William Creek Weather Records (ASN00017053)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for William Creek (ASN00017053), Australia, with 137 years of record.

Key Facts for William Creek

William Creek (ASN00017053) is a weather station in Australia at -28.91 latitude and 136.34 longitude, 74 m (243 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1874 to 2010, 137 years of record.
0 records set at William Creek still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
William Creek set a daily record precipitation of 9.6 mm (0.38 in) on 28 February 2010.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -28.91 latitude, 136.34 longitude.
Elevation: 74 m (243 ft).
Period of record: 1874 to 2010, 137 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 William 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 William Creek, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Apr	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
May	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jun	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at William Creek still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at William Creek between 19 February 1938 and 19 February 1938. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 138.2 mm (5.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at William Creek. The most was 138.2 mm (5.4 in) on 19 February 1938.

Record daily precipitation for each month at William Creek
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	19 January 1968
Feb	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	19 February 1938
Mar	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	5 March 1910
Apr	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 April 1930
May	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 May 1932
Jun	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	2 June 2004
Jul	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	1 July 1968
Aug	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 August 1887
Sep	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	11 September 1935
Oct	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 October 2001
Nov	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	11 November 1998
Dec	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	1 December 1911

Latest Records

Latest records at William Creek
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 2010	William Creek, AU	daily rain	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	88 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 2010	William Creek, AU	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	98 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 2006	William Creek, AU	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	121 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 2006	William Creek, AU	daily rain	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	75 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 2005	William Creek, AU	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 2005	William Creek, AU	daily rain	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	4 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 2005	William Creek, AU	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	84 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 2005	William Creek, AU	daily rain	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	122 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 2005	William Creek, AU	daily rain (Tie)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	tie	8 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 2005	William Creek, AU	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	94 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 2005	William Creek, AU	daily rain	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	88 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 2005	William Creek, AU	daily rain	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	130 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 2004	William Creek, AU	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	1 year	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 2004	William Creek, AU	daily rain	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	1 year	14 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 2004	William Creek, AU	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	90 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 2004	William Creek, AU	daily rain	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 June 2004	William Creek, AU	monthly rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	82 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 2004	William Creek, AU	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	83 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 2004	William Creek, AU	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	73 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 2003	William Creek, AU	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1874 to 2010

Yearly extremes at William Creek: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	1938	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	85
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	1938	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	82
Longest dry spell (CDD)	269 days	2002	67 days	83

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at William Creek, 1874 to 2010. The record is 138.2 mm (5.4 in) in 1938, marked on the chart; the median year is 14.2 mm (0.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at William 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)
1879	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	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1885	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1886	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1887	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1888	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1889	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1890	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1891	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1892	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1893	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1894	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1895	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1896	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1897	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1898	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1899	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1900	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1901	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1902	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1903	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1904	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1905	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1907	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1908	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1909	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1910	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1911	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1912	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1913	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1914	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1915	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1916	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1917	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1918	5.3 mm (0.21 in)
1919	11.7 mm (0.5 in)
1920	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1921	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1922	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1923	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1924	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1925	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1926	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1927	11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1928	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1929	13.7 mm (0.5 in)
1930	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1931	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1932	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1933	9.9 mm (0.39 in)
1934	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1935	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1936	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1937	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1938	138.2 mm (5.4 in)
1939	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1940	7.4 mm (0.29 in)
1941	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1942	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1965	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1966	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1967	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1968	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1996	11.2 mm (0.4 in)
1997	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1998	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1999	11.2 mm (0.4 in)
2000	5.4 mm (0.21 in)
2001	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
2002	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
2003	17.4 mm (0.7 in)
2004	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
2005	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
2006	12.0 mm (0.5 in)
2007	3.5 mm (0.14 in)
2010	23.0 mm (0.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at William Creek, 1874 to 2010. The record is 149.4 mm (5.9 in) in 1938, marked on the chart; the median year is 17.9 mm (0.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at William 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)
1879	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	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1885	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1886	29.9 mm (1.2 in)
1887	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
1888	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1889	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1890	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1891	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1892	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1893	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1894	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1895	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1896	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1897	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1898	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1899	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1900	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1901	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1902	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1903	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1904	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1905	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1907	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1908	112.2 mm (4.4 in)
1909	14.3 mm (0.6 in)
1910	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1911	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1912	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1913	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1914	50.1 mm (2.0 in)
1915	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1916	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1917	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1918	8.1 mm (0.32 in)
1919	25.3 mm (1.0 in)
1920	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1921	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1922	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1923	68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1924	35.9 mm (1.4 in)
1925	14.8 mm (0.6 in)
1926	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1927	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1928	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1929	13.7 mm (0.5 in)
1930	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1931	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1932	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1933	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1934	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
1935	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1936	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1937	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1938	149.4 mm (5.9 in)
1939	87.8 mm (3.5 in)
1940	8.2 mm (0.32 in)
1941	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1942	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1965	26.8 mm (1.1 in)
1966	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1967	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1968	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1996	17.6 mm (0.7 in)
1997	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1998	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1999	4.6 mm (0.18 in)
2000	n/a
2001	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
2002	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
2003	36.4 mm (1.4 in)
2004	50.4 mm (2.0 in)
2005	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
2006	7.4 mm (0.29 in)
2007	n/a
2010	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at William Creek, 1874 to 2010. The record is 269 days in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 67 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at William Creek by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1874	31 days
1875	61 days
1876	62 days
1877	92 days
1878	61 days
1879	31 days
1880	62 days
1881	90 days
1882	90 days
1883	59 days
1884	88 days
1885	92 days
1886	84 days
1887	89 days
1888	61 days
1889	62 days
1890	31 days
1891	31 days
1892	90 days
1893	59 days
1894	61 days
1895	59 days
1896	61 days
1897	61 days
1898	92 days
1899	30 days
1900	59 days
1901	31 days
1902	62 days
1903	61 days
1904	31 days
1905	31 days
1907	89 days
1908	72 days
1909	56 days
1910	54 days
1911	92 days
1912	106 days
1913	107 days
1914	71 days
1915	77 days
1916	52 days
1917	65 days
1918	102 days
1919	51 days
1920	88 days
1921	62 days
1922	56 days
1923	165 days
1924	78 days
1925	78 days
1926	72 days
1927	76 days
1928	73 days
1929	88 days
1930	66 days
1931	71 days
1932	95 days
1933	66 days
1934	200 days
1935	174 days
1936	89 days
1937	94 days
1938	90 days
1939	76 days
1940	123 days
1941	52 days
1942	81 days
1965	51 days
1966	55 days
1967	125 days
1968	80 days
1996	47 days
1997	83 days
1998	38 days
1999	57 days
2000	n/a
2001	125 days
2002	269 days
2003	67 days
2004	46 days
2005	130 days
2006	52 days
2007	1 day
2010	n/a

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

43 years, 1884 to 2005

A day with at least 26.5 mm (1.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 128.5 mm (5.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at William 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	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
5 years	45.4 mm (1.8 in)
10 years	60.8 mm (2.4 in)
25 years	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
50 years	104.7 mm (4.1 in)	Longer than the 43 years of record
100 years	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	Longer than the 43 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, 43 years of values from 1884 to 2005.

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: 138.2 mm (5.4 in) in 1938; 97.8 mm (3.9 in) in 1910; 67.6 mm (2.7 in) in 1911.

Download the Data

Data for William Creek standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for William 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 2026-10-13 (13 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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Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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May	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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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

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
Apr	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
May	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jun	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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