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The Head Weather Records (ASN00041046)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for The Head (ASN00041046), Australia, with 58 years of record.

Key Facts for The Head

  • The Head (ASN00041046) is a weather station in Australia at -28.28 latitude and 152.42 longitude, 700 m (2,297 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1958 to 2015, 58 years of record.
  • 0 records set at The Head still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • The Head set a monthly record daily precipitation of 145.0 mm (5.7 in) on 2 May 2015.

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -28.28 latitude, 152.42 longitude.
  • Elevation: 700 m (2,297 ft).
  • Period of record: 1958 to 2015, 58 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

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

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

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 241.8 mm (9.5 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at The Head The wettest day on record for each calendar month at The Head. The most was 241.8 mm (9.5 in) on 18 February 1959. 0100200300 Jan: 218.6 mm (8.6 in), 26 January 1974 Jan Feb: 241.8 mm (9.5 in), 18 February 1959 Feb Mar: 134.0 mm (5.3 in), 28 March 2014 Mar Apr: 128.0 mm (5.0 in), 9 April 1984 Apr May: 145.0 mm (5.7 in), 2 May 2015 May Jun: 125.7 mm (4.9 in), 12 June 1967 Jun Jul: 207.3 mm (8.2 in), 20 July 1965 Jul Aug: 53.6 mm (2.1 in), 14 August 1968 Aug Sep: 50.0 mm (2.0 in), 1 September 1975 Sep Oct: 136.1 mm (5.4 in), 29 October 1972 Oct Nov: 100.0 mm (3.9 in), 20 November 1995 Nov Dec: 83.0 mm (3.3 in), 4 December 1981 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at The Head. The most was 241.8 mm (9.5 in) on 18 February 1959.
Record daily precipitation for each month at The Head
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan218.6 mm (8.6 in)26 January 1974
Feb241.8 mm (9.5 in)18 February 1959
Mar134.0 mm (5.3 in)28 March 2014
Apr128.0 mm (5.0 in)9 April 1984
May145.0 mm (5.7 in)2 May 2015
Jun125.7 mm (4.9 in)12 June 1967
Jul207.3 mm (8.2 in)20 July 1965
Aug53.6 mm (2.1 in)14 August 1968
Sep50.0 mm (2.0 in)1 September 1975
Oct136.1 mm (5.4 in)29 October 1972
Nov100.0 mm (3.9 in)20 November 1995
Dec83.0 mm (3.3 in)4 December 1981

Latest Records

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Latest records at The Head
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
2 May 2015The Head, AUmonthly rain145.0 mm (5.7 in)27.6 mm (1.1 in)34 years45 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2015The Head, AUdaily rain9.0 mm (0.35 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)6 years8 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 2015The Head, AUdaily rain51.6 mm (2.0 in)11.6 mm (0.5 in)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 2015The Head, AUdaily rain34.0 mm (1.3 in)6.0 mm (0.24 in)0 years8 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 2015The Head, AUdaily rain42.0 mm (1.7 in)16.6 mm (0.7 in)43 years25 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 2014The Head, AUdaily rain76.4 mm (3.0 in)0.4 mm (0.02 in)23 years11 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 2014The Head, AUdaily rain40.0 mm (1.6 in)13.0 mm (0.5 in)25 years21 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 2014The Head, AUmonthly rain134.0 mm (5.3 in)14.6 mm (0.6 in)40 years37 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2014The Head, AUdaily rain28.0 mm (1.1 in)4.4 mm (0.17 in)11 years10 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 2013The Head, AUdaily rain30.6 mm (1.2 in)7.0 mm (0.28 in)54 years26 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 2013The Head, AUdaily rain32.0 mm (1.3 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)42 years27 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 2013The Head, AUdaily rain22.4 mm (0.9 in)6.0 mm (0.24 in)10 years11 of 100 (Routine)
13 June 2013The Head, AUdaily rain33.4 mm (1.3 in)10.5 mm (0.4 in)46 years26 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 2013The Head, AUdaily rain19.4 mm (0.8 in)11.0 mm (0.4 in)54 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 2013The Head, AUdaily rain60.6 mm (2.4 in)29.0 mm (1.1 in)37 years30 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 2013The Head, AUdaily rain127.4 mm (5.0 in)10.6 mm (0.4 in)39 years21 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 2012The Head, AUdaily rain72.2 mm (2.8 in)53.6 mm (2.1 in)2 years45 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 2012The Head, AUdaily rain65.0 mm (2.6 in)30.2 mm (1.2 in)47 years42 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2012The Head, AUdaily rain34.0 mm (1.3 in)4.4 mm (0.17 in)2 years8 of 100 (Routine)
28 June 2012The Head, AUdaily rain27.4 mm (1.1 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)45 years19 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1958 to 2015
Yearly extremes at The Head: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)241.8 mm (9.5 in)195982.3 mm (3.2 in)58
Wettest five days (Rx5day)435.8 mm (17.2 in)1974166.3 mm (6.5 in)58
Longest dry spell (CDD)49 days199124 days58

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at The Head by year The wettest day of the year at The Head, 1958 to 2015. The record is 241.8 mm (9.5 in) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 82.3 mm (3.2 in). 0100200300196019701980199020002010Record: 241.8 mm (9.5 in) in 1959
The wettest day of the year at The Head, 1958 to 2015. The record is 241.8 mm (9.5 in) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 82.3 mm (3.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at The Head by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
195833.8 mm (1.3 in)
1959241.8 mm (9.5 in)
196042.7 mm (1.7 in)
1961197.1 mm (7.8 in)
196284.6 mm (3.3 in)
1963109.0 mm (4.3 in)
196452.3 mm (2.1 in)
1965207.3 mm (8.2 in)
196651.6 mm (2.0 in)
1967125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1968151.9 mm (6.0 in)
196949.0 mm (1.9 in)
197062.5 mm (2.5 in)
197161.5 mm (2.4 in)
1972136.1 mm (5.4 in)
197365.3 mm (2.6 in)
1974218.6 mm (8.6 in)
197580.4 mm (3.2 in)
1976196.0 mm (7.7 in)
197760.0 mm (2.4 in)
197864.4 mm (2.5 in)
1979111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1980117.4 mm (4.6 in)
198183.0 mm (3.3 in)
198257.0 mm (2.2 in)
198382.2 mm (3.2 in)
1984128.0 mm (5.0 in)
198552.8 mm (2.1 in)
198645.0 mm (1.8 in)
198764.0 mm (2.5 in)
1988120.0 mm (4.7 in)
198990.0 mm (3.5 in)
1990113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1991125.0 mm (4.9 in)
199258.0 mm (2.3 in)
199351.4 mm (2.0 in)
199481.0 mm (3.2 in)
1995100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1996113.6 mm (4.5 in)
199768.0 mm (2.7 in)
199847.4 mm (1.9 in)
199975.0 mm (3.0 in)
200042.0 mm (1.7 in)
2001107.0 mm (4.2 in)
200288.6 mm (3.5 in)
200341.0 mm (1.6 in)
2004103.0 mm (4.1 in)
200592.0 mm (3.6 in)
200645.0 mm (1.8 in)
200750.0 mm (2.0 in)
2008136.4 mm (5.4 in)
200978.0 mm (3.1 in)
201074.0 mm (2.9 in)
201182.4 mm (3.2 in)
201272.2 mm (2.8 in)
2013127.4 mm (5.0 in)
2014134.0 mm (5.3 in)
2015145.0 mm (5.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at The Head by year The wettest five days of the year at The Head, 1958 to 2015. The record is 435.8 mm (17.2 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 166.3 mm (6.5 in). 0100200300400500196019701980199020002010Record: 435.8 mm (17.2 in) in 1974
The wettest five days of the year at The Head, 1958 to 2015. The record is 435.8 mm (17.2 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 166.3 mm (6.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at The Head by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
195874.1 mm (2.9 in)
1959299.5 mm (11.8 in)
1960104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1961276.6 mm (10.9 in)
1962171.9 mm (6.8 in)
1963166.9 mm (6.6 in)
1964157.9 mm (6.2 in)
1965321.9 mm (12.7 in)
196672.6 mm (2.9 in)
1967198.1 mm (7.8 in)
1968412.5 mm (16.2 in)
1969107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1970169.9 mm (6.7 in)
1971119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1972179.6 mm (7.1 in)
1973146.0 mm (5.7 in)
1974435.8 mm (17.2 in)
1975214.8 mm (8.5 in)
1976229.6 mm (9.0 in)
1977114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1978167.0 mm (6.6 in)
1979175.4 mm (6.9 in)
1980183.4 mm (7.2 in)
1981165.4 mm (6.5 in)
1982114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1983186.4 mm (7.3 in)
1984254.6 mm (10.0 in)
198586.4 mm (3.4 in)
198679.0 mm (3.1 in)
1987109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1988266.0 mm (10.5 in)
1989147.0 mm (5.8 in)
1990203.0 mm (8.0 in)
1991185.0 mm (7.3 in)
199264.6 mm (2.5 in)
199386.4 mm (3.4 in)
1994115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1995165.6 mm (6.5 in)
1996424.6 mm (16.7 in)
1997105.4 mm (4.1 in)
199880.4 mm (3.2 in)
1999138.8 mm (5.5 in)
200066.2 mm (2.6 in)
2001332.4 mm (13.1 in)
2002198.6 mm (7.8 in)
2003112.6 mm (4.4 in)
2004139.2 mm (5.5 in)
2005161.4 mm (6.4 in)
2006154.0 mm (6.1 in)
200794.0 mm (3.7 in)
2008262.2 mm (10.3 in)
2009196.4 mm (7.7 in)
2010193.6 mm (7.6 in)
2011275.2 mm (10.8 in)
2012142.8 mm (5.6 in)
2013157.8 mm (6.2 in)
2014224.8 mm (8.9 in)
2015179.2 mm (7.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at The Head by year The longest dry spell of the year at The Head, 1958 to 2015. The record is 49 days in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 24 days. 0204060196019701980199020002010Record: 49 days in 1991
The longest dry spell of the year at The Head, 1958 to 2015. The record is 49 days in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 24 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at The Head by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
19588 days
195924 days
196016 days
196121 days
196222 days
196330 days
196443 days
196521 days
196634 days
196716 days
196820 days
196920 days
197033 days
197126 days
197223 days
197321 days
197426 days
197532 days
197618 days
197733 days
197819 days
197920 days
198044 days
198121 days
198231 days
198321 days
198416 days
198529 days
198630 days
198722 days
198828 days
198941 days
199024 days
199149 days
199220 days
199324 days
199423 days
199530 days
199625 days
199724 days
199815 days
199915 days
200038 days
200129 days
200233 days
200338 days
200433 days
200523 days
200630 days
200748 days
200816 days
200947 days
201017 days
201123 days
201234 days
201326 days
201412 days
20152 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

55 years, 1959 to 2013

A day with at least 82.1 mm (3.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 282.0 mm (11.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at The Head: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years82.1 mm (3.2 in)
5 years122.6 mm (4.8 in)
10 years154.0 mm (6.1 in)
25 years199.7 mm (7.9 in)
50 years238.6 mm (9.4 in)
100 years282.0 mm (11.1 in)Longer than the 55 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, 55 years of values from 1959 to 2013.

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: 241.8 mm (9.5 in) in 1959; 218.6 mm (8.6 in) in 1974; 207.3 mm (8.2 in) in 1965.

Download the Data

  • Data for The Head standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for The Head 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 (2025-12-31).