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Tilpa (Tongo Road) Weather Records (ASN00048074)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Tilpa (Tongo Road) (ASN00048074), Australia, with 136 years of record.

Key Facts for Tilpa (Tongo Road)

  • Tilpa (Tongo Road) (ASN00048074) is a weather station in Australia at -30.94 latitude and 144.42 longitude, 87 m (285 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1883 to 2018, 136 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Tilpa (Tongo Road) still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Tilpa (Tongo Road) set a daily record precipitation of 28.0 mm (1.1 in) on 21 March 2017.

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -30.94 latitude, 144.42 longitude.
  • Elevation: 87 m (285 ft).
  • Period of record: 1883 to 2018, 136 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

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Daily record high and record low at Tilpa (Tongo Road), with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Tilpa (Tongo Road). The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 000111 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Tilpa (Tongo Road). 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 Tilpa (Tongo Road), with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records
Standing records at Tilpa (Tongo Road) by the year they were set 0 records at Tilpa (Tongo Road) still stand. 00000000000
0 records at Tilpa (Tongo Road) still stand.
Standing records at Tilpa (Tongo Road) by the year they were set
Year setStanding records

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records
When Tilpa (Tongo Road) set new all-time records 1 all-time records were set at Tilpa (Tongo Road) between 22 January 1976 and 22 January 1976. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitation22 January 1976: Record daily precipitation 158.0 mm (6.2 in)
1 all-time records were set at Tilpa (Tongo Road) between 22 January 1976 and 22 January 1976. Each dot is a new record.
When Tilpa (Tongo Road) set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1976-01-22Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 158.0 mm (6.2 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 158.0 mm (6.2 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Tilpa (Tongo Road) The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Tilpa (Tongo Road). The most was 158.0 mm (6.2 in) on 22 January 1976. 050100150200 Jan: 158.0 mm (6.2 in), 22 January 1976 Jan Feb: 139.0 mm (5.5 in), 22 February 2000 Feb Mar: 70.1 mm (2.8 in), 17 March 1936 Mar Apr: 100.6 mm (4.0 in), 1 April 1931 Apr May: 81.0 mm (3.2 in), 10 May 2016 May Jun: 66.5 mm (2.6 in), 4 June 1923 Jun Jul: 57.2 mm (2.3 in), 25 July 1886 Jul Aug: 41.7 mm (1.6 in), 30 August 1889 Aug Sep: 52.3 mm (2.1 in), 25 September 1916 Sep Oct: 68.1 mm (2.7 in), 25 October 1955 Oct Nov: 63.5 mm (2.5 in), 14 November 1917 Nov Dec: 113.0 mm (4.4 in), 17 December 1904 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Tilpa (Tongo Road). The most was 158.0 mm (6.2 in) on 22 January 1976.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Tilpa (Tongo Road)
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan158.0 mm (6.2 in)22 January 1976
Feb139.0 mm (5.5 in)22 February 2000
Mar70.1 mm (2.8 in)17 March 1936
Apr100.6 mm (4.0 in)1 April 1931
May81.0 mm (3.2 in)10 May 2016
Jun66.5 mm (2.6 in)4 June 1923
Jul57.2 mm (2.3 in)25 July 1886
Aug41.7 mm (1.6 in)30 August 1889
Sep52.3 mm (2.1 in)25 September 1916
Oct68.1 mm (2.7 in)25 October 1955
Nov63.5 mm (2.5 in)14 November 1917
Dec113.0 mm (4.4 in)17 December 1904

Latest Records

20
Latest records at Tilpa (Tongo Road)
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
21 March 2017Tilpa (Tongo Road), AUdaily rain28.0 mm (1.1 in)8.2 mm (0.32 in)60 years34 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 2016Tilpa (Tongo Road), AUdaily rain24.0 mm (0.9 in)5.0 mm (0.20 in)19 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 June 2016Tilpa (Tongo Road), AUdaily rain31.0 mm (1.2 in)11.9 mm (0.5 in)118 years55 of 100 (Notable)
10 May 2016Tilpa (Tongo Road), AUmonthly rain81.0 mm (3.2 in)9.6 mm (0.38 in)60 years47 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 2015Tilpa (Tongo Road), AUdaily rain25.0 mm (1.0 in)4.2 mm (0.17 in)58 years32 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 2015Tilpa (Tongo Road), AUdaily rain42.0 mm (1.7 in)9.0 mm (0.35 in)107 years44 of 100 (Notable)
16 August 2014Tilpa (Tongo Road), AUdaily rain13.6 mm (0.5 in)4.7 mm (0.19 in)76 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 2014Tilpa (Tongo Road), AUdaily rain51.3 mm (2.0 in)33.5 mm (1.3 in)40 years44 of 100 (Notable)
19 July 2013Tilpa (Tongo Road), AUdaily rain19.0 mm (0.7 in)8.1 mm (0.32 in)59 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 2013Tilpa (Tongo Road), AUdaily rain42.6 mm (1.7 in)25.3 mm (1.0 in)76 years66 of 100 (Major)
4 March 2012Tilpa (Tongo Road), AUdaily rain63.0 mm (2.5 in)11.0 mm (0.4 in)2 years19 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 2012Tilpa (Tongo Road), AUdaily rain13.0 mm (0.5 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)71 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 2012Tilpa (Tongo Road), AUdaily rain8.0 mm (0.31 in)8.0 mm (0.31 in)123 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 2011Tilpa (Tongo Road), AUdaily rain28.8 mm (1.1 in)21.8 mm (0.9 in)26 years40 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 2011Tilpa (Tongo Road), AUdaily rain26.4 mm (1.0 in)1.4 mm (0.06 in)0 years11 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 2011Tilpa (Tongo Road), AUdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)2.2 mm (0.09 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 2010Tilpa (Tongo Road), AUdaily rain25.0 mm (1.0 in)12.0 mm (0.5 in)92 years49 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2010Tilpa (Tongo Road), AUdaily rain65.0 mm (2.6 in)49.8 mm (2.0 in)36 years61 of 100 (Major)
15 October 2010Tilpa (Tongo Road), AUdaily rain34.0 mm (1.3 in)12.4 mm (0.5 in)56 years39 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 2010Tilpa (Tongo Road), AUdaily rain16.2 mm (0.6 in)3.2 mm (0.13 in)104 years20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1883 to 2018
Yearly extremes at Tilpa (Tongo Road): the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)158.0 mm (6.2 in)197639.4 mm (1.6 in)135
Wettest five days (Rx5day)209.0 mm (8.2 in)197652.1 mm (2.1 in)133
Longest dry spell (CDD)117 days193855 days134

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Tilpa (Tongo Road) by year The wettest day of the year at Tilpa (Tongo Road), 1883 to 2018. The record is 158.0 mm (6.2 in) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.4 mm (1.6 in). 050100150200190019201940196019802000Record: 158.0 mm (6.2 in) in 1976
The wettest day of the year at Tilpa (Tongo Road), 1883 to 2018. The record is 158.0 mm (6.2 in) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.4 mm (1.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Tilpa (Tongo Road) by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
188330.5 mm (1.2 in)
188541.4 mm (1.6 in)
188657.2 mm (2.3 in)
188744.5 mm (1.8 in)
188822.4 mm (0.9 in)
188941.7 mm (1.6 in)
189047.8 mm (1.9 in)
1891102.9 mm (4.1 in)
189222.6 mm (0.9 in)
189341.1 mm (1.6 in)
189447.0 mm (1.9 in)
189545.0 mm (1.8 in)
189629.2 mm (1.1 in)
189724.9 mm (1.0 in)
189835.6 mm (1.4 in)
189917.0 mm (0.7 in)
190033.5 mm (1.3 in)
190120.1 mm (0.8 in)
190219.1 mm (0.8 in)
190331.8 mm (1.3 in)
1904113.0 mm (4.4 in)
190531.0 mm (1.2 in)
190656.4 mm (2.2 in)
190737.8 mm (1.5 in)
190851.6 mm (2.0 in)
190946.0 mm (1.8 in)
191030.5 mm (1.2 in)
191139.4 mm (1.6 in)
191218.3 mm (0.7 in)
191333.0 mm (1.3 in)
191427.9 mm (1.1 in)
191516.3 mm (0.6 in)
191652.3 mm (2.1 in)
191763.5 mm (2.5 in)
191857.9 mm (2.3 in)
191926.7 mm (1.1 in)
192027.9 mm (1.1 in)
192127.9 mm (1.1 in)
192256.9 mm (2.2 in)
192366.5 mm (2.6 in)
192434.3 mm (1.4 in)
192581.5 mm (3.2 in)
192625.4 mm (1.0 in)
192723.4 mm (0.9 in)
192834.5 mm (1.4 in)
192925.4 mm (1.0 in)
193038.1 mm (1.5 in)
1931100.6 mm (4.0 in)
193215.2 mm (0.6 in)
193365.5 mm (2.6 in)
193449.8 mm (2.0 in)
193525.4 mm (1.0 in)
193670.1 mm (2.8 in)
193718.3 mm (0.7 in)
193817.5 mm (0.7 in)
193947.0 mm (1.9 in)
194053.8 mm (2.1 in)
194166.0 mm (2.6 in)
194285.1 mm (3.4 in)
194313.2 mm (0.5 in)
194474.2 mm (2.9 in)
194538.1 mm (1.5 in)
194634.3 mm (1.4 in)
194758.9 mm (2.3 in)
194830.7 mm (1.2 in)
194952.8 mm (2.1 in)
195048.5 mm (1.9 in)
195130.0 mm (1.2 in)
195239.4 mm (1.6 in)
195376.5 mm (3.0 in)
195433.5 mm (1.3 in)
195568.1 mm (2.7 in)
195671.4 mm (2.8 in)
195745.5 mm (1.8 in)
195843.2 mm (1.7 in)
195953.3 mm (2.1 in)
196057.2 mm (2.3 in)
196147.5 mm (1.9 in)
196242.4 mm (1.7 in)
196323.4 mm (0.9 in)
196437.6 mm (1.5 in)
196512.2 mm (0.5 in)
196641.1 mm (1.6 in)
196742.7 mm (1.7 in)
196844.5 mm (1.8 in)
196936.8 mm (1.4 in)
197047.0 mm (1.9 in)
197143.2 mm (1.7 in)
197248.0 mm (1.9 in)
197363.8 mm (2.5 in)
197466.6 mm (2.6 in)
197527.6 mm (1.1 in)
1976158.0 mm (6.2 in)
197734.0 mm (1.3 in)
197826.0 mm (1.0 in)
197921.0 mm (0.8 in)
198028.0 mm (1.1 in)
198169.0 mm (2.7 in)
198230.2 mm (1.2 in)
198331.0 mm (1.2 in)
198442.0 mm (1.7 in)
198526.0 mm (1.0 in)
198627.0 mm (1.1 in)
198766.0 mm (2.6 in)
198825.0 mm (1.0 in)
198912.0 mm (0.5 in)
199025.0 mm (1.0 in)
199152.0 mm (2.0 in)
199261.0 mm (2.4 in)
199351.0 mm (2.0 in)
199453.0 mm (2.1 in)
199590.0 mm (3.5 in)
199631.4 mm (1.2 in)
199737.5 mm (1.5 in)
199842.2 mm (1.7 in)
199927.5 mm (1.1 in)
2000139.0 mm (5.5 in)
200128.8 mm (1.1 in)
200225.6 mm (1.0 in)
200330.5 mm (1.2 in)
200427.5 mm (1.1 in)
200537.5 mm (1.5 in)
200639.6 mm (1.6 in)
200740.5 mm (1.6 in)
200825.4 mm (1.0 in)
200919.8 mm (0.8 in)
201065.0 mm (2.6 in)
201128.8 mm (1.1 in)
201263.0 mm (2.5 in)
201342.6 mm (1.7 in)
201451.3 mm (2.0 in)
201542.0 mm (1.7 in)
201681.0 mm (3.2 in)
201728.2 mm (1.1 in)
20186.0 mm (0.24 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Tilpa (Tongo Road) by year The wettest five days of the year at Tilpa (Tongo Road), 1883 to 2018. The record is 209.0 mm (8.2 in) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 52.1 mm (2.1 in). 050100150200250190019201940196019802000Record: 209.0 mm (8.2 in) in 1976
The wettest five days of the year at Tilpa (Tongo Road), 1883 to 2018. The record is 209.0 mm (8.2 in) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 52.1 mm (2.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Tilpa (Tongo Road) by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
188342.2 mm (1.7 in)
1885110.5 mm (4.4 in)
188684.9 mm (3.3 in)
188760.0 mm (2.4 in)
188822.4 mm (0.9 in)
188959.5 mm (2.3 in)
189081.2 mm (3.2 in)
1891145.3 mm (5.7 in)
189253.4 mm (2.1 in)
189356.4 mm (2.2 in)
189464.2 mm (2.5 in)
189552.1 mm (2.1 in)
1896101.4 mm (4.0 in)
189738.9 mm (1.5 in)
189870.4 mm (2.8 in)
189917.8 mm (0.7 in)
190039.8 mm (1.6 in)
190125.2 mm (1.0 in)
190244.5 mm (1.8 in)
190334.9 mm (1.4 in)
1904125.4 mm (4.9 in)
190532.3 mm (1.3 in)
190696.1 mm (3.8 in)
190765.2 mm (2.6 in)
190851.6 mm (2.0 in)
190948.5 mm (1.9 in)
191046.0 mm (1.8 in)
191151.3 mm (2.0 in)
191229.0 mm (1.1 in)
191333.0 mm (1.3 in)
191432.2 mm (1.3 in)
191519.3 mm (0.8 in)
191659.7 mm (2.4 in)
191771.1 mm (2.8 in)
191862.0 mm (2.4 in)
191933.6 mm (1.3 in)
192045.9 mm (1.8 in)
192149.3 mm (1.9 in)
192266.3 mm (2.6 in)
192369.0 mm (2.7 in)
192441.7 mm (1.6 in)
1925112.5 mm (4.4 in)
192669.2 mm (2.7 in)
192725.7 mm (1.0 in)
192898.5 mm (3.9 in)
192939.6 mm (1.6 in)
193059.7 mm (2.4 in)
1931134.8 mm (5.3 in)
193228.8 mm (1.1 in)
193375.2 mm (3.0 in)
193463.8 mm (2.5 in)
193528.0 mm (1.1 in)
1936122.4 mm (4.8 in)
193721.9 mm (0.9 in)
193819.1 mm (0.8 in)
193956.2 mm (2.2 in)
194071.4 mm (2.8 in)
1941122.1 mm (4.8 in)
194294.7 mm (3.7 in)
194325.6 mm (1.0 in)
194474.2 mm (2.9 in)
194547.7 mm (1.9 in)
194649.6 mm (2.0 in)
194787.0 mm (3.4 in)
194831.2 mm (1.2 in)
194952.8 mm (2.1 in)
195054.7 mm (2.2 in)
195133.8 mm (1.3 in)
195239.4 mm (1.6 in)
195376.5 mm (3.0 in)
195450.3 mm (2.0 in)
1955123.5 mm (4.9 in)
195679.0 mm (3.1 in)
195755.7 mm (2.2 in)
1958112.1 mm (4.4 in)
195966.3 mm (2.6 in)
196086.2 mm (3.4 in)
196159.0 mm (2.3 in)
1962103.9 mm (4.1 in)
196340.4 mm (1.6 in)
196445.2 mm (1.8 in)
196512.9 mm (0.5 in)
196641.1 mm (1.6 in)
196742.7 mm (1.7 in)
1968104.7 mm (4.1 in)
196945.1 mm (1.8 in)
197052.4 mm (2.1 in)
197146.0 mm (1.8 in)
197272.5 mm (2.9 in)
197363.8 mm (2.5 in)
1974122.2 mm (4.8 in)
197528.6 mm (1.1 in)
1976209.0 mm (8.2 in)
197758.4 mm (2.3 in)
197847.0 mm (1.9 in)
197931.0 mm (1.2 in)
198039.0 mm (1.5 in)
198169.0 mm (2.7 in)
198230.2 mm (1.2 in)
198337.0 mm (1.5 in)
198465.0 mm (2.6 in)
198548.8 mm (1.9 in)
198628.0 mm (1.1 in)
198768.0 mm (2.7 in)
198849.0 mm (1.9 in)
198921.0 mm (0.8 in)
199056.0 mm (2.2 in)
199164.0 mm (2.5 in)
199280.0 mm (3.1 in)
199359.0 mm (2.3 in)
199465.0 mm (2.6 in)
199592.0 mm (3.6 in)
199635.2 mm (1.4 in)
199783.5 mm (3.3 in)
1998n/a
1999n/a
2000156.0 mm (6.1 in)
200128.8 mm (1.1 in)
200246.1 mm (1.8 in)
200342.2 mm (1.7 in)
200449.1 mm (1.9 in)
200551.9 mm (2.0 in)
200642.2 mm (1.7 in)
200755.6 mm (2.2 in)
200840.8 mm (1.6 in)
200927.0 mm (1.1 in)
201065.0 mm (2.6 in)
201118.2 mm (0.7 in)
2012123.4 mm (4.9 in)
201342.0 mm (1.7 in)
201451.3 mm (2.0 in)
201538.4 mm (1.5 in)
201681.0 mm (3.2 in)
201746.2 mm (1.8 in)
20189.0 mm (0.35 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Tilpa (Tongo Road) by year The longest dry spell of the year at Tilpa (Tongo Road), 1883 to 2018. The record is 117 days in 1938, marked on the chart; the median year is 55 days. 050100150190019201940196019802000Record: 117 days in 1938
The longest dry spell of the year at Tilpa (Tongo Road), 1883 to 2018. The record is 117 days in 1938, marked on the chart; the median year is 55 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Tilpa (Tongo Road) by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
188357 days
188532 days
188698 days
188755 days
1888110 days
188952 days
189040 days
189141 days
189278 days
189360 days
189463 days
189530 days
189655 days
1897101 days
189851 days
189955 days
190044 days
190173 days
190289 days
190341 days
190444 days
190564 days
190647 days
190753 days
190841 days
190969 days
191071 days
191130 days
191290 days
191356 days
191445 days
191549 days
191672 days
191741 days
191870 days
191986 days
192086 days
192140 days
192264 days
192378 days
192454 days
192564 days
192692 days
192759 days
192875 days
192960 days
193040 days
193150 days
193238 days
193364 days
193453 days
193573 days
193672 days
193776 days
1938117 days
193949 days
194072 days
194157 days
194237 days
194373 days
194469 days
194544 days
1946104 days
194734 days
194857 days
194951 days
195050 days
195153 days
195246 days
195394 days
195458 days
195543 days
195661 days
195799 days
195834 days
195983 days
196040 days
196176 days
196255 days
196345 days
196497 days
196589 days
196637 days
196772 days
196828 days
196944 days
197071 days
197150 days
197251 days
197335 days
197432 days
1975100 days
197686 days
197749 days
197841 days
197950 days
1980103 days
198150 days
198288 days
198340 days
198452 days
198572 days
198656 days
198734 days
198851 days
198954 days
199044 days
199153 days
199261 days
199329 days
199454 days
199544 days
199644 days
199782 days
19981 day
1999n/a
200047 days
200137 days
2002104 days
200346 days
200490 days
200560 days
2006103 days
200781 days
200872 days
200968 days
201025 days
201127 days
201257 days
201363 days
201424 days
201531 days
201651 days
201742 days
201817 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

114 years, 1883 to 2016

A day with at least 39.0 mm (1.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 131.3 mm (5.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Tilpa (Tongo Road): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years39.0 mm (1.5 in)
5 years58.2 mm (2.3 in)
10 years72.8 mm (2.9 in)
25 years93.9 mm (3.7 in)
50 years111.7 mm (4.4 in)
100 years131.3 mm (5.2 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 114 years of values from 1883 to 2016.

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: 158.0 mm (6.2 in) in 1976; 139.0 mm (5.5 in) in 2000; 113.0 mm (4.4 in) in 1904.

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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).