 in)
1965	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1966	119.5 mm (4.7 in)
1967	11.2 mm (0.4 in)
1968	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1969	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1970	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1971	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1972	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1973	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1974	57.8 mm (2.3 in)
1975	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1976	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1977	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1978	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1979	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1980	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1981	116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1982	39.2 mm (1.5 in)
1983	31.6 mm (1.2 in)
1984	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1985	85.2 mm (3.4 in)
1986	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1987	39.2 mm (1.5 in)
1988	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1989	150.7 mm (5.9 in)
1990	23.2 mm (0.9 in)
1991	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1992	61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1993	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1994	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1995	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1996	33.2 mm (1.3 in)
1997	49.2 mm (1.9 in)
1998	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1999	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
2000	19.4 mm (0.8 in)
2001	42.8 mm (1.7 in)
2002	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
2003	69.2 mm (2.7 in)
2004	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2005	21.4 mm (0.8 in)
2006	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
2007	83.4 mm (3.3 in)
2008	20.5 mm (0.8 in)
2009	47.9 mm (1.9 in)
2010	16.6 mm (0.7 in)
2011	113.6 mm (4.5 in)
2012	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2013	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
2014	26.8 mm (1.1 in)
2015	22.8 mm (0.9 in)
2016	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
2017	68.2 mm (2.7 in)
2018	30.6 mm (1.2 in)
2019	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
2020	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
2021	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
2022	62.6 mm (2.5 in)
2023	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
2024	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
2026	58.4 mm (2.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Tarcoola (Mulgathing), 1934 to 2026. The record is 158 days in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 64 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Tarcoola (Mulgathing) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1934	70 days
1935	81 days
1936	129 days
1937	73 days
1938	81 days
1939	85 days
1940	71 days
1941	31 days
1942	47 days
1943	52 days
1944	70 days
1945	55 days
1946	60 days
1947	89 days
1948	45 days
1949	50 days
1950	129 days
1951	70 days
1952	37 days
1953	62 days
1954	75 days
1955	38 days
1956	53 days
1957	69 days
1958	63 days
1959	55 days
1960	89 days
1961	133 days
1962	48 days
1963	61 days
1964	84 days
1965	100 days
1966	38 days
1967	84 days
1968	25 days
1969	57 days
1970	77 days
1971	71 days
1972	158 days
1973	42 days
1974	60 days
1975	45 days
1976	104 days
1977	91 days
1978	108 days
1979	68 days
1980	68 days
1981	49 days
1982	87 days
1983	52 days
1984	56 days
1985	73 days
1986	87 days
1987	84 days
1988	73 days
1989	92 days
1990	37 days
1991	62 days
1992	36 days
1993	100 days
1994	91 days
1995	75 days
1996	64 days
1997	83 days
1998	32 days
1999	49 days
2000	30 days
2001	51 days
2002	70 days
2003	72 days
2004	37 days
2005	45 days
2006	59 days
2007	64 days
2008	123 days
2009	50 days
2010	31 days
2011	47 days
2012	61 days
2013	60 days
2014	46 days
2015	95 days
2016	36 days
2017	76 days
2018	79 days
2019	59 days
2020	50 days
2021	69 days
2022	81 days
2023	90 days
2024	45 days
2026	9 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

86 years, 1934 to 2023

A day with at least 25.9 mm (1.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 108.7 mm (4.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Tarcoola (Mulgathing): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
5 years	42.3 mm (1.7 in)
10 years	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
25 years	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
50 years	90.3 mm (3.6 in)
100 years	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	Longer than the 86 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, 86 years of values from 1934 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: 103.5 mm (4.1 in) in 1989; 85.2 mm (3.4 in) in 1985; 84.8 mm (3.3 in) in 1938.

Download the Data

Data for Tarcoola (Mulgathing) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Tarcoola (Mulgathing) 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 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a