Macalister Post Office Weather Records (ASN00041065)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Macalister Post Office (ASN00041065), Australia, with 79 years of record.

Key Facts for Macalister Post Office

Macalister Post Office (ASN00041065) is a weather station in Australia at -27.05 latitude and 151.08 longitude, 329 m (1,079 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1902 to 1980, 79 years of record.
0 records set at Macalister Post Office still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Macalister Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 30.0 mm (1.2 in) on 29 May 1980.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -27.05 latitude, 151.08 longitude.
Elevation: 329 m (1,079 ft).
Period of record: 1902 to 1980, 79 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 Macalister 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 Macalister Post Office, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Macalister Post Office still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Macalister Post Office between 8 March 1939 and 11 February 1942. Each dot is a new record.

When Macalister Post Office set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1939-03-08	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1939-12-27	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1942-02-11	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 163.8 mm (6.4 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 163.8 mm (6.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Macalister Post Office. The most was 163.8 mm (6.4 in) on 11 February 1942.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Macalister Post Office
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	21 January 1920
Feb	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	11 February 1942
Mar	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	8 March 1939
Apr	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	5 April 1977
May	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	8 May 1925
Jun	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	2 June 1910
Jul	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	13 July 1954
Aug	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	20 August 1966
Sep	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	1 September 1975
Oct	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	17 October 1959
Nov	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	20 November 1943
Dec	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	27 December 1939

Latest Records

Latest records at Macalister Post Office
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 May 1980	Macalister Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1979	Macalister Post Office, AU	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	24 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
21 June 1979	Macalister Post Office, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 April 1979	Macalister Post Office, AU	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	21 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1978	Macalister Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	17 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1978	Macalister Post Office, AU	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 July 1978	Macalister Post Office, AU	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 1978	Macalister Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	56 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1977	Macalister Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	43 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1977	Macalister Post Office, AU	monthly rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1977	Macalister Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	71 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 1976	Macalister Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 1976	Macalister Post Office, AU	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1975	Macalister Post Office, AU	daily rain	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	42 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1975	Macalister Post Office, AU	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 1975	Macalister Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	12 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1975	Macalister Post Office, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1974	Macalister Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	36 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1974	Macalister Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	17 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1973	Macalister Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1902 to 1980

Yearly extremes at Macalister Post Office: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	1942	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	79
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	221.5 mm (8.7 in)	1921	93.3 mm (3.7 in)	79
Longest dry spell (CDD)	112 days	1946	46 days	79

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Macalister Post Office, 1902 to 1980. The record is 163.8 mm (6.4 in) in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is 63.5 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Macalister Post Office by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1902	7.1 mm (0.28 in)
1903	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1904	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1905	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1906	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1907	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1908	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1909	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1910	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1911	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1912	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1913	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1914	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1915	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1916	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1917	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1918	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1919	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1920	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1921	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1922	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1923	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1924	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1925	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1926	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1927	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1928	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1929	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1930	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1931	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1932	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1933	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1934	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1935	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1936	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1937	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1938	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1939	144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1940	130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1941	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1942	163.8 mm (6.4 in)
1943	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1944	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1945	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1946	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1947	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1948	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1949	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1950	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1951	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1952	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1953	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1954	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1955	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1956	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1957	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1958	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1959	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1960	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1961	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1962	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1963	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1964	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1965	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1966	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1967	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1968	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1969	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1970	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1971	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1972	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1973	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1974	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1975	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1976	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1977	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1978	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1979	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1980	58.0 mm (2.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Macalister Post Office, 1902 to 1980. The record is 221.5 mm (8.7 in) in 1921, marked on the chart; the median year is 93.3 mm (3.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Macalister Post Office by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1902	7.1 mm (0.28 in)
1903	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1904	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1905	107.9 mm (4.2 in)
1906	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1907	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1908	132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1909	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1910	138.5 mm (5.5 in)
1911	111.7 mm (4.4 in)
1912	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1913	93.9 mm (3.7 in)
1914	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1915	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1916	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1917	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1918	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1919	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1920	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1921	221.5 mm (8.7 in)
1922	190.8 mm (7.5 in)
1923	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1924	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1925	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1926	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1927	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1928	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1929	87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1930	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1931	133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1932	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1933	153.2 mm (6.0 in)
1934	143.8 mm (5.7 in)
1935	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1936	74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1937	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1938	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1939	190.6 mm (7.5 in)
1940	146.0 mm (5.7 in)
1941	126.8 mm (5.0 in)
1942	215.6 mm (8.5 in)
1943	144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1944	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1945	152.2 mm (6.0 in)
1946	99.7 mm (3.9 in)
1947	129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1948	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1949	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1950	189.7 mm (7.5 in)
1951	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1952	68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1953	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1954	124.1 mm (4.9 in)
1955	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1956	143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1957	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1958	139.5 mm (5.5 in)
1959	110.1 mm (4.3 in)
1960	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1961	131.5 mm (5.2 in)
1962	115.5 mm (4.5 in)
1963	93.3 mm (3.7 in)
1964	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1965	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1966	95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1967	86.2 mm (3.4 in)
1968	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1969	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1970	144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1971	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1972	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1973	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1974	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1975	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1976	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1977	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1978	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1979	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1980	65.0 mm (2.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Macalister Post Office, 1902 to 1980. The record is 112 days in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 46 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Macalister Post Office by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1902	25 days
1903	19 days
1904	39 days
1905	46 days
1906	56 days
1907	63 days
1908	69 days
1909	60 days
1910	71 days
1911	92 days
1912	72 days
1913	61 days
1914	56 days
1915	35 days
1916	26 days
1917	67 days
1918	60 days
1919	71 days
1920	49 days
1921	58 days
1922	103 days
1923	54 days
1924	69 days
1925	51 days
1926	50 days
1927	69 days
1928	76 days
1929	85 days
1930	23 days
1931	31 days
1932	38 days
1933	26 days
1934	35 days
1935	40 days
1936	41 days
1937	42 days
1938	48 days
1939	59 days
1940	77 days
1941	46 days
1942	46 days
1943	34 days
1944	39 days
1945	53 days
1946	112 days
1947	46 days
1948	54 days
1949	54 days
1950	39 days
1951	35 days
1952	31 days
1953	51 days
1954	26 days
1955	48 days
1956	43 days
1957	58 days
1958	31 days
1959	41 days
1960	50 days
1961	37 days
1962	39 days
1963	30 days
1964	43 days
1965	33 days
1966	34 days
1967	63 days
1968	37 days
1969	27 days
1970	61 days
1971	75 days
1972	42 days
1973	30 days
1974	31 days
1975	44 days
1976	27 days
1977	41 days
1978	22 days
1979	34 days
1980	38 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, 1904 to 1979

A day with at least 65.5 mm (2.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 147.6 mm (5.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Macalister Post Office: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
5 years	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
10 years	100.9 mm (4.0 in)
25 years	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
50 years	133.4 mm (5.3 in)
100 years	147.6 mm (5.8 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 1904 to 1979.

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: 163.8 mm (6.4 in) in 1942; 144.8 mm (5.7 in) in 1939; 130.8 mm (5.1 in) in 1940.

Download the Data

Data for Macalister Post Office standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Macalister 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 2026-10-14 (14 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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