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Werris Creek Post Office Weather Records (ASN00055062)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Werris Creek Post Office (ASN00055062), Australia, with 132 years of record.

Key Facts for Werris Creek Post Office

  • Werris Creek Post Office (ASN00055062) is a weather station in Australia at -31.35 latitude and 150.65 longitude, 389 m (1,276 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1889 to 2020, 132 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Werris Creek Post Office still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Werris Creek Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 25.0 mm (1.0 in) on 30 April 2020.

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -31.35 latitude, 150.65 longitude.
  • Elevation: 389 m (1,276 ft).
  • Period of record: 1889 to 2020, 132 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Werris Creek Post Office, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Werris Creek Post Office. 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 Werris Creek Post Office. 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 Werris Creek Post Office, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records
Standing records at Werris Creek Post Office by the year they were set 0 records at Werris Creek Post Office still stand. 00000000000
0 records at Werris Creek Post Office still stand.
Standing records at Werris Creek Post Office by the year they were set
Year setStanding records

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 157.2 mm (6.2 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Werris Creek Post Office The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Werris Creek Post Office. The most was 157.2 mm (6.2 in) on 26 July 1897. 050100150200 Jan: 117.3 mm (4.6 in), 28 January 2020 Jan Feb: 131.6 mm (5.2 in), 14 February 1898 Feb Mar: 138.9 mm (5.5 in), 10 March 1941 Mar Apr: 82.6 mm (3.3 in), 5 April 1950 Apr May: 102.9 mm (4.1 in), 27 May 1889 May Jun: 79.0 mm (3.1 in), 2 June 1993 Jun Jul: 157.2 mm (6.2 in), 26 July 1897 Jul Aug: 55.9 mm (2.2 in), 20 August 1906 Aug Sep: 60.7 mm (2.4 in), 17 September 1932 Sep Oct: 72.4 mm (2.9 in), 6 October 1889 Oct Nov: 76.5 mm (3.0 in), 22 November 1949 Nov Dec: 122.2 mm (4.8 in), 19 December 1973 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Werris Creek Post Office. The most was 157.2 mm (6.2 in) on 26 July 1897.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Werris Creek Post Office
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan117.3 mm (4.6 in)28 January 2020
Feb131.6 mm (5.2 in)14 February 1898
Mar138.9 mm (5.5 in)10 March 1941
Apr82.6 mm (3.3 in)5 April 1950
May102.9 mm (4.1 in)27 May 1889
Jun79.0 mm (3.1 in)2 June 1993
Jul157.2 mm (6.2 in)26 July 1897
Aug55.9 mm (2.2 in)20 August 1906
Sep60.7 mm (2.4 in)17 September 1932
Oct72.4 mm (2.9 in)6 October 1889
Nov76.5 mm (3.0 in)22 November 1949
Dec122.2 mm (4.8 in)19 December 1973

Latest Records

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Latest records at Werris Creek Post Office
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
30 April 2020Werris Creek Post Office, AUdaily rain25.0 mm (1.0 in)4.7 mm (0.19 in)65 years33 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 2020Werris Creek Post Office, AUmonthly rain117.3 mm (4.6 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)6 years27 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 2019Werris Creek Post Office, AUdaily rain42.0 mm (1.7 in)20.2 mm (0.8 in)18 years34 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 2019Werris Creek Post Office, AUdaily rain44.0 mm (1.7 in)23.6 mm (0.9 in)40 years37 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2019Werris Creek Post Office, AUdaily rain20.0 mm (0.8 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)48 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 2018Werris Creek Post Office, AUdaily rain32.0 mm (1.3 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)80 years45 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2017Werris Creek Post Office, AUdaily rain30.8 mm (1.2 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)36 years21 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 2017Werris Creek Post Office, AUdaily rain21.0 mm (0.8 in)2.7 mm (0.11 in)108 years20 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 2016Werris Creek Post Office, AUdaily rain55.2 mm (2.2 in)31.8 mm (1.3 in)124 years74 of 100 (Major)
6 June 2016Werris Creek Post Office, AUdaily rain56.0 mm (2.2 in)22.0 mm (0.9 in)27 years39 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 2015Werris Creek Post Office, AUdaily rain35.0 mm (1.4 in)18.2 mm (0.7 in)76 years50 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 2013Werris Creek Post Office, AUmonthly rain109.4 mm (4.3 in)5.2 mm (0.20 in)39 years34 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 2012Werris Creek Post Office, AUdaily rain26.0 mm (1.0 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)7 years13 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 2011Werris Creek Post Office, AUdaily rain32.6 mm (1.3 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)108 years41 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2011Werris Creek Post Office, AUdaily rain23.8 mm (0.9 in)6.0 mm (0.24 in)50 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 2011Werris Creek Post Office, AUdaily rain38.6 mm (1.5 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)46 years28 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 2011Werris Creek Post Office, AUdaily rain24.0 mm (0.9 in)6.2 mm (0.24 in)98 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 2011Werris Creek Post Office, AUdaily rain28.6 mm (1.1 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)20 years19 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 2011Werris Creek Post Office, AUdaily rain29.0 mm (1.1 in)14.3 mm (0.6 in)98 years48 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2011Werris Creek Post Office, AUdaily rain47.8 mm (1.9 in)30.4 mm (1.2 in)33 years38 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1889 to 2020
Yearly extremes at Werris Creek Post Office: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)157.2 mm (6.2 in)189756.3 mm (2.2 in)132
Wettest five days (Rx5day)211.5 mm (8.3 in)195580.3 mm (3.2 in)132
Longest dry spell (CDD)118 days201834 days132

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Werris Creek Post Office by year The wettest day of the year at Werris Creek Post Office, 1889 to 2020. The record is 157.2 mm (6.2 in) in 1897, marked on the chart; the median year is 56.3 mm (2.2 in). 0501001502001900192019401960198020002020Record: 157.2 mm (6.2 in) in 1897
The wettest day of the year at Werris Creek Post Office, 1889 to 2020. The record is 157.2 mm (6.2 in) in 1897, marked on the chart; the median year is 56.3 mm (2.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Werris Creek Post Office by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
1889102.9 mm (4.1 in)
189061.0 mm (2.4 in)
189148.5 mm (1.9 in)
189258.4 mm (2.3 in)
189366.8 mm (2.6 in)
189488.9 mm (3.5 in)
189555.4 mm (2.2 in)
189685.1 mm (3.4 in)
1897157.2 mm (6.2 in)
1898131.6 mm (5.2 in)
189954.9 mm (2.2 in)
190058.2 mm (2.3 in)
190134.8 mm (1.4 in)
190230.5 mm (1.2 in)
190343.2 mm (1.7 in)
190480.0 mm (3.1 in)
190544.2 mm (1.7 in)
190680.0 mm (3.1 in)
190744.5 mm (1.8 in)
190897.8 mm (3.9 in)
190950.8 mm (2.0 in)
191071.1 mm (2.8 in)
191164.0 mm (2.5 in)
191240.6 mm (1.6 in)
191352.6 mm (2.1 in)
191458.4 mm (2.3 in)
191557.4 mm (2.3 in)
191660.5 mm (2.4 in)
191745.0 mm (1.8 in)
191853.3 mm (2.1 in)
191927.9 mm (1.1 in)
192067.3 mm (2.6 in)
192158.4 mm (2.3 in)
192243.9 mm (1.7 in)
192347.5 mm (1.9 in)
192451.8 mm (2.0 in)
192538.1 mm (1.5 in)
192690.2 mm (3.6 in)
192762.2 mm (2.4 in)
192866.0 mm (2.6 in)
192997.3 mm (3.8 in)
193062.7 mm (2.5 in)
193178.2 mm (3.1 in)
193260.7 mm (2.4 in)
193359.9 mm (2.4 in)
193467.8 mm (2.7 in)
193561.0 mm (2.4 in)
193689.4 mm (3.5 in)
193738.9 mm (1.5 in)
193842.7 mm (1.7 in)
193946.0 mm (1.8 in)
194039.9 mm (1.6 in)
1941138.9 mm (5.5 in)
194269.9 mm (2.8 in)
194334.8 mm (1.4 in)
194437.6 mm (1.5 in)
194548.5 mm (1.9 in)
194650.8 mm (2.0 in)
194754.6 mm (2.1 in)
194851.1 mm (2.0 in)
194976.5 mm (3.0 in)
195082.6 mm (3.3 in)
195164.5 mm (2.5 in)
195273.2 mm (2.9 in)
195359.4 mm (2.3 in)
195445.7 mm (1.8 in)
195583.8 mm (3.3 in)
195691.4 mm (3.6 in)
195744.7 mm (1.8 in)
195842.7 mm (1.7 in)
195966.8 mm (2.6 in)
196071.1 mm (2.8 in)
196142.7 mm (1.7 in)
196256.6 mm (2.2 in)
196361.0 mm (2.4 in)
196495.5 mm (3.8 in)
1965101.9 mm (4.0 in)
196637.3 mm (1.5 in)
196755.6 mm (2.2 in)
196862.5 mm (2.5 in)
196947.5 mm (1.9 in)
197048.3 mm (1.9 in)
1971128.5 mm (5.1 in)
197241.7 mm (1.6 in)
1973122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1974104.2 mm (4.1 in)
197531.0 mm (1.2 in)
197679.4 mm (3.1 in)
197789.6 mm (3.5 in)
197855.4 mm (2.2 in)
197942.4 mm (1.7 in)
198029.2 mm (1.1 in)
198162.2 mm (2.4 in)
198248.0 mm (1.9 in)
198338.0 mm (1.5 in)
198450.0 mm (2.0 in)
198533.8 mm (1.3 in)
198657.0 mm (2.2 in)
198733.0 mm (1.3 in)
198835.8 mm (1.4 in)
198947.8 mm (1.9 in)
199047.0 mm (1.9 in)
199166.0 mm (2.6 in)
199257.2 mm (2.3 in)
199379.0 mm (3.1 in)
199427.0 mm (1.1 in)
199525.0 mm (1.0 in)
199638.0 mm (1.5 in)
199760.0 mm (2.4 in)
199883.0 mm (3.3 in)
199926.8 mm (1.1 in)
200025.6 mm (1.0 in)
200141.0 mm (1.6 in)
200291.8 mm (3.6 in)
200335.2 mm (1.4 in)
200482.8 mm (3.3 in)
200570.8 mm (2.8 in)
200643.6 mm (1.7 in)
200730.0 mm (1.2 in)
200856.0 mm (2.2 in)
200971.0 mm (2.8 in)
201064.6 mm (2.5 in)
201147.8 mm (1.9 in)
201258.0 mm (2.3 in)
2013109.4 mm (4.3 in)
201429.0 mm (1.1 in)
201545.0 mm (1.8 in)
201656.0 mm (2.2 in)
201730.8 mm (1.2 in)
201832.0 mm (1.3 in)
201944.0 mm (1.7 in)
2020117.3 mm (4.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Werris Creek Post Office by year The wettest five days of the year at Werris Creek Post Office, 1889 to 2020. The record is 211.5 mm (8.3 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 80.3 mm (3.2 in). 0501001502002501900192019401960198020002020Record: 211.5 mm (8.3 in) in 1955
The wettest five days of the year at Werris Creek Post Office, 1889 to 2020. The record is 211.5 mm (8.3 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 80.3 mm (3.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Werris Creek Post Office by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1889121.5 mm (4.8 in)
1890112.5 mm (4.4 in)
189183.6 mm (3.3 in)
189276.2 mm (3.0 in)
189394.0 mm (3.7 in)
1894160.0 mm (6.3 in)
189594.8 mm (3.7 in)
189685.1 mm (3.4 in)
1897182.1 mm (7.2 in)
1898169.7 mm (6.7 in)
1899101.6 mm (4.0 in)
190074.1 mm (2.9 in)
190147.3 mm (1.9 in)
190254.0 mm (2.1 in)
190393.5 mm (3.7 in)
190499.6 mm (3.9 in)
190569.5 mm (2.7 in)
1906111.5 mm (4.4 in)
190773.4 mm (2.9 in)
1908173.7 mm (6.8 in)
190972.4 mm (2.9 in)
1910209.5 mm (8.2 in)
1911103.8 mm (4.1 in)
191256.4 mm (2.2 in)
191379.7 mm (3.1 in)
191476.4 mm (3.0 in)
191582.0 mm (3.2 in)
191679.4 mm (3.1 in)
191782.8 mm (3.3 in)
191897.0 mm (3.8 in)
191946.7 mm (1.8 in)
1920207.5 mm (8.2 in)
1921120.0 mm (4.7 in)
192276.6 mm (3.0 in)
1923119.6 mm (4.7 in)
192481.1 mm (3.2 in)
192538.6 mm (1.5 in)
1926119.1 mm (4.7 in)
192768.5 mm (2.7 in)
192874.9 mm (2.9 in)
1929124.2 mm (4.9 in)
193096.5 mm (3.8 in)
1931112.2 mm (4.4 in)
193285.1 mm (3.4 in)
193392.4 mm (3.6 in)
1934104.4 mm (4.1 in)
193599.1 mm (3.9 in)
1936103.1 mm (4.1 in)
193752.7 mm (2.1 in)
193848.6 mm (1.9 in)
193998.0 mm (3.9 in)
194045.5 mm (1.8 in)
1941155.2 mm (6.1 in)
1942136.4 mm (5.4 in)
194356.1 mm (2.2 in)
194469.1 mm (2.7 in)
194568.6 mm (2.7 in)
194676.7 mm (3.0 in)
1947120.1 mm (4.7 in)
194858.9 mm (2.3 in)
1949111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1950142.8 mm (5.6 in)
195171.1 mm (2.8 in)
195278.8 mm (3.1 in)
195386.6 mm (3.4 in)
195457.9 mm (2.3 in)
1955211.5 mm (8.3 in)
1956148.0 mm (5.8 in)
195746.5 mm (1.8 in)
195861.2 mm (2.4 in)
195993.2 mm (3.7 in)
1960101.4 mm (4.0 in)
196158.8 mm (2.3 in)
196265.3 mm (2.6 in)
1963116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1964133.6 mm (5.3 in)
1965101.9 mm (4.0 in)
196661.2 mm (2.4 in)
196796.5 mm (3.8 in)
196890.2 mm (3.6 in)
196974.9 mm (2.9 in)
197089.7 mm (3.5 in)
1971183.1 mm (7.2 in)
197274.6 mm (2.9 in)
1973131.3 mm (5.2 in)
1974200.6 mm (7.9 in)
197543.6 mm (1.7 in)
1976100.6 mm (4.0 in)
197798.4 mm (3.9 in)
197856.2 mm (2.2 in)
197950.4 mm (2.0 in)
198046.0 mm (1.8 in)
198180.2 mm (3.2 in)
198270.0 mm (2.8 in)
198343.6 mm (1.7 in)
198468.0 mm (2.7 in)
198550.0 mm (2.0 in)
198664.6 mm (2.5 in)
198739.0 mm (1.5 in)
198846.8 mm (1.8 in)
198969.0 mm (2.7 in)
199050.0 mm (2.0 in)
199193.0 mm (3.7 in)
1992109.0 mm (4.3 in)
199395.2 mm (3.7 in)
199452.0 mm (2.0 in)
199541.0 mm (1.6 in)
199655.4 mm (2.2 in)
1997119.0 mm (4.7 in)
1998103.6 mm (4.1 in)
199943.0 mm (1.7 in)
200053.0 mm (2.1 in)
200150.4 mm (2.0 in)
200296.8 mm (3.8 in)
200347.6 mm (1.9 in)
200468.8 mm (2.7 in)
200580.4 mm (3.2 in)
200645.8 mm (1.8 in)
200777.9 mm (3.1 in)
200884.6 mm (3.3 in)
200995.6 mm (3.8 in)
201071.0 mm (2.8 in)
201152.6 mm (2.1 in)
2012111.4 mm (4.4 in)
2013109.4 mm (4.3 in)
201434.1 mm (1.3 in)
201576.0 mm (3.0 in)
201669.4 mm (2.7 in)
201750.2 mm (2.0 in)
201832.0 mm (1.3 in)
201944.0 mm (1.7 in)
2020123.5 mm (4.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Werris Creek Post Office by year The longest dry spell of the year at Werris Creek Post Office, 1889 to 2020. The record is 118 days in 2018, marked on the chart; the median year is 34 days. 0501001501900192019401960198020002020Record: 118 days in 2018
The longest dry spell of the year at Werris Creek Post Office, 1889 to 2020. The record is 118 days in 2018, marked on the chart; the median year is 34 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Werris Creek Post Office by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
188920 days
189017 days
189128 days
189220 days
189331 days
189423 days
189561 days
189621 days
189746 days
189842 days
189967 days
190038 days
190154 days
190231 days
190387 days
190429 days
190545 days
190649 days
190736 days
190827 days
190928 days
191027 days
191133 days
191233 days
191334 days
191445 days
191535 days
191628 days
191720 days
191837 days
191945 days
192058 days
192126 days
192237 days
192348 days
192436 days
192544 days
192637 days
192734 days
192823 days
192932 days
193023 days
193122 days
193225 days
193322 days
193469 days
193525 days
193631 days
193739 days
193829 days
193935 days
194040 days
194141 days
194238 days
194329 days
194424 days
194531 days
194640 days
194729 days
194834 days
194926 days
195034 days
195121 days
195223 days
195333 days
195444 days
195535 days
195616 days
195737 days
195840 days
195923 days
196020 days
196124 days
196234 days
196325 days
196437 days
196531 days
196634 days
196734 days
196828 days
196921 days
197040 days
197141 days
197240 days
197331 days
197439 days
197528 days
197621 days
197742 days
197828 days
197926 days
198044 days
198138 days
198236 days
198319 days
198445 days
198526 days
198634 days
198729 days
198845 days
198934 days
199024 days
199136 days
199246 days
199339 days
199454 days
199537 days
199647 days
199761 days
199846 days
199935 days
200021 days
200129 days
200236 days
200327 days
200436 days
200542 days
200628 days
200726 days
200826 days
200935 days
201026 days
201139 days
201228 days
201356 days
201423 days
201547 days
201654 days
201726 days
2018118 days
201994 days
202026 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

98 years, 1890 to 2019

A day with at least 57.7 mm (2.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 144.7 mm (5.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Werris Creek Post Office: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years57.7 mm (2.3 in)
5 years78.1 mm (3.1 in)
10 years92.7 mm (3.6 in)
25 years112.5 mm (4.4 in)
50 years128.2 mm (5.0 in)
100 years144.7 mm (5.7 in)Longer than the 98 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, 98 years of values from 1890 to 2019.

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: 138.9 mm (5.5 in) in 1941; 131.6 mm (5.2 in) in 1898; 128.5 mm (5.1 in) in 1971.

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).