Frances Weather Records (ASN00026007)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Frances (ASN00026007), Australia, with 138 years of record.

Key Facts for Frances

Frances (ASN00026007) is a weather station in Australia at -36.71 latitude and 140.96 longitude, 103 m (338 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1889 to 2026, 138 years of record.
0 records set at Frances still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Frances set a daily record precipitation of 24.8 mm (1.0 in) on 17 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, -36.71 latitude, 140.96 longitude.
Elevation: 103 m (338 ft).
Period of record: 1889 to 2026, 138 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 Frances. 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 Frances, 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 Frances still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Frances between 18 November 1933 and 18 November 1933. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Nov: 108.0 mm (4.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Frances. The most was 108.0 mm (4.3 in) on 18 November 1933.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Frances
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	14 January 2011
Feb	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	21 February 1949
Mar	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	6 March 1910
Apr	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	12 April 1948
May	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	3 May 1971
Jun	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	15 June 1898
Jul	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	13 July 1964
Aug	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	14 August 1956
Sep	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	3 September 1984
Oct	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 October 1924
Nov	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	18 November 1933
Dec	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	13 December 2008

Latest Records

Latest records at Frances
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 August 2026	Frances, AU	daily rain (Provisional)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	8 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
1 July 2026	Frances, AU	daily rain (Tie)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	tie	95 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 2025	Frances, AU	daily rain	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	116 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 2025	Frances, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	68 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 2025	Frances, AU	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	88 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 2025	Frances, AU	daily rain	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	79 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 2024	Frances, AU	daily rain	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 2024	Frances, AU	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2024	Frances, AU	daily rain	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	118 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 2023	Frances, AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 2023	Frances, AU	daily rain (Tie)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	tie	112 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
7 June 2023	Frances, AU	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	21 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 2023	Frances, AU	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	116 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 2022	Frances, AU	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 2022	Frances, AU	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 2022	Frances, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	72 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2020	Frances, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	15 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 2020	Frances, AU	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 2020	Frances, AU	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	76 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 2020	Frances, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1889 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Frances: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	1933	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	138
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	121.8 mm (4.8 in)	2011	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	138
Longest dry spell (CDD)	69 days	2025	31 days	138

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Frances, 1889 to 2026. The record is 108.0 mm (4.3 in) in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.9 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Frances by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1889	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1890	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1891	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1892	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1893	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1894	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1895	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1896	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1897	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1898	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1899	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1900	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1901	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1902	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1903	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1904	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1905	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1906	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1907	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1908	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1909	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1910	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1911	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1912	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1913	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1914	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1915	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1916	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1917	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1918	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1919	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1920	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1921	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1922	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1923	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1924	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1925	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1926	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1927	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1928	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1929	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1930	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1931	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1932	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1933	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1934	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1935	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1936	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1937	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1938	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1939	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1940	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1941	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1942	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1943	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1944	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1945	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1946	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1947	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1948	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1949	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1950	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1951	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1952	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1953	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1954	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1955	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1956	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1957	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1958	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1959	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1960	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1961	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1962	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1963	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1964	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1965	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1966	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1967	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1968	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1969	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1970	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1971	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1972	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1973	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1974	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1975	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1976	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1977	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1978	22.8 mm (0.9 in)
1979	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1980	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1981	23.8 mm (0.9 in)
1982	14.6 mm (0.6 in)
1983	32.6 mm (1.3 in)
1984	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1985	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1986	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
1987	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1988	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1989	19.2 mm (0.8 in)
1990	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1991	25.2 mm (1.0 in)
1992	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1993	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1994	21.2 mm (0.8 in)
1995	25.6 mm (1.0 in)
1996	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1997	48.4 mm (1.9 in)
1998	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1999	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
2000	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
2001	25.6 mm (1.0 in)
2002	25.6 mm (1.0 in)
2003	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2004	27.8 mm (1.1 in)
2005	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
2006	32.4 mm (1.3 in)
2007	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
2008	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
2009	19.4 mm (0.8 in)
2010	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
2011	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
2012	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
2013	22.2 mm (0.9 in)
2014	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
2015	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
2016	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
2017	46.4 mm (1.8 in)
2018	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
2019	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
2020	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
2021	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
2022	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
2023	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
2024	26.1 mm (1.0 in)
2025	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
2026	32.8 mm (1.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Frances, 1889 to 2026. The record is 121.8 mm (4.8 in) in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.3 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Frances by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1889	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1890	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1891	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1892	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1893	90.3 mm (3.6 in)
1894	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1895	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1896	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1897	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1898	71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1899	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1900	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1901	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1902	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1903	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1904	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1905	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1906	66.4 mm (2.6 in)
1907	80.6 mm (3.2 in)
1908	48.4 mm (1.9 in)
1909	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1910	99.9 mm (3.9 in)
1911	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1912	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1913	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1914	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1915	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1916	64.9 mm (2.6 in)
1917	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1918	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1919	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1920	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1921	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1922	45.9 mm (1.8 in)
1923	52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1924	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1925	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1926	47.1 mm (1.9 in)
1927	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1928	53.7 mm (2.1 in)
1929	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
1930	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1931	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1932	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1933	116.9 mm (4.6 in)
1934	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1935	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1936	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1937	48.9 mm (1.9 in)
1938	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1939	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1940	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1941	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1942	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1943	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1944	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1945	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1946	84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1947	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1948	100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1949	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1950	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1951	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1952	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1953	45.9 mm (1.8 in)
1954	46.4 mm (1.8 in)
1955	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1956	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1957	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1958	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1959	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1960	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1961	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1962	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1963	58.3 mm (2.3 in)
1964	119.2 mm (4.7 in)
1965	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1966	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1967	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1968	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1969	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1970	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1971	52.4 mm (2.1 in)
1972	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1973	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1974	34.2 mm (1.3 in)
1975	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1976	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1977	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1978	27.6 mm (1.1 in)
1979	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1980	50.2 mm (2.0 in)
1981	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1982	22.2 mm (0.9 in)
1983	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1984	57.8 mm (2.3 in)
1985	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1986	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1987	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1988	40.8 mm (1.6 in)
1989	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1990	47.4 mm (1.9 in)
1991	43.6 mm (1.7 in)
1992	51.9 mm (2.0 in)
1993	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1994	32.2 mm (1.3 in)
1995	72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1996	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1997	77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1998	47.4 mm (1.9 in)
1999	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
2000	49.2 mm (1.9 in)
2001	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
2002	36.2 mm (1.4 in)
2003	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
2004	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
2005	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
2006	32.4 mm (1.3 in)
2007	88.2 mm (3.5 in)
2008	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
2009	43.6 mm (1.7 in)
2010	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2011	121.8 mm (4.8 in)
2012	46.4 mm (1.8 in)
2013	40.8 mm (1.6 in)
2014	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
2015	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
2016	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
2017	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
2018	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
2019	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
2020	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
2021	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
2022	59.8 mm (2.4 in)
2023	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
2024	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
2025	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
2026	68.5 mm (2.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Frances, 1889 to 2026. The record is 69 days in 2025, marked on the chart; the median year is 31 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Frances by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1889	15 days
1890	29 days
1891	61 days
1892	28 days
1893	46 days
1894	35 days
1895	47 days
1896	43 days
1897	41 days
1898	57 days
1899	25 days
1900	27 days
1901	29 days
1902	25 days
1903	23 days
1904	38 days
1905	34 days
1906	40 days
1907	33 days
1908	24 days
1909	19 days
1910	48 days
1911	34 days
1912	53 days
1913	24 days
1914	51 days
1915	32 days
1916	51 days
1917	32 days
1918	32 days
1919	29 days
1920	58 days
1921	53 days
1922	43 days
1923	66 days
1924	29 days
1925	28 days
1926	38 days
1927	27 days
1928	30 days
1929	26 days
1930	42 days
1931	27 days
1932	35 days
1933	31 days
1934	45 days
1935	33 days
1936	39 days
1937	24 days
1938	25 days
1939	31 days
1940	27 days
1941	27 days
1942	21 days
1943	27 days
1944	18 days
1945	29 days
1946	16 days
1947	25 days
1948	38 days
1949	28 days
1950	34 days
1951	41 days
1952	30 days
1953	62 days
1954	46 days
1955	32 days
1956	44 days
1957	27 days
1958	27 days
1959	33 days
1960	39 days
1961	34 days
1962	34 days
1963	42 days
1964	22 days
1965	46 days
1966	24 days
1967	35 days
1968	30 days
1969	34 days
1970	50 days
1971	19 days
1972	37 days
1973	26 days
1974	30 days
1975	45 days
1976	22 days
1977	34 days
1978	29 days
1979	34 days
1980	48 days
1981	29 days
1982	21 days
1983	34 days
1984	32 days
1985	42 days
1986	33 days
1987	29 days
1988	51 days
1989	29 days
1990	35 days
1991	40 days
1992	23 days
1993	28 days
1994	36 days
1995	23 days
1996	26 days
1997	24 days
1998	24 days
1999	28 days
2000	31 days
2001	31 days
2002	37 days
2003	27 days
2004	22 days
2005	28 days
2006	37 days
2007	33 days
2008	33 days
2009	29 days
2010	24 days
2011	18 days
2012	31 days
2013	21 days
2014	26 days
2015	31 days
2016	21 days
2017	23 days
2018	22 days
2019	39 days
2020	23 days
2021	35 days
2022	31 days
2023	20 days
2024	49 days
2025	69 days
2026	18 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

131 years, 1890 to 2025

A day with at least 31.3 mm (1.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 94.7 mm (3.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Frances: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	31.3 mm (1.2 in)
5 years	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
10 years	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
25 years	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
50 years	80.2 mm (3.2 in)
100 years	94.7 mm (3.7 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 131 years of values from 1890 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: 108.0 mm (4.3 in) in 1933; 104.0 mm (4.1 in) in 2011; 82.6 mm (3.3 in) in 1948.

Download the Data

Data for Frances standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Frances 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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).

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