Buchan Weather Records (ASN00084005)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Buchan (ASN00084005), Australia, with 133 years of record.

Key Facts for Buchan

Buchan (ASN00084005) is a weather station in Australia at -37.50 latitude and 148.17 longitude, 140 m (459 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1883 to 2015, 133 years of record.
0 records set at Buchan still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Buchan set a daily record precipitation of 67.8 mm (2.7 in) on 8 April 2015.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -37.50 latitude, 148.17 longitude.
Elevation: 140 m (459 ft).
Period of record: 1883 to 2015, 133 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 Buchan. 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 Buchan, 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 Buchan still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Buchan between 28 January 1920 and 13 July 1925. Each dot is a new record.

When Buchan set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1920-01-28	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 161.3 mm (6.4 in)
1925-07-13	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 214.6 mm (8.4 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 214.6 mm (8.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Buchan. The most was 214.6 mm (8.4 in) on 13 July 1925.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Buchan
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	28 January 1920
Feb	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	5 February 1897
Mar	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	12 March 1906
Apr	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	2 April 1978
May	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	19 May 1900
Jun	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	5 June 2012
Jul	214.6 mm (8.4 in)	13 July 1925
Aug	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	27 August 1919
Sep	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	21 September 1959
Oct	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	4 October 1966
Nov	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	17 November 1988
Dec	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	26 December 1935

Latest Records

Latest records at Buchan
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 April 2015	Buchan, AU	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	78 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 2014	Buchan, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 August 2014	Buchan, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	100 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 August 2014	Buchan, AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	44 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 2014	Buchan, AU	daily rain	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2014	Buchan, AU	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	112 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 2013	Buchan, AU	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	43 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 2013	Buchan, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	55 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 2013	Buchan, AU	daily rain	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	125 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 June 2013	Buchan, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	116 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 2013	Buchan, AU	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 2012	Buchan, AU	monthly rain	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	13 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 2012	Buchan, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	117 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 March 2012	Buchan, AU	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2012	Buchan, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 2012	Buchan, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	40 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 2011	Buchan, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
21 July 2011	Buchan, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	65 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 2011	Buchan, AU	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2010	Buchan, AU	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	119 years	55 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1883 to 2015

Yearly extremes at Buchan: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	214.6 mm (8.4 in)	1925	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	133
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	302.0 mm (11.9 in)	1893	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	133
Longest dry spell (CDD)	56 days	1889	20 days	133

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Buchan, 1883 to 2015. The record is 214.6 mm (8.4 in) in 1925, marked on the chart; the median year is 61.8 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Buchan by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1883	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1884	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1885	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1886	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1887	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1888	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1889	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1890	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1891	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1892	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1893	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1894	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1895	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1896	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1897	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1898	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1899	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1900	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1901	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1902	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1903	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1904	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1905	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1906	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1907	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1908	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1909	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1910	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1911	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1912	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1913	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1914	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1915	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1916	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1917	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1918	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1919	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1920	161.3 mm (6.4 in)
1921	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1922	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1923	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1924	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1925	214.6 mm (8.4 in)
1926	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1927	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1928	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1929	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1930	105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1931	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1932	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1933	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1934	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1935	157.5 mm (6.2 in)
1936	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1937	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1938	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1939	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1940	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1941	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1942	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1943	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1944	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1945	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1946	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1947	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1948	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1949	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1950	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1951	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1952	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1953	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1954	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1955	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1956	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1957	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1958	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1959	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1960	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1961	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1962	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1963	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1964	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1965	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1966	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1967	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1968	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1969	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1970	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1971	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1972	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1973	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1974	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1975	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1976	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1977	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1978	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1979	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1980	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1981	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1982	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1983	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1984	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1985	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1986	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1987	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1988	131.6 mm (5.2 in)
1989	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1990	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1991	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1992	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1993	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1994	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
1995	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1996	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1997	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1998	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1999	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
2000	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
2001	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
2002	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
2003	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
2004	46.4 mm (1.8 in)
2005	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
2006	39.2 mm (1.5 in)
2007	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
2008	119.8 mm (4.7 in)
2009	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
2010	56.8 mm (2.2 in)
2011	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
2012	135.4 mm (5.3 in)
2013	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
2014	64.4 mm (2.5 in)
2015	67.8 mm (2.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Buchan, 1883 to 2015. The record is 302.0 mm (11.9 in) in 1893, marked on the chart; the median year is 100.6 mm (4.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Buchan by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1883	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1884	135.0 mm (5.3 in)
1885	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1886	190.1 mm (7.5 in)
1887	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1888	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1889	98.2 mm (3.9 in)
1890	287.4 mm (11.3 in)
1891	104.8 mm (4.1 in)
1892	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1893	302.0 mm (11.9 in)
1894	263.9 mm (10.4 in)
1895	64.9 mm (2.6 in)
1896	176.3 mm (6.9 in)
1897	207.1 mm (8.2 in)
1898	119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1899	177.6 mm (7.0 in)
1900	157.5 mm (6.2 in)
1901	82.7 mm (3.3 in)
1902	153.7 mm (6.1 in)
1903	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1904	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1905	113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1906	173.0 mm (6.8 in)
1907	49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1908	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1909	138.5 mm (5.5 in)
1910	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1911	129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1912	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1913	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1914	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1915	67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1916	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1917	113.4 mm (4.5 in)
1918	64.1 mm (2.5 in)
1919	194.7 mm (7.7 in)
1920	202.8 mm (8.0 in)
1921	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1922	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1923	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1924	58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1925	235.4 mm (9.3 in)
1926	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1927	139.4 mm (5.5 in)
1928	142.6 mm (5.6 in)
1929	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1930	148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1931	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1932	206.3 mm (8.1 in)
1933	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1934	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1935	200.7 mm (7.9 in)
1936	89.1 mm (3.5 in)
1937	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1938	251.7 mm (9.9 in)
1939	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1940	71.3 mm (2.8 in)
1941	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1942	156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1943	106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1944	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1945	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1946	112.6 mm (4.4 in)
1947	115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1948	126.7 mm (5.0 in)
1949	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1950	105.6 mm (4.2 in)
1951	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1952	179.7 mm (7.1 in)
1953	80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1954	127.3 mm (5.0 in)
1955	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1956	77.3 mm (3.0 in)
1957	102.8 mm (4.0 in)
1958	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1959	125.8 mm (5.0 in)
1960	129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1961	115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1962	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1963	95.9 mm (3.8 in)
1964	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1965	91.8 mm (3.6 in)
1966	147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1967	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1968	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1969	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1970	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1971	121.1 mm (4.8 in)
1972	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1973	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1974	147.8 mm (5.8 in)
1975	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1976	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1977	96.4 mm (3.8 in)
1978	176.8 mm (7.0 in)
1979	44.6 mm (1.8 in)
1980	113.4 mm (4.5 in)
1981	134.4 mm (5.3 in)
1982	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1983	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1984	142.8 mm (5.6 in)
1985	126.6 mm (5.0 in)
1986	118.2 mm (4.7 in)
1987	94.6 mm (3.7 in)
1988	208.2 mm (8.2 in)
1989	78.4 mm (3.1 in)
1990	82.4 mm (3.2 in)
1991	96.2 mm (3.8 in)
1992	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1993	79.4 mm (3.1 in)
1994	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1995	88.8 mm (3.5 in)
1996	68.2 mm (2.7 in)
1997	48.4 mm (1.9 in)
1998	223.0 mm (8.8 in)
1999	50.2 mm (2.0 in)
2000	79.4 mm (3.1 in)
2001	87.8 mm (3.5 in)
2002	133.0 mm (5.2 in)
2003	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2004	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
2005	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
2006	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
2007	133.6 mm (5.3 in)
2008	165.4 mm (6.5 in)
2009	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
2010	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
2011	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
2012	163.4 mm (6.4 in)
2013	217.0 mm (8.5 in)
2014	99.4 mm (3.9 in)
2015	86.8 mm (3.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Buchan, 1883 to 2015. The record is 56 days in 1889, marked on the chart; the median year is 20 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Buchan by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1883	14 days
1884	20 days
1885	26 days
1886	30 days
1887	27 days
1888	34 days
1889	56 days
1890	37 days
1891	34 days
1892	17 days
1893	29 days
1894	21 days
1895	33 days
1896	16 days
1897	32 days
1898	26 days
1899	26 days
1900	27 days
1901	33 days
1902	30 days
1903	23 days
1904	20 days
1905	19 days
1906	29 days
1907	21 days
1908	30 days
1909	21 days
1910	47 days
1911	28 days
1912	27 days
1913	32 days
1914	49 days
1915	18 days
1916	16 days
1917	13 days
1918	17 days
1919	41 days
1920	18 days
1921	20 days
1922	18 days
1923	52 days
1924	23 days
1925	16 days
1926	53 days
1927	18 days
1928	22 days
1929	25 days
1930	20 days
1931	16 days
1932	23 days
1933	20 days
1934	29 days
1935	20 days
1936	16 days
1937	26 days
1938	20 days
1939	16 days
1940	31 days
1941	13 days
1942	15 days
1943	27 days
1944	16 days
1945	19 days
1946	14 days
1947	22 days
1948	17 days
1949	20 days
1950	15 days
1951	19 days
1952	19 days
1953	14 days
1954	18 days
1955	13 days
1956	21 days
1957	20 days
1958	26 days
1959	25 days
1960	19 days
1961	35 days
1962	24 days
1963	19 days
1964	18 days
1965	34 days
1966	11 days
1967	31 days
1968	34 days
1969	13 days
1970	18 days
1971	16 days
1972	29 days
1973	19 days
1974	20 days
1975	14 days
1976	18 days
1977	20 days
1978	13 days
1979	22 days
1980	33 days
1981	15 days
1982	20 days
1983	14 days
1984	13 days
1985	21 days
1986	25 days
1987	31 days
1988	26 days
1989	21 days
1990	16 days
1991	20 days
1992	12 days
1993	21 days
1994	19 days
1995	11 days
1996	17 days
1997	14 days
1998	20 days
1999	15 days
2000	16 days
2001	15 days
2002	18 days
2003	21 days
2004	19 days
2005	16 days
2006	27 days
2007	20 days
2008	16 days
2009	25 days
2010	20 days
2011	23 days
2012	17 days
2013	17 days
2014	24 days
2015	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

131 years, 1884 to 2014

A day with at least 60.7 mm (2.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 165.4 mm (6.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Buchan: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
5 years	84.9 mm (3.3 in)
10 years	102.3 mm (4.0 in)
25 years	126.2 mm (5.0 in)
50 years	145.2 mm (5.7 in)
100 years	165.4 mm (6.5 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 131 years of values from 1884 to 2014.

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: 214.6 mm (8.4 in) in 1925; 161.3 mm (6.4 in) in 1920; 157.5 mm (6.2 in) in 1935.

Download the Data

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