Fanning River Station Weather Records (ASN00033123)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Fanning River Station (ASN00033123), Australia, with 99 years of record.

Key Facts for Fanning River Station

Fanning River Station (ASN00033123) is a weather station in Australia at -19.73 latitude and 146.43 longitude, 366 m (1,201 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1889 to 1987, 99 years of record.
0 records set at Fanning River Station still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Fanning River Station set a daily record precipitation of 89.0 mm (3.5 in) on 4 March 1987.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -19.73 latitude, 146.43 longitude.
Elevation: 366 m (1,201 ft).
Period of record: 1889 to 1987, 99 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 Fanning River 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 Fanning River Station, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Fanning River Station still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 211.3 mm (8.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Fanning River Station. The most was 211.3 mm (8.3 in) on 3 March 1946.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Fanning River Station
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	15 January 1953
Feb	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	21 February 1958
Mar	211.3 mm (8.3 in)	3 March 1946
Apr	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	3 April 1958
May	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	21 May 1981
Jun	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	22 June 1894
Jul	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	6 July 1942
Aug	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	22 August 1893
Sep	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	7 September 1947
Oct	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	4 October 1930
Nov	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	18 November 1981
Dec	206.2 mm (8.1 in)	22 December 1973

Latest Records

Latest records at Fanning River Station
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 March 1987	Fanning River Station, AU	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1986	Fanning River Station, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1986	Fanning River Station, AU	daily rain	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1986	Fanning River Station, AU	daily rain	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	95 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1986	Fanning River Station, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1986	Fanning River Station, AU	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	92 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1986	Fanning River Station, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1986	Fanning River Station, AU	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	3 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1986	Fanning River Station, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1986	Fanning River Station, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1985	Fanning River Station, AU	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1985	Fanning River Station, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	50 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1985	Fanning River Station, AU	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	15 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1985	Fanning River Station, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	43 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1985	Fanning River Station, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1985	Fanning River Station, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1985	Fanning River Station, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	90 years	68 of 100 (Major)
21 October 1984	Fanning River Station, AU	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1984	Fanning River Station, AU	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 1984	Fanning River Station, AU	daily rain	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	2 years	13 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1889 to 1987

Yearly extremes at Fanning River Station: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	211.3 mm (8.3 in)	1946	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	68
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	312.5 mm (12.3 in)	1950	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	68
Longest dry spell (CDD)	236 days	1946	82 days	68

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Fanning River Station, 1889 to 1987. The record is 211.3 mm (8.3 in) in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 72.8 mm (2.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Fanning River Station by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1889	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1890	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1892	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1893	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1894	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1895	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1897	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1898	8.6 mm (0.34 in)
1899	0.8 mm (0.03 in)
1900	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1901	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1930	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1931	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1932	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1933	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1935	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1936	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1937	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1938	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1939	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1940	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1941	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1942	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1943	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1944	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1945	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1946	211.3 mm (8.3 in)
1947	105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1948	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1949	133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1950	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1951	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1952	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1953	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1954	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1955	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1956	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1957	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1958	142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1959	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1960	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1961	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1962	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1963	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1964	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1965	130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1966	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1967	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1968	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1969	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1970	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1971	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1972	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1973	206.2 mm (8.1 in)
1974	64.4 mm (2.5 in)
1975	80.4 mm (3.2 in)
1976	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1977	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1978	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1979	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1980	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1981	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1982	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1983	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1984	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1985	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1986	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1987	89.0 mm (3.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Fanning River Station, 1889 to 1987. The record is 312.5 mm (12.3 in) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 112.3 mm (4.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Fanning River Station by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1889	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1890	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1892	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1893	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1894	220.9 mm (8.7 in)
1895	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1897	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1898	8.6 mm (0.34 in)
1899	0.8 mm (0.03 in)
1900	132.5 mm (5.2 in)
1901	209.7 mm (8.3 in)
1930	104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1931	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1932	102.2 mm (4.0 in)
1933	127.1 mm (5.0 in)
1935	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1936	192.5 mm (7.6 in)
1937	125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1938	94.8 mm (3.7 in)
1939	84.2 mm (3.3 in)
1940	201.1 mm (7.9 in)
1941	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1942	161.3 mm (6.4 in)
1943	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1944	136.6 mm (5.4 in)
1945	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1946	260.0 mm (10.2 in)
1947	182.4 mm (7.2 in)
1948	170.2 mm (6.7 in)
1949	238.2 mm (9.4 in)
1950	312.5 mm (12.3 in)
1951	167.1 mm (6.6 in)
1952	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1953	281.1 mm (11.1 in)
1954	201.6 mm (7.9 in)
1955	158.8 mm (6.3 in)
1956	197.6 mm (7.8 in)
1957	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1958	255.7 mm (10.1 in)
1959	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1960	125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1961	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1962	66.4 mm (2.6 in)
1963	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1964	105.8 mm (4.2 in)
1965	270.5 mm (10.6 in)
1966	186.0 mm (7.3 in)
1967	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1968	194.3 mm (7.6 in)
1969	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1970	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1971	160.8 mm (6.3 in)
1972	258.6 mm (10.2 in)
1973	299.2 mm (11.8 in)
1974	184.4 mm (7.3 in)
1975	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1976	108.8 mm (4.3 in)
1977	92.8 mm (3.7 in)
1978	162.8 mm (6.4 in)
1979	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1980	131.0 mm (5.2 in)
1981	160.8 mm (6.3 in)
1982	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1983	87.8 mm (3.5 in)
1984	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1985	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1986	119.8 mm (4.7 in)
1987	164.0 mm (6.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Fanning River Station, 1889 to 1987. The record is 236 days in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 82 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Fanning River Station by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1889	31 days
1890	49 days
1892	43 days
1893	42 days
1894	47 days
1895	31 days
1897	31 days
1898	61 days
1899	31 days
1900	194 days
1901	95 days
1930	71 days
1931	146 days
1932	98 days
1933	82 days
1935	70 days
1936	152 days
1937	95 days
1938	110 days
1939	82 days
1940	76 days
1941	135 days
1942	59 days
1943	89 days
1944	82 days
1945	83 days
1946	236 days
1947	82 days
1948	88 days
1949	192 days
1950	81 days
1951	114 days
1952	68 days
1953	155 days
1954	134 days
1955	144 days
1956	29 days
1957	92 days
1958	141 days
1959	148 days
1960	123 days
1961	72 days
1962	57 days
1963	113 days
1964	87 days
1965	121 days
1966	75 days
1967	99 days
1968	53 days
1969	105 days
1970	50 days
1971	45 days
1972	150 days
1973	91 days
1974	67 days
1975	51 days
1976	109 days
1977	73 days
1978	60 days
1979	76 days
1980	56 days
1981	45 days
1982	99 days
1983	46 days
1984	44 days
1985	102 days
1986	42 days
1987	24 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

58 years, 1893 to 1986

A day with at least 71.6 mm (2.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 211.5 mm (8.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Fanning River 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	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
5 years	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
10 years	126.0 mm (5.0 in)
25 years	157.9 mm (6.2 in)
50 years	183.8 mm (7.2 in)
100 years	211.5 mm (8.3 in)	Longer than the 58 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, 58 years of values from 1893 to 1986.

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: 211.3 mm (8.3 in) in 1946; 206.2 mm (8.1 in) in 1973; 152.4 mm (6.0 in) in 1954.

Download the Data

Data for Fanning River Station 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 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).

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