Illabo (Clock Museum) Weather Records (ASN00073018)
Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Illabo (Clock Museum) (ASN00073018), Australia, with 102 years of record.
Key Facts for Illabo (Clock Museum)
- Illabo (Clock Museum) (ASN00073018) is a weather station in Australia at -34.82 latitude and 147.74 longitude, 268 m (879 ft) above sea level.
- The station reports from 1903 to 2004, 102 years of record.
- 0 records set at Illabo (Clock Museum) still stand.
- Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
- Illabo (Clock Museum) set a daily record precipitation of 15.4 mm (0.6 in) on 25 July 2004.
About the Station
- Location: Australia, -34.82 latitude, 147.74 longitude.
- Elevation: 268 m (879 ft).
- Period of record: 1903 to 2004, 102 years.
- Eligible elements: prcp.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record| Month | Highest record high | Lowest record low | 2026 highest maximum | 2026 lowest minimum |
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| 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| Year set | Standing records |
|---|
All-Time Record Progression
2 new records| Date | Kind | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 1969-04-16 | Record daily precipitation | Record daily precipitation 95.3 mm (3.8 in) |
| 1974-01-11 | Record daily precipitation | Record daily precipitation 111.8 mm (4.4 in) |
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jan: 111.8 mm (4.4 in)| Month | Record daily precipitation (mm) | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 111.8 mm (4.4 in) | 11 January 1974 |
| Feb | 87.1 mm (3.4 in) | 28 February 1939 |
| Mar | 61.5 mm (2.4 in) | 12 March 1956 |
| Apr | 95.3 mm (3.8 in) | 16 April 1969 |
| May | 78.7 mm (3.1 in) | 11 May 1968 |
| Jun | 72.6 mm (2.9 in) | 20 June 1969 |
| Jul | 49.8 mm (2.0 in) | 27 July 1936 |
| Aug | 38.4 mm (1.5 in) | 8 August 1938 |
| Sep | 42.7 mm (1.7 in) | 28 September 1929 |
| Oct | 60.0 mm (2.4 in) | 17 October 1974 |
| Nov | 50.8 mm (2.0 in) | 18 November 1960 |
| Dec | 70.6 mm (2.8 in) | 14 December 1936 |
Latest Records
20| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 July 2004 | Illabo (Clock Museum), AU | daily rain | 15.4 mm (0.6 in) | 0.7 mm (0.03 in) | 66 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 25 May 2004 | Illabo (Clock Museum), AU | daily rain | 23.0 mm (0.9 in) | 11.0 mm (0.4 in) | 23 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 22 November 2003 | Illabo (Clock Museum), AU | daily rain | 32.2 mm (1.3 in) | 11.6 mm (0.5 in) | 53 years | 38 of 100 (Notable) |
| 24 August 2003 | Illabo (Clock Museum), AU | daily rain | 23.8 mm (0.9 in) | 6.3 mm (0.25 in) | 32 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 February 2003 | Illabo (Clock Museum), AU | daily rain | 37.2 mm (1.5 in) | 19.2 mm (0.8 in) | 36 years | 36 of 100 (Notable) |
| 17 September 2002 | Illabo (Clock Museum), AU | daily rain | 30.2 mm (1.2 in) | 19.5 mm (0.8 in) | 53 years | 54 of 100 (Notable) |
| 26 February 2002 | Illabo (Clock Museum), AU | daily rain | 25.0 mm (1.0 in) | 6.5 mm (0.26 in) | 64 years | 34 of 100 (Routine) |
| 16 February 2002 | Illabo (Clock Museum), AU | daily rain | 42.0 mm (1.7 in) | 2.1 mm (0.08 in) | 47 years | 25 of 100 (Routine) |
| 12 September 2001 | Illabo (Clock Museum), AU | daily rain | 13.8 mm (0.5 in) | 0.8 mm (0.03 in) | 22 years | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| 13 February 1994 | Illabo (Clock Museum), AU | daily rain | 38.8 mm (1.5 in) | 26.1 mm (1.0 in) | 35 years | 40 of 100 (Notable) |
| 22 December 1993 | Illabo (Clock Museum), AU | daily rain | 16.8 mm (0.7 in) | 2.3 mm (0.09 in) | 47 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 17 July 1986 | Illabo (Clock Museum), AU | daily rain | 20.0 mm (0.8 in) | 0.2 mm (0.01 in) | 33 years | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| 18 June 1986 | Illabo (Clock Museum), AU | daily rain | 22.1 mm (0.9 in) | 12.7 mm (0.5 in) | 8 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 15 November 1983 | Illabo (Clock Museum), AU | daily rain | 48.0 mm (1.9 in) | 21.6 mm (0.9 in) | 12 years | 34 of 100 (Routine) |
| 15 October 1983 | Illabo (Clock Museum), AU | daily rain | 30.0 mm (1.2 in) | 7.1 mm (0.28 in) | 12 years | 19 of 100 (Routine) |
| 26 August 1983 | Illabo (Clock Museum), AU | daily rain | 37.2 mm (1.5 in) | 27.0 mm (1.1 in) | 20 years | 54 of 100 (Notable) |
| 24 July 1983 | Illabo (Clock Museum), AU | daily rain | 25.4 mm (1.0 in) | 11.0 mm (0.4 in) | 4 years | 27 of 100 (Routine) |
| 3 May 1983 | Illabo (Clock Museum), AU | daily rain | 28.0 mm (1.1 in) | 17.3 mm (0.7 in) | 34 years | 39 of 100 (Notable) |
| 23 February 1983 | Illabo (Clock Museum), AU | daily rain | 23.0 mm (0.9 in) | 6.6 mm (0.26 in) | 5 years | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| 22 July 1981 | Illabo (Clock Museum), AU | daily rain | 20.0 mm (0.8 in) | 0.4 mm (0.02 in) | 19 years | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
Extremes by Year
1903 to 2004| Measure | Record | Year of the record | Median year | Years with a value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wettest day (Rx1day) | 111.8 mm (4.4 in) | 1974 | 40.6 mm (1.6 in) | 69 |
| Wettest five days (Rx5day) | 147.4 mm (5.8 in) | 1974 | 58.4 mm (2.3 in) | 69 |
| Longest dry spell (CDD) | 65 days | 2002 | 34 days | 69 |
Wettest day (Rx1day)
| Year | Wettest day (Rx1day) |
|---|---|
| 1903 | 33.5 mm (1.3 in) |
| 1904 | 31.8 mm (1.3 in) |
| 1915 | 33.0 mm (1.3 in) |
| 1926 | 22.4 mm (0.9 in) |
| 1927 | 38.1 mm (1.5 in) |
| 1928 | 46.2 mm (1.8 in) |
| 1929 | 42.7 mm (1.7 in) |
| 1930 | 33.0 mm (1.3 in) |
| 1931 | 47.0 mm (1.9 in) |
| 1932 | 37.8 mm (1.5 in) |
| 1933 | 35.1 mm (1.4 in) |
| 1934 | 34.3 mm (1.4 in) |
| 1935 | 54.6 mm (2.1 in) |
| 1936 | 70.6 mm (2.8 in) |
| 1937 | 48.3 mm (1.9 in) |
| 1938 | 38.4 mm (1.5 in) |
| 1939 | 87.1 mm (3.4 in) |
| 1940 | 31.0 mm (1.2 in) |
| 1941 | 48.0 mm (1.9 in) |
| 1942 | 38.1 mm (1.5 in) |
| 1943 | 53.3 mm (2.1 in) |
| 1944 | 27.2 mm (1.1 in) |
| 1945 | 32.5 mm (1.3 in) |
| 1946 | 51.1 mm (2.0 in) |
| 1947 | 31.2 mm (1.2 in) |
| 1948 | 57.2 mm (2.3 in) |
| 1949 | 85.6 mm (3.4 in) |
| 1950 | 60.2 mm (2.4 in) |
| 1951 | 32.3 mm (1.3 in) |
| 1952 | 40.6 mm (1.6 in) |
| 1953 | 78.7 mm (3.1 in) |
| 1954 | 41.7 mm (1.6 in) |
| 1955 | 57.2 mm (2.3 in) |
| 1956 | 61.5 mm (2.4 in) |
| 1957 | 33.3 mm (1.3 in) |
| 1958 | 37.1 mm (1.5 in) |
| 1959 | 35.6 mm (1.4 in) |
| 1960 | 50.8 mm (2.0 in) |
| 1961 | 69.6 mm (2.7 in) |
| 1962 | 48.8 mm (1.9 in) |
| 1963 | 35.6 mm (1.4 in) |
| 1964 | 77.2 mm (3.0 in) |
| 1965 | 27.7 mm (1.1 in) |
| 1966 | 54.1 mm (2.1 in) |
| 1967 | 35.6 mm (1.4 in) |
| 1968 | 78.7 mm (3.1 in) |
| 1969 | 95.3 mm (3.8 in) |
| 1970 | 45.2 mm (1.8 in) |
| 1971 | 64.0 mm (2.5 in) |
| 1972 | 55.1 mm (2.2 in) |
| 1973 | 41.9 mm (1.6 in) |
| 1974 | 111.8 mm (4.4 in) |
| 1975 | 40.0 mm (1.6 in) |
| 1976 | 44.4 mm (1.7 in) |
| 1977 | 32.0 mm (1.3 in) |
| 1978 | 47.0 mm (1.9 in) |
| 1979 | 19.2 mm (0.8 in) |
| 1980 | 68.0 mm (2.7 in) |
| 1981 | 36.0 mm (1.4 in) |
| 1982 | 29.0 mm (1.1 in) |
| 1983 | 48.0 mm (1.9 in) |
| 1986 | 22.1 mm (0.9 in) |
| 1992 | 23.6 mm (0.9 in) |
| 1993 | 19.2 mm (0.8 in) |
| 1994 | 38.8 mm (1.5 in) |
| 2001 | 19.0 mm (0.7 in) |
| 2002 | 42.0 mm (1.7 in) |
| 2003 | 37.2 mm (1.5 in) |
| 2004 | 25.0 mm (1.0 in) |
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
| Year | Wettest five days (Rx5day) |
|---|---|
| 1903 | 68.3 mm (2.7 in) |
| 1904 | 31.8 mm (1.3 in) |
| 1915 | 50.8 mm (2.0 in) |
| 1926 | 31.4 mm (1.2 in) |
| 1927 | 52.8 mm (2.1 in) |
| 1928 | 136.8 mm (5.4 in) |
| 1929 | 58.4 mm (2.3 in) |
| 1930 | 46.7 mm (1.8 in) |
| 1931 | 74.9 mm (2.9 in) |
| 1932 | 38.8 mm (1.5 in) |
| 1933 | 53.1 mm (2.1 in) |
| 1934 | 58.5 mm (2.3 in) |
| 1935 | 69.3 mm (2.7 in) |
| 1936 | 79.0 mm (3.1 in) |
| 1937 | 68.8 mm (2.7 in) |
| 1938 | 48.5 mm (1.9 in) |
| 1939 | 107.4 mm (4.2 in) |
| 1940 | 41.9 mm (1.6 in) |
| 1941 | 81.2 mm (3.2 in) |
| 1942 | 56.4 mm (2.2 in) |
| 1943 | 96.7 mm (3.8 in) |
| 1944 | 33.8 mm (1.3 in) |
| 1945 | 70.8 mm (2.8 in) |
| 1946 | 71.6 mm (2.8 in) |
| 1947 | 45.2 mm (1.8 in) |
| 1948 | 57.2 mm (2.3 in) |
| 1949 | 85.6 mm (3.4 in) |
| 1950 | 113.1 mm (4.5 in) |
| 1951 | 72.0 mm (2.8 in) |
| 1952 | 55.1 mm (2.2 in) |
| 1953 | 92.9 mm (3.7 in) |
| 1954 | 99.0 mm (3.9 in) |
| 1955 | 63.6 mm (2.5 in) |
| 1956 | 115.6 mm (4.6 in) |
| 1957 | 50.8 mm (2.0 in) |
| 1958 | 81.5 mm (3.2 in) |
| 1959 | 67.9 mm (2.7 in) |
| 1960 | 58.2 mm (2.3 in) |
| 1961 | 103.4 mm (4.1 in) |
| 1962 | 96.3 mm (3.8 in) |
| 1963 | 83.0 mm (3.3 in) |
| 1964 | 112.0 mm (4.4 in) |
| 1965 | 48.0 mm (1.9 in) |
| 1966 | 90.9 mm (3.6 in) |
| 1967 | 35.6 mm (1.4 in) |
| 1968 | 85.1 mm (3.4 in) |
| 1969 | 115.9 mm (4.6 in) |
| 1970 | 55.6 mm (2.2 in) |
| 1971 | 81.8 mm (3.2 in) |
| 1972 | 67.8 mm (2.7 in) |
| 1973 | 49.1 mm (1.9 in) |
| 1974 | 147.4 mm (5.8 in) |
| 1975 | 51.0 mm (2.0 in) |
| 1976 | 46.5 mm (1.8 in) |
| 1977 | 49.2 mm (1.9 in) |
| 1978 | 53.0 mm (2.1 in) |
| 1979 | 31.0 mm (1.2 in) |
| 1980 | 68.0 mm (2.7 in) |
| 1981 | 36.0 mm (1.4 in) |
| 1982 | 32.4 mm (1.3 in) |
| 1983 | 58.4 mm (2.3 in) |
| 1986 | 37.1 mm (1.5 in) |
| 1992 | 41.0 mm (1.6 in) |
| 1993 | 40.2 mm (1.6 in) |
| 1994 | 38.8 mm (1.5 in) |
| 2001 | 28.8 mm (1.1 in) |
| 2002 | 72.2 mm (2.8 in) |
| 2003 | 51.7 mm (2.0 in) |
| 2004 | 37.0 mm (1.5 in) |
Longest dry spell (CDD)
| Year | Longest dry spell (CDD) |
|---|---|
| 1903 | 19 days |
| 1904 | 20 days |
| 1915 | 15 days |
| 1926 | 17 days |
| 1927 | 29 days |
| 1928 | 36 days |
| 1929 | 48 days |
| 1930 | 35 days |
| 1931 | 23 days |
| 1932 | 36 days |
| 1933 | 39 days |
| 1934 | 38 days |
| 1935 | 31 days |
| 1936 | 34 days |
| 1937 | 41 days |
| 1938 | 30 days |
| 1939 | 20 days |
| 1940 | 44 days |
| 1941 | 35 days |
| 1942 | 34 days |
| 1943 | 41 days |
| 1944 | 40 days |
| 1945 | 40 days |
| 1946 | 45 days |
| 1947 | 34 days |
| 1948 | 54 days |
| 1949 | 27 days |
| 1950 | 26 days |
| 1951 | 43 days |
| 1952 | 25 days |
| 1953 | 32 days |
| 1954 | 50 days |
| 1955 | 30 days |
| 1956 | 28 days |
| 1957 | 48 days |
| 1958 | 27 days |
| 1959 | 33 days |
| 1960 | 23 days |
| 1961 | 48 days |
| 1962 | 30 days |
| 1963 | 31 days |
| 1964 | 31 days |
| 1965 | 52 days |
| 1966 | 29 days |
| 1967 | 57 days |
| 1968 | 62 days |
| 1969 | 19 days |
| 1970 | 27 days |
| 1971 | 27 days |
| 1972 | 38 days |
| 1973 | 22 days |
| 1974 | 34 days |
| 1975 | 41 days |
| 1976 | 41 days |
| 1977 | 28 days |
| 1978 | 41 days |
| 1979 | 59 days |
| 1980 | 37 days |
| 1981 | 51 days |
| 1982 | 50 days |
| 1983 | 36 days |
| 1986 | 17 days |
| 1992 | 10 days |
| 1993 | 12 days |
| 1994 | 26 days |
| 2001 | 24 days |
| 2002 | 65 days |
| 2003 | 39 days |
| 2004 | 43 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
58 years, 1927 to 2004A day with at least 44.2 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 120.2 mm (4.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
| Expected about once in | A day with at least | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2 years | 44.2 mm (1.7 in) | |
| 5 years | 60.6 mm (2.4 in) | |
| 10 years | 72.8 mm (2.9 in) | |
| 25 years | 90.2 mm (3.6 in) | |
| 50 years | 104.5 mm (4.1 in) | |
| 100 years | 120.2 mm (4.7 in) | Longer than the 58 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, 58 years of values from 1927 to 2004.
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: 111.8 mm (4.4 in) in 1974; 95.3 mm (3.8 in) in 1969; 87.1 mm (3.4 in) in 1939.
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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 (2025-12-31).