Waitara Weather Records (ASN00034083)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Waitara (ASN00034083), Australia, with 79 years of record.

Key Facts for Waitara

Waitara (ASN00034083) is a weather station in Australia at -21.84 latitude and 148.87 longitude, 152 m (499 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1941 to 2019, 79 years of record.
0 records set at Waitara still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Waitara set a daily record precipitation of 126.0 mm (5.0 in) on 9 January 2019.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -21.84 latitude, 148.87 longitude.
Elevation: 152 m (499 ft).
Period of record: 1941 to 2019, 79 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 Waitara. 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 Waitara, 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 Waitara still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Waitara between 2 March 1988 and 2 March 1988. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 294.6 mm (11.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Waitara. The most was 294.6 mm (11.6 in) on 2 March 1988.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Waitara
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	151.0 mm (5.9 in)	4 January 1991
Feb	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	17 February 1959
Mar	294.6 mm (11.6 in)	2 March 1988
Apr	275.6 mm (10.9 in)	3 April 1958
May	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	21 May 1981
Jun	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	8 June 2002
Jul	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 July 1984
Aug	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	30 August 1998
Sep	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	14 September 1973
Oct	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	30 October 2000
Nov	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	28 November 1971
Dec	227.1 mm (8.9 in)	30 December 1990

Latest Records

Latest records at Waitara
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 January 2019	Waitara, AU	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2018	Waitara, AU	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 June 2018	Waitara, AU	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 2018	Waitara, AU	daily rain	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 2017	Waitara, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 2017	Waitara, AU	daily rain	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	70 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 2008	Waitara, AU	daily rain	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	48 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 2007	Waitara, AU	daily rain	128.9 mm (5.1 in)	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	5 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2007	Waitara, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	1 year	11 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 2006	Waitara, AU	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	4 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 2006	Waitara, AU	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	28 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 2005	Waitara, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 2005	Waitara, AU	daily rain	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	18 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 2005	Waitara, AU	daily rain	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	40 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 2005	Waitara, AU	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 2005	Waitara, AU	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 2005	Waitara, AU	daily rain	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2004	Waitara, AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	46 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 2004	Waitara, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	50 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 2004	Waitara, AU	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	38 years	26 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1941 to 2019

Yearly extremes at Waitara: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	294.6 mm (11.6 in)	1988	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	70
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	596.5 mm (23.5 in)	1990	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	69
Longest dry spell (CDD)	157 days	1962	55 days	69

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Waitara, 1941 to 2019. The record is 294.6 mm (11.6 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 72.7 mm (2.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Waitara by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1941	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1942	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1943	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1944	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1946	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1947	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1948	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1949	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1951	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1952	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1953	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1954	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1955	150.4 mm (5.9 in)
1956	181.6 mm (7.1 in)
1957	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1958	275.6 mm (10.9 in)
1959	205.7 mm (8.1 in)
1960	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1961	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1962	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1963	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1964	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1965	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1966	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1967	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1968	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1969	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1970	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1971	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1972	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1973	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1974	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1975	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1976	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1977	120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1978	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1979	78.6 mm (3.1 in)
1980	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1981	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1982	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1983	101.2 mm (4.0 in)
1984	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1985	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1986	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1987	44.9 mm (1.8 in)
1988	294.6 mm (11.6 in)
1989	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1990	227.1 mm (8.9 in)
1991	151.0 mm (5.9 in)
1992	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1993	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1994	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1995	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1996	78.6 mm (3.1 in)
1997	100.5 mm (4.0 in)
1998	156.5 mm (6.2 in)
1999	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
2000	126.0 mm (5.0 in)
2001	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
2002	98.2 mm (3.9 in)
2003	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
2004	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
2005	131.0 mm (5.2 in)
2006	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
2007	128.9 mm (5.1 in)
2008	63.9 mm (2.5 in)
2009	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
2017	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
2018	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
2019	126.0 mm (5.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Waitara, 1941 to 2019. The record is 596.5 mm (23.5 in) in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is 115.1 mm (4.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Waitara by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1941	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1942	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1943	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1944	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1946	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1947	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1948	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1949	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1951	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1952	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1953	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1954	224.3 mm (8.8 in)
1955	221.7 mm (8.7 in)
1956	282.4 mm (11.1 in)
1957	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1958	419.6 mm (16.5 in)
1959	231.1 mm (9.1 in)
1960	167.8 mm (6.6 in)
1961	173.0 mm (6.8 in)
1962	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1963	155.9 mm (6.1 in)
1964	109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1965	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1966	115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1967	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1968	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1969	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1970	180.4 mm (7.1 in)
1971	175.0 mm (6.9 in)
1972	156.0 mm (6.1 in)
1973	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1974	184.4 mm (7.3 in)
1975	135.6 mm (5.3 in)
1976	190.6 mm (7.5 in)
1977	170.4 mm (6.7 in)
1978	297.3 mm (11.7 in)
1979	201.6 mm (7.9 in)
1980	108.6 mm (4.3 in)
1981	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1982	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1983	161.2 mm (6.3 in)
1984	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1985	113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1986	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1987	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1988	499.6 mm (19.7 in)
1989	255.2 mm (10.0 in)
1990	596.5 mm (23.5 in)
1991	540.1 mm (21.3 in)
1992	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1993	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1994	186.0 mm (7.3 in)
1995	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1996	152.8 mm (6.0 in)
1997	210.3 mm (8.3 in)
1998	246.1 mm (9.7 in)
1999	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
2000	134.4 mm (5.3 in)
2001	134.4 mm (5.3 in)
2002	136.4 mm (5.4 in)
2003	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
2004	84.2 mm (3.3 in)
2005	210.2 mm (8.3 in)
2006	40.8 mm (1.6 in)
2007	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
2008	237.5 mm (9.4 in)
2009	n/a
2017	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
2018	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
2019	139.0 mm (5.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Waitara, 1941 to 2019. The record is 157 days in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 55 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Waitara by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1941	31 days
1942	31 days
1943	62 days
1944	30 days
1946	122 days
1947	92 days
1948	61 days
1949	30 days
1951	61 days
1952	31 days
1953	33 days
1954	42 days
1955	56 days
1956	26 days
1957	115 days
1958	22 days
1959	103 days
1960	69 days
1961	59 days
1962	157 days
1963	80 days
1964	57 days
1965	49 days
1966	69 days
1967	55 days
1968	31 days
1969	72 days
1970	104 days
1971	32 days
1972	133 days
1973	32 days
1974	92 days
1975	52 days
1976	43 days
1977	65 days
1978	48 days
1979	59 days
1980	51 days
1981	40 days
1982	81 days
1983	48 days
1984	53 days
1985	73 days
1986	34 days
1987	43 days
1988	47 days
1989	55 days
1990	76 days
1991	145 days
1992	35 days
1993	49 days
1994	71 days
1995	38 days
1996	31 days
1997	71 days
1998	56 days
1999	58 days
2000	81 days
2001	41 days
2002	71 days
2003	79 days
2004	90 days
2005	67 days
2006	42 days
2007	8 days
2008	9 days
2009	n/a
2017	21 days
2018	107 days
2019	8 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

41 years, 1954 to 2018

A day with at least 82.1 mm (3.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 270.1 mm (10.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Waitara: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
5 years	116.9 mm (4.6 in)
10 years	145.1 mm (5.7 in)
25 years	188.0 mm (7.4 in)
50 years	226.1 mm (8.9 in)	Longer than the 41 years of record
100 years	270.1 mm (10.6 in)	Longer than the 41 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, 41 years of values from 1954 to 2018.

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: 227.1 mm (8.9 in) in 1990; 205.7 mm (8.1 in) in 1959; 181.6 mm (7.1 in) in 1956.

Download the Data

Data for Waitara standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Waitara 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
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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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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a