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Tanbar Station Weather Records (ASN00038023)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Tanbar Station (ASN00038023), Australia, with 139 years of record.

Key Facts for Tanbar Station

  • Tanbar Station (ASN00038023) is a weather station in Australia at -25.84 latitude and 141.92 longitude, 94 m (308 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1888 to 2026, 139 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Tanbar Station still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Tanbar Station set a daily record precipitation of 8.0 mm (0.31 in) on 27 June 2026.

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -25.84 latitude, 141.92 longitude.
  • Elevation: 94 m (308 ft).
  • Period of record: 1888 to 2026, 139 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

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

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

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records
When Tanbar Station set new all-time records 1 all-time records were set at Tanbar Station between 20 February 1977 and 20 February 1977. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitation20 February 1977: Record daily precipitation 242.0 mm (9.5 in)
1 all-time records were set at Tanbar Station between 20 February 1977 and 20 February 1977. Each dot is a new record.
When Tanbar Station set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1977-02-20Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 242.0 mm (9.5 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 242.0 mm (9.5 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Tanbar Station The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Tanbar Station. The most was 242.0 mm (9.5 in) on 20 February 1977. 0100200300 Jan: 72.5 mm (2.9 in), 21 January 1979 Jan Feb: 242.0 mm (9.5 in), 20 February 1977 Feb Mar: 145.0 mm (5.7 in), 24 March 2025 Mar Apr: 114.3 mm (4.5 in), 2 April 1891 Apr May: 69.5 mm (2.7 in), 22 May 1983 May Jun: 53.0 mm (2.1 in), 24 June 2021 Jun Jul: 43.2 mm (1.7 in), 7 July 1916 Jul Aug: 36.1 mm (1.4 in), 17 August 1947 Aug Sep: 51.3 mm (2.0 in), 9 September 1926 Sep Oct: 50.0 mm (2.0 in), 3 October 1984 Oct Nov: 50.3 mm (2.0 in), 13 November 1920 Nov Dec: 69.6 mm (2.7 in), 13 December 1965 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Tanbar Station. The most was 242.0 mm (9.5 in) on 20 February 1977.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Tanbar Station
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan72.5 mm (2.9 in)21 January 1979
Feb242.0 mm (9.5 in)20 February 1977
Mar145.0 mm (5.7 in)24 March 2025
Apr114.3 mm (4.5 in)2 April 1891
May69.5 mm (2.7 in)22 May 1983
Jun53.0 mm (2.1 in)24 June 2021
Jul43.2 mm (1.7 in)7 July 1916
Aug36.1 mm (1.4 in)17 August 1947
Sep51.3 mm (2.0 in)9 September 1926
Oct50.0 mm (2.0 in)3 October 1984
Nov50.3 mm (2.0 in)13 November 1920
Dec69.6 mm (2.7 in)13 December 1965

Latest Records

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Latest records at Tanbar Station
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
27 June 2026Tanbar Station, AUdaily rain8.0 mm (0.31 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)8 years13 of 100 (Routine)
10 June 2026Tanbar Station, AUdaily rain4.0 mm (0.16 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)135 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 2026Tanbar Station, AUdaily rain66.0 mm (2.6 in)33.8 mm (1.3 in)48 years52 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2025Tanbar Station, AUdaily rain20.0 mm (0.8 in)7.2 mm (0.28 in)44 years20 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 2025Tanbar Station, AUdaily rain93.0 mm (3.7 in)62.8 mm (2.5 in)6 years51 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2025Tanbar Station, AUmonthly rain145.0 mm (5.7 in)57.6 mm (2.3 in)54 years73 of 100 (Major)
24 June 2021Tanbar Station, AUmonthly rain53.0 mm (2.1 in)3.2 mm (0.13 in)71 years44 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2020Tanbar Station, AUdaily rain15.0 mm (0.6 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)129 years20 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 2020Tanbar Station, AUdaily rain22.0 mm (0.9 in)13.0 mm (0.5 in)10 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 2020Tanbar Station, AUdaily rain16.8 mm (0.7 in)5.7 mm (0.22 in)41 years20 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 2019Tanbar Station, AUdaily rain26.0 mm (1.0 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)8 years15 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 2019Tanbar Station, AUdaily rain36.0 mm (1.4 in)14.4 mm (0.6 in)60 years40 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2019Tanbar Station, AUdaily rain46.4 mm (1.8 in)34.2 mm (1.3 in)32 years41 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 2019Tanbar Station, AUdaily rain30.2 mm (1.2 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)49 years26 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 2018Tanbar Station, AUdaily rain17.0 mm (0.7 in)11.0 mm (0.4 in)17 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 June 2018Tanbar Station, AUdaily rain6.0 mm (0.24 in)6.0 mm (0.24 in)129 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 2018Tanbar Station, AUdaily rain21.0 mm (0.8 in)16.7 mm (0.7 in)100 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 2017Tanbar Station, AUdaily rain (Tie)5.6 mm (0.22 in)tie63 years7 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 2014Tanbar Station, AUdaily rain22.0 mm (0.9 in)5.5 mm (0.22 in)75 years20 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 2010Tanbar Station, AUdaily rain23.0 mm (0.9 in)18.2 mm (0.7 in)52 years20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1888 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Tanbar Station: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)242.0 mm (9.5 in)197739.3 mm (1.5 in)108
Wettest five days (Rx5day)347.0 mm (13.7 in)197756.5 mm (2.2 in)108
Longest dry spell (CDD)280 days2002100 days108

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Tanbar Station by year The wettest day of the year at Tanbar Station, 1888 to 2026. The record is 242.0 mm (9.5 in) in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.3 mm (1.5 in). 01002003001900192019401960198020002020Record: 242.0 mm (9.5 in) in 1977
The wettest day of the year at Tanbar Station, 1888 to 2026. The record is 242.0 mm (9.5 in) in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.3 mm (1.5 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Tanbar Station by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
188850.8 mm (2.0 in)
188931.8 mm (1.3 in)
189040.6 mm (1.6 in)
1891114.3 mm (4.5 in)
18930.0 mm (0.00 in)
18940.0 mm (0.00 in)
18950.0 mm (0.00 in)
18960.0 mm (0.00 in)
189710.2 mm (0.4 in)
18986.4 mm (0.25 in)
189926.7 mm (1.1 in)
190033.0 mm (1.3 in)
190117.8 mm (0.7 in)
191349.5 mm (1.9 in)
191431.8 mm (1.3 in)
191550.0 mm (2.0 in)
191643.2 mm (1.7 in)
191735.6 mm (1.4 in)
191871.6 mm (2.8 in)
191984.1 mm (3.3 in)
192053.3 mm (2.1 in)
192158.4 mm (2.3 in)
192231.5 mm (1.2 in)
192316.0 mm (0.6 in)
192426.4 mm (1.0 in)
192556.6 mm (2.2 in)
192651.3 mm (2.0 in)
192726.2 mm (1.0 in)
192873.7 mm (2.9 in)
19298.6 mm (0.34 in)
193044.5 mm (1.8 in)
19310.0 mm (0.00 in)
19320.0 mm (0.00 in)
1933145.5 mm (5.7 in)
193443.9 mm (1.7 in)
193522.4 mm (0.9 in)
193618.0 mm (0.7 in)
193735.6 mm (1.4 in)
193835.8 mm (1.4 in)
193929.2 mm (1.1 in)
19400.0 mm (0.00 in)
194115.7 mm (0.6 in)
194230.5 mm (1.2 in)
194352.1 mm (2.1 in)
194431.0 mm (1.2 in)
194522.4 mm (0.9 in)
194621.1 mm (0.8 in)
194736.1 mm (1.4 in)
194854.9 mm (2.2 in)
194971.6 mm (2.8 in)
195057.7 mm (2.3 in)
195118.3 mm (0.7 in)
195238.4 mm (1.5 in)
195363.5 mm (2.5 in)
195433.5 mm (1.3 in)
195532.8 mm (1.3 in)
195648.8 mm (1.9 in)
195726.9 mm (1.1 in)
195841.7 mm (1.6 in)
195934.5 mm (1.4 in)
196045.2 mm (1.8 in)
196150.8 mm (2.0 in)
196233.0 mm (1.3 in)
196343.2 mm (1.7 in)
196463.5 mm (2.5 in)
196569.6 mm (2.7 in)
196630.0 mm (1.2 in)
196740.1 mm (1.6 in)
196853.1 mm (2.1 in)
196926.7 mm (1.1 in)
197031.0 mm (1.2 in)
197187.4 mm (3.4 in)
197224.9 mm (1.0 in)
197360.2 mm (2.4 in)
197467.2 mm (2.6 in)
197543.0 mm (1.7 in)
197646.0 mm (1.8 in)
1977242.0 mm (9.5 in)
197846.1 mm (1.8 in)
197972.5 mm (2.9 in)
198026.0 mm (1.0 in)
198149.0 mm (1.9 in)
198241.5 mm (1.6 in)
198369.5 mm (2.7 in)
198452.0 mm (2.0 in)
198535.0 mm (1.4 in)
198646.0 mm (1.8 in)
198773.0 mm (2.9 in)
199946.0 mm (1.8 in)
200070.0 mm (2.8 in)
200133.0 mm (1.3 in)
200215.0 mm (0.6 in)
200334.0 mm (1.3 in)
200451.0 mm (2.0 in)
200532.0 mm (1.3 in)
200627.5 mm (1.1 in)
200760.0 mm (2.4 in)
200833.5 mm (1.3 in)
200948.0 mm (1.9 in)
201037.0 mm (1.5 in)
201422.0 mm (0.9 in)
201719.6 mm (0.8 in)
201823.0 mm (0.9 in)
201946.4 mm (1.8 in)
202047.0 mm (1.9 in)
202153.0 mm (2.1 in)
2025145.0 mm (5.7 in)
202666.0 mm (2.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Tanbar Station by year The wettest five days of the year at Tanbar Station, 1888 to 2026. The record is 347.0 mm (13.7 in) in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 56.5 mm (2.2 in). 01002003004001900192019401960198020002020Record: 347.0 mm (13.7 in) in 1977
The wettest five days of the year at Tanbar Station, 1888 to 2026. The record is 347.0 mm (13.7 in) in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 56.5 mm (2.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Tanbar Station by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
188850.8 mm (2.0 in)
188950.9 mm (2.0 in)
1890119.3 mm (4.7 in)
1891144.5 mm (5.7 in)
18930.0 mm (0.00 in)
18940.0 mm (0.00 in)
18950.0 mm (0.00 in)
18960.0 mm (0.00 in)
189710.2 mm (0.4 in)
18986.4 mm (0.25 in)
189926.7 mm (1.1 in)
190033.0 mm (1.3 in)
190121.6 mm (0.9 in)
191349.5 mm (1.9 in)
191431.8 mm (1.3 in)
191573.9 mm (2.9 in)
191688.6 mm (3.5 in)
191755.6 mm (2.2 in)
191897.7 mm (3.8 in)
191985.6 mm (3.4 in)
1920111.5 mm (4.4 in)
192177.4 mm (3.0 in)
192231.5 mm (1.2 in)
192349.5 mm (1.9 in)
192426.4 mm (1.0 in)
192558.6 mm (2.3 in)
192677.7 mm (3.1 in)
192731.8 mm (1.3 in)
192877.5 mm (3.1 in)
192915.5 mm (0.6 in)
193054.9 mm (2.2 in)
19310.0 mm (0.00 in)
19320.0 mm (0.00 in)
1933178.3 mm (7.0 in)
193451.0 mm (2.0 in)
193543.3 mm (1.7 in)
193626.2 mm (1.0 in)
193739.7 mm (1.6 in)
193843.7 mm (1.7 in)
193959.8 mm (2.4 in)
19400.0 mm (0.00 in)
194118.8 mm (0.7 in)
194283.1 mm (3.3 in)
194353.4 mm (2.1 in)
194493.5 mm (3.7 in)
194524.7 mm (1.0 in)
194638.3 mm (1.5 in)
194758.2 mm (2.3 in)
194863.5 mm (2.5 in)
1949129.7 mm (5.1 in)
1950165.9 mm (6.5 in)
195124.7 mm (1.0 in)
195260.5 mm (2.4 in)
195386.1 mm (3.4 in)
195457.4 mm (2.3 in)
195539.2 mm (1.5 in)
195661.8 mm (2.4 in)
195731.0 mm (1.2 in)
195841.7 mm (1.6 in)
195942.1 mm (1.7 in)
196071.1 mm (2.8 in)
1961100.6 mm (4.0 in)
196249.2 mm (1.9 in)
196362.2 mm (2.4 in)
196478.7 mm (3.1 in)
196574.7 mm (2.9 in)
196649.8 mm (2.0 in)
196777.9 mm (3.1 in)
196859.5 mm (2.3 in)
196946.7 mm (1.8 in)
197031.0 mm (1.2 in)
1971147.4 mm (5.8 in)
197229.0 mm (1.1 in)
197380.7 mm (3.2 in)
197474.4 mm (2.9 in)
197566.8 mm (2.6 in)
197671.0 mm (2.8 in)
1977347.0 mm (13.7 in)
197894.1 mm (3.7 in)
197980.0 mm (3.1 in)
198034.0 mm (1.3 in)
198181.5 mm (3.2 in)
198241.5 mm (1.6 in)
198377.7 mm (3.1 in)
198493.0 mm (3.7 in)
198598.7 mm (3.9 in)
1986100.0 mm (3.9 in)
198776.0 mm (3.0 in)
199988.0 mm (3.5 in)
2000105.0 mm (4.1 in)
200168.0 mm (2.7 in)
200215.0 mm (0.6 in)
200352.0 mm (2.0 in)
200451.0 mm (2.0 in)
200571.0 mm (2.8 in)
200627.5 mm (1.1 in)
200784.0 mm (3.3 in)
200836.0 mm (1.4 in)
2009100.0 mm (3.9 in)
201039.0 mm (1.5 in)
201441.0 mm (1.6 in)
201724.2 mm (1.0 in)
201854.2 mm (2.1 in)
201981.6 mm (3.2 in)
202072.6 mm (2.9 in)
202153.0 mm (2.1 in)
2025275.9 mm (10.9 in)
202681.0 mm (3.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Tanbar Station by year The longest dry spell of the year at Tanbar Station, 1888 to 2026. The record is 280 days in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 100 days. 01002003001900192019401960198020002020Record: 280 days in 2002
The longest dry spell of the year at Tanbar Station, 1888 to 2026. The record is 280 days in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 100 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Tanbar Station by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
1888132 days
188960 days
189044 days
189144 days
189361 days
189431 days
189561 days
189661 days
189791 days
189854 days
189969 days
1900111 days
190126 days
1913140 days
191491 days
1915112 days
191676 days
191749 days
191881 days
1919114 days
192073 days
192162 days
1922111 days
192391 days
1924131 days
1925118 days
1926107 days
1927161 days
1928143 days
1929132 days
193071 days
193161 days
1932123 days
193331 days
193473 days
1935108 days
1936116 days
1937167 days
193891 days
193977 days
194061 days
1941112 days
194262 days
194348 days
194494 days
194567 days
1946122 days
194756 days
1948190 days
194997 days
195096 days
195195 days
195244 days
195367 days
195456 days
195565 days
195672 days
1957122 days
1958151 days
195997 days
196056 days
1961122 days
1962128 days
1963211 days
1964119 days
1965116 days
196658 days
1967132 days
1968117 days
1969161 days
1970121 days
1971140 days
1972188 days
197366 days
1974103 days
197597 days
1976197 days
1977142 days
197861 days
1979155 days
1980133 days
1981103 days
1982179 days
1983127 days
1984169 days
1985151 days
1986182 days
1987165 days
1999268 days
2000100 days
2001184 days
2002280 days
200377 days
2004111 days
200597 days
200691 days
2007180 days
2008100 days
2009175 days
201018 days
201436 days
201730 days
2018128 days
2019108 days
2020126 days
202178 days
202528 days
202670 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

85 years, 1888 to 2020

A day with at least 41.7 mm (1.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 134.4 mm (5.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Tanbar Station: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years41.7 mm (1.6 in)
5 years61.0 mm (2.4 in)
10 years75.8 mm (3.0 in)
25 years97.0 mm (3.8 in)
50 years114.8 mm (4.5 in)
100 years134.4 mm (5.3 in)Longer than the 85 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, 85 years of values from 1888 to 2020.

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: 242.0 mm (9.5 in) in 1977; 114.3 mm (4.5 in) in 1891; 87.4 mm (3.4 in) in 1971.

Download the Data

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