Big Springs Weather Records (ASN00072006)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Big Springs (ASN00072006), Australia, with 65 years of record.

Key Facts for Big Springs

Big Springs (ASN00072006) is a weather station in Australia at -35.30 latitude and 147.40 longitude, n/a above sea level.
The station reports from 1889 to 1953, 65 years of record.
0 records set at Big Springs still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Big Springs set a daily record precipitation of 9.9 mm (0.39 in) on 6 December 1952.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -35.30 latitude, 147.40 longitude.
Elevation: n/a.
Period of record: 1889 to 1953, 65 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 Big Springs. 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 Big Springs, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Apr	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
May	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jun	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Big Springs still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Big Springs between 28 February 1939 and 28 February 1939. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 127.3 mm (5.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Big Springs. The most was 127.3 mm (5.0 in) on 28 February 1939.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Big Springs
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	3 January 1904
Feb	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	28 February 1939
Mar	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	30 March 1947
Apr	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	4 April 1940
May	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	5 May 1889
Jun	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	23 June 1931
Jul	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	13 July 1891
Aug	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	6 August 1918
Sep	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	3 September 1947
Oct	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	8 October 1894
Nov	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	20 November 1933
Dec	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 December 1893

Latest Records

Latest records at Big Springs
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 December 1952	Big Springs, AU	daily rain	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	13 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 1952	Big Springs, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	46 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1952	Big Springs, AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 1952	Big Springs, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	59 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1952	Big Springs, AU	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	39 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 1952	Big Springs, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	57 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1952	Big Springs, AU	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1951	Big Springs, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1951	Big Springs, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 1951	Big Springs, AU	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	41 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 1951	Big Springs, AU	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	59 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1951	Big Springs, AU	daily rain (Tie)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	tie	46 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1951	Big Springs, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	56 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1951	Big Springs, AU	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	20 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1950	Big Springs, AU	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1950	Big Springs, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	3 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1950	Big Springs, AU	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1950	Big Springs, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	45 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1950	Big Springs, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	57 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1950	Big Springs, AU	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	57 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1889 to 1953

Yearly extremes at Big Springs: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	1939	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	65
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	1939	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	65
Longest dry spell (CDD)	78 days	1897	31 days	65

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Big Springs, 1889 to 1953. The record is 127.3 mm (5.0 in) in 1939, marked on the chart; the median year is 46.0 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Big Springs by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1889	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1890	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1891	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1892	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1893	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1894	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1895	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1896	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1897	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1898	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1899	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1900	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1901	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1902	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1903	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1904	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1905	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1906	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1907	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1908	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1909	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1910	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1911	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1912	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1913	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1914	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1915	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1916	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1917	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1918	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1919	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1920	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1921	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1922	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1923	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1924	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1925	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1926	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1927	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1928	9.4 mm (0.37 in)
1929	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1930	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1931	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1932	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1933	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1934	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1935	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1936	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1937	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1938	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1939	127.3 mm (5.0 in)
1940	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1941	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1942	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1943	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1944	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1945	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1946	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1947	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1948	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1949	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1950	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1951	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1952	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1953	28.2 mm (1.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Big Springs, 1889 to 1953. The record is 154.2 mm (6.1 in) in 1939, marked on the chart; the median year is 75.9 mm (3.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Big Springs by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1889	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1890	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1891	134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1892	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1893	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1894	105.6 mm (4.2 in)
1895	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1896	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1897	131.9 mm (5.2 in)
1898	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1899	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1900	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1901	64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1902	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1903	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1904	118.8 mm (4.7 in)
1905	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1906	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1907	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1908	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1909	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1910	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1911	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1912	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1913	95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1914	140.5 mm (5.5 in)
1915	126.9 mm (5.0 in)
1916	93.4 mm (3.7 in)
1917	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1918	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1919	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1920	67.2 mm (2.6 in)
1921	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1922	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1923	151.8 mm (6.0 in)
1924	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1925	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1926	37.2 mm (1.5 in)
1927	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1928	9.4 mm (0.37 in)
1929	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1930	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1931	109.8 mm (4.3 in)
1932	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1933	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1934	118.5 mm (4.7 in)
1935	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1936	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1937	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1938	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1939	154.2 mm (6.1 in)
1940	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1941	118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1942	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1943	70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1944	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1945	78.9 mm (3.1 in)
1946	75.3 mm (3.0 in)
1947	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1948	85.7 mm (3.4 in)
1949	65.2 mm (2.6 in)
1950	111.2 mm (4.4 in)
1951	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1952	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1953	28.2 mm (1.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Big Springs, 1889 to 1953. The record is 78 days in 1897, marked on the chart; the median year is 31 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Big Springs by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1889	54 days
1890	28 days
1891	24 days
1892	32 days
1893	43 days
1894	22 days
1895	58 days
1896	28 days
1897	78 days
1898	41 days
1899	35 days
1900	54 days
1901	37 days
1902	29 days
1903	37 days
1904	28 days
1905	31 days
1906	41 days
1907	26 days
1908	22 days
1909	22 days
1910	33 days
1911	28 days
1912	41 days
1913	35 days
1914	51 days
1915	42 days
1916	26 days
1917	25 days
1918	29 days
1919	47 days
1920	48 days
1921	36 days
1922	31 days
1923	52 days
1924	17 days
1925	31 days
1926	16 days
1927	18 days
1928	18 days
1929	31 days
1930	23 days
1931	42 days
1932	29 days
1933	40 days
1934	38 days
1935	30 days
1936	23 days
1937	28 days
1938	32 days
1939	26 days
1940	46 days
1941	32 days
1942	34 days
1943	41 days
1944	35 days
1945	25 days
1946	29 days
1947	27 days
1948	54 days
1949	41 days
1950	26 days
1951	21 days
1952	41 days
1953	24 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

54 years, 1889 to 1952

A day with at least 50.9 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 125.3 mm (4.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Big Springs: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	50.9 mm (2.0 in)
5 years	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
10 years	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
25 years	96.7 mm (3.8 in)
50 years	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
100 years	125.3 mm (4.9 in)	Longer than the 54 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, 54 years of values from 1889 to 1952.

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: 127.3 mm (5.0 in) in 1939; 91.7 mm (3.6 in) in 1904; 86.4 mm (3.4 in) in 1933.

Download the Data

Data for Big Springs standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Big Springs 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
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Apr	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a