Steppes (Old Post Office) Weather Records (ASN00096022)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Steppes (Old Post Office) (ASN00096022), Australia, with 78 years of record.

Key Facts for Steppes (Old Post Office)

Steppes (Old Post Office) (ASN00096022) is a weather station in Australia at -42.10 latitude and 146.89 longitude, 840 m (2,756 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1910 to 1987, 78 years of record.
0 records set at Steppes (Old Post Office) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Steppes (Old Post Office) set a daily record precipitation of 21.2 mm (0.8 in) on 8 December 1986.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -42.10 latitude, 146.89 longitude.
Elevation: 840 m (2,756 ft).
Period of record: 1910 to 1987, 78 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 Steppes (Old 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 Steppes (Old Post Office), 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 Steppes (Old Post Office) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Steppes (Old Post Office) between 5 December 1941 and 8 July 1974. Each dot is a new record.

When Steppes (Old Post Office) set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1941-12-05	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1960-04-23	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1974-07-08	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 138.0 mm (5.4 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 138.0 mm (5.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Steppes (Old Post Office). The most was 138.0 mm (5.4 in) on 8 July 1974.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Steppes (Old Post Office)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	5 January 1944
Feb	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	12 February 1964
Mar	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	3 March 1931
Apr	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	23 April 1960
May	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	2 May 1973
Jun	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	5 June 1923
Jul	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	8 July 1974
Aug	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	18 August 1946
Sep	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	16 September 1957
Oct	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 October 1966
Nov	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	13 November 1970
Dec	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	5 December 1941

Latest Records

Latest records at Steppes (Old Post Office)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 December 1986	Steppes (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 1986	Steppes (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	24 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1975	Steppes (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	34 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1975	Steppes (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1975	Steppes (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1974	Steppes (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1974	Steppes (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1974	Steppes (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1974	Steppes (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 July 1974	Steppes (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	56 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1974	Steppes (Old Post Office), AU	all-time rain	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	70 of 100 (Major)
7 July 1974	Steppes (Old Post Office), AU	monthly rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	0 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 1974	Steppes (Old Post Office), AU	monthly rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 May 1974	Steppes (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1974	Steppes (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1974	Steppes (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1974	Steppes (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain (Tie)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	tie	52 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1973	Steppes (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1973	Steppes (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1973	Steppes (Old Post Office), AU	monthly rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	3 years	41 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1910 to 1987

Yearly extremes at Steppes (Old Post Office): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	1974	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	68
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	346.0 mm (13.6 in)	1974	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	68
Longest dry spell (CDD)	31 days	1944	19 days	68

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Steppes (Old Post Office), 1910 to 1987. The record is 138.0 mm (5.4 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 44.6 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Steppes (Old Post Office) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1910	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1911	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1912	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1913	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1914	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1915	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1916	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1917	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1918	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1919	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1920	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1921	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1922	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1923	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1924	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1925	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1926	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1927	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1928	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1929	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1930	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1931	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1932	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1933	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1934	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1935	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1936	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1937	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1938	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1939	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1940	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1941	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1942	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1943	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1944	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1945	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1946	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1947	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1948	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1949	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1950	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1951	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1952	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1953	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1954	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1955	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1956	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1957	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1958	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1959	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1960	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1961	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1962	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1963	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1964	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1965	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1966	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1967	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1968	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1969	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1970	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1971	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1972	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1973	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1974	138.0 mm (5.4 in)
1975	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1986	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1987	6.4 mm (0.25 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Steppes (Old Post Office), 1910 to 1987. The record is 346.0 mm (13.6 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 73.6 mm (2.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Steppes (Old Post Office) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1910	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1911	121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1912	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1913	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1914	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1915	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1916	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1917	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1918	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1919	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1920	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1921	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1922	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1923	64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1924	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1925	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1926	118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1927	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1928	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1929	161.3 mm (6.4 in)
1930	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1931	93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1932	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1933	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1934	96.2 mm (3.8 in)
1935	105.6 mm (4.2 in)
1936	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1937	85.2 mm (3.4 in)
1938	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1939	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1940	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1941	124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1942	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1943	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1944	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1945	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1946	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1947	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1948	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1949	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1950	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1951	62.6 mm (2.5 in)
1952	89.6 mm (3.5 in)
1953	105.6 mm (4.2 in)
1954	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1955	48.4 mm (1.9 in)
1956	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1957	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1958	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1959	70.7 mm (2.8 in)
1960	215.0 mm (8.5 in)
1961	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1962	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1963	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1964	121.8 mm (4.8 in)
1965	119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1966	78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1967	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1968	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1969	137.7 mm (5.4 in)
1970	143.0 mm (5.6 in)
1971	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1972	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1973	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1974	346.0 mm (13.6 in)
1975	92.3 mm (3.6 in)
1986	44.6 mm (1.8 in)
1987	13.0 mm (0.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Steppes (Old Post Office), 1910 to 1987. The record is 31 days in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Steppes (Old Post Office) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1910	9 days
1911	17 days
1912	25 days
1913	16 days
1914	18 days
1915	22 days
1916	13 days
1917	13 days
1918	15 days
1919	17 days
1920	28 days
1921	22 days
1922	12 days
1923	27 days
1924	21 days
1925	14 days
1926	14 days
1927	16 days
1928	24 days
1929	11 days
1930	27 days
1931	17 days
1932	20 days
1933	14 days
1934	20 days
1935	20 days
1936	15 days
1937	18 days
1938	13 days
1939	19 days
1940	17 days
1941	23 days
1942	16 days
1943	19 days
1944	31 days
1945	27 days
1946	16 days
1947	16 days
1948	19 days
1949	19 days
1950	19 days
1951	25 days
1952	18 days
1953	29 days
1954	18 days
1955	24 days
1956	25 days
1957	18 days
1958	17 days
1959	26 days
1960	23 days
1961	19 days
1962	23 days
1963	23 days
1964	14 days
1965	23 days
1966	17 days
1967	22 days
1968	18 days
1969	21 days
1970	26 days
1971	22 days
1972	30 days
1973	11 days
1974	19 days
1975	18 days
1986	8 days
1987	6 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

62 years, 1911 to 1974

A day with at least 43.9 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 134.2 mm (5.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Steppes (Old 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	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
5 years	63.1 mm (2.5 in)
10 years	77.6 mm (3.1 in)
25 years	98.2 mm (3.9 in)
50 years	115.4 mm (4.5 in)
100 years	134.2 mm (5.3 in)	Longer than the 62 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, 62 years of values from 1911 to 1974.

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: 138.0 mm (5.4 in) in 1974; 106.7 mm (4.2 in) in 1960; 106.2 mm (4.2 in) in 1970.

Download the Data

Data for Steppes (Old Post Office) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Steppes (Old 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 2026-10-13 (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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