Marathon Railway Station Weather Records (ASN00030031)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Marathon Railway Station (ASN00030031), Australia, with 88 years of record.

Key Facts for Marathon Railway Station

Marathon Railway Station (ASN00030031) is a weather station in Australia at -20.87 latitude and 143.57 longitude, 237 m (778 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1888 to 1975, 88 years of record.
0 records set at Marathon Railway Station still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Marathon Railway Station set a daily record precipitation of 15.0 mm (0.6 in) on 16 January 1975.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -20.87 latitude, 143.57 longitude.
Elevation: 237 m (778 ft).
Period of record: 1888 to 1975, 88 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 Marathon Railway Station. 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 Marathon Railway Station, 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 Marathon Railway Station still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 205.2 mm (8.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Marathon Railway Station. The most was 205.2 mm (8.1 in) on 29 December 1960.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Marathon Railway Station
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	24 January 1951
Feb	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	2 February 1970
Mar	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	6 March 1954
Apr	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	6 April 1921
May	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	4 May 1920
Jun	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	20 June 1967
Jul	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	1 July 1921
Aug	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	12 August 1963
Sep	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	10 September 1962
Oct	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	31 October 1917
Nov	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	23 November 1950
Dec	205.2 mm (8.1 in)	29 December 1960

Latest Records

Latest records at Marathon Railway Station
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 1975	Marathon Railway Station, AU	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	12 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1974	Marathon Railway Station, AU	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	23 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1974	Marathon Railway Station, AU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1974	Marathon Railway Station, AU	daily rain	78.1 mm (3.1 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	59 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1973	Marathon Railway Station, AU	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1973	Marathon Railway Station, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1973	Marathon Railway Station, AU	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	79 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1973	Marathon Railway Station, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 1973	Marathon Railway Station, AU	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	84 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 1973	Marathon Railway Station, AU	daily rain	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	84 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1973	Marathon Railway Station, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1973	Marathon Railway Station, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1973	Marathon Railway Station, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 1973	Marathon Railway Station, AU	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	22 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1973	Marathon Railway Station, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1972	Marathon Railway Station, AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1972	Marathon Railway Station, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	7 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 1972	Marathon Railway Station, AU	daily rain	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	78 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1972	Marathon Railway Station, AU	daily rain	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	78 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 1972	Marathon Railway Station, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	30 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1888 to 1975

Yearly extremes at Marathon Railway Station: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	205.2 mm (8.1 in)	1960	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	41
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	317.6 mm (12.5 in)	1917	107.9 mm (4.2 in)	41
Longest dry spell (CDD)	263 days	1918	97 days	41

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Marathon Railway Station, 1888 to 1975. The record is 205.2 mm (8.1 in) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 73.7 mm (2.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Marathon Railway Station by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1888	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1889	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1892	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1893	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1913	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1914	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1915	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1916	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1917	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1918	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1919	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1920	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1921	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1922	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1923	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1950	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1951	166.1 mm (6.5 in)
1952	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1953	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1954	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1955	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1956	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1957	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1958	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1959	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1960	205.2 mm (8.1 in)
1961	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1962	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1963	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1964	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1965	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1966	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1967	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1968	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1969	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1970	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1971	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1972	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1973	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1974	78.1 mm (3.1 in)
1975	35.0 mm (1.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Marathon Railway Station, 1888 to 1975. The record is 317.6 mm (12.5 in) in 1917, marked on the chart; the median year is 107.9 mm (4.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Marathon Railway Station by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1888	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1889	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1892	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1893	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1913	181.9 mm (7.2 in)
1914	106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1915	148.9 mm (5.9 in)
1916	148.9 mm (5.9 in)
1917	317.6 mm (12.5 in)
1918	236.7 mm (9.3 in)
1919	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1920	113.4 mm (4.5 in)
1921	113.1 mm (4.5 in)
1922	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1923	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1950	209.1 mm (8.2 in)
1951	194.6 mm (7.7 in)
1952	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1953	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1954	174.0 mm (6.9 in)
1955	189.2 mm (7.4 in)
1956	154.0 mm (6.1 in)
1957	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1958	62.4 mm (2.5 in)
1959	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1960	213.6 mm (8.4 in)
1961	235.2 mm (9.3 in)
1962	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1963	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1964	126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1965	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1966	107.9 mm (4.2 in)
1967	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1968	227.7 mm (9.0 in)
1969	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1970	138.2 mm (5.4 in)
1971	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1972	72.3 mm (2.8 in)
1973	138.4 mm (5.4 in)
1974	240.5 mm (9.5 in)
1975	58.7 mm (2.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Marathon Railway Station, 1888 to 1975. The record is 263 days in 1918, marked on the chart; the median year is 97 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Marathon Railway Station by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1888	153 days
1889	31 days
1892	183 days
1893	59 days
1913	127 days
1914	128 days
1915	88 days
1916	90 days
1917	91 days
1918	263 days
1919	183 days
1920	75 days
1921	59 days
1922	223 days
1923	97 days
1950	34 days
1951	117 days
1952	40 days
1953	123 days
1954	92 days
1955	23 days
1956	30 days
1957	123 days
1958	149 days
1959	78 days
1960	107 days
1961	196 days
1962	53 days
1963	86 days
1964	62 days
1965	179 days
1966	73 days
1967	92 days
1968	139 days
1969	166 days
1970	183 days
1971	174 days
1972	135 days
1973	139 days
1974	94 days
1975	9 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.

Download the Data

Data for Marathon Railway Station standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Marathon Railway Station 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 2026-10-13 (13 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