Wilcannia (Murtee) Weather Records (ASN00046024)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Wilcannia (Murtee) (ASN00046024), Australia, with 91 years of record.

Key Facts for Wilcannia (Murtee)

Wilcannia (Murtee) (ASN00046024) is a weather station in Australia at -31.58 latitude and 143.49 longitude, 60 m (197 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1923 to 2013, 91 years of record.
0 records set at Wilcannia (Murtee) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Wilcannia (Murtee) set a daily record precipitation of 24.0 mm (0.9 in) on 28 February 2013.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -31.58 latitude, 143.49 longitude.
Elevation: 60 m (197 ft).
Period of record: 1923 to 2013, 91 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 (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 (Murtee), with 2026 drawn through them
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

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Wilcannia (Murtee) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Wilcannia (Murtee) between 22 January 1976 and 22 January 1976. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 125.0 mm (4.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Wilcannia (Murtee). The most was 125.0 mm (4.9 in) on 22 January 1976.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Wilcannia (Murtee)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	22 January 1976
Feb	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	7 February 1932
Mar	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	20 March 1956
Apr	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	14 April 1939
May	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	22 May 1981
Jun	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	27 June 1979
Jul	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	4 July 1988
Aug	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 August 1974
Sep	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	2 September 1988
Oct	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	4 October 1993
Nov	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 November 1933
Dec	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	17 December 1992

Latest Records

Latest records at Wilcannia (Murtee)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 February 2013	Wilcannia (Murtee), AU	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	10 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 2007	Wilcannia (Murtee), AU	daily rain	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 2007	Wilcannia (Murtee), AU	daily rain	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 2007	Wilcannia (Murtee), AU	daily rain	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	74 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 2007	Wilcannia (Murtee), AU	daily rain	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 2007	Wilcannia (Murtee), AU	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	5 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 2007	Wilcannia (Murtee), AU	daily rain	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	77 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 2007	Wilcannia (Murtee), AU	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 2006	Wilcannia (Murtee), AU	daily rain	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 2006	Wilcannia (Murtee), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 2006	Wilcannia (Murtee), AU	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	7 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
10 June 2006	Wilcannia (Murtee), AU	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	11 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 2006	Wilcannia (Murtee), AU	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	24 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 2005	Wilcannia (Murtee), AU	daily rain (Tie)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	tie	3 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 2005	Wilcannia (Murtee), AU	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 2005	Wilcannia (Murtee), AU	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 2004	Wilcannia (Murtee), AU	daily rain	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	16 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 2004	Wilcannia (Murtee), AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 2004	Wilcannia (Murtee), AU	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	29 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 2004	Wilcannia (Murtee), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	58 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1923 to 2013

Yearly extremes at Wilcannia (Murtee): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	1976	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	68
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	1976	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	68
Longest dry spell (CDD)	160 days	2005	61 days	68

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Wilcannia (Murtee), 1923 to 2013. The record is 125.0 mm (4.9 in) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 29.6 mm (1.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Wilcannia (Murtee) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1923	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1924	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1925	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)
1932	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1933	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1935	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1938	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1939	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1940	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1941	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1942	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1943	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1944	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1945	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1946	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1947	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1948	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1949	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1950	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1951	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1952	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1953	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1954	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1955	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1956	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1957	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1958	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1959	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1960	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1961	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1962	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1963	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1964	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1965	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1970	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1971	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1972	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1973	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1974	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1975	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1976	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1978	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1979	37.2 mm (1.5 in)
1981	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1988	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1990	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1991	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1992	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1993	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1994	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1995	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1996	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1997	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1998	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1999	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
2000	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
2001	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
2002	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
2003	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
2004	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
2005	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
2006	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
2007	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
2013	24.0 mm (0.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Wilcannia (Murtee), 1923 to 2013. The record is 145.0 mm (5.7 in) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.3 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Wilcannia (Murtee) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1923	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1924	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1925	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)
1932	103.5 mm (4.1 in)
1933	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1935	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1938	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1939	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1940	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1941	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1942	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1943	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1944	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1945	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1946	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1947	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1948	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1949	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1950	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1951	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1952	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1953	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1954	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1955	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1956	133.1 mm (5.2 in)
1957	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1958	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1959	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1960	45.3 mm (1.8 in)
1961	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1962	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1963	78.9 mm (3.1 in)
1964	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1965	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1970	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1971	60.1 mm (2.4 in)
1972	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1973	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1974	113.4 mm (4.5 in)
1975	47.6 mm (1.9 in)
1976	145.0 mm (5.7 in)
1978	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1979	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1981	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1988	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1990	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1991	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1992	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1993	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1994	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1995	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1996	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1997	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1998	21.5 mm (0.8 in)
1999	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
2000	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
2001	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
2002	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
2003	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
2004	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
2005	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
2006	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
2007	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
2013	28.0 mm (1.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Wilcannia (Murtee), 1923 to 2013. The record is 160 days in 2005, marked on the chart; the median year is 61 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Wilcannia (Murtee) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1923	30 days
1924	30 days
1925	31 days
1926	61 days
1927	61 days
1928	61 days
1929	61 days
1932	47 days
1933	47 days
1935	31 days
1938	92 days
1939	46 days
1940	96 days
1941	91 days
1942	82 days
1943	89 days
1944	65 days
1945	88 days
1946	99 days
1947	71 days
1948	101 days
1949	61 days
1950	78 days
1951	54 days
1952	48 days
1953	112 days
1954	55 days
1955	36 days
1956	61 days
1957	112 days
1958	32 days
1959	61 days
1960	34 days
1961	54 days
1962	54 days
1963	33 days
1964	63 days
1965	81 days
1970	67 days
1971	51 days
1972	124 days
1973	40 days
1974	50 days
1975	74 days
1976	66 days
1978	47 days
1979	61 days
1981	56 days
1988	94 days
1990	72 days
1991	64 days
1992	95 days
1993	57 days
1994	87 days
1995	84 days
1996	56 days
1997	82 days
1998	66 days
1999	58 days
2000	46 days
2001	81 days
2002	139 days
2003	50 days
2004	53 days
2005	160 days
2006	64 days
2007	31 days
2013	60 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

46 years, 1933 to 2006

A day with at least 33.4 mm (1.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 134.2 mm (5.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Wilcannia (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	33.4 mm (1.3 in)
5 years	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
10 years	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
25 years	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
50 years	110.1 mm (4.3 in)	Longer than the 46 years of record
100 years	134.2 mm (5.3 in)	Longer than the 46 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, 46 years of values from 1933 to 2006.

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: 107.2 mm (4.2 in) in 1946; 91.9 mm (3.6 in) in 1956; 90.0 mm (3.5 in) in 1992.

Download the Data

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