Emu Plains Weather Records (ASN00067004)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Emu Plains (ASN00067004), Australia, with 94 years of record.

Key Facts for Emu Plains

Emu Plains (ASN00067004) is a weather station in Australia at -33.75 latitude and 150.67 longitude, 18 m (60 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1880 to 1973, 94 years of record.
0 records set at Emu Plains still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Emu Plains set a daily record precipitation of 39.4 mm (1.6 in) on 18 February 1973.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -33.75 latitude, 150.67 longitude.
Elevation: 18 m (60 ft).
Period of record: 1880 to 1973, 94 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 Emu Plains. 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 Emu Plains, 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 Emu Plains still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Emu Plains between 18 November 1961 and 19 November 1961. Each dot is a new record.

When Emu Plains set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1961-11-18	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 212.3 mm (8.4 in)
1961-11-19	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 230.6 mm (9.1 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Nov: 230.6 mm (9.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Emu Plains. The most was 230.6 mm (9.1 in) on 19 November 1961.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Emu Plains
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	23 January 1895
Feb	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	19 February 1959
Mar	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	7 March 1894
Apr	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	5 April 1933
May	190.2 mm (7.5 in)	28 May 1889
Jun	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	16 June 1950
Jul	162.3 mm (6.4 in)	10 July 1904
Aug	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	30 August 1963
Sep	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	11 September 1929
Oct	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	13 October 1929
Nov	230.6 mm (9.1 in)	19 November 1961
Dec	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	9 December 1970

Latest Records

Latest records at Emu Plains
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 February 1973	Emu Plains, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	45 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1973	Emu Plains, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	65 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1973	Emu Plains, AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	86 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 1972	Emu Plains, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 1971	Emu Plains, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	8 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1971	Emu Plains, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	52 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1970	Emu Plains, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	67 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1970	Emu Plains, AU	monthly rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	30 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1970	Emu Plains, AU	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 1969	Emu Plains, AU	daily rain	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 November 1969	Emu Plains, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	27 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1969	Emu Plains, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	36 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1969	Emu Plains, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	27 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1969	Emu Plains, AU	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	42 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1969	Emu Plains, AU	daily rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1968	Emu Plains, AU	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1968	Emu Plains, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	26 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1967	Emu Plains, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1967	Emu Plains, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1967	Emu Plains, AU	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	73 years	32 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1880 to 1973

Yearly extremes at Emu Plains: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	230.6 mm (9.1 in)	1961	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	90
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	542.4 mm (21.4 in)	1961	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	90
Longest dry spell (CDD)	82 days	1927	33 days	90

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Emu Plains, 1880 to 1973. The record is 230.6 mm (9.1 in) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 72.8 mm (2.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Emu Plains by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1880	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1881	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1882	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1883	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1884	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1885	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1886	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1887	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1888	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1889	190.2 mm (7.5 in)
1890	124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1891	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1892	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1893	131.1 mm (5.2 in)
1894	130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1895	154.7 mm (6.1 in)
1896	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1897	108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1898	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1899	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1900	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1901	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1902	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1903	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1904	162.3 mm (6.4 in)
1905	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1906	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1907	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1908	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1909	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1914	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1915	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1916	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1917	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1918	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1919	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1920	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1921	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1922	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1923	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1924	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1925	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1926	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1927	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1928	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1929	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1930	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1931	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1932	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1933	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1934	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1935	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1936	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1937	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1938	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1939	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1940	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1941	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1942	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1943	146.1 mm (5.8 in)
1944	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1945	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1946	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1947	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1948	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1949	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1950	133.1 mm (5.2 in)
1951	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1952	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1953	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1954	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1955	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1956	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1957	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1958	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1959	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1960	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1961	230.6 mm (9.1 in)
1962	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1963	119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1964	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1965	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1966	151.1 mm (5.9 in)
1967	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1968	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1969	126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1970	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1971	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1972	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1973	56.6 mm (2.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Emu Plains, 1880 to 1973. The record is 542.4 mm (21.4 in) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 131.0 mm (5.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Emu Plains by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1880	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1881	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1882	115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1883	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1884	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1885	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1886	126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1887	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1888	106.1 mm (4.2 in)
1889	360.9 mm (14.2 in)
1890	209.6 mm (8.3 in)
1891	136.4 mm (5.4 in)
1892	152.1 mm (6.0 in)
1893	182.9 mm (7.2 in)
1894	158.8 mm (6.3 in)
1895	222.5 mm (8.8 in)
1896	60.8 mm (2.4 in)
1897	131.5 mm (5.2 in)
1898	158.8 mm (6.3 in)
1899	98.4 mm (3.9 in)
1900	174.8 mm (6.9 in)
1901	99.9 mm (3.9 in)
1902	97.9 mm (3.9 in)
1903	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1904	284.7 mm (11.2 in)
1905	103.5 mm (4.1 in)
1906	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1907	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1908	130.5 mm (5.1 in)
1909	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1914	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1915	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1916	191.3 mm (7.5 in)
1917	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1918	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1919	149.6 mm (5.9 in)
1920	220.0 mm (8.7 in)
1921	146.1 mm (5.8 in)
1922	191.2 mm (7.5 in)
1923	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1924	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1925	186.8 mm (7.4 in)
1926	126.8 mm (5.0 in)
1927	232.3 mm (9.1 in)
1928	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1929	209.8 mm (8.3 in)
1930	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1931	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1932	125.4 mm (4.9 in)
1933	133.8 mm (5.3 in)
1934	140.2 mm (5.5 in)
1935	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1936	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1937	120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1938	96.2 mm (3.8 in)
1939	105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1940	177.5 mm (7.0 in)
1941	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
1942	239.6 mm (9.4 in)
1943	220.6 mm (8.7 in)
1944	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1945	189.0 mm (7.4 in)
1946	164.8 mm (6.5 in)
1947	141.5 mm (5.6 in)
1948	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1949	182.2 mm (7.2 in)
1950	216.2 mm (8.5 in)
1951	252.5 mm (9.9 in)
1952	167.9 mm (6.6 in)
1953	148.9 mm (5.9 in)
1954	121.7 mm (4.8 in)
1955	153.6 mm (6.0 in)
1956	204.7 mm (8.1 in)
1957	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1958	148.5 mm (5.8 in)
1959	125.8 mm (5.0 in)
1960	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1961	542.4 mm (21.4 in)
1962	131.6 mm (5.2 in)
1963	178.3 mm (7.0 in)
1964	274.5 mm (10.8 in)
1965	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1966	236.3 mm (9.3 in)
1967	169.1 mm (6.7 in)
1968	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1969	245.9 mm (9.7 in)
1970	147.6 mm (5.8 in)
1971	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1972	140.4 mm (5.5 in)
1973	110.3 mm (4.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Emu Plains, 1880 to 1973. The record is 82 days in 1927, marked on the chart; the median year is 33 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Emu Plains by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1880	39 days
1881	29 days
1882	42 days
1883	20 days
1884	46 days
1885	36 days
1886	27 days
1887	19 days
1888	22 days
1889	12 days
1890	24 days
1891	19 days
1892	25 days
1893	30 days
1894	25 days
1895	26 days
1896	23 days
1897	34 days
1898	26 days
1899	31 days
1900	32 days
1901	25 days
1902	49 days
1903	30 days
1904	29 days
1905	36 days
1906	28 days
1907	32 days
1908	44 days
1909	14 days
1914	33 days
1915	36 days
1916	44 days
1917	37 days
1918	42 days
1919	39 days
1920	49 days
1921	30 days
1922	41 days
1923	38 days
1924	31 days
1925	40 days
1926	28 days
1927	82 days
1928	31 days
1929	36 days
1930	29 days
1931	28 days
1932	24 days
1933	39 days
1934	22 days
1935	54 days
1936	53 days
1937	27 days
1938	30 days
1939	35 days
1940	76 days
1941	24 days
1942	26 days
1943	27 days
1944	37 days
1945	30 days
1946	81 days
1947	29 days
1948	41 days
1949	33 days
1950	22 days
1951	45 days
1952	44 days
1953	50 days
1954	36 days
1955	20 days
1956	18 days
1957	62 days
1958	31 days
1959	28 days
1960	35 days
1961	38 days
1962	41 days
1963	22 days
1964	49 days
1965	43 days
1966	33 days
1967	38 days
1968	37 days
1969	27 days
1970	40 days
1971	54 days
1972	41 days
1973	40 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

84 years, 1880 to 1972

A day with at least 75.7 mm (3.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 210.6 mm (8.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Emu Plains: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
5 years	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
10 years	131.1 mm (5.2 in)
25 years	161.7 mm (6.4 in)
50 years	185.7 mm (7.3 in)
100 years	210.6 mm (8.3 in)	Longer than the 84 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, 84 years of values from 1880 to 1972.

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: 230.6 mm (9.1 in) in 1961; 190.2 mm (7.5 in) in 1889; 162.3 mm (6.4 in) in 1904.

Download the Data

Data for Emu Plains standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Emu Plains 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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Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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