Howlong Post Office Weather Records (ASN00074054)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Howlong Post Office (ASN00074054), Australia, with 129 years of record.

Key Facts for Howlong Post Office

Howlong Post Office (ASN00074054) is a weather station in Australia at -35.98 latitude and 146.63 longitude, 140 m (459 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1884 to 2012, 129 years of record.
0 records set at Howlong Post Office still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Howlong Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 46.0 mm (1.8 in) on 4 March 2012.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -35.98 latitude, 146.63 longitude.
Elevation: 140 m (459 ft).
Period of record: 1884 to 2012, 129 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 Howlong 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 Howlong Post Office, 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 Howlong Post Office still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

7 new records

7 all-time records were set at Howlong Post Office between 15 November 1917 and 4 February 2011. Each dot is a new record.

When Howlong Post Office set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1917-11-15	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1924-12-15	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1925-01-15	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1926-03-22	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1930-12-07	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1934-01-07	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 100.8 mm (4.0 in)
2011-02-04	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 105.2 mm (4.1 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 105.2 mm (4.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Howlong Post Office. The most was 105.2 mm (4.1 in) on 4 February 2011.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Howlong Post Office
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	7 January 1934
Feb	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	4 February 2011
Mar	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	1 March 2012
Apr	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	6 April 1939
May	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	18 May 2007
Jun	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 June 1936
Jul	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	23 July 1978
Aug	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	14 August 2003
Sep	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	9 September 1889
Oct	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	21 October 1955
Nov	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	8 November 2005
Dec	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	7 December 1930

Latest Records

Latest records at Howlong Post Office
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 March 2012	Howlong Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2012	Howlong Post Office, AU	monthly rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	85 years	73 of 100 (Major)
8 March 2011	Howlong Post Office, AU	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	0 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 2011	Howlong Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	87 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 2011	Howlong Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	16 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 2011	Howlong Post Office, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 2011	Howlong Post Office, AU	all-time rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	77 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2010	Howlong Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	117 years	71 of 100 (Major)
14 November 2010	Howlong Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	104 years	75 of 100 (Major)
31 October 2010	Howlong Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	124 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2010	Howlong Post Office, AU	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 2010	Howlong Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	120 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2008	Howlong Post Office, AU	daily rain	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	61 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 2007	Howlong Post Office, AU	monthly rain	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 2005	Howlong Post Office, AU	monthly rain	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 2005	Howlong Post Office, AU	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 2005	Howlong Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	8 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 2005	Howlong Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 2005	Howlong Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2005	Howlong Post Office, AU	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	81 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1884 to 2012

Yearly extremes at Howlong Post Office: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	2011	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	129
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	183.2 mm (7.2 in)	2011	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	129
Longest dry spell (CDD)	65 days	1926	35 days	129

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Howlong Post Office, 1884 to 2012. The record is 105.2 mm (4.1 in) in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.4 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Howlong Post Office by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1884	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1885	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1886	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1887	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1888	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1889	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1890	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1891	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1892	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1893	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1894	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1895	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1896	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1897	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1898	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1899	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1900	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1901	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1902	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1903	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1904	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1905	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1906	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1907	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1908	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1909	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1910	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1911	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1912	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1913	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1914	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1915	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1916	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1917	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1918	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1919	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1920	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1921	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1922	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1923	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1924	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1925	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1926	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1927	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1928	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1929	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1930	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1931	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1932	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1933	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1934	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1935	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1936	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1937	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1938	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1939	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1940	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1941	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1942	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1943	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1944	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1945	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1946	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1947	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1948	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1949	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1950	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1951	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1952	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1953	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1954	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1955	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1956	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1957	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1958	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1959	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1960	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1961	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1962	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1963	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1964	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1965	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1966	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1967	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1968	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1969	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1970	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1971	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1972	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1973	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1974	66.2 mm (2.6 in)
1975	43.8 mm (1.7 in)
1976	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1977	26.8 mm (1.1 in)
1978	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
1979	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1980	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1981	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1982	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1983	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
1984	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1985	27.8 mm (1.1 in)
1986	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1987	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1988	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1989	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1990	27.8 mm (1.1 in)
1991	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1992	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1993	23.2 mm (0.9 in)
1994	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1995	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1996	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1997	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1998	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1999	33.2 mm (1.3 in)
2000	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
2001	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
2002	28.8 mm (1.1 in)
2003	62.4 mm (2.5 in)
2004	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
2005	89.8 mm (3.5 in)
2006	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
2007	57.8 mm (2.3 in)
2008	34.4 mm (1.4 in)
2009	23.2 mm (0.9 in)
2010	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
2011	105.2 mm (4.1 in)
2012	91.0 mm (3.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Howlong Post Office, 1884 to 2012. The record is 183.2 mm (7.2 in) in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is 63.8 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Howlong Post Office by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1884	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1885	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1886	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1887	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1888	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1889	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1890	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1891	101.8 mm (4.0 in)
1892	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1893	117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1894	62.6 mm (2.5 in)
1895	53.2 mm (2.1 in)
1896	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1897	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1898	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1899	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1900	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1901	94.3 mm (3.7 in)
1902	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1903	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1904	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1905	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1906	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1907	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1908	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
1909	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1910	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1911	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1912	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1913	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1914	69.7 mm (2.7 in)
1915	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1916	82.7 mm (3.3 in)
1917	81.1 mm (3.2 in)
1918	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1919	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1920	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1921	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1922	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1923	93.9 mm (3.7 in)
1924	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1925	145.8 mm (5.7 in)
1926	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1927	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1928	114.1 mm (4.5 in)
1929	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1930	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1931	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1932	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1933	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1934	131.5 mm (5.2 in)
1935	94.1 mm (3.7 in)
1936	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1937	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1938	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1939	166.9 mm (6.6 in)
1940	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1941	71.3 mm (2.8 in)
1942	86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1943	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1944	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1945	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1946	97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1947	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1948	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1949	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1950	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1951	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1952	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1953	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1954	111.2 mm (4.4 in)
1955	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1956	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1957	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1958	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1959	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1960	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1961	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1962	47.9 mm (1.9 in)
1963	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1964	70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1965	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1966	93.3 mm (3.7 in)
1967	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1968	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1969	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1970	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1971	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1972	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1973	86.7 mm (3.4 in)
1974	82.2 mm (3.2 in)
1975	68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1976	44.8 mm (1.8 in)
1977	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1978	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1979	52.2 mm (2.1 in)
1980	30.4 mm (1.2 in)
1981	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1982	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1983	58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1984	75.8 mm (3.0 in)
1985	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1986	72.8 mm (2.9 in)
1987	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1988	67.2 mm (2.6 in)
1989	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1990	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1991	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1992	64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1993	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1994	30.6 mm (1.2 in)
1995	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1996	63.4 mm (2.5 in)
1997	58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1998	55.2 mm (2.2 in)
1999	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
2000	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
2001	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
2002	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
2003	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
2004	55.2 mm (2.2 in)
2005	95.6 mm (3.8 in)
2006	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
2007	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2008	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
2009	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2010	84.2 mm (3.3 in)
2011	183.2 mm (7.2 in)
2012	171.6 mm (6.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Howlong Post Office, 1884 to 2012. The record is 65 days in 1926, marked on the chart; the median year is 35 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Howlong Post Office by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1884	19 days
1885	29 days
1886	41 days
1887	15 days
1888	28 days
1889	38 days
1890	42 days
1891	37 days
1892	44 days
1893	44 days
1894	28 days
1895	60 days
1896	37 days
1897	57 days
1898	34 days
1899	41 days
1900	42 days
1901	46 days
1902	41 days
1903	38 days
1904	40 days
1905	29 days
1906	31 days
1907	25 days
1908	30 days
1909	24 days
1910	58 days
1911	25 days
1912	52 days
1913	31 days
1914	55 days
1915	35 days
1916	25 days
1917	22 days
1918	29 days
1919	48 days
1920	48 days
1921	40 days
1922	36 days
1923	45 days
1924	30 days
1925	41 days
1926	65 days
1927	35 days
1928	53 days
1929	28 days
1930	61 days
1931	44 days
1932	36 days
1933	31 days
1934	47 days
1935	26 days
1936	31 days
1937	41 days
1938	34 days
1939	38 days
1940	43 days
1941	20 days
1942	24 days
1943	42 days
1944	28 days
1945	37 days
1946	37 days
1947	23 days
1948	48 days
1949	25 days
1950	50 days
1951	37 days
1952	61 days
1953	56 days
1954	34 days
1955	28 days
1956	26 days
1957	38 days
1958	27 days
1959	23 days
1960	20 days
1961	25 days
1962	41 days
1963	33 days
1964	31 days
1965	53 days
1966	26 days
1967	43 days
1968	58 days
1969	18 days
1970	23 days
1971	22 days
1972	35 days
1973	14 days
1974	45 days
1975	27 days
1976	21 days
1977	27 days
1978	44 days
1979	41 days
1980	37 days
1981	30 days
1982	34 days
1983	48 days
1984	27 days
1985	38 days
1986	34 days
1987	60 days
1988	32 days
1989	34 days
1990	25 days
1991	37 days
1992	30 days
1993	19 days
1994	22 days
1995	21 days
1996	18 days
1997	58 days
1998	55 days
1999	23 days
2000	23 days
2001	29 days
2002	36 days
2003	50 days
2004	44 days
2005	38 days
2006	45 days
2007	29 days
2008	40 days
2009	38 days
2010	25 days
2011	22 days
2012	27 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

112 years, 1885 to 2010

A day with at least 40.7 mm (1.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 94.2 mm (3.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Howlong Post Office: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
5 years	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
10 years	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
25 years	75.6 mm (3.0 in)
50 years	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
100 years	94.2 mm (3.7 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 112 years of values from 1885 to 2010.

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: 100.8 mm (4.0 in) in 1934; 89.8 mm (3.5 in) in 2005; 82.6 mm (3.3 in) in 1939.

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Data for Howlong Post Office standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Howlong 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 2026-10-15 (15 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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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
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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a