Barunah Plains Weather Records (ASN00089004)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Barunah Plains (ASN00089004), Australia, with 98 years of record.

Key Facts for Barunah Plains

Barunah Plains (ASN00089004) is a weather station in Australia at -38.07 latitude and 143.87 longitude, 119 m (390 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1886 to 1983, 98 years of record.
0 records set at Barunah Plains still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Barunah Plains set a daily record precipitation of 47.4 mm (1.9 in) on 15 October 1983.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -38.07 latitude, 143.87 longitude.
Elevation: 119 m (390 ft).
Period of record: 1886 to 1983, 98 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 Barunah Plains. 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 Barunah Plains, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Barunah Plains still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Barunah Plains between 25 December 1957 and 6 February 1973. Each dot is a new record.

When Barunah Plains set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1957-12-25	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1973-02-06	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 120.7 mm (4.8 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 120.7 mm (4.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Barunah Plains. The most was 120.7 mm (4.8 in) on 6 February 1973.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Barunah Plains
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	14 January 1974
Feb	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	6 February 1973
Mar	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	15 March 1936
Apr	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	9 April 1964
May	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	16 May 1974
Jun	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 June 1915
Jul	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	12 July 1964
Aug	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 August 1924
Sep	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 September 1953
Oct	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	21 October 1959
Nov	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	30 November 1933
Dec	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	25 December 1957

Latest Records

Latest records at Barunah Plains
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 October 1983	Barunah Plains, AU	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 1983	Barunah Plains, AU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	8 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1983	Barunah Plains, AU	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1983	Barunah Plains, AU	daily rain	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	1 year	13 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1983	Barunah Plains, AU	daily rain	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1983	Barunah Plains, AU	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1983	Barunah Plains, AU	daily rain	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1983	Barunah Plains, AU	daily rain	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	16 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1981	Barunah Plains, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1981	Barunah Plains, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1981	Barunah Plains, AU	daily rain	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 June 1981	Barunah Plains, AU	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1981	Barunah Plains, AU	daily rain	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1981	Barunah Plains, AU	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	7 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 1981	Barunah Plains, AU	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	79 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1980	Barunah Plains, AU	daily rain	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	11 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1980	Barunah Plains, AU	daily rain	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	12 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1980	Barunah Plains, AU	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	52 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1980	Barunah Plains, AU	daily rain	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 1980	Barunah Plains, AU	daily rain	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1886 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Barunah Plains: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	1973	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	84
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	143.6 mm (5.7 in)	1916	52.1 mm (2.0 in)	84
Longest dry spell (CDD)	62 days	1983	29 days	84

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Barunah Plains, 1886 to 1983. The record is 120.7 mm (4.8 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.5 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Barunah Plains by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1886	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1889	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1891	10.7 mm (0.4 in)
1892	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1893	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1895	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1898	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1901	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1902	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1906	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1908	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1910	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1912	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1913	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1914	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1915	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1916	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1917	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1918	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1919	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1920	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1921	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1922	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1923	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1924	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1925	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1926	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1927	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1928	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1929	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1930	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1931	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1932	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1933	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1934	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1935	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1936	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1937	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1938	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1939	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1940	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1941	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1942	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1943	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1944	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1945	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1946	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1947	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1948	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1949	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1950	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1951	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1952	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1953	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1954	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1955	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1956	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1957	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1958	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1959	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1960	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1961	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1962	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1963	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1964	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1965	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1966	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1967	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1968	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1969	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1970	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1971	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1972	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1973	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1974	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1975	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1976	32.2 mm (1.3 in)
1977	32.4 mm (1.3 in)
1978	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1979	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1980	26.6 mm (1.0 in)
1981	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1982	13.6 mm (0.5 in)
1983	47.4 mm (1.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Barunah Plains, 1886 to 1983. The record is 143.6 mm (5.7 in) in 1916, marked on the chart; the median year is 52.1 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Barunah Plains by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1886	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1889	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1891	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1892	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1893	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1895	21.4 mm (0.8 in)
1898	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1901	31.7 mm (1.2 in)
1902	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1906	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1908	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1910	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1912	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1913	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1914	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1915	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1916	143.6 mm (5.7 in)
1917	40.8 mm (1.6 in)
1918	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1919	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1920	38.8 mm (1.5 in)
1921	64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1922	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1923	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1924	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1925	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1926	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1927	42.1 mm (1.7 in)
1928	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1929	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1930	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1931	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1932	44.9 mm (1.8 in)
1933	139.9 mm (5.5 in)
1934	68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1935	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1936	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1937	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1938	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1939	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1940	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1941	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1942	65.9 mm (2.6 in)
1943	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1944	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1945	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1946	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1947	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1948	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1949	67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1950	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1951	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1952	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1953	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1954	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1955	63.1 mm (2.5 in)
1956	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1957	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1958	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1959	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1960	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1961	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1962	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1963	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1964	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1965	35.9 mm (1.4 in)
1966	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1967	26.1 mm (1.0 in)
1968	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1969	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1970	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1971	79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1972	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1973	127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1974	76.6 mm (3.0 in)
1975	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1976	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1977	52.2 mm (2.1 in)
1978	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1979	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1980	51.2 mm (2.0 in)
1981	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1982	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1983	63.0 mm (2.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Barunah Plains, 1886 to 1983. The record is 62 days in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 29 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Barunah Plains by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1886	10 days
1889	31 days
1891	58 days
1892	60 days
1893	59 days
1895	20 days
1898	31 days
1901	21 days
1902	39 days
1906	31 days
1908	30 days
1910	28 days
1912	60 days
1913	31 days
1914	59 days
1915	61 days
1916	24 days
1917	20 days
1918	22 days
1919	26 days
1920	20 days
1921	23 days
1922	25 days
1923	37 days
1924	21 days
1925	34 days
1926	49 days
1927	27 days
1928	42 days
1929	21 days
1930	38 days
1931	41 days
1932	25 days
1933	28 days
1934	30 days
1935	26 days
1936	23 days
1937	30 days
1938	24 days
1939	24 days
1940	32 days
1941	28 days
1942	23 days
1943	32 days
1944	22 days
1945	41 days
1946	19 days
1947	34 days
1948	54 days
1949	22 days
1950	34 days
1951	41 days
1952	30 days
1953	43 days
1954	30 days
1955	27 days
1956	46 days
1957	27 days
1958	31 days
1959	27 days
1960	20 days
1961	27 days
1962	29 days
1963	39 days
1964	21 days
1965	48 days
1966	32 days
1967	38 days
1968	16 days
1969	16 days
1970	50 days
1971	21 days
1972	29 days
1973	16 days
1974	15 days
1975	41 days
1976	17 days
1977	25 days
1978	15 days
1979	26 days
1980	19 days
1981	28 days
1982	44 days
1983	62 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

67 years, 1902 to 1983

A day with at least 34.7 mm (1.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 90.3 mm (3.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Barunah Plains: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	34.7 mm (1.4 in)
5 years	48.7 mm (1.9 in)
10 years	58.3 mm (2.3 in)
25 years	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
50 years	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
100 years	90.3 mm (3.6 in)	Longer than the 67 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, 67 years of values from 1902 to 1983.

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: 120.7 mm (4.8 in) in 1973; 69.9 mm (2.8 in) in 1957; 68.1 mm (2.7 in) in 1933.

Download the Data

Data for Barunah Plains standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Barunah Plains 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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Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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