Wilburra Downs Station Weather Records (ASN00030054)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Wilburra Downs Station (ASN00030054), Australia, with 90 years of record.

Key Facts for Wilburra Downs Station

Wilburra Downs Station (ASN00030054) is a weather station in Australia at -20.81 latitude and 143.23 longitude, 230 m (755 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1916 to 2005, 90 years of record.
0 records set at Wilburra Downs Station still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Wilburra Downs Station set a daily record precipitation of 37.0 mm (1.5 in) on 26 April 2004.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -20.81 latitude, 143.23 longitude.
Elevation: 230 m (755 ft).
Period of record: 1916 to 2005, 90 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 Wilburra Downs 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 Wilburra Downs Station, with 2026 drawn through them
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

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Wilburra Downs Station still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Wilburra Downs Station between 24 January 1951 and 21 January 1981. Each dot is a new record.

When Wilburra Downs Station set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1951-01-24	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 174.2 mm (6.9 in)
1981-01-21	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 188.0 mm (7.4 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 188.0 mm (7.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Wilburra Downs Station. The most was 188.0 mm (7.4 in) on 21 January 1981.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Wilburra Downs Station
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	21 January 1981
Feb	187.0 mm (7.4 in)	10 February 1995
Mar	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	29 March 1973
Apr	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	19 April 1990
May	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	8 May 1930
Jun	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	3 June 1985
Jul	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	10 July 1978
Aug	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19 August 1966
Sep	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	5 September 1943
Oct	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	14 October 1996
Nov	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	8 November 1966
Dec	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	21 December 1976

Latest Records

Latest records at Wilburra Downs Station
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 April 2004	Wilburra Downs Station, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 2004	Wilburra Downs Station, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 2003	Wilburra Downs Station, AU	daily rain	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 2003	Wilburra Downs Station, AU	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	17 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 2003	Wilburra Downs Station, AU	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	36 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
1 June 2003	Wilburra Downs Station, AU	daily rain	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	21 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 2001	Wilburra Downs Station, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	30 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 2001	Wilburra Downs Station, AU	daily rain	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	30 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 2000	Wilburra Downs Station, AU	daily rain	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	55 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2000	Wilburra Downs Station, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	3 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
19 November 2000	Wilburra Downs Station, AU	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	67 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 2000	Wilburra Downs Station, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 2000	Wilburra Downs Station, AU	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	61 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 2000	Wilburra Downs Station, AU	daily rain	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	25 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
10 June 2000	Wilburra Downs Station, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 2000	Wilburra Downs Station, AU	daily rain	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 2000	Wilburra Downs Station, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 1999	Wilburra Downs Station, AU	daily rain	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	48 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1999	Wilburra Downs Station, AU	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	16 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1999	Wilburra Downs Station, AU	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	13 years	13 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1916 to 2005

Yearly extremes at Wilburra Downs Station: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	1981	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	90
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	324.6 mm (12.8 in)	1981	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	90
Longest dry spell (CDD)	296 days	2002	109 days	90

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Wilburra Downs Station, 1916 to 2005. The record is 188.0 mm (7.4 in) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 58.7 mm (2.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Wilburra Downs Station by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1916	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1917	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1918	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1919	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1920	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1921	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1922	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1923	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1924	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1925	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1926	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1927	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1928	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1929	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1930	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1931	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1932	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1933	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1934	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1935	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1936	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1937	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1938	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1939	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1940	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1941	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1942	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1943	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1944	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1945	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1946	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1947	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1948	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1949	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1950	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1951	174.2 mm (6.9 in)
1952	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1953	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1954	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1955	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1956	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1957	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1958	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1959	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1960	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1961	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1962	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1963	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1964	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1965	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1966	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1967	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1968	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1969	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1970	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1971	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1972	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1973	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1974	80.4 mm (3.2 in)
1975	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1976	140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1977	79.4 mm (3.1 in)
1978	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1979	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1980	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1981	188.0 mm (7.4 in)
1982	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1983	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1984	116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1985	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1986	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1987	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1988	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1989	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1990	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1991	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1992	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1993	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1994	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1995	187.0 mm (7.4 in)
1996	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1997	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1998	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1999	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
2000	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
2001	49.4 mm (1.9 in)
2002	32.2 mm (1.3 in)
2003	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
2004	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
2005	25.2 mm (1.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Wilburra Downs Station, 1916 to 2005. The record is 324.6 mm (12.8 in) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 101.3 mm (4.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Wilburra Downs Station by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1916	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1917	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1918	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1919	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1920	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1921	93.1 mm (3.7 in)
1922	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1923	31.4 mm (1.2 in)
1924	122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1925	151.9 mm (6.0 in)
1926	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1927	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1928	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1929	123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1930	135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1931	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1932	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1933	88.8 mm (3.5 in)
1934	91.3 mm (3.6 in)
1935	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1936	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1937	146.0 mm (5.7 in)
1938	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1939	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1940	110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1941	106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1942	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1943	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1944	110.3 mm (4.3 in)
1945	135.6 mm (5.3 in)
1946	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1947	130.6 mm (5.1 in)
1948	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1949	64.1 mm (2.5 in)
1950	136.2 mm (5.4 in)
1951	182.0 mm (7.2 in)
1952	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1953	109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1954	142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1955	131.0 mm (5.2 in)
1956	206.3 mm (8.1 in)
1957	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1958	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1959	86.7 mm (3.4 in)
1960	127.2 mm (5.0 in)
1961	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1962	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1963	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1964	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1965	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1966	118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1967	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1968	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1969	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1970	110.3 mm (4.3 in)
1971	114.5 mm (4.5 in)
1972	153.7 mm (6.1 in)
1973	184.6 mm (7.3 in)
1974	206.8 mm (8.1 in)
1975	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1976	187.0 mm (7.4 in)
1977	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1978	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1979	141.6 mm (5.6 in)
1980	128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1981	324.6 mm (12.8 in)
1982	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1983	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1984	299.8 mm (11.8 in)
1985	111.4 mm (4.4 in)
1986	114.4 mm (4.5 in)
1987	62.4 mm (2.5 in)
1988	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1989	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1990	165.2 mm (6.5 in)
1991	147.4 mm (5.8 in)
1992	189.0 mm (7.4 in)
1993	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1994	247.0 mm (9.7 in)
1995	211.0 mm (8.3 in)
1996	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1997	167.0 mm (6.6 in)
1998	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1999	95.4 mm (3.8 in)
2000	122.6 mm (4.8 in)
2001	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
2002	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
2003	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
2004	148.8 mm (5.9 in)
2005	41.8 mm (1.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Wilburra Downs Station, 1916 to 2005. The record is 296 days in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 109 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Wilburra Downs Station by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1916	61 days
1917	31 days
1918	153 days
1919	91 days
1920	23 days
1921	63 days
1922	117 days
1923	136 days
1924	121 days
1925	91 days
1926	134 days
1927	119 days
1928	142 days
1929	219 days
1930	111 days
1931	118 days
1932	161 days
1933	121 days
1934	78 days
1935	105 days
1936	70 days
1937	89 days
1938	113 days
1939	77 days
1940	152 days
1941	134 days
1942	71 days
1943	108 days
1944	161 days
1945	91 days
1946	270 days
1947	141 days
1948	97 days
1949	146 days
1950	48 days
1951	124 days
1952	84 days
1953	117 days
1954	70 days
1955	120 days
1956	60 days
1957	120 days
1958	143 days
1959	58 days
1960	53 days
1961	187 days
1962	54 days
1963	127 days
1964	62 days
1965	138 days
1966	89 days
1967	92 days
1968	139 days
1969	182 days
1970	185 days
1971	85 days
1972	225 days
1973	138 days
1974	92 days
1975	70 days
1976	139 days
1977	178 days
1978	54 days
1979	200 days
1980	94 days
1981	47 days
1982	135 days
1983	69 days
1984	106 days
1985	77 days
1986	51 days
1987	99 days
1988	109 days
1989	100 days
1990	123 days
1991	146 days
1992	112 days
1993	53 days
1994	237 days
1995	71 days
1996	107 days
1997	99 days
1998	66 days
1999	191 days
2000	68 days
2001	117 days
2002	296 days
2003	91 days
2004	156 days
2005	10 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

84 years, 1921 to 2004

A day with at least 58.2 mm (2.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 186.8 mm (7.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Wilburra Downs Station: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
5 years	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
10 years	104.5 mm (4.1 in)
25 years	133.9 mm (5.3 in)
50 years	158.9 mm (6.3 in)
100 years	186.8 mm (7.4 in)	Longer than the 84 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, 84 years of values from 1921 to 2004.

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: 188.0 mm (7.4 in) in 1981; 187.0 mm (7.4 in) in 1995; 174.2 mm (6.9 in) in 1951.

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Data for Wilburra Downs Station standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Wilburra Downs 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 2026-10-14 (14 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
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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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