Pondooma Post Office Weather Records (ASN00018067)
Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Pondooma Post Office (ASN00018067), Australia, with 77 years of record.
Key Facts for Pondooma Post Office
- Pondooma Post Office (ASN00018067) is a weather station in Australia at -33.52 latitude and 137.02 longitude, 50 m (164 ft) above sea level.
- The station reports from 1901 to 1977, 77 years of record.
- 0 records set at Pondooma Post Office still stand.
- Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
- Pondooma Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 20.0 mm (0.8 in) on 18 October 1975.
About the Station
- Location: Australia, -33.52 latitude, 137.02 longitude.
- Elevation: 50 m (164 ft).
- Period of record: 1901 to 1977, 77 years.
- Eligible elements: prcp.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
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| Dec | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Which Years Hold Standing Records
0 standing records| Year set | Standing records |
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All-Time Record Progression
1 new records| Date | Kind | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 1946-02-18 | Record daily precipitation | Record daily precipitation 143.8 mm (5.7 in) |
Wettest Day of Each Month
Feb: 143.8 mm (5.7 in)| Month | Record daily precipitation (mm) | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 64.0 mm (2.5 in) | 27 January 1954 |
| Feb | 143.8 mm (5.7 in) | 18 February 1946 |
| Mar | 82.6 mm (3.3 in) | 6 March 1908 |
| Apr | 50.8 mm (2.0 in) | 6 April 1907 |
| May | 70.4 mm (2.8 in) | 10 May 1911 |
| Jun | 29.5 mm (1.2 in) | 17 June 1942 |
| Jul | 32.5 mm (1.3 in) | 2 July 1968 |
| Aug | 32.3 mm (1.3 in) | 14 August 1958 |
| Sep | 38.1 mm (1.5 in) | 17 September 1901 |
| Oct | 52.6 mm (2.1 in) | 23 October 1938 |
| Nov | 83.8 mm (3.3 in) | 16 November 1961 |
| Dec | 44.5 mm (1.8 in) | 11 December 1903 |
Latest Records
20| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 October 1975 | Pondooma Post Office, AU | daily rain | 20.0 mm (0.8 in) | 3.5 mm (0.14 in) | 18 years | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| 16 September 1975 | Pondooma Post Office, AU | daily rain | 16.6 mm (0.7 in) | 10.0 mm (0.4 in) | 57 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 10 August 1975 | Pondooma Post Office, AU | daily rain | 10.0 mm (0.4 in) | 2.1 mm (0.08 in) | 40 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 31 July 1975 | Pondooma Post Office, AU | daily rain | 15.2 mm (0.6 in) | 2.5 mm (0.10 in) | 24 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 4 October 1974 | Pondooma Post Office, AU | daily rain | 20.0 mm (0.8 in) | 11.6 mm (0.5 in) | 16 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 3 October 1974 | Pondooma Post Office, AU | daily rain | 12.0 mm (0.5 in) | 6.4 mm (0.25 in) | 68 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 23 July 1974 | Pondooma Post Office, AU | daily rain | 9.0 mm (0.35 in) | 3.9 mm (0.15 in) | 7 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 12 July 1974 | Pondooma Post Office, AU | daily rain | 25.0 mm (1.0 in) | 16.9 mm (0.7 in) | 9 years | 49 of 100 (Notable) |
| 11 July 1974 | Pondooma Post Office, AU | daily rain | 14.0 mm (0.6 in) | 5.9 mm (0.23 in) | 63 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 5 July 1974 | Pondooma Post Office, AU | daily rain | 21.0 mm (0.8 in) | 8.3 mm (0.33 in) | 16 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 4 July 1974 | Pondooma Post Office, AU | daily rain | 23.0 mm (0.9 in) | 11.8 mm (0.5 in) | 43 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 23 May 1974 | Pondooma Post Office, AU | daily rain | 15.0 mm (0.6 in) | 4.1 mm (0.16 in) | 24 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 22 May 1974 | Pondooma Post Office, AU | daily rain | 13.2 mm (0.5 in) | 4.1 mm (0.16 in) | 24 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 May 1974 | Pondooma Post Office, AU | daily rain | 9.8 mm (0.39 in) | 2.2 mm (0.09 in) | 24 years | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| 14 May 1974 | Pondooma Post Office, AU | daily rain | 17.0 mm (0.7 in) | 4.0 mm (0.16 in) | 16 years | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| 9 May 1974 | Pondooma Post Office, AU | daily rain | 32.2 mm (1.3 in) | 23.6 mm (0.9 in) | 48 years | 61 of 100 (Major) |
| 1 February 1974 | Pondooma Post Office, AU | daily rain | 41.0 mm (1.6 in) | 6.2 mm (0.24 in) | 28 years | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| 31 January 1974 | Pondooma Post Office, AU | daily rain | 22.5 mm (0.9 in) | 4.7 mm (0.19 in) | 66 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 30 January 1974 | Pondooma Post Office, AU | daily rain | 25.0 mm (1.0 in) | 18.9 mm (0.7 in) | 56 years | 43 of 100 (Notable) |
| 29 January 1974 | Pondooma Post Office, AU | daily rain | 27.5 mm (1.1 in) | 15.3 mm (0.6 in) | 63 years | 40 of 100 (Notable) |
Extremes by Year
1901 to 1977| Measure | Record | Year of the record | Median year | Years with a value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wettest day (Rx1day) | 143.8 mm (5.7 in) | 1946 | 27.9 mm (1.1 in) | 76 |
| Wettest five days (Rx5day) | 179.6 mm (7.1 in) | 1946 | 41.9 mm (1.6 in) | 76 |
| Longest dry spell (CDD) | 84 days | 1957 | 48 days | 76 |
Wettest day (Rx1day)
| Year | Wettest day (Rx1day) |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 38.1 mm (1.5 in) |
| 1902 | 24.1 mm (0.9 in) |
| 1903 | 44.5 mm (1.8 in) |
| 1904 | 17.8 mm (0.7 in) |
| 1905 | 26.7 mm (1.1 in) |
| 1906 | 33.5 mm (1.3 in) |
| 1907 | 50.8 mm (2.0 in) |
| 1908 | 82.6 mm (3.3 in) |
| 1909 | 21.3 mm (0.8 in) |
| 1910 | 47.5 mm (1.9 in) |
| 1911 | 70.4 mm (2.8 in) |
| 1912 | 31.8 mm (1.3 in) |
| 1913 | 34.3 mm (1.4 in) |
| 1914 | 21.6 mm (0.9 in) |
| 1915 | 28.2 mm (1.1 in) |
| 1916 | 32.3 mm (1.3 in) |
| 1917 | 17.8 mm (0.7 in) |
| 1918 | 12.2 mm (0.5 in) |
| 1919 | 24.9 mm (1.0 in) |
| 1920 | 24.6 mm (1.0 in) |
| 1921 | 66.8 mm (2.6 in) |
| 1922 | 11.7 mm (0.5 in) |
| 1923 | 19.8 mm (0.8 in) |
| 1924 | 38.1 mm (1.5 in) |
| 1925 | 29.0 mm (1.1 in) |
| 1926 | 22.9 mm (0.9 in) |
| 1927 | 24.4 mm (1.0 in) |
| 1928 | 20.3 mm (0.8 in) |
| 1929 | 21.1 mm (0.8 in) |
| 1930 | 26.2 mm (1.0 in) |
| 1931 | 11.9 mm (0.5 in) |
| 1932 | 39.4 mm (1.6 in) |
| 1933 | 27.9 mm (1.1 in) |
| 1934 | 24.4 mm (1.0 in) |
| 1935 | 20.6 mm (0.8 in) |
| 1936 | 18.0 mm (0.7 in) |
| 1937 | 27.7 mm (1.1 in) |
| 1938 | 61.7 mm (2.4 in) |
| 1939 | 65.3 mm (2.6 in) |
| 1940 | 14.5 mm (0.6 in) |
| 1941 | 40.6 mm (1.6 in) |
| 1942 | 36.1 mm (1.4 in) |
| 1943 | 19.3 mm (0.8 in) |
| 1944 | 26.2 mm (1.0 in) |
| 1945 | 19.1 mm (0.8 in) |
| 1946 | 143.8 mm (5.7 in) |
| 1947 | 23.4 mm (0.9 in) |
| 1948 | 22.9 mm (0.9 in) |
| 1949 | 30.7 mm (1.2 in) |
| 1950 | 27.2 mm (1.1 in) |
| 1951 | 14.0 mm (0.6 in) |
| 1952 | 38.9 mm (1.5 in) |
| 1953 | 34.3 mm (1.4 in) |
| 1954 | 64.0 mm (2.5 in) |
| 1955 | 30.5 mm (1.2 in) |
| 1956 | 16.5 mm (0.6 in) |
| 1957 | 26.7 mm (1.1 in) |
| 1958 | 32.3 mm (1.3 in) |
| 1959 | 45.5 mm (1.8 in) |
| 1960 | 40.6 mm (1.6 in) |
| 1961 | 83.8 mm (3.3 in) |
| 1962 | 19.6 mm (0.8 in) |
| 1963 | 43.2 mm (1.7 in) |
| 1964 | 37.8 mm (1.5 in) |
| 1965 | 17.5 mm (0.7 in) |
| 1966 | 27.9 mm (1.1 in) |
| 1967 | 33.0 mm (1.3 in) |
| 1968 | 32.5 mm (1.3 in) |
| 1969 | 46.7 mm (1.8 in) |
| 1970 | 19.1 mm (0.8 in) |
| 1971 | 27.7 mm (1.1 in) |
| 1972 | 54.9 mm (2.2 in) |
| 1973 | 40.1 mm (1.6 in) |
| 1974 | 41.0 mm (1.6 in) |
| 1975 | 20.0 mm (0.8 in) |
| 1977 | 8.0 mm (0.31 in) |
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
| Year | Wettest five days (Rx5day) |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 48.5 mm (1.9 in) |
| 1902 | 31.5 mm (1.2 in) |
| 1903 | 47.3 mm (1.9 in) |
| 1904 | 24.4 mm (1.0 in) |
| 1905 | 33.3 mm (1.3 in) |
| 1906 | 68.3 mm (2.7 in) |
| 1907 | 68.9 mm (2.7 in) |
| 1908 | 91.2 mm (3.6 in) |
| 1909 | 27.2 mm (1.1 in) |
| 1910 | 66.8 mm (2.6 in) |
| 1911 | 78.1 mm (3.1 in) |
| 1912 | 32.6 mm (1.3 in) |
| 1913 | 50.3 mm (2.0 in) |
| 1914 | 31.6 mm (1.2 in) |
| 1915 | 31.5 mm (1.2 in) |
| 1916 | 51.1 mm (2.0 in) |
| 1917 | 25.4 mm (1.0 in) |
| 1918 | 19.8 mm (0.8 in) |
| 1919 | 41.7 mm (1.6 in) |
| 1920 | 24.6 mm (1.0 in) |
| 1921 | 129.5 mm (5.1 in) |
| 1922 | 20.3 mm (0.8 in) |
| 1923 | 48.4 mm (1.9 in) |
| 1924 | 49.8 mm (2.0 in) |
| 1925 | 33.8 mm (1.3 in) |
| 1926 | 61.8 mm (2.4 in) |
| 1927 | 28.2 mm (1.1 in) |
| 1928 | 24.4 mm (1.0 in) |
| 1929 | 37.1 mm (1.5 in) |
| 1930 | 58.8 mm (2.3 in) |
| 1931 | 16.3 mm (0.6 in) |
| 1932 | 70.2 mm (2.8 in) |
| 1933 | 29.9 mm (1.2 in) |
| 1934 | 36.9 mm (1.5 in) |
| 1935 | 28.8 mm (1.1 in) |
| 1936 | 20.8 mm (0.8 in) |
| 1937 | 56.4 mm (2.2 in) |
| 1938 | 68.1 mm (2.7 in) |
| 1939 | 80.0 mm (3.1 in) |
| 1940 | 16.0 mm (0.6 in) |
| 1941 | 101.8 mm (4.0 in) |
| 1942 | 36.1 mm (1.4 in) |
| 1943 | 25.7 mm (1.0 in) |
| 1944 | 30.8 mm (1.2 in) |
| 1945 | 24.9 mm (1.0 in) |
| 1946 | 179.6 mm (7.1 in) |
| 1947 | 33.5 mm (1.3 in) |
| 1948 | 32.0 mm (1.3 in) |
| 1949 | 40.1 mm (1.6 in) |
| 1950 | 74.5 mm (2.9 in) |
| 1951 | 28.7 mm (1.1 in) |
| 1952 | 57.7 mm (2.3 in) |
| 1953 | 37.9 mm (1.5 in) |
| 1954 | 79.2 mm (3.1 in) |
| 1955 | 41.1 mm (1.6 in) |
| 1956 | 28.4 mm (1.1 in) |
| 1957 | 42.0 mm (1.7 in) |
| 1958 | 42.0 mm (1.7 in) |
| 1959 | 95.0 mm (3.7 in) |
| 1960 | 60.2 mm (2.4 in) |
| 1961 | 83.8 mm (3.3 in) |
| 1962 | 50.6 mm (2.0 in) |
| 1963 | 101.9 mm (4.0 in) |
| 1964 | 55.1 mm (2.2 in) |
| 1965 | 26.9 mm (1.1 in) |
| 1966 | 83.8 mm (3.3 in) |
| 1967 | 50.3 mm (2.0 in) |
| 1968 | 59.9 mm (2.4 in) |
| 1969 | 57.2 mm (2.3 in) |
| 1970 | 26.0 mm (1.0 in) |
| 1971 | 40.6 mm (1.6 in) |
| 1972 | 68.1 mm (2.7 in) |
| 1973 | 65.5 mm (2.6 in) |
| 1974 | 141.0 mm (5.6 in) |
| 1975 | 22.4 mm (0.9 in) |
| 1977 | 8.0 mm (0.31 in) |
Longest dry spell (CDD)
| Year | Longest dry spell (CDD) |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 30 days |
| 1902 | 29 days |
| 1903 | 25 days |
| 1904 | 59 days |
| 1905 | 61 days |
| 1906 | 44 days |
| 1907 | 63 days |
| 1908 | 28 days |
| 1909 | 26 days |
| 1910 | 59 days |
| 1911 | 39 days |
| 1912 | 37 days |
| 1913 | 32 days |
| 1914 | 31 days |
| 1915 | 55 days |
| 1916 | 63 days |
| 1917 | 26 days |
| 1918 | 47 days |
| 1919 | 46 days |
| 1920 | 48 days |
| 1921 | 48 days |
| 1922 | 63 days |
| 1923 | 53 days |
| 1924 | 38 days |
| 1925 | 71 days |
| 1926 | 83 days |
| 1927 | 49 days |
| 1928 | 43 days |
| 1929 | 44 days |
| 1930 | 41 days |
| 1931 | 37 days |
| 1932 | 62 days |
| 1933 | 43 days |
| 1934 | 39 days |
| 1935 | 63 days |
| 1936 | 50 days |
| 1937 | 40 days |
| 1938 | 64 days |
| 1939 | 53 days |
| 1940 | 53 days |
| 1941 | 37 days |
| 1942 | 46 days |
| 1943 | 38 days |
| 1944 | 52 days |
| 1945 | 42 days |
| 1946 | 23 days |
| 1947 | 32 days |
| 1948 | 41 days |
| 1949 | 51 days |
| 1950 | 39 days |
| 1951 | 50 days |
| 1952 | 52 days |
| 1953 | 58 days |
| 1954 | 63 days |
| 1955 | 28 days |
| 1956 | 43 days |
| 1957 | 84 days |
| 1958 | 34 days |
| 1959 | 61 days |
| 1960 | 53 days |
| 1961 | 79 days |
| 1962 | 45 days |
| 1963 | 70 days |
| 1964 | 60 days |
| 1965 | 70 days |
| 1966 | 38 days |
| 1967 | 70 days |
| 1968 | 34 days |
| 1969 | 42 days |
| 1970 | 76 days |
| 1971 | 73 days |
| 1972 | 56 days |
| 1973 | 28 days |
| 1974 | 52 days |
| 1975 | 70 days |
| 1977 | 34 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
72 years, 1902 to 1974A day with at least 28.7 mm (1.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 117.1 mm (4.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
| Expected about once in | A day with at least | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2 years | 28.7 mm (1.1 in) | |
| 5 years | 44.0 mm (1.7 in) | |
| 10 years | 56.8 mm (2.2 in) | |
| 25 years | 76.9 mm (3.0 in) | |
| 50 years | 95.3 mm (3.8 in) | |
| 100 years | 117.1 mm (4.6 in) | Longer than the 72 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, 72 years of values from 1902 to 1974.
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: 143.8 mm (5.7 in) in 1946; 83.8 mm (3.3 in) in 1961; 82.6 mm (3.3 in) in 1908.
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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).