Poowong (Post Office) Weather Records (ASN00086092)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Poowong (Post Office) (ASN00086092), Australia, with 121 years of record.

Key Facts for Poowong (Post Office)

Poowong (Post Office) (ASN00086092) is a weather station in Australia at -38.34 latitude and 145.77 longitude, 190 m (623 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1885 to 2005, 121 years of record.
0 records set at Poowong (Post Office) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Poowong (Post Office) set a daily record precipitation of 76.6 mm (3.0 in) on 3 February 2005.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -38.34 latitude, 145.77 longitude.
Elevation: 190 m (623 ft).
Period of record: 1885 to 2005, 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 Poowong (Post Office). 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 Poowong (Post Office), with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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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

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Poowong (Post Office) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Poowong (Post Office) between 1 December 1934 and 1 December 1934. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 121.9 mm (4.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Poowong (Post Office). The most was 121.9 mm (4.8 in) on 1 December 1934.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Poowong (Post Office)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	20 January 1900
Feb	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	19 February 1951
Mar	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	22 March 1970
Apr	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	23 April 1901
May	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 May 1981
Jun	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	11 June 1989
Jul	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 July 1996
Aug	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	15 August 1890
Sep	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	24 September 1885
Oct	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	21 October 1953
Nov	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	30 November 1934
Dec	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	1 December 1934

Latest Records

Latest records at Poowong (Post Office)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 February 2005	Poowong (Post Office), AU	daily rain	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	51 years	65 of 100 (Major)
13 November 2004	Poowong (Post Office), AU	daily rain	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	31 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 2004	Poowong (Post Office), AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	104 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 2003	Poowong (Post Office), AU	daily rain	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	115 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2002	Poowong (Post Office), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 2002	Poowong (Post Office), AU	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	76 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 2001	Poowong (Post Office), AU	daily rain (Tie)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	tie	114 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
25 April 2001	Poowong (Post Office), AU	daily rain	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	101 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 2001	Poowong (Post Office), AU	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	97 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 2000	Poowong (Post Office), AU	daily rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	109 years	70 of 100 (Major)
4 January 2000	Poowong (Post Office), AU	daily rain	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	90 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 1999	Poowong (Post Office), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1998	Poowong (Post Office), AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 June 1998	Poowong (Post Office), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	4 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1998	Poowong (Post Office), AU	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	108 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 1997	Poowong (Post Office), AU	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	82 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 1996	Poowong (Post Office), AU	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1996	Poowong (Post Office), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	47 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1996	Poowong (Post Office), AU	daily rain	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 1996	Poowong (Post Office), AU	daily rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1885 to 2005

Yearly extremes at Poowong (Post Office): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	1934	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	114
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	201.1 mm (7.9 in)	1970	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	114
Longest dry spell (CDD)	36 days	1906	17 days	114

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Poowong (Post Office), 1885 to 2005. The record is 121.9 mm (4.8 in) in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is 46.7 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Poowong (Post Office) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1885	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1886	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1887	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1888	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1889	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1890	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1891	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1892	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1893	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1894	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1895	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1896	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1897	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1898	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1899	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1900	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1901	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1902	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1903	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1904	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1905	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1906	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1907	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1908	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1909	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1910	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1911	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1912	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1913	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1914	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1915	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1916	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1924	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1925	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1926	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1927	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1928	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1929	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1930	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1931	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1932	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1933	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1934	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1935	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1936	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1937	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1938	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1939	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1940	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1941	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1942	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1943	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1944	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1945	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1946	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1947	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1948	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1949	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1950	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1951	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1952	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1953	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1954	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1955	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1956	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1957	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1958	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1959	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1960	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1961	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1962	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1963	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1964	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1965	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1966	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1967	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1968	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1969	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1970	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1971	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1972	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1973	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1974	51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1975	28.6 mm (1.1 in)
1976	31.3 mm (1.2 in)
1977	51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1978	34.4 mm (1.4 in)
1979	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1980	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1981	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1982	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1983	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1984	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1985	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1986	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1987	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1988	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1989	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1990	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1991	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1992	37.2 mm (1.5 in)
1993	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1994	47.4 mm (1.9 in)
1995	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1996	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1997	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1998	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1999	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
2000	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
2001	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
2002	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
2003	42.1 mm (1.7 in)
2004	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
2005	76.6 mm (3.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Poowong (Post Office), 1885 to 2005. The record is 201.1 mm (7.9 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 87.4 mm (3.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Poowong (Post Office) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1885	169.0 mm (6.7 in)
1886	131.4 mm (5.2 in)
1887	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1888	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1889	141.3 mm (5.6 in)
1890	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1891	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1892	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1893	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1894	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1895	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1896	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1897	125.3 mm (4.9 in)
1898	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1899	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1900	170.4 mm (6.7 in)
1901	157.4 mm (6.2 in)
1902	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1903	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1904	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1905	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1906	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1907	117.0 mm (4.6 in)
1908	101.5 mm (4.0 in)
1909	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1910	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1911	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1912	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1913	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1914	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1915	90.3 mm (3.6 in)
1916	126.1 mm (5.0 in)
1924	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1925	59.6 mm (2.3 in)
1926	83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1927	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1928	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1929	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1930	74.6 mm (2.9 in)
1931	67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1932	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1933	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1934	188.7 mm (7.4 in)
1935	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1936	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1937	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1938	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1939	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1940	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1941	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1942	87.8 mm (3.5 in)
1943	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1944	116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1945	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1946	107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1947	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1948	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1949	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1950	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1951	127.1 mm (5.0 in)
1952	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1953	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1954	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1955	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1956	71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1957	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1958	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1959	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1960	161.3 mm (6.4 in)
1961	126.8 mm (5.0 in)
1962	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1963	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1964	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1965	106.6 mm (4.2 in)
1966	80.9 mm (3.2 in)
1967	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1968	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1969	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1970	201.1 mm (7.9 in)
1971	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1972	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1973	114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1974	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1975	76.6 mm (3.0 in)
1976	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1977	142.4 mm (5.6 in)
1978	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1979	55.2 mm (2.2 in)
1980	91.8 mm (3.6 in)
1981	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1982	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1983	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1984	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1985	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1986	92.9 mm (3.7 in)
1987	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1988	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1989	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1990	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1991	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1992	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1993	93.6 mm (3.7 in)
1994	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1995	94.4 mm (3.7 in)
1996	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1997	72.8 mm (2.9 in)
1998	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1999	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
2000	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
2001	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
2002	88.2 mm (3.5 in)
2003	76.1 mm (3.0 in)
2004	63.4 mm (2.5 in)
2005	93.0 mm (3.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Poowong (Post Office), 1885 to 2005. The record is 36 days in 1906, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Poowong (Post Office) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1885	16 days
1886	12 days
1887	17 days
1888	16 days
1889	23 days
1890	33 days
1891	32 days
1892	14 days
1893	25 days
1894	23 days
1895	33 days
1896	17 days
1897	20 days
1898	29 days
1899	26 days
1900	12 days
1901	14 days
1902	16 days
1903	16 days
1904	23 days
1905	19 days
1906	36 days
1907	19 days
1908	18 days
1909	20 days
1910	27 days
1911	18 days
1912	22 days
1913	22 days
1914	17 days
1915	18 days
1916	15 days
1924	10 days
1925	12 days
1926	13 days
1927	18 days
1928	17 days
1929	12 days
1930	17 days
1931	13 days
1932	12 days
1933	18 days
1934	19 days
1935	17 days
1936	23 days
1937	17 days
1938	15 days
1939	30 days
1940	17 days
1941	13 days
1942	16 days
1943	17 days
1944	13 days
1945	15 days
1946	9 days
1947	11 days
1948	16 days
1949	12 days
1950	20 days
1951	22 days
1952	14 days
1953	16 days
1954	27 days
1955	15 days
1956	20 days
1957	26 days
1958	16 days
1959	16 days
1960	19 days
1961	11 days
1962	16 days
1963	17 days
1964	9 days
1965	18 days
1966	17 days
1967	15 days
1968	18 days
1969	13 days
1970	22 days
1971	22 days
1972	20 days
1973	16 days
1974	15 days
1975	25 days
1976	16 days
1977	12 days
1978	11 days
1979	13 days
1980	12 days
1981	17 days
1982	16 days
1983	26 days
1984	18 days
1985	16 days
1986	31 days
1987	16 days
1988	23 days
1989	20 days
1990	15 days
1991	20 days
1992	11 days
1993	13 days
1994	16 days
1995	20 days
1996	15 days
1997	24 days
1998	12 days
1999	10 days
2000	20 days
2001	25 days
2002	17 days
2003	21 days
2004	19 days
2005	16 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

106 years, 1886 to 2004

A day with at least 44.9 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 106.2 mm (4.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Poowong (Post Office): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	44.9 mm (1.8 in)
5 years	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
10 years	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
25 years	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
50 years	94.3 mm (3.7 in)
100 years	106.2 mm (4.2 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 106 years of values from 1886 to 2004.

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: 121.9 mm (4.8 in) in 1934; 109.2 mm (4.3 in) in 1900; 104.9 mm (4.1 in) in 1970.

Download the Data

Data for Poowong (Post Office) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Poowong (Post Office) 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).

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