Donald Post Office Weather Records (ASN00078011)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Donald Post Office (ASN00078011), Australia, with 83 years of record.

Key Facts for Donald Post Office

Donald Post Office (ASN00078011) is a weather station in Australia at -36.40 latitude and 143.00 longitude, 114 m (374 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1884 to 1966, 83 years of record.
794 records set at Donald Post Office still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Donald Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 23.4 mm (0.9 in) on 30 September 1966.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -36.40 latitude, 143.00 longitude.
Elevation: 114 m (374 ft).
Period of record: 1884 to 1966, 83 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 Donald 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 Donald Post Office, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	42.2 C (108.0 F)	9.4 C (48.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	42.8 C (109.0 F)	11.7 C (53.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	40.6 C (105.1 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	27.8 C (82.0 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	19.4 C (66.9 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	22.8 C (73.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	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

794 standing records

794 records at Donald Post Office still stand. 1965 holds the most, with 764.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Donald Post Office between 18 February 1919 and 6 March 1956. Each dot is a new record.

When Donald Post Office set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1919-02-18	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1956-03-06	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 93.5 mm (3.7 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 93.5 mm (3.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Donald Post Office. The most was 93.5 mm (3.7 in) on 6 March 1956.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Donald Post Office
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	8 January 1897
Feb	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	18 February 1919
Mar	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	6 March 1956
Apr	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	1 April 1959
May	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 May 1893
Jun	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	1 June 1909
Jul	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 July 1923
Aug	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 August 1915
Sep	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 September 1916
Oct	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	11 October 1927
Nov	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	4 November 1887
Dec	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	18 December 1902

Period of Record Coverage

1965 to 1966

2 years of record at Donald Post Office, 1965 to 1966. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1965, 1966.

Latest Records

Latest records at Donald Post Office
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 September 1966	Donald Post Office, AU	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1966	Donald Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1966	Donald Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1965	Donald Post Office, AU	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	35 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1965	Donald Post Office, AU	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1965	Donald Post Office, AU	daily rain	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	8 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1964	Donald Post Office, AU	daily rain	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1964	Donald Post Office, AU	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 1964	Donald Post Office, AU	daily rain	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	13 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
11 September 1964	Donald Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	78 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 September 1964	Donald Post Office, AU	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1964	Donald Post Office, AU	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1963	Donald Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 January 1963	Donald Post Office, AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1962	Donald Post Office, AU	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	13 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 1962	Donald Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1962	Donald Post Office, AU	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1962	Donald Post Office, AU	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1962	Donald Post Office, AU	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 1960	Donald Post Office, AU	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1884 to 1966

Yearly extremes at Donald Post Office: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	42.8 C (109.0 F)	1965	41.1 C (106.0 F)	2
Coldest night (TNn)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1965	9.9 C (49.8 F)	2
Wettest day (Rx1day)	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	1956	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	83
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	134.3 mm (5.3 in)	1911	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	83
Longest dry spell (CDD)	100 days	1923	37 days	83

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Donald Post Office, 1884 to 1966. The record is 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.1 C (106.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Donald Post Office by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1884	n/a
1885	n/a
1886	n/a
1887	n/a
1888	n/a
1889	n/a
1890	n/a
1891	n/a
1892	n/a
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1896	n/a
1897	n/a
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1900	n/a
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1966	39.4 C (102.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Donald Post Office, 1884 to 1966. The record is -1.1 C (30.0 F) in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 9.9 C (49.8 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Donald Post Office by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1884	n/a
1885	n/a
1886	n/a
1887	n/a
1888	n/a
1889	n/a
1890	n/a
1891	n/a
1892	n/a
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1896	n/a
1897	n/a
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1900	n/a
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1966	20.9 C (69.6 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Donald Post Office, 1884 to 1966. The record is 93.5 mm (3.7 in) in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.3 mm (1.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Donald Post Office by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1884	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1885	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1886	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1887	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1888	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1889	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1890	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1891	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1892	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1893	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1894	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1895	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1896	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1897	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1898	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1899	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1900	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1901	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1902	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1903	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1904	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1905	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1906	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1907	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1908	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1909	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1910	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1911	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1912	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1913	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1914	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1915	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1916	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1917	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1918	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1919	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1920	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1921	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1922	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1923	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1924	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1925	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1926	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1927	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1928	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1929	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1930	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1931	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1932	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1933	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1934	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1935	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1936	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1937	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1938	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1939	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1940	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1941	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1942	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1943	12.2 mm (0.5 in)
1944	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1945	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1946	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1947	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1948	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1949	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1950	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1951	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1952	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1953	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1954	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1955	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1956	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1957	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1958	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1959	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1960	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1961	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1962	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1963	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1964	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1965	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1966	34.8 mm (1.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Donald Post Office, 1884 to 1966. The record is 134.3 mm (5.3 in) in 1911, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.1 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Donald Post Office by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1884	38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1885	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1886	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1887	118.7 mm (4.7 in)
1888	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1889	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1890	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1891	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1892	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1893	122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1894	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1895	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1896	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1897	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1898	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1899	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1900	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1901	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1902	114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1903	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1904	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1905	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1906	80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1907	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1908	53.7 mm (2.1 in)
1909	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1910	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1911	134.3 mm (5.3 in)
1912	44.6 mm (1.8 in)
1913	44.8 mm (1.8 in)
1914	39.3 mm (1.5 in)
1915	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1916	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1917	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1918	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1919	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1920	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1921	56.8 mm (2.2 in)
1922	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1923	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1924	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1925	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1926	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1927	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1928	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1929	33.2 mm (1.3 in)
1930	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1931	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1932	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1933	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1934	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1935	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1936	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1937	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1938	31.3 mm (1.2 in)
1939	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1940	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1941	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1942	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1943	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1944	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1945	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1946	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1947	39.3 mm (1.5 in)
1948	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1949	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1950	55.7 mm (2.2 in)
1951	30.8 mm (1.2 in)
1952	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1953	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1954	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1955	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1956	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1957	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1958	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1959	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1960	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1961	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1962	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1963	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1964	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1965	38.7 mm (1.5 in)
1966	40.6 mm (1.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Donald Post Office, 1884 to 1966. The record is 100 days in 1923, marked on the chart; the median year is 37 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Donald Post Office by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1884	24 days
1885	30 days
1886	47 days
1887	42 days
1888	31 days
1889	44 days
1890	33 days
1891	49 days
1892	29 days
1893	44 days
1894	32 days
1895	47 days
1896	28 days
1897	30 days
1898	41 days
1899	37 days
1900	30 days
1901	36 days
1902	63 days
1903	22 days
1904	23 days
1905	44 days
1906	48 days
1907	36 days
1908	55 days
1909	30 days
1910	48 days
1911	27 days
1912	38 days
1913	32 days
1914	37 days
1915	49 days
1916	39 days
1917	22 days
1918	29 days
1919	40 days
1920	45 days
1921	41 days
1922	42 days
1923	100 days
1924	28 days
1925	32 days
1926	50 days
1927	48 days
1928	50 days
1929	29 days
1930	50 days
1931	63 days
1932	35 days
1933	39 days
1934	53 days
1935	33 days
1936	61 days
1937	45 days
1938	50 days
1939	25 days
1940	43 days
1941	28 days
1942	24 days
1943	33 days
1944	39 days
1945	37 days
1946	25 days
1947	28 days
1948	43 days
1949	36 days
1950	31 days
1951	41 days
1952	30 days
1953	56 days
1954	50 days
1955	23 days
1956	40 days
1957	24 days
1958	36 days
1959	25 days
1960	22 days
1961	37 days
1962	32 days
1963	36 days
1964	56 days
1965	52 days
1966	36 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

81 years, 1885 to 1965

A day with at least 35.5 mm (1.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 108.4 mm (4.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Donald 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	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
5 years	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
10 years	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
25 years	80.4 mm (3.2 in)
50 years	93.9 mm (3.7 in)
100 years	108.4 mm (4.3 in)	Longer than the 81 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, 81 years of values from 1885 to 1965.

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: 93.5 mm (3.7 in) in 1956; 93.2 mm (3.7 in) in 1919; 90.2 mm (3.6 in) in 1902.

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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 2026-10-14 (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).