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Batlow Post Office Weather Records (ASN00072004)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Batlow Post Office (ASN00072004), Australia, with 141 years of record.

Key Facts for Batlow Post Office

  • Batlow Post Office (ASN00072004) is a weather station in Australia at -35.52 latitude and 148.15 longitude, 780 m (2,559 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1886 to 2026, 141 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Batlow Post Office still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Batlow Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 72.0 mm (2.8 in) on 25 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, -35.52 latitude, 148.15 longitude.
  • Elevation: 780 m (2,559 ft).
  • Period of record: 1886 to 2026, 141 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

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

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

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records
When Batlow Post Office set new all-time records 1 all-time records were set at Batlow Post Office between 31 August 1974 and 31 August 1974. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitation31 August 1974: Record daily precipitation 178.2 mm (7.0 in)1975
1 all-time records were set at Batlow Post Office between 31 August 1974 and 31 August 1974. Each dot is a new record.
When Batlow Post Office set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1974-08-31Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 178.2 mm (7.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 178.2 mm (7.0 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Batlow Post Office The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Batlow Post Office. The most was 178.2 mm (7.0 in) on 31 August 1974. 050100150200 Jan: 144.0 mm (5.7 in), 10 January 1897 Jan Feb: 133.0 mm (5.2 in), 6 February 2021 Feb Mar: 128.0 mm (5.0 in), 4 March 2012 Mar Apr: 115.6 mm (4.6 in), 23 April 1970 Apr May: 125.2 mm (4.9 in), 15 May 1915 May Jun: 135.1 mm (5.3 in), 23 June 1931 Jun Jul: 109.5 mm (4.3 in), 8 July 1916 Jul Aug: 178.2 mm (7.0 in), 31 August 1974 Aug Sep: 102.0 mm (4.0 in), 5 September 2010 Sep Oct: 100.0 mm (3.9 in), 19 October 2000 Oct Nov: 101.1 mm (4.0 in), 4 November 1907 Nov Dec: 99.6 mm (3.9 in), 9 December 2010 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Batlow Post Office. The most was 178.2 mm (7.0 in) on 31 August 1974.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Batlow Post Office
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan144.0 mm (5.7 in)10 January 1897
Feb133.0 mm (5.2 in)6 February 2021
Mar128.0 mm (5.0 in)4 March 2012
Apr115.6 mm (4.6 in)23 April 1970
May125.2 mm (4.9 in)15 May 1915
Jun135.1 mm (5.3 in)23 June 1931
Jul109.5 mm (4.3 in)8 July 1916
Aug178.2 mm (7.0 in)31 August 1974
Sep102.0 mm (4.0 in)5 September 2010
Oct100.0 mm (3.9 in)19 October 2000
Nov101.1 mm (4.0 in)4 November 1907
Dec99.6 mm (3.9 in)9 December 2010

Latest Records

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Latest records at Batlow Post Office
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
25 August 2026Batlow Post Office, AUdaily rain (Provisional)72.0 mm (2.8 in)26.0 mm (1.0 in)113 years59 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2026Batlow Post Office, AUdaily rain80.0 mm (3.1 in)12.2 mm (0.5 in)105 years49 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2026Batlow Post Office, AUdaily rain82.4 mm (3.2 in)22.2 mm (0.9 in)136 years55 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2026Batlow Post Office, AUdaily rain55.6 mm (2.2 in)28.4 mm (1.1 in)125 years56 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2025Batlow Post Office, AUdaily rain49.0 mm (1.9 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)118 years42 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2025Batlow Post Office, AUdaily rain48.8 mm (1.9 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)133 years44 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2024Batlow Post Office, AUdaily rain65.0 mm (2.6 in)8.6 mm (0.34 in)90 years43 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2024Batlow Post Office, AUdaily rain55.2 mm (2.2 in)20.4 mm (0.8 in)108 years56 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2024Batlow Post Office, AUdaily rain53.0 mm (2.1 in)2.2 mm (0.09 in)60 years29 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 2024Batlow Post Office, AUdaily rain55.4 mm (2.2 in)23.0 mm (0.9 in)8 years25 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 2022Batlow Post Office, AUdaily rain67.2 mm (2.6 in)33.9 mm (1.3 in)111 years64 of 100 (Major)
7 June 2022Batlow Post Office, AUdaily rain106.0 mm (4.2 in)54.2 mm (2.1 in)120 years77 of 100 (Major)
20 December 2021Batlow Post Office, AUdaily rain48.0 mm (1.9 in)23.0 mm (0.9 in)14 years30 of 100 (Routine)
24 June 2021Batlow Post Office, AUdaily rain119.0 mm (4.7 in)71.5 mm (2.8 in)90 years77 of 100 (Major)
6 February 2021Batlow Post Office, AUmonthly rain133.0 mm (5.2 in)36.2 mm (1.4 in)92 years73 of 100 (Major)
13 December 2018Batlow Post Office, AUdaily rain44.0 mm (1.7 in)7.8 mm (0.31 in)9 years17 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 2015Batlow Post Office, AUdaily rain32.4 mm (1.3 in)3.4 mm (0.13 in)40 years23 of 100 (Routine)
2 June 2013Batlow Post Office, AUdaily rain54.0 mm (2.1 in)8.5 mm (0.33 in)122 years45 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 2012Batlow Post Office, AUdaily rain35.0 mm (1.4 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)44 years24 of 100 (Routine)
11 July 2012Batlow Post Office, AUdaily rain56.4 mm (2.2 in)18.8 mm (0.7 in)107 years54 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1886 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Batlow Post Office: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)178.2 mm (7.0 in)197467.9 mm (2.7 in)140
Wettest five days (Rx5day)294.8 mm (11.6 in)2012122.0 mm (4.8 in)136
Longest dry spell (CDD)64 days200424 days137

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Batlow Post Office by year The wettest day of the year at Batlow Post Office, 1886 to 2026. The record is 178.2 mm (7.0 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 67.9 mm (2.7 in). 0501001502001900192019401960198020002020Record: 178.2 mm (7.0 in) in 1974
The wettest day of the year at Batlow Post Office, 1886 to 2026. The record is 178.2 mm (7.0 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 67.9 mm (2.7 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Batlow Post Office by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
188662.5 mm (2.5 in)
188772.4 mm (2.9 in)
188870.1 mm (2.8 in)
188960.2 mm (2.4 in)
189065.0 mm (2.6 in)
189180.5 mm (3.2 in)
189253.1 mm (2.1 in)
1893112.3 mm (4.4 in)
189460.7 mm (2.4 in)
189576.2 mm (3.0 in)
189651.8 mm (2.0 in)
1897144.0 mm (5.7 in)
189853.6 mm (2.1 in)
189986.4 mm (3.4 in)
190067.3 mm (2.6 in)
190156.4 mm (2.2 in)
190251.3 mm (2.0 in)
190362.0 mm (2.4 in)
190480.5 mm (3.2 in)
190571.1 mm (2.8 in)
1906111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1907101.1 mm (4.0 in)
190857.2 mm (2.3 in)
190987.9 mm (3.5 in)
191059.7 mm (2.4 in)
191168.6 mm (2.7 in)
191261.0 mm (2.4 in)
191381.5 mm (3.2 in)
191472.1 mm (2.8 in)
1915125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1916109.5 mm (4.3 in)
191777.7 mm (3.1 in)
191878.2 mm (3.1 in)
191994.0 mm (3.7 in)
192067.8 mm (2.7 in)
192188.9 mm (3.5 in)
192257.9 mm (2.3 in)
192366.0 mm (2.6 in)
192476.5 mm (3.0 in)
192598.6 mm (3.9 in)
192674.2 mm (2.9 in)
192760.5 mm (2.4 in)
192896.8 mm (3.8 in)
192971.9 mm (2.8 in)
193077.7 mm (3.1 in)
1931135.1 mm (5.3 in)
193286.1 mm (3.4 in)
193393.0 mm (3.7 in)
193482.8 mm (3.3 in)
1935100.6 mm (4.0 in)
193655.4 mm (2.2 in)
1937101.3 mm (4.0 in)
193836.3 mm (1.4 in)
193990.2 mm (3.6 in)
194066.0 mm (2.6 in)
1941125.2 mm (4.9 in)
194268.1 mm (2.7 in)
194336.1 mm (1.4 in)
194443.9 mm (1.7 in)
194562.7 mm (2.5 in)
194656.1 mm (2.2 in)
194797.8 mm (3.9 in)
194847.5 mm (1.9 in)
194964.8 mm (2.6 in)
195079.0 mm (3.1 in)
195169.9 mm (2.8 in)
195257.9 mm (2.3 in)
195357.2 mm (2.3 in)
195489.9 mm (3.5 in)
195570.1 mm (2.8 in)
195673.7 mm (2.9 in)
195753.3 mm (2.1 in)
195885.1 mm (3.4 in)
195962.2 mm (2.4 in)
196065.5 mm (2.6 in)
196168.6 mm (2.7 in)
196258.4 mm (2.3 in)
196340.4 mm (1.6 in)
196461.2 mm (2.4 in)
196554.4 mm (2.1 in)
1966102.9 mm (4.1 in)
196733.3 mm (1.3 in)
1968120.9 mm (4.8 in)
196972.4 mm (2.9 in)
1970115.6 mm (4.6 in)
197140.4 mm (1.6 in)
197237.6 mm (1.5 in)
197381.3 mm (3.2 in)
1974178.2 mm (7.0 in)
197579.0 mm (3.1 in)
197631.2 mm (1.2 in)
197760.0 mm (2.4 in)
197866.4 mm (2.6 in)
197950.6 mm (2.0 in)
198077.0 mm (3.0 in)
198184.0 mm (3.3 in)
198250.4 mm (2.0 in)
198371.0 mm (2.8 in)
1984108.8 mm (4.3 in)
198564.0 mm (2.5 in)
198692.0 mm (3.6 in)
198760.0 mm (2.4 in)
198854.4 mm (2.1 in)
198977.0 mm (3.0 in)
199087.2 mm (3.4 in)
199136.4 mm (1.4 in)
199265.8 mm (2.6 in)
199373.8 mm (2.9 in)
199456.8 mm (2.2 in)
199559.8 mm (2.4 in)
199668.3 mm (2.7 in)
199754.0 mm (2.1 in)
199864.4 mm (2.5 in)
199969.4 mm (2.7 in)
2000100.0 mm (3.9 in)
200157.8 mm (2.3 in)
200257.6 mm (2.3 in)
200376.2 mm (3.0 in)
200452.6 mm (2.1 in)
200569.6 mm (2.7 in)
200632.0 mm (1.3 in)
200765.8 mm (2.6 in)
200849.0 mm (1.9 in)
200949.0 mm (1.9 in)
2010102.0 mm (4.0 in)
201196.6 mm (3.8 in)
2012128.0 mm (5.0 in)
201354.0 mm (2.1 in)
201460.0 mm (2.4 in)
201539.6 mm (1.6 in)
201624.8 mm (1.0 in)
201738.0 mm (1.5 in)
201844.0 mm (1.7 in)
201911.2 mm (0.4 in)
2021133.0 mm (5.2 in)
2022106.0 mm (4.2 in)
202361.2 mm (2.4 in)
202465.0 mm (2.6 in)
202558.0 mm (2.3 in)
202682.4 mm (3.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Batlow Post Office by year The wettest five days of the year at Batlow Post Office, 1886 to 2026. The record is 294.8 mm (11.6 in) in 2012, marked on the chart; the median year is 122.0 mm (4.8 in). 01002003001900192019401960198020002020Record: 294.8 mm (11.6 in) in 2012
The wettest five days of the year at Batlow Post Office, 1886 to 2026. The record is 294.8 mm (11.6 in) in 2012, marked on the chart; the median year is 122.0 mm (4.8 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Batlow Post Office by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
188685.4 mm (3.4 in)
1887122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1888107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1889127.6 mm (5.0 in)
1890121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1891155.2 mm (6.1 in)
1892107.3 mm (4.2 in)
1893235.5 mm (9.3 in)
1894122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1895168.9 mm (6.6 in)
189692.7 mm (3.6 in)
1897242.8 mm (9.6 in)
1898104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1899116.7 mm (4.6 in)
1900140.5 mm (5.5 in)
1901131.5 mm (5.2 in)
190284.6 mm (3.3 in)
1903123.9 mm (4.9 in)
1904122.6 mm (4.8 in)
1905160.8 mm (6.3 in)
1906167.9 mm (6.6 in)
1907122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1908119.8 mm (4.7 in)
1909109.0 mm (4.3 in)
191072.9 mm (2.9 in)
1911101.6 mm (4.0 in)
191283.9 mm (3.3 in)
1913144.5 mm (5.7 in)
1914141.3 mm (5.6 in)
1915219.4 mm (8.6 in)
1916204.0 mm (8.0 in)
1917146.3 mm (5.8 in)
1918162.2 mm (6.4 in)
1919142.5 mm (5.6 in)
1920156.6 mm (6.2 in)
1921158.6 mm (6.2 in)
1922164.2 mm (6.5 in)
1923224.0 mm (8.8 in)
1924124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1925148.0 mm (5.8 in)
1926139.0 mm (5.5 in)
1927114.4 mm (4.5 in)
1928118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1929136.2 mm (5.4 in)
1930157.5 mm (6.2 in)
1931185.4 mm (7.3 in)
1932149.3 mm (5.9 in)
1933146.8 mm (5.8 in)
1934156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1935196.3 mm (7.7 in)
193697.8 mm (3.9 in)
1937147.2 mm (5.8 in)
193857.9 mm (2.3 in)
1939178.4 mm (7.0 in)
194089.4 mm (3.5 in)
1941211.5 mm (8.3 in)
1942138.7 mm (5.5 in)
194393.0 mm (3.7 in)
194491.5 mm (3.6 in)
1945129.3 mm (5.1 in)
1946101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1947104.7 mm (4.1 in)
194860.2 mm (2.4 in)
194994.6 mm (3.7 in)
1950103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1951134.1 mm (5.3 in)
1952112.6 mm (4.4 in)
1953106.1 mm (4.2 in)
1954145.5 mm (5.7 in)
1955123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1956144.5 mm (5.7 in)
195772.3 mm (2.8 in)
1958134.1 mm (5.3 in)
1959112.6 mm (4.4 in)
1960128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1961137.5 mm (5.4 in)
1962101.6 mm (4.0 in)
196349.3 mm (1.9 in)
1964149.5 mm (5.9 in)
196559.2 mm (2.3 in)
1966132.7 mm (5.2 in)
196747.5 mm (1.9 in)
1968143.0 mm (5.6 in)
1969107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1970138.5 mm (5.5 in)
197176.0 mm (3.0 in)
197251.1 mm (2.0 in)
1973101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1974176.2 mm (6.9 in)
1975110.8 mm (4.4 in)
197653.2 mm (2.1 in)
197798.4 mm (3.9 in)
1978100.0 mm (3.9 in)
197968.4 mm (2.7 in)
198081.2 mm (3.2 in)
1981166.0 mm (6.5 in)
198262.0 mm (2.4 in)
1983111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1984122.0 mm (4.8 in)
198586.0 mm (3.4 in)
1986141.0 mm (5.6 in)
198760.0 mm (2.4 in)
1988123.2 mm (4.9 in)
198993.0 mm (3.7 in)
1990122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1991100.8 mm (4.0 in)
199280.8 mm (3.2 in)
1993100.8 mm (4.0 in)
199488.9 mm (3.5 in)
1995124.8 mm (4.9 in)
1996148.0 mm (5.8 in)
199791.0 mm (3.6 in)
1998156.0 mm (6.1 in)
1999122.9 mm (4.8 in)
2000115.8 mm (4.6 in)
200163.6 mm (2.5 in)
200285.2 mm (3.4 in)
2003108.0 mm (4.3 in)
200479.4 mm (3.1 in)
2005113.4 mm (4.5 in)
200666.4 mm (2.6 in)
2007103.4 mm (4.1 in)
200877.8 mm (3.1 in)
2009101.8 mm (4.0 in)
2010210.6 mm (8.3 in)
2011139.2 mm (5.5 in)
2012294.8 mm (11.6 in)
2013102.8 mm (4.0 in)
2014116.0 mm (4.6 in)
201590.4 mm (3.6 in)
2016n/a
2017n/a
2018n/a
2019n/a
2021138.0 mm (5.4 in)
2022187.0 mm (7.4 in)
202374.8 mm (2.9 in)
2024123.6 mm (4.9 in)
2025122.8 mm (4.8 in)
2026131.6 mm (5.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Batlow Post Office by year The longest dry spell of the year at Batlow Post Office, 1886 to 2026. The record is 64 days in 2004, marked on the chart; the median year is 24 days. 0204060801900192019401960198020002020Record: 64 days in 2004
The longest dry spell of the year at Batlow Post Office, 1886 to 2026. The record is 64 days in 2004, marked on the chart; the median year is 24 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Batlow Post Office by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
188641 days
188717 days
188839 days
188937 days
189025 days
189121 days
189240 days
189326 days
189418 days
189528 days
189618 days
189721 days
189829 days
189926 days
190027 days
190136 days
190228 days
190318 days
190441 days
190536 days
190621 days
190725 days
190818 days
190931 days
191033 days
191154 days
191241 days
191319 days
191438 days
191537 days
191627 days
191718 days
191827 days
191941 days
192024 days
192123 days
192237 days
192352 days
192425 days
192539 days
192645 days
192724 days
192837 days
192942 days
193023 days
193119 days
193224 days
193324 days
193438 days
193520 days
193626 days
193722 days
193828 days
193918 days
194030 days
194122 days
194222 days
194327 days
194425 days
194524 days
194615 days
194722 days
194827 days
194920 days
195032 days
195119 days
195221 days
195314 days
195418 days
195519 days
195618 days
195738 days
195826 days
195923 days
196012 days
196123 days
196224 days
196320 days
196423 days
196547 days
196629 days
196744 days
196835 days
196916 days
197013 days
197123 days
197240 days
197316 days
197420 days
197517 days
197618 days
197726 days
197836 days
197920 days
198037 days
198122 days
198236 days
198316 days
198419 days
198519 days
198635 days
198720 days
198818 days
198915 days
199018 days
199121 days
199232 days
199319 days
199424 days
199534 days
199617 days
199731 days
199829 days
199931 days
200016 days
200116 days
200232 days
200350 days
200464 days
200539 days
200645 days
200729 days
200823 days
200939 days
201020 days
201117 days
201225 days
201321 days
201422 days
201521 days
2016n/a
20171 day
2018n/a
2019n/a
202131 days
202222 days
202323 days
202430 days
202522 days
202621 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

109 years, 1887 to 2025

A day with at least 69.2 mm (2.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 148.2 mm (5.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Batlow Post Office: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years69.2 mm (2.7 in)
5 years90.2 mm (3.6 in)
10 years104.1 mm (4.1 in)
25 years121.9 mm (4.8 in)
50 years135.1 mm (5.3 in)
100 years148.2 mm (5.8 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 109 years of values from 1887 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: 144.0 mm (5.7 in) in 1897; 135.1 mm (5.3 in) in 1931; 128.0 mm (5.0 in) in 2012.

Download the Data

  • Data for Batlow Post Office standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Batlow Post Office 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 . Last revised (2026-10-13).