Pilliga (Nirvana) Weather Records (ASN00052033)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Pilliga (Nirvana) (ASN00052033), Australia, with 126 years of record.

Key Facts for Pilliga (Nirvana)

Pilliga (Nirvana) (ASN00052033) is a weather station in Australia at -30.40 latitude and 148.84 longitude, 162 m (531 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1898 to 2023, 126 years of record.
0 records set at Pilliga (Nirvana) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Pilliga (Nirvana) set a daily record precipitation of 27.6 mm (1.1 in) on 8 August 2020.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -30.40 latitude, 148.84 longitude.
Elevation: 162 m (531 ft).
Period of record: 1898 to 2023, 126 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 Pilliga (Nirvana). 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 Pilliga (Nirvana), 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 Pilliga (Nirvana) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Pilliga (Nirvana) between 11 March 1949 and 31 January 1971. Each dot is a new record.

When Pilliga (Nirvana) set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1949-03-11	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1971-01-31	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 136.4 mm (5.4 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 136.4 mm (5.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Pilliga (Nirvana). The most was 136.4 mm (5.4 in) on 31 January 1971.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Pilliga (Nirvana)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	31 January 1971
Feb	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	11 February 1947
Mar	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	11 March 1949
Apr	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	3 April 1916
May	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	17 May 1995
Jun	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	4 June 2016
Jul	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	9 July 1942
Aug	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	2 August 1939
Sep	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	12 September 1979
Oct	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	20 October 1962
Nov	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	30 November 2010
Dec	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	12 December 1908

Latest Records

Latest records at Pilliga (Nirvana)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 August 2020	Pilliga (Nirvana), AU	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	82 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2020	Pilliga (Nirvana), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 2019	Pilliga (Nirvana), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 2019	Pilliga (Nirvana), AU	daily rain	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	118 years	70 of 100 (Major)
17 October 2018	Pilliga (Nirvana), AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	104 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2018	Pilliga (Nirvana), AU	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	16 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 2017	Pilliga (Nirvana), AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	12 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 2017	Pilliga (Nirvana), AU	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	108 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 2016	Pilliga (Nirvana), AU	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 2016	Pilliga (Nirvana), AU	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	23 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 2016	Pilliga (Nirvana), AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	7 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 2016	Pilliga (Nirvana), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	115 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 August 2016	Pilliga (Nirvana), AU	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	109 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 2016	Pilliga (Nirvana), AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	101 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 2016	Pilliga (Nirvana), AU	monthly rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	84 years	79 of 100 (Major)
6 January 2016	Pilliga (Nirvana), AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	92 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 2015	Pilliga (Nirvana), AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 2015	Pilliga (Nirvana), AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	36 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 2015	Pilliga (Nirvana), AU	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	20 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 2015	Pilliga (Nirvana), AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1898 to 2023

Yearly extremes at Pilliga (Nirvana): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	1971	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	119
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	265.2 mm (10.4 in)	1971	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	119
Longest dry spell (CDD)	98 days	1982	46 days	119

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Pilliga (Nirvana), 1898 to 2023. The record is 136.4 mm (5.4 in) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 55.3 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Pilliga (Nirvana) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1898	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1899	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1900	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1901	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1902	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1903	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1904	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1905	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1906	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1907	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1908	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1909	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1910	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1911	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1912	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1913	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1914	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1915	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1916	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1917	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1918	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1919	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1920	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1921	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1922	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1923	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1924	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1925	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1926	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1927	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1928	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1929	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1930	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1931	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1932	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1933	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1934	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1935	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1936	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1937	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1938	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1939	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1940	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1941	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1942	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1943	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1944	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1945	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1946	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1947	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1948	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1949	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1950	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1951	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1952	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1953	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1960	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1961	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1962	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1963	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1964	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1965	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1966	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1967	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1968	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1969	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1970	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1971	136.4 mm (5.4 in)
1972	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1973	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1974	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1975	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1976	131.2 mm (5.2 in)
1977	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1978	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1979	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1980	83.4 mm (3.3 in)
1981	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
1982	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1983	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1984	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1985	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1986	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1987	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1988	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1990	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1991	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1992	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1993	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1994	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1995	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1996	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1997	66.7 mm (2.6 in)
1998	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1999	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2000	55.3 mm (2.2 in)
2001	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
2002	23.5 mm (0.9 in)
2003	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
2004	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
2005	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
2006	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
2007	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
2008	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
2009	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
2010	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
2011	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
2012	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
2013	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
2014	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
2015	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2016	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
2017	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
2018	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
2019	59.1 mm (2.3 in)
2020	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2021	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2022	11.0 mm (0.4 in)
2023	12.0 mm (0.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Pilliga (Nirvana), 1898 to 2023. The record is 265.2 mm (10.4 in) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 81.6 mm (3.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Pilliga (Nirvana) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1898	128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1899	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1900	54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1901	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1902	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1903	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1904	173.4 mm (6.8 in)
1905	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1906	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1907	109.6 mm (4.3 in)
1908	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1909	51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1910	185.2 mm (7.3 in)
1911	117.4 mm (4.6 in)
1912	62.9 mm (2.5 in)
1913	80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1914	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1915	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1916	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1917	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1918	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1919	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1920	242.7 mm (9.6 in)
1921	137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1922	49.7 mm (2.0 in)
1923	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1924	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1925	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1926	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1927	108.1 mm (4.3 in)
1928	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1929	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1930	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1931	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1932	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1933	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1934	125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1935	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1936	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1937	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1938	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1939	98.9 mm (3.9 in)
1940	78.9 mm (3.1 in)
1941	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1942	120.5 mm (4.7 in)
1943	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1944	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1945	106.1 mm (4.2 in)
1946	165.2 mm (6.5 in)
1947	161.8 mm (6.4 in)
1948	94.3 mm (3.7 in)
1949	113.1 mm (4.5 in)
1950	143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1951	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1952	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1953	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1960	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1961	106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1962	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1963	95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1964	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1965	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1966	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1967	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1968	121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1969	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1970	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1971	265.2 mm (10.4 in)
1972	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1973	80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1974	206.6 mm (8.1 in)
1975	175.4 mm (6.9 in)
1976	172.6 mm (6.8 in)
1977	137.0 mm (5.4 in)
1978	103.2 mm (4.1 in)
1979	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1980	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1981	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1982	94.4 mm (3.7 in)
1983	56.8 mm (2.2 in)
1984	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1985	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1986	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1987	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1988	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1990	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1991	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1992	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1993	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1994	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1995	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1996	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1997	66.7 mm (2.6 in)
1998	92.6 mm (3.6 in)
1999	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2000	127.5 mm (5.0 in)
2001	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
2002	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
2003	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
2004	188.0 mm (7.4 in)
2005	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2006	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
2007	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
2008	75.8 mm (3.0 in)
2009	83.7 mm (3.3 in)
2010	163.0 mm (6.4 in)
2011	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
2012	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
2013	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
2014	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
2015	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
2016	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
2017	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
2018	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
2019	59.1 mm (2.3 in)
2020	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
2021	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2022	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
2023	13.0 mm (0.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Pilliga (Nirvana), 1898 to 2023. The record is 98 days in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 46 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Pilliga (Nirvana) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1898	40 days
1899	59 days
1900	37 days
1901	39 days
1902	72 days
1903	52 days
1904	51 days
1905	33 days
1906	27 days
1907	36 days
1908	39 days
1909	25 days
1910	58 days
1911	33 days
1912	90 days
1913	48 days
1914	83 days
1915	72 days
1916	34 days
1917	95 days
1918	44 days
1919	57 days
1920	28 days
1921	40 days
1922	50 days
1923	67 days
1924	35 days
1925	50 days
1926	52 days
1927	69 days
1928	63 days
1929	60 days
1930	24 days
1931	29 days
1932	55 days
1933	36 days
1934	70 days
1935	77 days
1936	75 days
1937	34 days
1938	42 days
1939	48 days
1940	46 days
1941	43 days
1942	41 days
1943	50 days
1944	75 days
1945	58 days
1946	33 days
1947	41 days
1948	26 days
1949	31 days
1950	28 days
1951	27 days
1952	27 days
1953	13 days
1960	46 days
1961	54 days
1962	37 days
1963	39 days
1964	45 days
1965	48 days
1966	40 days
1967	57 days
1968	38 days
1969	26 days
1970	49 days
1971	44 days
1972	41 days
1973	38 days
1974	34 days
1975	59 days
1976	26 days
1977	44 days
1978	36 days
1979	27 days
1980	59 days
1981	44 days
1982	98 days
1983	57 days
1984	49 days
1985	49 days
1986	83 days
1987	39 days
1988	63 days
1990	43 days
1991	88 days
1992	68 days
1993	49 days
1994	54 days
1995	72 days
1996	53 days
1997	48 days
1998	50 days
1999	36 days
2000	39 days
2001	34 days
2002	89 days
2003	46 days
2004	36 days
2005	55 days
2006	50 days
2007	59 days
2008	25 days
2009	52 days
2010	46 days
2011	39 days
2012	39 days
2013	66 days
2014	47 days
2015	46 days
2016	37 days
2017	65 days
2018	67 days
2019	65 days
2020	36 days
2021	31 days
2022	16 days
2023	38 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

107 years, 1898 to 2020

A day with at least 54.7 mm (2.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 124.9 mm (4.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Pilliga (Nirvana): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	54.7 mm (2.2 in)
5 years	74.8 mm (2.9 in)
10 years	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
25 years	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
50 years	114.2 mm (4.5 in)
100 years	124.9 mm (4.9 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 107 years of values from 1898 to 2020.

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: 136.4 mm (5.4 in) in 1971; 131.2 mm (5.2 in) in 1976; 102.4 mm (4.0 in) in 1949.

Download the Data

Data for Pilliga (Nirvana) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Pilliga (Nirvana) 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 2026-10-13 (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
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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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