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Aurukun Shire Council Weather Records (ASN00027000)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Aurukun Shire Council (ASN00027000), Australia, with 110 years of record.

Key Facts for Aurukun Shire Council

  • Aurukun Shire Council (ASN00027000) is a weather station in Australia at -13.35 latitude and 141.72 longitude, 13 m (43 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1914 to 2023, 110 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Aurukun Shire Council still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Aurukun Shire Council set a daily record precipitation of 190.0 mm (7.5 in) on 9 January 2023.

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -13.35 latitude, 141.72 longitude.
  • Elevation: 13 m (43 ft).
  • Period of record: 1914 to 2023, 110 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Aurukun Shire Council, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Aurukun Shire Council. 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 Aurukun Shire Council. 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 Aurukun Shire Council, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

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

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records
When Aurukun Shire Council set new all-time records 3 all-time records were set at Aurukun Shire Council between 11 January 1964 and 3 February 1973. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitation11 January 1964: Record daily precipitation 232.4 mm (9.1 in)14 April 1972: Record daily precipitation 255.8 mm (10.1 in)3 February 1973: Record daily precipitation 346.2 mm (13.6 in)19651970
3 all-time records were set at Aurukun Shire Council between 11 January 1964 and 3 February 1973. Each dot is a new record.
When Aurukun Shire Council set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1964-01-11Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 232.4 mm (9.1 in)
1972-04-14Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 255.8 mm (10.1 in)
1973-02-03Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 346.2 mm (13.6 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 346.2 mm (13.6 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Aurukun Shire Council The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Aurukun Shire Council. The most was 346.2 mm (13.6 in) on 3 February 1973. 0100200300400 Jan: 332.6 mm (13.1 in), 23 January 2013 Jan Feb: 346.2 mm (13.6 in), 3 February 1973 Feb Mar: 210.8 mm (8.3 in), 21 March 2019 Mar Apr: 255.8 mm (10.1 in), 14 April 1972 Apr May: 68.0 mm (2.7 in), 2 May 2006 May Jun: 100.8 mm (4.0 in), 8 June 1956 Jun Jul: 11.9 mm (0.5 in), 8 July 1944 Jul Aug: 28.2 mm (1.1 in), 30 August 1974 Aug Sep: 21.6 mm (0.9 in), 8 September 1947 Sep Oct: 80.0 mm (3.1 in), 20 October 1986 Oct Nov: 94.5 mm (3.7 in), 18 November 1940 Nov Dec: 154.2 mm (6.1 in), 27 December 1992 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Aurukun Shire Council. The most was 346.2 mm (13.6 in) on 3 February 1973.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Aurukun Shire Council
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan332.6 mm (13.1 in)23 January 2013
Feb346.2 mm (13.6 in)3 February 1973
Mar210.8 mm (8.3 in)21 March 2019
Apr255.8 mm (10.1 in)14 April 1972
May68.0 mm (2.7 in)2 May 2006
Jun100.8 mm (4.0 in)8 June 1956
Jul11.9 mm (0.5 in)8 July 1944
Aug28.2 mm (1.1 in)30 August 1974
Sep21.6 mm (0.9 in)8 September 1947
Oct80.0 mm (3.1 in)20 October 1986
Nov94.5 mm (3.7 in)18 November 1940
Dec154.2 mm (6.1 in)27 December 1992

Latest Records

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Latest records at Aurukun Shire Council
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
9 January 2023Aurukun Shire Council, AUdaily rain190.0 mm (7.5 in)82.0 mm (3.2 in)107 years67 of 100 (Major)
5 January 2023Aurukun Shire Council, AUdaily rain189.0 mm (7.4 in)92.0 mm (3.6 in)13 years44 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2021Aurukun Shire Council, AUdaily rain102.0 mm (4.0 in)18.7 mm (0.7 in)68 years38 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 2021Aurukun Shire Council, AUdaily rain85.0 mm (3.3 in)0.9 mm (0.04 in)26 years17 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 2021Aurukun Shire Council, AUdaily rain5.8 mm (0.23 in)4.5 mm (0.18 in)67 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 2021Aurukun Shire Council, AUdaily rain86.0 mm (3.4 in)8.8 mm (0.35 in)58 years30 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 2020Aurukun Shire Council, AUdaily rain98.0 mm (3.9 in)14.0 mm (0.6 in)16 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 2020Aurukun Shire Council, AUdaily rain3.0 mm (0.12 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)106 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 2019Aurukun Shire Council, AUmonthly rain210.8 mm (8.3 in)43.8 mm (1.7 in)33 years49 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2018Aurukun Shire Council, AUdaily rain213.5 mm (8.4 in)56.5 mm (2.2 in)28 years37 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2018Aurukun Shire Council, AUdaily rain225.6 mm (8.9 in)46.8 mm (1.8 in)6 years27 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 2018Aurukun Shire Council, AUdaily rain169.6 mm (6.7 in)71.0 mm (2.8 in)74 years56 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 2017Aurukun Shire Council, AUdaily rain4.6 mm (0.18 in)0.4 mm (0.02 in)4 years11 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 2017Aurukun Shire Council, AUdaily rain3.4 mm (0.13 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)79 years20 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 2016Aurukun Shire Council, AUdaily rain88.6 mm (3.5 in)8.6 mm (0.34 in)38 years25 of 100 (Routine)
18 June 2016Aurukun Shire Council, AUdaily rain4.2 mm (0.17 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)9 years14 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 2016Aurukun Shire Council, AUdaily rain66.4 mm (2.6 in)58.5 mm (2.3 in)49 years64 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2016Aurukun Shire Council, AUdaily rain60.2 mm (2.4 in)53.2 mm (2.1 in)30 years59 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2015Aurukun Shire Council, AUdaily rain78.6 mm (3.1 in)11.5 mm (0.5 in)52 years30 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 2014Aurukun Shire Council, AUdaily rain94.2 mm (3.7 in)9.6 mm (0.38 in)16 years19 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1914 to 2023
Yearly extremes at Aurukun Shire Council: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)346.2 mm (13.6 in)1973121.2 mm (4.8 in)107
Wettest five days (Rx5day)717.0 mm (28.2 in)2013276.0 mm (10.9 in)107
Longest dry spell (CDD)234 days1937129 days107

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Aurukun Shire Council by year The wettest day of the year at Aurukun Shire Council, 1914 to 2023. The record is 346.2 mm (13.6 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 121.2 mm (4.8 in). 0100200300400192019401960198020002020Record: 346.2 mm (13.6 in) in 1973
The wettest day of the year at Aurukun Shire Council, 1914 to 2023. The record is 346.2 mm (13.6 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 121.2 mm (4.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Aurukun Shire Council by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
1914189.0 mm (7.4 in)
191583.8 mm (3.3 in)
1916108.0 mm (4.3 in)
191794.0 mm (3.7 in)
1918121.2 mm (4.8 in)
191966.8 mm (2.6 in)
1920156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1921149.9 mm (5.9 in)
192295.3 mm (3.8 in)
1923129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1924108.7 mm (4.3 in)
192578.7 mm (3.1 in)
1926213.6 mm (8.4 in)
1927108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1928130.6 mm (5.1 in)
1929100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1930115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1931102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1932118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1933110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1934104.6 mm (4.1 in)
193591.4 mm (3.6 in)
1936109.5 mm (4.3 in)
193796.0 mm (3.8 in)
193892.7 mm (3.6 in)
1939104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1940114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1941124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1942122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1943132.3 mm (5.2 in)
1944125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1945132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1946117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1947111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1948100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1949211.8 mm (8.3 in)
1950132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1951116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1952106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1953113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1954162.1 mm (6.4 in)
1955157.5 mm (6.2 in)
1956160.3 mm (6.3 in)
195782.3 mm (3.2 in)
1958179.1 mm (7.1 in)
1959136.9 mm (5.4 in)
196072.4 mm (2.9 in)
196177.0 mm (3.0 in)
1962132.3 mm (5.2 in)
1963117.9 mm (4.6 in)
1964232.4 mm (9.1 in)
196587.4 mm (3.4 in)
1966112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1967106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1968130.3 mm (5.1 in)
196971.9 mm (2.8 in)
1970103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1971149.4 mm (5.9 in)
1972255.8 mm (10.1 in)
1973346.2 mm (13.6 in)
1974160.4 mm (6.3 in)
1975189.8 mm (7.5 in)
197687.8 mm (3.5 in)
1977162.0 mm (6.4 in)
1978220.0 mm (8.7 in)
1979132.0 mm (5.2 in)
1980129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1981156.0 mm (6.1 in)
1982160.0 mm (6.3 in)
198364.0 mm (2.5 in)
1984145.0 mm (5.7 in)
1985167.0 mm (6.6 in)
1986120.0 mm (4.7 in)
1987101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1988121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1989157.0 mm (6.2 in)
1992219.8 mm (8.7 in)
1994168.4 mm (6.6 in)
1995137.3 mm (5.4 in)
1996130.2 mm (5.1 in)
1997260.8 mm (10.3 in)
1998143.6 mm (5.7 in)
199989.4 mm (3.5 in)
2000102.8 mm (4.0 in)
2001148.0 mm (5.8 in)
2002104.8 mm (4.1 in)
2003107.4 mm (4.2 in)
2004102.6 mm (4.0 in)
2005160.4 mm (6.3 in)
200674.0 mm (2.9 in)
200797.0 mm (3.8 in)
2008111.2 mm (4.4 in)
2009223.6 mm (8.8 in)
201064.4 mm (2.5 in)
2011124.4 mm (4.9 in)
2012178.8 mm (7.0 in)
2013332.6 mm (13.1 in)
2014139.4 mm (5.5 in)
201578.6 mm (3.1 in)
2016121.4 mm (4.8 in)
201776.6 mm (3.0 in)
2018225.6 mm (8.9 in)
2019210.8 mm (8.3 in)
202098.0 mm (3.9 in)
2021121.0 mm (4.8 in)
2022110.0 mm (4.3 in)
2023190.0 mm (7.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Aurukun Shire Council by year The wettest five days of the year at Aurukun Shire Council, 1914 to 2023. The record is 717.0 mm (28.2 in) in 2013, marked on the chart; the median year is 276.0 mm (10.9 in). 0200400600800192019401960198020002020Record: 717.0 mm (28.2 in) in 2013
The wettest five days of the year at Aurukun Shire Council, 1914 to 2023. The record is 717.0 mm (28.2 in) in 2013, marked on the chart; the median year is 276.0 mm (10.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Aurukun Shire Council by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1914257.8 mm (10.1 in)
1915148.4 mm (5.8 in)
1916167.2 mm (6.6 in)
1917147.1 mm (5.8 in)
1918315.3 mm (12.4 in)
1919116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1920373.4 mm (14.7 in)
1921393.5 mm (15.5 in)
1922223.5 mm (8.8 in)
1923200.6 mm (7.9 in)
1924341.8 mm (13.5 in)
1925197.5 mm (7.8 in)
1926572.0 mm (22.5 in)
1927168.6 mm (6.6 in)
1928266.5 mm (10.5 in)
1929262.4 mm (10.3 in)
1930318.3 mm (12.5 in)
1931247.5 mm (9.7 in)
1932184.2 mm (7.3 in)
1933352.1 mm (13.9 in)
1934237.7 mm (9.4 in)
1935159.3 mm (6.3 in)
1936193.5 mm (7.6 in)
1937219.2 mm (8.6 in)
1938264.0 mm (10.4 in)
1939351.6 mm (13.8 in)
1940280.4 mm (11.0 in)
1941327.6 mm (12.9 in)
1942298.7 mm (11.8 in)
1943172.2 mm (6.8 in)
1944273.6 mm (10.8 in)
1945218.7 mm (8.6 in)
1946243.6 mm (9.6 in)
1947176.0 mm (6.9 in)
1948218.4 mm (8.6 in)
1949499.2 mm (19.7 in)
1950283.7 mm (11.2 in)
1951249.0 mm (9.8 in)
1952294.5 mm (11.6 in)
1953322.8 mm (12.7 in)
1954218.3 mm (8.6 in)
1955425.0 mm (16.7 in)
1956537.7 mm (21.2 in)
1957199.4 mm (7.9 in)
1958360.2 mm (14.2 in)
1959304.5 mm (12.0 in)
1960113.0 mm (4.4 in)
196184.6 mm (3.3 in)
1962360.7 mm (14.2 in)
1963278.9 mm (11.0 in)
1964399.9 mm (15.7 in)
1965125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1966157.8 mm (6.2 in)
1967240.2 mm (9.5 in)
1968274.6 mm (10.8 in)
1969181.1 mm (7.1 in)
1970229.1 mm (9.0 in)
1971271.0 mm (10.7 in)
1972304.3 mm (12.0 in)
1973676.7 mm (26.6 in)
1974285.2 mm (11.2 in)
1975388.0 mm (15.3 in)
1976188.4 mm (7.4 in)
1977276.0 mm (10.9 in)
1978486.5 mm (19.2 in)
1979432.0 mm (17.0 in)
1980222.2 mm (8.7 in)
1981526.0 mm (20.7 in)
1982434.7 mm (17.1 in)
1983131.6 mm (5.2 in)
1984263.0 mm (10.4 in)
1985433.0 mm (17.0 in)
1986496.0 mm (19.5 in)
1987186.0 mm (7.3 in)
1988338.7 mm (13.3 in)
1989324.0 mm (12.8 in)
1992390.6 mm (15.4 in)
1994335.0 mm (13.2 in)
1995346.2 mm (13.6 in)
1996398.2 mm (15.7 in)
1997438.6 mm (17.3 in)
1998312.4 mm (12.3 in)
1999204.2 mm (8.0 in)
2000217.8 mm (8.6 in)
2001292.0 mm (11.5 in)
2002404.5 mm (15.9 in)
2003313.2 mm (12.3 in)
2004320.6 mm (12.6 in)
2005274.4 mm (10.8 in)
2006172.0 mm (6.8 in)
2007211.6 mm (8.3 in)
2008266.0 mm (10.5 in)
2009482.6 mm (19.0 in)
2010185.4 mm (7.3 in)
2011282.8 mm (11.1 in)
2012420.6 mm (16.6 in)
2013717.0 mm (28.2 in)
2014570.6 mm (22.5 in)
2015226.2 mm (8.9 in)
2016261.4 mm (10.3 in)
2017282.6 mm (11.1 in)
2018640.1 mm (25.2 in)
2019351.6 mm (13.8 in)
2020155.0 mm (6.1 in)
2021256.9 mm (10.1 in)
20220.0 mm (0.00 in)
2023385.0 mm (15.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Aurukun Shire Council by year The longest dry spell of the year at Aurukun Shire Council, 1914 to 2023. The record is 234 days in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 129 days. 0100200300192019401960198020002020Record: 234 days in 1937
The longest dry spell of the year at Aurukun Shire Council, 1914 to 2023. The record is 234 days in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 129 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Aurukun Shire Council by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
1914130 days
1915226 days
1916126 days
191785 days
1918205 days
1919201 days
192096 days
1921152 days
1922106 days
1923169 days
192478 days
1925190 days
1926197 days
1927125 days
1928169 days
1929166 days
1930140 days
1931144 days
1932178 days
1933113 days
193484 days
1935118 days
1936134 days
1937234 days
1938160 days
193998 days
1940127 days
1941158 days
1942110 days
1943225 days
194481 days
1945184 days
1946131 days
194755 days
1948116 days
1949191 days
195084 days
1951176 days
1952110 days
1953125 days
1954108 days
1955103 days
195696 days
1957187 days
1958171 days
1959200 days
1960138 days
196195 days
1962114 days
1963162 days
1964129 days
1965167 days
1966145 days
196757 days
196866 days
1969106 days
1970184 days
1971157 days
1972167 days
1973123 days
1974119 days
197599 days
1976197 days
1977175 days
197881 days
197925 days
1980196 days
198115 days
198253 days
198374 days
1984192 days
1985172 days
198695 days
1987185 days
198875 days
19897 days
1992150 days
1994194 days
1995136 days
1996152 days
1997128 days
1998149 days
1999186 days
2000131 days
2001173 days
200279 days
2003119 days
2004158 days
2005193 days
200691 days
2007144 days
2008221 days
2009199 days
201010 days
201117 days
201229 days
201334 days
201421 days
201519 days
201625 days
201758 days
201822 days
201928 days
202080 days
2021118 days
2022153 days
2023203 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

91 years, 1914 to 2021

A day with at least 117.6 mm (4.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 306.7 mm (12.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Aurukun Shire Council: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years117.6 mm (4.6 in)
5 years155.8 mm (6.1 in)
10 years185.4 mm (7.3 in)
25 years228.6 mm (9.0 in)
50 years265.5 mm (10.5 in)
100 years306.7 mm (12.1 in)Longer than the 91 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, 91 years of values from 1914 to 2021.

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: 346.2 mm (13.6 in) in 1973; 260.8 mm (10.3 in) in 1997; 255.8 mm (10.1 in) in 1972.

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  • Data for Aurukun Shire Council standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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).