Laura Post Office Weather Records (ASN00028000)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Laura Post Office (ASN00028000), Australia, with 130 years of record.

Key Facts for Laura Post Office

Laura Post Office (ASN00028000) is a weather station in Australia at -15.56 latitude and 144.45 longitude, 95 m (312 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1897 to 2026, 130 years of record.
0 records set at Laura Post Office still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Laura Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 3.2 mm (0.13 in) on 24 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, -15.56 latitude, 144.45 longitude.
Elevation: 95 m (312 ft).
Period of record: 1897 to 2026, 130 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 Laura Post Office. 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 Laura Post Office, 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 Laura Post Office still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Laura Post Office between 7 March 1940 and 7 March 1940. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 223.5 mm (8.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Laura Post Office. The most was 223.5 mm (8.8 in) on 7 March 1940.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Laura Post Office
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	172.8 mm (6.8 in)	23 January 2013
Feb	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	11 February 1949
Mar	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	7 March 1940
Apr	125.1 mm (4.9 in)	11 April 2013
May	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	6 May 1996
Jun	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	17 June 1939
Jul	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	4 July 1938
Aug	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	6 August 1947
Sep	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 September 1947
Oct	101.2 mm (4.0 in)	10 October 1996
Nov	123.6 mm (4.9 in)	20 November 1989
Dec	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	11 December 1906

Latest Records

Latest records at Laura Post Office
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 August 2026	Laura Post Office, AU	daily rain (Provisional)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	124 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 2026	Laura Post Office, AU	daily rain	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	112 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 2026	Laura Post Office, AU	daily rain	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	59 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 2026	Laura Post Office, AU	daily rain	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	61 years	68 of 100 (Major)
18 January 2026	Laura Post Office, AU	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	94 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2026	Laura Post Office, AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	123 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2025	Laura Post Office, AU	daily rain	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	94 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2025	Laura Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	108 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 2025	Laura Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	84 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2024	Laura Post Office, AU	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	126 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 2024	Laura Post Office, AU	daily rain	165.0 mm (6.5 in)	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	6 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 2023	Laura Post Office, AU	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	57 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 2023	Laura Post Office, AU	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2023	Laura Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	34 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 2023	Laura Post Office, AU	daily rain	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	14 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 2023	Laura Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	60 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 2023	Laura Post Office, AU	daily rain	110.8 mm (4.4 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2023	Laura Post Office, AU	daily rain	108.8 mm (4.3 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	124 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2022	Laura Post Office, AU	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 2022	Laura Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1897 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Laura Post Office: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	1940	83.9 mm (3.3 in)	128
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	441.0 mm (17.4 in)	2023	160.6 mm (6.3 in)	125
Longest dry spell (CDD)	223 days	1982	112 days	125

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Laura Post Office, 1897 to 2026. The record is 223.5 mm (8.8 in) in 1940, marked on the chart; the median year is 83.9 mm (3.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Laura Post Office by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1897	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1898	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1899	183.9 mm (7.2 in)
1900	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1901	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1902	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1903	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1906	159.5 mm (6.3 in)
1907	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1908	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1909	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1910	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1911	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1912	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1913	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1914	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1915	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1916	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1917	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1918	134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1919	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1920	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1921	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1922	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1923	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1924	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1925	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1926	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1927	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1928	134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1929	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1930	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1931	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1932	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1933	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1934	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1935	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1936	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1937	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1938	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1939	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1940	223.5 mm (8.8 in)
1941	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1942	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1943	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1944	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1945	155.4 mm (6.1 in)
1946	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1947	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1948	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1949	175.3 mm (6.9 in)
1950	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1951	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1952	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1953	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1954	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1955	149.9 mm (5.9 in)
1956	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1957	184.2 mm (7.3 in)
1958	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1959	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1960	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1961	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1962	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1963	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1964	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1965	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1966	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1967	118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1968	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1969	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1970	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1971	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1972	159.0 mm (6.3 in)
1973	132.3 mm (5.2 in)
1974	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1975	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1976	132.0 mm (5.2 in)
1977	132.4 mm (5.2 in)
1978	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1979	89.6 mm (3.5 in)
1980	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1981	88.8 mm (3.5 in)
1982	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1983	58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1984	76.6 mm (3.0 in)
1985	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1986	61.6 mm (2.4 in)
1987	140.4 mm (5.5 in)
1988	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1989	123.6 mm (4.9 in)
1990	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1991	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1992	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1993	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1994	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
1995	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1996	120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1997	95.4 mm (3.8 in)
1998	88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1999	120.0 mm (4.7 in)
2000	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
2001	79.6 mm (3.1 in)
2002	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
2003	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
2004	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
2005	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
2006	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
2007	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
2008	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
2009	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
2010	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
2011	118.0 mm (4.6 in)
2012	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
2013	172.8 mm (6.8 in)
2014	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
2015	108.8 mm (4.3 in)
2016	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
2017	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
2018	65.4 mm (2.6 in)
2019	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
2020	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
2021	60.6 mm (2.4 in)
2022	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
2023	110.8 mm (4.4 in)
2024	165.0 mm (6.5 in)
2025	74.6 mm (2.9 in)
2026	190.0 mm (7.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Laura Post Office, 1897 to 2026. The record is 441.0 mm (17.4 in) in 2023, marked on the chart; the median year is 160.6 mm (6.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Laura Post Office by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1897	146.4 mm (5.8 in)
1898	171.3 mm (6.7 in)
1899	275.6 mm (10.9 in)
1900	92.1 mm (3.6 in)
1901	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1902	111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1903	126.6 mm (5.0 in)
1906	224.4 mm (8.8 in)
1907	193.8 mm (7.6 in)
1908	160.6 mm (6.3 in)
1909	147.8 mm (5.8 in)
1910	177.6 mm (7.0 in)
1911	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1912	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1913	188.2 mm (7.4 in)
1914	161.8 mm (6.4 in)
1915	99.4 mm (3.9 in)
1916	119.7 mm (4.7 in)
1917	194.1 mm (7.6 in)
1918	263.9 mm (10.4 in)
1919	119.2 mm (4.7 in)
1920	132.8 mm (5.2 in)
1921	135.2 mm (5.3 in)
1922	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1923	119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1924	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1925	157.2 mm (6.2 in)
1926	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1927	164.1 mm (6.5 in)
1928	249.9 mm (9.8 in)
1929	190.7 mm (7.5 in)
1930	236.5 mm (9.3 in)
1931	120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1932	186.7 mm (7.4 in)
1933	142.5 mm (5.6 in)
1934	175.2 mm (6.9 in)
1935	253.1 mm (10.0 in)
1936	144.7 mm (5.7 in)
1937	134.7 mm (5.3 in)
1938	143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1939	179.8 mm (7.1 in)
1940	322.3 mm (12.7 in)
1941	141.5 mm (5.6 in)
1942	186.1 mm (7.3 in)
1943	191.0 mm (7.5 in)
1944	143.7 mm (5.7 in)
1945	311.3 mm (12.3 in)
1946	166.8 mm (6.6 in)
1947	122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1948	139.9 mm (5.5 in)
1949	335.1 mm (13.2 in)
1950	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1951	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1952	136.4 mm (5.4 in)
1953	149.8 mm (5.9 in)
1954	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1955	280.2 mm (11.0 in)
1956	199.6 mm (7.9 in)
1957	254.5 mm (10.0 in)
1958	169.2 mm (6.7 in)
1959	141.7 mm (5.6 in)
1960	191.3 mm (7.5 in)
1961	209.8 mm (8.3 in)
1962	174.0 mm (6.9 in)
1963	184.3 mm (7.3 in)
1964	192.7 mm (7.6 in)
1965	146.5 mm (5.8 in)
1966	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1967	295.8 mm (11.6 in)
1968	134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1969	126.8 mm (5.0 in)
1970	124.1 mm (4.9 in)
1971	187.7 mm (7.4 in)
1972	222.0 mm (8.7 in)
1973	249.7 mm (9.8 in)
1974	175.2 mm (6.9 in)
1975	139.0 mm (5.5 in)
1976	200.4 mm (7.9 in)
1977	240.9 mm (9.5 in)
1978	181.2 mm (7.1 in)
1979	235.8 mm (9.3 in)
1980	114.2 mm (4.5 in)
1981	208.0 mm (8.2 in)
1982	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1983	119.0 mm (4.7 in)
1984	150.4 mm (5.9 in)
1985	136.8 mm (5.4 in)
1986	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1987	201.4 mm (7.9 in)
1988	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1989	203.8 mm (8.0 in)
1990	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1991	161.8 mm (6.4 in)
1992	158.2 mm (6.2 in)
1993	136.4 mm (5.4 in)
1994	96.4 mm (3.8 in)
1995	113.4 mm (4.5 in)
1996	286.0 mm (11.3 in)
1997	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1998	233.2 mm (9.2 in)
1999	242.2 mm (9.5 in)
2000	143.4 mm (5.6 in)
2001	184.4 mm (7.3 in)
2002	155.2 mm (6.1 in)
2003	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
2004	120.2 mm (4.7 in)
2005	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
2006	130.4 mm (5.1 in)
2007	221.2 mm (8.7 in)
2008	143.6 mm (5.7 in)
2009	148.9 mm (5.9 in)
2010	n/a
2011	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	402.8 mm (15.9 in)
2014	205.6 mm (8.1 in)
2015	285.8 mm (11.3 in)
2016	324.8 mm (12.8 in)
2017	227.7 mm (9.0 in)
2018	177.5 mm (7.0 in)
2019	208.6 mm (8.2 in)
2020	164.2 mm (6.5 in)
2021	139.8 mm (5.5 in)
2022	136.8 mm (5.4 in)
2023	441.0 mm (17.4 in)
2024	269.9 mm (10.6 in)
2025	201.6 mm (7.9 in)
2026	237.6 mm (9.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Laura Post Office, 1897 to 2026. The record is 223 days in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 112 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Laura Post Office by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1897	79 days
1898	91 days
1899	104 days
1900	87 days
1901	60 days
1902	109 days
1903	6 days
1906	93 days
1907	41 days
1908	62 days
1909	128 days
1910	90 days
1911	182 days
1912	87 days
1913	101 days
1914	170 days
1915	127 days
1916	138 days
1917	131 days
1918	202 days
1919	116 days
1920	64 days
1921	96 days
1922	137 days
1923	58 days
1924	88 days
1925	92 days
1926	86 days
1927	57 days
1928	169 days
1929	158 days
1930	112 days
1931	155 days
1932	145 days
1933	121 days
1934	65 days
1935	152 days
1936	116 days
1937	128 days
1938	65 days
1939	112 days
1940	128 days
1941	180 days
1942	101 days
1943	87 days
1944	70 days
1945	87 days
1946	189 days
1947	127 days
1948	43 days
1949	8 days
1950	92 days
1951	153 days
1952	134 days
1953	133 days
1954	112 days
1955	102 days
1956	59 days
1957	77 days
1958	131 days
1959	161 days
1960	145 days
1961	139 days
1962	153 days
1963	207 days
1964	138 days
1965	153 days
1966	101 days
1967	53 days
1968	135 days
1969	100 days
1970	72 days
1971	114 days
1972	71 days
1973	128 days
1974	93 days
1975	55 days
1976	184 days
1977	179 days
1978	139 days
1979	157 days
1980	103 days
1981	118 days
1982	223 days
1983	116 days
1984	143 days
1985	95 days
1986	148 days
1987	62 days
1988	122 days
1989	143 days
1990	128 days
1991	182 days
1992	138 days
1993	94 days
1994	145 days
1995	89 days
1996	74 days
1997	121 days
1998	136 days
1999	94 days
2000	135 days
2001	87 days
2002	112 days
2003	84 days
2004	162 days
2005	97 days
2006	8 days
2007	77 days
2008	99 days
2009	141 days
2010	n/a
2011	1 day
2012	n/a
2013	1 day
2014	n/a
2015	145 days
2016	107 days
2017	78 days
2018	115 days
2019	137 days
2020	156 days
2021	88 days
2022	108 days
2023	97 days
2024	158 days
2025	103 days
2026	64 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

112 years, 1897 to 2025

A day with at least 82.5 mm (3.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 208.1 mm (8.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Laura Post Office: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
5 years	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
10 years	131.8 mm (5.2 in)
25 years	160.4 mm (6.3 in)
50 years	183.5 mm (7.2 in)
100 years	208.1 mm (8.2 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 112 years of values from 1897 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: 223.5 mm (8.8 in) in 1940; 184.2 mm (7.3 in) in 1957; 183.9 mm (7.2 in) in 1899.

Download the Data

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

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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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
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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a