Lorquon Weather Records (ASN00078028)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Lorquon (ASN00078028), Australia, with 132 years of record.

Key Facts for Lorquon

Lorquon (ASN00078028) is a weather station in Australia at -36.15 latitude and 141.76 longitude, 110 m (361 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1884 to 2015, 132 years of record.
0 records set at Lorquon still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Lorquon set a daily record precipitation of 18.4 mm (0.7 in) on 10 January 2015.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -36.15 latitude, 141.76 longitude.
Elevation: 110 m (361 ft).
Period of record: 1884 to 2015, 132 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 Lorquon. 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 Lorquon, 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 Lorquon still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Lorquon between 6 December 1930 and 14 January 1974. Each dot is a new record.

When Lorquon set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1930-12-06	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1974-01-14	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 143.2 mm (5.6 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 143.2 mm (5.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Lorquon. The most was 143.2 mm (5.6 in) on 14 January 1974.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Lorquon
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	143.2 mm (5.6 in)	14 January 1974
Feb	112.2 mm (4.4 in)	21 February 2003
Mar	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	6 March 1910
Apr	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	9 April 1890
May	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 May 1893
Jun	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	12 June 2013
Jul	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 July 1936
Aug	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	3 August 1912
Sep	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	19 September 1913
Oct	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	11 October 1948
Nov	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	19 November 1933
Dec	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	6 December 1930

Latest Records

Latest records at Lorquon
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 January 2015	Lorquon, AU	daily rain	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	124 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 2013	Lorquon, AU	daily rain	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 2013	Lorquon, AU	monthly rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	123 years	68 of 100 (Major)
13 May 2013	Lorquon, AU	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	95 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 2013	Lorquon, AU	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	96 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 2011	Lorquon, AU	daily rain	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	108 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 2011	Lorquon, AU	daily rain	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 2011	Lorquon, AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	12 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 2011	Lorquon, AU	daily rain	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 December 2010	Lorquon, AU	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	80 years	65 of 100 (Major)
13 November 2010	Lorquon, AU	daily rain	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 2010	Lorquon, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	100 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 2010	Lorquon, AU	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	120 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 2010	Lorquon, AU	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	99 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 2009	Lorquon, AU	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	76 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 2009	Lorquon, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	70 of 100 (Major)
14 March 2009	Lorquon, AU	daily rain (Tie)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	tie	11 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 2008	Lorquon, AU	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	97 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 December 2008	Lorquon, AU	daily rain	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	57 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 2007	Lorquon, AU	daily rain	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1884 to 2015

Yearly extremes at Lorquon: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	143.2 mm (5.6 in)	1974	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	130
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	168.7 mm (6.6 in)	1930	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	130
Longest dry spell (CDD)	128 days	1886	41 days	130

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Lorquon, 1884 to 2015. The record is 143.2 mm (5.6 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.7 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Lorquon by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1884	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1885	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1886	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1887	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1888	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1889	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1890	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1891	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1892	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1893	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1894	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1895	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1896	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1897	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1898	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1899	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1900	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1901	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1902	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1903	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1904	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1905	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1906	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1907	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1908	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1909	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1910	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1911	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1912	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1913	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1914	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1915	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1916	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1917	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1918	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1919	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1920	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1921	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1922	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1923	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1924	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1925	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1926	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1927	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1928	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1929	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1930	129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1931	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1932	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1933	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1934	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1935	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1936	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1937	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1938	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1939	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1940	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1941	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1942	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1943	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1944	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1945	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1946	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1947	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1948	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1949	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1950	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1951	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1952	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1953	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1954	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1955	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1956	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1957	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1958	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1959	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1960	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1961	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1962	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1963	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1964	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1965	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1966	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1967	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1968	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1969	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1970	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1971	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1973	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1974	143.2 mm (5.6 in)
1975	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1976	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1977	18.2 mm (0.7 in)
1978	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1979	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1980	35.4 mm (1.4 in)
1981	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1982	14.6 mm (0.6 in)
1983	38.2 mm (1.5 in)
1984	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1985	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1986	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1988	30.4 mm (1.2 in)
1989	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1990	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1991	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1992	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1993	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1994	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1995	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1996	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1997	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1998	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1999	20.2 mm (0.8 in)
2000	62.4 mm (2.5 in)
2001	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
2002	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
2003	112.2 mm (4.4 in)
2004	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
2005	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
2006	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
2007	21.2 mm (0.8 in)
2008	26.6 mm (1.0 in)
2009	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
2010	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
2011	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
2012	32.4 mm (1.3 in)
2013	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
2014	17.6 mm (0.7 in)
2015	20.4 mm (0.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Lorquon, 1884 to 2015. The record is 168.7 mm (6.6 in) in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.8 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Lorquon by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1884	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1885	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1886	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1887	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1888	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1889	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1890	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1891	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1892	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1893	116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1894	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1895	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1896	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1897	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1898	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1899	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1900	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1901	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1902	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1903	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1904	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1905	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1906	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1907	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1908	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1909	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1910	134.7 mm (5.3 in)
1911	155.7 mm (6.1 in)
1912	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1913	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1914	28.9 mm (1.1 in)
1915	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1916	67.9 mm (2.7 in)
1917	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1918	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1919	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1920	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
1921	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1922	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1923	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1924	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1925	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1926	55.8 mm (2.2 in)
1927	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1928	49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1929	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1930	168.7 mm (6.6 in)
1931	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1932	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1933	133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1934	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1935	49.7 mm (2.0 in)
1936	84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1937	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1938	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1939	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1940	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1941	115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1942	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1943	25.6 mm (1.0 in)
1944	17.9 mm (0.7 in)
1945	37.2 mm (1.5 in)
1946	80.7 mm (3.2 in)
1947	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1948	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1949	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1950	50.4 mm (2.0 in)
1951	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1952	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1953	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1954	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1955	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1956	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1957	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1958	38.8 mm (1.5 in)
1959	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1960	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1961	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1962	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1963	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1964	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1965	32.7 mm (1.3 in)
1966	25.3 mm (1.0 in)
1967	25.2 mm (1.0 in)
1968	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1969	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1970	66.9 mm (2.6 in)
1971	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1973	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1974	147.2 mm (5.8 in)
1975	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1976	29.6 mm (1.2 in)
1977	25.6 mm (1.0 in)
1978	34.2 mm (1.3 in)
1979	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1980	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1981	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1982	36.2 mm (1.4 in)
1983	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1984	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1985	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1986	50.2 mm (2.0 in)
1988	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1989	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1990	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1991	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1992	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1993	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1994	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1995	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1996	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1997	46.6 mm (1.8 in)
1998	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1999	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
2000	63.6 mm (2.5 in)
2001	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
2002	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
2003	114.8 mm (4.5 in)
2004	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
2005	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
2006	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
2007	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
2008	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
2009	58.6 mm (2.3 in)
2010	64.4 mm (2.5 in)
2011	123.0 mm (4.8 in)
2012	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
2013	67.4 mm (2.7 in)
2014	33.4 mm (1.3 in)
2015	36.8 mm (1.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Lorquon, 1884 to 2015. The record is 128 days in 1886, marked on the chart; the median year is 41 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Lorquon by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1884	12 days
1885	60 days
1886	128 days
1887	46 days
1888	49 days
1889	74 days
1890	50 days
1891	62 days
1892	46 days
1893	76 days
1894	50 days
1895	67 days
1896	38 days
1897	35 days
1898	42 days
1899	35 days
1900	31 days
1901	76 days
1902	41 days
1903	21 days
1904	57 days
1905	51 days
1906	42 days
1907	58 days
1908	30 days
1909	49 days
1910	55 days
1911	25 days
1912	58 days
1913	41 days
1914	53 days
1915	53 days
1916	63 days
1917	35 days
1918	60 days
1919	62 days
1920	63 days
1921	54 days
1922	43 days
1923	67 days
1924	24 days
1925	32 days
1926	50 days
1927	48 days
1928	66 days
1929	40 days
1930	50 days
1931	70 days
1932	36 days
1933	43 days
1934	72 days
1935	39 days
1936	54 days
1937	45 days
1938	52 days
1939	45 days
1940	55 days
1941	28 days
1942	34 days
1943	33 days
1944	69 days
1945	34 days
1946	38 days
1947	30 days
1948	53 days
1949	32 days
1950	35 days
1951	42 days
1952	31 days
1953	63 days
1954	34 days
1955	26 days
1956	47 days
1957	35 days
1958	36 days
1959	48 days
1960	23 days
1961	44 days
1962	35 days
1963	52 days
1964	46 days
1965	53 days
1966	36 days
1967	51 days
1968	31 days
1969	33 days
1970	51 days
1971	28 days
1973	14 days
1974	44 days
1975	38 days
1976	23 days
1977	27 days
1978	28 days
1979	37 days
1980	67 days
1981	30 days
1982	39 days
1983	26 days
1984	32 days
1985	71 days
1986	32 days
1988	50 days
1989	37 days
1990	39 days
1991	42 days
1992	24 days
1993	40 days
1994	56 days
1995	44 days
1996	28 days
1997	39 days
1998	25 days
1999	47 days
2000	31 days
2001	31 days
2002	37 days
2003	30 days
2004	24 days
2005	33 days
2006	41 days
2007	29 days
2008	64 days
2009	62 days
2010	28 days
2011	16 days
2012	49 days
2013	31 days
2014	28 days
2015	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

120 years, 1885 to 2013

A day with at least 33.3 mm (1.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 132.0 mm (5.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Lorquon: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
5 years	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
10 years	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
25 years	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
50 years	107.9 mm (4.2 in)
100 years	132.0 mm (5.2 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 120 years of values from 1885 to 2013.

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: 143.2 mm (5.6 in) in 1974; 129.8 mm (5.1 in) in 1930; 125.0 mm (4.9 in) in 1910.

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Data for Lorquon standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Lorquon 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 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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