White Cliffs (Tongo) Weather Records (ASN00046038)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for White Cliffs (Tongo) (ASN00046038), Australia, with 127 years of record.

Key Facts for White Cliffs (Tongo)

White Cliffs (Tongo) (ASN00046038) is a weather station in Australia at -30.49 latitude and 143.75 longitude, 90 m (295 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1878 to 2004, 127 years of record.
0 records set at White Cliffs (Tongo) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
White Cliffs (Tongo) set a daily record precipitation of 15.0 mm (0.6 in) on 3 June 2004.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -30.49 latitude, 143.75 longitude.
Elevation: 90 m (295 ft).
Period of record: 1878 to 2004, 127 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 (Tongo). 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 (Tongo), with 2026 drawn through them
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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Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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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

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at White Cliffs (Tongo) still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 129.0 mm (5.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at White Cliffs (Tongo). The most was 129.0 mm (5.1 in) on 24 January 1887.

Record daily precipitation for each month at White Cliffs (Tongo)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	24 January 1887
Feb	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	19 February 1949
Mar	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	9 March 1971
Apr	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 April 1890
May	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	23 May 1906
Jun	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	4 June 1923
Jul	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 July 1981
Aug	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 August 1889
Sep	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	11 September 1881
Oct	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 October 1878
Nov	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 November 1902
Dec	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	17 December 1992

Latest Records

Latest records at White Cliffs (Tongo)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 June 2004	White Cliffs (Tongo), AU	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 2003	White Cliffs (Tongo), AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2000	White Cliffs (Tongo), AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	120 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2000	White Cliffs (Tongo), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	25 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 2000	White Cliffs (Tongo), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	92 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1995	White Cliffs (Tongo), AU	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	94 years	75 of 100 (Major)
19 January 1995	White Cliffs (Tongo), AU	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	94 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1994	White Cliffs (Tongo), AU	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	80 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1993	White Cliffs (Tongo), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	91 years	65 of 100 (Major)
6 September 1993	White Cliffs (Tongo), AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	50 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1993	White Cliffs (Tongo), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	43 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1992	White Cliffs (Tongo), AU	daily rain	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	106 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1992	White Cliffs (Tongo), AU	monthly rain	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1992	White Cliffs (Tongo), AU	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	95 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1992	White Cliffs (Tongo), AU	daily rain	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1992	White Cliffs (Tongo), AU	daily rain	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	7 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1992	White Cliffs (Tongo), AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	103 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1992	White Cliffs (Tongo), AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1991	White Cliffs (Tongo), AU	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1990	White Cliffs (Tongo), AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 years	19 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1878 to 2004

Yearly extremes at White Cliffs (Tongo): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	1887	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	115
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	1887	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	115
Longest dry spell (CDD)	205 days	1902	71 days	115

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at White Cliffs (Tongo), 1878 to 2004. The record is 129.0 mm (5.1 in) in 1887, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.5 mm (1.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at White Cliffs (Tongo) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1878	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1879	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1880	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1881	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1882	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1883	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1884	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1885	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1886	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1887	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1888	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1889	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1890	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1891	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1892	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1893	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1894	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1895	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1896	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1897	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1898	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1899	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1900	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1901	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1902	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1903	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1904	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1905	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1906	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1907	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1908	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1909	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1910	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1911	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1912	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1913	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1914	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1915	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1916	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1917	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1918	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1919	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1920	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1921	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1922	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1923	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1924	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1925	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1926	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1927	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1928	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1929	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1930	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1931	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1932	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1933	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1934	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1935	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1936	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1937	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1938	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1939	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1940	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1941	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1942	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1943	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1944	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1945	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1946	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1947	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1948	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1949	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1950	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1951	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1952	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1953	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1954	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1955	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1956	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1964	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1965	9.4 mm (0.37 in)
1966	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1967	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1968	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1969	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1970	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1971	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1972	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1973	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1974	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1975	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1976	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1977	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1978	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1979	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1980	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1981	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1982	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1983	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1985	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1986	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1987	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1988	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1989	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1990	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1991	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1992	80.4 mm (3.2 in)
1993	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1994	23.5 mm (0.9 in)
1995	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
2000	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2001	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
2002	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
2003	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
2004	26.0 mm (1.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at White Cliffs (Tongo), 1878 to 2004. The record is 181.6 mm (7.1 in) in 1887, marked on the chart; the median year is 45.7 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at White Cliffs (Tongo) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1878	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1879	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1880	36.2 mm (1.4 in)
1881	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1882	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1883	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1884	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1885	158.3 mm (6.2 in)
1886	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1887	181.6 mm (7.1 in)
1888	31.6 mm (1.2 in)
1889	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1890	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1891	134.4 mm (5.3 in)
1892	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1893	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1894	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1895	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1896	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1897	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1898	100.7 mm (4.0 in)
1899	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1900	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1901	31.9 mm (1.3 in)
1902	63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1903	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1904	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1905	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1906	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1907	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1908	32.2 mm (1.3 in)
1909	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1910	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1911	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1912	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1913	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1914	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1915	21.4 mm (0.8 in)
1916	49.4 mm (1.9 in)
1917	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1918	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1919	15.3 mm (0.6 in)
1920	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1921	63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1922	38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1923	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1924	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1925	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1926	67.2 mm (2.6 in)
1927	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1928	161.6 mm (6.4 in)
1929	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1930	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1931	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1932	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1933	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1934	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1935	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1936	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1937	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
1938	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1939	39.3 mm (1.5 in)
1940	48.7 mm (1.9 in)
1941	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1942	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1943	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1944	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1945	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1946	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1947	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1948	80.6 mm (3.2 in)
1949	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1950	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1951	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1952	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1953	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1954	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1955	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1956	88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1964	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1965	9.4 mm (0.37 in)
1966	25.2 mm (1.0 in)
1967	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1968	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1969	55.2 mm (2.2 in)
1970	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1971	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1972	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1973	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1974	82.4 mm (3.2 in)
1975	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1976	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1977	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1978	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1979	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1980	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1981	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1982	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1983	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1985	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1986	29.8 mm (1.2 in)
1987	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1988	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1989	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1990	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1991	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1992	117.0 mm (4.6 in)
1993	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1994	23.5 mm (0.9 in)
1995	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
2000	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
2001	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
2002	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
2003	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
2004	26.0 mm (1.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at White Cliffs (Tongo), 1878 to 2004. The record is 205 days in 1902, marked on the chart; the median year is 71 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at White Cliffs (Tongo) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1878	43 days
1879	50 days
1880	71 days
1881	84 days
1882	68 days
1883	58 days
1884	44 days
1885	70 days
1886	91 days
1887	51 days
1888	82 days
1889	52 days
1890	47 days
1891	51 days
1892	99 days
1893	59 days
1894	46 days
1895	56 days
1896	56 days
1897	102 days
1898	57 days
1899	68 days
1900	64 days
1901	100 days
1902	205 days
1903	74 days
1904	51 days
1905	79 days
1906	62 days
1907	56 days
1908	41 days
1909	57 days
1910	71 days
1911	41 days
1912	160 days
1913	69 days
1914	65 days
1915	60 days
1916	63 days
1917	78 days
1918	107 days
1919	123 days
1920	67 days
1921	62 days
1922	72 days
1923	126 days
1924	48 days
1925	63 days
1926	95 days
1927	98 days
1928	75 days
1929	66 days
1930	40 days
1931	50 days
1932	38 days
1933	63 days
1934	67 days
1935	85 days
1936	72 days
1937	90 days
1938	144 days
1939	55 days
1940	88 days
1941	101 days
1942	110 days
1943	73 days
1944	84 days
1945	68 days
1946	122 days
1947	73 days
1948	92 days
1949	43 days
1950	51 days
1951	81 days
1952	44 days
1953	94 days
1954	106 days
1955	28 days
1956	31 days
1964	78 days
1965	69 days
1966	75 days
1967	73 days
1968	45 days
1969	76 days
1970	68 days
1971	43 days
1972	160 days
1973	41 days
1974	36 days
1975	93 days
1976	89 days
1977	74 days
1978	45 days
1979	86 days
1980	68 days
1981	76 days
1982	116 days
1983	38 days
1985	66 days
1986	77 days
1987	72 days
1988	52 days
1989	79 days
1990	72 days
1991	88 days
1992	66 days
1993	32 days
1994	89 days
1995	100 days
2000	158 days
2001	78 days
2002	120 days
2003	99 days
2004	144 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

112 years, 1878 to 2004

A day with at least 34.1 mm (1.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 109.9 mm (4.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at White Cliffs (Tongo): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	34.1 mm (1.3 in)
5 years	50.7 mm (2.0 in)
10 years	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
25 years	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
50 years	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
100 years	109.9 mm (4.3 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 112 years of values from 1878 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: 129.0 mm (5.1 in) in 1887; 98.8 mm (3.9 in) in 1891; 94.5 mm (3.7 in) in 1918.

Download the Data

Data for White Cliffs (Tongo) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for White Cliffs (Tongo) 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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Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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