Geelong Salines (Moolap) Weather Records (ASN00087023)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Geelong Salines (Moolap) (ASN00087023), Australia, with 113 years of record.

Key Facts for Geelong Salines (Moolap)

Geelong Salines (Moolap) (ASN00087023) is a weather station in Australia at -38.16 latitude and 144.40 longitude, 4 m (13 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1897 to 2009, 113 years of record.
1,460 records set at Geelong Salines (Moolap) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Geelong Salines (Moolap) set a daily record precipitation of 41.2 mm (1.6 in) on 13 December 2008.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -38.16 latitude, 144.40 longitude.
Elevation: 4 m (13 ft).
Period of record: 1897 to 2009, 113 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 Geelong Salines (Moolap). 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 Geelong Salines (Moolap), with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	36.7 C (98.1 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	40.0 C (104.0 F)	8.9 C (48.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	37.2 C (99.0 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	31.1 C (88.0 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	18.9 C (66.0 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	16.7 C (62.1 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	31.7 C (89.1 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	34.4 C (93.9 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	31.1 C (88.0 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,460 standing records

1,460 records at Geelong Salines (Moolap) still stand. 1965 holds the most, with 605.

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Geelong Salines (Moolap) between 15 March 1971 and 3 February 2005. Each dot is a new record.

When Geelong Salines (Moolap) set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1971-03-15	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1971-03-26	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 101.6 mm (4.0 in)
2005-02-03	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 120.4 mm (4.7 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 120.4 mm (4.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Geelong Salines (Moolap). The most was 120.4 mm (4.7 in) on 3 February 2005.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Geelong Salines (Moolap)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 January 1963
Feb	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	3 February 2005
Mar	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	26 March 1971
Apr	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	10 April 1978
May	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	14 May 1945
Jun	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	21 June 1972
Jul	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	5 July 1972
Aug	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20 August 1951
Sep	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 September 1962
Oct	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	24 October 2000
Nov	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 November 1903
Dec	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	27 December 1907

Period of Record Coverage

1965 to 1967

3 years of record at Geelong Salines (Moolap), 1965 to 1967. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1967.

Latest Records

Latest records at Geelong Salines (Moolap)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 December 2008	Geelong Salines (Moolap), AU	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	30 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
9 July 2007	Geelong Salines (Moolap), AU	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 2007	Geelong Salines (Moolap), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	92 years	77 of 100 (Major)
19 June 2007	Geelong Salines (Moolap), AU	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 2006	Geelong Salines (Moolap), AU	daily rain	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 2005	Geelong Salines (Moolap), AU	all-time rain	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2005	Geelong Salines (Moolap), AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	5 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 2004	Geelong Salines (Moolap), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	31 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 2004	Geelong Salines (Moolap), AU	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	98 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 2004	Geelong Salines (Moolap), AU	daily rain	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	25 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 2003	Geelong Salines (Moolap), AU	daily rain (Tie)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	tie	88 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 2003	Geelong Salines (Moolap), AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2003	Geelong Salines (Moolap), AU	daily rain (Tie)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	tie	105 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 2003	Geelong Salines (Moolap), AU	daily rain	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 2001	Geelong Salines (Moolap), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2001	Geelong Salines (Moolap), AU	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 2000	Geelong Salines (Moolap), AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	11 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 2000	Geelong Salines (Moolap), AU	monthly rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	73 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
5 April 2000	Geelong Salines (Moolap), AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	50 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 2000	Geelong Salines (Moolap), AU	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1897 to 2009

Yearly extremes at Geelong Salines (Moolap): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	40.0 C (104.0 F)	1967	37.2 C (99.0 F)	3
Coldest night (TNn)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	1965	0.0 C (32.0 F)	3
Wettest day (Rx1day)	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	2005	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	109
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	2005	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	109
Longest dry spell (CDD)	51 days	1906	25 days	109

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Geelong Salines (Moolap), 1897 to 2009. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.2 C (99.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Geelong Salines (Moolap) by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1897	n/a
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1900	n/a
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1966	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1967	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Geelong Salines (Moolap), 1897 to 2009. The record is -1.7 C (28.9 F) in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 0.0 C (32.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Geelong Salines (Moolap) by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1897	n/a
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1900	n/a
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1966	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1967	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Geelong Salines (Moolap), 1897 to 2009. The record is 120.4 mm (4.7 in) in 2005, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.1 mm (1.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Geelong Salines (Moolap) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1897	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1898	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1899	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1900	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1901	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1902	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1903	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1904	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1905	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1906	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1907	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1908	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1909	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1910	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1911	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1912	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1913	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1914	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1915	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1916	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1917	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1918	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1919	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1920	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1921	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1922	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1923	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1924	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1925	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1926	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1927	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1928	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1929	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1930	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1931	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1932	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1933	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1934	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1935	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1936	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1937	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1938	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1939	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1940	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1941	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1942	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1943	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1944	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1945	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1946	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1947	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1948	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1949	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1950	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1951	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1952	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1953	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1954	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1955	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1956	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1957	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1958	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1959	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1960	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1961	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1962	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1963	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1964	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1965	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1966	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1967	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1968	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1969	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1970	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1971	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1972	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1973	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1974	34.2 mm (1.3 in)
1975	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1976	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1977	25.8 mm (1.0 in)
1978	61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1979	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1980	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1981	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1982	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
1983	36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1984	31.6 mm (1.2 in)
1985	31.6 mm (1.2 in)
1986	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1987	59.6 mm (2.3 in)
1988	61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1989	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1990	44.6 mm (1.8 in)
1991	35.2 mm (1.4 in)
1992	23.8 mm (0.9 in)
1997	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1998	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1999	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
2000	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
2001	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
2002	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
2003	32.6 mm (1.3 in)
2004	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
2005	120.4 mm (4.7 in)
2006	11.8 mm (0.5 in)
2007	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
2008	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
2009	9.6 mm (0.38 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Geelong Salines (Moolap), 1897 to 2009. The record is 155.4 mm (6.1 in) in 2005, marked on the chart; the median year is 58.7 mm (2.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Geelong Salines (Moolap) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1897	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1898	39.2 mm (1.5 in)
1899	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1900	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1901	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1902	108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1903	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1904	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1905	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1906	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1907	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1908	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1909	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1910	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1911	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1912	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1913	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1914	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1915	37.2 mm (1.5 in)
1916	107.3 mm (4.2 in)
1917	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1918	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1919	101.5 mm (4.0 in)
1920	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1921	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1922	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1923	52.4 mm (2.1 in)
1924	78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1925	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1926	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1927	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1928	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1929	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1930	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1931	80.6 mm (3.2 in)
1932	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1933	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1934	84.7 mm (3.3 in)
1935	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1936	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1937	84.2 mm (3.3 in)
1938	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1939	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1940	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1941	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1942	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1943	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1944	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1945	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1946	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1947	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1948	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1949	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1950	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1951	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1952	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1953	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1954	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1955	36.9 mm (1.5 in)
1956	45.9 mm (1.8 in)
1957	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1958	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1959	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1960	110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1961	77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1962	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1963	70.7 mm (2.8 in)
1964	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1965	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1966	47.1 mm (1.9 in)
1967	24.7 mm (1.0 in)
1968	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1969	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1970	87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1971	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1972	142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1973	153.2 mm (6.0 in)
1974	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1975	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1976	78.6 mm (3.1 in)
1977	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1978	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1979	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1980	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1981	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1982	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1983	75.8 mm (3.0 in)
1984	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1985	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1986	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1987	77.6 mm (3.1 in)
1988	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1989	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1990	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1991	79.6 mm (3.1 in)
1992	37.2 mm (1.5 in)
1997	60.6 mm (2.4 in)
1998	37.7 mm (1.5 in)
1999	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
2000	116.0 mm (4.6 in)
2001	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
2002	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
2003	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
2004	34.2 mm (1.3 in)
2005	155.4 mm (6.1 in)
2006	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
2007	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
2008	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
2009	14.2 mm (0.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Geelong Salines (Moolap), 1897 to 2009. The record is 51 days in 1906, marked on the chart; the median year is 25 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Geelong Salines (Moolap) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1897	21 days
1898	23 days
1899	19 days
1900	27 days
1901	31 days
1902	42 days
1903	19 days
1904	33 days
1905	39 days
1906	51 days
1907	30 days
1908	21 days
1909	24 days
1910	26 days
1911	20 days
1912	26 days
1913	32 days
1914	32 days
1915	31 days
1916	26 days
1917	18 days
1918	17 days
1919	33 days
1920	19 days
1921	22 days
1922	21 days
1923	41 days
1924	19 days
1925	23 days
1926	33 days
1927	29 days
1928	21 days
1929	21 days
1930	38 days
1931	19 days
1932	26 days
1933	30 days
1934	19 days
1935	27 days
1936	32 days
1937	20 days
1938	29 days
1939	21 days
1940	18 days
1941	15 days
1942	19 days
1943	27 days
1944	19 days
1945	25 days
1946	18 days
1947	14 days
1948	32 days
1949	20 days
1950	24 days
1951	17 days
1952	17 days
1953	21 days
1954	26 days
1955	27 days
1956	44 days
1957	26 days
1958	27 days
1959	21 days
1960	18 days
1961	33 days
1962	31 days
1963	19 days
1964	37 days
1965	31 days
1966	14 days
1967	31 days
1968	25 days
1969	15 days
1970	32 days
1971	17 days
1972	37 days
1973	16 days
1974	35 days
1975	17 days
1976	19 days
1977	26 days
1978	23 days
1979	23 days
1980	36 days
1981	27 days
1982	25 days
1983	26 days
1984	18 days
1985	27 days
1986	30 days
1987	25 days
1988	33 days
1989	33 days
1990	16 days
1991	21 days
1992	27 days
1997	9 days
1998	24 days
1999	18 days
2000	46 days
2001	31 days
2002	18 days
2003	25 days
2004	25 days
2005	24 days
2006	25 days
2007	22 days
2008	24 days
2009	25 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

96 years, 1898 to 2004

A day with at least 36.4 mm (1.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 97.4 mm (3.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Geelong Salines (Moolap): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	36.4 mm (1.4 in)
5 years	49.7 mm (2.0 in)
10 years	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
25 years	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
50 years	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
100 years	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	Longer than the 96 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, 96 years of values from 1898 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: 101.6 mm (4.0 in) in 1971; 87.9 mm (3.5 in) in 1907; 85.6 mm (3.4 in) in 1973.

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Data for Geelong Salines (Moolap) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Geelong Salines (Moolap) 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 2026-10-15 (15 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).

Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1965	346	95%	Yes
1966	355	97%	Yes
1967	243	67%	No