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Barcaldine Downs Weather Records (ASN00036102)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Barcaldine Downs (ASN00036102), Australia, with 127 years of record.

Key Facts for Barcaldine Downs

  • Barcaldine Downs (ASN00036102) is a weather station in Australia at -23.72 latitude and 145.13 longitude, 200 m (656 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1895 to 2021, 127 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Barcaldine Downs still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Barcaldine Downs set a daily record precipitation of 22.0 mm (0.9 in) on 30 September 2021.

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -23.72 latitude, 145.13 longitude.
  • Elevation: 200 m (656 ft).
  • Period of record: 1895 to 2021, 127 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

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

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

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 151.0 mm (5.9 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Barcaldine Downs The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Barcaldine Downs. The most was 151.0 mm (5.9 in) on 2 February 1989. 050100150200 Jan: 130.0 mm (5.1 in), 5 January 2002 Jan Feb: 151.0 mm (5.9 in), 2 February 1989 Feb Mar: 112.6 mm (4.4 in), 26 March 1989 Mar Apr: 110.0 mm (4.3 in), 3 April 1999 Apr May: 100.0 mm (3.9 in), 19 May 1983 May Jun: 52.5 mm (2.1 in), 29 June 1998 Jun Jul: 92.2 mm (3.6 in), 20 July 1981 Jul Aug: 40.0 mm (1.6 in), 22 August 1988 Aug Sep: 44.0 mm (1.7 in), 20 September 2020 Sep Oct: 43.0 mm (1.7 in), 7 October 2003 Oct Nov: 74.5 mm (2.9 in), 21 November 1999 Nov Dec: 100.0 mm (3.9 in), 2 December 1983 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Barcaldine Downs. The most was 151.0 mm (5.9 in) on 2 February 1989.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Barcaldine Downs
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan130.0 mm (5.1 in)5 January 2002
Feb151.0 mm (5.9 in)2 February 1989
Mar112.6 mm (4.4 in)26 March 1989
Apr110.0 mm (4.3 in)3 April 1999
May100.0 mm (3.9 in)19 May 1983
Jun52.5 mm (2.1 in)29 June 1998
Jul92.2 mm (3.6 in)20 July 1981
Aug40.0 mm (1.6 in)22 August 1988
Sep44.0 mm (1.7 in)20 September 2020
Oct43.0 mm (1.7 in)7 October 2003
Nov74.5 mm (2.9 in)21 November 1999
Dec100.0 mm (3.9 in)2 December 1983

Latest Records

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Latest records at Barcaldine Downs
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
30 September 2021Barcaldine Downs, AUdaily rain22.0 mm (0.9 in)10.8 mm (0.4 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 2021Barcaldine Downs, AUdaily rain15.0 mm (0.6 in)6.5 mm (0.26 in)18 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 July 2021Barcaldine Downs, AUdaily rain6.2 mm (0.24 in)6.2 mm (0.24 in)80 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 2021Barcaldine Downs, AUdaily rain2.0 mm (0.08 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)125 years20 of 100 (Routine)
25 June 2021Barcaldine Downs, AUdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)14.0 mm (0.6 in)125 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 2021Barcaldine Downs, AUdaily rain47.0 mm (1.9 in)16.0 mm (0.6 in)32 years28 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 2021Barcaldine Downs, AUdaily rain2.2 mm (0.09 in)2.2 mm (0.09 in)125 years20 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 2021Barcaldine Downs, AUdaily rain48.0 mm (1.9 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)27 years19 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 2021Barcaldine Downs, AUdaily rain19.0 mm (0.7 in)8.0 mm (0.31 in)39 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 2020Barcaldine Downs, AUdaily rain23.2 mm (0.9 in)3.2 mm (0.13 in)20 years17 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 2020Barcaldine Downs, AUdaily rain18.6 mm (0.7 in)12.6 mm (0.5 in)22 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 2020Barcaldine Downs, AUdaily rain4.2 mm (0.17 in)4.2 mm (0.17 in)123 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 2020Barcaldine Downs, AUmonthly rain44.0 mm (1.7 in)16.3 mm (0.6 in)47 years59 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2020Barcaldine Downs, AUdaily rain10.0 mm (0.4 in)10.0 mm (0.4 in)124 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 2018Barcaldine Downs, AUdaily rain10.0 mm (0.4 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)37 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 2018Barcaldine Downs, AUdaily rain42.0 mm (1.7 in)11.3 mm (0.4 in)24 years23 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 2017Barcaldine Downs, AUdaily rain15.0 mm (0.6 in)4.5 mm (0.18 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 2017Barcaldine Downs, AUdaily rain25.0 mm (1.0 in)17.0 mm (0.7 in)12 years31 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 2017Barcaldine Downs, AUdaily rain18.0 mm (0.7 in)18.0 mm (0.7 in)120 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 2015Barcaldine Downs, AUdaily rain16.0 mm (0.6 in)16.0 mm (0.6 in)114 years20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1895 to 2021
Yearly extremes at Barcaldine Downs: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)151.0 mm (5.9 in)198948.0 mm (1.9 in)55
Wettest five days (Rx5day)207.0 mm (8.1 in)200475.7 mm (3.0 in)55
Longest dry spell (CDD)246 days198280 days55

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Barcaldine Downs by year The wettest day of the year at Barcaldine Downs, 1895 to 2021. The record is 151.0 mm (5.9 in) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.0 mm (1.9 in). 0501001502001900192019401960198020002020Record: 151.0 mm (5.9 in) in 1989
The wettest day of the year at Barcaldine Downs, 1895 to 2021. The record is 151.0 mm (5.9 in) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.0 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Barcaldine Downs by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
18950.0 mm (0.00 in)
189655.9 mm (2.2 in)
19008.4 mm (0.33 in)
19400.0 mm (0.00 in)
19410.0 mm (0.00 in)
19420.0 mm (0.00 in)
19430.0 mm (0.00 in)
19450.0 mm (0.00 in)
19460.0 mm (0.00 in)
19470.0 mm (0.00 in)
19480.0 mm (0.00 in)
19490.0 mm (0.00 in)
19500.0 mm (0.00 in)
197365.5 mm (2.6 in)
197475.6 mm (3.0 in)
197550.0 mm (2.0 in)
197674.0 mm (2.9 in)
197746.2 mm (1.8 in)
197889.0 mm (3.5 in)
197974.2 mm (2.9 in)
198063.6 mm (2.5 in)
198192.2 mm (3.6 in)
198225.0 mm (1.0 in)
1983100.0 mm (3.9 in)
198462.0 mm (2.4 in)
198560.0 mm (2.4 in)
198648.0 mm (1.9 in)
198739.0 mm (1.5 in)
198858.2 mm (2.3 in)
1989151.0 mm (5.9 in)
199085.3 mm (3.4 in)
199166.0 mm (2.6 in)
199234.5 mm (1.4 in)
199352.1 mm (2.1 in)
199450.8 mm (2.0 in)
199545.7 mm (1.8 in)
199686.4 mm (3.4 in)
199747.5 mm (1.9 in)
199852.5 mm (2.1 in)
1999110.0 mm (4.3 in)
200065.0 mm (2.6 in)
200172.0 mm (2.8 in)
2002130.0 mm (5.1 in)
200343.0 mm (1.7 in)
200472.5 mm (2.9 in)
200530.0 mm (1.2 in)
200675.0 mm (3.0 in)
201228.0 mm (1.1 in)
20133.0 mm (0.12 in)
201432.0 mm (1.3 in)
201528.5 mm (1.1 in)
201726.0 mm (1.0 in)
201842.0 mm (1.7 in)
202050.0 mm (2.0 in)
202148.0 mm (1.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Barcaldine Downs by year The wettest five days of the year at Barcaldine Downs, 1895 to 2021. The record is 207.0 mm (8.1 in) in 2004, marked on the chart; the median year is 75.7 mm (3.0 in). 01002003001900192019401960198020002020Record: 207.0 mm (8.1 in) in 2004
The wettest five days of the year at Barcaldine Downs, 1895 to 2021. The record is 207.0 mm (8.1 in) in 2004, marked on the chart; the median year is 75.7 mm (3.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Barcaldine Downs by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
18950.0 mm (0.00 in)
189655.9 mm (2.2 in)
19008.4 mm (0.33 in)
19400.0 mm (0.00 in)
19410.0 mm (0.00 in)
19420.0 mm (0.00 in)
19430.0 mm (0.00 in)
19450.0 mm (0.00 in)
19460.0 mm (0.00 in)
19470.0 mm (0.00 in)
19480.0 mm (0.00 in)
19490.0 mm (0.00 in)
19500.0 mm (0.00 in)
1973138.3 mm (5.4 in)
1974171.2 mm (6.7 in)
1975117.0 mm (4.6 in)
1976121.0 mm (4.8 in)
1977133.0 mm (5.2 in)
197896.8 mm (3.8 in)
1979111.4 mm (4.4 in)
1980128.4 mm (5.1 in)
198199.2 mm (3.9 in)
198264.0 mm (2.5 in)
1983140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1984107.0 mm (4.2 in)
198596.0 mm (3.8 in)
198650.0 mm (2.0 in)
198745.0 mm (1.8 in)
198858.2 mm (2.3 in)
1989151.0 mm (5.9 in)
1990202.6 mm (8.0 in)
199182.4 mm (3.2 in)
199280.1 mm (3.2 in)
199375.7 mm (3.0 in)
1994110.0 mm (4.3 in)
199553.3 mm (2.1 in)
1996124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1997160.0 mm (6.3 in)
199880.0 mm (3.1 in)
1999175.0 mm (6.9 in)
2000128.0 mm (5.0 in)
2001135.5 mm (5.3 in)
2002203.2 mm (8.0 in)
200347.0 mm (1.9 in)
2004207.0 mm (8.1 in)
200580.0 mm (3.1 in)
200681.0 mm (3.2 in)
201258.0 mm (2.3 in)
20133.0 mm (0.12 in)
201432.0 mm (1.3 in)
201528.5 mm (1.1 in)
201736.0 mm (1.4 in)
201864.0 mm (2.5 in)
202052.2 mm (2.1 in)
202152.2 mm (2.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Barcaldine Downs by year The longest dry spell of the year at Barcaldine Downs, 1895 to 2021. The record is 246 days in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 80 days. 01002003001900192019401960198020002020Record: 246 days in 1982
The longest dry spell of the year at Barcaldine Downs, 1895 to 2021. The record is 246 days in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 80 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Barcaldine Downs by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
189531 days
189641 days
190061 days
194031 days
194131 days
194262 days
194362 days
194531 days
1946245 days
194731 days
194831 days
194931 days
195031 days
197357 days
197491 days
197581 days
1976161 days
1977154 days
197849 days
1979102 days
198076 days
198187 days
1982246 days
198365 days
198484 days
1985126 days
1986102 days
198755 days
198896 days
1989133 days
199085 days
1991113 days
199294 days
199394 days
1994125 days
1995183 days
199680 days
1997100 days
199849 days
1999139 days
200065 days
200191 days
2002169 days
2003100 days
200496 days
200553 days
200694 days
201240 days
201359 days
201436 days
201540 days
201727 days
2018228 days
202040 days
202172 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, 1973 to 2018

A day with at least 61.4 mm (2.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 159.0 mm (6.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Barcaldine Downs: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years61.4 mm (2.4 in)
5 years85.5 mm (3.4 in)
10 years102.2 mm (4.0 in)
25 years124.3 mm (4.9 in)
50 years141.4 mm (5.6 in)Longer than the 35 years of record
100 years159.0 mm (6.3 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 1973 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: 151.0 mm (5.9 in) in 1989; 130.0 mm (5.1 in) in 2002; 110.0 mm (4.3 in) in 1999.

Download the Data

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