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Yorketown Weather Records (ASN00022023)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Yorketown (ASN00022023), Australia, with 145 years of record.

Key Facts for Yorketown

  • Yorketown (ASN00022023) is a weather station in Australia at -35.02 latitude and 137.61 longitude, 20 m (66 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1882 to 2026, 145 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Yorketown still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Yorketown set a monthly record daily precipitation of 58.8 mm (2.3 in) on 25 August 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -35.02 latitude, 137.61 longitude.
  • Elevation: 20 m (66 ft).
  • Period of record: 1882 to 2026, 145 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Yorketown, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Yorketown. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 000111 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Yorketown. 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 Yorketown, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records
Standing records at Yorketown by the year they were set 0 records at Yorketown still stand. 00000000000
0 records at Yorketown still stand.
Standing records at Yorketown by the year they were set
Year setStanding records

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records
When Yorketown set new all-time records 1 all-time records were set at Yorketown between 28 February 1939 and 28 February 1939. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitation28 February 1939: Record daily precipitation 95.5 mm (3.8 in)1940
1 all-time records were set at Yorketown between 28 February 1939 and 28 February 1939. Each dot is a new record.
When Yorketown set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1939-02-28Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 95.5 mm (3.8 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 95.5 mm (3.8 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Yorketown The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Yorketown. The most was 95.5 mm (3.8 in) on 28 February 1939. 0255075100 Jan: 67.3 mm (2.6 in), 25 January 1941 Jan Feb: 95.5 mm (3.8 in), 28 February 1939 Feb Mar: 51.8 mm (2.0 in), 1 March 1921 Mar Apr: 42.4 mm (1.7 in), 6 April 1907 Apr May: 61.5 mm (2.4 in), 13 May 1884 May Jun: 59.2 mm (2.3 in), 21 June 1957 Jun Jul: 41.0 mm (1.6 in), 28 July 2025 Jul Aug: 45.5 mm (1.8 in), 22 August 1941 Aug Sep: 53.0 mm (2.1 in), 6 September 2010 Sep Oct: 48.8 mm (1.9 in), 29 October 1942 Oct Nov: 75.7 mm (3.0 in), 19 November 1906 Nov Dec: 52.1 mm (2.1 in), 27 December 1896 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Yorketown. The most was 95.5 mm (3.8 in) on 28 February 1939.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Yorketown
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan67.3 mm (2.6 in)25 January 1941
Feb95.5 mm (3.8 in)28 February 1939
Mar51.8 mm (2.0 in)1 March 1921
Apr42.4 mm (1.7 in)6 April 1907
May61.5 mm (2.4 in)13 May 1884
Jun59.2 mm (2.3 in)21 June 1957
Jul41.0 mm (1.6 in)28 July 2025
Aug45.5 mm (1.8 in)22 August 1941
Sep53.0 mm (2.1 in)6 September 2010
Oct48.8 mm (1.9 in)29 October 1942
Nov75.7 mm (3.0 in)19 November 1906
Dec52.1 mm (2.1 in)27 December 1896

Latest Records

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Latest records at Yorketown
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
25 August 2026Yorketown, AUmonthly rain (Provisional)58.8 mm (2.3 in)13.3 mm (0.5 in)85 years75 of 100 (Major)
2 July 2026Yorketown, AUdaily rain17.0 mm (0.7 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)76 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 2026Yorketown, AUdaily rain21.0 mm (0.8 in)1.9 mm (0.07 in)124 years20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 2026Yorketown, AUdaily rain18.2 mm (0.7 in)0.4 mm (0.02 in)16 years14 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 2026Yorketown, AUdaily rain20.0 mm (0.8 in)4.5 mm (0.18 in)57 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 2025Yorketown, AUdaily rain36.8 mm (1.4 in)26.6 mm (1.0 in)108 years80 of 100 (Exceptional)
28 July 2025Yorketown, AUmonthly rain41.0 mm (1.6 in)2.9 mm (0.11 in)85 years52 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2024Yorketown, AUdaily rain14.8 mm (0.6 in)2.4 mm (0.09 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 2023Yorketown, AUdaily rain11.0 mm (0.4 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)85 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 June 2023Yorketown, AUdaily rain45.8 mm (1.8 in)17.1 mm (0.7 in)108 years70 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2022Yorketown, AUdaily rain11.0 mm (0.4 in)0.6 mm (0.02 in)127 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 2022Yorketown, AUdaily rain55.6 mm (2.2 in)28.2 mm (1.1 in)80 years74 of 100 (Major)
28 June 2021Yorketown, AUdaily rain29.0 mm (1.1 in)8.7 mm (0.34 in)64 years44 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2020Yorketown, AUdaily rain29.8 mm (1.2 in)19.4 mm (0.8 in)101 years76 of 100 (Major)
11 May 2020Yorketown, AUdaily rain30.4 mm (1.2 in)9.1 mm (0.36 in)131 years57 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2020Yorketown, AUdaily rain22.4 mm (0.9 in)0.4 mm (0.02 in)13 years13 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 2019Yorketown, AUdaily rain (Tie)15.0 mm (0.6 in)tie92 years9 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 2018Yorketown, AUdaily rain24.4 mm (1.0 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)103 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 2018Yorketown, AUdaily rain24.2 mm (1.0 in)5.0 mm (0.20 in)0 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 2018Yorketown, AUdaily rain13.2 mm (0.5 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)60 years20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1882 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Yorketown: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)95.5 mm (3.8 in)193927.4 mm (1.1 in)144
Wettest five days (Rx5day)120.9 mm (4.8 in)194141.8 mm (1.6 in)144
Longest dry spell (CDD)85 days198036 days144

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Yorketown by year The wettest day of the year at Yorketown, 1882 to 2026. The record is 95.5 mm (3.8 in) in 1939, marked on the chart; the median year is 27.4 mm (1.1 in). 02550751001900192019401960198020002020Record: 95.5 mm (3.8 in) in 1939
The wettest day of the year at Yorketown, 1882 to 2026. The record is 95.5 mm (3.8 in) in 1939, marked on the chart; the median year is 27.4 mm (1.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Yorketown by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
18820.0 mm (0.00 in)
188461.5 mm (2.4 in)
188520.8 mm (0.8 in)
188624.9 mm (1.0 in)
188740.1 mm (1.6 in)
188822.9 mm (0.9 in)
188939.9 mm (1.6 in)
189034.0 mm (1.3 in)
189126.2 mm (1.0 in)
189235.3 mm (1.4 in)
189340.1 mm (1.6 in)
189439.4 mm (1.6 in)
189532.0 mm (1.3 in)
189652.1 mm (2.1 in)
189723.9 mm (0.9 in)
189839.9 mm (1.6 in)
189916.5 mm (0.6 in)
190016.3 mm (0.6 in)
190131.0 mm (1.2 in)
190219.1 mm (0.8 in)
190322.6 mm (0.9 in)
190440.1 mm (1.6 in)
190523.4 mm (0.9 in)
190675.7 mm (3.0 in)
190742.4 mm (1.7 in)
190827.9 mm (1.1 in)
190919.6 mm (0.8 in)
191044.7 mm (1.8 in)
191132.5 mm (1.3 in)
191234.5 mm (1.4 in)
191321.8 mm (0.9 in)
191434.0 mm (1.3 in)
191528.7 mm (1.1 in)
191625.9 mm (1.0 in)
191752.6 mm (2.1 in)
191833.3 mm (1.3 in)
191926.7 mm (1.1 in)
192046.0 mm (1.8 in)
192151.8 mm (2.0 in)
192222.6 mm (0.9 in)
192325.4 mm (1.0 in)
192426.9 mm (1.1 in)
192517.8 mm (0.7 in)
192625.4 mm (1.0 in)
192744.2 mm (1.7 in)
192831.8 mm (1.3 in)
192920.3 mm (0.8 in)
193020.1 mm (0.8 in)
193126.7 mm (1.1 in)
193228.7 mm (1.1 in)
193326.4 mm (1.0 in)
193420.3 mm (0.8 in)
193524.4 mm (1.0 in)
193611.9 mm (0.5 in)
193721.6 mm (0.9 in)
193827.9 mm (1.1 in)
193995.5 mm (3.8 in)
194038.1 mm (1.5 in)
194167.3 mm (2.6 in)
194248.8 mm (1.9 in)
194317.8 mm (0.7 in)
194423.4 mm (0.9 in)
194522.9 mm (0.9 in)
194648.5 mm (1.9 in)
194721.1 mm (0.8 in)
194841.9 mm (1.6 in)
194926.9 mm (1.1 in)
195028.7 mm (1.1 in)
195131.5 mm (1.2 in)
195223.4 mm (0.9 in)
195329.5 mm (1.2 in)
195440.6 mm (1.6 in)
195547.5 mm (1.9 in)
195628.2 mm (1.1 in)
195759.2 mm (2.3 in)
195827.4 mm (1.1 in)
195929.5 mm (1.2 in)
196021.3 mm (0.8 in)
196123.1 mm (0.9 in)
196225.4 mm (1.0 in)
196327.4 mm (1.1 in)
196433.0 mm (1.3 in)
196512.7 mm (0.5 in)
196620.8 mm (0.8 in)
196755.9 mm (2.2 in)
196823.4 mm (0.9 in)
196916.5 mm (0.6 in)
197017.8 mm (0.7 in)
197129.2 mm (1.1 in)
197228.4 mm (1.1 in)
197332.5 mm (1.3 in)
197426.4 mm (1.0 in)
197530.1 mm (1.2 in)
197615.6 mm (0.6 in)
197719.2 mm (0.8 in)
197825.2 mm (1.0 in)
197935.2 mm (1.4 in)
198028.8 mm (1.1 in)
198115.4 mm (0.6 in)
198223.4 mm (0.9 in)
198324.8 mm (1.0 in)
198419.4 mm (0.8 in)
198516.4 mm (0.6 in)
198624.4 mm (1.0 in)
198718.6 mm (0.7 in)
198818.4 mm (0.7 in)
198929.4 mm (1.2 in)
199027.0 mm (1.1 in)
199117.6 mm (0.7 in)
199229.2 mm (1.1 in)
199324.2 mm (1.0 in)
199446.2 mm (1.8 in)
199520.4 mm (0.8 in)
199625.0 mm (1.0 in)
199742.6 mm (1.7 in)
199819.8 mm (0.8 in)
199930.8 mm (1.2 in)
200030.6 mm (1.2 in)
200124.2 mm (1.0 in)
200222.6 mm (0.9 in)
200317.6 mm (0.7 in)
200419.0 mm (0.7 in)
200534.2 mm (1.3 in)
200621.8 mm (0.9 in)
200727.2 mm (1.1 in)
200815.0 mm (0.6 in)
200919.8 mm (0.8 in)
201053.0 mm (2.1 in)
201173.6 mm (2.9 in)
201233.0 mm (1.3 in)
201321.8 mm (0.9 in)
201448.4 mm (1.9 in)
201532.6 mm (1.3 in)
201639.6 mm (1.6 in)
201741.2 mm (1.6 in)
201824.4 mm (1.0 in)
201927.8 mm (1.1 in)
202030.4 mm (1.2 in)
202129.0 mm (1.1 in)
202255.6 mm (2.2 in)
202345.8 mm (1.8 in)
202415.6 mm (0.6 in)
202541.0 mm (1.6 in)
202658.8 mm (2.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Yorketown by year The wettest five days of the year at Yorketown, 1882 to 2026. The record is 120.9 mm (4.8 in) in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.8 mm (1.6 in). 0501001501900192019401960198020002020Record: 120.9 mm (4.8 in) in 1941
The wettest five days of the year at Yorketown, 1882 to 2026. The record is 120.9 mm (4.8 in) in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.8 mm (1.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Yorketown by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
18820.0 mm (0.00 in)
188486.7 mm (3.4 in)
188536.2 mm (1.4 in)
188647.5 mm (1.9 in)
188746.0 mm (1.8 in)
188837.4 mm (1.5 in)
188977.5 mm (3.1 in)
189060.9 mm (2.4 in)
189144.9 mm (1.8 in)
189238.0 mm (1.5 in)
189385.3 mm (3.4 in)
189460.7 mm (2.4 in)
189576.2 mm (3.0 in)
189654.2 mm (2.1 in)
189739.4 mm (1.6 in)
189864.5 mm (2.5 in)
189940.2 mm (1.6 in)
190040.7 mm (1.6 in)
190156.7 mm (2.2 in)
190244.9 mm (1.8 in)
190337.6 mm (1.5 in)
190453.6 mm (2.1 in)
190560.7 mm (2.4 in)
190684.1 mm (3.3 in)
190765.3 mm (2.6 in)
190856.1 mm (2.2 in)
190946.3 mm (1.8 in)
191079.2 mm (3.1 in)
191155.4 mm (2.2 in)
191237.0 mm (1.5 in)
191326.9 mm (1.1 in)
191445.5 mm (1.8 in)
191544.3 mm (1.7 in)
191676.2 mm (3.0 in)
191755.9 mm (2.2 in)
191839.4 mm (1.6 in)
191947.8 mm (1.9 in)
192065.5 mm (2.6 in)
192155.6 mm (2.2 in)
192234.1 mm (1.3 in)
192371.1 mm (2.8 in)
192440.4 mm (1.6 in)
192546.5 mm (1.8 in)
192641.8 mm (1.6 in)
192746.1 mm (1.8 in)
192831.8 mm (1.3 in)
192941.7 mm (1.6 in)
193034.4 mm (1.4 in)
193136.9 mm (1.5 in)
193233.5 mm (1.3 in)
193343.7 mm (1.7 in)
193436.3 mm (1.4 in)
193540.9 mm (1.6 in)
193624.9 mm (1.0 in)
193747.6 mm (1.9 in)
193842.2 mm (1.7 in)
193999.0 mm (3.9 in)
194064.8 mm (2.6 in)
1941120.9 mm (4.8 in)
194248.8 mm (1.9 in)
194326.7 mm (1.1 in)
194430.8 mm (1.2 in)
194539.5 mm (1.6 in)
194660.2 mm (2.4 in)
194733.2 mm (1.3 in)
194857.2 mm (2.3 in)
194943.1 mm (1.7 in)
195032.3 mm (1.3 in)
195147.0 mm (1.9 in)
195246.2 mm (1.8 in)
195361.7 mm (2.4 in)
195448.1 mm (1.9 in)
195573.8 mm (2.9 in)
195646.7 mm (1.8 in)
195762.3 mm (2.5 in)
195863.0 mm (2.5 in)
195960.5 mm (2.4 in)
196032.5 mm (1.3 in)
196138.9 mm (1.5 in)
196232.7 mm (1.3 in)
196339.9 mm (1.6 in)
196441.0 mm (1.6 in)
196522.1 mm (0.9 in)
196638.4 mm (1.5 in)
196790.4 mm (3.6 in)
196834.5 mm (1.4 in)
196932.0 mm (1.3 in)
197025.9 mm (1.0 in)
197136.3 mm (1.4 in)
197262.0 mm (2.4 in)
197337.1 mm (1.5 in)
197449.2 mm (1.9 in)
197535.8 mm (1.4 in)
197623.8 mm (0.9 in)
197728.4 mm (1.1 in)
197825.6 mm (1.0 in)
197948.2 mm (1.9 in)
198032.6 mm (1.3 in)
198120.2 mm (0.8 in)
198236.2 mm (1.4 in)
198351.2 mm (2.0 in)
198417.4 mm (0.7 in)
198529.2 mm (1.1 in)
198618.4 mm (0.7 in)
198719.2 mm (0.8 in)
198814.4 mm (0.6 in)
198937.2 mm (1.5 in)
199039.0 mm (1.5 in)
199111.6 mm (0.5 in)
199228.0 mm (1.1 in)
199325.4 mm (1.0 in)
199453.8 mm (2.1 in)
199534.8 mm (1.4 in)
199649.2 mm (1.9 in)
199730.0 mm (1.2 in)
199834.0 mm (1.3 in)
199924.2 mm (1.0 in)
200061.0 mm (2.4 in)
200152.4 mm (2.1 in)
200241.0 mm (1.6 in)
200335.6 mm (1.4 in)
200417.8 mm (0.7 in)
200544.0 mm (1.7 in)
200622.0 mm (0.9 in)
200732.6 mm (1.3 in)
200816.8 mm (0.7 in)
200930.6 mm (1.2 in)
201058.2 mm (2.3 in)
201175.6 mm (3.0 in)
201267.6 mm (2.7 in)
201329.0 mm (1.1 in)
201453.4 mm (2.1 in)
201536.2 mm (1.4 in)
201667.2 mm (2.6 in)
201772.0 mm (2.8 in)
201852.0 mm (2.0 in)
201929.6 mm (1.2 in)
202049.0 mm (1.9 in)
202136.4 mm (1.4 in)
202263.2 mm (2.5 in)
202316.4 mm (0.6 in)
202417.8 mm (0.7 in)
202547.2 mm (1.9 in)
202665.4 mm (2.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Yorketown by year The longest dry spell of the year at Yorketown, 1882 to 2026. The record is 85 days in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 36 days. 0204060801001900192019401960198020002020Record: 85 days in 1980
The longest dry spell of the year at Yorketown, 1882 to 2026. The record is 85 days in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 36 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Yorketown by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
188228 days
188427 days
188526 days
188663 days
188727 days
188841 days
188926 days
189035 days
189134 days
189227 days
189347 days
189461 days
189567 days
189637 days
189770 days
189858 days
189931 days
190059 days
190154 days
190228 days
190319 days
190458 days
190558 days
190648 days
190761 days
190837 days
190930 days
191051 days
191131 days
191253 days
191347 days
191451 days
191571 days
191675 days
191721 days
191851 days
191943 days
192049 days
192147 days
192267 days
192335 days
192420 days
192533 days
192638 days
192730 days
192848 days
192936 days
193051 days
193134 days
193223 days
193341 days
193435 days
193567 days
193639 days
193734 days
193843 days
193924 days
194026 days
194126 days
194224 days
194344 days
194433 days
194536 days
194627 days
194730 days
194837 days
194950 days
195037 days
195147 days
195223 days
195343 days
195448 days
195533 days
195627 days
195731 days
195850 days
195938 days
196037 days
196138 days
196231 days
196340 days
196460 days
196538 days
196628 days
196768 days
196830 days
196934 days
197049 days
197120 days
197245 days
197340 days
197428 days
197533 days
197634 days
197728 days
197847 days
197929 days
198085 days
198122 days
198224 days
198316 days
198442 days
198535 days
198635 days
198726 days
198827 days
198978 days
199035 days
199145 days
199222 days
199337 days
199452 days
199529 days
199619 days
199730 days
199830 days
199928 days
200042 days
200125 days
200255 days
200326 days
200444 days
200528 days
200647 days
200752 days
200837 days
200961 days
201022 days
201127 days
201227 days
201318 days
201424 days
201563 days
201620 days
201721 days
201822 days
201945 days
202025 days
202137 days
202219 days
202330 days
202484 days
202560 days
202648 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

102 years, 1884 to 2025

A day with at least 28.3 mm (1.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 82.5 mm (3.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Yorketown: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years28.3 mm (1.1 in)
5 years39.6 mm (1.6 in)
10 years48.3 mm (1.9 in)
25 years60.7 mm (2.4 in)
50 years71.0 mm (2.8 in)
100 years82.5 mm (3.2 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 102 years of values from 1884 to 2025.

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: 95.5 mm (3.8 in) in 1939; 75.7 mm (3.0 in) in 1906; 67.3 mm (2.6 in) in 1941.

Download the Data

  • Data for Yorketown standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Yorketown 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 . Last revised (2026-10-14).