Rankins Springs Weather Records (ASN00075057)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Rankins Springs (ASN00075057), Australia, with 124 years of record.

Key Facts for Rankins Springs

Rankins Springs (ASN00075057) is a weather station in Australia at -33.85 latitude and 146.25 longitude, 220 m (722 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1887 to 2010, 124 years of record.
0 records set at Rankins Springs still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Rankins Springs set a monthly record daily precipitation of 55.4 mm (2.2 in) on 16 October 2010.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -33.85 latitude, 146.25 longitude.
Elevation: 220 m (722 ft).
Period of record: 1887 to 2010, 124 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 Rankins 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 Rankins 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 Rankins Springs still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Rankins Springs between 3 December 1980 and 3 December 1980. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 94.0 mm (3.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Rankins Springs. The most was 94.0 mm (3.7 in) on 3 December 1980.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Rankins Springs
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	11 January 1910
Feb	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	12 February 1898
Mar	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	8 March 1956
Apr	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	22 April 1964
May	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	29 May 1913
Jun	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 June 1905
Jul	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	25 July 1993
Aug	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	2 August 1891
Sep	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 September 1916
Oct	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	16 October 2010
Nov	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	6 November 1924
Dec	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	3 December 1980

Latest Records

Latest records at Rankins Springs
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 October 2010	Rankins Springs, AU	monthly rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 2010	Rankins Springs, AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	110 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 2010	Rankins Springs, AU	daily rain	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	104 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 2010	Rankins Springs, AU	daily rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	96 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2009	Rankins Springs, AU	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 2009	Rankins Springs, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	98 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 June 2009	Rankins Springs, AU	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	79 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 2008	Rankins Springs, AU	daily rain	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 2008	Rankins Springs, AU	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	92 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2007	Rankins Springs, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	108 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 December 2007	Rankins Springs, AU	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 2007	Rankins Springs, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	41 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 June 2007	Rankins Springs, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	96 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2006	Rankins Springs, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	111 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 2006	Rankins Springs, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	75 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2006	Rankins Springs, AU	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 2005	Rankins Springs, AU	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	92 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 2003	Rankins Springs, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 2003	Rankins Springs, AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	41 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 2003	Rankins Springs, AU	daily rain	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	53 years	66 of 100 (Major)

Extremes by Year

1887 to 2010

Yearly extremes at Rankins Springs: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	1980	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	122
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	172.4 mm (6.8 in)	1910	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	121
Longest dry spell (CDD)	99 days	1897	40 days	122

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Rankins Springs, 1887 to 2010. The record is 94.0 mm (3.7 in) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.5 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Rankins Springs by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1887	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1888	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1889	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1890	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1891	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1892	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1893	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1894	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1895	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1896	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1897	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1898	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1899	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1900	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1901	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1902	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1904	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1905	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1906	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1907	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1908	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1909	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1910	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1911	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1912	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1913	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1914	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1915	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1916	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1917	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1918	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1919	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1920	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1921	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1922	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1924	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1925	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1926	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1927	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1928	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1929	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1930	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1931	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1932	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1933	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1934	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1935	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1936	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1937	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1938	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1939	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1940	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1941	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1942	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1943	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1944	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1945	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1946	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1947	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1948	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1949	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1950	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1951	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1952	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1953	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1954	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1955	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1956	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1957	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1958	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1959	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1960	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1961	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1962	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1963	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1964	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1965	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1966	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1967	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1968	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1969	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1970	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1971	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1972	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1973	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1974	67.2 mm (2.6 in)
1975	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1976	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1977	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1978	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1979	43.6 mm (1.7 in)
1980	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1981	30.6 mm (1.2 in)
1982	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1983	59.6 mm (2.3 in)
1984	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1985	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1986	25.2 mm (1.0 in)
1987	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1988	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1989	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1990	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1991	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1992	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1993	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1994	41.8 mm (1.6 in)
1995	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1996	91.8 mm (3.6 in)
1997	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
1998	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1999	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
2000	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2001	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
2002	32.4 mm (1.3 in)
2003	69.2 mm (2.7 in)
2004	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
2005	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
2006	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2007	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
2008	35.2 mm (1.4 in)
2009	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2010	55.4 mm (2.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Rankins Springs, 1887 to 2010. The record is 172.4 mm (6.8 in) in 1910, marked on the chart; the median year is 62.4 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Rankins Springs by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1887	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1888	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1889	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1890	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1891	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1892	64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1893	83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1894	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1895	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1896	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1897	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1898	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1899	36.2 mm (1.4 in)
1900	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1901	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1902	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1904	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1905	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1906	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1907	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1908	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1909	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1910	172.4 mm (6.8 in)
1911	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1912	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1913	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1914	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1915	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1916	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1917	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1918	107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1919	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1920	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1921	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1922	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1924	131.6 mm (5.2 in)
1925	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1926	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1927	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1928	87.3 mm (3.4 in)
1929	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1930	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1931	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1932	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1933	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1934	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1935	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1936	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1937	49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1938	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1939	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1940	45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1941	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1942	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1943	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1944	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1945	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1946	67.9 mm (2.7 in)
1947	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1948	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1949	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1950	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1951	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1952	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1953	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1954	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1955	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1956	160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1957	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1958	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1959	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1960	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1961	67.9 mm (2.7 in)
1962	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1963	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1964	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1965	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1966	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1967	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1968	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1969	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1970	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1971	108.9 mm (4.3 in)
1972	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1973	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1974	118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1975	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1976	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1977	62.4 mm (2.5 in)
1978	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1979	55.8 mm (2.2 in)
1980	96.2 mm (3.8 in)
1981	62.6 mm (2.5 in)
1982	33.4 mm (1.3 in)
1983	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1984	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1985	42.8 mm (1.7 in)
1986	33.4 mm (1.3 in)
1987	34.4 mm (1.4 in)
1988	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1989	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1990	118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1991	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1992	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1993	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1994	47.4 mm (1.9 in)
1995	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1996	52.4 mm (2.1 in)
1997	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1998	49.2 mm (1.9 in)
1999	n/a
2000	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
2001	30.6 mm (1.2 in)
2002	41.8 mm (1.6 in)
2003	97.2 mm (3.8 in)
2004	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
2005	45.6 mm (1.8 in)
2006	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
2007	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
2008	32.4 mm (1.3 in)
2009	52.4 mm (2.1 in)
2010	99.8 mm (3.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Rankins Springs, 1887 to 2010. The record is 99 days in 1897, marked on the chart; the median year is 40 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Rankins Springs by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1887	29 days
1888	53 days
1889	53 days
1890	56 days
1891	58 days
1892	84 days
1893	90 days
1894	35 days
1895	29 days
1896	34 days
1897	99 days
1898	51 days
1899	55 days
1900	63 days
1901	42 days
1902	20 days
1904	57 days
1905	41 days
1906	40 days
1907	33 days
1908	34 days
1909	35 days
1910	70 days
1911	63 days
1912	90 days
1913	67 days
1914	55 days
1915	48 days
1916	27 days
1917	27 days
1918	22 days
1919	61 days
1920	29 days
1921	31 days
1922	31 days
1924	49 days
1925	52 days
1926	68 days
1927	50 days
1928	29 days
1929	47 days
1930	68 days
1931	30 days
1932	37 days
1933	36 days
1934	46 days
1935	32 days
1936	39 days
1937	40 days
1938	70 days
1939	42 days
1940	94 days
1941	36 days
1942	25 days
1943	41 days
1944	58 days
1945	39 days
1946	61 days
1947	36 days
1948	42 days
1949	30 days
1950	38 days
1951	66 days
1952	35 days
1953	48 days
1954	43 days
1955	40 days
1956	51 days
1957	53 days
1958	28 days
1959	25 days
1960	32 days
1961	45 days
1962	51 days
1963	36 days
1964	31 days
1965	78 days
1966	29 days
1967	72 days
1968	32 days
1969	34 days
1970	25 days
1971	29 days
1972	38 days
1973	24 days
1974	34 days
1975	39 days
1976	41 days
1977	44 days
1978	41 days
1979	49 days
1980	41 days
1981	30 days
1982	60 days
1983	37 days
1984	47 days
1985	34 days
1986	35 days
1987	34 days
1988	35 days
1989	36 days
1990	42 days
1991	63 days
1992	42 days
1993	43 days
1994	33 days
1995	44 days
1996	27 days
1997	31 days
1998	16 days
1999	1 day
2000	26 days
2001	30 days
2002	69 days
2003	37 days
2004	43 days
2005	39 days
2006	39 days
2007	47 days
2008	18 days
2009	31 days
2010	32 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

97 years, 1888 to 2009

A day with at least 39.7 mm (1.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 112.5 mm (4.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Rankins 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	39.7 mm (1.6 in)
5 years	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
10 years	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
25 years	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
50 years	97.7 mm (3.8 in)
100 years	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	Longer than the 97 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, 97 years of values from 1888 to 2009.

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: 94.0 mm (3.7 in) in 1980; 93.2 mm (3.7 in) in 1910; 92.7 mm (3.6 in) in 1911.

Download the Data

Data for Rankins Springs standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Rankins 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 2026-10-14 (14 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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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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