Wilcannia (Culpaulin) Weather Records (ASN00046004)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Wilcannia (Culpaulin) (ASN00046004), Australia, with 81 years of record.

Key Facts for Wilcannia (Culpaulin)

Wilcannia (Culpaulin) (ASN00046004) is a weather station in Australia at -31.73 latitude and 143.22 longitude, 72 m (236 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1887 to 1967, 81 years of record.
0 records set at Wilcannia (Culpaulin) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Wilcannia (Culpaulin) set a daily record precipitation of 17.8 mm (0.7 in) on 6 May 1966.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -31.73 latitude, 143.22 longitude.
Elevation: 72 m (236 ft).
Period of record: 1887 to 1967, 81 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 Wilcannia (Culpaulin). 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 Wilcannia (Culpaulin), with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Wilcannia (Culpaulin) still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 103.4 mm (4.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Wilcannia (Culpaulin). The most was 103.4 mm (4.1 in) on 18 February 1895.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Wilcannia (Culpaulin)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	18 January 1946
Feb	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	18 February 1895
Mar	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	11 March 1956
Apr	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	9 April 1890
May	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	23 May 1906
Jun	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	23 June 1894
Jul	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	24 July 1950
Aug	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	14 August 1952
Sep	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17 September 1903
Oct	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	17 October 1950
Nov	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	1 November 1914
Dec	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	14 December 1936

Latest Records

Latest records at Wilcannia (Culpaulin)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 May 1966	Wilcannia (Culpaulin), AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1966	Wilcannia (Culpaulin), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 1966	Wilcannia (Culpaulin), AU	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	55 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1965	Wilcannia (Culpaulin), AU	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1965	Wilcannia (Culpaulin), AU	daily rain	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	73 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1965	Wilcannia (Culpaulin), AU	daily rain	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 1964	Wilcannia (Culpaulin), AU	daily rain	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1964	Wilcannia (Culpaulin), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 September 1964	Wilcannia (Culpaulin), AU	daily rain	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	15 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1964	Wilcannia (Culpaulin), AU	daily rain	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	66 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1964	Wilcannia (Culpaulin), AU	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	70 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1961	Wilcannia (Culpaulin), AU	daily rain	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	66 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1961	Wilcannia (Culpaulin), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1961	Wilcannia (Culpaulin), AU	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1960	Wilcannia (Culpaulin), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1960	Wilcannia (Culpaulin), AU	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1959	Wilcannia (Culpaulin), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1959	Wilcannia (Culpaulin), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1958	Wilcannia (Culpaulin), AU	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1958	Wilcannia (Culpaulin), AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1887 to 1967

Yearly extremes at Wilcannia (Culpaulin): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	1895	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	75
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	1950	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	75
Longest dry spell (CDD)	140 days	1954	59 days	75

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Wilcannia (Culpaulin), 1887 to 1967. The record is 103.4 mm (4.1 in) in 1895, marked on the chart; the median year is 26.7 mm (1.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Wilcannia (Culpaulin) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1887	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1888	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1889	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1890	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1891	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1892	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1893	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1894	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1895	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1896	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1897	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1898	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1899	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1900	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1901	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1902	10.4 mm (0.4 in)
1903	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1904	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1905	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1906	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1907	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1908	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1909	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1910	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1911	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1912	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1913	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1914	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1915	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1916	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1917	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1918	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1919	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1920	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1921	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1922	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1926	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1927	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1928	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1929	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1931	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1932	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1933	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1934	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1935	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1936	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1937	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1938	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1939	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1940	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1941	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1942	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1943	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1944	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1945	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1946	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1947	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1948	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1949	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1950	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1951	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1952	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1953	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1954	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1955	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1956	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1957	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1958	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1959	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1960	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1961	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1964	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1965	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1966	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1967	0.0 mm (0.00 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Wilcannia (Culpaulin), 1887 to 1967. The record is 119.6 mm (4.7 in) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.2 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Wilcannia (Culpaulin) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1887	115.4 mm (4.5 in)
1888	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1889	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1890	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1891	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1892	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1893	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1894	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1895	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1896	38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1897	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1898	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1899	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1900	60.8 mm (2.4 in)
1901	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1902	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1903	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1904	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1905	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1906	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1907	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1908	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1909	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1910	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1911	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1912	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1913	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1914	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1915	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1916	50.9 mm (2.0 in)
1917	97.1 mm (3.8 in)
1918	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1919	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1920	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1921	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1922	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1926	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1927	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1928	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1929	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1931	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1932	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1933	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1934	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1935	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1936	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1937	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1938	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1939	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1940	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1941	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1942	39.2 mm (1.5 in)
1943	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1944	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1945	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1946	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1947	60.8 mm (2.4 in)
1948	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1949	96.9 mm (3.8 in)
1950	119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1951	44.9 mm (1.8 in)
1952	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1953	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1954	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1955	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1956	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1957	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1958	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1959	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1960	46.9 mm (1.8 in)
1961	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1964	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1965	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1966	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1967	0.0 mm (0.00 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Wilcannia (Culpaulin), 1887 to 1967. The record is 140 days in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 59 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Wilcannia (Culpaulin) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1887	90 days
1888	87 days
1889	53 days
1890	37 days
1891	69 days
1892	59 days
1893	76 days
1894	62 days
1895	58 days
1896	42 days
1897	94 days
1898	55 days
1899	61 days
1900	44 days
1901	71 days
1902	72 days
1903	73 days
1904	66 days
1905	82 days
1906	48 days
1907	56 days
1908	36 days
1909	58 days
1910	70 days
1911	86 days
1912	102 days
1913	71 days
1914	80 days
1915	52 days
1916	48 days
1917	78 days
1918	55 days
1919	31 days
1920	60 days
1921	31 days
1922	59 days
1926	61 days
1927	31 days
1928	31 days
1929	31 days
1931	31 days
1932	31 days
1933	59 days
1934	31 days
1935	59 days
1936	38 days
1937	68 days
1938	128 days
1939	50 days
1940	106 days
1941	91 days
1942	66 days
1943	45 days
1944	43 days
1945	92 days
1946	112 days
1947	74 days
1948	53 days
1949	58 days
1950	54 days
1951	83 days
1952	77 days
1953	56 days
1954	140 days
1955	72 days
1956	62 days
1957	26 days
1958	62 days
1959	45 days
1960	76 days
1961	108 days
1964	61 days
1965	57 days
1966	29 days
1967	30 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

56 years, 1887 to 1965

A day with at least 33.0 mm (1.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 113.9 mm (4.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Wilcannia (Culpaulin): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
5 years	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
10 years	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
25 years	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
50 years	97.6 mm (3.8 in)
100 years	113.9 mm (4.5 in)	Longer than the 56 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, 56 years of values from 1887 to 1965.

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: 103.4 mm (4.1 in) in 1895; 78.7 mm (3.1 in) in 1956; 76.2 mm (3.0 in) in 1917.

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Data for Wilcannia (Culpaulin) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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 2026-10-13 (13 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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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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