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Muttaburra Weather Records (ASN00036037)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Muttaburra (ASN00036037), Australia, with 142 years of record.

Key Facts for Muttaburra

  • Muttaburra (ASN00036037) is a weather station in Australia at -22.59 latitude and 144.55 longitude, 210 m (689 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1885 to 2026, 142 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Muttaburra still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Muttaburra set a daily record precipitation of 40.0 mm (1.6 in) on 17 April 2026.

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -22.59 latitude, 144.55 longitude.
  • Elevation: 210 m (689 ft).
  • Period of record: 1885 to 2026, 142 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

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

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

All-Time Record Progression

4 new records
When Muttaburra set new all-time records 4 all-time records were set at Muttaburra between 31 January 1922 and 31 December 2009. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitation31 January 1922: Record daily precipitation 136.1 mm (5.4 in)19 December 1944: Record daily precipitation 153.7 mm (6.1 in)12 January 1951: Record daily precipitation 207.0 mm (8.1 in)31 December 2009: Record daily precipitation 223.0 mm (8.8 in)193519501965198019952010
4 all-time records were set at Muttaburra between 31 January 1922 and 31 December 2009. Each dot is a new record.
When Muttaburra set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1922-01-31Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 136.1 mm (5.4 in)
1944-12-19Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 153.7 mm (6.1 in)
1951-01-12Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 207.0 mm (8.1 in)
2009-12-31Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 223.0 mm (8.8 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 223.0 mm (8.8 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Muttaburra The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Muttaburra. The most was 223.0 mm (8.8 in) on 31 December 2009. 0100200300 Jan: 207.0 mm (8.1 in), 12 January 1951 Jan Feb: 158.2 mm (6.2 in), 10 February 1956 Feb Mar: 132.5 mm (5.2 in), 10 March 2006 Mar Apr: 109.0 mm (4.3 in), 21 April 1920 Apr May: 114.6 mm (4.5 in), 24 May 1955 May Jun: 78.7 mm (3.1 in), 21 June 1894 Jun Jul: 102.0 mm (4.0 in), 10 July 1978 Jul Aug: 70.1 mm (2.8 in), 18 August 1947 Aug Sep: 78.2 mm (3.1 in), 29 September 1898 Sep Oct: 94.5 mm (3.7 in), 18 October 1954 Oct Nov: 76.2 mm (3.0 in), 3 November 1917 Nov Dec: 223.0 mm (8.8 in), 31 December 2009 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Muttaburra. The most was 223.0 mm (8.8 in) on 31 December 2009.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Muttaburra
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan207.0 mm (8.1 in)12 January 1951
Feb158.2 mm (6.2 in)10 February 1956
Mar132.5 mm (5.2 in)10 March 2006
Apr109.0 mm (4.3 in)21 April 1920
May114.6 mm (4.5 in)24 May 1955
Jun78.7 mm (3.1 in)21 June 1894
Jul102.0 mm (4.0 in)10 July 1978
Aug70.1 mm (2.8 in)18 August 1947
Sep78.2 mm (3.1 in)29 September 1898
Oct94.5 mm (3.7 in)18 October 1954
Nov76.2 mm (3.0 in)3 November 1917
Dec223.0 mm (8.8 in)31 December 2009

Latest Records

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Latest records at Muttaburra
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
17 April 2026Muttaburra, AUdaily rain40.0 mm (1.6 in)9.0 mm (0.35 in)87 years40 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2026Muttaburra, AUdaily rain108.0 mm (4.3 in)62.5 mm (2.5 in)58 years57 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2026Muttaburra, AUdaily rain87.0 mm (3.4 in)28.0 mm (1.1 in)2 years24 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 2025Muttaburra, AUdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)2.2 mm (0.09 in)25 years18 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 2024Muttaburra, AUdaily rain44.0 mm (1.7 in)11.0 mm (0.4 in)2 years15 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 2024Muttaburra, AUdaily rain59.0 mm (2.3 in)13.3 mm (0.5 in)106 years46 of 100 (Notable)
9 September 2022Muttaburra, AUdaily rain4.0 mm (0.16 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)72 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 2022Muttaburra, AUdaily rain16.0 mm (0.6 in)11.9 mm (0.5 in)48 years20 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 2022Muttaburra, AUdaily rain64.0 mm (2.5 in)46.6 mm (1.8 in)25 years57 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 2022Muttaburra, AUdaily rain13.0 mm (0.5 in)9.2 mm (0.36 in)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 2022Muttaburra, AUdaily rain108.0 mm (4.3 in)70.7 mm (2.8 in)56 years66 of 100 (Major)
24 April 2022Muttaburra, AUdaily rain20.0 mm (0.8 in)3.2 mm (0.13 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 2022Muttaburra, AUdaily rain33.0 mm (1.3 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)72 years33 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 2021Muttaburra, AUdaily rain8.5 mm (0.33 in)4.4 mm (0.17 in)52 years20 of 100 (Routine)
25 June 2021Muttaburra, AUdaily rain40.0 mm (1.6 in)10.3 mm (0.4 in)123 years47 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2020Muttaburra, AUdaily rain46.0 mm (1.8 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)49 years27 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 2020Muttaburra, AUdaily rain43.0 mm (1.7 in)6.7 mm (0.26 in)93 years41 of 100 (Notable)
8 July 2019Muttaburra, AUdaily rain (Tie)21.0 mm (0.8 in)tie33 years5 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 2019Muttaburra, AUdaily rain25.0 mm (1.0 in)3.4 mm (0.13 in)77 years35 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2018Muttaburra, AUdaily rain38.0 mm (1.5 in)15.0 mm (0.6 in)7 years18 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1885 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Muttaburra: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)223.0 mm (8.8 in)200964.5 mm (2.5 in)141
Wettest five days (Rx5day)300.9 mm (11.8 in)1922101.0 mm (4.0 in)141
Longest dry spell (CDD)232 days194675 days141

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Muttaburra by year The wettest day of the year at Muttaburra, 1885 to 2026. The record is 223.0 mm (8.8 in) in 2009, marked on the chart; the median year is 64.5 mm (2.5 in). 01002003001900192019401960198020002020Record: 223.0 mm (8.8 in) in 2009
The wettest day of the year at Muttaburra, 1885 to 2026. The record is 223.0 mm (8.8 in) in 2009, marked on the chart; the median year is 64.5 mm (2.5 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Muttaburra by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
18850.0 mm (0.00 in)
188752.1 mm (2.1 in)
1888123.2 mm (4.9 in)
188990.9 mm (3.6 in)
189066.8 mm (2.6 in)
1891124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1892116.1 mm (4.6 in)
189328.4 mm (1.1 in)
189478.7 mm (3.1 in)
189551.1 mm (2.0 in)
1896105.4 mm (4.1 in)
189765.0 mm (2.6 in)
189888.9 mm (3.5 in)
189940.9 mm (1.6 in)
190081.8 mm (3.2 in)
190156.4 mm (2.2 in)
190243.2 mm (1.7 in)
190364.5 mm (2.5 in)
190441.9 mm (1.6 in)
190521.8 mm (0.9 in)
190685.1 mm (3.4 in)
190779.2 mm (3.1 in)
190833.0 mm (1.3 in)
190975.7 mm (3.0 in)
191044.5 mm (1.8 in)
191190.9 mm (3.6 in)
191259.4 mm (2.3 in)
1913134.6 mm (5.3 in)
191443.2 mm (1.7 in)
191547.0 mm (1.9 in)
191671.1 mm (2.8 in)
191776.2 mm (3.0 in)
191896.0 mm (3.8 in)
191964.5 mm (2.5 in)
1920122.4 mm (4.8 in)
192189.9 mm (3.5 in)
1922136.1 mm (5.4 in)
192379.0 mm (3.1 in)
1924102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1925116.1 mm (4.6 in)
192631.8 mm (1.3 in)
192790.2 mm (3.6 in)
192862.2 mm (2.4 in)
192934.3 mm (1.4 in)
193076.2 mm (3.0 in)
193163.5 mm (2.5 in)
193234.8 mm (1.4 in)
193350.8 mm (2.0 in)
193450.0 mm (2.0 in)
193562.7 mm (2.5 in)
193664.0 mm (2.5 in)
193771.9 mm (2.8 in)
193862.2 mm (2.4 in)
193931.0 mm (1.2 in)
194057.7 mm (2.3 in)
1941106.4 mm (4.2 in)
194271.1 mm (2.8 in)
194376.2 mm (3.0 in)
1944153.7 mm (6.1 in)
194553.3 mm (2.1 in)
194654.6 mm (2.1 in)
194770.1 mm (2.8 in)
194868.6 mm (2.7 in)
194976.5 mm (3.0 in)
195084.3 mm (3.3 in)
1951207.0 mm (8.1 in)
195231.0 mm (1.2 in)
195347.0 mm (1.9 in)
195494.5 mm (3.7 in)
1955114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1956158.2 mm (6.2 in)
1957114.6 mm (4.5 in)
195826.2 mm (1.0 in)
195938.1 mm (1.5 in)
196072.1 mm (2.8 in)
196141.9 mm (1.6 in)
196251.8 mm (2.0 in)
1963108.2 mm (4.3 in)
196479.8 mm (3.1 in)
196557.7 mm (2.3 in)
196651.3 mm (2.0 in)
196776.2 mm (3.0 in)
1968134.9 mm (5.3 in)
196945.7 mm (1.8 in)
197045.2 mm (1.8 in)
197163.0 mm (2.5 in)
197280.0 mm (3.1 in)
197398.3 mm (3.9 in)
197481.4 mm (3.2 in)
197577.0 mm (3.0 in)
197669.0 mm (2.7 in)
197750.0 mm (2.0 in)
1978102.0 mm (4.0 in)
197935.0 mm (1.4 in)
198038.4 mm (1.5 in)
1981117.6 mm (4.6 in)
198259.4 mm (2.3 in)
198366.8 mm (2.6 in)
198439.0 mm (1.5 in)
198544.0 mm (1.7 in)
198638.3 mm (1.5 in)
198755.0 mm (2.2 in)
198843.8 mm (1.7 in)
1989102.0 mm (4.0 in)
199079.2 mm (3.1 in)
199152.8 mm (2.1 in)
199235.2 mm (1.4 in)
199331.0 mm (1.2 in)
1994127.8 mm (5.0 in)
199563.2 mm (2.5 in)
199656.2 mm (2.2 in)
199760.6 mm (2.4 in)
199846.4 mm (1.8 in)
199976.8 mm (3.0 in)
2000101.8 mm (4.0 in)
200131.2 mm (1.2 in)
200225.4 mm (1.0 in)
200384.0 mm (3.3 in)
200482.6 mm (3.3 in)
200543.0 mm (1.7 in)
2006132.5 mm (5.2 in)
200743.0 mm (1.7 in)
200841.6 mm (1.6 in)
2009223.0 mm (8.8 in)
2010102.6 mm (4.0 in)
201154.0 mm (2.1 in)
201257.4 mm (2.3 in)
201392.0 mm (3.6 in)
201448.0 mm (1.9 in)
201538.0 mm (1.5 in)
201698.0 mm (3.9 in)
201731.0 mm (1.2 in)
201845.0 mm (1.8 in)
201930.0 mm (1.2 in)
202046.0 mm (1.8 in)
202140.0 mm (1.6 in)
2022108.0 mm (4.3 in)
202368.0 mm (2.7 in)
202459.0 mm (2.3 in)
202567.0 mm (2.6 in)
2026108.0 mm (4.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Muttaburra by year The wettest five days of the year at Muttaburra, 1885 to 2026. The record is 300.9 mm (11.8 in) in 1922, marked on the chart; the median year is 101.0 mm (4.0 in). 01002003004001900192019401960198020002020Record: 300.9 mm (11.8 in) in 1922
The wettest five days of the year at Muttaburra, 1885 to 2026. The record is 300.9 mm (11.8 in) in 1922, marked on the chart; the median year is 101.0 mm (4.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Muttaburra by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
18850.0 mm (0.00 in)
188766.4 mm (2.6 in)
1888185.2 mm (7.3 in)
1889138.7 mm (5.5 in)
1890131.5 mm (5.2 in)
1891230.7 mm (9.1 in)
1892194.9 mm (7.7 in)
189332.2 mm (1.3 in)
1894150.0 mm (5.9 in)
1895127.6 mm (5.0 in)
1896170.4 mm (6.7 in)
1897119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1898156.8 mm (6.2 in)
189944.7 mm (1.8 in)
190098.1 mm (3.9 in)
190158.9 mm (2.3 in)
190256.0 mm (2.2 in)
190368.3 mm (2.7 in)
190463.3 mm (2.5 in)
190521.8 mm (0.9 in)
1906172.9 mm (6.8 in)
1907137.1 mm (5.4 in)
190836.0 mm (1.4 in)
190983.4 mm (3.3 in)
191090.7 mm (3.6 in)
1911145.2 mm (5.7 in)
191269.6 mm (2.7 in)
1913217.4 mm (8.6 in)
191477.5 mm (3.1 in)
191554.1 mm (2.1 in)
1916124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1917157.5 mm (6.2 in)
1918191.2 mm (7.5 in)
191991.2 mm (3.6 in)
1920204.9 mm (8.1 in)
1921148.9 mm (5.9 in)
1922300.9 mm (11.8 in)
192379.0 mm (3.1 in)
1924124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1925168.9 mm (6.6 in)
192642.0 mm (1.7 in)
1927159.8 mm (6.3 in)
192877.0 mm (3.0 in)
192978.6 mm (3.1 in)
1930106.2 mm (4.2 in)
193190.4 mm (3.6 in)
193243.4 mm (1.7 in)
193374.2 mm (2.9 in)
193493.2 mm (3.7 in)
193589.3 mm (3.5 in)
1936134.1 mm (5.3 in)
1937145.8 mm (5.7 in)
193869.5 mm (2.7 in)
193963.8 mm (2.5 in)
194099.7 mm (3.9 in)
1941247.9 mm (9.8 in)
1942182.8 mm (7.2 in)
194380.0 mm (3.1 in)
1944162.6 mm (6.4 in)
194582.4 mm (3.2 in)
194670.4 mm (2.8 in)
194770.1 mm (2.8 in)
194868.6 mm (2.7 in)
1949102.3 mm (4.0 in)
1950169.4 mm (6.7 in)
1951252.0 mm (9.9 in)
195243.2 mm (1.7 in)
195375.7 mm (3.0 in)
1954200.1 mm (7.9 in)
1955298.3 mm (11.7 in)
1956186.4 mm (7.3 in)
1957145.3 mm (5.7 in)
195852.9 mm (2.1 in)
195973.8 mm (2.9 in)
1960116.5 mm (4.6 in)
196169.6 mm (2.7 in)
196290.2 mm (3.6 in)
1963229.9 mm (9.1 in)
1964106.5 mm (4.2 in)
196558.5 mm (2.3 in)
1966109.7 mm (4.3 in)
196787.1 mm (3.4 in)
1968184.2 mm (7.3 in)
196962.7 mm (2.5 in)
1970107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1971107.9 mm (4.2 in)
197282.8 mm (3.3 in)
1973198.1 mm (7.8 in)
1974230.8 mm (9.1 in)
1975132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1976105.8 mm (4.2 in)
1977123.6 mm (4.9 in)
1978104.8 mm (4.1 in)
197970.6 mm (2.8 in)
198067.8 mm (2.7 in)
1981196.8 mm (7.7 in)
198288.4 mm (3.5 in)
198385.2 mm (3.4 in)
198484.7 mm (3.3 in)
198573.8 mm (2.9 in)
198653.7 mm (2.1 in)
198775.0 mm (3.0 in)
198848.4 mm (1.9 in)
1989163.4 mm (6.4 in)
1990172.2 mm (6.8 in)
1991113.6 mm (4.5 in)
199269.4 mm (2.7 in)
199351.4 mm (2.0 in)
1994192.4 mm (7.6 in)
1995180.2 mm (7.1 in)
199689.4 mm (3.5 in)
1997118.6 mm (4.7 in)
199852.8 mm (2.1 in)
1999106.8 mm (4.2 in)
2000204.6 mm (8.1 in)
200177.8 mm (3.1 in)
200241.2 mm (1.6 in)
2003162.0 mm (6.4 in)
2004115.8 mm (4.6 in)
200559.2 mm (2.3 in)
2006175.5 mm (6.9 in)
200751.0 mm (2.0 in)
200876.0 mm (3.0 in)
2009250.0 mm (9.8 in)
2010261.8 mm (10.3 in)
201176.4 mm (3.0 in)
2012121.6 mm (4.8 in)
201394.2 mm (3.7 in)
201498.6 mm (3.9 in)
201541.0 mm (1.6 in)
2016132.0 mm (5.2 in)
201731.0 mm (1.2 in)
2018101.0 mm (4.0 in)
201950.5 mm (2.0 in)
2020102.0 mm (4.0 in)
202148.0 mm (1.9 in)
2022158.0 mm (6.2 in)
2023114.7 mm (4.5 in)
202462.5 mm (2.5 in)
2025120.6 mm (4.7 in)
2026175.2 mm (6.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Muttaburra by year The longest dry spell of the year at Muttaburra, 1885 to 2026. The record is 232 days in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 75 days. 01002003001900192019401960198020002020Record: 232 days in 1946
The longest dry spell of the year at Muttaburra, 1885 to 2026. The record is 232 days in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 75 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Muttaburra by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
1885123 days
188735 days
188892 days
188937 days
189047 days
189160 days
189260 days
189331 days
189449 days
1895106 days
189648 days
1897106 days
189845 days
189948 days
1900103 days
190174 days
1902169 days
190360 days
190493 days
190561 days
1906140 days
190785 days
190868 days
190964 days
191067 days
191186 days
191284 days
191398 days
191477 days
1915108 days
191675 days
191754 days
191887 days
191999 days
192040 days
192160 days
1922112 days
192374 days
192464 days
192589 days
1926119 days
1927114 days
192890 days
1929148 days
193049 days
193177 days
1932115 days
193364 days
193474 days
1935103 days
193669 days
193775 days
193889 days
193977 days
194078 days
1941141 days
1942101 days
194382 days
194465 days
194549 days
1946232 days
194777 days
194868 days
1949135 days
195041 days
195199 days
195246 days
1953105 days
195446 days
195552 days
195669 days
195797 days
195892 days
1959102 days
196052 days
196190 days
196257 days
1963125 days
1964115 days
196597 days
196669 days
196791 days
196853 days
196989 days
1970151 days
197134 days
1972130 days
197329 days
197489 days
197579 days
197664 days
1977116 days
197846 days
197968 days
198053 days
198150 days
1982127 days
198379 days
1984118 days
198544 days
198669 days
198736 days
198866 days
198999 days
199085 days
1991112 days
1992107 days
199358 days
1994209 days
1995113 days
199660 days
1997131 days
199854 days
199959 days
200074 days
200169 days
2002124 days
200350 days
200496 days
200553 days
200662 days
200773 days
200879 days
200991 days
201038 days
201166 days
201269 days
201358 days
201461 days
201570 days
201665 days
201796 days
2018123 days
2019111 days
2020118 days
202162 days
202234 days
2023115 days
202446 days
202592 days
202672 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

135 years, 1888 to 2025

A day with at least 65.4 mm (2.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 189.8 mm (7.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Muttaburra: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years65.4 mm (2.6 in)
5 years95.3 mm (3.8 in)
10 years116.4 mm (4.6 in)
25 years144.6 mm (5.7 in)
50 years166.7 mm (6.6 in)
100 years189.8 mm (7.5 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 135 years of values from 1888 to 2025.

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: 223.0 mm (8.8 in) in 2009; 207.0 mm (8.1 in) in 1951; 158.2 mm (6.2 in) in 1956.

Download the Data

  • Data for Muttaburra standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Muttaburra 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 (2026-10-12).