Orion Weather Records (ASN00035051)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Orion (ASN00035051), Australia, with 127 years of record.

Key Facts for Orion

Orion (ASN00035051) is a weather station in Australia at -24.26 latitude and 148.38 longitude, 250 m (820 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1887 to 2013, 127 years of record.
0 records set at Orion still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Orion set a daily record precipitation of 12.2 mm (0.5 in) on 29 October 2013.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -24.26 latitude, 148.38 longitude.
Elevation: 250 m (820 ft).
Period of record: 1887 to 2013, 127 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 Orion. 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 Orion, 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 Orion still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Orion between 4 March 1949 and 4 March 1949. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 216.4 mm (8.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Orion. The most was 216.4 mm (8.5 in) on 4 March 1949.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Orion
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	27 January 1930
Feb	186.9 mm (7.4 in)	22 February 1971
Mar	216.4 mm (8.5 in)	4 March 1949
Apr	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	26 April 1945
May	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	3 May 1983
Jun	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	4 June 1923
Jul	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	10 July 1933
Aug	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	23 August 1988
Sep	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	5 September 1921
Oct	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	30 October 2000
Nov	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	24 November 1950
Dec	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	3 December 2010

Latest Records

Latest records at Orion
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 October 2013	Orion, AU	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 2012	Orion, AU	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2011	Orion, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	60 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 2011	Orion, AU	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 2011	Orion, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	89 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2011	Orion, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	102 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2010	Orion, AU	monthly rain	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	1 year	27 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 2010	Orion, AU	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 2010	Orion, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2010	Orion, AU	daily rain	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	33 years	60 of 100 (Major)
6 September 2010	Orion, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2010	Orion, AU	daily rain	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 2010	Orion, AU	daily rain	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2010	Orion, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	122 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2010	Orion, AU	daily rain	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 2010	Orion, AU	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	3 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 2010	Orion, AU	daily rain	130.2 mm (5.1 in)	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2009	Orion, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	22 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 2008	Orion, AU	monthly rain	139.8 mm (5.5 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	65 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 2008	Orion, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	85 years	46 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1887 to 2013

Yearly extremes at Orion: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	216.4 mm (8.5 in)	1949	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	120
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	289.2 mm (11.4 in)	1963	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	114
Longest dry spell (CDD)	121 days	1922	53 days	114

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Orion, 1887 to 2013. The record is 216.4 mm (8.5 in) in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is 70.3 mm (2.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Orion by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1887	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1888	1.0 mm (0.04 in)
1891	3.3 mm (0.13 in)
1894	0.5 mm (0.02 in)
1895	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1896	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1897	1.0 mm (0.04 in)
1898	6.9 mm (0.27 in)
1900	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1901	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1902	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1903	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1904	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1905	113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1906	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1907	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1908	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1909	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1910	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1911	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1912	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1913	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1914	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1915	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1916	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1918	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1919	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1920	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1921	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1922	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1923	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1924	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1925	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1926	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1927	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1928	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1929	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1930	209.6 mm (8.3 in)
1931	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1932	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1933	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1934	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1935	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1936	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1937	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1938	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1939	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1940	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1941	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1942	137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1943	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1944	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1945	135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1946	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1947	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1948	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1949	216.4 mm (8.5 in)
1950	127.3 mm (5.0 in)
1951	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1952	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1953	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1954	176.8 mm (7.0 in)
1955	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1956	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1958	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1959	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1960	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1961	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1962	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1963	203.2 mm (8.0 in)
1964	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1965	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1966	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1967	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1968	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1969	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1970	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1971	186.9 mm (7.4 in)
1972	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1973	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1974	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1975	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1976	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1977	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1978	150.0 mm (5.9 in)
1979	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1980	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1981	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1982	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1983	89.8 mm (3.5 in)
1984	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1985	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1986	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1987	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1988	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1989	47.4 mm (1.9 in)
1990	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1991	50.4 mm (2.0 in)
1992	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1993	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1994	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1995	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1996	142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1997	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1998	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1999	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
2000	141.0 mm (5.6 in)
2001	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
2002	176.0 mm (6.9 in)
2003	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
2004	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
2005	65.2 mm (2.6 in)
2006	103.8 mm (4.1 in)
2007	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
2008	139.8 mm (5.5 in)
2009	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
2010	153.4 mm (6.0 in)
2011	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
2012	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
2013	32.2 mm (1.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Orion, 1887 to 2013. The record is 289.2 mm (11.4 in) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 112.5 mm (4.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Orion by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1887	140.4 mm (5.5 in)
1888	1.0 mm (0.04 in)
1891	3.3 mm (0.13 in)
1894	0.5 mm (0.02 in)
1895	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1896	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1897	1.0 mm (0.04 in)
1898	6.9 mm (0.27 in)
1900	35.9 mm (1.4 in)
1901	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1902	82.9 mm (3.3 in)
1903	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1904	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1905	128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1906	141.2 mm (5.6 in)
1907	108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1908	109.9 mm (4.3 in)
1909	135.7 mm (5.3 in)
1910	178.3 mm (7.0 in)
1911	99.4 mm (3.9 in)
1912	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1913	89.3 mm (3.5 in)
1914	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1915	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1916	97.1 mm (3.8 in)
1918	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1919	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1920	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1921	182.8 mm (7.2 in)
1922	149.8 mm (5.9 in)
1923	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1924	136.9 mm (5.4 in)
1925	78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1926	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1927	207.0 mm (8.1 in)
1928	143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1929	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1930	240.6 mm (9.5 in)
1931	188.3 mm (7.4 in)
1932	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1933	176.6 mm (7.0 in)
1934	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1935	132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1936	141.2 mm (5.6 in)
1937	141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1938	132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1939	147.1 mm (5.8 in)
1940	195.5 mm (7.7 in)
1941	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1942	224.1 mm (8.8 in)
1943	255.6 mm (10.1 in)
1944	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1945	145.8 mm (5.7 in)
1946	119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1947	105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1948	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1949	230.6 mm (9.1 in)
1950	246.6 mm (9.7 in)
1951	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1952	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1953	112.6 mm (4.4 in)
1954	264.7 mm (10.4 in)
1955	122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1956	126.6 mm (5.0 in)
1958	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1959	133.8 mm (5.3 in)
1960	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1961	174.1 mm (6.9 in)
1962	110.3 mm (4.3 in)
1963	289.2 mm (11.4 in)
1964	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1965	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1966	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1967	120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1968	102.3 mm (4.0 in)
1969	50.4 mm (2.0 in)
1970	126.3 mm (5.0 in)
1971	196.0 mm (7.7 in)
1972	145.0 mm (5.7 in)
1973	128.4 mm (5.1 in)
1974	130.6 mm (5.1 in)
1975	255.0 mm (10.0 in)
1976	143.4 mm (5.6 in)
1977	129.2 mm (5.1 in)
1978	234.0 mm (9.2 in)
1979	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1980	95.4 mm (3.8 in)
1981	124.8 mm (4.9 in)
1982	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1983	228.0 mm (9.0 in)
1984	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1985	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1986	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1987	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1988	101.5 mm (4.0 in)
1989	127.4 mm (5.0 in)
1990	141.1 mm (5.6 in)
1991	110.6 mm (4.4 in)
1992	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1993	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1994	174.2 mm (6.9 in)
1995	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1996	154.0 mm (6.1 in)
1997	122.6 mm (4.8 in)
1998	121.0 mm (4.8 in)
1999	176.6 mm (7.0 in)
2000	149.4 mm (5.9 in)
2001	142.2 mm (5.6 in)
2002	179.8 mm (7.1 in)
2003	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2004	163.4 mm (6.4 in)
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
2008	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
2009	n/a
2010	160.0 mm (6.3 in)
2011	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Orion, 1887 to 2013. The record is 121 days in 1922, marked on the chart; the median year is 53 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Orion by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1887	27 days
1888	61 days
1891	21 days
1894	31 days
1895	37 days
1896	25 days
1897	61 days
1898	30 days
1900	33 days
1901	53 days
1902	84 days
1903	38 days
1904	52 days
1905	50 days
1906	40 days
1907	65 days
1908	36 days
1909	55 days
1910	54 days
1911	39 days
1912	16 days
1913	38 days
1914	34 days
1915	62 days
1916	53 days
1918	31 days
1919	61 days
1920	48 days
1921	39 days
1922	121 days
1923	52 days
1924	54 days
1925	47 days
1926	85 days
1927	61 days
1928	100 days
1929	63 days
1930	27 days
1931	63 days
1932	46 days
1933	41 days
1934	48 days
1935	81 days
1936	47 days
1937	48 days
1938	40 days
1939	61 days
1940	51 days
1941	117 days
1942	23 days
1943	54 days
1944	40 days
1945	50 days
1946	84 days
1947	56 days
1948	64 days
1949	30 days
1950	55 days
1951	96 days
1952	36 days
1953	93 days
1954	29 days
1955	59 days
1956	18 days
1958	91 days
1959	54 days
1960	51 days
1961	50 days
1962	40 days
1963	64 days
1964	60 days
1965	53 days
1966	44 days
1967	59 days
1968	70 days
1969	53 days
1970	59 days
1971	35 days
1972	101 days
1973	27 days
1974	90 days
1975	79 days
1976	47 days
1977	69 days
1978	38 days
1979	67 days
1980	70 days
1981	42 days
1982	51 days
1983	37 days
1984	69 days
1985	38 days
1986	66 days
1987	44 days
1988	74 days
1989	63 days
1990	105 days
1991	111 days
1992	80 days
1993	93 days
1994	113 days
1995	61 days
1996	72 days
1997	65 days
1998	48 days
1999	51 days
2000	66 days
2001	52 days
2002	81 days
2003	32 days
2004	13 days
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	1 day
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	1 day
2011	1 day
2012	n/a
2013	n/a

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

88 years, 1901 to 2003

A day with at least 73.7 mm (2.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 211.7 mm (8.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Orion: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
5 years	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
10 years	125.7 mm (4.9 in)
25 years	157.2 mm (6.2 in)
50 years	183.3 mm (7.2 in)
100 years	211.7 mm (8.3 in)	Longer than the 88 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, 88 years of values from 1901 to 2003.

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: 209.6 mm (8.3 in) in 1930; 203.2 mm (8.0 in) in 1963; 186.9 mm (7.4 in) in 1971.

Download the Data

Data for Orion standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Orion 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 2026-10-15 (15 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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