Saltern Post Office Weather Records (ASN00036042)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Saltern Post Office (ASN00036042), Australia, with 91 years of record.

Key Facts for Saltern Post Office

Saltern Post Office (ASN00036042) is a weather station in Australia at -23.55 latitude and 145.10 longitude, 273 m (896 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1896 to 1986, 91 years of record.
0 records set at Saltern Post Office still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Saltern Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 4.0 mm (0.16 in) on 1 September 1986.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -23.55 latitude, 145.10 longitude.
Elevation: 273 m (896 ft).
Period of record: 1896 to 1986, 91 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 Saltern Post Office. 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 Saltern Post Office, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Saltern Post Office still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 292.1 mm (11.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Saltern Post Office. The most was 292.1 mm (11.5 in) on 1 February 1922.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Saltern Post Office
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	5 January 1980
Feb	292.1 mm (11.5 in)	1 February 1922
Mar	183.6 mm (7.2 in)	14 March 1936
Apr	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	22 April 1918
May	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	25 May 1955
Jun	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	23 June 1912
Jul	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	10 July 1978
Aug	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	21 August 1940
Sep	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	4 September 1921
Oct	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	13 October 1921
Nov	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	17 November 1917
Dec	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	4 December 1978

Latest Records

Latest records at Saltern Post Office
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 September 1986	Saltern Post Office, AU	daily rain	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	89 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1985	Saltern Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	12 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1985	Saltern Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1985	Saltern Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	68 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1985	Saltern Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	35 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1985	Saltern Post Office, AU	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	11 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1985	Saltern Post Office, AU	daily rain	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	87 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1985	Saltern Post Office, AU	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 June 1985	Saltern Post Office, AU	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	76 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1984	Saltern Post Office, AU	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1984	Saltern Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	4 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1984	Saltern Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 1984	Saltern Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	22 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1984	Saltern Post Office, AU	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1983	Saltern Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	73 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1983	Saltern Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1983	Saltern Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1983	Saltern Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	24 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1983	Saltern Post Office, AU	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	61 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 May 1983	Saltern Post Office, AU	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	13 years	19 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1896 to 1986

Yearly extremes at Saltern Post Office: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	292.1 mm (11.5 in)	1922	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	91
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	465.6 mm (18.3 in)	1922	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	91
Longest dry spell (CDD)	238 days	1946	79 days	91

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Saltern Post Office, 1896 to 1986. The record is 292.1 mm (11.5 in) in 1922, marked on the chart; the median year is 61.0 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Saltern Post Office by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1896	1.5 mm (0.06 in)
1897	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1898	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1899	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1900	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1901	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1902	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1903	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1904	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1905	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1906	144.3 mm (5.7 in)
1907	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1908	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1909	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1910	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1911	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1912	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1913	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1914	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1915	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1916	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1917	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1918	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1919	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1920	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1921	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1922	292.1 mm (11.5 in)
1923	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1924	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1925	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1926	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1927	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1928	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1929	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1930	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1931	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1932	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1933	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1934	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1935	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1936	183.6 mm (7.2 in)
1937	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1938	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1939	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1940	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1941	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1942	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1943	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1944	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1945	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1946	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1947	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1948	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1949	122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1950	120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1951	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1952	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1953	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1954	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1955	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1956	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1957	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1958	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1959	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1960	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1961	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1962	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1963	177.8 mm (7.0 in)
1964	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1965	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1966	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1967	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1968	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1969	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1970	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1971	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1972	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1973	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1974	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1975	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1976	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1977	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1978	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1979	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1980	117.0 mm (4.6 in)
1981	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1982	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1983	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1984	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1985	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1986	20.0 mm (0.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Saltern Post Office, 1896 to 1986. The record is 465.6 mm (18.3 in) in 1922, marked on the chart; the median year is 95.3 mm (3.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Saltern Post Office by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1896	1.5 mm (0.06 in)
1897	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1898	247.9 mm (9.8 in)
1899	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1900	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1901	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1902	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1903	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1904	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1905	31.6 mm (1.2 in)
1906	224.8 mm (8.9 in)
1907	198.7 mm (7.8 in)
1908	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1909	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1910	185.2 mm (7.3 in)
1911	246.1 mm (9.7 in)
1912	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1913	103.8 mm (4.1 in)
1914	128.7 mm (5.1 in)
1915	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1916	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1917	185.1 mm (7.3 in)
1918	157.0 mm (6.2 in)
1919	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1920	101.8 mm (4.0 in)
1921	137.0 mm (5.4 in)
1922	465.6 mm (18.3 in)
1923	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1924	170.4 mm (6.7 in)
1925	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1926	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1927	110.8 mm (4.4 in)
1928	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1929	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1930	137.1 mm (5.4 in)
1931	155.7 mm (6.1 in)
1932	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1933	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1934	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1935	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1936	276.1 mm (10.9 in)
1937	157.3 mm (6.2 in)
1938	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1939	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1940	138.4 mm (5.4 in)
1941	141.5 mm (5.6 in)
1942	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1943	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1944	126.7 mm (5.0 in)
1945	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1946	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1947	114.1 mm (4.5 in)
1948	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1949	158.3 mm (6.2 in)
1950	165.1 mm (6.5 in)
1951	134.4 mm (5.3 in)
1952	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1953	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1954	126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1955	232.7 mm (9.2 in)
1956	151.6 mm (6.0 in)
1957	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1958	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1959	98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1960	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1961	58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1962	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1963	286.8 mm (11.3 in)
1964	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1965	42.8 mm (1.7 in)
1966	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1967	36.9 mm (1.5 in)
1968	124.3 mm (4.9 in)
1969	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1970	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1971	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1972	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1973	94.8 mm (3.7 in)
1974	107.6 mm (4.2 in)
1975	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1976	104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1977	224.0 mm (8.8 in)
1978	141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1979	131.0 mm (5.2 in)
1980	211.0 mm (8.3 in)
1981	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1982	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1983	167.0 mm (6.6 in)
1984	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1985	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1986	24.0 mm (0.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Saltern Post Office, 1896 to 1986. The record is 238 days in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 79 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Saltern Post Office by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1896	16 days
1897	71 days
1898	74 days
1899	58 days
1900	44 days
1901	49 days
1902	125 days
1903	48 days
1904	102 days
1905	119 days
1906	55 days
1907	66 days
1908	68 days
1909	62 days
1910	57 days
1911	46 days
1912	103 days
1913	94 days
1914	102 days
1915	76 days
1916	79 days
1917	96 days
1918	101 days
1919	121 days
1920	47 days
1921	40 days
1922	145 days
1923	71 days
1924	139 days
1925	89 days
1926	136 days
1927	115 days
1928	111 days
1929	228 days
1930	70 days
1931	77 days
1932	127 days
1933	74 days
1934	78 days
1935	54 days
1936	112 days
1937	87 days
1938	91 days
1939	77 days
1940	82 days
1941	134 days
1942	88 days
1943	81 days
1944	64 days
1945	98 days
1946	238 days
1947	134 days
1948	97 days
1949	166 days
1950	60 days
1951	139 days
1952	164 days
1953	95 days
1954	54 days
1955	73 days
1956	42 days
1957	99 days
1958	57 days
1959	100 days
1960	52 days
1961	94 days
1962	48 days
1963	128 days
1964	84 days
1965	165 days
1966	95 days
1967	73 days
1968	174 days
1969	86 days
1970	91 days
1971	55 days
1972	75 days
1973	46 days
1974	90 days
1975	122 days
1976	58 days
1977	62 days
1978	42 days
1979	67 days
1980	57 days
1981	49 days
1982	201 days
1983	59 days
1984	61 days
1985	54 days
1986	38 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

86 years, 1897 to 1985

A day with at least 62.8 mm (2.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 207.9 mm (8.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Saltern Post Office: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
5 years	95.9 mm (3.8 in)
10 years	119.9 mm (4.7 in)
25 years	153.0 mm (6.0 in)
50 years	179.6 mm (7.1 in)
100 years	207.9 mm (8.2 in)	Longer than the 86 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, 86 years of values from 1897 to 1985.

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: 292.1 mm (11.5 in) in 1922; 183.6 mm (7.2 in) in 1936; 177.8 mm (7.0 in) in 1963.

Download the Data

Data for Saltern Post Office standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Saltern Post Office 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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Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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