Cowley Station Weather Records (ASN00044025)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cowley Station (ASN00044025), Australia, with 134 years of record.

Key Facts for Cowley Station

Cowley Station (ASN00044025) is a weather station in Australia at -26.90 latitude and 144.83 longitude, 240 m (787 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1884 to 2017, 134 years of record.
0 records set at Cowley Station still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Cowley Station set a daily record precipitation of 72.0 mm (2.8 in) on 1 March 2013.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -26.90 latitude, 144.83 longitude.
Elevation: 240 m (787 ft).
Period of record: 1884 to 2017, 134 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 Cowley Station. 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 Cowley Station, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Apr	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
May	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jun	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Cowley Station still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 156.2 mm (6.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cowley Station. The most was 156.2 mm (6.1 in) on 8 March 1914.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Cowley Station
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	14 January 1968
Feb	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	16 February 1933
Mar	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	8 March 1914
Apr	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	22 April 1998
May	138.6 mm (5.5 in)	20 May 1983
Jun	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	23 June 1910
Jul	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	1 July 1921
Aug	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	18 August 1947
Sep	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 September 1891
Oct	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	18 October 1950
Nov	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	14 November 2010
Dec	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	24 December 1885

Latest Records

Latest records at Cowley Station
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 March 2013	Cowley Station, AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2012	Cowley Station, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	74 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 2011	Cowley Station, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	26 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 2011	Cowley Station, AU	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	100 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 2011	Cowley Station, AU	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	92 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 December 2010	Cowley Station, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 2010	Cowley Station, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 2010	Cowley Station, AU	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 2010	Cowley Station, AU	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	80 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 2010	Cowley Station, AU	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	123 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 September 2010	Cowley Station, AU	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	24 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 2010	Cowley Station, AU	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	93 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 2010	Cowley Station, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	20 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 2010	Cowley Station, AU	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 2010	Cowley Station, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	122 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2009	Cowley Station, AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2009	Cowley Station, AU	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	123 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2009	Cowley Station, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	46 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 June 2009	Cowley Station, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	118 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 2008	Cowley Station, AU	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1884 to 2017

Yearly extremes at Cowley Station: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	1914	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	129
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	282.2 mm (11.1 in)	1942	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	129
Longest dry spell (CDD)	182 days	1972	61 days	129

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Cowley Station, 1884 to 2017. The record is 156.2 mm (6.1 in) in 1914, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.8 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cowley Station by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1884	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1885	125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1886	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1887	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1888	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1889	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1890	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1891	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1892	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1893	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1894	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1895	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1896	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1897	1.0 mm (0.04 in)
1898	6.9 mm (0.27 in)
1899	4.3 mm (0.17 in)
1900	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1901	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1902	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1903	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1904	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1905	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1906	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1907	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1908	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1909	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1910	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1911	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1912	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1913	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1914	156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1915	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1916	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1917	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1918	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1919	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1920	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1921	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1922	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1923	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1924	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1925	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1926	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1927	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1928	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1929	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1930	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1931	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1932	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1933	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1934	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1935	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1936	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1937	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1938	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1939	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1940	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1941	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1942	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1943	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1944	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1945	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1946	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1947	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1948	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1949	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1950	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1951	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1952	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1953	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1954	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1955	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1956	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1957	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1958	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1959	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1960	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1961	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1962	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1963	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1964	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1965	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1966	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1967	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1968	120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1969	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1970	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1971	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1972	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1973	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1974	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1975	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1976	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1977	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1978	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1979	44.6 mm (1.8 in)
1980	33.4 mm (1.3 in)
1981	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1982	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1983	138.6 mm (5.5 in)
1984	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1985	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1986	23.2 mm (0.9 in)
1989	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1990	59.8 mm (2.4 in)
1991	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1992	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1993	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1994	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1995	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1996	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1997	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1998	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1999	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
2000	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
2001	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
2002	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
2003	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
2004	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
2005	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
2006	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
2007	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
2008	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
2009	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
2010	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
2011	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
2012	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
2013	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
2017	25.0 mm (1.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Cowley Station, 1884 to 2017. The record is 282.2 mm (11.1 in) in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is 79.3 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cowley Station by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1884	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1885	196.8 mm (7.7 in)
1886	110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1887	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1888	82.7 mm (3.3 in)
1889	65.7 mm (2.6 in)
1890	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1891	128.1 mm (5.0 in)
1892	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1893	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1894	112.2 mm (4.4 in)
1895	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1896	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1897	1.0 mm (0.04 in)
1898	6.9 mm (0.27 in)
1899	4.3 mm (0.17 in)
1900	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1901	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1902	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1903	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1904	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1905	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1906	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1907	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1908	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1909	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1910	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1911	182.0 mm (7.2 in)
1912	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1913	154.0 mm (6.1 in)
1914	156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1915	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1916	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1917	112.9 mm (4.4 in)
1918	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1919	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1920	142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1921	143.6 mm (5.7 in)
1922	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1923	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1924	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1925	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1926	122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1927	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1928	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1929	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1930	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1931	126.6 mm (5.0 in)
1932	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1933	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1934	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1935	55.8 mm (2.2 in)
1936	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1937	128.4 mm (5.1 in)
1938	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1939	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1940	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1941	193.2 mm (7.6 in)
1942	282.2 mm (11.1 in)
1943	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1944	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1945	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1946	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1947	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1948	79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1949	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1950	123.3 mm (4.9 in)
1951	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1952	71.8 mm (2.8 in)
1953	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1954	132.9 mm (5.2 in)
1955	133.3 mm (5.2 in)
1956	138.1 mm (5.4 in)
1957	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1958	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1959	92.4 mm (3.6 in)
1960	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1961	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1962	130.3 mm (5.1 in)
1963	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1964	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1965	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1966	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1967	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1968	180.1 mm (7.1 in)
1969	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1970	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1971	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1972	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1973	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1974	150.4 mm (5.9 in)
1975	146.2 mm (5.8 in)
1976	124.1 mm (4.9 in)
1977	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1978	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1979	75.6 mm (3.0 in)
1980	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1981	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1982	120.2 mm (4.7 in)
1983	144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1984	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1985	132.8 mm (5.2 in)
1986	48.4 mm (1.9 in)
1989	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1990	112.4 mm (4.4 in)
1991	97.2 mm (3.8 in)
1992	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1993	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1994	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1995	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1996	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1997	77.6 mm (3.1 in)
1998	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1999	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
2000	112.6 mm (4.4 in)
2001	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
2002	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
2003	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
2004	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
2005	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
2006	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
2007	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
2008	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
2009	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
2010	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
2011	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
2012	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
2013	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
2017	25.0 mm (1.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Cowley Station, 1884 to 2017. The record is 182 days in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 61 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cowley Station by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1884	34 days
1885	95 days
1886	79 days
1887	51 days
1888	133 days
1889	50 days
1890	41 days
1891	62 days
1892	60 days
1893	62 days
1894	35 days
1895	31 days
1896	116 days
1897	61 days
1898	91 days
1899	31 days
1900	50 days
1901	31 days
1902	92 days
1903	28 days
1904	31 days
1905	30 days
1906	30 days
1907	30 days
1908	31 days
1909	31 days
1910	34 days
1911	75 days
1912	92 days
1913	85 days
1914	72 days
1915	110 days
1916	58 days
1917	61 days
1918	65 days
1919	94 days
1920	72 days
1921	40 days
1922	110 days
1923	100 days
1924	54 days
1925	61 days
1926	55 days
1927	90 days
1928	106 days
1929	72 days
1930	43 days
1931	49 days
1932	79 days
1933	38 days
1934	49 days
1935	48 days
1936	74 days
1937	87 days
1938	60 days
1939	57 days
1940	79 days
1941	73 days
1942	63 days
1943	52 days
1944	94 days
1945	40 days
1946	101 days
1947	55 days
1948	62 days
1949	42 days
1950	38 days
1951	56 days
1952	40 days
1953	68 days
1954	55 days
1955	42 days
1956	55 days
1957	121 days
1958	62 days
1959	69 days
1960	52 days
1961	77 days
1962	53 days
1963	67 days
1964	50 days
1965	120 days
1966	86 days
1967	102 days
1968	107 days
1969	56 days
1970	99 days
1971	54 days
1972	182 days
1973	40 days
1974	39 days
1975	82 days
1976	64 days
1977	122 days
1978	54 days
1979	61 days
1980	52 days
1981	59 days
1982	99 days
1983	66 days
1984	60 days
1985	100 days
1986	115 days
1989	86 days
1990	157 days
1991	100 days
1992	74 days
1993	67 days
1994	94 days
1995	93 days
1996	55 days
1997	70 days
1998	47 days
1999	90 days
2000	143 days
2001	92 days
2002	58 days
2003	51 days
2004	60 days
2005	48 days
2006	101 days
2007	111 days
2008	67 days
2009	82 days
2010	42 days
2011	59 days
2012	49 days
2013	45 days
2017	33 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

105 years, 1884 to 2010

A day with at least 57.6 mm (2.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 154.2 mm (6.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Cowley Station: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
5 years	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
10 years	98.1 mm (3.9 in)
25 years	120.0 mm (4.7 in)
50 years	136.8 mm (5.4 in)
100 years	154.2 mm (6.1 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 105 years of values from 1884 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: 156.2 mm (6.1 in) in 1914; 138.6 mm (5.5 in) in 1983; 125.7 mm (4.9 in) in 1885.

Download the Data

Data for Cowley Station standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Cowley Station 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).

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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