Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams) Weather Records (ASN00016063)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams) (ASN00016063), Australia, with 92 years of record.

Key Facts for Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams)

Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams) (ASN00016063) is a weather station in Australia at -30.73 latitude and 134.68 longitude, 145 m (475 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1887 to 1978, 92 years of record.
0 records set at Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams) set a daily record precipitation of 4.4 mm (0.17 in) on 26 June 1978.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -30.73 latitude, 134.68 longitude.
Elevation: 145 m (475 ft).
Period of record: 1887 to 1978, 92 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 (Wilgena Dams). 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 (Wilgena Dams), with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams) between 24 November 1971 and 27 August 1973. Each dot is a new record.

When Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams) set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1971-11-24	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1973-02-05	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1973-08-27	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 67.6 mm (2.7 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 67.6 mm (2.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams). The most was 67.6 mm (2.7 in) on 27 August 1973.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	3 January 1968
Feb	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	5 February 1973
Mar	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	9 March 1912
Apr	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	18 April 1895
May	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 May 1910
Jun	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	6 June 1907
Jul	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	16 July 1973
Aug	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	27 August 1973
Sep	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 September 1964
Oct	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	16 October 1974
Nov	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	24 November 1971
Dec	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	1 December 1966

Latest Records

Latest records at Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 June 1978	Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams), AU	daily rain	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	9 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 1977	Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams), AU	daily rain	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 1977	Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams), AU	daily rain (Tie)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	tie	76 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1976	Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams), AU	daily rain	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	75 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1976	Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams), AU	daily rain	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	70 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1976	Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams), AU	daily rain	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	86 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1976	Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams), AU	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	65 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1976	Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams), AU	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	83 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1976	Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams), AU	daily rain	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	85 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1976	Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams), AU	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	79 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1976	Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams), AU	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	87 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 1975	Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams), AU	daily rain	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	87 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1975	Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams), AU	daily rain	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	82 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1975	Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams), AU	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	82 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1975	Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams), AU	daily rain	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1975	Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams), AU	daily rain	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1975	Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams), AU	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 July 1975	Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams), AU	daily rain	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	1 year	12 of 100 (Routine)
25 June 1975	Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams), AU	daily rain	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	4 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1975	Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams), AU	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	74 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1887 to 1978

Yearly extremes at Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	1973	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	49
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	1903	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	49
Longest dry spell (CDD)	136 days	1894	61 days	49

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams), 1887 to 1978. The record is 67.6 mm (2.7 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 24.8 mm (1.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1887	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1888	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1889	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1890	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1891	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1892	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1893	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1894	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1895	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1896	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1897	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1898	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1899	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1900	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1901	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1902	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1903	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1904	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1905	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1906	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1907	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1908	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1909	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1910	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1911	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1912	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1913	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1914	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1915	7.1 mm (0.28 in)
1959	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1960	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1961	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1962	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1963	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1964	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1965	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1966	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1967	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1968	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1969	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1970	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1971	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1972	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1973	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1974	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1975	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1976	16.4 mm (0.6 in)
1977	24.8 mm (1.0 in)
1978	23.2 mm (0.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams), 1887 to 1978. The record is 113.0 mm (4.4 in) in 1903, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.4 mm (1.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1887	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1888	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1889	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1890	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
1891	19.5 mm (0.8 in)
1892	39.3 mm (1.5 in)
1893	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1894	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1895	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1896	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1897	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1898	46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1899	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1900	22.8 mm (0.9 in)
1901	110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1902	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1903	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1904	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1905	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1906	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1907	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1908	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1909	36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1910	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1911	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1912	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1913	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1914	33.7 mm (1.3 in)
1915	7.6 mm (0.30 in)
1959	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1960	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1961	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1962	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1963	23.7 mm (0.9 in)
1964	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1965	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1966	100.5 mm (4.0 in)
1967	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1968	56.8 mm (2.2 in)
1969	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1970	16.4 mm (0.6 in)
1971	89.6 mm (3.5 in)
1972	24.7 mm (1.0 in)
1973	92.9 mm (3.7 in)
1974	101.2 mm (4.0 in)
1975	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1976	28.8 mm (1.1 in)
1977	24.8 mm (1.0 in)
1978	33.0 mm (1.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams), 1887 to 1978. The record is 136 days in 1894, marked on the chart; the median year is 61 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1887	40 days
1888	65 days
1889	40 days
1890	56 days
1891	90 days
1892	55 days
1893	81 days
1894	136 days
1895	90 days
1896	90 days
1897	86 days
1898	63 days
1899	59 days
1900	59 days
1901	46 days
1902	52 days
1903	42 days
1904	60 days
1905	87 days
1906	48 days
1907	59 days
1908	19 days
1909	82 days
1910	63 days
1911	49 days
1912	78 days
1913	63 days
1914	61 days
1915	78 days
1959	24 days
1960	60 days
1961	73 days
1962	49 days
1963	61 days
1964	73 days
1965	126 days
1966	43 days
1967	83 days
1968	45 days
1969	57 days
1970	77 days
1971	58 days
1972	73 days
1973	39 days
1974	41 days
1975	46 days
1976	92 days
1977	124 days
1978	62 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

36 years, 1888 to 1976

A day with at least 31.4 mm (1.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 84.6 mm (3.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	31.4 mm (1.2 in)
5 years	46.6 mm (1.8 in)
10 years	56.3 mm (2.2 in)
25 years	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
50 years	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	Longer than the 36 years of record
100 years	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	Longer than the 36 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, 36 years of values from 1888 to 1976.

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: 67.6 mm (2.7 in) in 1973; 62.2 mm (2.4 in) in 1971; 61.7 mm (2.4 in) in 1901.

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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).

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