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Yelarbon Post Office Weather Records (ASN00041122)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Yelarbon Post Office (ASN00041122), Australia, with 89 years of record.

Key Facts for Yelarbon Post Office

  • Yelarbon Post Office (ASN00041122) is a weather station in Australia at -28.57 latitude and 150.75 longitude, 244 m (801 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1923 to 2011, 89 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Yelarbon Post Office still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Yelarbon Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 27.6 mm (1.1 in) on 11 January 2011.

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -28.57 latitude, 150.75 longitude.
  • Elevation: 244 m (801 ft).
  • Period of record: 1923 to 2011, 89 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

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

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

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 177.0 mm (7.0 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Yelarbon Post Office The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Yelarbon Post Office. The most was 177.0 mm (7.0 in) on 21 January 1956. 050100150200 Jan: 177.0 mm (7.0 in), 21 January 1956 Jan Feb: 137.0 mm (5.4 in), 11 February 1976 Feb Mar: 94.0 mm (3.7 in), 3 March 1967 Mar Apr: 81.6 mm (3.2 in), 1 April 1988 Apr May: 66.2 mm (2.6 in), 18 May 1998 May Jun: 68.0 mm (2.7 in), 1 June 1981 Jun Jul: 57.9 mm (2.3 in), 11 July 1942 Jul Aug: 86.4 mm (3.4 in), 27 August 1998 Aug Sep: 65.2 mm (2.6 in), 26 September 2010 Sep Oct: 77.5 mm (3.1 in), 6 October 1952 Oct Nov: 75.0 mm (3.0 in), 19 November 1974 Nov Dec: 98.8 mm (3.9 in), 7 December 1970 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Yelarbon Post Office. The most was 177.0 mm (7.0 in) on 21 January 1956.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Yelarbon Post Office
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan177.0 mm (7.0 in)21 January 1956
Feb137.0 mm (5.4 in)11 February 1976
Mar94.0 mm (3.7 in)3 March 1967
Apr81.6 mm (3.2 in)1 April 1988
May66.2 mm (2.6 in)18 May 1998
Jun68.0 mm (2.7 in)1 June 1981
Jul57.9 mm (2.3 in)11 July 1942
Aug86.4 mm (3.4 in)27 August 1998
Sep65.2 mm (2.6 in)26 September 2010
Oct77.5 mm (3.1 in)6 October 1952
Nov75.0 mm (3.0 in)19 November 1974
Dec98.8 mm (3.9 in)7 December 1970

Latest Records

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Latest records at Yelarbon Post Office
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
11 January 2011Yelarbon Post Office, AUdaily rain27.6 mm (1.1 in)16.8 mm (0.7 in)12 years21 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 2010Yelarbon Post Office, AUmonthly rain65.2 mm (2.6 in)22.0 mm (0.9 in)35 years56 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 2010Yelarbon Post Office, AUdaily rain19.4 mm (0.8 in)1.6 mm (0.06 in)12 years13 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 2010Yelarbon Post Office, AUdaily rain26.0 mm (1.0 in)16.9 mm (0.7 in)85 years54 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2010Yelarbon Post Office, AUdaily rain19.6 mm (0.8 in)0.6 mm (0.02 in)13 years12 of 100 (Routine)
10 September 2010Yelarbon Post Office, AUdaily rain33.6 mm (1.3 in)7.8 mm (0.31 in)16 years22 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 2010Yelarbon Post Office, AUdaily rain18.4 mm (0.7 in)4.4 mm (0.17 in)87 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 2010Yelarbon Post Office, AUdaily rain35.0 mm (1.4 in)9.3 mm (0.37 in)79 years37 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2010Yelarbon Post Office, AUdaily rain51.2 mm (2.0 in)18.2 mm (0.7 in)11 years24 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 2009Yelarbon Post Office, AUdaily rain71.6 mm (2.8 in)34.0 mm (1.3 in)84 years65 of 100 (Major)
22 May 2009Yelarbon Post Office, AUdaily rain51.2 mm (2.0 in)7.2 mm (0.28 in)28 years22 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 2008Yelarbon Post Office, AUdaily rain27.8 mm (1.1 in)0.4 mm (0.02 in)14 years12 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 2008Yelarbon Post Office, AUdaily rain34.2 mm (1.3 in)11.3 mm (0.4 in)37 years33 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 2008Yelarbon Post Office, AUdaily rain11.8 mm (0.5 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)2 years9 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 2008Yelarbon Post Office, AUdaily rain25.8 mm (1.0 in)9.5 mm (0.37 in)76 years39 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 2008Yelarbon Post Office, AUdaily rain24.6 mm (1.0 in)8.1 mm (0.32 in)44 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 2008Yelarbon Post Office, AUdaily rain38.2 mm (1.5 in)19.2 mm (0.8 in)24 years25 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 2008Yelarbon Post Office, AUdaily rain26.6 mm (1.0 in)5.5 mm (0.22 in)82 years35 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 2007Yelarbon Post Office, AUdaily rain13.6 mm (0.5 in)9.8 mm (0.39 in)56 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 2006Yelarbon Post Office, AUdaily rain26.8 mm (1.1 in)6.8 mm (0.27 in)32 years23 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1923 to 2011
Yearly extremes at Yelarbon Post Office: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)177.0 mm (7.0 in)195657.4 mm (2.3 in)86
Wettest five days (Rx5day)227.1 mm (8.9 in)197092.2 mm (3.6 in)86
Longest dry spell (CDD)92 days194040 days86

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Yelarbon Post Office by year The wettest day of the year at Yelarbon Post Office, 1923 to 2011. The record is 177.0 mm (7.0 in) in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 57.4 mm (2.3 in). 0501001502001940196019802000Record: 177.0 mm (7.0 in) in 1956
The wettest day of the year at Yelarbon Post Office, 1923 to 2011. The record is 177.0 mm (7.0 in) in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 57.4 mm (2.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Yelarbon Post Office by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
192352.1 mm (2.1 in)
192463.5 mm (2.5 in)
192537.6 mm (1.5 in)
192660.2 mm (2.4 in)
192753.3 mm (2.1 in)
192870.1 mm (2.8 in)
192980.0 mm (3.1 in)
193069.3 mm (2.7 in)
193153.8 mm (2.1 in)
193228.7 mm (1.1 in)
193350.0 mm (2.0 in)
193464.5 mm (2.5 in)
193580.0 mm (3.1 in)
19380.0 mm (0.00 in)
19390.0 mm (0.00 in)
19400.0 mm (0.00 in)
19410.0 mm (0.00 in)
194257.9 mm (2.3 in)
194338.1 mm (1.5 in)
194442.7 mm (1.7 in)
194561.0 mm (2.4 in)
194759.4 mm (2.3 in)
194833.0 mm (1.3 in)
194936.6 mm (1.4 in)
195059.7 mm (2.4 in)
195151.8 mm (2.0 in)
195277.5 mm (3.1 in)
195384.1 mm (3.3 in)
195493.2 mm (3.7 in)
195563.8 mm (2.5 in)
1956177.0 mm (7.0 in)
195747.5 mm (1.9 in)
195874.7 mm (2.9 in)
195969.9 mm (2.8 in)
196036.1 mm (1.4 in)
196156.6 mm (2.2 in)
196275.7 mm (3.0 in)
196362.7 mm (2.5 in)
196443.9 mm (1.7 in)
196540.4 mm (1.6 in)
196658.9 mm (2.3 in)
196794.0 mm (3.7 in)
196835.8 mm (1.4 in)
196990.9 mm (3.6 in)
197098.8 mm (3.9 in)
197157.2 mm (2.3 in)
197249.0 mm (1.9 in)
197343.2 mm (1.7 in)
197475.0 mm (3.0 in)
1975103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1976137.0 mm (5.4 in)
197757.6 mm (2.3 in)
197849.6 mm (2.0 in)
197943.0 mm (1.7 in)
198033.2 mm (1.3 in)
198168.0 mm (2.7 in)
198226.8 mm (1.1 in)
198343.0 mm (1.7 in)
1984100.8 mm (4.0 in)
198545.2 mm (1.8 in)
198661.0 mm (2.4 in)
198731.0 mm (1.2 in)
198881.6 mm (3.2 in)
198976.0 mm (3.0 in)
199065.6 mm (2.6 in)
199137.4 mm (1.5 in)
199245.8 mm (1.8 in)
199344.4 mm (1.7 in)
199451.2 mm (2.0 in)
199535.0 mm (1.4 in)
199693.6 mm (3.7 in)
199789.2 mm (3.5 in)
199886.4 mm (3.4 in)
199950.6 mm (2.0 in)
200042.8 mm (1.7 in)
200186.0 mm (3.4 in)
200264.4 mm (2.5 in)
200362.2 mm (2.4 in)
200445.8 mm (1.8 in)
200537.6 mm (1.5 in)
200685.4 mm (3.4 in)
200735.2 mm (1.4 in)
200838.2 mm (1.5 in)
200971.6 mm (2.8 in)
201065.2 mm (2.6 in)
201146.0 mm (1.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Yelarbon Post Office by year The wettest five days of the year at Yelarbon Post Office, 1923 to 2011. The record is 227.1 mm (8.9 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 92.2 mm (3.6 in). 01002003001940196019802000Record: 227.1 mm (8.9 in) in 1970
The wettest five days of the year at Yelarbon Post Office, 1923 to 2011. The record is 227.1 mm (8.9 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 92.2 mm (3.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Yelarbon Post Office by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
192397.0 mm (3.8 in)
192493.7 mm (3.7 in)
192589.3 mm (3.5 in)
192694.2 mm (3.7 in)
192780.5 mm (3.2 in)
192870.1 mm (2.8 in)
1929123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1930116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1931109.2 mm (4.3 in)
193259.1 mm (2.3 in)
193373.1 mm (2.9 in)
1934110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1935139.1 mm (5.5 in)
19380.0 mm (0.00 in)
19390.0 mm (0.00 in)
19400.0 mm (0.00 in)
19410.0 mm (0.00 in)
1942100.8 mm (4.0 in)
194395.5 mm (3.8 in)
194466.6 mm (2.6 in)
1945100.1 mm (3.9 in)
194794.3 mm (3.7 in)
194875.2 mm (3.0 in)
194959.3 mm (2.3 in)
195097.0 mm (3.8 in)
195189.4 mm (3.5 in)
195297.1 mm (3.8 in)
1953117.8 mm (4.6 in)
1954172.2 mm (6.8 in)
1955135.6 mm (5.3 in)
1956207.8 mm (8.2 in)
195757.4 mm (2.3 in)
1958122.2 mm (4.8 in)
195979.0 mm (3.1 in)
196060.0 mm (2.4 in)
196173.6 mm (2.9 in)
1962130.1 mm (5.1 in)
1963123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1964104.4 mm (4.1 in)
196575.8 mm (3.0 in)
196667.3 mm (2.6 in)
196794.0 mm (3.7 in)
196845.7 mm (1.8 in)
196994.5 mm (3.7 in)
1970227.1 mm (8.9 in)
1971107.5 mm (4.2 in)
197266.8 mm (2.6 in)
197359.5 mm (2.3 in)
1974100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1975111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1976192.2 mm (7.6 in)
197759.2 mm (2.3 in)
197893.8 mm (3.7 in)
197949.2 mm (1.9 in)
198042.1 mm (1.7 in)
198184.0 mm (3.3 in)
198266.7 mm (2.6 in)
198358.8 mm (2.3 in)
1984100.8 mm (4.0 in)
198568.2 mm (2.7 in)
1986101.0 mm (4.0 in)
198747.3 mm (1.9 in)
1988124.8 mm (4.9 in)
198978.4 mm (3.1 in)
199030.3 mm (1.2 in)
199165.4 mm (2.6 in)
199279.6 mm (3.1 in)
199368.6 mm (2.7 in)
1994100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1995103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1996142.6 mm (5.6 in)
1997150.0 mm (5.9 in)
1998122.6 mm (4.8 in)
199991.2 mm (3.6 in)
200065.4 mm (2.6 in)
2001145.0 mm (5.7 in)
2002109.8 mm (4.3 in)
200378.3 mm (3.1 in)
200459.2 mm (2.3 in)
200582.6 mm (3.3 in)
200686.2 mm (3.4 in)
200760.2 mm (2.4 in)
200893.2 mm (3.7 in)
2009101.4 mm (4.0 in)
2010125.2 mm (4.9 in)
201156.4 mm (2.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Yelarbon Post Office by year The longest dry spell of the year at Yelarbon Post Office, 1923 to 2011. The record is 92 days in 1940, marked on the chart; the median year is 40 days. 0204060801001940196019802000Record: 92 days in 1940
The longest dry spell of the year at Yelarbon Post Office, 1923 to 2011. The record is 92 days in 1940, marked on the chart; the median year is 40 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Yelarbon Post Office by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
192343 days
192436 days
192540 days
192644 days
192741 days
192854 days
192956 days
193024 days
193126 days
193240 days
193330 days
193440 days
193557 days
193831 days
193931 days
194092 days
194162 days
194256 days
194348 days
194443 days
194536 days
194745 days
194850 days
194937 days
195042 days
195130 days
195224 days
195351 days
195446 days
195543 days
195642 days
195749 days
195821 days
195934 days
196038 days
196131 days
196234 days
196367 days
196443 days
196532 days
196633 days
196762 days
196834 days
196926 days
197048 days
197132 days
197240 days
197332 days
197463 days
197548 days
197641 days
197754 days
197837 days
197943 days
198055 days
198142 days
198230 days
198320 days
198432 days
198527 days
198664 days
198738 days
198827 days
198935 days
199037 days
199156 days
199244 days
199343 days
199438 days
199550 days
199645 days
199735 days
199844 days
199918 days
200038 days
200139 days
200256 days
200331 days
200443 days
200540 days
200640 days
200740 days
200824 days
200946 days
201033 days
201125 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

72 years, 1924 to 2010

A day with at least 56.9 mm (2.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 146.1 mm (5.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Yelarbon Post Office: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years56.9 mm (2.2 in)
5 years78.3 mm (3.1 in)
10 years93.4 mm (3.7 in)
25 years113.6 mm (4.5 in)
50 years129.5 mm (5.1 in)
100 years146.1 mm (5.8 in)Longer than the 72 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, 72 years of values from 1924 to 2010.

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: 177.0 mm (7.0 in) in 1956; 137.0 mm (5.4 in) in 1976; 103.0 mm (4.1 in) in 1975.

Download the Data

  • Data for Yelarbon Post Office standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Yelarbon 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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).