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Pillar Valley Weather Records (ASN00058046)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Pillar Valley (ASN00058046), Australia, with 56 years of record.

Key Facts for Pillar Valley

  • Pillar Valley (ASN00058046) is a weather station in Australia at -29.75 latitude and 153.12 longitude, 24 m (80 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1916 to 1971, 56 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Pillar Valley still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Pillar Valley set a daily record precipitation of 120.9 mm (4.8 in) on 18 February 1971.

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -29.75 latitude, 153.12 longitude.
  • Elevation: 24 m (80 ft).
  • Period of record: 1916 to 1971, 56 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

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Daily record high and record low at Pillar Valley, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Pillar Valley. 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 Pillar Valley. 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 Pillar Valley, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records
Standing records at Pillar Valley by the year they were set 0 records at Pillar Valley still stand. 00000000000
0 records at Pillar Valley still stand.
Standing records at Pillar Valley by the year they were set
Year setStanding records

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records
When Pillar Valley set new all-time records 1 all-time records were set at Pillar Valley between 22 January 1959 and 22 January 1959. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitation22 January 1959: Record daily precipitation 242.8 mm (9.6 in)1960
1 all-time records were set at Pillar Valley between 22 January 1959 and 22 January 1959. Each dot is a new record.
When Pillar Valley set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1959-01-22Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 242.8 mm (9.6 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 242.8 mm (9.6 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Pillar Valley The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Pillar Valley. The most was 242.8 mm (9.6 in) on 22 January 1959. 0100200300 Jan: 242.8 mm (9.6 in), 22 January 1959 Jan Feb: 224.8 mm (8.9 in), 21 February 1954 Feb Mar: 146.8 mm (5.8 in), 8 March 1964 Mar Apr: 93.5 mm (3.7 in), 4 April 1929 Apr May: 235.5 mm (9.3 in), 16 May 1921 May Jun: 223.5 mm (8.8 in), 12 June 1945 Jun Jul: 157.7 mm (6.2 in), 26 July 1933 Jul Aug: 178.6 mm (7.0 in), 24 August 1944 Aug Sep: 94.7 mm (3.7 in), 30 September 1954 Sep Oct: 102.6 mm (4.0 in), 25 October 1949 Oct Nov: 200.2 mm (7.9 in), 9 November 1917 Nov Dec: 110.5 mm (4.4 in), 11 December 1955 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Pillar Valley. The most was 242.8 mm (9.6 in) on 22 January 1959.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Pillar Valley
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan242.8 mm (9.6 in)22 January 1959
Feb224.8 mm (8.9 in)21 February 1954
Mar146.8 mm (5.8 in)8 March 1964
Apr93.5 mm (3.7 in)4 April 1929
May235.5 mm (9.3 in)16 May 1921
Jun223.5 mm (8.8 in)12 June 1945
Jul157.7 mm (6.2 in)26 July 1933
Aug178.6 mm (7.0 in)24 August 1944
Sep94.7 mm (3.7 in)30 September 1954
Oct102.6 mm (4.0 in)25 October 1949
Nov200.2 mm (7.9 in)9 November 1917
Dec110.5 mm (4.4 in)11 December 1955

Latest Records

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Latest records at Pillar Valley
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
18 February 1971Pillar Valley, AUdaily rain120.9 mm (4.8 in)52.3 mm (2.1 in)12 years28 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1971Pillar Valley, AUdaily rain139.7 mm (5.5 in)102.9 mm (4.1 in)29 years53 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 1970Pillar Valley, AUdaily rain107.7 mm (4.2 in)69.3 mm (2.7 in)36 years53 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1970Pillar Valley, AUdaily rain51.8 mm (2.0 in)19.3 mm (0.8 in)4 years16 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1970Pillar Valley, AUdaily rain58.2 mm (2.3 in)31.8 mm (1.3 in)21 years28 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1970Pillar Valley, AUdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)43 years17 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1970Pillar Valley, AUdaily rain21.3 mm (0.8 in)13.2 mm (0.5 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1970Pillar Valley, AUdaily rain13.0 mm (0.5 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)36 years19 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 1970Pillar Valley, AUdaily rain8.9 mm (0.35 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)52 years20 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1970Pillar Valley, AUdaily rain73.7 mm (2.9 in)58.0 mm (2.3 in)40 years46 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1970Pillar Valley, AUdaily rain48.5 mm (1.9 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)23 years13 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1969Pillar Valley, AUdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)10.1 mm (0.4 in)19 years17 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1969Pillar Valley, AUdaily rain71.1 mm (2.8 in)51.3 mm (2.0 in)20 years34 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1969Pillar Valley, AUdaily rain25.1 mm (1.0 in)6.8 mm (0.27 in)3 years8 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 1969Pillar Valley, AUdaily rain44.5 mm (1.8 in)34.8 mm (1.4 in)34 years27 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1969Pillar Valley, AUdaily rain60.2 mm (2.4 in)31.2 mm (1.2 in)32 years26 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1968Pillar Valley, AUdaily rain115.6 mm (4.6 in)96.3 mm (3.8 in)31 years54 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1968Pillar Valley, AUdaily rain38.6 mm (1.5 in)28.4 mm (1.1 in)18 years20 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1968Pillar Valley, AUdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)40 years18 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1967Pillar Valley, AUdaily rain39.4 mm (1.6 in)13.5 mm (0.5 in)48 years28 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1916 to 1971
Yearly extremes at Pillar Valley: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)242.8 mm (9.6 in)1959111.9 mm (4.4 in)54
Wettest five days (Rx5day)633.5 mm (24.9 in)1921191.4 mm (7.5 in)54
Longest dry spell (CDD)93 days195337 days54

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Pillar Valley by year The wettest day of the year at Pillar Valley, 1916 to 1971. The record is 242.8 mm (9.6 in) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 111.9 mm (4.4 in). 050100150200250192019301940195019601970Record: 242.8 mm (9.6 in) in 1959
The wettest day of the year at Pillar Valley, 1916 to 1971. The record is 242.8 mm (9.6 in) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 111.9 mm (4.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Pillar Valley by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
191699.8 mm (3.9 in)
1917200.2 mm (7.9 in)
191848.3 mm (1.9 in)
1919115.8 mm (4.6 in)
192053.3 mm (2.1 in)
1921235.5 mm (9.3 in)
192370.9 mm (2.8 in)
192478.7 mm (3.1 in)
192571.1 mm (2.8 in)
192671.1 mm (2.8 in)
1927104.1 mm (4.1 in)
192880.0 mm (3.1 in)
1929122.4 mm (4.8 in)
193063.5 mm (2.5 in)
1931113.3 mm (4.5 in)
193279.8 mm (3.1 in)
1933157.7 mm (6.2 in)
1934136.7 mm (5.4 in)
193568.3 mm (2.7 in)
193663.5 mm (2.5 in)
1937193.5 mm (7.6 in)
1938103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1939114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1940127.0 mm (5.0 in)
194186.9 mm (3.4 in)
1942108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1943124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1944178.6 mm (7.0 in)
1945223.5 mm (8.8 in)
1946132.6 mm (5.2 in)
194787.6 mm (3.4 in)
1948173.2 mm (6.8 in)
1949102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1950160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1951115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1952130.0 mm (5.1 in)
195391.9 mm (3.6 in)
1954224.8 mm (8.9 in)
1955110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1956188.0 mm (7.4 in)
195753.3 mm (2.1 in)
1959242.8 mm (9.6 in)
1960139.2 mm (5.5 in)
196171.1 mm (2.8 in)
196290.9 mm (3.6 in)
1963165.6 mm (6.5 in)
1964146.8 mm (5.8 in)
196562.0 mm (2.4 in)
196681.5 mm (3.2 in)
1967162.3 mm (6.4 in)
1968115.6 mm (4.6 in)
196974.4 mm (2.9 in)
1970107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1971139.7 mm (5.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Pillar Valley by year The wettest five days of the year at Pillar Valley, 1916 to 1971. The record is 633.5 mm (24.9 in) in 1921, marked on the chart; the median year is 191.4 mm (7.5 in). 0200400600800192019301940195019601970Record: 633.5 mm (24.9 in) in 1921
The wettest five days of the year at Pillar Valley, 1916 to 1971. The record is 633.5 mm (24.9 in) in 1921, marked on the chart; the median year is 191.4 mm (7.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Pillar Valley by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1916152.6 mm (6.0 in)
1917245.2 mm (9.7 in)
1918101.8 mm (4.0 in)
1919185.6 mm (7.3 in)
1920124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1921633.5 mm (24.9 in)
1923231.2 mm (9.1 in)
1924103.5 mm (4.1 in)
1925193.8 mm (7.6 in)
1926162.9 mm (6.4 in)
1927231.8 mm (9.1 in)
1928120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1929192.3 mm (7.6 in)
1930113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1931246.6 mm (9.7 in)
1932111.2 mm (4.4 in)
1933205.3 mm (8.1 in)
1934152.2 mm (6.0 in)
1935132.9 mm (5.2 in)
193685.9 mm (3.4 in)
1937242.6 mm (9.6 in)
1938196.3 mm (7.7 in)
1939222.2 mm (8.7 in)
1940132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1941138.1 mm (5.4 in)
1942137.8 mm (5.4 in)
1943168.8 mm (6.6 in)
1944209.1 mm (8.2 in)
1945448.8 mm (17.7 in)
1946266.4 mm (10.5 in)
1947143.0 mm (5.6 in)
1948327.4 mm (12.9 in)
1949169.1 mm (6.7 in)
1950276.1 mm (10.9 in)
1951185.1 mm (7.3 in)
1952235.3 mm (9.3 in)
1953199.8 mm (7.9 in)
1954285.5 mm (11.2 in)
1955185.4 mm (7.3 in)
1956207.3 mm (8.2 in)
195779.0 mm (3.1 in)
1959320.5 mm (12.6 in)
1960185.9 mm (7.3 in)
1961132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1962273.0 mm (10.7 in)
1963231.6 mm (9.1 in)
1964290.8 mm (11.4 in)
1965156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1966133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1967424.4 mm (16.7 in)
1968190.5 mm (7.5 in)
1969215.3 mm (8.5 in)
1970270.0 mm (10.6 in)
1971139.7 mm (5.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Pillar Valley by year The longest dry spell of the year at Pillar Valley, 1916 to 1971. The record is 93 days in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 37 days. 0255075100192019301940195019601970Record: 93 days in 1953
The longest dry spell of the year at Pillar Valley, 1916 to 1971. The record is 93 days in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 37 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Pillar Valley by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
191610 days
191727 days
191842 days
191927 days
192015 days
192113 days
192343 days
192430 days
192528 days
192638 days
192735 days
192841 days
192928 days
193024 days
193121 days
193222 days
193341 days
193430 days
193527 days
193641 days
193741 days
193841 days
193948 days
194051 days
194137 days
194230 days
194335 days
194439 days
194527 days
194665 days
194715 days
194862 days
194936 days
195031 days
195135 days
195251 days
195393 days
195441 days
195517 days
195651 days
195752 days
195951 days
196037 days
196126 days
196237 days
196356 days
196470 days
196539 days
196635 days
196725 days
196837 days
196934 days
197071 days
197111 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

43 years, 1917 to 1970

A day with at least 108.6 mm (4.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 291.8 mm (11.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Pillar Valley: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years108.6 mm (4.3 in)
5 years154.3 mm (6.1 in)
10 years185.8 mm (7.3 in)
25 years227.3 mm (8.9 in)
50 years259.1 mm (10.2 in)Longer than the 43 years of record
100 years291.8 mm (11.5 in)Longer than the 43 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, 43 years of values from 1917 to 1970.

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: 242.8 mm (9.6 in) in 1959; 224.8 mm (8.9 in) in 1954; 223.5 mm (8.8 in) in 1945.

Download the Data

  • Data for Pillar Valley standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Pillar Valley 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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).