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Walkerston Weather Records (ASN00033072)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Walkerston (ASN00033072), Australia, with 75 years of record.

Key Facts for Walkerston

  • Walkerston (ASN00033072) is a weather station in Australia at -21.15 latitude and 149.07 longitude, 18 m (59 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1899 to 1973, 75 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Walkerston still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Walkerston set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 26 April 1973.

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -21.15 latitude, 149.07 longitude.
  • Elevation: 18 m (59 ft).
  • Period of record: 1899 to 1973, 75 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

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Daily record high and record low at Walkerston, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Walkerston. 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 Walkerston. 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 Walkerston, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

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

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records
When Walkerston set new all-time records 1 all-time records were set at Walkerston between 12 January 1951 and 12 January 1951. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitation12 January 1951: Record daily precipitation 472.4 mm (18.6 in)
1 all-time records were set at Walkerston between 12 January 1951 and 12 January 1951. Each dot is a new record.
When Walkerston set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1951-01-12Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 472.4 mm (18.6 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 472.4 mm (18.6 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Walkerston The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Walkerston. The most was 472.4 mm (18.6 in) on 12 January 1951. 0200400600 Jan: 472.4 mm (18.6 in), 12 January 1951 Jan Feb: 305.3 mm (12.0 in), 18 February 1958 Feb Mar: 299.7 mm (11.8 in), 26 March 1963 Mar Apr: 267.7 mm (10.5 in), 5 April 1941 Apr May: 285.5 mm (11.2 in), 26 May 1955 May Jun: 152.4 mm (6.0 in), 8 June 1967 Jun Jul: 226.1 mm (8.9 in), 1 July 1921 Jul Aug: 80.0 mm (3.1 in), 28 August 1953 Aug Sep: 119.4 mm (4.7 in), 5 September 1921 Sep Oct: 144.3 mm (5.7 in), 5 October 1954 Oct Nov: 147.6 mm (5.8 in), 26 November 1915 Nov Dec: 229.1 mm (9.0 in), 24 December 1927 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Walkerston. The most was 472.4 mm (18.6 in) on 12 January 1951.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Walkerston
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan472.4 mm (18.6 in)12 January 1951
Feb305.3 mm (12.0 in)18 February 1958
Mar299.7 mm (11.8 in)26 March 1963
Apr267.7 mm (10.5 in)5 April 1941
May285.5 mm (11.2 in)26 May 1955
Jun152.4 mm (6.0 in)8 June 1967
Jul226.1 mm (8.9 in)1 July 1921
Aug80.0 mm (3.1 in)28 August 1953
Sep119.4 mm (4.7 in)5 September 1921
Oct144.3 mm (5.7 in)5 October 1954
Nov147.6 mm (5.8 in)26 November 1915
Dec229.1 mm (9.0 in)24 December 1927

Latest Records

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Latest records at Walkerston
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
26 April 1973Walkerston, AUdaily rain33.0 mm (1.3 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)7 years10 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1972Walkerston, AUdaily rain104.9 mm (4.1 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)40 years21 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1972Walkerston, AUdaily rain71.9 mm (2.8 in)16.8 mm (0.7 in)38 years22 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1972Walkerston, AUdaily rain91.4 mm (3.6 in)12.9 mm (0.5 in)37 years21 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1971Walkerston, AUdaily rain163.8 mm (6.4 in)74.9 mm (2.9 in)14 years34 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1971Walkerston, AUdaily rain (Tie)28.4 mm (1.1 in)tie52 years5 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1971Walkerston, AUdaily rain27.2 mm (1.1 in)18.8 mm (0.7 in)46 years33 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1970Walkerston, AUdaily rain47.2 mm (1.9 in)12.9 mm (0.5 in)45 years26 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1970Walkerston, AUdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)15.3 mm (0.6 in)25 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1970Walkerston, AUdaily rain157.0 mm (6.2 in)26.2 mm (1.0 in)52 years28 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1970Walkerston, AUdaily rain127.0 mm (5.0 in)31.5 mm (1.2 in)44 years28 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1970Walkerston, AUdaily rain260.4 mm (10.3 in)150.4 mm (5.9 in)3 years36 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1969Walkerston, AUdaily rain38.9 mm (1.5 in)16.0 mm (0.6 in)52 years30 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1969Walkerston, AUdaily rain73.9 mm (2.9 in)16.7 mm (0.7 in)58 years28 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1968Walkerston, AUdaily rain15.7 mm (0.6 in)10.1 mm (0.4 in)5 years14 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1968Walkerston, AUdaily rain38.6 mm (1.5 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)68 years29 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1968Walkerston, AUdaily rain19.6 mm (0.8 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)10 years10 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1968Walkerston, AUdaily rain88.9 mm (3.5 in)15.2 mm (0.6 in)9 years13 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1968Walkerston, AUdaily rain86.4 mm (3.4 in)15.0 mm (0.6 in)12 years13 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1968Walkerston, AUdaily rain210.8 mm (8.3 in)48.7 mm (1.9 in)4 years17 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1899 to 1973
Yearly extremes at Walkerston: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)472.4 mm (18.6 in)1951160.8 mm (6.3 in)75
Wettest five days (Rx5day)1,289.5 mm (50.8 in)1951314.9 mm (12.4 in)75
Longest dry spell (CDD)184 days191149 days75

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Walkerston by year The wettest day of the year at Walkerston, 1899 to 1973. The record is 472.4 mm (18.6 in) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 160.8 mm (6.3 in). 02004006001900192019401960Record: 472.4 mm (18.6 in) in 1951
The wettest day of the year at Walkerston, 1899 to 1973. The record is 472.4 mm (18.6 in) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 160.8 mm (6.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Walkerston by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
189990.4 mm (3.6 in)
1900115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1901242.8 mm (9.6 in)
190276.2 mm (3.0 in)
1903150.4 mm (5.9 in)
1904208.8 mm (8.2 in)
1905269.2 mm (10.6 in)
1906231.1 mm (9.1 in)
190781.3 mm (3.2 in)
1908172.7 mm (6.8 in)
1909151.1 mm (5.9 in)
1910180.3 mm (7.1 in)
1911181.6 mm (7.1 in)
191286.6 mm (3.4 in)
1913218.4 mm (8.6 in)
1914240.0 mm (9.4 in)
1915147.6 mm (5.8 in)
1916122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1917130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1918438.2 mm (17.3 in)
191980.8 mm (3.2 in)
1920162.1 mm (6.4 in)
1921226.1 mm (8.9 in)
192261.0 mm (2.4 in)
192382.6 mm (3.3 in)
1924208.3 mm (8.2 in)
1925109.5 mm (4.3 in)
192685.3 mm (3.4 in)
1927229.1 mm (9.0 in)
1928245.4 mm (9.7 in)
1929164.8 mm (6.5 in)
1930179.3 mm (7.1 in)
193194.5 mm (3.7 in)
1932337.6 mm (13.3 in)
1933122.4 mm (4.8 in)
193490.4 mm (3.6 in)
1935181.9 mm (7.2 in)
1936217.2 mm (8.6 in)
1937197.1 mm (7.8 in)
1938146.8 mm (5.8 in)
193976.5 mm (3.0 in)
1940258.8 mm (10.2 in)
1941267.7 mm (10.5 in)
1942160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1943160.8 mm (6.3 in)
1944118.1 mm (4.6 in)
194593.2 mm (3.7 in)
1946209.8 mm (8.3 in)
1947177.3 mm (7.0 in)
1948103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1949207.0 mm (8.1 in)
1950220.7 mm (8.7 in)
1951472.4 mm (18.6 in)
195279.5 mm (3.1 in)
195395.5 mm (3.8 in)
1954252.7 mm (9.9 in)
1955285.5 mm (11.2 in)
1956112.3 mm (4.4 in)
195777.5 mm (3.1 in)
1958305.3 mm (12.0 in)
1959193.0 mm (7.6 in)
1960152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1961146.1 mm (5.8 in)
196299.8 mm (3.9 in)
1963299.7 mm (11.8 in)
1964114.3 mm (4.5 in)
196596.5 mm (3.8 in)
196692.7 mm (3.6 in)
1967152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1968210.8 mm (8.3 in)
196974.2 mm (2.9 in)
1970260.4 mm (10.3 in)
1971163.8 mm (6.4 in)
1972170.9 mm (6.7 in)
197391.2 mm (3.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Walkerston by year The wettest five days of the year at Walkerston, 1899 to 1973. The record is 1,289.5 mm (50.8 in) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 314.9 mm (12.4 in). 05001,0001,5001900192019401960Record: 1,289.5 mm (50.8 in) in 1951
The wettest five days of the year at Walkerston, 1899 to 1973. The record is 1,289.5 mm (50.8 in) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 314.9 mm (12.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Walkerston by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1899129.3 mm (5.1 in)
1900320.1 mm (12.6 in)
1901589.7 mm (23.2 in)
1902169.7 mm (6.7 in)
1903254.7 mm (10.0 in)
1904286.7 mm (11.3 in)
1905526.3 mm (20.7 in)
1906546.6 mm (21.5 in)
1907143.6 mm (5.7 in)
1908316.8 mm (12.5 in)
1909372.1 mm (14.6 in)
1910315.2 mm (12.4 in)
1911380.8 mm (15.0 in)
1912157.7 mm (6.2 in)
1913513.0 mm (20.2 in)
1914457.9 mm (18.0 in)
1915197.1 mm (7.8 in)
1916324.1 mm (12.8 in)
1917292.1 mm (11.5 in)
19181,208.4 mm (47.6 in)
1919159.0 mm (6.3 in)
1920338.9 mm (13.3 in)
1921412.8 mm (16.3 in)
1922245.7 mm (9.7 in)
192394.3 mm (3.7 in)
1924392.7 mm (15.5 in)
1925284.0 mm (11.2 in)
1926139.1 mm (5.5 in)
1927494.9 mm (19.5 in)
1928348.3 mm (13.7 in)
1929444.2 mm (17.5 in)
1930395.4 mm (15.6 in)
1931137.9 mm (5.4 in)
1932589.6 mm (23.2 in)
1933213.4 mm (8.4 in)
1934149.9 mm (5.9 in)
1935280.2 mm (11.0 in)
1936552.9 mm (21.8 in)
1937412.3 mm (16.2 in)
1938346.6 mm (13.6 in)
1939197.1 mm (7.8 in)
1940446.8 mm (17.6 in)
1941358.9 mm (14.1 in)
1942510.8 mm (20.1 in)
1943346.2 mm (13.6 in)
1944254.8 mm (10.0 in)
1945228.3 mm (9.0 in)
1946392.7 mm (15.5 in)
1947441.2 mm (17.4 in)
1948305.8 mm (12.0 in)
1949242.8 mm (9.6 in)
1950308.5 mm (12.1 in)
19511,289.5 mm (50.8 in)
195297.8 mm (3.9 in)
1953127.7 mm (5.0 in)
1954461.3 mm (18.2 in)
1955516.3 mm (20.3 in)
1956286.0 mm (11.3 in)
1957132.9 mm (5.2 in)
1958526.7 mm (20.7 in)
1959236.2 mm (9.3 in)
1960264.1 mm (10.4 in)
1961371.6 mm (14.6 in)
1962138.9 mm (5.5 in)
1963311.0 mm (12.2 in)
1964114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1965119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1966176.8 mm (7.0 in)
1967327.7 mm (12.9 in)
1968314.9 mm (12.4 in)
1969176.6 mm (7.0 in)
1970462.1 mm (18.2 in)
1971301.0 mm (11.9 in)
1972326.1 mm (12.8 in)
1973175.0 mm (6.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Walkerston by year The longest dry spell of the year at Walkerston, 1899 to 1973. The record is 184 days in 1911, marked on the chart; the median year is 49 days. 0501001502001900192019401960Record: 184 days in 1911
The longest dry spell of the year at Walkerston, 1899 to 1973. The record is 184 days in 1911, marked on the chart; the median year is 49 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Walkerston by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
189923 days
190049 days
190136 days
190240 days
190345 days
190446 days
190528 days
190647 days
190773 days
190835 days
190935 days
191058 days
1911184 days
1912103 days
1913138 days
191498 days
191563 days
191656 days
191769 days
191890 days
1919106 days
192027 days
192127 days
192249 days
192375 days
192452 days
192552 days
192653 days
192748 days
1928133 days
192970 days
193047 days
193150 days
193237 days
193322 days
193427 days
193532 days
193634 days
193738 days
193862 days
193944 days
194044 days
194174 days
194225 days
194383 days
194429 days
194533 days
194682 days
194727 days
1948112 days
194940 days
195022 days
195154 days
195218 days
195340 days
195429 days
195585 days
195629 days
195732 days
195855 days
1959131 days
196083 days
196190 days
196275 days
196343 days
196481 days
196575 days
196664 days
196751 days
196853 days
196951 days
197044 days
197129 days
197255 days
197314 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

72 years, 1900 to 1972

A day with at least 159.8 mm (6.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 438.6 mm (17.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Walkerston: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years159.8 mm (6.3 in)
5 years232.9 mm (9.2 in)
10 years281.9 mm (11.1 in)
25 years344.5 mm (13.6 in)
50 years391.5 mm (15.4 in)
100 years438.6 mm (17.3 in)Longer than the 72 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, 72 years of values from 1900 to 1972.

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: 472.4 mm (18.6 in) in 1951; 438.2 mm (17.3 in) in 1918; 337.6 mm (13.3 in) in 1932.

Download the Data

  • Data for Walkerston standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Walkerston 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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).