Diamantina Lakes Weather Records (ASN00038008)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Diamantina Lakes (ASN00038008), Australia, with 115 years of record.

Key Facts for Diamantina Lakes

Diamantina Lakes (ASN00038008) is a weather station in Australia at -23.76 latitude and 141.14 longitude, 94 m (309 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1890 to 2004, 115 years of record.
0 records set at Diamantina Lakes still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Diamantina Lakes set a daily record precipitation of 26.2 mm (1.0 in) on 10 November 2001.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -23.76 latitude, 141.14 longitude.
Elevation: 94 m (309 ft).
Period of record: 1890 to 2004, 115 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 Diamantina Lakes. 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 Diamantina Lakes, 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 Diamantina Lakes still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Diamantina Lakes between 3 February 1970 and 3 February 1970. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 145.8 mm (5.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Diamantina Lakes. The most was 145.8 mm (5.7 in) on 3 February 1970.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Diamantina Lakes
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	1 January 1999
Feb	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	3 February 1970
Mar	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	3 March 1917
Apr	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	16 April 1971
May	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	22 May 1990
Jun	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	13 June 1890
Jul	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	9 July 1978
Aug	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	11 August 1954
Sep	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	7 September 1959
Oct	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	12 October 1949
Nov	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	26 November 1973
Dec	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	29 December 1916

Latest Records

Latest records at Diamantina Lakes
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 November 2001	Diamantina Lakes, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 2001	Diamantina Lakes, AU	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	84 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 2000	Diamantina Lakes, AU	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 2000	Diamantina Lakes, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	1 year	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 2000	Diamantina Lakes, AU	daily rain	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	16 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 2000	Diamantina Lakes, AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 2000	Diamantina Lakes, AU	daily rain	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	105 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 2000	Diamantina Lakes, AU	daily rain	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	2 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 2000	Diamantina Lakes, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	58 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 June 2000	Diamantina Lakes, AU	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 June 2000	Diamantina Lakes, AU	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 2000	Diamantina Lakes, AU	daily rain	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	109 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 2000	Diamantina Lakes, AU	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2000	Diamantina Lakes, AU	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1999	Diamantina Lakes, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	84 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 1999	Diamantina Lakes, AU	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	84 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1999	Diamantina Lakes, AU	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	29 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1999	Diamantina Lakes, AU	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	2 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1999	Diamantina Lakes, AU	daily rain	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	20 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1999	Diamantina Lakes, AU	monthly rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	81 years	49 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1890 to 2004

Yearly extremes at Diamantina Lakes: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	1970	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	110
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	209.0 mm (8.2 in)	1917	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	108
Longest dry spell (CDD)	258 days	1994	112 days	109

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Diamantina Lakes, 1890 to 2004. The record is 145.8 mm (5.7 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.3 mm (1.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Diamantina Lakes by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1890	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1891	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1892	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1893	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1894	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1895	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1896	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1897	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1898	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1899	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1900	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1901	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1902	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1903	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1904	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1905	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1906	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1907	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1908	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1909	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1910	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1911	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1912	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1913	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1914	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1915	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1916	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1917	143.0 mm (5.6 in)
1918	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1919	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1920	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1921	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1922	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1923	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1924	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1925	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1926	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1927	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1928	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1929	11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1930	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1931	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1932	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1933	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1934	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1935	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1936	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1937	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1938	1.3 mm (0.05 in)
1939	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1940	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1941	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1942	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1943	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1949	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1950	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1951	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1952	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1953	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1954	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1955	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1956	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1957	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1958	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1959	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1960	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1961	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1962	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1963	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1964	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1965	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1966	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1967	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1968	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1969	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1970	145.8 mm (5.7 in)
1971	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1972	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1973	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1974	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1975	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1976	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1977	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1978	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1979	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1980	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1981	91.1 mm (3.6 in)
1982	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1983	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1984	66.7 mm (2.6 in)
1985	18.2 mm (0.7 in)
1986	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1987	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1988	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1989	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1990	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1991	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1992	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1993	34.4 mm (1.4 in)
1994	26.6 mm (1.0 in)
1995	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1996	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1997	27.8 mm (1.1 in)
1998	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1999	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
2000	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
2001	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
2002	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
2003	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
2004	57.4 mm (2.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Diamantina Lakes, 1890 to 2004. The record is 209.0 mm (8.2 in) in 1917, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.2 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Diamantina Lakes by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1890	94.8 mm (3.7 in)
1891	133.6 mm (5.3 in)
1892	23.2 mm (0.9 in)
1893	61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1894	182.3 mm (7.2 in)
1895	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1896	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1897	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1898	153.5 mm (6.0 in)
1899	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1900	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1901	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1902	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1903	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1904	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1905	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1906	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1907	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1908	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1909	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1910	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1911	95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1912	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1913	189.0 mm (7.4 in)
1914	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1915	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1916	165.3 mm (6.5 in)
1917	209.0 mm (8.2 in)
1918	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1919	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1920	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1921	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1922	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1923	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1924	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1925	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1926	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1927	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1928	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1929	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1930	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1931	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1932	63.4 mm (2.5 in)
1933	31.3 mm (1.2 in)
1934	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1935	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1936	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1937	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1938	1.3 mm (0.05 in)
1939	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1940	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1941	105.5 mm (4.2 in)
1942	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1943	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1949	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1950	113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1951	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1952	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1953	146.8 mm (5.8 in)
1954	71.3 mm (2.8 in)
1955	55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1956	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1957	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1958	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1959	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1960	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1961	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1962	50.2 mm (2.0 in)
1963	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1964	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1965	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1966	208.5 mm (8.2 in)
1967	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1968	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1969	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1970	203.2 mm (8.0 in)
1971	173.5 mm (6.8 in)
1972	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1973	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1974	164.6 mm (6.5 in)
1975	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1976	125.4 mm (4.9 in)
1977	155.1 mm (6.1 in)
1978	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1979	57.3 mm (2.3 in)
1980	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1981	187.4 mm (7.4 in)
1982	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1983	81.1 mm (3.2 in)
1984	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1985	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1986	43.8 mm (1.7 in)
1987	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1988	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1989	108.4 mm (4.3 in)
1990	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1991	93.6 mm (3.7 in)
1992	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1993	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
1994	51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1995	115.5 mm (4.5 in)
1996	111.6 mm (4.4 in)
1997	51.2 mm (2.0 in)
1998	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1999	163.2 mm (6.4 in)
2000	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
2001	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
2002	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
2003	n/a
2004	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Diamantina Lakes, 1890 to 2004. The record is 258 days in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 112 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Diamantina Lakes by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1890	83 days
1891	44 days
1892	135 days
1893	83 days
1894	63 days
1895	71 days
1896	65 days
1897	108 days
1898	79 days
1899	130 days
1900	171 days
1901	122 days
1902	61 days
1903	31 days
1904	92 days
1905	122 days
1906	31 days
1907	122 days
1908	61 days
1909	92 days
1910	31 days
1911	81 days
1912	130 days
1913	175 days
1914	98 days
1915	127 days
1916	90 days
1917	94 days
1918	110 days
1919	101 days
1920	31 days
1921	62 days
1922	122 days
1923	92 days
1924	61 days
1925	184 days
1926	177 days
1927	111 days
1928	125 days
1929	136 days
1930	78 days
1931	78 days
1932	143 days
1933	78 days
1934	123 days
1935	156 days
1936	65 days
1937	140 days
1938	243 days
1939	183 days
1940	184 days
1941	171 days
1942	143 days
1943	194 days
1949	171 days
1950	96 days
1951	62 days
1952	152 days
1953	118 days
1954	119 days
1955	68 days
1956	81 days
1957	101 days
1958	121 days
1959	115 days
1960	145 days
1961	154 days
1962	203 days
1963	203 days
1964	176 days
1965	158 days
1966	59 days
1967	206 days
1968	72 days
1969	99 days
1970	143 days
1971	96 days
1972	236 days
1973	79 days
1974	97 days
1975	138 days
1976	175 days
1977	152 days
1978	59 days
1979	142 days
1980	107 days
1981	71 days
1982	153 days
1983	61 days
1984	75 days
1985	71 days
1986	122 days
1987	140 days
1988	121 days
1989	151 days
1990	150 days
1991	126 days
1992	112 days
1993	83 days
1994	258 days
1995	81 days
1996	76 days
1997	80 days
1998	65 days
1999	114 days
2000	132 days
2001	95 days
2002	153 days
2003	1 day
2004	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

78 years, 1890 to 2002

A day with at least 46.2 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 150.1 mm (5.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Diamantina Lakes: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
5 years	70.7 mm (2.8 in)
10 years	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
25 years	111.7 mm (4.4 in)
50 years	130.5 mm (5.1 in)
100 years	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	Longer than the 78 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, 78 years of values from 1890 to 2002.

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: 145.8 mm (5.7 in) in 1970; 139.7 mm (5.5 in) in 1916; 114.3 mm (4.5 in) in 1973.

Download the Data

Data for Diamantina Lakes standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Diamantina Lakes 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 2026-10-14 (14 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
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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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

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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