Wilcannia (Mena Murtee) Weather Records (ASN00046017)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Wilcannia (Mena Murtee) (ASN00046017), Australia, with 72 years of record.

Key Facts for Wilcannia (Mena Murtee)

Wilcannia (Mena Murtee) (ASN00046017) is a weather station in Australia at -31.42 latitude and 143.17 longitude, 85 m (279 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1879 to 1950, 72 years of record.
0 records set at Wilcannia (Mena Murtee) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Wilcannia (Mena Murtee) set a daily record precipitation of 17.3 mm (0.7 in) on 20 November 1950.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -31.42 latitude, 143.17 longitude.
Elevation: 85 m (279 ft).
Period of record: 1879 to 1950, 72 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 (Mena Murtee). 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 (Mena Murtee), with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Wilcannia (Mena Murtee) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Wilcannia (Mena Murtee) between 15 January 1925 and 14 December 1936. Each dot is a new record.

When Wilcannia (Mena Murtee) set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1925-01-15	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1936-12-14	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 146.3 mm (5.8 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 146.3 mm (5.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Wilcannia (Mena Murtee). The most was 146.3 mm (5.8 in) on 14 December 1936.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Wilcannia (Mena Murtee)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	15 January 1925
Feb	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	27 February 1906
Mar	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	2 March 1921
Apr	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	9 April 1890
May	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 May 1893
Jun	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	4 June 1923
Jul	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	26 July 1950
Aug	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 August 1889
Sep	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	17 September 1903
Oct	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	28 October 1913
Nov	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	28 November 1933
Dec	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	14 December 1936

Latest Records

Latest records at Wilcannia (Mena Murtee)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 November 1950	Wilcannia (Mena Murtee), AU	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	16 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1950	Wilcannia (Mena Murtee), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 July 1950	Wilcannia (Mena Murtee), AU	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	25 years	64 of 100 (Major)
6 February 1950	Wilcannia (Mena Murtee), AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1949	Wilcannia (Mena Murtee), AU	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	51 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 September 1949	Wilcannia (Mena Murtee), AU	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	67 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 1949	Wilcannia (Mena Murtee), AU	daily rain	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 1949	Wilcannia (Mena Murtee), AU	daily rain	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	6 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1949	Wilcannia (Mena Murtee), AU	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	0 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1949	Wilcannia (Mena Murtee), AU	daily rain	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1949	Wilcannia (Mena Murtee), AU	daily rain (Tie)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	tie	16 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1948	Wilcannia (Mena Murtee), AU	daily rain	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	66 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1948	Wilcannia (Mena Murtee), AU	daily rain	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	12 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1947	Wilcannia (Mena Murtee), AU	daily rain	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1947	Wilcannia (Mena Murtee), AU	daily rain	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	67 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1947	Wilcannia (Mena Murtee), AU	daily rain	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	25 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1947	Wilcannia (Mena Murtee), AU	daily rain	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	67 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1947	Wilcannia (Mena Murtee), AU	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1947	Wilcannia (Mena Murtee), AU	daily rain	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	4 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
9 July 1947	Wilcannia (Mena Murtee), AU	daily rain (Tie)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	tie	41 years	4 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1879 to 1950

Yearly extremes at Wilcannia (Mena Murtee): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	1936	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	68
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	270.5 mm (10.6 in)	1885	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	68
Longest dry spell (CDD)	231 days	1902	68 days	68

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Wilcannia (Mena Murtee), 1879 to 1950. The record is 146.3 mm (5.8 in) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.7 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Wilcannia (Mena Murtee) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1879	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1880	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1881	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1882	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1883	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1884	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1885	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1886	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1888	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1889	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1890	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1891	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1893	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1894	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1896	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1897	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1898	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1900	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1901	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1902	4.3 mm (0.17 in)
1903	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1904	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1905	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1906	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1907	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1908	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1909	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1910	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1911	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1912	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1913	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1914	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1915	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1916	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1917	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1918	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1919	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1920	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1921	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1922	11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1923	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1924	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1925	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1926	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1927	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1928	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1929	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1930	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1931	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1932	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1933	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1934	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1935	11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1936	146.3 mm (5.8 in)
1937	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1938	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1939	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1940	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1941	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1942	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1943	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1944	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1945	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1946	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1947	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1948	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1949	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1950	76.2 mm (3.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Wilcannia (Mena Murtee), 1879 to 1950. The record is 270.5 mm (10.6 in) in 1885, marked on the chart; the median year is 44.2 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Wilcannia (Mena Murtee) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1879	32.6 mm (1.3 in)
1880	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1881	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1882	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1883	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1884	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1885	270.5 mm (10.6 in)
1886	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1888	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1889	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1890	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1891	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1893	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1894	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1896	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1897	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1898	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1900	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1901	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1902	8.1 mm (0.32 in)
1903	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1904	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1905	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1906	109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1907	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1908	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1909	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1910	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1911	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1912	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1913	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1914	51.9 mm (2.0 in)
1915	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1916	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1917	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1918	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1919	23.3 mm (0.9 in)
1920	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1921	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1922	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1923	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1924	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1925	135.1 mm (5.3 in)
1926	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1927	23.8 mm (0.9 in)
1928	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1929	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1930	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1931	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1932	125.8 mm (5.0 in)
1933	130.6 mm (5.1 in)
1934	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1935	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1936	161.0 mm (6.3 in)
1937	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1938	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1939	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1940	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1941	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1942	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1943	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1944	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1945	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1946	86.7 mm (3.4 in)
1947	50.9 mm (2.0 in)
1948	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1949	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1950	76.2 mm (3.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Wilcannia (Mena Murtee), 1879 to 1950. The record is 231 days in 1902, marked on the chart; the median year is 68 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Wilcannia (Mena Murtee) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1879	38 days
1880	37 days
1881	59 days
1882	86 days
1883	45 days
1884	44 days
1885	24 days
1886	134 days
1888	110 days
1889	53 days
1890	45 days
1891	31 days
1893	78 days
1894	48 days
1896	67 days
1897	94 days
1898	91 days
1900	45 days
1901	74 days
1902	231 days
1903	96 days
1904	53 days
1905	65 days
1906	57 days
1907	63 days
1908	36 days
1909	72 days
1910	72 days
1911	88 days
1912	91 days
1913	56 days
1914	64 days
1915	58 days
1916	65 days
1917	77 days
1918	63 days
1919	92 days
1920	113 days
1921	45 days
1922	148 days
1923	92 days
1924	60 days
1925	53 days
1926	74 days
1927	88 days
1928	78 days
1929	127 days
1930	69 days
1931	72 days
1932	70 days
1933	55 days
1934	53 days
1935	82 days
1936	75 days
1937	92 days
1938	89 days
1939	50 days
1940	112 days
1941	58 days
1942	74 days
1943	53 days
1944	61 days
1945	68 days
1946	108 days
1947	61 days
1948	85 days
1949	50 days
1950	64 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

64 years, 1880 to 1950

A day with at least 30.8 mm (1.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 144.5 mm (5.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Wilcannia (Mena Murtee): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	30.8 mm (1.2 in)
5 years	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
10 years	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
25 years	92.9 mm (3.7 in)
50 years	116.5 mm (4.6 in)
100 years	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	Longer than the 64 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, 64 years of values from 1880 to 1950.

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: 146.3 mm (5.8 in) in 1936; 115.8 mm (4.6 in) in 1925; 101.6 mm (4.0 in) in 1906.

Download the Data

Data for Wilcannia (Mena Murtee) 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).

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