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Burkan Weather Records (ASN00035168)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Burkan (ASN00035168), Australia, with 36 years of record.

Key Facts for Burkan

  • Burkan (ASN00035168) is a weather station in Australia at -23.22 latitude and 149.47 longitude, 110 m (361 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1953 to 1988, 36 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Burkan still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Burkan set a daily record precipitation of 4.8 mm (0.19 in) on 18 May 1988.

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -23.22 latitude, 149.47 longitude.
  • Elevation: 110 m (361 ft).
  • Period of record: 1953 to 1988, 36 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Burkan, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Burkan. 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 Burkan. 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 Burkan, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

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

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 203.5 mm (8.0 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Burkan The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Burkan. The most was 203.5 mm (8.0 in) on 17 February 1959. 0100200300 Jan: 173.5 mm (6.8 in), 14 January 1968 Jan Feb: 203.5 mm (8.0 in), 17 February 1959 Feb Mar: 133.4 mm (5.3 in), 9 March 1955 Mar Apr: 112.0 mm (4.4 in), 3 April 1988 Apr May: 96.5 mm (3.8 in), 14 May 1968 May Jun: 81.8 mm (3.2 in), 21 June 1967 Jun Jul: 69.0 mm (2.7 in), 10 July 1978 Jul Aug: 54.4 mm (2.1 in), 17 August 1986 Aug Sep: 119.0 mm (4.7 in), 19 September 1976 Sep Oct: 54.9 mm (2.2 in), 10 October 1964 Oct Nov: 64.0 mm (2.5 in), 17 November 1977 Nov Dec: 198.1 mm (7.8 in), 20 December 1973 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Burkan. The most was 203.5 mm (8.0 in) on 17 February 1959.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Burkan
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan173.5 mm (6.8 in)14 January 1968
Feb203.5 mm (8.0 in)17 February 1959
Mar133.4 mm (5.3 in)9 March 1955
Apr112.0 mm (4.4 in)3 April 1988
May96.5 mm (3.8 in)14 May 1968
Jun81.8 mm (3.2 in)21 June 1967
Jul69.0 mm (2.7 in)10 July 1978
Aug54.4 mm (2.1 in)17 August 1986
Sep119.0 mm (4.7 in)19 September 1976
Oct54.9 mm (2.2 in)10 October 1964
Nov64.0 mm (2.5 in)17 November 1977
Dec198.1 mm (7.8 in)20 December 1973

Latest Records

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Latest records at Burkan
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
18 May 1988Burkan, AUdaily rain4.8 mm (0.19 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)6 years5 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 1988Burkan, AUdaily rain20.2 mm (0.8 in)16.9 mm (0.7 in)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1988Burkan, AUmonthly rain112.0 mm (4.4 in)48.2 mm (1.9 in)4 years53 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 1988Burkan, AUdaily rain67.4 mm (2.7 in)3.4 mm (0.13 in)6 years5 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1987Burkan, AUdaily rain38.4 mm (1.5 in)15.5 mm (0.6 in)33 years24 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1987Burkan, AUdaily rain11.6 mm (0.5 in)2.2 mm (0.09 in)28 years12 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 1987Burkan, AUdaily rain23.8 mm (0.9 in)12.2 mm (0.5 in)2 years13 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1987Burkan, AUdaily rain20.0 mm (0.8 in)10.0 mm (0.4 in)0 years10 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 1987Burkan, AUdaily rain20.2 mm (0.8 in)7.8 mm (0.31 in)1 year8 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1987Burkan, AUdaily rain8.0 mm (0.31 in)8.0 mm (0.31 in)33 years18 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1987Burkan, AUdaily rain4.0 mm (0.16 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)0 years3 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1987Burkan, AUdaily rain39.0 mm (1.5 in)0.9 mm (0.04 in)29 years11 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1986Burkan, AUdaily rain34.0 mm (1.3 in)16.2 mm (0.6 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1986Burkan, AUmonthly rain54.4 mm (2.1 in)8.0 mm (0.31 in)11 years25 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1986Burkan, AUdaily rain10.0 mm (0.4 in)10.0 mm (0.4 in)32 years18 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1986Burkan, AUdaily rain5.2 mm (0.20 in)2.4 mm (0.09 in)21 years10 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 1986Burkan, AUdaily rain28.0 mm (1.1 in)24.7 mm (1.0 in)20 years25 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1986Burkan, AUdaily rain3.0 mm (0.12 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)8 years6 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1985Burkan, AUdaily rain55.6 mm (2.2 in)27.7 mm (1.1 in)18 years21 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 1985Burkan, AUdaily rain17.6 mm (0.7 in)6.2 mm (0.24 in)8 years8 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1953 to 1988
Yearly extremes at Burkan: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)203.5 mm (8.0 in)195973.1 mm (2.9 in)36
Wettest five days (Rx5day)337.8 mm (13.3 in)1973128.0 mm (5.0 in)36
Longest dry spell (CDD)161 days197752 days36

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Burkan by year The wettest day of the year at Burkan, 1953 to 1988. The record is 203.5 mm (8.0 in) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 73.1 mm (2.9 in). 050100150200250196019701980Record: 203.5 mm (8.0 in) in 1959
The wettest day of the year at Burkan, 1953 to 1988. The record is 203.5 mm (8.0 in) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 73.1 mm (2.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Burkan by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
195394.7 mm (3.7 in)
1954102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1955133.4 mm (5.3 in)
195682.6 mm (3.3 in)
195738.1 mm (1.5 in)
1958102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1959203.5 mm (8.0 in)
196074.2 mm (2.9 in)
1961125.7 mm (4.9 in)
196244.7 mm (1.8 in)
196336.1 mm (1.4 in)
196461.5 mm (2.4 in)
196557.2 mm (2.3 in)
196652.1 mm (2.1 in)
196781.8 mm (3.2 in)
1968173.5 mm (6.8 in)
196956.4 mm (2.2 in)
197051.3 mm (2.0 in)
197196.5 mm (3.8 in)
197245.0 mm (1.8 in)
1973198.1 mm (7.8 in)
197484.8 mm (3.3 in)
197584.0 mm (3.3 in)
1976119.0 mm (4.7 in)
197764.0 mm (2.5 in)
197872.0 mm (2.8 in)
197953.6 mm (2.1 in)
1980126.0 mm (5.0 in)
198192.0 mm (3.6 in)
198264.0 mm (2.5 in)
198363.8 mm (2.5 in)
198457.8 mm (2.3 in)
198555.6 mm (2.2 in)
198665.8 mm (2.6 in)
198750.0 mm (2.0 in)
1988112.0 mm (4.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Burkan by year The wettest five days of the year at Burkan, 1953 to 1988. The record is 337.8 mm (13.3 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 128.0 mm (5.0 in). 0100200300400196019701980Record: 337.8 mm (13.3 in) in 1973
The wettest five days of the year at Burkan, 1953 to 1988. The record is 337.8 mm (13.3 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 128.0 mm (5.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Burkan by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1953209.0 mm (8.2 in)
1954170.2 mm (6.7 in)
1955195.6 mm (7.7 in)
1956142.0 mm (5.6 in)
195763.3 mm (2.5 in)
1958193.8 mm (7.6 in)
1959211.4 mm (8.3 in)
1960141.8 mm (5.6 in)
1961180.6 mm (7.1 in)
196254.9 mm (2.2 in)
196354.9 mm (2.2 in)
196483.6 mm (3.3 in)
196577.1 mm (3.0 in)
1966129.8 mm (5.1 in)
196797.5 mm (3.8 in)
1968222.5 mm (8.8 in)
196966.3 mm (2.6 in)
197061.0 mm (2.4 in)
1971207.0 mm (8.1 in)
197269.9 mm (2.8 in)
1973337.8 mm (13.3 in)
1974106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1975126.2 mm (5.0 in)
1976198.4 mm (7.8 in)
1977139.0 mm (5.5 in)
1978243.0 mm (9.6 in)
197985.2 mm (3.4 in)
1980157.6 mm (6.2 in)
1981103.2 mm (4.1 in)
1982103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1983174.8 mm (6.9 in)
198491.2 mm (3.6 in)
198556.4 mm (2.2 in)
198690.4 mm (3.6 in)
198764.8 mm (2.6 in)
1988141.4 mm (5.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Burkan by year The longest dry spell of the year at Burkan, 1953 to 1988. The record is 161 days in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 52 days. 050100150200196019701980Record: 161 days in 1977
The longest dry spell of the year at Burkan, 1953 to 1988. The record is 161 days in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 52 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Burkan by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
1953125 days
195446 days
195561 days
195639 days
195778 days
195881 days
195975 days
196075 days
196148 days
196246 days
1963124 days
196443 days
196545 days
196637 days
196791 days
196844 days
196963 days
197057 days
197146 days
197246 days
197327 days
197454 days
197537 days
197653 days
1977161 days
197855 days
197964 days
198056 days
198140 days
198256 days
198329 days
198470 days
198534 days
198650 days
198746 days
198831 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

35 years, 1953 to 1987

A day with at least 72.9 mm (2.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 262.5 mm (10.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Burkan: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years72.9 mm (2.9 in)
5 years107.7 mm (4.2 in)
10 years136.0 mm (5.4 in)
25 years179.3 mm (7.1 in)
50 years217.8 mm (8.6 in)Longer than the 35 years of record
100 years262.5 mm (10.3 in)Longer than the 35 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, 35 years of values from 1953 to 1987.

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: 203.5 mm (8.0 in) in 1959; 198.1 mm (7.8 in) in 1973; 173.5 mm (6.8 in) in 1968.

Download the Data

  • Data for Burkan standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Burkan 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).