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Murchison (Arcadia (Sunnyville Weather Records (ASN00081095)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Murchison (Arcadia (Sunnyville (ASN00081095), Australia, with 52 years of record.

Key Facts for Murchison (Arcadia (Sunnyville

  • Murchison (Arcadia (Sunnyville (ASN00081095) is a weather station in Australia at -36.59 latitude and 145.31 longitude, 119 m (390 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1969 to 2020, 52 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Murchison (Arcadia (Sunnyville still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Murchison (Arcadia (Sunnyville set a daily record precipitation of 26.0 mm (1.0 in) on 9 August 2020.

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -36.59 latitude, 145.31 longitude.
  • Elevation: 119 m (390 ft).
  • Period of record: 1969 to 2020, 52 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

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Daily record high and record low at Murchison (Arcadia (Sunnyville, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Murchison (Arcadia (Sunnyville. 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 (Arcadia (Sunnyville. 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 (Arcadia (Sunnyville, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

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

Wettest Day of Each Month

Nov: 76.2 mm (3.0 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Murchison (Arcadia (Sunnyville The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Murchison (Arcadia (Sunnyville. The most was 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 12 November 1998. 020406080 Jan: 56.2 mm (2.2 in), 20 January 2008 Jan Feb: 61.0 mm (2.4 in), 3 February 2005 Feb Mar: 52.0 mm (2.0 in), 5 March 2020 Mar Apr: 52.1 mm (2.1 in), 28 April 1974 Apr May: 42.4 mm (1.7 in), 30 May 1999 May Jun: 51.0 mm (2.0 in), 23 June 1996 Jun Jul: 35.0 mm (1.4 in), 19 July 2013 Jul Aug: 31.0 mm (1.2 in), 19 August 1979 Aug Sep: 44.0 mm (1.7 in), 28 September 2011 Sep Oct: 47.0 mm (1.9 in), 31 October 2010 Oct Nov: 76.2 mm (3.0 in), 12 November 1998 Nov Dec: 71.0 mm (2.8 in), 2 December 2017 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Murchison (Arcadia (Sunnyville. The most was 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 12 November 1998.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Murchison (Arcadia (Sunnyville
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan56.2 mm (2.2 in)20 January 2008
Feb61.0 mm (2.4 in)3 February 2005
Mar52.0 mm (2.0 in)5 March 2020
Apr52.1 mm (2.1 in)28 April 1974
May42.4 mm (1.7 in)30 May 1999
Jun51.0 mm (2.0 in)23 June 1996
Jul35.0 mm (1.4 in)19 July 2013
Aug31.0 mm (1.2 in)19 August 1979
Sep44.0 mm (1.7 in)28 September 2011
Oct47.0 mm (1.9 in)31 October 2010
Nov76.2 mm (3.0 in)12 November 1998
Dec71.0 mm (2.8 in)2 December 2017

Latest Records

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Latest records at Murchison (Arcadia (Sunnyville
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
9 August 2020Murchison (Arcadia (Sunnyville, AUdaily rain26.0 mm (1.0 in)7.8 mm (0.31 in)39 years30 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 2020Murchison (Arcadia (Sunnyville, AUdaily rain32.0 mm (1.3 in)11.0 mm (0.4 in)46 years30 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 2020Murchison (Arcadia (Sunnyville, AUdaily rain38.0 mm (1.5 in)16.5 mm (0.6 in)4 years24 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 2020Murchison (Arcadia (Sunnyville, AUdaily rain20.0 mm (0.8 in)8.6 mm (0.34 in)37 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 2020Murchison (Arcadia (Sunnyville, AUdaily rain24.0 mm (0.9 in)22.4 mm (0.9 in)25 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 2020Murchison (Arcadia (Sunnyville, AUmonthly rain52.0 mm (2.0 in)4.2 mm (0.17 in)11 years22 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 2020Murchison (Arcadia (Sunnyville, AUdaily rain6.5 mm (0.26 in)5.5 mm (0.22 in)18 years14 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 2020Murchison (Arcadia (Sunnyville, AUdaily rain9.5 mm (0.37 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)22 years14 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 2019Murchison (Arcadia (Sunnyville, AUdaily rain14.5 mm (0.6 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)24 years13 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 2019Murchison (Arcadia (Sunnyville, AUdaily rain19.0 mm (0.7 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)45 years20 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 2018Murchison (Arcadia (Sunnyville, AUdaily rain13.0 mm (0.5 in)4.9 mm (0.19 in)47 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 2018Murchison (Arcadia (Sunnyville, AUdaily rain23.5 mm (0.9 in)7.5 mm (0.30 in)25 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 2018Murchison (Arcadia (Sunnyville, AUdaily rain9.0 mm (0.35 in)3.9 mm (0.15 in)48 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 2017Murchison (Arcadia (Sunnyville, AUmonthly rain71.0 mm (2.8 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)25 years24 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 2017Murchison (Arcadia (Sunnyville, AUdaily rain57.0 mm (2.2 in)23.0 mm (0.9 in)30 years36 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2017Murchison (Arcadia (Sunnyville, AUdaily rain50.0 mm (2.0 in)43.4 mm (1.7 in)34 years54 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2017Murchison (Arcadia (Sunnyville, AUdaily rain15.0 mm (0.6 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)48 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 2017Murchison (Arcadia (Sunnyville, AUdaily rain22.0 mm (0.9 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)7 years7 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 2017Murchison (Arcadia (Sunnyville, AUdaily rain22.0 mm (0.9 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
25 April 2017Murchison (Arcadia (Sunnyville, AUdaily rain33.2 mm (1.3 in)24.0 mm (0.9 in)43 years43 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1969 to 2020
Yearly extremes at Murchison (Arcadia (Sunnyville: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)76.2 mm (3.0 in)199839.2 mm (1.5 in)52
Wettest five days (Rx5day)132.4 mm (5.2 in)201162.3 mm (2.5 in)52
Longest dry spell (CDD)71 days201930 days52

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Murchison (Arcadia (Sunnyville by year The wettest day of the year at Murchison (Arcadia (Sunnyville, 1969 to 2020. The record is 76.2 mm (3.0 in) in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.2 mm (1.5 in). 020406080197019801990200020102020Record: 76.2 mm (3.0 in) in 1998
The wettest day of the year at Murchison (Arcadia (Sunnyville, 1969 to 2020. The record is 76.2 mm (3.0 in) in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.2 mm (1.5 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Murchison (Arcadia (Sunnyville by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
196931.8 mm (1.3 in)
197039.4 mm (1.6 in)
197153.3 mm (2.1 in)
197250.5 mm (2.0 in)
197349.0 mm (1.9 in)
197452.1 mm (2.1 in)
197539.0 mm (1.5 in)
197618.4 mm (0.7 in)
197743.2 mm (1.7 in)
197839.4 mm (1.6 in)
197931.0 mm (1.2 in)
198035.0 mm (1.4 in)
198138.8 mm (1.5 in)
198249.0 mm (1.9 in)
198330.0 mm (1.2 in)
198446.6 mm (1.8 in)
198525.0 mm (1.0 in)
198629.4 mm (1.2 in)
198736.6 mm (1.4 in)
198844.6 mm (1.8 in)
198946.0 mm (1.8 in)
199025.0 mm (1.0 in)
199168.0 mm (2.7 in)
199228.6 mm (1.1 in)
199340.0 mm (1.6 in)
199429.0 mm (1.1 in)
199530.0 mm (1.2 in)
199651.0 mm (2.0 in)
199732.0 mm (1.3 in)
199876.2 mm (3.0 in)
199942.4 mm (1.7 in)
200035.8 mm (1.4 in)
200141.0 mm (1.6 in)
200220.0 mm (0.8 in)
200341.0 mm (1.6 in)
200437.0 mm (1.5 in)
200561.0 mm (2.4 in)
200625.2 mm (1.0 in)
200730.4 mm (1.2 in)
200856.2 mm (2.2 in)
200930.0 mm (1.2 in)
201062.2 mm (2.4 in)
201157.0 mm (2.2 in)
201257.0 mm (2.2 in)
201335.0 mm (1.4 in)
201437.0 mm (1.5 in)
201526.4 mm (1.0 in)
201645.0 mm (1.8 in)
201771.0 mm (2.8 in)
201823.5 mm (0.9 in)
201919.0 mm (0.7 in)
202052.0 mm (2.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Murchison (Arcadia (Sunnyville by year The wettest five days of the year at Murchison (Arcadia (Sunnyville, 1969 to 2020. The record is 132.4 mm (5.2 in) in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is 62.3 mm (2.5 in). 050100150197019801990200020102020Record: 132.4 mm (5.2 in) in 2011
The wettest five days of the year at Murchison (Arcadia (Sunnyville, 1969 to 2020. The record is 132.4 mm (5.2 in) in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is 62.3 mm (2.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Murchison (Arcadia (Sunnyville by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
196947.5 mm (1.9 in)
197072.2 mm (2.8 in)
197177.7 mm (3.1 in)
197287.5 mm (3.4 in)
1973113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1974104.2 mm (4.1 in)
197569.4 mm (2.7 in)
197638.4 mm (1.5 in)
197749.0 mm (1.9 in)
197862.2 mm (2.4 in)
197963.6 mm (2.5 in)
198060.0 mm (2.4 in)
198148.0 mm (1.9 in)
198255.0 mm (2.2 in)
198385.0 mm (3.3 in)
198463.6 mm (2.5 in)
198562.2 mm (2.4 in)
198656.8 mm (2.2 in)
198773.8 mm (2.9 in)
198862.6 mm (2.5 in)
198951.4 mm (2.0 in)
199038.0 mm (1.5 in)
199173.4 mm (2.9 in)
199279.0 mm (3.1 in)
199385.2 mm (3.4 in)
199448.0 mm (1.9 in)
199577.8 mm (3.1 in)
199662.4 mm (2.5 in)
199759.6 mm (2.3 in)
1998105.6 mm (4.2 in)
199946.4 mm (1.8 in)
200054.8 mm (2.2 in)
200161.3 mm (2.4 in)
200242.6 mm (1.7 in)
200374.4 mm (2.9 in)
200481.6 mm (3.2 in)
200592.6 mm (3.6 in)
200628.2 mm (1.1 in)
200752.6 mm (2.1 in)
200878.4 mm (3.1 in)
200940.8 mm (1.6 in)
2010100.2 mm (3.9 in)
2011132.4 mm (5.2 in)
201257.0 mm (2.2 in)
201357.6 mm (2.3 in)
201474.8 mm (2.9 in)
201548.8 mm (1.9 in)
201652.0 mm (2.0 in)
2017130.0 mm (5.1 in)
201834.5 mm (1.4 in)
201947.0 mm (1.9 in)
202094.0 mm (3.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Murchison (Arcadia (Sunnyville by year The longest dry spell of the year at Murchison (Arcadia (Sunnyville, 1969 to 2020. The record is 71 days in 2019, marked on the chart; the median year is 30 days. 020406080197019801990200020102020Record: 71 days in 2019
The longest dry spell of the year at Murchison (Arcadia (Sunnyville, 1969 to 2020. The record is 71 days in 2019, marked on the chart; the median year is 30 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Murchison (Arcadia (Sunnyville by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
196917 days
197045 days
197128 days
197231 days
197315 days
197418 days
197533 days
197624 days
197726 days
197816 days
197934 days
198042 days
198135 days
198227 days
198351 days
198431 days
198527 days
198657 days
198726 days
198833 days
198923 days
199022 days
199155 days
199229 days
199322 days
199437 days
199554 days
199622 days
199727 days
199824 days
199929 days
200031 days
200127 days
200223 days
200350 days
200435 days
200557 days
200643 days
200725 days
200849 days
200940 days
201020 days
201128 days
201224 days
201346 days
201427 days
201530 days
201638 days
201733 days
201839 days
201971 days
202026 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

50 years, 1970 to 2019

A day with at least 38.8 mm (1.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 81.2 mm (3.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Murchison (Arcadia (Sunnyville: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years38.8 mm (1.5 in)
5 years51.4 mm (2.0 in)
10 years59.2 mm (2.3 in)
25 years68.5 mm (2.7 in)
50 years75.0 mm (3.0 in)
100 years81.2 mm (3.2 in)Longer than the 50 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, 50 years of values from 1970 to 2019.

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: 76.2 mm (3.0 in) in 1998; 71.0 mm (2.8 in) in 2017; 68.0 mm (2.7 in) in 1991.

Download the Data

  • Data for Murchison (Arcadia (Sunnyville standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).