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Forbes River (Birdwood) Weather Records (ASN00060130)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Forbes River (Birdwood) (ASN00060130), Australia, with 40 years of record.

Key Facts for Forbes River (Birdwood)

  • Forbes River (Birdwood) (ASN00060130) is a weather station in Australia at -31.29 latitude and 152.31 longitude, 170 m (558 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1987 to 2026, 40 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Forbes River (Birdwood) still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Forbes River (Birdwood) set a daily record precipitation of 12.2 mm (0.5 in) on 26 August 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -31.29 latitude, 152.31 longitude.
  • Elevation: 170 m (558 ft).
  • Period of record: 1987 to 2026, 40 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

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Daily record high and record low at Forbes River (Birdwood), with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Forbes River (Birdwood). 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 Forbes River (Birdwood). 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 Forbes River (Birdwood), with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records
Standing records at Forbes River (Birdwood) by the year they were set 0 records at Forbes River (Birdwood) still stand. 00000000000
0 records at Forbes River (Birdwood) still stand.
Standing records at Forbes River (Birdwood) by the year they were set
Year setStanding records

All-Time Record Progression

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When Forbes River (Birdwood) set new all-time records 1 all-time records were set at Forbes River (Birdwood) between 21 May 2025 and 21 May 2025. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitation21 May 2025: Record daily precipitation 280.8 mm (11.1 in)2025
1 all-time records were set at Forbes River (Birdwood) between 21 May 2025 and 21 May 2025. Each dot is a new record.
When Forbes River (Birdwood) set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
2025-05-21Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 280.8 mm (11.1 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 280.8 mm (11.1 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Forbes River (Birdwood) The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Forbes River (Birdwood). The most was 280.8 mm (11.1 in) on 21 May 2025. 0100200300 Jan: 112.4 mm (4.4 in), 18 January 2025 Jan Feb: 245.0 mm (9.6 in), 23 February 2013 Feb Mar: 225.4 mm (8.9 in), 23 March 2018 Mar Apr: 112.0 mm (4.4 in), 23 April 2016 Apr May: 280.8 mm (11.1 in), 21 May 2025 May Jun: 164.0 mm (6.5 in), 4 June 2008 Jun Jul: 120.6 mm (4.7 in), 15 July 1999 Jul Aug: 129.4 mm (5.1 in), 21 August 2007 Aug Sep: 81.8 mm (3.2 in), 16 September 1988 Sep Oct: 86.4 mm (3.4 in), 21 October 2004 Oct Nov: 151.8 mm (6.0 in), 24 November 1996 Nov Dec: 100.0 mm (3.9 in), 16 December 1988 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Forbes River (Birdwood). The most was 280.8 mm (11.1 in) on 21 May 2025.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Forbes River (Birdwood)
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan112.4 mm (4.4 in)18 January 2025
Feb245.0 mm (9.6 in)23 February 2013
Mar225.4 mm (8.9 in)23 March 2018
Apr112.0 mm (4.4 in)23 April 2016
May280.8 mm (11.1 in)21 May 2025
Jun164.0 mm (6.5 in)4 June 2008
Jul120.6 mm (4.7 in)15 July 1999
Aug129.4 mm (5.1 in)21 August 2007
Sep81.8 mm (3.2 in)16 September 1988
Oct86.4 mm (3.4 in)21 October 2004
Nov151.8 mm (6.0 in)24 November 1996
Dec100.0 mm (3.9 in)16 December 1988

Latest Records

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Latest records at Forbes River (Birdwood)
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
26 August 2026Forbes River (Birdwood), AUdaily rain (Provisional)12.2 mm (0.5 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)32 years13 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 2026Forbes River (Birdwood), AUdaily rain (Provisional)11.8 mm (0.5 in)6.0 mm (0.24 in)28 years15 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 2026Forbes River (Birdwood), AUdaily rain74.8 mm (2.9 in)31.6 mm (1.2 in)23 years23 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 2026Forbes River (Birdwood), AUdaily rain26.0 mm (1.0 in)15.0 mm (0.6 in)28 years18 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 2026Forbes River (Birdwood), AUdaily rain (Tie)13.2 mm (0.5 in)tie20 years2 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 2026Forbes River (Birdwood), AUdaily rain35.2 mm (1.4 in)0.4 mm (0.02 in)16 years9 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 2025Forbes River (Birdwood), AUdaily rain18.6 mm (0.7 in)2.2 mm (0.09 in)14 years8 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 2025Forbes River (Birdwood), AUdaily rain3.4 mm (0.13 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)35 years13 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 2025Forbes River (Birdwood), AUdaily rain8.6 mm (0.34 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)4 years4 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 2025Forbes River (Birdwood), AUdaily rain71.8 mm (2.8 in)35.0 mm (1.4 in)8 years28 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 2025Forbes River (Birdwood), AUdaily rain3.6 mm (0.14 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)35 years13 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 2025Forbes River (Birdwood), AUdaily rain5.6 mm (0.22 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)22 years11 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 2025Forbes River (Birdwood), AUdaily rain127.0 mm (5.0 in)48.2 mm (1.9 in)16 years35 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 2025Forbes River (Birdwood), AUall-time rain280.8 mm (11.1 in)35.8 mm (1.4 in)12 years47 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 2025Forbes River (Birdwood), AUdaily rain40.4 mm (1.6 in)12.4 mm (0.5 in)24 years17 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 2025Forbes River (Birdwood), AUdaily rain13.6 mm (0.5 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)16 years11 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 2025Forbes River (Birdwood), AUdaily rain68.8 mm (2.7 in)39.6 mm (1.6 in)28 years29 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 2025Forbes River (Birdwood), AUdaily rain47.6 mm (1.9 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)18 years10 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 2025Forbes River (Birdwood), AUmonthly rain112.4 mm (4.4 in)17.4 mm (0.7 in)19 years29 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 2024Forbes River (Birdwood), AUdaily rain18.0 mm (0.7 in)7.8 mm (0.31 in)30 years16 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1987 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Forbes River (Birdwood): the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)280.8 mm (11.1 in)202587.1 mm (3.4 in)40
Wettest five days (Rx5day)484.2 mm (19.1 in)2025163.9 mm (6.5 in)40
Longest dry spell (CDD)59 days199523 days40

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Forbes River (Birdwood) by year The wettest day of the year at Forbes River (Birdwood), 1987 to 2026. The record is 280.8 mm (11.1 in) in 2025, marked on the chart; the median year is 87.1 mm (3.4 in). 01002003001990200020102020Record: 280.8 mm (11.1 in) in 2025
The wettest day of the year at Forbes River (Birdwood), 1987 to 2026. The record is 280.8 mm (11.1 in) in 2025, marked on the chart; the median year is 87.1 mm (3.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Forbes River (Birdwood) by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
198746.0 mm (1.8 in)
1988100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1989107.8 mm (4.2 in)
1990159.6 mm (6.3 in)
199146.2 mm (1.8 in)
199263.0 mm (2.5 in)
199386.6 mm (3.4 in)
199468.4 mm (2.7 in)
199588.0 mm (3.5 in)
1996151.8 mm (6.0 in)
199757.6 mm (2.3 in)
199884.1 mm (3.3 in)
1999120.6 mm (4.7 in)
200054.6 mm (2.1 in)
2001145.4 mm (5.7 in)
200250.4 mm (2.0 in)
200364.0 mm (2.5 in)
200486.4 mm (3.4 in)
200588.6 mm (3.5 in)
200695.0 mm (3.7 in)
2007129.4 mm (5.1 in)
2008164.0 mm (6.5 in)
2009114.8 mm (4.5 in)
201073.8 mm (2.9 in)
2011123.4 mm (4.9 in)
201268.0 mm (2.7 in)
2013245.0 mm (9.6 in)
201486.6 mm (3.4 in)
201587.6 mm (3.4 in)
2016138.0 mm (5.4 in)
2017121.2 mm (4.8 in)
2018225.4 mm (8.9 in)
201932.2 mm (1.3 in)
202083.4 mm (3.3 in)
2021161.6 mm (6.4 in)
202281.0 mm (3.2 in)
202385.0 mm (3.3 in)
202468.2 mm (2.7 in)
2025280.8 mm (11.1 in)
202674.8 mm (2.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Forbes River (Birdwood) by year The wettest five days of the year at Forbes River (Birdwood), 1987 to 2026. The record is 484.2 mm (19.1 in) in 2025, marked on the chart; the median year is 163.9 mm (6.5 in). 02004006001990200020102020Record: 484.2 mm (19.1 in) in 2025
The wettest five days of the year at Forbes River (Birdwood), 1987 to 2026. The record is 484.2 mm (19.1 in) in 2025, marked on the chart; the median year is 163.9 mm (6.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Forbes River (Birdwood) by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
198757.0 mm (2.2 in)
1988158.8 mm (6.3 in)
1989229.4 mm (9.0 in)
1990261.6 mm (10.3 in)
1991146.8 mm (5.8 in)
1992103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1993154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1994101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1995270.8 mm (10.7 in)
1996259.4 mm (10.2 in)
1997110.8 mm (4.4 in)
1998121.6 mm (4.8 in)
1999202.0 mm (8.0 in)
2000118.4 mm (4.7 in)
2001357.0 mm (14.1 in)
2002104.2 mm (4.1 in)
2003137.6 mm (5.4 in)
2004245.2 mm (9.7 in)
2005114.6 mm (4.5 in)
2006161.2 mm (6.3 in)
2007180.2 mm (7.1 in)
2008180.0 mm (7.1 in)
2009350.3 mm (13.8 in)
2010135.8 mm (5.3 in)
2011327.6 mm (12.9 in)
2012147.2 mm (5.8 in)
2013345.4 mm (13.6 in)
2014131.2 mm (5.2 in)
2015193.4 mm (7.6 in)
2016177.6 mm (7.0 in)
2017247.4 mm (9.7 in)
2018327.0 mm (12.9 in)
201990.8 mm (3.6 in)
2020262.5 mm (10.3 in)
2021337.8 mm (13.3 in)
2022166.6 mm (6.6 in)
202388.2 mm (3.5 in)
2024122.8 mm (4.8 in)
2025484.2 mm (19.1 in)
2026115.5 mm (4.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Forbes River (Birdwood) by year The longest dry spell of the year at Forbes River (Birdwood), 1987 to 2026. The record is 59 days in 1995, marked on the chart; the median year is 23 days. 02040601990200020102020Record: 59 days in 1995
The longest dry spell of the year at Forbes River (Birdwood), 1987 to 2026. The record is 59 days in 1995, marked on the chart; the median year is 23 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Forbes River (Birdwood) by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
198711 days
198829 days
198931 days
199021 days
199154 days
199223 days
199321 days
199438 days
199559 days
199632 days
199735 days
199815 days
199917 days
200022 days
200127 days
200219 days
200322 days
200422 days
200529 days
200620 days
200736 days
200823 days
200942 days
201020 days
201115 days
201223 days
201358 days
201422 days
201532 days
201632 days
201759 days
201827 days
201922 days
202027 days
202120 days
202220 days
202322 days
202420 days
202529 days
202628 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

37 years, 1988 to 2025

A day with at least 94.2 mm (3.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 324.4 mm (12.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Forbes River (Birdwood): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years94.2 mm (3.7 in)
5 years140.6 mm (5.5 in)
10 years176.7 mm (7.0 in)
25 years229.3 mm (9.0 in)
50 years274.2 mm (10.8 in)Longer than the 37 years of record
100 years324.4 mm (12.8 in)Longer than the 37 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, 37 years of values from 1988 to 2025.

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: 280.8 mm (11.1 in) in 2025; 245.0 mm (9.6 in) in 2013; 225.4 mm (8.9 in) in 2018.

Download the Data

  • Data for Forbes River (Birdwood) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Forbes River (Birdwood) 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 (2026-10-14).