Woonona (Popes Rd) Weather Records (ASN00068108)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Woonona (Popes Rd) (ASN00068108), Australia, with 92 years of record.

Key Facts for Woonona (Popes Rd)

Woonona (Popes Rd) (ASN00068108) is a weather station in Australia at -34.34 latitude and 150.90 longitude, 45 m (148 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1929 to 2020, 92 years of record.
0 records set at Woonona (Popes Rd) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Woonona (Popes Rd) set a daily record precipitation of 32.6 mm (1.3 in) on 14 December 2018.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -34.34 latitude, 150.90 longitude.
Elevation: 45 m (148 ft).
Period of record: 1929 to 2020, 92 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 Woonona (Popes Rd). 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 Woonona (Popes Rd), with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Woonona (Popes Rd) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Woonona (Popes Rd) between 19 February 1959 and 18 August 1998. Each dot is a new record.

When Woonona (Popes Rd) set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1959-02-19	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 238.8 mm (9.4 in)
1998-08-18	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 436.8 mm (17.2 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 436.8 mm (17.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Woonona (Popes Rd). The most was 436.8 mm (17.2 in) on 18 August 1998.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Woonona (Popes Rd)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	23 January 1933
Feb	238.8 mm (9.4 in)	19 February 1959
Mar	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	16 March 1937
Apr	193.5 mm (7.6 in)	9 April 1945
May	187.4 mm (7.4 in)	18 May 1995
Jun	194.2 mm (7.6 in)	12 June 1991
Jul	212.0 mm (8.3 in)	4 July 1975
Aug	436.8 mm (17.2 in)	18 August 1998
Sep	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	4 September 1931
Oct	176.4 mm (6.9 in)	20 October 1987
Nov	207.5 mm (8.2 in)	18 November 1961
Dec	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	9 December 1970

Latest Records

Latest records at Woonona (Popes Rd)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 December 2018	Woonona (Popes Rd), AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	81 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 2018	Woonona (Popes Rd), AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	12 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 2017	Woonona (Popes Rd), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	28 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 2015	Woonona (Popes Rd), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	81 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2014	Woonona (Popes Rd), AU	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 2014	Woonona (Popes Rd), AU	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	65 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 2013	Woonona (Popes Rd), AU	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 June 2013	Woonona (Popes Rd), AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	79 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 2013	Woonona (Popes Rd), AU	daily rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 2013	Woonona (Popes Rd), AU	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	55 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 January 2013	Woonona (Popes Rd), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	14 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 2012	Woonona (Popes Rd), AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 2012	Woonona (Popes Rd), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2012	Woonona (Popes Rd), AU	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 2011	Woonona (Popes Rd), AU	daily rain (Tie)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	tie	56 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
25 November 2011	Woonona (Popes Rd), AU	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	50 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 2011	Woonona (Popes Rd), AU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	1 year	13 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 2011	Woonona (Popes Rd), AU	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2011	Woonona (Popes Rd), AU	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	78 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 2011	Woonona (Popes Rd), AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1929 to 2020

Yearly extremes at Woonona (Popes Rd): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	436.8 mm (17.2 in)	1998	113.7 mm (4.5 in)	92
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	652.2 mm (25.7 in)	1998	183.7 mm (7.2 in)	92
Longest dry spell (CDD)	81 days	1946	26 days	92

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Woonona (Popes Rd), 1929 to 2020. The record is 436.8 mm (17.2 in) in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 113.7 mm (4.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Woonona (Popes Rd) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1929	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1930	170.2 mm (6.7 in)
1931	145.3 mm (5.7 in)
1932	157.5 mm (6.2 in)
1933	228.6 mm (9.0 in)
1934	199.9 mm (7.9 in)
1935	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1936	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1937	208.3 mm (8.2 in)
1938	191.8 mm (7.6 in)
1939	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1940	156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1941	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1942	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1943	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1944	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1945	193.5 mm (7.6 in)
1946	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1947	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1948	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1949	133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1950	173.2 mm (6.8 in)
1951	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1952	175.3 mm (6.9 in)
1953	134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1954	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1955	150.1 mm (5.9 in)
1956	177.8 mm (7.0 in)
1957	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1958	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1959	238.8 mm (9.4 in)
1960	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1961	207.5 mm (8.2 in)
1962	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1963	155.2 mm (6.1 in)
1964	153.9 mm (6.1 in)
1965	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1966	168.4 mm (6.6 in)
1967	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1968	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1969	183.6 mm (7.2 in)
1970	157.5 mm (6.2 in)
1971	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1972	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1973	174.0 mm (6.9 in)
1974	178.6 mm (7.0 in)
1975	212.0 mm (8.3 in)
1976	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1977	178.8 mm (7.0 in)
1978	149.0 mm (5.9 in)
1979	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1980	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1981	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1982	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1983	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1984	131.4 mm (5.2 in)
1985	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1986	117.8 mm (4.6 in)
1987	176.4 mm (6.9 in)
1988	160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1989	73.3 mm (2.9 in)
1990	109.4 mm (4.3 in)
1991	194.2 mm (7.6 in)
1992	77.6 mm (3.1 in)
1993	121.8 mm (4.8 in)
1994	85.2 mm (3.4 in)
1995	187.4 mm (7.4 in)
1996	138.0 mm (5.4 in)
1997	76.8 mm (3.0 in)
1998	436.8 mm (17.2 in)
1999	118.2 mm (4.7 in)
2000	50.2 mm (2.0 in)
2001	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
2002	122.8 mm (4.8 in)
2003	93.8 mm (3.7 in)
2004	112.2 mm (4.4 in)
2005	151.6 mm (6.0 in)
2006	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
2007	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
2008	166.2 mm (6.5 in)
2009	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
2010	83.2 mm (3.3 in)
2011	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
2012	120.0 mm (4.7 in)
2013	144.8 mm (5.7 in)
2014	51.2 mm (2.0 in)
2015	42.8 mm (1.7 in)
2016	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
2017	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
2018	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
2019	30.8 mm (1.2 in)
2020	37.0 mm (1.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Woonona (Popes Rd), 1929 to 2020. The record is 652.2 mm (25.7 in) in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 183.7 mm (7.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Woonona (Popes Rd) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1929	120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1930	170.2 mm (6.7 in)
1931	226.6 mm (8.9 in)
1932	229.9 mm (9.1 in)
1933	266.7 mm (10.5 in)
1934	261.6 mm (10.3 in)
1935	156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1936	127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1937	284.5 mm (11.2 in)
1938	399.8 mm (15.7 in)
1939	174.6 mm (6.9 in)
1940	231.6 mm (9.1 in)
1941	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1942	170.2 mm (6.7 in)
1943	131.9 mm (5.2 in)
1944	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1945	252.8 mm (10.0 in)
1946	194.4 mm (7.7 in)
1947	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1948	194.6 mm (7.7 in)
1949	233.4 mm (9.2 in)
1950	209.5 mm (8.2 in)
1951	259.8 mm (10.2 in)
1952	353.2 mm (13.9 in)
1953	148.7 mm (5.9 in)
1954	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1955	192.3 mm (7.6 in)
1956	335.1 mm (13.2 in)
1957	121.5 mm (4.8 in)
1958	262.7 mm (10.3 in)
1959	261.9 mm (10.3 in)
1960	89.6 mm (3.5 in)
1961	231.7 mm (9.1 in)
1962	99.2 mm (3.9 in)
1963	197.6 mm (7.8 in)
1964	440.2 mm (17.3 in)
1965	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1966	205.8 mm (8.1 in)
1967	261.2 mm (10.3 in)
1968	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1969	268.3 mm (10.6 in)
1970	241.4 mm (9.5 in)
1971	193.5 mm (7.6 in)
1972	280.2 mm (11.0 in)
1973	175.3 mm (6.9 in)
1974	319.6 mm (12.6 in)
1975	497.0 mm (19.6 in)
1976	251.0 mm (9.9 in)
1977	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1978	199.8 mm (7.9 in)
1979	136.4 mm (5.4 in)
1980	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1981	192.4 mm (7.6 in)
1982	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1983	101.8 mm (4.0 in)
1984	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1985	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1986	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1987	170.6 mm (6.7 in)
1988	299.8 mm (11.8 in)
1989	63.4 mm (2.5 in)
1990	228.2 mm (9.0 in)
1991	194.6 mm (7.7 in)
1992	147.8 mm (5.8 in)
1993	172.2 mm (6.8 in)
1994	87.8 mm (3.5 in)
1995	225.6 mm (8.9 in)
1996	206.9 mm (8.1 in)
1997	135.6 mm (5.3 in)
1998	652.2 mm (25.7 in)
1999	136.0 mm (5.4 in)
2000	108.4 mm (4.3 in)
2001	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
2002	270.6 mm (10.7 in)
2003	240.2 mm (9.5 in)
2004	266.4 mm (10.5 in)
2005	192.0 mm (7.6 in)
2006	131.6 mm (5.2 in)
2007	159.8 mm (6.3 in)
2008	247.4 mm (9.7 in)
2009	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
2010	193.0 mm (7.6 in)
2011	205.4 mm (8.1 in)
2012	174.2 mm (6.9 in)
2013	202.6 mm (8.0 in)
2014	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
2015	88.8 mm (3.5 in)
2016	124.4 mm (4.9 in)
2017	114.4 mm (4.5 in)
2018	79.6 mm (3.1 in)
2019	101.2 mm (4.0 in)
2020	135.2 mm (5.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Woonona (Popes Rd), 1929 to 2020. The record is 81 days in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 26 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Woonona (Popes Rd) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1929	26 days
1930	21 days
1931	22 days
1932	19 days
1933	20 days
1934	20 days
1935	31 days
1936	32 days
1937	17 days
1938	25 days
1939	27 days
1940	31 days
1941	24 days
1942	26 days
1943	24 days
1944	34 days
1945	34 days
1946	81 days
1947	38 days
1948	42 days
1949	17 days
1950	18 days
1951	28 days
1952	25 days
1953	38 days
1954	30 days
1955	16 days
1956	16 days
1957	33 days
1958	33 days
1959	16 days
1960	17 days
1961	17 days
1962	39 days
1963	22 days
1964	28 days
1965	43 days
1966	33 days
1967	26 days
1968	28 days
1969	24 days
1970	41 days
1971	20 days
1972	36 days
1973	40 days
1974	34 days
1975	30 days
1976	26 days
1977	30 days
1978	23 days
1979	21 days
1980	26 days
1981	31 days
1982	42 days
1983	24 days
1984	25 days
1985	13 days
1986	23 days
1987	25 days
1988	23 days
1989	35 days
1990	20 days
1991	20 days
1992	25 days
1993	25 days
1994	36 days
1995	40 days
1996	31 days
1997	23 days
1998	23 days
1999	18 days
2000	21 days
2001	24 days
2002	35 days
2003	20 days
2004	27 days
2005	40 days
2006	33 days
2007	35 days
2008	22 days
2009	26 days
2010	22 days
2011	24 days
2012	40 days
2013	44 days
2014	29 days
2015	25 days
2016	21 days
2017	46 days
2018	36 days
2019	48 days
2020	9 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

72 years, 1930 to 2019

A day with at least 111.8 mm (4.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 309.2 mm (12.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Woonona (Popes Rd): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
5 years	168.1 mm (6.6 in)
10 years	203.9 mm (8.0 in)
25 years	247.6 mm (9.7 in)
50 years	279.0 mm (11.0 in)
100 years	309.2 mm (12.2 in)	Longer than the 72 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, 72 years of values from 1930 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: 436.8 mm (17.2 in) in 1998; 238.8 mm (9.4 in) in 1959; 228.6 mm (9.0 in) in 1933.

Download the Data

Data for Woonona (Popes Rd) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Woonona (Popes Rd) 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 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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