White Cliffs (Tarella) Weather Records (ASN00046034)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for White Cliffs (Tarella) (ASN00046034), Australia, with 139 years of record.

Key Facts for White Cliffs (Tarella)

White Cliffs (Tarella) (ASN00046034) is a weather station in Australia at -31.02 latitude and 143.04 longitude, 130 m (427 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1876 to 2014, 139 years of record.
0 records set at White Cliffs (Tarella) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
White Cliffs (Tarella) set a daily record precipitation of 18.0 mm (0.7 in) on 24 September 2014.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -31.02 latitude, 143.04 longitude.
Elevation: 130 m (427 ft).
Period of record: 1876 to 2014, 139 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 White Cliffs (Tarella). 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 White Cliffs (Tarella), with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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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 White Cliffs (Tarella) still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 236.7 mm (9.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at White Cliffs (Tarella). The most was 236.7 mm (9.3 in) on 24 January 1885.

Record daily precipitation for each month at White Cliffs (Tarella)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	236.7 mm (9.3 in)	24 January 1885
Feb	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	18 February 1895
Mar	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	7 March 1887
Apr	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	1 April 1931
May	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	23 May 1906
Jun	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	2 June 1923
Jul	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 July 1950
Aug	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	13 August 1952
Sep	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	8 September 1949
Oct	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	17 October 1950
Nov	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	28 November 1911
Dec	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	13 December 1936

Latest Records

Latest records at White Cliffs (Tarella)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 September 2014	White Cliffs (Tarella), AU	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	99 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 2012	White Cliffs (Tarella), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	105 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2012	White Cliffs (Tarella), AU	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	81 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 2009	White Cliffs (Tarella), AU	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	80 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 2008	White Cliffs (Tarella), AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 November 2008	White Cliffs (Tarella), AU	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	114 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 2008	White Cliffs (Tarella), AU	daily rain	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	58 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 June 2008	White Cliffs (Tarella), AU	daily rain	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	101 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 2008	White Cliffs (Tarella), AU	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	108 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 2008	White Cliffs (Tarella), AU	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 2007	White Cliffs (Tarella), AU	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	70 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 2007	White Cliffs (Tarella), AU	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	106 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 2007	White Cliffs (Tarella), AU	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	116 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 2007	White Cliffs (Tarella), AU	daily rain	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	116 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 2007	White Cliffs (Tarella), AU	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	96 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 2005	White Cliffs (Tarella), AU	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 2005	White Cliffs (Tarella), AU	daily rain	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	120 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 June 2005	White Cliffs (Tarella), AU	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	63 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 June 2005	White Cliffs (Tarella), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	107 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 December 2004	White Cliffs (Tarella), AU	daily rain	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1876 to 2014

Yearly extremes at White Cliffs (Tarella): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	236.7 mm (9.3 in)	1885	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	91
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	265.4 mm (10.4 in)	1885	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	91
Longest dry spell (CDD)	170 days	1929	67 days	91

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at White Cliffs (Tarella), 1876 to 2014. The record is 236.7 mm (9.3 in) in 1885, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.3 mm (1.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at White Cliffs (Tarella) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1876	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1877	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1878	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1879	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1881	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1882	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1883	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1884	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1885	236.7 mm (9.3 in)
1886	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1887	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1888	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1889	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1890	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1891	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1892	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1893	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1894	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1895	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1896	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1897	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1898	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1899	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1900	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1901	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1902	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1903	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1904	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1905	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1906	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1907	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1908	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1909	13.7 mm (0.5 in)
1910	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1911	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1912	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1913	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1914	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1915	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1916	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1917	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1918	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1919	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1920	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1921	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1922	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1923	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1924	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1925	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1926	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1927	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1928	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1929	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1930	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1931	132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1932	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1933	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1934	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1935	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1936	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1937	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1938	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1939	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1940	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1941	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1942	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1943	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1944	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1945	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1946	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1947	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1948	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1949	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1950	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1951	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1952	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1953	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1954	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1955	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1956	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
2001	0.4 mm (0.02 in)
2002	11.8 mm (0.5 in)
2003	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2004	45.3 mm (1.8 in)
2005	44.6 mm (1.8 in)
2006	14.4 mm (0.6 in)
2007	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
2008	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
2009	8.5 mm (0.33 in)
2012	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
2014	21.0 mm (0.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at White Cliffs (Tarella), 1876 to 2014. The record is 265.4 mm (10.4 in) in 1885, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.5 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at White Cliffs (Tarella) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1876	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1877	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1878	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1879	45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1881	142.9 mm (5.6 in)
1882	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1883	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1884	36.9 mm (1.5 in)
1885	265.4 mm (10.4 in)
1886	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1887	166.9 mm (6.6 in)
1888	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1889	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1890	53.2 mm (2.1 in)
1891	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1892	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1893	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1894	59.6 mm (2.3 in)
1895	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1896	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1897	38.8 mm (1.5 in)
1898	134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1899	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1900	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1901	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1902	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1903	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1904	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1905	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1906	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1907	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1908	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1909	18.4 mm (0.7 in)
1910	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1911	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1912	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1913	22.8 mm (0.9 in)
1914	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1915	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1916	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1917	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1918	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1919	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1920	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
1921	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1922	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1923	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1924	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1925	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1926	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1927	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1928	125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1929	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1930	46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1931	139.0 mm (5.5 in)
1932	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1933	131.1 mm (5.2 in)
1934	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1935	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1936	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1937	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1938	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1939	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1940	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1941	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1942	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1943	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1944	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1945	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1946	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1947	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1948	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1949	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1950	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1951	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1952	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1953	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1954	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1955	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1956	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
2001	0.6 mm (0.02 in)
2002	11.8 mm (0.5 in)
2003	109.9 mm (4.3 in)
2004	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
2005	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
2006	14.4 mm (0.6 in)
2007	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
2008	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
2009	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
2012	51.4 mm (2.0 in)
2014	39.0 mm (1.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at White Cliffs (Tarella), 1876 to 2014. The record is 170 days in 1929, marked on the chart; the median year is 67 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at White Cliffs (Tarella) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1876	60 days
1877	30 days
1878	31 days
1879	38 days
1881	79 days
1882	50 days
1883	45 days
1884	44 days
1885	54 days
1886	90 days
1887	31 days
1888	63 days
1889	60 days
1890	68 days
1891	65 days
1892	136 days
1893	60 days
1894	42 days
1895	50 days
1896	56 days
1897	87 days
1898	57 days
1899	68 days
1900	44 days
1901	71 days
1902	83 days
1903	96 days
1904	51 days
1905	60 days
1906	62 days
1907	56 days
1908	36 days
1909	72 days
1910	72 days
1911	51 days
1912	91 days
1913	56 days
1914	92 days
1915	59 days
1916	87 days
1917	77 days
1918	67 days
1919	94 days
1920	88 days
1921	133 days
1922	87 days
1923	92 days
1924	44 days
1925	31 days
1926	62 days
1927	62 days
1928	79 days
1929	170 days
1930	72 days
1931	71 days
1932	56 days
1933	90 days
1934	69 days
1935	120 days
1936	69 days
1937	90 days
1938	145 days
1939	73 days
1940	120 days
1941	125 days
1942	118 days
1943	130 days
1944	85 days
1945	68 days
1946	106 days
1947	95 days
1948	121 days
1949	60 days
1950	62 days
1951	90 days
1952	47 days
1953	113 days
1954	37 days
1955	39 days
1956	62 days
2001	31 days
2002	104 days
2003	45 days
2004	91 days
2005	67 days
2006	54 days
2007	53 days
2008	34 days
2009	70 days
2012	19 days
2014	17 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

78 years, 1879 to 2008

A day with at least 37.4 mm (1.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 157.9 mm (6.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at White Cliffs (Tarella): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
5 years	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
10 years	76.8 mm (3.0 in)
25 years	104.3 mm (4.1 in)
50 years	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
100 years	157.9 mm (6.2 in)	Longer than the 78 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, 78 years of values from 1879 to 2008.

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: 236.7 mm (9.3 in) in 1885; 132.6 mm (5.2 in) in 1931; 104.1 mm (4.1 in) in 1946.

Download the Data

Data for White Cliffs (Tarella) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for White Cliffs (Tarella) 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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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

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a