Retreat (Barcoo River) Weather Records (ASN00038018)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Retreat (Barcoo River) (ASN00038018), Australia, with 98 years of record.

Key Facts for Retreat (Barcoo River)

Retreat (Barcoo River) (ASN00038018) is a weather station in Australia at -25.20 latitude and 143.28 longitude, 141 m (463 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1912 to 2009, 98 years of record.
0 records set at Retreat (Barcoo River) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Retreat (Barcoo River) set a daily record precipitation of 46.0 mm (1.8 in) on 17 November 2007.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -25.20 latitude, 143.28 longitude.
Elevation: 141 m (463 ft).
Period of record: 1912 to 2009, 98 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 Retreat (Barcoo River). 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 Retreat (Barcoo River), 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 Retreat (Barcoo River) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Retreat (Barcoo River) between 7 March 1949 and 16 January 2004. Each dot is a new record.

When Retreat (Barcoo River) set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1949-03-07	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1963-01-13	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 124.5 mm (4.9 in)
2004-01-16	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 135.0 mm (5.3 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 135.0 mm (5.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Retreat (Barcoo River). The most was 135.0 mm (5.3 in) on 16 January 2004.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Retreat (Barcoo River)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	16 January 2004
Feb	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	20 February 1979
Mar	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	7 March 1949
Apr	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	12 April 2000
May	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	22 May 1990
Jun	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	3 June 1923
Jul	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	11 July 1950
Aug	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	18 August 1947
Sep	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	4 September 1921
Oct	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	25 October 1989
Nov	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	25 November 1973
Dec	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	15 December 1927

Latest Records

Latest records at Retreat (Barcoo River)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 November 2007	Retreat (Barcoo River), AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 2006	Retreat (Barcoo River), AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 June 2006	Retreat (Barcoo River), AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 2005	Retreat (Barcoo River), AU	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	92 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 2005	Retreat (Barcoo River), AU	daily rain	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	66 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 2005	Retreat (Barcoo River), AU	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	66 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 June 2005	Retreat (Barcoo River), AU	daily rain	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	92 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 June 2005	Retreat (Barcoo River), AU	daily rain	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	30 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
14 June 2005	Retreat (Barcoo River), AU	daily rain	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	55 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 2004	Retreat (Barcoo River), AU	daily rain	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	55 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 2004	Retreat (Barcoo River), AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2004	Retreat (Barcoo River), AU	all-time rain	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2004	Retreat (Barcoo River), AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 December 2003	Retreat (Barcoo River), AU	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	16 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 2003	Retreat (Barcoo River), AU	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 2003	Retreat (Barcoo River), AU	daily rain	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	10 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 2003	Retreat (Barcoo River), AU	daily rain	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	27 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 2002	Retreat (Barcoo River), AU	daily rain	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	8 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 2002	Retreat (Barcoo River), AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 2001	Retreat (Barcoo River), AU	daily rain	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	20 years	15 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1912 to 2009

Yearly extremes at Retreat (Barcoo River): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	2004	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	97
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	274.0 mm (10.8 in)	2004	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	95
Longest dry spell (CDD)	282 days	1946	84 days	96

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Retreat (Barcoo River), 1912 to 2009. The record is 135.0 mm (5.3 in) in 2004, marked on the chart; the median year is 44.5 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Retreat (Barcoo River) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1912	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1913	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1914	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1915	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1916	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1917	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1918	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1919	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1920	11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1921	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1922	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1923	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1924	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1925	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1926	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1927	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1928	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1929	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1930	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1931	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1932	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1933	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1934	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1935	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1936	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1937	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1938	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1939	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1940	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1941	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1942	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1943	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1944	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1945	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1946	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1947	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1948	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1949	123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1950	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1951	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1952	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1953	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1954	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1955	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1956	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1957	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1958	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1959	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1960	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1961	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1962	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1963	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1964	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1965	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1966	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1967	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1968	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1969	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1970	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1971	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1972	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1973	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1974	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1975	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1976	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1977	55.2 mm (2.2 in)
1978	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1979	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1980	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1981	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1982	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1983	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1984	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1985	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1986	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1987	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1988	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1989	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1990	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1991	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1992	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1993	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
1994	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1995	35.2 mm (1.4 in)
1996	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1997	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1998	43.6 mm (1.7 in)
1999	114.2 mm (4.5 in)
2000	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
2001	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
2002	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
2003	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
2004	135.0 mm (5.3 in)
2005	19.4 mm (0.8 in)
2006	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
2007	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2009	16.0 mm (0.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Retreat (Barcoo River), 1912 to 2009. The record is 274.0 mm (10.8 in) in 2004, marked on the chart; the median year is 67.8 mm (2.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Retreat (Barcoo River) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1912	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1913	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1914	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1915	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1916	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1917	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1918	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1919	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1920	13.9 mm (0.5 in)
1921	134.7 mm (5.3 in)
1922	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1923	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1924	138.9 mm (5.5 in)
1925	71.3 mm (2.8 in)
1926	77.9 mm (3.1 in)
1927	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1928	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1929	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1930	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1931	70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1932	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1933	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1934	50.1 mm (2.0 in)
1935	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1936	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1937	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1938	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1939	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1940	136.7 mm (5.4 in)
1941	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1942	70.2 mm (2.8 in)
1943	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1944	192.5 mm (7.6 in)
1945	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1946	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1947	49.7 mm (2.0 in)
1948	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1949	201.4 mm (7.9 in)
1950	178.6 mm (7.0 in)
1951	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1952	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1953	91.1 mm (3.6 in)
1954	74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1955	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1956	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1957	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1958	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1959	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1960	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1961	44.3 mm (1.7 in)
1962	84.7 mm (3.3 in)
1963	177.3 mm (7.0 in)
1964	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1965	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1966	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1967	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1968	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1969	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1970	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1971	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1972	37.9 mm (1.5 in)
1973	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1974	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1975	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
1976	122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1977	147.4 mm (5.8 in)
1978	68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1979	133.7 mm (5.3 in)
1980	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1981	95.1 mm (3.7 in)
1982	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1983	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1984	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1985	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1986	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1987	77.9 mm (3.1 in)
1988	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1989	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1990	97.4 mm (3.8 in)
1991	137.4 mm (5.4 in)
1992	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1993	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
1994	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1995	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1996	111.6 mm (4.4 in)
1997	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1998	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1999	152.2 mm (6.0 in)
2000	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2001	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
2002	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
2003	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
2004	274.0 mm (10.8 in)
2005	12.2 mm (0.5 in)
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2009	26.2 mm (1.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Retreat (Barcoo River), 1912 to 2009. The record is 282 days in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 84 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Retreat (Barcoo River) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1912	92 days
1913	123 days
1914	92 days
1915	120 days
1916	31 days
1917	61 days
1918	30 days
1919	61 days
1920	31 days
1921	60 days
1922	117 days
1923	126 days
1924	48 days
1925	82 days
1926	120 days
1927	153 days
1928	100 days
1929	134 days
1930	72 days
1931	93 days
1932	101 days
1933	58 days
1934	53 days
1935	94 days
1936	79 days
1937	88 days
1938	101 days
1939	77 days
1940	174 days
1941	142 days
1942	70 days
1943	133 days
1944	125 days
1945	80 days
1946	282 days
1947	71 days
1948	256 days
1949	95 days
1950	54 days
1951	96 days
1952	45 days
1953	74 days
1954	49 days
1955	63 days
1956	61 days
1957	153 days
1958	162 days
1959	89 days
1960	31 days
1961	115 days
1962	154 days
1963	142 days
1964	123 days
1965	168 days
1966	147 days
1967	123 days
1968	57 days
1969	91 days
1970	140 days
1971	51 days
1972	153 days
1973	39 days
1974	98 days
1975	82 days
1976	15 days
1977	101 days
1978	45 days
1979	47 days
1980	79 days
1981	65 days
1982	79 days
1983	88 days
1984	82 days
1985	66 days
1986	82 days
1987	54 days
1988	68 days
1989	85 days
1990	41 days
1991	98 days
1992	57 days
1993	80 days
1994	101 days
1995	93 days
1996	44 days
1997	68 days
1998	67 days
1999	85 days
2000	120 days
2001	91 days
2002	94 days
2003	58 days
2004	96 days
2005	61 days
2006	1 day
2007	n/a
2009	9 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

75 years, 1921 to 2004

A day with at least 51.8 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 153.2 mm (6.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Retreat (Barcoo River): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
5 years	77.6 mm (3.1 in)
10 years	95.2 mm (3.7 in)
25 years	118.0 mm (4.6 in)
50 years	135.5 mm (5.3 in)
100 years	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	Longer than the 75 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, 75 years of values from 1921 to 2004.

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: 135.0 mm (5.3 in) in 2004; 124.5 mm (4.9 in) in 1963; 123.4 mm (4.9 in) in 1949.

Download the Data

Data for Retreat (Barcoo River) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Retreat (Barcoo River) 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
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

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