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Murchison Weather Records (ASN00081035)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Murchison (ASN00081035), Australia, with 144 years of record.

Key Facts for Murchison

  • Murchison (ASN00081035) is a weather station in Australia at -36.61 latitude and 145.21 longitude, 115 m (377 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1883 to 2026, 144 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Murchison still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Murchison set a daily record precipitation of 36.0 mm (1.4 in) on 10 August 2026.

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -36.61 latitude, 145.21 longitude.
  • Elevation: 115 m (377 ft).
  • Period of record: 1883 to 2026, 144 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Murchison, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Murchison. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 000111 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Murchison. 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 Murchison, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records
Standing records at Murchison by the year they were set 0 records at Murchison still stand. 00000000000
0 records at Murchison still stand.
Standing records at Murchison by the year they were set
Year setStanding records

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records
When Murchison set new all-time records 3 all-time records were set at Murchison between 24 September 1916 and 18 March 1950. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitation24 September 1916: Record daily precipitation 87.9 mm (3.5 in)19 February 1928: Record daily precipitation 146.1 mm (5.8 in)18 March 1950: Record daily precipitation 147.3 mm (5.8 in)1920192519301935194019451950
3 all-time records were set at Murchison between 24 September 1916 and 18 March 1950. Each dot is a new record.
When Murchison set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1916-09-24Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1928-02-19Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 146.1 mm (5.8 in)
1950-03-18Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 147.3 mm (5.8 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 147.3 mm (5.8 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Murchison The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Murchison. The most was 147.3 mm (5.8 in) on 18 March 1950. 050100150 Jan: 77.0 mm (3.0 in), 20 January 2008 Jan Feb: 146.1 mm (5.8 in), 19 February 1928 Feb Mar: 147.3 mm (5.8 in), 18 March 1950 Mar Apr: 80.0 mm (3.1 in), 8 April 1939 Apr May: 54.1 mm (2.1 in), 16 May 1963 May Jun: 78.8 mm (3.1 in), 8 June 2023 Jun Jul: 42.7 mm (1.7 in), 12 July 1933 Jul Aug: 49.3 mm (1.9 in), 26 August 1924 Aug Sep: 87.9 mm (3.5 in), 24 September 1916 Sep Oct: 74.2 mm (2.9 in), 4 October 1993 Oct Nov: 58.4 mm (2.3 in), 5 November 1887 Nov Dec: 146.8 mm (5.8 in), 2 December 2017 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Murchison. The most was 147.3 mm (5.8 in) on 18 March 1950.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Murchison
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan77.0 mm (3.0 in)20 January 2008
Feb146.1 mm (5.8 in)19 February 1928
Mar147.3 mm (5.8 in)18 March 1950
Apr80.0 mm (3.1 in)8 April 1939
May54.1 mm (2.1 in)16 May 1963
Jun78.8 mm (3.1 in)8 June 2023
Jul42.7 mm (1.7 in)12 July 1933
Aug49.3 mm (1.9 in)26 August 1924
Sep87.9 mm (3.5 in)24 September 1916
Oct74.2 mm (2.9 in)4 October 1993
Nov58.4 mm (2.3 in)5 November 1887
Dec146.8 mm (5.8 in)2 December 2017

Latest Records

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Latest records at Murchison
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
10 August 2026Murchison, AUdaily rain36.0 mm (1.4 in)9.8 mm (0.39 in)135 years57 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2026Murchison, AUdaily rain36.0 mm (1.4 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)69 years35 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2026Murchison, AUdaily rain50.2 mm (2.0 in)22.8 mm (0.9 in)125 years57 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2025Murchison, AUdaily rain30.0 mm (1.2 in)13.4 mm (0.5 in)22 years28 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 2025Murchison, AUdaily rain34.0 mm (1.3 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)80 years39 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 2024Murchison, AUdaily rain28.2 mm (1.1 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)90 years38 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2023Murchison, AUdaily rain52.0 mm (2.0 in)16.9 mm (0.7 in)104 years56 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 2023Murchison, AUmonthly rain78.8 mm (3.1 in)30.5 mm (1.2 in)124 years90 of 100 (Exceptional)
23 January 2023Murchison, AUdaily rain25.0 mm (1.0 in)0.6 mm (0.02 in)138 years40 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2022Murchison, AUdaily rain21.8 mm (0.9 in)9.6 mm (0.38 in)124 years20 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 2022Murchison, AUdaily rain48.2 mm (1.9 in)11.4 mm (0.4 in)129 years54 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2022Murchison, AUdaily rain52.0 mm (2.0 in)14.4 mm (0.6 in)119 years58 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 2022Murchison, AUdaily rain36.0 mm (1.4 in)17.7 mm (0.7 in)117 years60 of 100 (Major)
13 November 2021Murchison, AUdaily rain20.8 mm (0.8 in)2.2 mm (0.09 in)8 years14 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 2021Murchison, AUdaily rain52.0 mm (2.0 in)5.0 mm (0.20 in)67 years34 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 2020Murchison, AUdaily rain30.0 mm (1.2 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)21 years22 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 2020Murchison, AUdaily rain28.0 mm (1.1 in)6.8 mm (0.27 in)4 years18 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 2020Murchison, AUdaily rain31.2 mm (1.2 in)7.2 mm (0.28 in)33 years27 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 2020Murchison, AUdaily rain63.6 mm (2.5 in)37.9 mm (1.5 in)65 years58 of 100 (Notable)
2 May 2019Murchison, AUdaily rain25.0 mm (1.0 in)6.7 mm (0.26 in)62 years36 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1883 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Murchison: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)147.3 mm (5.8 in)195039.4 mm (1.6 in)143
Wettest five days (Rx5day)294.1 mm (11.6 in)195060.6 mm (2.4 in)143
Longest dry spell (CDD)100 days192331 days143

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Murchison by year The wettest day of the year at Murchison, 1883 to 2026. The record is 147.3 mm (5.8 in) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.4 mm (1.6 in). 0501001501900192019401960198020002020Record: 147.3 mm (5.8 in) in 1950
The wettest day of the year at Murchison, 1883 to 2026. The record is 147.3 mm (5.8 in) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.4 mm (1.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Murchison by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
188351.1 mm (2.0 in)
188441.7 mm (1.6 in)
188538.1 mm (1.5 in)
188650.5 mm (2.0 in)
188758.4 mm (2.3 in)
188845.0 mm (1.8 in)
188962.2 mm (2.4 in)
189026.2 mm (1.0 in)
189132.8 mm (1.3 in)
189236.8 mm (1.4 in)
189332.0 mm (1.3 in)
189430.5 mm (1.2 in)
189640.1 mm (1.6 in)
189738.4 mm (1.5 in)
189848.3 mm (1.9 in)
189932.3 mm (1.3 in)
190033.5 mm (1.3 in)
190141.9 mm (1.6 in)
190262.2 mm (2.4 in)
190337.6 mm (1.5 in)
190440.1 mm (1.6 in)
190537.1 mm (1.5 in)
190652.3 mm (2.1 in)
190731.5 mm (1.2 in)
190830.2 mm (1.2 in)
190944.7 mm (1.8 in)
191047.5 mm (1.9 in)
191140.1 mm (1.6 in)
191238.9 mm (1.5 in)
191333.8 mm (1.3 in)
191432.8 mm (1.3 in)
191541.1 mm (1.6 in)
191687.9 mm (3.5 in)
191741.9 mm (1.6 in)
191873.4 mm (2.9 in)
191943.7 mm (1.7 in)
192036.6 mm (1.4 in)
192161.2 mm (2.4 in)
192240.1 mm (1.6 in)
192338.1 mm (1.5 in)
192449.3 mm (1.9 in)
192519.8 mm (0.8 in)
192638.6 mm (1.5 in)
192720.3 mm (0.8 in)
1928146.1 mm (5.8 in)
192959.7 mm (2.4 in)
193048.0 mm (1.9 in)
193137.1 mm (1.5 in)
193239.6 mm (1.6 in)
193342.7 mm (1.7 in)
193441.4 mm (1.6 in)
193553.6 mm (2.1 in)
193676.2 mm (3.0 in)
193721.6 mm (0.9 in)
193828.4 mm (1.1 in)
193980.0 mm (3.1 in)
194039.4 mm (1.6 in)
194163.2 mm (2.5 in)
194233.3 mm (1.3 in)
194334.0 mm (1.3 in)
194418.8 mm (0.7 in)
194536.8 mm (1.4 in)
194637.3 mm (1.5 in)
194763.5 mm (2.5 in)
194844.5 mm (1.8 in)
194938.1 mm (1.5 in)
1950147.3 mm (5.8 in)
195152.3 mm (2.1 in)
195240.4 mm (1.6 in)
195343.7 mm (1.7 in)
195461.0 mm (2.4 in)
195535.1 mm (1.4 in)
195639.4 mm (1.6 in)
195733.5 mm (1.3 in)
195840.6 mm (1.6 in)
195939.4 mm (1.6 in)
196021.6 mm (0.9 in)
196130.7 mm (1.2 in)
196231.0 mm (1.2 in)
196354.1 mm (2.1 in)
196434.5 mm (1.4 in)
196530.7 mm (1.2 in)
196625.7 mm (1.0 in)
196742.9 mm (1.7 in)
196840.6 mm (1.6 in)
196941.1 mm (1.6 in)
197065.3 mm (2.6 in)
197135.1 mm (1.4 in)
197253.8 mm (2.1 in)
197345.7 mm (1.8 in)
197452.0 mm (2.0 in)
197536.2 mm (1.4 in)
197636.8 mm (1.4 in)
197746.2 mm (1.8 in)
197849.0 mm (1.9 in)
197917.6 mm (0.7 in)
198032.4 mm (1.3 in)
198123.0 mm (0.9 in)
198219.0 mm (0.7 in)
198337.6 mm (1.5 in)
198424.6 mm (1.0 in)
198533.6 mm (1.3 in)
198627.0 mm (1.1 in)
198731.4 mm (1.2 in)
198846.0 mm (1.8 in)
198929.2 mm (1.1 in)
199033.0 mm (1.3 in)
199148.0 mm (1.9 in)
199219.0 mm (0.7 in)
199374.2 mm (2.9 in)
199492.0 mm (3.6 in)
199547.2 mm (1.9 in)
199630.0 mm (1.2 in)
199728.0 mm (1.1 in)
19982.2 mm (0.09 in)
199926.6 mm (1.0 in)
200045.4 mm (1.8 in)
200133.6 mm (1.3 in)
200214.2 mm (0.6 in)
200339.8 mm (1.6 in)
200450.4 mm (2.0 in)
200557.0 mm (2.2 in)
200626.8 mm (1.1 in)
200735.8 mm (1.4 in)
200877.0 mm (3.0 in)
200925.2 mm (1.0 in)
201056.0 mm (2.2 in)
201138.0 mm (1.5 in)
201264.0 mm (2.5 in)
201338.6 mm (1.5 in)
201430.6 mm (1.2 in)
201530.6 mm (1.2 in)
201658.4 mm (2.3 in)
2017146.8 mm (5.8 in)
201828.0 mm (1.1 in)
201925.0 mm (1.0 in)
202063.6 mm (2.5 in)
202152.0 mm (2.0 in)
202252.0 mm (2.0 in)
202378.8 mm (3.1 in)
202442.0 mm (1.7 in)
202534.0 mm (1.3 in)
202650.2 mm (2.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Murchison by year The wettest five days of the year at Murchison, 1883 to 2026. The record is 294.1 mm (11.6 in) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 60.6 mm (2.4 in). 01002003001900192019401960198020002020Record: 294.1 mm (11.6 in) in 1950
The wettest five days of the year at Murchison, 1883 to 2026. The record is 294.1 mm (11.6 in) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 60.6 mm (2.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Murchison by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
188367.4 mm (2.7 in)
188458.7 mm (2.3 in)
1885106.2 mm (4.2 in)
188657.7 mm (2.3 in)
188797.7 mm (3.8 in)
188847.3 mm (1.9 in)
188995.5 mm (3.8 in)
189042.4 mm (1.7 in)
189162.9 mm (2.5 in)
189248.3 mm (1.9 in)
189391.5 mm (3.6 in)
189465.7 mm (2.6 in)
189649.8 mm (2.0 in)
189756.5 mm (2.2 in)
189876.8 mm (3.0 in)
189990.0 mm (3.5 in)
190058.4 mm (2.3 in)
190160.1 mm (2.4 in)
190272.9 mm (2.9 in)
190347.0 mm (1.9 in)
190461.7 mm (2.4 in)
190556.9 mm (2.2 in)
190678.7 mm (3.1 in)
190737.0 mm (1.5 in)
190853.4 mm (2.1 in)
1909107.0 mm (4.2 in)
191076.0 mm (3.0 in)
191166.5 mm (2.6 in)
191275.2 mm (3.0 in)
191354.2 mm (2.1 in)
191451.3 mm (2.0 in)
191565.5 mm (2.6 in)
1916154.2 mm (6.1 in)
191768.7 mm (2.7 in)
191895.3 mm (3.8 in)
191948.8 mm (1.9 in)
192071.2 mm (2.8 in)
192182.3 mm (3.2 in)
192254.8 mm (2.2 in)
192357.4 mm (2.3 in)
192472.2 mm (2.8 in)
192539.5 mm (1.6 in)
192676.7 mm (3.0 in)
192735.5 mm (1.4 in)
1928186.4 mm (7.3 in)
1929154.2 mm (6.1 in)
193081.5 mm (3.2 in)
193192.2 mm (3.6 in)
193256.3 mm (2.2 in)
193368.9 mm (2.7 in)
193493.9 mm (3.7 in)
193589.6 mm (3.5 in)
1936102.1 mm (4.0 in)
193743.5 mm (1.7 in)
193845.2 mm (1.8 in)
1939126.2 mm (5.0 in)
194040.4 mm (1.6 in)
194163.2 mm (2.5 in)
194249.5 mm (1.9 in)
194345.7 mm (1.8 in)
194434.1 mm (1.3 in)
194561.2 mm (2.4 in)
194659.2 mm (2.3 in)
194771.9 mm (2.8 in)
194867.3 mm (2.6 in)
194962.2 mm (2.4 in)
1950294.1 mm (11.6 in)
195190.0 mm (3.5 in)
195271.1 mm (2.8 in)
195347.2 mm (1.9 in)
195489.5 mm (3.5 in)
195580.0 mm (3.1 in)
195666.9 mm (2.6 in)
195763.4 mm (2.5 in)
195884.3 mm (3.3 in)
195962.5 mm (2.5 in)
196045.5 mm (1.8 in)
196138.4 mm (1.5 in)
196249.8 mm (2.0 in)
1963110.7 mm (4.4 in)
196448.8 mm (1.9 in)
196549.9 mm (2.0 in)
196640.9 mm (1.6 in)
196758.1 mm (2.3 in)
196851.0 mm (2.0 in)
196941.4 mm (1.6 in)
197081.1 mm (3.2 in)
197174.4 mm (2.9 in)
197294.7 mm (3.7 in)
197392.4 mm (3.6 in)
1974121.0 mm (4.8 in)
197585.2 mm (3.4 in)
197665.0 mm (2.6 in)
197751.6 mm (2.0 in)
197860.6 mm (2.4 in)
197931.4 mm (1.2 in)
198032.4 mm (1.3 in)
198157.4 mm (2.3 in)
198219.0 mm (0.7 in)
198354.8 mm (2.2 in)
198422.9 mm (0.9 in)
198539.9 mm (1.6 in)
198641.8 mm (1.6 in)
198738.8 mm (1.5 in)
198855.6 mm (2.2 in)
198947.9 mm (1.9 in)
199040.5 mm (1.6 in)
199148.0 mm (1.9 in)
199229.7 mm (1.2 in)
199374.4 mm (2.9 in)
1994108.8 mm (4.3 in)
199560.6 mm (2.4 in)
199637.0 mm (1.5 in)
199730.4 mm (1.2 in)
19982.2 mm (0.09 in)
199937.8 mm (1.5 in)
200055.4 mm (2.2 in)
200136.2 mm (1.4 in)
200218.6 mm (0.7 in)
200363.6 mm (2.5 in)
200493.2 mm (3.7 in)
200579.0 mm (3.1 in)
200631.0 mm (1.2 in)
200743.4 mm (1.7 in)
200897.6 mm (3.8 in)
200937.0 mm (1.5 in)
2010107.0 mm (4.2 in)
201183.4 mm (3.3 in)
201231.0 mm (1.2 in)
201318.0 mm (0.7 in)
201440.4 mm (1.6 in)
201550.0 mm (2.0 in)
201667.4 mm (2.7 in)
2017167.0 mm (6.6 in)
201835.4 mm (1.4 in)
201946.2 mm (1.8 in)
202079.2 mm (3.1 in)
202160.8 mm (2.4 in)
2022109.2 mm (4.3 in)
202392.0 mm (3.6 in)
202465.2 mm (2.6 in)
202539.0 mm (1.5 in)
202686.2 mm (3.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Murchison by year The longest dry spell of the year at Murchison, 1883 to 2026. The record is 100 days in 1923, marked on the chart; the median year is 31 days. 02550751001900192019401960198020002020Record: 100 days in 1923
The longest dry spell of the year at Murchison, 1883 to 2026. The record is 100 days in 1923, marked on the chart; the median year is 31 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Murchison by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
188327 days
188425 days
188529 days
188647 days
188717 days
188827 days
188925 days
189038 days
189134 days
189220 days
189389 days
189436 days
189635 days
189724 days
189841 days
189925 days
190040 days
190131 days
190240 days
190320 days
190432 days
190527 days
190631 days
190725 days
190840 days
190945 days
191066 days
191122 days
191248 days
191329 days
191452 days
191531 days
191625 days
191726 days
191842 days
191940 days
192065 days
192141 days
192237 days
1923100 days
192424 days
192533 days
192671 days
192729 days
192835 days
192930 days
193043 days
193140 days
193236 days
193332 days
193451 days
193532 days
193635 days
193750 days
193845 days
193926 days
194030 days
194127 days
194223 days
194347 days
194445 days
194536 days
194625 days
194723 days
194853 days
194928 days
195034 days
195140 days
195263 days
195331 days
195447 days
195528 days
195627 days
195731 days
195827 days
195925 days
196028 days
196127 days
196225 days
196328 days
196431 days
196570 days
196626 days
196759 days
196855 days
196924 days
197033 days
197122 days
197230 days
197315 days
197417 days
197528 days
197639 days
197726 days
197828 days
197934 days
198013 days
198122 days
198227 days
198342 days
198427 days
198527 days
198631 days
198723 days
198847 days
198922 days
199022 days
199117 days
199239 days
199321 days
199427 days
199530 days
199627 days
199721 days
199835 days
199923 days
200035 days
200131 days
200225 days
200350 days
200435 days
200553 days
200643 days
200727 days
200849 days
200939 days
201033 days
201130 days
201222 days
20131 day
201430 days
201528 days
201636 days
201733 days
201829 days
201957 days
202033 days
202136 days
202224 days
202330 days
202432 days
202531 days
202636 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

121 years, 1884 to 2025

A day with at least 40.6 mm (1.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 126.5 mm (5.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Murchison: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years40.6 mm (1.6 in)
5 years56.4 mm (2.2 in)
10 years69.2 mm (2.7 in)
25 years88.8 mm (3.5 in)
50 years106.2 mm (4.2 in)
100 years126.5 mm (5.0 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 121 years of values from 1884 to 2025.

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: 147.3 mm (5.8 in) in 1950; 146.8 mm (5.8 in) in 2017; 146.1 mm (5.8 in) in 1928.

Download the Data

  • Data for Murchison standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Murchison 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 . Last revised (2026-10-12).