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Top Plains Weather Records (ASN00041134)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Top Plains (ASN00041134), Australia, with 75 years of record.

Key Facts for Top Plains

  • Top Plains (ASN00041134) is a weather station in Australia at -28.31 latitude and 152.40 longitude, 995 m (3,264 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1952 to 2026, 75 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Top Plains still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Top Plains set a daily record precipitation of 16.4 mm (0.6 in) on 9 August 2025.

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -28.31 latitude, 152.40 longitude.
  • Elevation: 995 m (3,264 ft).
  • Period of record: 1952 to 2026, 75 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

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

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

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 242.6 mm (9.6 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Top Plains The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Top Plains. The most was 242.6 mm (9.6 in) on 18 February 1959. 0100200300 Jan: 229.2 mm (9.0 in), 26 January 1974 Jan Feb: 242.6 mm (9.6 in), 18 February 1959 Feb Mar: 219.7 mm (8.6 in), 28 March 1955 Mar Apr: 138.0 mm (5.4 in), 4 April 1988 Apr May: 186.0 mm (7.3 in), 13 May 2022 May Jun: 117.6 mm (4.6 in), 12 June 1967 Jun Jul: 213.4 mm (8.4 in), 20 July 1965 Jul Aug: 53.6 mm (2.1 in), 13 August 1954 Aug Sep: 43.2 mm (1.7 in), 5 September 2008 Sep Oct: 132.0 mm (5.2 in), 18 October 2013 Oct Nov: 94.4 mm (3.7 in), 20 November 1995 Nov Dec: 127.0 mm (5.0 in), 22 December 1956 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Top Plains. The most was 242.6 mm (9.6 in) on 18 February 1959.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Top Plains
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan229.2 mm (9.0 in)26 January 1974
Feb242.6 mm (9.6 in)18 February 1959
Mar219.7 mm (8.6 in)28 March 1955
Apr138.0 mm (5.4 in)4 April 1988
May186.0 mm (7.3 in)13 May 2022
Jun117.6 mm (4.6 in)12 June 1967
Jul213.4 mm (8.4 in)20 July 1965
Aug53.6 mm (2.1 in)13 August 1954
Sep43.2 mm (1.7 in)5 September 2008
Oct132.0 mm (5.2 in)18 October 2013
Nov94.4 mm (3.7 in)20 November 1995
Dec127.0 mm (5.0 in)22 December 1956

Latest Records

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Latest records at Top Plains
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
9 August 2025Top Plains, AUdaily rain16.4 mm (0.6 in)1.4 mm (0.06 in)43 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 2025Top Plains, AUdaily rain47.6 mm (1.9 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)36 years17 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 2025Top Plains, AUdaily rain184.4 mm (7.3 in)124.4 mm (4.9 in)24 years54 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2025Top Plains, AUdaily rain88.0 mm (3.5 in)44.1 mm (1.7 in)60 years52 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2025Top Plains, AUdaily rain40.0 mm (1.6 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)19 years12 of 100 (Routine)
19 November 2024Top Plains, AUdaily rain32.4 mm (1.3 in)5.2 mm (0.20 in)50 years26 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 2024Top Plains, AUdaily rain18.4 mm (0.7 in)5.2 mm (0.20 in)46 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 2024Top Plains, AUdaily rain35.2 mm (1.4 in)9.8 mm (0.39 in)66 years38 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2024Top Plains, AUdaily rain37.2 mm (1.5 in)10.5 mm (0.4 in)60 years32 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 2024Top Plains, AUdaily rain48.0 mm (1.9 in)17.5 mm (0.7 in)62 years36 of 100 (Notable)
4 September 2023Top Plains, AUdaily rain24.0 mm (0.9 in)15.4 mm (0.6 in)40 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 2023Top Plains, AUdaily rain70.4 mm (2.8 in)36.4 mm (1.4 in)33 years39 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2023Top Plains, AUdaily rain49.4 mm (1.9 in)22.0 mm (0.9 in)21 years24 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 2022Top Plains, AUdaily rain41.0 mm (1.6 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)40 years22 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 2022Top Plains, AUdaily rain28.0 mm (1.1 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)47 years21 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 2022Top Plains, AUdaily rain40.0 mm (1.6 in)14.1 mm (0.6 in)64 years44 of 100 (Notable)
22 July 2022Top Plains, AUdaily rain45.6 mm (1.8 in)29.0 mm (1.1 in)40 years38 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2022Top Plains, AUmonthly rain186.0 mm (7.3 in)35.0 mm (1.4 in)26 years47 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 2022Top Plains, AUdaily rain82.8 mm (3.3 in)50.8 mm (2.0 in)16 years46 of 100 (Notable)
28 February 2022Top Plains, AUdaily rain66.0 mm (2.6 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)58 years28 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1952 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Top Plains: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)242.6 mm (9.6 in)195978.0 mm (3.1 in)75
Wettest five days (Rx5day)522.2 mm (20.6 in)1996160.0 mm (6.3 in)75
Longest dry spell (CDD)49 days199124 days75

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Top Plains by year The wettest day of the year at Top Plains, 1952 to 2026. The record is 242.6 mm (9.6 in) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 78.0 mm (3.1 in). 01002003001960198020002020Record: 242.6 mm (9.6 in) in 1959
The wettest day of the year at Top Plains, 1952 to 2026. The record is 242.6 mm (9.6 in) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 78.0 mm (3.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Top Plains by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
195242.2 mm (1.7 in)
195371.6 mm (2.8 in)
1954160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1955219.7 mm (8.6 in)
1956127.0 mm (5.0 in)
195745.0 mm (1.8 in)
195859.9 mm (2.4 in)
1959242.6 mm (9.6 in)
196044.5 mm (1.8 in)
1961210.8 mm (8.3 in)
1962104.1 mm (4.1 in)
196383.8 mm (3.3 in)
196461.0 mm (2.4 in)
1965213.4 mm (8.4 in)
196654.6 mm (2.1 in)
1967117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1968133.4 mm (5.3 in)
196951.8 mm (2.0 in)
197072.4 mm (2.9 in)
197178.0 mm (3.1 in)
1972137.7 mm (5.4 in)
197383.8 mm (3.3 in)
1974229.2 mm (9.0 in)
197590.0 mm (3.5 in)
1976210.8 mm (8.3 in)
197769.8 mm (2.7 in)
197868.6 mm (2.7 in)
1979100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1980137.4 mm (5.4 in)
198183.0 mm (3.3 in)
198271.6 mm (2.8 in)
198367.0 mm (2.6 in)
1984108.6 mm (4.3 in)
198566.0 mm (2.6 in)
198643.6 mm (1.7 in)
198774.4 mm (2.9 in)
1988138.0 mm (5.4 in)
1989102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1990136.0 mm (5.4 in)
1991120.0 mm (4.7 in)
199258.0 mm (2.3 in)
199350.4 mm (2.0 in)
199489.0 mm (3.5 in)
199594.4 mm (3.7 in)
1996151.0 mm (5.9 in)
199763.0 mm (2.5 in)
199865.0 mm (2.6 in)
199975.0 mm (3.0 in)
200039.0 mm (1.5 in)
2001128.0 mm (5.0 in)
200258.0 mm (2.3 in)
200348.6 mm (1.9 in)
2004120.0 mm (4.7 in)
200573.0 mm (2.9 in)
200657.4 mm (2.3 in)
200746.6 mm (1.8 in)
2008160.0 mm (6.3 in)
200991.6 mm (3.6 in)
201076.2 mm (3.0 in)
201182.8 mm (3.3 in)
201260.0 mm (2.4 in)
2013132.0 mm (5.2 in)
2014123.6 mm (4.9 in)
2015125.0 mm (4.9 in)
201673.0 mm (2.9 in)
2017164.2 mm (6.5 in)
201850.0 mm (2.0 in)
201929.4 mm (1.2 in)
202077.0 mm (3.0 in)
202164.0 mm (2.5 in)
2022186.0 mm (7.3 in)
202377.0 mm (3.0 in)
202450.0 mm (2.0 in)
2025184.4 mm (7.3 in)
202618.6 mm (0.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Top Plains by year The wettest five days of the year at Top Plains, 1952 to 2026. The record is 522.2 mm (20.6 in) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is 160.0 mm (6.3 in). 02004006001960198020002020Record: 522.2 mm (20.6 in) in 1996
The wettest five days of the year at Top Plains, 1952 to 2026. The record is 522.2 mm (20.6 in) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is 160.0 mm (6.3 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Top Plains by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1952117.4 mm (4.6 in)
1953180.6 mm (7.1 in)
1954234.0 mm (9.2 in)
1955317.2 mm (12.5 in)
1956227.9 mm (9.0 in)
195773.0 mm (2.9 in)
1958179.5 mm (7.1 in)
1959297.7 mm (11.7 in)
1960131.7 mm (5.2 in)
1961272.9 mm (10.7 in)
1962203.7 mm (8.0 in)
1963186.7 mm (7.4 in)
1964126.7 mm (5.0 in)
1965346.8 mm (13.7 in)
196673.2 mm (2.9 in)
1967235.6 mm (9.3 in)
1968376.6 mm (14.8 in)
1969127.2 mm (5.0 in)
1970187.9 mm (7.4 in)
1971163.8 mm (6.4 in)
1972147.4 mm (5.8 in)
1973210.6 mm (8.3 in)
1974505.2 mm (19.9 in)
1975246.2 mm (9.7 in)
1976268.8 mm (10.6 in)
1977128.6 mm (5.1 in)
1978149.0 mm (5.9 in)
1979166.8 mm (6.6 in)
1980237.2 mm (9.3 in)
1981131.8 mm (5.2 in)
1982120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1983157.8 mm (6.2 in)
1984235.0 mm (9.3 in)
1985109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1986105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1987135.2 mm (5.3 in)
1988321.6 mm (12.7 in)
1989190.4 mm (7.5 in)
1990241.0 mm (9.5 in)
1991155.4 mm (6.1 in)
199281.6 mm (3.2 in)
1993112.2 mm (4.4 in)
1994151.4 mm (6.0 in)
1995193.2 mm (7.6 in)
1996522.2 mm (20.6 in)
1997100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1998105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1999147.8 mm (5.8 in)
200084.0 mm (3.3 in)
2001371.8 mm (14.6 in)
2002139.6 mm (5.5 in)
2003106.6 mm (4.2 in)
2004145.2 mm (5.7 in)
2005160.4 mm (6.3 in)
2006144.6 mm (5.7 in)
2007103.8 mm (4.1 in)
2008277.8 mm (10.9 in)
2009229.2 mm (9.0 in)
2010195.0 mm (7.7 in)
2011300.4 mm (11.8 in)
2012160.0 mm (6.3 in)
2013153.6 mm (6.0 in)
2014186.0 mm (7.3 in)
2015159.0 mm (6.3 in)
2016106.4 mm (4.2 in)
2017191.6 mm (7.5 in)
2018131.8 mm (5.2 in)
201955.6 mm (2.2 in)
2020210.8 mm (8.3 in)
2021128.4 mm (5.1 in)
2022313.4 mm (12.3 in)
2023134.8 mm (5.3 in)
2024100.4 mm (4.0 in)
2025362.8 mm (14.3 in)
202632.6 mm (1.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Top Plains by year The longest dry spell of the year at Top Plains, 1952 to 2026. The record is 49 days in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 24 days. 02040601960198020002020Record: 49 days in 1991
The longest dry spell of the year at Top Plains, 1952 to 2026. The record is 49 days in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 24 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Top Plains by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
195220 days
195331 days
195420 days
195510 days
195643 days
195745 days
195819 days
195916 days
196026 days
196121 days
196221 days
196324 days
196439 days
196518 days
196633 days
196716 days
196820 days
196918 days
197030 days
197126 days
197229 days
197319 days
197425 days
197520 days
197623 days
197732 days
197823 days
197919 days
198043 days
198121 days
198231 days
198317 days
198416 days
198527 days
198629 days
198721 days
198828 days
198935 days
199024 days
199149 days
199219 days
199328 days
199423 days
199536 days
199626 days
199724 days
199814 days
199915 days
200038 days
200116 days
200226 days
200333 days
200431 days
200523 days
200621 days
200737 days
200824 days
200926 days
201016 days
201115 days
201233 days
201320 days
201417 days
201516 days
201623 days
201727 days
201821 days
201934 days
202017 days
202122 days
202225 days
202324 days
202441 days
202535 days
20265 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

71 years, 1953 to 2025

A day with at least 88.5 mm (3.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 301.0 mm (11.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Top Plains: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years88.5 mm (3.5 in)
5 years134.1 mm (5.3 in)
10 years168.3 mm (6.6 in)
25 years216.8 mm (8.5 in)
50 years257.1 mm (10.1 in)
100 years301.0 mm (11.9 in)Longer than the 71 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, 71 years of values from 1953 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: 242.6 mm (9.6 in) in 1959; 229.2 mm (9.0 in) in 1974; 219.7 mm (8.6 in) in 1955.

Download the Data

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