Cockburn (Burta) Weather Records (ASN00047008)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cockburn (Burta) (ASN00047008), Australia, with 136 years of record.

Key Facts for Cockburn (Burta)

Cockburn (Burta) (ASN00047008) is a weather station in Australia at -32.46 latitude and 141.08 longitude, 175 m (574 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1883 to 2018, 136 years of record.
0 records set at Cockburn (Burta) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Cockburn (Burta) set a daily record precipitation of 13.4 mm (0.5 in) on 31 January 2018.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -32.46 latitude, 141.08 longitude.
Elevation: 175 m (574 ft).
Period of record: 1883 to 2018, 136 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 Cockburn (Burta). 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 Cockburn (Burta), with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Apr	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
May	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jun	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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 Cockburn (Burta) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Cockburn (Burta) between 1 March 1921 and 13 March 1989. Each dot is a new record.

When Cockburn (Burta) set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1921-03-01	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1938-10-24	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 146.1 mm (5.8 in)
1989-03-13	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 156.0 mm (6.1 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 156.0 mm (6.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cockburn (Burta). The most was 156.0 mm (6.1 in) on 13 March 1989.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Cockburn (Burta)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	3 January 1889
Feb	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	8 February 1911
Mar	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	13 March 1989
Apr	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	23 April 1980
May	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	10 May 1968
Jun	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	22 June 1910
Jul	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 July 1952
Aug	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 August 1973
Sep	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	28 September 1979
Oct	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	24 October 1938
Nov	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	29 November 1933
Dec	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	27 December 1903

Latest Records

Latest records at Cockburn (Burta)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 January 2018	Cockburn (Burta), AU	daily rain	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 November 2017	Cockburn (Burta), AU	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	131 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 2017	Cockburn (Burta), AU	daily rain	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 2017	Cockburn (Burta), AU	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 2016	Cockburn (Burta), AU	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	92 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 2016	Cockburn (Burta), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	127 years	70 of 100 (Major)
11 September 2016	Cockburn (Burta), AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	91 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2016	Cockburn (Burta), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2016	Cockburn (Burta), AU	daily rain	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	108 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 2016	Cockburn (Burta), AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 2015	Cockburn (Burta), AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	128 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2015	Cockburn (Burta), AU	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	111 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 2015	Cockburn (Burta), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 2014	Cockburn (Burta), AU	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	76 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 2014	Cockburn (Burta), AU	daily rain	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	81 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 2014	Cockburn (Burta), AU	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	15 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 2014	Cockburn (Burta), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2013	Cockburn (Burta), AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 2013	Cockburn (Burta), AU	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 June 2013	Cockburn (Burta), AU	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1883 to 2018

Yearly extremes at Cockburn (Burta): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	1989	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	129
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	180.6 mm (7.1 in)	1989	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	127
Longest dry spell (CDD)	131 days	1940	61 days	128

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Cockburn (Burta), 1883 to 2018. The record is 156.0 mm (6.1 in) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.3 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cockburn (Burta) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1883	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1884	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1885	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1886	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1887	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1888	9.4 mm (0.37 in)
1889	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1890	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1891	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1892	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1893	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1894	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1895	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1896	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1897	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1898	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1899	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1900	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1901	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1902	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1903	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1904	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1905	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1906	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1907	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1908	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1909	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1910	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1911	116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1912	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1913	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1914	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1915	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1916	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1917	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1918	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1919	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1920	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1921	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1922	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1923	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1924	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1925	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1926	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1927	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1928	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1929	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1930	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1931	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1932	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1933	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1934	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1935	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1936	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1937	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1938	146.1 mm (5.8 in)
1939	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1940	12.2 mm (0.5 in)
1941	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1942	120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1943	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1944	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1945	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1946	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1947	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1948	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1949	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1950	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1951	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1952	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1953	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1954	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1955	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1956	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1957	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1958	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1959	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1960	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1961	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1962	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1963	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1964	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1965	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1966	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1967	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1968	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1969	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1970	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1971	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1972	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1973	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1974	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1975	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1976	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1977	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1978	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1979	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1980	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1981	45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1982	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1983	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1984	34.2 mm (1.3 in)
1985	16.2 mm (0.6 in)
1986	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1987	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1988	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1989	156.0 mm (6.1 in)
1990	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1991	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1992	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1993	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1994	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1995	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1996	46.9 mm (1.8 in)
1997	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1998	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1999	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
2000	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
2001	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
2002	3.6 mm (0.14 in)
2003	14.6 mm (0.6 in)
2007	0.4 mm (0.02 in)
2012	9.0 mm (0.35 in)
2013	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
2014	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
2015	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
2016	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
2017	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2018	13.4 mm (0.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Cockburn (Burta), 1883 to 2018. The record is 180.6 mm (7.1 in) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 42.7 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cockburn (Burta) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1883	22.8 mm (0.9 in)
1884	30.3 mm (1.2 in)
1885	91.6 mm (3.6 in)
1886	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1887	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1888	9.4 mm (0.37 in)
1889	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1890	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1891	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1892	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1893	42.1 mm (1.7 in)
1894	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1895	65.2 mm (2.6 in)
1896	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1897	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1898	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1899	22.3 mm (0.9 in)
1900	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1901	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1902	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1903	142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1904	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1905	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1906	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1907	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1908	30.3 mm (1.2 in)
1909	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1910	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1911	167.1 mm (6.6 in)
1912	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1913	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1914	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1915	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1916	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1917	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1918	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1919	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1920	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1921	149.4 mm (5.9 in)
1922	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1923	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1924	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1925	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1926	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1927	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1928	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1929	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1930	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1931	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1932	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1933	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1934	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1935	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1936	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1937	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1938	173.0 mm (6.8 in)
1939	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1940	12.2 mm (0.5 in)
1941	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1942	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1943	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1944	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1945	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1946	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1947	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1948	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1949	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1950	169.8 mm (6.7 in)
1951	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1952	32.2 mm (1.3 in)
1953	23.7 mm (0.9 in)
1954	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1955	61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1956	38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1957	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1958	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1959	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1960	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1961	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1962	84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1963	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1964	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1965	24.5 mm (1.0 in)
1966	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1967	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1968	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1969	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1970	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1971	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1972	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1973	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1974	102.2 mm (4.0 in)
1975	82.4 mm (3.2 in)
1976	49.4 mm (1.9 in)
1977	23.2 mm (0.9 in)
1978	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1979	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1980	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1981	47.4 mm (1.9 in)
1982	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1983	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1984	68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1985	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1986	56.8 mm (2.2 in)
1987	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1988	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1989	180.6 mm (7.1 in)
1990	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1991	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1992	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1993	101.2 mm (4.0 in)
1994	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1995	49.9 mm (2.0 in)
1996	46.9 mm (1.8 in)
1997	114.4 mm (4.5 in)
1998	29.8 mm (1.2 in)
1999	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2000	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
2001	26.6 mm (1.0 in)
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2007	0.4 mm (0.02 in)
2012	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
2013	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
2014	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
2015	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
2016	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
2017	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
2018	21.0 mm (0.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Cockburn (Burta), 1883 to 2018. The record is 131 days in 1940, marked on the chart; the median year is 61 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cockburn (Burta) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1883	29 days
1884	69 days
1885	77 days
1886	130 days
1887	61 days
1888	123 days
1889	58 days
1890	64 days
1891	68 days
1892	74 days
1893	77 days
1894	35 days
1895	59 days
1896	38 days
1897	76 days
1898	65 days
1899	44 days
1900	62 days
1901	64 days
1902	91 days
1903	74 days
1904	45 days
1905	61 days
1906	58 days
1907	44 days
1908	37 days
1909	47 days
1910	49 days
1911	49 days
1912	90 days
1913	96 days
1914	31 days
1915	61 days
1916	90 days
1917	92 days
1918	61 days
1919	77 days
1920	60 days
1921	51 days
1922	102 days
1923	47 days
1924	59 days
1925	111 days
1926	77 days
1927	78 days
1928	93 days
1929	60 days
1930	41 days
1931	75 days
1932	71 days
1933	59 days
1934	50 days
1935	48 days
1936	50 days
1937	54 days
1938	56 days
1939	64 days
1940	131 days
1941	89 days
1942	69 days
1943	52 days
1944	86 days
1945	56 days
1946	49 days
1947	39 days
1948	55 days
1949	49 days
1950	65 days
1951	68 days
1952	33 days
1953	56 days
1954	75 days
1955	37 days
1956	43 days
1957	67 days
1958	48 days
1959	63 days
1960	70 days
1961	73 days
1962	66 days
1963	68 days
1964	76 days
1965	127 days
1966	49 days
1967	90 days
1968	47 days
1969	56 days
1970	63 days
1971	43 days
1972	45 days
1973	46 days
1974	44 days
1975	48 days
1976	64 days
1977	93 days
1978	65 days
1979	52 days
1980	49 days
1981	98 days
1982	92 days
1983	47 days
1984	89 days
1985	72 days
1986	56 days
1987	56 days
1988	80 days
1989	67 days
1990	81 days
1991	92 days
1992	53 days
1993	54 days
1994	98 days
1995	50 days
1996	63 days
1997	83 days
1998	43 days
1999	80 days
2000	50 days
2001	68 days
2002	1 day
2003	n/a
2007	31 days
2012	27 days
2013	58 days
2014	37 days
2015	93 days
2016	34 days
2017	59 days
2018	117 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

109 years, 1883 to 2013

A day with at least 34.5 mm (1.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 159.8 mm (6.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Cockburn (Burta): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
5 years	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
10 years	75.1 mm (3.0 in)
25 years	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
50 years	129.5 mm (5.1 in)
100 years	159.8 mm (6.3 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 109 years of values from 1883 to 2013.

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: 156.0 mm (6.1 in) in 1989; 146.1 mm (5.8 in) in 1938; 120.4 mm (4.7 in) in 1942.

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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
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	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

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Apr	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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