Thargomindah Post Office Weather Records (ASN00045017)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Thargomindah Post Office (ASN00045017), Australia, with 127 years of record.

Key Facts for Thargomindah Post Office

Thargomindah Post Office (ASN00045017) is a weather station in Australia at -28.00 latitude and 143.82 longitude, 129 m (422 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1879 to 2005, 127 years of record.
1,464 records set at Thargomindah Post Office still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Thargomindah Post Office tied a daily record low minimum temperature of 15.0 C (59.0 F) on 7 March 2005.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -28.00 latitude, 143.82 longitude.
Elevation: 129 m (422 ft).
Period of record: 1879 to 2005, 127 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, 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 Thargomindah 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 Thargomindah Post Office, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	47.7 C (117.9 F)	12.8 C (55.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	46.3 C (115.3 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	44.4 C (111.9 F)	10.2 C (50.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	38.8 C (101.8 F)	4.2 C (39.6 F)	n/a	n/a
May	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	31.0 C (87.8 F)	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	34.2 C (93.6 F)	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	39.5 C (103.1 F)	1.9 C (35.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	43.1 C (109.6 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	45.4 C (113.7 F)	7.0 C (44.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	45.6 C (114.1 F)	12.0 C (53.6 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Thargomindah Post Office still stand. 2002 holds the most, with 53.

Standing records at Thargomindah Post Office by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1957	34
1958	38
1959	13
1960	46
1961	21
1962	26
1963	38
1964	37
1965	28
1966	26
1967	20
1968	33
1969	32
1970	14
1971	23
1972	27
1973	37
1974	35
1975	31
1976	26
1977	20
1978	28
1979	27
1980	25
1981	30
1982	33
1983	32
1984	34
1985	25
1986	32
1987	33
1988	36
1989	25
1990	33
1991	25
1992	23
1993	29
1994	29
1995	49
1996	39
1997	19
1998	24
1999	28
2000	20
2001	27
2002	53
2003	45
2004	46
2005	10

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Thargomindah Post Office between 3 January 1994 and 30 January 2003. Each dot is a new record.

When Thargomindah Post Office set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1994-01-03	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 47.5 C (117.5 F)
2003-01-30	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 47.7 C (117.9 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 151.4 mm (6.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Thargomindah Post Office. The most was 151.4 mm (6.0 in) on 15 January 1891.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Thargomindah Post Office
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	15 January 1891
Feb	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	7 February 1991
Mar	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	24 March 1949
Apr	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	25 April 1923
May	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	10 May 1926
Jun	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	8 June 2001
Jul	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	21 July 1998
Aug	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 August 1964
Sep	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 September 1895
Oct	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	23 October 1949
Nov	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	24 November 1991
Dec	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	27 December 1962

Period of Record Coverage

1957 to 2005

49 years of record at Thargomindah Post Office, 1957 to 2005. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1970, 1976, 1977, 1999, 2005.

Days with data per year at Thargomindah Post Office
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1957	365	100%	Yes
1958	354	97%	Yes
1959	364	100%	Yes
1960	365	100%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	362	99%	Yes
1963	360	99%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	364	100%	Yes
1967	356	98%	Yes
1968	356	97%	Yes
1969	362	99%	Yes
1970	153	42%	No
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	364	99%	Yes
1973	350	96%	Yes
1974	357	98%	Yes
1975	331	91%	Yes
1976	239	65%	No
1977	306	84%	No
1978	363	99%	Yes
1979	364	100%	Yes
1980	365	100%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	365	100%	Yes
1983	365	100%	Yes
1984	366	100%	Yes
1985	365	100%	Yes
1986	352	96%	Yes
1987	365	100%	Yes
1988	366	100%	Yes
1989	364	100%	Yes
1990	365	100%	Yes
1991	365	100%	Yes
1992	366	100%	Yes
1993	365	100%	Yes
1994	365	100%	Yes
1995	365	100%	Yes
1996	366	100%	Yes
1997	365	100%	Yes
1998	365	100%	Yes
1999	272	75%	No
2000	358	98%	Yes
2001	341	93%	Yes
2002	363	99%	Yes
2003	352	96%	Yes
2004	354	97%	Yes
2005	65	18%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Thargomindah Post Office
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 March 2005	Thargomindah Post Office, AU	daily low min (Tie)	15.0 C (59.0 F)	tie	24 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 2005	Thargomindah Post Office, AU	daily high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	19 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 2005	Thargomindah Post Office, AU	daily high min	27.1 C (80.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	46 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 2005	Thargomindah Post Office, AU	daily high max	42.0 C (107.6 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	19 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 2005	Thargomindah Post Office, AU	monthly high max	44.4 C (111.9 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	0 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 2005	Thargomindah Post Office, AU	monthly high max	43.0 C (109.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	43 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 2005	Thargomindah Post Office, AU	daily high max	43.7 C (110.7 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	19 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 2005	Thargomindah Post Office, AU	daily high max	42.1 C (107.8 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	4 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 2005	Thargomindah Post Office, AU	daily high max	45.3 C (113.5 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 2005	Thargomindah Post Office, AU	daily low min	13.0 C (55.4 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	42 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 2005	Thargomindah Post Office, AU	daily low min	13.0 C (55.4 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	1 year	13 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 2004	Thargomindah Post Office, AU	daily low max (Tie)	28.6 C (83.5 F)	tie	27 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 2004	Thargomindah Post Office, AU	daily high min	29.0 C (84.2 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	22 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
19 November 2004	Thargomindah Post Office, AU	daily high min (Tie)	27.5 C (81.5 F)	tie	11 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 2004	Thargomindah Post Office, AU	daily high max	38.5 C (101.3 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	20 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 2004	Thargomindah Post Office, AU	daily high max	38.5 C (101.3 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	27 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 2004	Thargomindah Post Office, AU	daily high max (Tie)	38.5 C (101.3 F)	tie	2 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 2004	Thargomindah Post Office, AU	daily high min	24.5 C (76.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	11 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 2004	Thargomindah Post Office, AU	monthly high max	39.5 C (103.1 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	2 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 2004	Thargomindah Post Office, AU	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	2 years	6 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

42 complete years, 1957 to 2004

One stripe for each of 42 complete years at Thargomindah Post Office, 1957 to 2004. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 22.0 C (71.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1960, at 20.9 C (69.6 F), and the warmest was 2003, at 23.2 C (73.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.2 C (2.2 F).

Annual mean temperature at Thargomindah Post Office as warming stripes, 1957 to 2004
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1957	22.3 C	+0.26 C
1958	21.9 C	-0.15 C
1959	21.8 C	-0.18 C
1960	20.9 C	-1.13 C
1961	21.6 C	-0.44 C
1962	21.2 C	-0.80 C
1963	21.2 C	-0.82 C
1964	20.9 C	-1.08 C
1965	22.3 C	+0.24 C
1967	21.6 C	-0.38 C
1968	21.5 C	-0.48 C
1969	22.3 C	+0.24 C
1971	21.4 C	-0.64 C
1972	22.3 C	+0.24 C
1973	22.6 C	+0.58 C
1974	21.0 C	-1.07 C
1975	21.6 C	-0.39 C
1978	21.1 C	-0.93 C
1979	22.9 C	+0.83 C
1980	23.0 C	+0.95 C
1981	22.2 C	+0.18 C
1982	22.7 C	+0.64 C
1983	22.4 C	+0.35 C
1984	21.6 C	-0.40 C
1985	21.8 C	-0.27 C
1986	21.8 C	-0.20 C
1987	22.0 C	+0.01 C
1988	22.6 C	+0.57 C
1989	21.7 C	-0.36 C
1990	22.2 C	+0.15 C
1991	22.3 C	+0.23 C
1992	21.5 C	-0.49 C
1993	22.8 C	+0.75 C
1994	21.7 C	-0.31 C
1995	21.8 C	-0.25 C
1996	22.2 C	+0.15 C
1997	22.6 C	+0.54 C
1998	22.6 C	+0.58 C
2000	22.1 C	+0.03 C
2002	23.1 C	+1.07 C
2003	23.2 C	+1.14 C
2004	22.9 C	+0.86 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade over 1957 to 2004. In Fahrenheit: 0.4 F (0.2 to 0.6) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 42 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Thargomindah Post Office
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade	0.4 F (0.2 to 0.6) per decade	1957 to 2004	42	Rise
Mean daily maximum	0.3 C (0.1 to 0.4) per decade	0.5 F (0.2 to 0.8) per decade	1957 to 2004	42	Rise
Mean daily minimum	0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade	0.3 F (0.1 to 0.6) per decade	1957 to 2004	42	Rise

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1879 to 2005

Yearly extremes at Thargomindah Post Office: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	47.7 C (117.9 F)	2003	44.7 C (112.5 F)	49
Coldest night (TNn)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1959	0.0 C (32.0 F)	49
Wettest day (Rx1day)	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	1891	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	126
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	239.3 mm (9.4 in)	1949	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	126
Longest dry spell (CDD)	200 days	1902	65 days	126

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Thargomindah Post Office, 1879 to 2005. The record is 47.7 C (117.9 F) in 2003, marked on the chart; the median year is 44.7 C (112.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Thargomindah Post Office by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1879	n/a
1880	n/a
1881	n/a
1882	n/a
1883	n/a
1885	n/a
1886	n/a
1887	n/a
1888	n/a
1889	n/a
1890	n/a
1891	n/a
1892	n/a
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1896	n/a
1897	n/a
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1900	n/a
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1958	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1959	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1960	44.4 C (111.9 F)
1961	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1962	44.4 C (111.9 F)
1963	44.4 C (111.9 F)
1964	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1965	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1966	43.1 C (109.6 F)
1967	43.4 C (110.1 F)
1968	44.9 C (112.8 F)
1969	45.1 C (113.2 F)
1970	41.6 C (106.9 F)
1971	44.7 C (112.5 F)
1972	44.8 C (112.6 F)
1973	45.3 C (113.5 F)
1974	41.3 C (106.3 F)
1975	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1976	39.2 C (102.6 F)
1977	43.0 C (109.4 F)
1978	41.5 C (106.7 F)
1979	46.0 C (114.8 F)
1980	44.0 C (111.2 F)
1981	45.3 C (113.5 F)
1982	45.2 C (113.4 F)
1983	44.8 C (112.6 F)
1984	43.2 C (109.8 F)
1985	44.0 C (111.2 F)
1986	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1987	45.8 C (114.4 F)
1988	45.3 C (113.5 F)
1989	43.4 C (110.1 F)
1990	45.9 C (114.6 F)
1991	44.8 C (112.6 F)
1992	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1993	44.5 C (112.1 F)
1994	47.5 C (117.5 F)
1995	44.7 C (112.5 F)
1996	47.1 C (116.8 F)
1997	44.6 C (112.3 F)
1998	44.3 C (111.7 F)
1999	43.7 C (110.7 F)
2000	44.2 C (111.6 F)
2001	47.4 C (117.3 F)
2002	44.6 C (112.3 F)
2003	47.7 C (117.9 F)
2004	46.8 C (116.2 F)
2005	45.3 C (113.5 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Thargomindah Post Office, 1879 to 2005. The record is -2.2 C (28.0 F) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 0.0 C (32.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Thargomindah Post Office by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1879	n/a
1880	n/a
1881	n/a
1882	n/a
1883	n/a
1885	n/a
1886	n/a
1887	n/a
1888	n/a
1889	n/a
1890	n/a
1891	n/a
1892	n/a
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1896	n/a
1897	n/a
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1900	n/a
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1958	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1959	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1960	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1961	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1962	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1963	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1964	-1.4 C (29.5 F)
1965	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1966	0.1 C (32.2 F)
1967	0.3 C (32.5 F)
1968	-2.1 C (28.2 F)
1969	1.6 C (34.9 F)
1970	0.7 C (33.3 F)
1971	-1.8 C (28.8 F)
1972	0.7 C (33.3 F)
1973	3.0 C (37.4 F)
1974	-0.4 C (31.3 F)
1975	1.5 C (34.7 F)
1976	0.2 C (32.4 F)
1977	-0.2 C (31.6 F)
1978	1.5 C (34.7 F)
1979	-0.5 C (31.1 F)
1980	1.0 C (33.8 F)
1981	2.0 C (35.6 F)
1982	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1983	-0.5 C (31.1 F)
1984	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1985	-0.5 C (31.1 F)
1986	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1987	1.0 C (33.8 F)
1988	1.0 C (33.8 F)
1989	0.7 C (33.3 F)
1990	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1991	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1992	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1993	1.9 C (35.4 F)
1994	-1.6 C (29.1 F)
1995	-1.2 C (29.8 F)
1996	0.4 C (32.7 F)
1997	-1.3 C (29.7 F)
1998	1.0 C (33.8 F)
1999	1.7 C (35.1 F)
2000	-0.5 C (31.1 F)
2001	0.6 C (33.1 F)
2002	-1.8 C (28.8 F)
2003	-0.8 C (30.6 F)
2004	-0.4 C (31.3 F)
2005	13.0 C (55.4 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Thargomindah Post Office, 1879 to 2005. The record is 151.4 mm (6.0 in) in 1891, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.3 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Thargomindah Post Office by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1879	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1880	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1881	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1882	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1883	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1885	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1886	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1887	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1888	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1889	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1890	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1891	151.4 mm (6.0 in)
1892	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1893	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1894	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1895	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1896	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1897	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1898	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1899	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1900	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1901	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1902	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1903	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1904	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1905	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1906	138.4 mm (5.4 in)
1907	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1908	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1909	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1910	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1911	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1912	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1913	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1914	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1915	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1916	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1917	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1918	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1919	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1920	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1921	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1922	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1923	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1924	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1925	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1926	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1927	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1928	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1929	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1930	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1931	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1932	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1933	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1934	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1935	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1936	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1937	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1938	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1939	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1940	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1941	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1942	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1943	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1944	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1945	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1946	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1947	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1948	116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1949	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1950	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1951	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1952	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1953	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1954	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1955	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1956	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1957	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1958	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1959	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1960	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1961	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1962	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1963	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1964	141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1965	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1966	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1967	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1968	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1969	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1970	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1971	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1972	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1973	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1974	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1975	84.2 mm (3.3 in)
1976	102.2 mm (4.0 in)
1977	67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1978	35.2 mm (1.4 in)
1979	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1980	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1981	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1982	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1983	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1984	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1985	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1986	59.6 mm (2.3 in)
1987	50.4 mm (2.0 in)
1988	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1989	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1990	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1991	139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1992	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1993	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1994	27.6 mm (1.1 in)
1995	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1996	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1997	34.4 mm (1.4 in)
1998	44.6 mm (1.8 in)
1999	29.8 mm (1.2 in)
2000	118.0 mm (4.6 in)
2001	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
2002	12.4 mm (0.5 in)
2003	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
2004	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
2005	0.4 mm (0.02 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Thargomindah Post Office, 1879 to 2005. The record is 239.3 mm (9.4 in) in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is 59.0 mm (2.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Thargomindah Post Office by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1879	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1880	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1881	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1882	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1883	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1885	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1886	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1887	140.2 mm (5.5 in)
1888	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1889	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1890	135.1 mm (5.3 in)
1891	186.0 mm (7.3 in)
1892	140.5 mm (5.5 in)
1893	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1894	58.8 mm (2.3 in)
1895	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1896	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1897	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1898	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1899	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1900	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1901	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
1902	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1903	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1904	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1905	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1906	170.9 mm (6.7 in)
1907	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1908	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1909	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1910	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1911	143.0 mm (5.6 in)
1912	45.9 mm (1.8 in)
1913	61.9 mm (2.4 in)
1914	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1915	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1916	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1917	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1918	61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1919	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1920	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1921	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1922	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1923	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1924	31.3 mm (1.2 in)
1925	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1926	128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1927	28.9 mm (1.1 in)
1928	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1929	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
1930	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1931	45.9 mm (1.8 in)
1932	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1933	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1934	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1935	46.9 mm (1.8 in)
1936	92.9 mm (3.7 in)
1937	18.7 mm (0.7 in)
1938	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1939	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1940	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1941	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1942	121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1943	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1944	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1945	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1946	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1947	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1948	142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1949	239.3 mm (9.4 in)
1950	92.3 mm (3.6 in)
1951	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1952	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1953	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1954	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1955	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1956	115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1957	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1958	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1959	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1960	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1961	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1962	147.8 mm (5.8 in)
1963	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1964	161.8 mm (6.4 in)
1965	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1966	30.3 mm (1.2 in)
1967	110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1968	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1969	45.9 mm (1.8 in)
1970	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1971	120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1972	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1973	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1974	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1975	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1976	158.4 mm (6.2 in)
1977	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1978	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1979	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1980	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1981	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1982	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1983	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1984	101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1985	181.5 mm (7.1 in)
1986	59.6 mm (2.3 in)
1987	55.8 mm (2.2 in)
1988	129.4 mm (5.1 in)
1989	64.4 mm (2.5 in)
1990	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1991	177.8 mm (7.0 in)
1992	37.2 mm (1.5 in)
1993	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1994	27.6 mm (1.1 in)
1995	143.6 mm (5.7 in)
1996	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1997	74.6 mm (2.9 in)
1998	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1999	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
2000	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
2001	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
2002	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
2003	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
2004	45.6 mm (1.8 in)
2005	0.4 mm (0.02 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Thargomindah Post Office, 1879 to 2005. The record is 200 days in 1902, marked on the chart; the median year is 65 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Thargomindah Post Office by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1879	31 days
1880	123 days
1881	61 days
1882	61 days
1883	31 days
1885	62 days
1886	61 days
1887	54 days
1888	111 days
1889	49 days
1890	37 days
1891	94 days
1892	60 days
1893	75 days
1894	58 days
1895	93 days
1896	102 days
1897	107 days
1898	101 days
1899	55 days
1900	70 days
1901	63 days
1902	200 days
1903	47 days
1904	64 days
1905	78 days
1906	70 days
1907	56 days
1908	70 days
1909	41 days
1910	54 days
1911	88 days
1912	90 days
1913	85 days
1914	62 days
1915	67 days
1916	70 days
1917	89 days
1918	68 days
1919	92 days
1920	44 days
1921	41 days
1922	148 days
1923	91 days
1924	53 days
1925	62 days
1926	69 days
1927	101 days
1928	78 days
1929	69 days
1930	61 days
1931	67 days
1932	73 days
1933	47 days
1934	49 days
1935	89 days
1936	73 days
1937	100 days
1938	98 days
1939	69 days
1940	105 days
1941	93 days
1942	80 days
1943	47 days
1944	111 days
1945	40 days
1946	132 days
1947	55 days
1948	70 days
1949	40 days
1950	30 days
1951	67 days
1952	38 days
1953	59 days
1954	50 days
1955	39 days
1956	85 days
1957	112 days
1958	62 days
1959	56 days
1960	66 days
1961	80 days
1962	61 days
1963	76 days
1964	59 days
1965	98 days
1966	50 days
1967	72 days
1968	34 days
1969	84 days
1970	100 days
1971	54 days
1972	97 days
1973	36 days
1974	47 days
1975	68 days
1976	45 days
1977	89 days
1978	39 days
1979	39 days
1980	52 days
1981	48 days
1982	100 days
1983	37 days
1984	57 days
1985	73 days
1986	83 days
1987	49 days
1988	45 days
1989	68 days
1990	69 days
1991	99 days
1992	52 days
1993	34 days
1994	83 days
1995	45 days
1996	44 days
1997	59 days
1998	40 days
1999	34 days
2000	45 days
2001	85 days
2002	127 days
2003	45 days
2004	61 days
2005	90 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

117 years, 1888 to 2004

A day with at least 42.5 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 164.7 mm (6.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Thargomindah 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	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
5 years	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
10 years	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
25 years	114.8 mm (4.5 in)
50 years	138.4 mm (5.4 in)
100 years	164.7 mm (6.5 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 117 years of values from 1888 to 2004.

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: 151.4 mm (6.0 in) in 1891; 141.0 mm (5.6 in) in 1964; 139.2 mm (5.5 in) in 1991.

Station Changes

1 suspected

One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Thargomindah Post Office, at 1968. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

Relative to 3 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1968 ran 0.5 C (0.8 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).

Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Thargomindah Post Office, against neighbouring stations
Year	Shift (C)	Shift (F)	Strength	Neighbours
1968	+0.5	+0.8	likely	3

Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.

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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 2026-10-14. Last revised 14 October 2026 (2026-10-14).