Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate) Weather Records (ASN00047036)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate) (ASN00047036), Australia, with 99 years of record.

Key Facts for Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate)

Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate) (ASN00047036) is a weather station in Australia at -32.07 latitude and 143.65 longitude, 70 m (230 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1887 to 1985, 99 years of record.
0 records set at Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate) set a daily record precipitation of 32.4 mm (1.3 in) on 3 October 1984.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -32.07 latitude, 143.65 longitude.
Elevation: 70 m (230 ft).
Period of record: 1887 to 1985, 99 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 (Burndoo Estate). 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 (Burndoo Estate), 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 (Burndoo Estate) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate) between 15 February 1947 and 15 February 1947. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 104.1 mm (4.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate). The most was 104.1 mm (4.1 in) on 15 February 1947.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	26 January 1984
Feb	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	15 February 1947
Mar	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	12 March 1956
Apr	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	1 April 1931
May	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	28 May 1983
Jun	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	4 June 1923
Jul	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 July 1962
Aug	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 August 1974
Sep	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	17 September 1903
Oct	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	17 October 1950
Nov	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	29 November 1933
Dec	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	26 December 1978

Latest Records

Latest records at Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 October 1984	Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate), AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	92 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1984	Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate), AU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 1984	Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate), AU	daily rain (Tie)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	tie	28 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1984	Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate), AU	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1984	Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate), AU	daily rain	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1984	Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate), AU	daily rain	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1984	Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate), AU	daily rain	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	95 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1984	Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate), AU	daily rain (Tie)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	tie	56 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1984	Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate), AU	monthly rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	38 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1984	Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate), AU	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1984	Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate), AU	daily rain	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1983	Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	72 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 1983	Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate), AU	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1983	Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate), AU	daily rain	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1983	Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate), AU	daily rain	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1983	Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate), AU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	1 year	13 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1983	Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate), AU	monthly rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	2 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1983	Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate), AU	daily rain	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	94 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1982	Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate), AU	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	19 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1982	Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate), AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 years	62 of 100 (Major)

Extremes by Year

1887 to 1985

Yearly extremes at Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	1947	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	93
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	173.4 mm (6.8 in)	1947	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	93
Longest dry spell (CDD)	138 days	1908	56 days	93

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate), 1887 to 1985. The record is 104.1 mm (4.1 in) in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 mm (1.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1887	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1888	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1889	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1890	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1891	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1892	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1893	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1894	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1895	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1896	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1897	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1903	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1904	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1905	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1906	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1908	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1909	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1910	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1911	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1912	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1913	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1914	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1915	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1916	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1917	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1918	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1919	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1920	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1921	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1922	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1923	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1924	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1925	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1926	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1927	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1928	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1929	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1930	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1931	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1932	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1933	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1934	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1935	12.2 mm (0.5 in)
1936	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1937	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1938	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1939	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1940	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1941	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1942	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1943	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1944	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1945	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1946	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1947	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1948	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1949	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1950	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1951	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1952	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1953	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1954	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1955	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1956	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1957	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1958	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1959	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1960	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1961	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1962	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1963	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1964	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1965	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1966	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1967	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1968	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1969	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1970	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1971	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1972	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1973	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1974	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1975	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1976	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1977	29.6 mm (1.2 in)
1978	58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1979	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1980	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1981	50.4 mm (2.0 in)
1982	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1983	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1984	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1985	8.2 mm (0.32 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate), 1887 to 1985. The record is 173.4 mm (6.8 in) in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is 45.9 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1887	35.4 mm (1.4 in)
1888	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1889	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1890	34.1 mm (1.3 in)
1891	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1892	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1893	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1894	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1895	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1896	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1897	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1903	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1904	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1905	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1906	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1908	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1909	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1910	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1911	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1912	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1913	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1914	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1915	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1916	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1917	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1918	28.3 mm (1.1 in)
1919	25.3 mm (1.0 in)
1920	36.9 mm (1.5 in)
1921	32.7 mm (1.3 in)
1922	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1923	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1924	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1925	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1926	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1927	23.8 mm (0.9 in)
1928	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1929	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1930	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1931	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1932	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1933	100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1934	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1935	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1936	66.9 mm (2.6 in)
1937	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1938	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1939	70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1940	11.5 mm (0.5 in)
1941	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1942	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1943	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1944	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1945	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1946	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1947	173.4 mm (6.8 in)
1948	29.9 mm (1.2 in)
1949	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1950	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1951	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1952	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1953	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1954	45.9 mm (1.8 in)
1955	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1956	103.5 mm (4.1 in)
1957	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1958	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1959	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1960	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1961	64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1962	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1963	84.2 mm (3.3 in)
1964	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1965	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1966	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1967	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1968	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1969	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1970	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1971	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1972	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1973	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1974	116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1975	58.8 mm (2.3 in)
1976	82.4 mm (3.2 in)
1977	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1978	58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1979	43.8 mm (1.7 in)
1980	50.2 mm (2.0 in)
1981	61.6 mm (2.4 in)
1982	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1983	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1984	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1985	10.8 mm (0.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate), 1887 to 1985. The record is 138 days in 1908, marked on the chart; the median year is 56 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1887	19 days
1888	61 days
1889	53 days
1890	37 days
1891	43 days
1892	136 days
1893	76 days
1894	33 days
1895	72 days
1896	39 days
1897	15 days
1903	84 days
1904	51 days
1905	78 days
1906	49 days
1908	138 days
1909	68 days
1910	70 days
1911	61 days
1912	91 days
1913	56 days
1914	84 days
1915	80 days
1916	105 days
1917	77 days
1918	85 days
1919	69 days
1920	77 days
1921	50 days
1922	114 days
1923	51 days
1924	55 days
1925	63 days
1926	74 days
1927	85 days
1928	71 days
1929	66 days
1930	29 days
1931	66 days
1932	49 days
1933	53 days
1934	67 days
1935	94 days
1936	73 days
1937	95 days
1938	114 days
1939	47 days
1940	90 days
1941	63 days
1942	41 days
1943	72 days
1944	67 days
1945	68 days
1946	77 days
1947	62 days
1948	54 days
1949	50 days
1950	54 days
1951	56 days
1952	35 days
1953	31 days
1954	63 days
1955	24 days
1956	42 days
1957	77 days
1958	41 days
1959	36 days
1960	32 days
1961	52 days
1962	54 days
1963	31 days
1964	41 days
1965	102 days
1966	28 days
1967	59 days
1968	31 days
1969	37 days
1970	47 days
1971	51 days
1972	76 days
1973	36 days
1974	30 days
1975	38 days
1976	84 days
1977	50 days
1978	48 days
1979	42 days
1980	74 days
1981	49 days
1982	46 days
1983	53 days
1984	56 days
1985	27 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

84 years, 1888 to 1984

A day with at least 35.0 mm (1.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 98.3 mm (3.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
5 years	50.9 mm (2.0 in)
10 years	61.9 mm (2.4 in)
25 years	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
50 years	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
100 years	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	Longer than the 84 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, 84 years of values from 1888 to 1984.

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: 104.1 mm (4.1 in) in 1947; 89.0 mm (3.5 in) in 1974; 78.0 mm (3.1 in) in 1933.

Download the Data

Data for Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate) 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
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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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