Bowning (Wanganui) Weather Records (ASN00073050)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bowning (Wanganui) (ASN00073050), Australia, with 120 years of record.

Key Facts for Bowning (Wanganui)

Bowning (Wanganui) (ASN00073050) is a weather station in Australia at -34.76 latitude and 148.83 longitude, 560 m (1,837 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1907 to 2026, 120 years of record.
0 records set at Bowning (Wanganui) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Bowning (Wanganui) set a daily record precipitation of 34.4 mm (1.4 in) on 2 July 2026.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -34.76 latitude, 148.83 longitude.
Elevation: 560 m (1,837 ft).
Period of record: 1907 to 2026, 120 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 Bowning (Wanganui). 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 Bowning (Wanganui), with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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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 Bowning (Wanganui) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Bowning (Wanganui) between 14 February 1942 and 15 March 1989. Each dot is a new record.

When Bowning (Wanganui) set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1942-02-14	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1989-03-15	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 140.0 mm (5.5 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 140.0 mm (5.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bowning (Wanganui). The most was 140.0 mm (5.5 in) on 15 March 1989.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Bowning (Wanganui)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	11 January 1974
Feb	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	14 February 1942
Mar	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	15 March 1989
Apr	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	16 April 1969
May	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	27 May 1925
Jun	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	24 June 1936
Jul	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	26 July 1922
Aug	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	27 August 1999
Sep	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	5 September 1974
Oct	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	31 October 1969
Nov	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	1 November 2022
Dec	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	7 December 1922

Latest Records

Latest records at Bowning (Wanganui)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 July 2026	Bowning (Wanganui), AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	68 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2026	Bowning (Wanganui), AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2026	Bowning (Wanganui), AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	100 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2025	Bowning (Wanganui), AU	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	112 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 2025	Bowning (Wanganui), AU	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	3 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
11 September 2025	Bowning (Wanganui), AU	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 2025	Bowning (Wanganui), AU	daily rain	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	94 years	72 of 100 (Major)
16 January 2025	Bowning (Wanganui), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2024	Bowning (Wanganui), AU	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	104 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2024	Bowning (Wanganui), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 2024	Bowning (Wanganui), AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	91 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 2023	Bowning (Wanganui), AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	54 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 2023	Bowning (Wanganui), AU	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	105 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 2023	Bowning (Wanganui), AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	2 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 2023	Bowning (Wanganui), AU	daily rain	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	88 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 2022	Bowning (Wanganui), AU	monthly rain	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	101 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 2022	Bowning (Wanganui), AU	daily rain	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	100 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 2022	Bowning (Wanganui), AU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2022	Bowning (Wanganui), AU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	83 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2022	Bowning (Wanganui), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	107 years	47 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1907 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Bowning (Wanganui): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	1989	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	91
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	168.2 mm (6.6 in)	1974	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	91
Longest dry spell (CDD)	77 days	1967	32 days	91

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Bowning (Wanganui), 1907 to 2026. The record is 140.0 mm (5.5 in) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 46.7 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bowning (Wanganui) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1907	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1908	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1909	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1910	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1911	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1912	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1913	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1914	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1915	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1916	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1917	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1918	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1919	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1920	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1921	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1922	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1923	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1924	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1925	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1926	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1927	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1928	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1929	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1930	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1931	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1932	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1933	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1934	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1935	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1936	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1937	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1938	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1939	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1940	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1941	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1942	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1943	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1944	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1952	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1953	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1954	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1955	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1956	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1957	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1958	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1964	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1965	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1966	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1967	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1968	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1969	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1970	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1971	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1972	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1973	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1974	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1975	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1976	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1977	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1978	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1979	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1986	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1987	31.6 mm (1.2 in)
1988	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1989	140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1991	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1992	32.4 mm (1.3 in)
1993	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1994	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1995	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1999	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
2000	26.6 mm (1.0 in)
2001	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
2002	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
2003	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
2004	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2012	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
2013	49.2 mm (1.9 in)
2014	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
2015	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
2016	58.6 mm (2.3 in)
2017	55.8 mm (2.2 in)
2018	62.4 mm (2.5 in)
2019	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
2020	55.2 mm (2.2 in)
2021	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
2022	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
2023	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
2024	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
2025	63.6 mm (2.5 in)
2026	38.2 mm (1.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Bowning (Wanganui), 1907 to 2026. The record is 168.2 mm (6.6 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 70.1 mm (2.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bowning (Wanganui) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1907	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1908	50.1 mm (2.0 in)
1909	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1910	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1911	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1912	74.8 mm (2.9 in)
1913	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1914	95.9 mm (3.8 in)
1915	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1916	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1917	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1918	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1919	60.3 mm (2.4 in)
1920	72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1921	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1922	93.9 mm (3.7 in)
1923	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1924	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1925	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1926	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1927	65.9 mm (2.6 in)
1928	63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1929	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1930	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1931	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1932	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1933	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1934	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1935	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1936	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1937	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1938	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1939	65.2 mm (2.6 in)
1940	68.2 mm (2.7 in)
1941	129.6 mm (5.1 in)
1942	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1943	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1944	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1952	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1953	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1954	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1955	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1956	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1957	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1958	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1964	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1965	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1966	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1967	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1968	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1969	119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1970	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1971	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1972	83.7 mm (3.3 in)
1973	105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1974	168.2 mm (6.6 in)
1975	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1976	104.8 mm (4.1 in)
1977	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1978	122.8 mm (4.8 in)
1979	51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1986	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1987	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1988	83.4 mm (3.3 in)
1989	163.2 mm (6.4 in)
1991	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1992	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1993	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1994	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1995	97.4 mm (3.8 in)
1999	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
2000	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
2001	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
2002	117.4 mm (4.6 in)
2003	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
2004	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2012	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
2013	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
2014	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2015	79.6 mm (3.1 in)
2016	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
2017	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
2018	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
2019	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
2020	104.8 mm (4.1 in)
2021	105.8 mm (4.2 in)
2022	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
2023	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
2024	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
2025	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
2026	55.2 mm (2.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Bowning (Wanganui), 1907 to 2026. The record is 77 days in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 32 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bowning (Wanganui) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1907	32 days
1908	23 days
1909	20 days
1910	36 days
1911	51 days
1912	38 days
1913	40 days
1914	37 days
1915	37 days
1916	24 days
1917	21 days
1918	29 days
1919	40 days
1920	30 days
1921	23 days
1922	36 days
1923	50 days
1924	28 days
1925	21 days
1926	34 days
1927	28 days
1928	23 days
1929	34 days
1930	48 days
1931	22 days
1932	36 days
1933	39 days
1934	38 days
1935	27 days
1936	26 days
1937	40 days
1938	29 days
1939	27 days
1940	60 days
1941	35 days
1942	32 days
1943	31 days
1944	31 days
1952	45 days
1953	51 days
1954	45 days
1955	59 days
1956	48 days
1957	49 days
1958	42 days
1964	30 days
1965	67 days
1966	20 days
1967	77 days
1968	58 days
1969	16 days
1970	18 days
1971	20 days
1972	38 days
1973	15 days
1974	19 days
1975	29 days
1976	37 days
1977	30 days
1978	22 days
1979	17 days
1986	56 days
1987	33 days
1988	32 days
1989	34 days
1991	36 days
1992	33 days
1993	27 days
1994	21 days
1995	58 days
1999	19 days
2000	43 days
2001	35 days
2002	36 days
2003	37 days
2004	21 days
2012	25 days
2013	19 days
2014	31 days
2015	33 days
2016	35 days
2017	35 days
2018	24 days
2019	33 days
2020	21 days
2021	25 days
2022	22 days
2023	18 days
2024	24 days
2025	33 days
2026	26 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

80 years, 1907 to 2025

A day with at least 45.5 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 95.7 mm (3.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Bowning (Wanganui): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
5 years	59.6 mm (2.3 in)
10 years	68.7 mm (2.7 in)
25 years	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
50 years	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
100 years	95.7 mm (3.8 in)	Longer than the 80 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, 80 years of values from 1907 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: 99.1 mm (3.9 in) in 1942; 85.3 mm (3.4 in) in 1969; 84.0 mm (3.3 in) in 1974.

Download the Data

Data for Bowning (Wanganui) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Bowning (Wanganui) 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 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

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

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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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
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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a