Benarkin Forest Station Weather Records (ASN00040019)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Benarkin Forest Station (ASN00040019), Australia, with 55 years of record.

Key Facts for Benarkin Forest Station

Benarkin Forest Station (ASN00040019) is a weather station in Australia at -26.90 latitude and 152.15 longitude, 442 m (1,450 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1934 to 1988, 55 years of record.
0 records set at Benarkin Forest Station still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Benarkin Forest Station set a daily record precipitation of 57.4 mm (2.3 in) on 6 April 1988.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -26.90 latitude, 152.15 longitude.
Elevation: 442 m (1,450 ft).
Period of record: 1934 to 1988, 55 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 Benarkin Forest 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 Benarkin Forest Station, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Benarkin Forest Station still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Benarkin Forest Station between 20 July 1965 and 20 July 1965. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 149.1 mm (5.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Benarkin Forest Station. The most was 149.1 mm (5.9 in) on 20 July 1965.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Benarkin Forest Station
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	31 January 1951
Feb	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	28 February 1950
Mar	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	3 March 1949
Apr	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	3 April 1972
May	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	1 May 1948
Jun	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	22 June 1983
Jul	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	20 July 1965
Aug	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	20 August 1966
Sep	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	1 September 1975
Oct	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	25 October 1949
Nov	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	29 November 1947
Dec	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	22 December 1956

Latest Records

Latest records at Benarkin Forest Station
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 April 1988	Benarkin Forest Station, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1988	Benarkin Forest Station, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	37 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1987	Benarkin Forest Station, AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	52 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1987	Benarkin Forest Station, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1987	Benarkin Forest Station, AU	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 1987	Benarkin Forest Station, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1987	Benarkin Forest Station, AU	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	18 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1987	Benarkin Forest Station, AU	daily rain	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1987	Benarkin Forest Station, AU	daily rain	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	45 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1986	Benarkin Forest Station, AU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1986	Benarkin Forest Station, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	23 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1986	Benarkin Forest Station, AU	daily rain	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	44 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1986	Benarkin Forest Station, AU	daily rain	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	9 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1985	Benarkin Forest Station, AU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	10 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1985	Benarkin Forest Station, AU	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	3 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1985	Benarkin Forest Station, AU	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	11 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
9 July 1985	Benarkin Forest Station, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1985	Benarkin Forest Station, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 1984	Benarkin Forest Station, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	3 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1984	Benarkin Forest Station, AU	daily rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1934 to 1988

Yearly extremes at Benarkin Forest Station: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	1965	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	55
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	260.1 mm (10.2 in)	1949	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	55
Longest dry spell (CDD)	78 days	1946	30 days	55

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Benarkin Forest Station, 1934 to 1988. The record is 149.1 mm (5.9 in) in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 73.9 mm (2.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Benarkin Forest Station by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1934	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1935	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1936	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1937	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1938	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1939	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1940	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1941	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1942	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1943	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1944	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1945	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1946	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1947	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1948	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1949	118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1950	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1951	114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1952	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1953	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1954	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1955	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1956	119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1957	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1958	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1959	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1960	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1961	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1962	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1963	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1964	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1965	149.1 mm (5.9 in)
1966	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1967	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1968	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1969	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1970	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1971	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1972	135.6 mm (5.3 in)
1973	148.3 mm (5.8 in)
1974	77.6 mm (3.1 in)
1975	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1976	84.2 mm (3.3 in)
1977	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1978	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1979	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1980	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1981	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1982	70.2 mm (2.8 in)
1983	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1984	88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1985	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1986	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1987	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1988	66.0 mm (2.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Benarkin Forest Station, 1934 to 1988. The record is 260.1 mm (10.2 in) in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is 115.6 mm (4.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Benarkin Forest Station by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1934	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1935	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1936	110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1937	237.7 mm (9.4 in)
1938	153.6 mm (6.0 in)
1939	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1940	170.1 mm (6.7 in)
1941	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1942	156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1943	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1944	122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1945	95.1 mm (3.7 in)
1946	116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1947	203.5 mm (8.0 in)
1948	158.3 mm (6.2 in)
1949	260.1 mm (10.2 in)
1950	169.9 mm (6.7 in)
1951	151.8 mm (6.0 in)
1952	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1953	127.3 mm (5.0 in)
1954	221.5 mm (8.7 in)
1955	177.8 mm (7.0 in)
1956	165.1 mm (6.5 in)
1957	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1958	118.7 mm (4.7 in)
1959	113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1960	70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1961	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1962	102.3 mm (4.0 in)
1963	130.5 mm (5.1 in)
1964	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1965	156.5 mm (6.2 in)
1966	139.8 mm (5.5 in)
1967	139.0 mm (5.5 in)
1968	244.8 mm (9.6 in)
1969	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1970	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1971	158.3 mm (6.2 in)
1972	136.2 mm (5.4 in)
1973	255.0 mm (10.0 in)
1974	93.4 mm (3.7 in)
1975	110.4 mm (4.3 in)
1976	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1977	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1978	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1979	108.8 mm (4.3 in)
1980	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1981	184.0 mm (7.2 in)
1982	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1983	158.0 mm (6.2 in)
1984	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1985	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1986	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1987	127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1988	70.8 mm (2.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Benarkin Forest Station, 1934 to 1988. The record is 78 days in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 30 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Benarkin Forest Station by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1934	9 days
1935	34 days
1936	27 days
1937	35 days
1938	33 days
1939	53 days
1940	44 days
1941	50 days
1942	29 days
1943	30 days
1944	25 days
1945	16 days
1946	78 days
1947	47 days
1948	35 days
1949	24 days
1950	26 days
1951	33 days
1952	23 days
1953	57 days
1954	21 days
1955	18 days
1956	31 days
1957	34 days
1958	17 days
1959	24 days
1960	32 days
1961	27 days
1962	27 days
1963	36 days
1964	31 days
1965	22 days
1966	23 days
1967	38 days
1968	31 days
1969	27 days
1970	25 days
1971	34 days
1972	44 days
1973	27 days
1974	31 days
1975	35 days
1976	30 days
1977	27 days
1978	30 days
1979	30 days
1980	38 days
1981	35 days
1982	43 days
1983	16 days
1984	20 days
1985	26 days
1986	26 days
1987	26 days
1988	13 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

40 years, 1935 to 1987

A day with at least 76.1 mm (3.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 169.7 mm (6.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Benarkin Forest Station: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	76.1 mm (3.0 in)
5 years	104.3 mm (4.1 in)
10 years	121.6 mm (4.8 in)
25 years	142.1 mm (5.6 in)
50 years	156.3 mm (6.2 in)	Longer than the 40 years of record
100 years	169.7 mm (6.7 in)	Longer than the 40 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, 40 years of values from 1935 to 1987.

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: 149.1 mm (5.9 in) in 1965; 148.3 mm (5.8 in) in 1973; 135.6 mm (5.3 in) in 1972.

Download the Data

Data for Benarkin Forest Station standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Benarkin Forest 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 2026-10-13 (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).

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