Bairnsdale 1 Weather Records (ASN00084082)
Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bairnsdale 1 (ASN00084082), Australia, with 77 years of record.
Key Facts for Bairnsdale 1
- Bairnsdale 1 (ASN00084082) is a weather station in Australia at -37.82 latitude and 147.62 longitude, 52 m (170 ft) above sea level.
- The station reports from 1879 to 1955, 77 years of record.
- 0 records set at Bairnsdale 1 still stand.
- Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
- Bairnsdale 1 set a daily record precipitation of 55.4 mm (2.2 in) on 24 December 1955.
About the Station
- Location: Australia, -37.82 latitude, 147.62 longitude.
- Elevation: 52 m (170 ft).
- Period of record: 1879 to 1955, 77 years.
- Eligible elements: prcp.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
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Which Years Hold Standing Records
0 standing records| Year set | Standing records |
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All-Time Record Progression
1 new records| Date | Kind | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 1935-12-26 | Record daily precipitation | Record daily precipitation 186.9 mm (7.4 in) |
Wettest Day of Each Month
Dec: 186.9 mm (7.4 in)| Month | Record daily precipitation (mm) | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 156.2 mm (6.1 in) | 1 January 1949 |
| Feb | 96.5 mm (3.8 in) | 19 February 1951 |
| Mar | 105.4 mm (4.1 in) | 22 March 1952 |
| Apr | 87.4 mm (3.4 in) | 16 April 1886 |
| May | 119.1 mm (4.7 in) | 15 May 1944 |
| Jun | 99.8 mm (3.9 in) | 25 June 1936 |
| Jul | 95.3 mm (3.8 in) | 13 July 1925 |
| Aug | 101.6 mm (4.0 in) | 27 August 1919 |
| Sep | 64.0 mm (2.5 in) | 18 September 1896 |
| Oct | 89.9 mm (3.5 in) | 18 October 1905 |
| Nov | 73.9 mm (2.9 in) | 30 November 1903 |
| Dec | 186.9 mm (7.4 in) | 26 December 1935 |
Latest Records
20| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 December 1955 | Bairnsdale 1, AU | daily rain | 55.4 mm (2.2 in) | 19.8 mm (0.8 in) | 48 years | 37 of 100 (Notable) |
| 25 November 1955 | Bairnsdale 1, AU | daily rain | 22.6 mm (0.9 in) | 4.1 mm (0.16 in) | 12 years | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| 9 October 1955 | Bairnsdale 1, AU | daily rain | 23.4 mm (0.9 in) | 2.8 mm (0.11 in) | 67 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 23 September 1955 | Bairnsdale 1, AU | daily rain | 28.2 mm (1.1 in) | 7.9 mm (0.31 in) | 24 years | 24 of 100 (Routine) |
| 6 July 1954 | Bairnsdale 1, AU | daily rain | 21.6 mm (0.9 in) | 7.9 mm (0.31 in) | 60 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 8 June 1954 | Bairnsdale 1, AU | daily rain | 38.9 mm (1.5 in) | 23.9 mm (0.9 in) | 53 years | 48 of 100 (Notable) |
| 29 January 1954 | Bairnsdale 1, AU | daily rain | 97.3 mm (3.8 in) | 65.5 mm (2.6 in) | 38 years | 58 of 100 (Notable) |
| 21 October 1953 | Bairnsdale 1, AU | daily rain | 42.7 mm (1.7 in) | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) | 34 years | 27 of 100 (Routine) |
| 30 September 1953 | Bairnsdale 1, AU | daily rain | 13.5 mm (0.5 in) | 0.8 mm (0.03 in) | 12 years | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| 6 August 1953 | Bairnsdale 1, AU | daily rain | 18.5 mm (0.7 in) | 2.5 mm (0.10 in) | 35 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 28 June 1953 | Bairnsdale 1, AU | daily rain | 8.1 mm (0.32 in) | 3.0 mm (0.12 in) | 73 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 12 December 1952 | Bairnsdale 1, AU | daily rain | 70.9 mm (2.8 in) | 53.4 mm (2.1 in) | 15 years | 51 of 100 (Notable) |
| 11 December 1952 | Bairnsdale 1, AU | daily rain | 29.0 mm (1.1 in) | 17.8 mm (0.7 in) | 26 years | 28 of 100 (Routine) |
| 24 April 1952 | Bairnsdale 1, AU | daily rain | 48.3 mm (1.9 in) | 29.2 mm (1.1 in) | 52 years | 50 of 100 (Notable) |
| 23 March 1952 | Bairnsdale 1, AU | daily rain | 87.1 mm (3.4 in) | 66.5 mm (2.6 in) | 26 years | 54 of 100 (Notable) |
| 22 March 1952 | Bairnsdale 1, AU | monthly rain | 105.4 mm (4.1 in) | 1.3 mm (0.05 in) | 49 years | 32 of 100 (Routine) |
| 28 November 1951 | Bairnsdale 1, AU | daily rain | 36.1 mm (1.4 in) | 16.3 mm (0.6 in) | 28 years | 34 of 100 (Routine) |
| 25 August 1951 | Bairnsdale 1, AU | daily rain | 35.8 mm (1.4 in) | 6.8 mm (0.27 in) | 30 years | 25 of 100 (Routine) |
| 23 August 1951 | Bairnsdale 1, AU | daily rain | 32.0 mm (1.3 in) | 15.2 mm (0.6 in) | 49 years | 41 of 100 (Notable) |
| 22 August 1951 | Bairnsdale 1, AU | daily rain | 29.2 mm (1.1 in) | 15.2 mm (0.6 in) | 49 years | 41 of 100 (Notable) |
Extremes by Year
1879 to 1955| Measure | Record | Year of the record | Median year | Years with a value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wettest day (Rx1day) | 186.9 mm (7.4 in) | 1935 | 59.9 mm (2.4 in) | 77 |
| Wettest five days (Rx5day) | 237.8 mm (9.4 in) | 1935 | 98.8 mm (3.9 in) | 77 |
| Longest dry spell (CDD) | 53 days | 1915 | 22 days | 77 |
Wettest day (Rx1day)
| Year | Wettest day (Rx1day) |
|---|---|
| 1879 | 47.2 mm (1.9 in) |
| 1880 | 61.2 mm (2.4 in) |
| 1881 | 64.5 mm (2.5 in) |
| 1882 | 43.4 mm (1.7 in) |
| 1883 | 61.0 mm (2.4 in) |
| 1884 | 66.0 mm (2.6 in) |
| 1885 | 36.3 mm (1.4 in) |
| 1886 | 87.4 mm (3.4 in) |
| 1887 | 46.2 mm (1.8 in) |
| 1888 | 22.9 mm (0.9 in) |
| 1889 | 63.5 mm (2.5 in) |
| 1890 | 78.7 mm (3.1 in) |
| 1891 | 88.4 mm (3.5 in) |
| 1892 | 58.2 mm (2.3 in) |
| 1893 | 71.1 mm (2.8 in) |
| 1894 | 33.3 mm (1.3 in) |
| 1895 | 28.2 mm (1.1 in) |
| 1896 | 70.4 mm (2.8 in) |
| 1897 | 84.8 mm (3.3 in) |
| 1898 | 37.8 mm (1.5 in) |
| 1899 | 50.8 mm (2.0 in) |
| 1900 | 68.1 mm (2.7 in) |
| 1901 | 35.8 mm (1.4 in) |
| 1902 | 104.1 mm (4.1 in) |
| 1903 | 73.9 mm (2.9 in) |
| 1904 | 39.6 mm (1.6 in) |
| 1905 | 89.9 mm (3.5 in) |
| 1906 | 95.3 mm (3.8 in) |
| 1907 | 38.4 mm (1.5 in) |
| 1908 | 39.1 mm (1.5 in) |
| 1909 | 55.4 mm (2.2 in) |
| 1910 | 53.6 mm (2.1 in) |
| 1911 | 73.9 mm (2.9 in) |
| 1912 | 38.9 mm (1.5 in) |
| 1913 | 59.9 mm (2.4 in) |
| 1914 | 33.8 mm (1.3 in) |
| 1915 | 55.1 mm (2.2 in) |
| 1916 | 59.4 mm (2.3 in) |
| 1917 | 57.2 mm (2.3 in) |
| 1918 | 48.3 mm (1.9 in) |
| 1919 | 101.6 mm (4.0 in) |
| 1920 | 97.8 mm (3.9 in) |
| 1921 | 49.0 mm (1.9 in) |
| 1922 | 51.1 mm (2.0 in) |
| 1923 | 43.9 mm (1.7 in) |
| 1924 | 44.5 mm (1.8 in) |
| 1925 | 95.3 mm (3.8 in) |
| 1926 | 70.9 mm (2.8 in) |
| 1927 | 49.5 mm (1.9 in) |
| 1928 | 50.3 mm (2.0 in) |
| 1929 | 42.4 mm (1.7 in) |
| 1930 | 69.1 mm (2.7 in) |
| 1931 | 53.3 mm (2.1 in) |
| 1932 | 51.8 mm (2.0 in) |
| 1933 | 96.5 mm (3.8 in) |
| 1934 | 70.9 mm (2.8 in) |
| 1935 | 186.9 mm (7.4 in) |
| 1936 | 99.8 mm (3.9 in) |
| 1937 | 34.5 mm (1.4 in) |
| 1938 | 64.8 mm (2.6 in) |
| 1939 | 96.3 mm (3.8 in) |
| 1940 | 39.1 mm (1.5 in) |
| 1941 | 76.2 mm (3.0 in) |
| 1942 | 70.4 mm (2.8 in) |
| 1943 | 35.8 mm (1.4 in) |
| 1944 | 119.1 mm (4.7 in) |
| 1945 | 66.0 mm (2.6 in) |
| 1946 | 58.4 mm (2.3 in) |
| 1947 | 74.9 mm (2.9 in) |
| 1948 | 40.6 mm (1.6 in) |
| 1949 | 156.2 mm (6.1 in) |
| 1950 | 66.3 mm (2.6 in) |
| 1951 | 96.5 mm (3.8 in) |
| 1952 | 105.4 mm (4.1 in) |
| 1953 | 42.7 mm (1.7 in) |
| 1954 | 97.3 mm (3.8 in) |
| 1955 | 55.4 mm (2.2 in) |
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
| Year | Wettest five days (Rx5day) |
|---|---|
| 1879 | 89.7 mm (3.5 in) |
| 1880 | 134.1 mm (5.3 in) |
| 1881 | 88.6 mm (3.5 in) |
| 1882 | 81.8 mm (3.2 in) |
| 1883 | 97.6 mm (3.8 in) |
| 1884 | 137.1 mm (5.4 in) |
| 1885 | 59.4 mm (2.3 in) |
| 1886 | 152.7 mm (6.0 in) |
| 1887 | 81.1 mm (3.2 in) |
| 1888 | 47.2 mm (1.9 in) |
| 1889 | 123.4 mm (4.9 in) |
| 1890 | 169.2 mm (6.7 in) |
| 1891 | 129.5 mm (5.1 in) |
| 1892 | 90.7 mm (3.6 in) |
| 1893 | 192.6 mm (7.6 in) |
| 1894 | 156.0 mm (6.1 in) |
| 1895 | 50.5 mm (2.0 in) |
| 1896 | 123.7 mm (4.9 in) |
| 1897 | 209.5 mm (8.2 in) |
| 1898 | 85.0 mm (3.3 in) |
| 1899 | 121.7 mm (4.8 in) |
| 1900 | 112.8 mm (4.4 in) |
| 1901 | 74.6 mm (2.9 in) |
| 1902 | 193.5 mm (7.6 in) |
| 1903 | 95.3 mm (3.8 in) |
| 1904 | 83.6 mm (3.3 in) |
| 1905 | 133.4 mm (5.3 in) |
| 1906 | 148.9 mm (5.9 in) |
| 1907 | 81.2 mm (3.2 in) |
| 1908 | 66.1 mm (2.6 in) |
| 1909 | 103.8 mm (4.1 in) |
| 1910 | 81.5 mm (3.2 in) |
| 1911 | 102.4 mm (4.0 in) |
| 1912 | 78.0 mm (3.1 in) |
| 1913 | 129.8 mm (5.1 in) |
| 1914 | 63.6 mm (2.5 in) |
| 1915 | 98.3 mm (3.9 in) |
| 1916 | 113.6 mm (4.5 in) |
| 1917 | 83.8 mm (3.3 in) |
| 1918 | 76.0 mm (3.0 in) |
| 1919 | 148.3 mm (5.8 in) |
| 1920 | 134.4 mm (5.3 in) |
| 1921 | 56.2 mm (2.2 in) |
| 1922 | 80.3 mm (3.2 in) |
| 1923 | 69.9 mm (2.8 in) |
| 1924 | 61.5 mm (2.4 in) |
| 1925 | 140.3 mm (5.5 in) |
| 1926 | 88.4 mm (3.5 in) |
| 1927 | 91.6 mm (3.6 in) |
| 1928 | 103.7 mm (4.1 in) |
| 1929 | 54.1 mm (2.1 in) |
| 1930 | 91.7 mm (3.6 in) |
| 1931 | 86.6 mm (3.4 in) |
| 1932 | 134.9 mm (5.3 in) |
| 1933 | 133.9 mm (5.3 in) |
| 1934 | 111.3 mm (4.4 in) |
| 1935 | 237.8 mm (9.4 in) |
| 1936 | 153.4 mm (6.0 in) |
| 1937 | 44.7 mm (1.8 in) |
| 1938 | 137.2 mm (5.4 in) |
| 1939 | 141.7 mm (5.6 in) |
| 1940 | 51.4 mm (2.0 in) |
| 1941 | 98.6 mm (3.9 in) |
| 1942 | 145.3 mm (5.7 in) |
| 1943 | 48.2 mm (1.9 in) |
| 1944 | 182.6 mm (7.2 in) |
| 1945 | 97.8 mm (3.9 in) |
| 1946 | 63.0 mm (2.5 in) |
| 1947 | 118.5 mm (4.7 in) |
| 1948 | 72.1 mm (2.8 in) |
| 1949 | 223.6 mm (8.8 in) |
| 1950 | 107.0 mm (4.2 in) |
| 1951 | 170.2 mm (6.7 in) |
| 1952 | 194.3 mm (7.6 in) |
| 1953 | 62.8 mm (2.5 in) |
| 1954 | 139.9 mm (5.5 in) |
| 1955 | 98.8 mm (3.9 in) |
Longest dry spell (CDD)
| Year | Longest dry spell (CDD) |
|---|---|
| 1879 | 15 days |
| 1880 | 17 days |
| 1881 | 19 days |
| 1882 | 27 days |
| 1883 | 12 days |
| 1884 | 19 days |
| 1885 | 13 days |
| 1886 | 24 days |
| 1887 | 16 days |
| 1888 | 24 days |
| 1889 | 38 days |
| 1890 | 32 days |
| 1891 | 34 days |
| 1892 | 24 days |
| 1893 | 28 days |
| 1894 | 22 days |
| 1895 | 32 days |
| 1896 | 17 days |
| 1897 | 21 days |
| 1898 | 19 days |
| 1899 | 26 days |
| 1900 | 14 days |
| 1901 | 17 days |
| 1902 | 26 days |
| 1903 | 19 days |
| 1904 | 27 days |
| 1905 | 24 days |
| 1906 | 27 days |
| 1907 | 20 days |
| 1908 | 15 days |
| 1909 | 23 days |
| 1910 | 47 days |
| 1911 | 28 days |
| 1912 | 24 days |
| 1913 | 32 days |
| 1914 | 25 days |
| 1915 | 53 days |
| 1916 | 22 days |
| 1917 | 18 days |
| 1918 | 19 days |
| 1919 | 41 days |
| 1920 | 19 days |
| 1921 | 21 days |
| 1922 | 31 days |
| 1923 | 32 days |
| 1924 | 22 days |
| 1925 | 17 days |
| 1926 | 33 days |
| 1927 | 20 days |
| 1928 | 22 days |
| 1929 | 17 days |
| 1930 | 23 days |
| 1931 | 16 days |
| 1932 | 36 days |
| 1933 | 19 days |
| 1934 | 30 days |
| 1935 | 17 days |
| 1936 | 14 days |
| 1937 | 24 days |
| 1938 | 24 days |
| 1939 | 26 days |
| 1940 | 19 days |
| 1941 | 16 days |
| 1942 | 26 days |
| 1943 | 13 days |
| 1944 | 19 days |
| 1945 | 27 days |
| 1946 | 29 days |
| 1947 | 17 days |
| 1948 | 40 days |
| 1949 | 26 days |
| 1950 | 20 days |
| 1951 | 20 days |
| 1952 | 22 days |
| 1953 | 17 days |
| 1954 | 18 days |
| 1955 | 17 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
76 years, 1880 to 1955A day with at least 60.1 mm (2.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 161.2 mm (6.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
| Expected about once in | A day with at least | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2 years | 60.1 mm (2.4 in) | |
| 5 years | 84.4 mm (3.3 in) | |
| 10 years | 101.5 mm (4.0 in) | |
| 25 years | 124.4 mm (4.9 in) | |
| 50 years | 142.5 mm (5.6 in) | |
| 100 years | 161.2 mm (6.3 in) | Longer than the 76 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, 76 years of values from 1880 to 1955.
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: 186.9 mm (7.4 in) in 1935; 156.2 mm (6.1 in) in 1949; 119.1 mm (4.7 in) in 1944.
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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).