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Mapleton Post Office Weather Records (ASN00040123)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Mapleton Post Office (ASN00040123), Australia, with 123 years of record.

Key Facts for Mapleton Post Office

  • Mapleton Post Office (ASN00040123) is a weather station in Australia at -26.62 latitude and 152.87 longitude, 374 m (1,227 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1903 to 2025, 123 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Mapleton Post Office still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Mapleton Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 130.8 mm (5.1 in) on 17 November 2025.

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -26.62 latitude, 152.87 longitude.
  • Elevation: 374 m (1,227 ft).
  • Period of record: 1903 to 2025, 123 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

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

0 standing records
Standing records at Mapleton Post Office by the year they were set 0 records at Mapleton Post Office still stand. 00000000000
0 records at Mapleton Post Office still stand.
Standing records at Mapleton Post Office by the year they were set
Year setStanding records

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records
When Mapleton Post Office set new all-time records 1 all-time records were set at Mapleton Post Office between 22 February 1992 and 22 February 1992. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitation22 February 1992: Record daily precipitation 513.0 mm (20.2 in)
1 all-time records were set at Mapleton Post Office between 22 February 1992 and 22 February 1992. Each dot is a new record.
When Mapleton Post Office set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1992-02-22Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 513.0 mm (20.2 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 513.0 mm (20.2 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Mapleton Post Office The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Mapleton Post Office. The most was 513.0 mm (20.2 in) on 22 February 1992. 0200400600 Jan: 332.0 mm (13.1 in), 10 January 1968 Jan Feb: 513.0 mm (20.2 in), 22 February 1992 Feb Mar: 363.0 mm (14.3 in), 14 March 1908 Mar Apr: 243.6 mm (9.6 in), 3 April 1972 Apr May: 199.4 mm (7.9 in), 10 May 1930 May Jun: 235.0 mm (9.3 in), 2 June 1910 Jun Jul: 340.4 mm (13.4 in), 8 July 1973 Jul Aug: 149.0 mm (5.9 in), 24 August 2007 Aug Sep: 91.2 mm (3.6 in), 11 September 1998 Sep Oct: 209.0 mm (8.2 in), 31 October 2000 Oct Nov: 156.2 mm (6.1 in), 13 November 1959 Nov Dec: 399.3 mm (15.7 in), 26 December 1909 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Mapleton Post Office. The most was 513.0 mm (20.2 in) on 22 February 1992.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Mapleton Post Office
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan332.0 mm (13.1 in)10 January 1968
Feb513.0 mm (20.2 in)22 February 1992
Mar363.0 mm (14.3 in)14 March 1908
Apr243.6 mm (9.6 in)3 April 1972
May199.4 mm (7.9 in)10 May 1930
Jun235.0 mm (9.3 in)2 June 1910
Jul340.4 mm (13.4 in)8 July 1973
Aug149.0 mm (5.9 in)24 August 2007
Sep91.2 mm (3.6 in)11 September 1998
Oct209.0 mm (8.2 in)31 October 2000
Nov156.2 mm (6.1 in)13 November 1959
Dec399.3 mm (15.7 in)26 December 1909

Latest Records

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Latest records at Mapleton Post Office
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
17 November 2025Mapleton Post Office, AUdaily rain130.8 mm (5.1 in)91.7 mm (3.6 in)122 years80 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 March 2025Mapleton Post Office, AUdaily rain121.8 mm (4.8 in)43.6 mm (1.7 in)111 years54 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2025Mapleton Post Office, AUdaily rain272.0 mm (10.7 in)143.5 mm (5.6 in)100 years80 of 100 (Exceptional)
1 November 2024Mapleton Post Office, AUdaily rain83.0 mm (3.3 in)41.4 mm (1.6 in)48 years49 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2024Mapleton Post Office, AUdaily rain34.4 mm (1.4 in)16.8 mm (0.7 in)10 years26 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 2024Mapleton Post Office, AUdaily rain133.6 mm (5.3 in)109.0 mm (4.3 in)41 years62 of 100 (Major)
13 August 2024Mapleton Post Office, AUdaily rain54.2 mm (2.1 in)8.0 mm (0.31 in)70 years37 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2024Mapleton Post Office, AUdaily rain219.8 mm (8.7 in)104.8 mm (4.1 in)12 years49 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2024Mapleton Post Office, AUdaily rain70.8 mm (2.8 in)14.2 mm (0.6 in)117 years44 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2024Mapleton Post Office, AUdaily rain80.2 mm (3.2 in)14.0 mm (0.6 in)40 years26 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 2023Mapleton Post Office, AUdaily rain57.2 mm (2.3 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)24 years19 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 2022Mapleton Post Office, AUdaily rain56.8 mm (2.2 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)8 years13 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 2022Mapleton Post Office, AUdaily rain138.0 mm (5.4 in)85.9 mm (3.4 in)95 years78 of 100 (Major)
23 September 2022Mapleton Post Office, AUdaily rain32.0 mm (1.3 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)28 years25 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 2022Mapleton Post Office, AUdaily rain134.6 mm (5.3 in)93.5 mm (3.7 in)100 years80 of 100 (Exceptional)
11 May 2022Mapleton Post Office, AUdaily rain160.4 mm (6.3 in)32.1 mm (1.3 in)92 years52 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2022Mapleton Post Office, AUdaily rain120.0 mm (4.7 in)36.6 mm (1.4 in)8 years22 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 2022Mapleton Post Office, AUdaily rain267.2 mm (10.5 in)82.8 mm (3.3 in)8 years35 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2022Mapleton Post Office, AUdaily rain194.6 mm (7.7 in)77.0 mm (3.0 in)4 years32 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 2021Mapleton Post Office, AUdaily rain103.2 mm (4.1 in)37.2 mm (1.5 in)20 years39 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1903 to 2025
Yearly extremes at Mapleton Post Office: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)513.0 mm (20.2 in)1992154.5 mm (6.1 in)122
Wettest five days (Rx5day)948.7 mm (37.4 in)1968276.9 mm (10.9 in)122
Longest dry spell (CDD)86 days199128 days122

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Mapleton Post Office by year The wettest day of the year at Mapleton Post Office, 1903 to 2025. The record is 513.0 mm (20.2 in) in 1992, marked on the chart; the median year is 154.5 mm (6.1 in). 0200400600192019401960198020002020Record: 513.0 mm (20.2 in) in 1992
The wettest day of the year at Mapleton Post Office, 1903 to 2025. The record is 513.0 mm (20.2 in) in 1992, marked on the chart; the median year is 154.5 mm (6.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Mapleton Post Office by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
1903123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1904125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1905189.7 mm (7.5 in)
1906129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1907180.1 mm (7.1 in)
1908363.0 mm (14.3 in)
1909399.3 mm (15.7 in)
1910246.4 mm (9.7 in)
1911255.8 mm (10.1 in)
1912215.9 mm (8.5 in)
1913142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1914114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1915323.9 mm (12.8 in)
1916104.1 mm (4.1 in)
191780.8 mm (3.2 in)
1918105.2 mm (4.1 in)
191974.4 mm (2.9 in)
1920210.1 mm (8.3 in)
1921118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1922100.3 mm (3.9 in)
192390.2 mm (3.6 in)
1924184.7 mm (7.3 in)
1925182.9 mm (7.2 in)
1926190.5 mm (7.5 in)
1927160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1928222.3 mm (8.8 in)
1929201.4 mm (7.9 in)
1930199.4 mm (7.9 in)
1931247.7 mm (9.8 in)
193253.3 mm (2.1 in)
1933142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1934141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1935114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1936130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1937173.7 mm (6.8 in)
1938167.4 mm (6.6 in)
193982.0 mm (3.2 in)
194081.3 mm (3.2 in)
1941142.7 mm (5.6 in)
1942211.3 mm (8.3 in)
194391.4 mm (3.6 in)
1944196.9 mm (7.8 in)
1945117.9 mm (4.6 in)
1946211.6 mm (8.3 in)
1947289.6 mm (11.4 in)
1948157.5 mm (6.2 in)
1949188.7 mm (7.4 in)
1950255.3 mm (10.1 in)
1951218.4 mm (8.6 in)
195276.2 mm (3.0 in)
1953231.1 mm (9.1 in)
1954167.6 mm (6.6 in)
1955355.6 mm (14.0 in)
1956154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1957122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1958135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1959156.2 mm (6.1 in)
196096.5 mm (3.8 in)
196176.7 mm (3.0 in)
196272.4 mm (2.9 in)
1963167.6 mm (6.6 in)
196482.6 mm (3.3 in)
1965117.1 mm (4.6 in)
196669.9 mm (2.8 in)
1967156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1968332.0 mm (13.1 in)
196972.4 mm (2.9 in)
1970166.6 mm (6.6 in)
1971217.2 mm (8.6 in)
1972301.0 mm (11.9 in)
1973340.4 mm (13.4 in)
1974320.0 mm (12.6 in)
197573.2 mm (2.9 in)
1976152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1977121.4 mm (4.8 in)
197882.0 mm (3.2 in)
1979156.0 mm (6.1 in)
198079.8 mm (3.1 in)
1981106.8 mm (4.2 in)
1982156.0 mm (6.1 in)
1983219.0 mm (8.6 in)
198480.6 mm (3.2 in)
1985113.6 mm (4.5 in)
198666.0 mm (2.6 in)
1987101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1988259.4 mm (10.2 in)
1989230.0 mm (9.1 in)
1990113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1991313.0 mm (12.3 in)
1992513.0 mm (20.2 in)
199399.0 mm (3.9 in)
199488.0 mm (3.5 in)
1996155.0 mm (6.1 in)
1997223.0 mm (8.8 in)
199891.2 mm (3.6 in)
1999398.0 mm (15.7 in)
2000209.0 mm (8.2 in)
200169.0 mm (2.7 in)
200272.0 mm (2.8 in)
2003102.0 mm (4.0 in)
2004213.0 mm (8.4 in)
200569.0 mm (2.7 in)
200672.0 mm (2.8 in)
2007149.0 mm (5.9 in)
2008152.0 mm (6.0 in)
2009127.8 mm (5.0 in)
2010181.2 mm (7.1 in)
201199.6 mm (3.9 in)
2012187.8 mm (7.4 in)
2013184.4 mm (7.3 in)
2014267.0 mm (10.5 in)
2015216.8 mm (8.5 in)
2016147.6 mm (5.8 in)
2017133.6 mm (5.3 in)
2018117.6 mm (4.6 in)
201980.6 mm (3.2 in)
2020178.8 mm (7.0 in)
2021154.0 mm (6.1 in)
2022267.2 mm (10.5 in)
202364.8 mm (2.6 in)
2024219.8 mm (8.7 in)
2025272.0 mm (10.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Mapleton Post Office by year The wettest five days of the year at Mapleton Post Office, 1903 to 2025. The record is 948.7 mm (37.4 in) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 276.9 mm (10.9 in). 02505007501,000192019401960198020002020Record: 948.7 mm (37.4 in) in 1968
The wettest five days of the year at Mapleton Post Office, 1903 to 2025. The record is 948.7 mm (37.4 in) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 276.9 mm (10.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Mapleton Post Office by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1903284.3 mm (11.2 in)
1904269.7 mm (10.6 in)
1905342.7 mm (13.5 in)
1906219.1 mm (8.6 in)
1907259.7 mm (10.2 in)
1908410.7 mm (16.2 in)
1909523.8 mm (20.6 in)
1910394.2 mm (15.5 in)
1911382.7 mm (15.1 in)
1912323.4 mm (12.7 in)
1913201.5 mm (7.9 in)
1914247.1 mm (9.7 in)
1915376.0 mm (14.8 in)
1916178.5 mm (7.0 in)
1917148.9 mm (5.9 in)
1918216.2 mm (8.5 in)
1919218.0 mm (8.6 in)
1920340.5 mm (13.4 in)
1921301.2 mm (11.9 in)
1922274.3 mm (10.8 in)
1923233.5 mm (9.2 in)
1924233.5 mm (9.2 in)
1925305.6 mm (12.0 in)
1926532.1 mm (20.9 in)
1927521.5 mm (20.5 in)
1928605.8 mm (23.9 in)
1929339.6 mm (13.4 in)
1930365.8 mm (14.4 in)
1931630.0 mm (24.8 in)
193276.0 mm (3.0 in)
1933243.5 mm (9.6 in)
1934320.8 mm (12.6 in)
1935248.2 mm (9.8 in)
1936207.0 mm (8.1 in)
1937423.6 mm (16.7 in)
1938466.6 mm (18.4 in)
1939250.4 mm (9.9 in)
1940168.7 mm (6.6 in)
1941270.3 mm (10.6 in)
1942283.2 mm (11.1 in)
1943161.2 mm (6.3 in)
1944341.9 mm (13.5 in)
1945147.7 mm (5.8 in)
1946352.7 mm (13.9 in)
1947446.1 mm (17.6 in)
1948371.8 mm (14.6 in)
1949210.8 mm (8.3 in)
1950492.6 mm (19.4 in)
1951524.5 mm (20.6 in)
1952215.6 mm (8.5 in)
1953561.3 mm (22.1 in)
1954458.2 mm (18.0 in)
1955520.9 mm (20.5 in)
1956254.0 mm (10.0 in)
1957136.6 mm (5.4 in)
1958368.6 mm (14.5 in)
1959383.3 mm (15.1 in)
1960171.7 mm (6.8 in)
1961165.2 mm (6.5 in)
1962179.6 mm (7.1 in)
1963369.8 mm (14.6 in)
1964155.5 mm (6.1 in)
1965247.3 mm (9.7 in)
1966130.1 mm (5.1 in)
1967279.2 mm (11.0 in)
1968948.7 mm (37.4 in)
1969130.6 mm (5.1 in)
1970274.5 mm (10.8 in)
1971239.0 mm (9.4 in)
1972558.3 mm (22.0 in)
1973637.8 mm (25.1 in)
1974855.0 mm (33.7 in)
1975115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1976311.4 mm (12.3 in)
1977171.2 mm (6.7 in)
1978156.0 mm (6.1 in)
1979190.0 mm (7.5 in)
1980204.6 mm (8.1 in)
1981160.6 mm (6.3 in)
1982413.4 mm (16.3 in)
1983367.2 mm (14.5 in)
1984151.8 mm (6.0 in)
1985201.6 mm (7.9 in)
1986174.0 mm (6.9 in)
1987174.4 mm (6.9 in)
1988424.4 mm (16.7 in)
1989446.2 mm (17.6 in)
1990292.4 mm (11.5 in)
1991390.2 mm (15.4 in)
1992768.0 mm (30.2 in)
1993158.2 mm (6.2 in)
1994198.6 mm (7.8 in)
1996281.0 mm (11.1 in)
1997263.5 mm (10.4 in)
1998178.6 mm (7.0 in)
1999623.0 mm (24.5 in)
2000272.6 mm (10.7 in)
2001192.0 mm (7.6 in)
2002171.0 mm (6.7 in)
2003151.0 mm (5.9 in)
2004241.3 mm (9.5 in)
200568.2 mm (2.7 in)
2006159.8 mm (6.3 in)
2007347.2 mm (13.7 in)
2008370.8 mm (14.6 in)
2009184.4 mm (7.3 in)
2010377.8 mm (14.9 in)
2011361.6 mm (14.2 in)
2012309.2 mm (12.2 in)
2013294.2 mm (11.6 in)
2014345.8 mm (13.6 in)
2015458.8 mm (18.1 in)
2016165.8 mm (6.5 in)
2017401.8 mm (15.8 in)
2018303.8 mm (12.0 in)
2019125.4 mm (4.9 in)
2020219.2 mm (8.6 in)
2021162.6 mm (6.4 in)
2022735.2 mm (28.9 in)
2023105.6 mm (4.2 in)
2024326.0 mm (12.8 in)
2025292.4 mm (11.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Mapleton Post Office by year The longest dry spell of the year at Mapleton Post Office, 1903 to 2025. The record is 86 days in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 28 days. 020406080100192019401960198020002020Record: 86 days in 1991
The longest dry spell of the year at Mapleton Post Office, 1903 to 2025. The record is 86 days in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 28 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Mapleton Post Office by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
190326 days
190435 days
190533 days
190641 days
190736 days
190833 days
190925 days
191032 days
191178 days
191232 days
191335 days
191424 days
191526 days
191632 days
191735 days
191844 days
191947 days
192022 days
192119 days
192235 days
192330 days
192424 days
192523 days
192660 days
192735 days
192829 days
192928 days
193022 days
193120 days
193228 days
193319 days
193417 days
193530 days
193619 days
193718 days
193817 days
193954 days
194029 days
194144 days
194220 days
194331 days
194431 days
194536 days
194641 days
194747 days
194835 days
194926 days
195023 days
195145 days
195224 days
195349 days
195415 days
195534 days
195631 days
195753 days
195834 days
195934 days
196030 days
196125 days
196226 days
196329 days
196422 days
196522 days
196625 days
196748 days
196823 days
196940 days
197030 days
197119 days
197243 days
197318 days
197447 days
197532 days
197627 days
197748 days
197830 days
197928 days
198044 days
198133 days
198235 days
198312 days
198416 days
198535 days
198627 days
198718 days
198827 days
198919 days
199031 days
199186 days
199215 days
199328 days
19948 days
199642 days
199725 days
199815 days
199913 days
200023 days
200122 days
200227 days
200327 days
200432 days
200519 days
200628 days
200726 days
200834 days
200929 days
201015 days
201128 days
201250 days
201342 days
201414 days
201519 days
201620 days
201728 days
201844 days
201923 days
202034 days
202114 days
202218 days
202321 days
202428 days
202534 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

109 years, 1903 to 2025

A day with at least 152.1 mm (6.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 481.0 mm (18.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Mapleton Post Office: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years152.1 mm (6.0 in)
5 years229.2 mm (9.0 in)
10 years284.3 mm (11.2 in)
25 years359.1 mm (14.1 in)
50 years418.5 mm (16.5 in)
100 years481.0 mm (18.9 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 109 years of values from 1903 to 2025.

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: 513.0 mm (20.2 in) in 1992; 399.3 mm (15.7 in) in 1909; 398.0 mm (15.7 in) in 1999.

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