Watchem Weather Records (ASN00078039)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Watchem (ASN00078039), Australia, with 121 years of record.

Key Facts for Watchem

Watchem (ASN00078039) is a weather station in Australia at -36.15 latitude and 142.86 longitude, 120 m (394 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1902 to 2022, 121 years of record.
0 records set at Watchem still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Watchem set a daily record precipitation of 33.8 mm (1.3 in) on 20 October 2022.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -36.15 latitude, 142.86 longitude.
Elevation: 120 m (394 ft).
Period of record: 1902 to 2022, 121 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 Watchem. 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 Watchem, 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 Watchem still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 93.5 mm (3.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Watchem. The most was 93.5 mm (3.7 in) on 8 February 1911.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Watchem
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	14 January 1974
Feb	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	8 February 1911
Mar	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	7 March 1910
Apr	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	22 April 1970
May	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	10 May 1989
Jun	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	1 June 1909
Jul	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	11 July 1933
Aug	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	17 August 1909
Sep	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 September 1916
Oct	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	11 October 1948
Nov	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	12 November 1998
Dec	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	14 December 1961

Latest Records

Latest records at Watchem
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 October 2022	Watchem, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 2022	Watchem, AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2022	Watchem, AU	daily rain	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	92 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 2021	Watchem, AU	daily rain	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 2021	Watchem, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2020	Watchem, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	94 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2020	Watchem, AU	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	69 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 June 2019	Watchem, AU	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 June 2019	Watchem, AU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2018	Watchem, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 November 2017	Watchem, AU	daily rain	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	3 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 2017	Watchem, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2017	Watchem, AU	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 2016	Watchem, AU	daily rain	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	112 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 2016	Watchem, AU	daily rain	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 2016	Watchem, AU	daily rain	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	65 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 2016	Watchem, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 2016	Watchem, AU	daily rain	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	76 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 2016	Watchem, AU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 2015	Watchem, AU	daily rain	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	104 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1902 to 2022

Yearly extremes at Watchem: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	1911	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	115
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	196.8 mm (7.7 in)	1911	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	113
Longest dry spell (CDD)	123 days	2018	42 days	114

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Watchem, 1902 to 2022. The record is 93.5 mm (3.7 in) in 1911, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 mm (1.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Watchem by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1902	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1903	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1904	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1905	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1906	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1907	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1908	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1909	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1910	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1911	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1912	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1913	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1914	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1915	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1916	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1917	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1918	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1919	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1920	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1921	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1922	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1923	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1924	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1925	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1926	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1927	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1928	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1929	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1930	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1931	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1932	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1933	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1934	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1935	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1936	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1937	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1938	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1939	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1940	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1941	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1942	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1943	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1944	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1945	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1946	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1947	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1948	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1949	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1950	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1951	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1952	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1953	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1954	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1955	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1956	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1957	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1958	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1959	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1960	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1961	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1962	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1963	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1964	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1965	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1966	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1967	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1968	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1969	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1970	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1971	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1972	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1973	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1974	56.8 mm (2.2 in)
1975	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1976	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1977	21.4 mm (0.8 in)
1978	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1979	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1980	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1981	23.8 mm (0.9 in)
1982	12.6 mm (0.5 in)
1983	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1984	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1985	46.6 mm (1.8 in)
1986	34.4 mm (1.4 in)
1987	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1988	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1989	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1990	22.8 mm (0.9 in)
1991	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1992	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1993	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1994	29.8 mm (1.2 in)
1995	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1996	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1997	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1998	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1999	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
2001	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
2002	31.6 mm (1.2 in)
2003	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
2004	2.6 mm (0.10 in)
2005	15.8 mm (0.6 in)
2006	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2012	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
2013	17.2 mm (0.7 in)
2014	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
2015	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
2016	32.2 mm (1.3 in)
2017	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2018	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
2019	28.6 mm (1.1 in)
2020	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
2021	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
2022	38.2 mm (1.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Watchem, 1902 to 2022. The record is 196.8 mm (7.7 in) in 1911, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.6 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Watchem by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1902	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1903	63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1904	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1905	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1906	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1907	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1908	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1909	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1910	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1911	196.8 mm (7.7 in)
1912	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1913	48.7 mm (1.9 in)
1914	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1915	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1916	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1917	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1918	76.3 mm (3.0 in)
1919	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1920	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1921	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1922	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1923	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1924	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1925	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1926	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1927	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1928	76.8 mm (3.0 in)
1929	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1930	83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1931	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1932	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1933	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1934	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1935	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1936	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1937	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1938	33.1 mm (1.3 in)
1939	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1940	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1941	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1942	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1943	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1944	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1945	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1946	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1947	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1948	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1949	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1950	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1951	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1952	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1953	36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1954	43.3 mm (1.7 in)
1955	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1956	85.7 mm (3.4 in)
1957	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1958	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1959	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1960	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1961	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1962	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1963	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1964	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1965	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1966	39.3 mm (1.5 in)
1967	22.8 mm (0.9 in)
1968	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1969	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1970	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1971	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1972	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1973	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1974	105.6 mm (4.2 in)
1975	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1976	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1977	38.2 mm (1.5 in)
1978	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1979	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1980	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1981	37.2 mm (1.5 in)
1982	14.4 mm (0.6 in)
1983	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1984	66.2 mm (2.6 in)
1985	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1986	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1987	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1988	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1989	63.6 mm (2.5 in)
1990	32.2 mm (1.3 in)
1991	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1992	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1993	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1994	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1995	95.4 mm (3.8 in)
1996	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1997	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1998	56.8 mm (2.2 in)
1999	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
2001	22.7 mm (0.9 in)
2002	31.6 mm (1.2 in)
2003	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
2004	n/a
2005	15.8 mm (0.6 in)
2006	n/a
2012	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
2013	17.2 mm (0.7 in)
2014	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
2015	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
2016	59.6 mm (2.3 in)
2017	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2018	68.2 mm (2.7 in)
2019	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
2020	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
2021	53.2 mm (2.1 in)
2022	72.6 mm (2.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Watchem, 1902 to 2022. The record is 123 days in 2018, marked on the chart; the median year is 42 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Watchem by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1902	29 days
1903	23 days
1904	73 days
1905	31 days
1906	31 days
1907	36 days
1908	56 days
1909	54 days
1910	61 days
1911	63 days
1912	52 days
1913	44 days
1914	77 days
1915	49 days
1916	48 days
1917	36 days
1918	42 days
1919	54 days
1920	49 days
1921	50 days
1922	62 days
1923	101 days
1924	35 days
1925	31 days
1926	79 days
1927	44 days
1928	54 days
1929	40 days
1930	39 days
1931	63 days
1932	35 days
1933	42 days
1934	46 days
1935	70 days
1936	58 days
1937	73 days
1938	49 days
1939	27 days
1940	32 days
1941	28 days
1942	64 days
1943	47 days
1944	40 days
1945	48 days
1946	26 days
1947	30 days
1948	44 days
1949	48 days
1950	35 days
1951	42 days
1952	30 days
1953	56 days
1954	29 days
1955	40 days
1956	43 days
1957	34 days
1958	36 days
1959	46 days
1960	31 days
1961	35 days
1962	35 days
1963	54 days
1964	89 days
1965	70 days
1966	36 days
1967	54 days
1968	30 days
1969	34 days
1970	69 days
1971	29 days
1972	38 days
1973	27 days
1974	39 days
1975	30 days
1976	41 days
1977	34 days
1978	29 days
1979	26 days
1980	67 days
1981	34 days
1982	30 days
1983	24 days
1984	32 days
1985	48 days
1986	56 days
1987	30 days
1988	26 days
1989	30 days
1990	28 days
1991	60 days
1992	26 days
1993	41 days
1994	42 days
1995	55 days
1996	36 days
1997	32 days
1998	28 days
1999	49 days
2001	35 days
2002	36 days
2003	50 days
2004	n/a
2005	20 days
2006	1 day
2012	64 days
2013	60 days
2014	51 days
2015	56 days
2016	42 days
2017	73 days
2018	123 days
2019	45 days
2020	54 days
2021	28 days
2022	11 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

95 years, 1903 to 2018

A day with at least 37.8 mm (1.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 85.2 mm (3.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Watchem: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
5 years	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
10 years	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
25 years	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
50 years	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
100 years	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	Longer than the 95 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, 95 years of values from 1903 to 2018.

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 1911; 88.9 mm (3.5 in) in 1910; 86.9 mm (3.4 in) in 1961.

Download the Data

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

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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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a