Melton Weather Records (ASN00087039)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Melton (ASN00087039), Australia, with 136 years of record.

Key Facts for Melton

Melton (ASN00087039) is a weather station in Australia at -37.66 latitude and 144.57 longitude, 156 m (512 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1883 to 2018, 136 years of record.
0 records set at Melton still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Melton set a daily record precipitation of 13.2 mm (0.5 in) on 3 December 2017.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -37.66 latitude, 144.57 longitude.
Elevation: 156 m (512 ft).
Period of record: 1883 to 2018, 136 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 Melton. 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 Melton, 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 Melton still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Melton between 6 March 1918 and 6 March 1918. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 141.2 mm (5.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Melton. The most was 141.2 mm (5.6 in) on 6 March 1918.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Melton
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	30 January 1963
Feb	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	3 February 2005
Mar	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	6 March 1918
Apr	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	23 April 1901
May	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	12 May 1896
Jun	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	4 June 1923
Jul	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	7 July 1936
Aug	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	3 August 1891
Sep	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	23 September 1916
Oct	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	17 October 1983
Nov	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	23 November 1942
Dec	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	1 December 1887

Latest Records

Latest records at Melton
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 December 2017	Melton, AU	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	51 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 2005	Melton, AU	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	15 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 2005	Melton, AU	monthly rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1997	Melton, AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	27 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1997	Melton, AU	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	90 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1996	Melton, AU	daily rain	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	103 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 1996	Melton, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	46 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1995	Melton, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	70 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 May 1995	Melton, AU	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 1995	Melton, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	108 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1994	Melton, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1993	Melton, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	95 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 1993	Melton, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 July 1993	Melton, AU	daily rain	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	96 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1993	Melton, AU	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1991	Melton, AU	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	88 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 April 1991	Melton, AU	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	88 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1991	Melton, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 1991	Melton, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	96 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 October 1990	Melton, AU	daily rain	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	57 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1883 to 2018

Yearly extremes at Melton: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	1918	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	123
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	194.8 mm (7.7 in)	1916	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	123
Longest dry spell (CDD)	76 days	1923	26 days	123

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Melton, 1883 to 2018. The record is 141.2 mm (5.6 in) in 1918, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.6 mm (1.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Melton by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1883	11.2 mm (0.4 in)
1884	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1885	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1886	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1887	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1888	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1889	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1890	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1891	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1892	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1893	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1894	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1895	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1896	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1897	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1898	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1899	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1900	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1901	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1902	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1903	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1904	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1905	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1906	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1907	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1908	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1909	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1910	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1911	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1912	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1913	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1914	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1915	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1916	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1917	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1918	141.2 mm (5.6 in)
1919	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1920	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1921	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1922	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1923	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1924	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1925	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1926	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1927	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1928	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1929	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1930	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1931	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1932	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1933	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1934	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1935	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1936	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1937	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1938	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1939	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1940	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1941	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1942	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1943	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1944	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1945	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1946	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1947	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1948	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1949	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1950	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1951	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1952	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1953	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1954	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1955	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1956	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1957	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1958	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1959	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1960	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1961	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1962	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1963	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1964	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1965	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1966	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1967	12.2 mm (0.5 in)
1968	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1969	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1970	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1971	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1972	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1973	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1974	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1975	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1976	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1977	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1978	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1979	25.6 mm (1.0 in)
1980	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1981	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1982	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1983	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1984	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1985	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1986	25.6 mm (1.0 in)
1987	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1988	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1989	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1990	55.2 mm (2.2 in)
1991	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1992	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1993	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1994	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1995	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1996	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1997	24.8 mm (1.0 in)
1998	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1999	9.6 mm (0.38 in)
2004	24.8 mm (1.0 in)
2005	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
2015	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
2016	14.8 mm (0.6 in)
2017	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
2018	54.6 mm (2.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Melton, 1883 to 2018. The record is 194.8 mm (7.7 in) in 1916, marked on the chart; the median year is 56.6 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Melton by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1883	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1884	62.4 mm (2.5 in)
1885	30.3 mm (1.2 in)
1886	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1887	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1888	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1889	77.1 mm (3.0 in)
1890	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1891	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1892	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1893	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1894	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1895	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1896	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1897	62.6 mm (2.5 in)
1898	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1899	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1900	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1901	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1902	164.9 mm (6.5 in)
1903	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1904	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1905	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1906	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1907	116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1908	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1909	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1910	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1911	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1912	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1913	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1914	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1915	30.4 mm (1.2 in)
1916	194.8 mm (7.7 in)
1917	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1918	141.2 mm (5.6 in)
1919	162.5 mm (6.4 in)
1920	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1921	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1922	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1923	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1924	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1925	55.7 mm (2.2 in)
1926	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1927	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1928	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1929	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1930	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1931	80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1932	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1933	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1934	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1935	79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1936	125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1937	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1938	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
1939	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1940	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1941	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1942	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1943	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1944	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1945	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1946	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1947	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1948	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1949	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1950	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1951	157.8 mm (6.2 in)
1952	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1953	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1954	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1955	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1956	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1957	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1958	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1959	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1960	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1961	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1962	45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1963	135.6 mm (5.3 in)
1964	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1965	52.7 mm (2.1 in)
1966	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1967	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1968	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1969	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1970	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1971	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1972	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1973	141.3 mm (5.6 in)
1974	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1975	41.8 mm (1.6 in)
1976	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1977	43.8 mm (1.7 in)
1978	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1979	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1980	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1981	36.9 mm (1.5 in)
1982	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1983	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1984	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1985	49.4 mm (1.9 in)
1986	29.8 mm (1.2 in)
1987	102.8 mm (4.0 in)
1988	118.0 mm (4.6 in)
1989	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1990	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1991	65.2 mm (2.6 in)
1992	66.2 mm (2.6 in)
1993	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1994	52.2 mm (2.1 in)
1995	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1996	49.4 mm (1.9 in)
1997	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1998	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1999	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
2004	51.9 mm (2.0 in)
2005	159.0 mm (6.3 in)
2015	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
2016	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
2017	37.2 mm (1.5 in)
2018	66.2 mm (2.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Melton, 1883 to 2018. The record is 76 days in 1923, marked on the chart; the median year is 26 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Melton by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1883	9 days
1884	23 days
1885	24 days
1886	26 days
1887	18 days
1888	57 days
1889	28 days
1890	37 days
1891	32 days
1892	21 days
1893	22 days
1894	37 days
1895	47 days
1896	21 days
1897	19 days
1898	29 days
1899	32 days
1900	29 days
1901	38 days
1902	36 days
1903	19 days
1904	32 days
1905	26 days
1906	22 days
1907	25 days
1908	29 days
1909	24 days
1910	37 days
1911	29 days
1912	49 days
1913	34 days
1914	40 days
1915	70 days
1916	27 days
1917	25 days
1918	17 days
1919	47 days
1920	26 days
1921	30 days
1922	63 days
1923	76 days
1924	42 days
1925	37 days
1926	72 days
1927	26 days
1928	37 days
1929	22 days
1930	38 days
1931	41 days
1932	47 days
1933	36 days
1934	33 days
1935	28 days
1936	17 days
1937	26 days
1938	32 days
1939	31 days
1940	41 days
1941	27 days
1942	34 days
1943	32 days
1944	45 days
1945	31 days
1946	31 days
1947	25 days
1948	37 days
1949	20 days
1950	23 days
1951	28 days
1952	19 days
1953	21 days
1954	19 days
1955	27 days
1956	46 days
1957	24 days
1958	27 days
1959	20 days
1960	21 days
1961	37 days
1962	30 days
1963	20 days
1964	21 days
1965	51 days
1966	16 days
1967	49 days
1968	26 days
1969	26 days
1970	23 days
1971	23 days
1972	37 days
1973	21 days
1974	33 days
1975	33 days
1976	65 days
1977	25 days
1978	13 days
1979	31 days
1980	36 days
1981	23 days
1982	25 days
1983	33 days
1984	20 days
1985	26 days
1986	26 days
1987	25 days
1988	26 days
1989	21 days
1990	16 days
1991	23 days
1992	26 days
1993	17 days
1994	21 days
1995	13 days
1996	18 days
1997	52 days
1998	24 days
1999	5 days
2004	16 days
2005	25 days
2015	17 days
2016	33 days
2017	20 days
2018	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

92 years, 1885 to 1997

A day with at least 40.8 mm (1.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 123.9 mm (4.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Melton: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	40.8 mm (1.6 in)
5 years	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
10 years	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
25 years	91.1 mm (3.6 in)
50 years	106.8 mm (4.2 in)
100 years	123.9 mm (4.9 in)	Longer than the 92 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, 92 years of values from 1885 to 1997.

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: 141.2 mm (5.6 in) in 1918; 108.0 mm (4.3 in) in 1973; 97.5 mm (3.8 in) in 1963.

Download the Data

Data for Melton standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Melton 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 2026-10-13 (13 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
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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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