Watervale Weather Records (ASN00021054)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Watervale (ASN00021054), Australia, with 143 years of record.

Key Facts for Watervale

Watervale (ASN00021054) is a weather station in Australia at -33.96 latitude and 138.64 longitude, 385 m (1,263 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1882 to 2024, 143 years of record.
0 records set at Watervale still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Watervale set a daily record precipitation of 18.8 mm (0.7 in) on 11 December 2023.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -33.96 latitude, 138.64 longitude.
Elevation: 385 m (1,263 ft).
Period of record: 1882 to 2024, 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 Watervale. 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 Watervale, with 2026 drawn through them
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

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Watervale still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Watervale between 25 January 1941 and 25 January 1941. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 123.4 mm (4.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Watervale. The most was 123.4 mm (4.9 in) on 25 January 1941.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Watervale
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	25 January 1941
Feb	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	18 February 1946
Mar	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	7 March 1910
Apr	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	17 April 1889
May	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	16 May 1898
Jun	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	9 June 1941
Jul	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	7 July 1963
Aug	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	16 August 1900
Sep	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	2 September 1937
Oct	95.6 mm (3.8 in)	31 October 1997
Nov	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 November 1952
Dec	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	4 December 1966

Latest Records

Latest records at Watervale
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 December 2023	Watervale, AU	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	120 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 2023	Watervale, AU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	102 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 2017	Watervale, AU	daily rain	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	66 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 2017	Watervale, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	10 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 2016	Watervale, AU	daily rain	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2016	Watervale, AU	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	125 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 2016	Watervale, AU	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	41 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 2015	Watervale, AU	daily rain	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	78 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 2014	Watervale, AU	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	123 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2014	Watervale, AU	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	55 years	66 of 100 (Major)
13 September 2013	Watervale, AU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 2013	Watervale, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	92 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 2012	Watervale, AU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 2011	Watervale, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	104 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2011	Watervale, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	4 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 2011	Watervale, AU	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 2010	Watervale, AU	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	67 of 100 (Major)
30 October 2010	Watervale, AU	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	119 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 2010	Watervale, AU	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 2009	Watervale, AU	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1882 to 2024

Yearly extremes at Watervale: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	1941	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	137
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	219.1 mm (8.6 in)	1893	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	137
Longest dry spell (CDD)	70 days	1965	31 days	137

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Watervale, 1882 to 2024. The record is 123.4 mm (4.9 in) in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.6 mm (1.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Watervale by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1882	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1884	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1885	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1886	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1887	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1888	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1889	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1890	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1891	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1892	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1893	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1894	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1895	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1896	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1897	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1898	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1899	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1900	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1901	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1902	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1903	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1904	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1905	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1906	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1907	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1908	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1909	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1910	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1911	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1912	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1913	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1914	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1915	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1916	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1917	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1918	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1919	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1920	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1921	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1922	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1923	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1924	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1925	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1926	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1927	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1928	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1929	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1930	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1931	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1932	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1933	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1934	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1935	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1936	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1937	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1938	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1939	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1940	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1941	123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1942	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1943	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1944	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1945	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1946	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1947	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1948	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1949	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1950	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1951	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1952	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1953	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1954	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1955	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1956	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1957	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1958	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1959	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1960	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1961	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1962	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1963	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1964	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1965	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1966	106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1967	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1968	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1969	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1970	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1971	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1972	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1973	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1974	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1975	23.8 mm (0.9 in)
1976	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1977	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1978	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1979	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1980	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1981	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1982	22.8 mm (0.9 in)
1983	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1984	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1985	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1986	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1987	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1988	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1989	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1990	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1991	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1992	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1993	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1994	47.4 mm (1.9 in)
1995	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1996	45.6 mm (1.8 in)
1997	95.6 mm (3.8 in)
1998	35.2 mm (1.4 in)
1999	28.6 mm (1.1 in)
2000	62.4 mm (2.5 in)
2001	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
2002	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
2003	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
2004	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
2005	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
2006	24.8 mm (1.0 in)
2007	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
2008	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
2009	30.3 mm (1.2 in)
2010	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
2011	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
2012	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
2013	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
2014	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
2015	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
2016	61.4 mm (2.4 in)
2017	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
2023	31.6 mm (1.2 in)
2024	4.2 mm (0.17 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Watervale, 1882 to 2024. The record is 219.1 mm (8.6 in) in 1893, marked on the chart; the median year is 65.0 mm (2.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Watervale by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1882	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1884	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1885	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1886	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1887	82.7 mm (3.3 in)
1888	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1889	208.5 mm (8.2 in)
1890	58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1891	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1892	58.3 mm (2.3 in)
1893	219.1 mm (8.6 in)
1894	125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1895	91.8 mm (3.6 in)
1896	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1897	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1898	125.3 mm (4.9 in)
1899	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1900	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1901	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1902	95.7 mm (3.8 in)
1903	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1904	41.3 mm (1.6 in)
1905	97.1 mm (3.8 in)
1906	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1907	72.3 mm (2.8 in)
1908	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1909	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1910	164.4 mm (6.5 in)
1911	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1912	49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1913	95.7 mm (3.8 in)
1914	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1915	81.4 mm (3.2 in)
1916	95.7 mm (3.8 in)
1917	93.3 mm (3.7 in)
1918	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1919	60.8 mm (2.4 in)
1920	92.8 mm (3.7 in)
1921	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1922	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1923	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1924	59.1 mm (2.3 in)
1925	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1926	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1927	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1928	70.7 mm (2.8 in)
1929	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1930	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1931	42.1 mm (1.7 in)
1932	65.4 mm (2.6 in)
1933	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1934	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1935	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1936	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1937	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1938	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1939	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1940	55.7 mm (2.2 in)
1941	161.8 mm (6.4 in)
1942	65.9 mm (2.6 in)
1943	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1944	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1945	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1946	122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1947	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1948	87.8 mm (3.5 in)
1949	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1950	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1951	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1952	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1953	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1954	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1955	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1956	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1957	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1958	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1959	34.2 mm (1.3 in)
1960	81.9 mm (3.2 in)
1961	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1962	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1963	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1964	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1965	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1966	166.9 mm (6.6 in)
1967	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1968	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1969	67.7 mm (2.7 in)
1970	55.7 mm (2.2 in)
1971	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1972	37.7 mm (1.5 in)
1973	142.8 mm (5.6 in)
1974	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1975	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1976	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1977	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1978	51.2 mm (2.0 in)
1979	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1980	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1981	68.2 mm (2.7 in)
1982	25.8 mm (1.0 in)
1983	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1984	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1985	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1986	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1987	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1988	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1989	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1990	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1991	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1992	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1993	125.9 mm (5.0 in)
1994	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1995	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1996	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1997	136.8 mm (5.4 in)
1998	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1999	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
2000	105.1 mm (4.1 in)
2001	59.8 mm (2.4 in)
2002	52.4 mm (2.1 in)
2003	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
2004	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
2005	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
2006	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
2007	115.2 mm (4.5 in)
2008	106.5 mm (4.2 in)
2009	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
2010	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
2011	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
2012	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
2013	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
2014	83.9 mm (3.3 in)
2015	47.4 mm (1.9 in)
2016	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
2017	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
2023	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
2024	4.2 mm (0.17 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Watervale, 1882 to 2024. The record is 70 days in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 31 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Watervale by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1882	28 days
1884	39 days
1885	24 days
1886	32 days
1887	18 days
1888	40 days
1889	26 days
1890	25 days
1891	48 days
1892	30 days
1893	46 days
1894	36 days
1895	33 days
1896	37 days
1897	36 days
1898	39 days
1899	27 days
1900	35 days
1901	19 days
1902	29 days
1903	24 days
1904	40 days
1905	48 days
1906	39 days
1907	36 days
1908	34 days
1909	30 days
1910	48 days
1911	29 days
1912	43 days
1913	32 days
1914	35 days
1915	31 days
1916	30 days
1917	21 days
1918	41 days
1919	41 days
1920	65 days
1921	41 days
1922	39 days
1923	36 days
1924	24 days
1925	31 days
1926	38 days
1927	36 days
1928	30 days
1929	24 days
1930	37 days
1931	27 days
1932	26 days
1933	38 days
1934	26 days
1935	60 days
1936	37 days
1937	22 days
1938	48 days
1939	24 days
1940	28 days
1941	20 days
1942	45 days
1943	29 days
1944	31 days
1945	31 days
1946	18 days
1947	24 days
1948	36 days
1949	30 days
1950	35 days
1951	44 days
1952	32 days
1953	44 days
1954	44 days
1955	27 days
1956	24 days
1957	35 days
1958	27 days
1959	42 days
1960	22 days
1961	23 days
1962	32 days
1963	53 days
1964	22 days
1965	70 days
1966	27 days
1967	37 days
1968	29 days
1969	34 days
1970	50 days
1971	20 days
1972	43 days
1973	16 days
1974	24 days
1975	35 days
1976	27 days
1977	26 days
1978	21 days
1979	28 days
1980	32 days
1981	18 days
1982	27 days
1983	20 days
1984	32 days
1985	43 days
1986	55 days
1987	23 days
1988	31 days
1989	56 days
1990	46 days
1991	53 days
1992	41 days
1993	29 days
1994	43 days
1995	27 days
1996	26 days
1997	26 days
1998	25 days
1999	30 days
2000	42 days
2001	24 days
2002	45 days
2003	19 days
2004	29 days
2005	30 days
2006	36 days
2007	15 days
2008	27 days
2009	20 days
2010	12 days
2011	14 days
2012	27 days
2013	22 days
2014	40 days
2015	27 days
2016	31 days
2017	8 days
2023	30 days
2024	8 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

107 years, 1884 to 2014

A day with at least 40.5 mm (1.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 133.8 mm (5.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Watervale: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
5 years	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
10 years	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
25 years	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
50 years	111.7 mm (4.4 in)
100 years	133.8 mm (5.3 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 107 years of values from 1884 to 2014.

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: 123.4 mm (4.9 in) in 1941; 114.3 mm (4.5 in) in 1889; 106.9 mm (4.2 in) in 1966.

Download the Data

Data for Watervale standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Watervale 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 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).

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

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