Box Cowell Weather Records (ASN00051003)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Box Cowell (ASN00051003), Australia, with 70 years of record.

Key Facts for Box Cowell

Box Cowell (ASN00051003) is a weather station in Australia at -31.60 latitude and 147.40 longitude, n/a above sea level.
The station reports from 1882 to 1951, 70 years of record.
0 records set at Box Cowell still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Box Cowell set a daily record precipitation of 4.1 mm (0.16 in) on 15 August 1951.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -31.60 latitude, 147.40 longitude.
Elevation: n/a.
Period of record: 1882 to 1951, 70 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 Box Cowell. 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 Box Cowell, 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 Box Cowell still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 145.8 mm (5.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Box Cowell. The most was 145.8 mm (5.7 in) on 28 February 1906.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Box Cowell
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	27 January 1907
Feb	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	28 February 1906
Mar	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	17 March 1936
Apr	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	10 April 1916
May	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	15 May 1915
Jun	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	14 June 1948
Jul	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	25 July 1897
Aug	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	13 August 1887
Sep	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	12 September 1935
Oct	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	11 October 1934
Nov	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	22 November 1950
Dec	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	16 December 1936

Latest Records

Latest records at Box Cowell
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 August 1951	Box Cowell, AU	daily rain	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 November 1950	Box Cowell, AU	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	39 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1950	Box Cowell, AU	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	41 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 1950	Box Cowell, AU	monthly rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	0 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1950	Box Cowell, AU	monthly rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	67 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 November 1950	Box Cowell, AU	daily rain	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	32 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1950	Box Cowell, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1950	Box Cowell, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1950	Box Cowell, AU	daily rain	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 1950	Box Cowell, AU	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1950	Box Cowell, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 July 1950	Box Cowell, AU	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	24 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 1950	Box Cowell, AU	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1950	Box Cowell, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 1950	Box Cowell, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	58 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1950	Box Cowell, AU	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	28 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1950	Box Cowell, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1950	Box Cowell, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1950	Box Cowell, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1950	Box Cowell, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	61 years	25 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1882 to 1951

Yearly extremes at Box Cowell: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	1906	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	68
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	209.1 mm (8.2 in)	1890	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	68
Longest dry spell (CDD)	120 days	1895	45 days	68

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Box Cowell, 1882 to 1951. The record is 145.8 mm (5.7 in) in 1906, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.6 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Box Cowell by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1882	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1883	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1884	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1885	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1886	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1887	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1888	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1889	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1890	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1891	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1892	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1895	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1896	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1897	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1898	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1899	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1900	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1901	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1902	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1903	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1904	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1905	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1906	145.8 mm (5.7 in)
1907	121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1908	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1909	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1910	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1911	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1912	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1913	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1914	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1915	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1916	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1917	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1918	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1919	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1920	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1921	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1922	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1923	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1924	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1925	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1926	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1927	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1928	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1929	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1930	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1931	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1932	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1933	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1934	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1935	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1936	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1937	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1938	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1939	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1940	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1941	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1942	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1943	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1944	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1945	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1946	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1947	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1948	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1949	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1950	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1951	19.8 mm (0.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Box Cowell, 1882 to 1951. The record is 209.1 mm (8.2 in) in 1890, marked on the chart; the median year is 67.2 mm (2.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Box Cowell by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1882	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1883	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1884	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1885	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1886	118.5 mm (4.7 in)
1887	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1888	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1889	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1890	209.1 mm (8.2 in)
1891	113.1 mm (4.5 in)
1892	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1895	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1896	179.1 mm (7.1 in)
1897	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1898	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1899	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1900	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1901	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1902	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1903	67.2 mm (2.6 in)
1904	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1905	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1906	164.8 mm (6.5 in)
1907	181.6 mm (7.1 in)
1908	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1909	158.0 mm (6.2 in)
1910	131.0 mm (5.2 in)
1911	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1912	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1913	95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1914	65.7 mm (2.6 in)
1915	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1916	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1917	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1918	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1919	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1920	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1921	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1922	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1923	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1924	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1925	178.3 mm (7.0 in)
1926	78.1 mm (3.1 in)
1927	47.9 mm (1.9 in)
1928	116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1929	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1930	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1931	101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1932	63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1933	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1934	58.1 mm (2.3 in)
1935	89.1 mm (3.5 in)
1936	149.1 mm (5.9 in)
1937	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1938	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1939	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1940	67.2 mm (2.6 in)
1941	128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1942	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1943	41.3 mm (1.6 in)
1944	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1945	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1946	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1947	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1948	104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1949	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1950	130.9 mm (5.2 in)
1951	29.2 mm (1.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Box Cowell, 1882 to 1951. The record is 120 days in 1895, marked on the chart; the median year is 45 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Box Cowell by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1882	15 days
1883	39 days
1884	39 days
1885	52 days
1886	60 days
1887	37 days
1888	48 days
1889	32 days
1890	30 days
1891	38 days
1892	90 days
1895	120 days
1896	55 days
1897	88 days
1898	45 days
1899	58 days
1900	38 days
1901	64 days
1902	72 days
1903	35 days
1904	43 days
1905	52 days
1906	37 days
1907	55 days
1908	50 days
1909	42 days
1910	31 days
1911	88 days
1912	79 days
1913	34 days
1914	76 days
1915	48 days
1916	37 days
1917	42 days
1918	53 days
1919	87 days
1920	54 days
1921	30 days
1922	41 days
1923	65 days
1924	35 days
1925	42 days
1926	65 days
1927	55 days
1928	64 days
1929	38 days
1930	23 days
1931	51 days
1932	34 days
1933	28 days
1934	54 days
1935	57 days
1936	53 days
1937	59 days
1938	43 days
1939	45 days
1940	60 days
1941	50 days
1942	71 days
1943	36 days
1944	39 days
1945	57 days
1946	40 days
1947	32 days
1948	33 days
1949	25 days
1950	38 days
1951	35 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

64 years, 1883 to 1951

A day with at least 44.8 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 142.3 mm (5.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Box Cowell: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	44.8 mm (1.8 in)
5 years	64.6 mm (2.5 in)
10 years	79.9 mm (3.1 in)
25 years	102.2 mm (4.0 in)
50 years	121.2 mm (4.8 in)
100 years	142.3 mm (5.6 in)	Longer than the 64 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, 64 years of values from 1883 to 1951.

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: 145.8 mm (5.7 in) in 1906; 121.2 mm (4.8 in) in 1907; 107.2 mm (4.2 in) in 1909.

Download the Data

Data for Box Cowell standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Box Cowell 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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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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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a