Melbourne 5W Weather Records (USC00034746)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Melbourne 5W (USC00034746), Arkansas, United States, with 77 years of record.

Key Facts for Melbourne 5W

Melbourne 5W (USC00034746) is a weather station in Arkansas, United States at 36.08 latitude and -91.98 longitude, 152 m (500 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1948 to 2024, 77 years of record.
0 records set at Melbourne 5W still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Melbourne 5W set a daily record snow depth of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 16 January 2024.

About the Station

Location: Arkansas, United States, 36.08 latitude, -91.98 longitude.
Elevation: 152 m (500 ft).
Period of record: 1948 to 2024, 77 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.

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 Melbourne 5W. 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 Melbourne 5W, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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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 Melbourne 5W still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Melbourne 5W between 3 December 1982 and 9 March 1994. Each dot is a new record.

When Melbourne 5W set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1982-12-03	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 273.1 mm (10.8 in)
1988-03-18	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 21.1 cm (8.3 in)
1994-03-09	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 35.6 cm (14.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 273.1 mm (10.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Melbourne 5W. The most was 273.1 mm (10.8 in) on 3 December 1982.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Melbourne 5W
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	24 January 1949
Feb	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	7 February 2019
Mar	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	19 March 2008
Apr	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	28 April 2014
May	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	27 May 2000
Jun	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	7 June 2019
Jul	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	1 July 2007
Aug	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	3 August 1992
Sep	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	25 September 1993
Oct	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	6 October 1998
Nov	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	17 November 2003
Dec	273.1 mm (10.8 in)	3 December 1982

Latest Records

Latest records at Melbourne 5W
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 2024	Melbourne 5W, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2024	Melbourne 5W, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2021	Melbourne 5W, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 2021	Melbourne 5W, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2021	Melbourne 5W, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	58 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 2021	Melbourne 5W, US	daily snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	73 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 2021	Melbourne 5W, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	tie	35 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 2021	Melbourne 5W, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	6 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 2021	Melbourne 5W, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	tie	52 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 2020	Melbourne 5W, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 2020	Melbourne 5W, US	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	8 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 2020	Melbourne 5W, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 2020	Melbourne 5W, US	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 June 2020	Melbourne 5W, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	6 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2020	Melbourne 5W, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	5 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 2019	Melbourne 5W, US	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	13 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 2019	Melbourne 5W, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2019	Melbourne 5W, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	6 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
9 July 2019	Melbourne 5W, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 June 2019	Melbourne 5W, US	monthly rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	58 years	37 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1948 to 2024

Yearly extremes at Melbourne 5W: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	273.1 mm (10.8 in)	1982	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	75
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	364.3 mm (14.3 in)	1982	130.1 mm (5.1 in)	75
Longest dry spell (CDD)	73 days	1963	23 days	75

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Melbourne 5W, 1948 to 2024. The record is 273.1 mm (10.8 in) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 77.0 mm (3.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Melbourne 5W by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1948	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1949	133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1950	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1951	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1952	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1953	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1954	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1955	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1956	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1957	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1958	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1959	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1960	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1961	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1962	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1963	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1964	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1965	138.4 mm (5.4 in)
1966	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1967	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1968	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1969	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1970	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1971	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1972	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1973	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1974	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1975	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1976	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1977	107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1978	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1979	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1980	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1981	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1982	273.1 mm (10.8 in)
1983	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1984	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1985	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1986	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1987	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1988	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1989	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1990	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1991	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1992	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1993	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1994	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1995	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1996	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1997	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1998	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1999	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
2000	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
2001	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
2002	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
2003	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
2004	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2005	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2006	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
2007	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
2008	135.6 mm (5.3 in)
2009	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
2010	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
2011	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
2012	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
2013	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
2014	128.3 mm (5.1 in)
2015	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
2016	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
2017	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
2018	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
2019	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
2020	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
2021	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
2023	9.7 mm (0.38 in)
2024	n/a

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Melbourne 5W, 1948 to 2024. The record is 364.3 mm (14.3 in) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 130.1 mm (5.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Melbourne 5W by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1948	100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1949	215.9 mm (8.5 in)
1950	142.7 mm (5.6 in)
1951	93.3 mm (3.7 in)
1952	127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1953	172.2 mm (6.8 in)
1954	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1955	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1956	130.9 mm (5.2 in)
1957	170.0 mm (6.7 in)
1958	200.2 mm (7.9 in)
1959	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1960	122.6 mm (4.8 in)
1961	104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1962	130.1 mm (5.1 in)
1963	183.7 mm (7.2 in)
1964	168.9 mm (6.6 in)
1965	150.1 mm (5.9 in)
1966	145.8 mm (5.7 in)
1967	134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1968	116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1969	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1970	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1971	154.8 mm (6.1 in)
1972	132.5 mm (5.2 in)
1973	182.2 mm (7.2 in)
1974	102.8 mm (4.0 in)
1975	126.9 mm (5.0 in)
1976	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1977	135.1 mm (5.3 in)
1978	115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1979	117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1980	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1981	130.6 mm (5.1 in)
1982	364.3 mm (14.3 in)
1983	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1984	100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1985	113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1986	68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1987	102.8 mm (4.0 in)
1988	158.5 mm (6.2 in)
1989	146.1 mm (5.8 in)
1990	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1991	109.6 mm (4.3 in)
1992	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1993	187.3 mm (7.4 in)
1994	158.8 mm (6.3 in)
1995	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1996	114.9 mm (4.5 in)
1997	115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1998	157.4 mm (6.2 in)
1999	116.1 mm (4.6 in)
2000	190.3 mm (7.5 in)
2001	134.3 mm (5.3 in)
2002	86.8 mm (3.4 in)
2003	179.4 mm (7.1 in)
2004	92.4 mm (3.6 in)
2005	86.7 mm (3.4 in)
2006	144.8 mm (5.7 in)
2007	157.2 mm (6.2 in)
2008	202.9 mm (8.0 in)
2009	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
2010	149.4 mm (5.9 in)
2011	230.1 mm (9.1 in)
2012	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
2013	142.5 mm (5.6 in)
2014	133.1 mm (5.2 in)
2015	169.9 mm (6.7 in)
2016	131.1 mm (5.2 in)
2017	129.5 mm (5.1 in)
2018	150.9 mm (5.9 in)
2019	152.2 mm (6.0 in)
2020	158.8 mm (6.3 in)
2021	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
2023	9.7 mm (0.38 in)
2024	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Melbourne 5W, 1948 to 2024. The record is 73 days in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 23 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Melbourne 5W by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1948	22 days
1949	45 days
1950	24 days
1951	15 days
1952	33 days
1953	45 days
1954	26 days
1955	27 days
1956	18 days
1957	21 days
1958	13 days
1959	14 days
1960	16 days
1961	36 days
1962	27 days
1963	73 days
1964	30 days
1965	29 days
1966	25 days
1967	19 days
1968	16 days
1969	27 days
1970	19 days
1971	16 days
1972	17 days
1973	19 days
1974	26 days
1975	23 days
1976	23 days
1977	23 days
1978	19 days
1979	23 days
1980	23 days
1981	41 days
1982	17 days
1983	16 days
1984	17 days
1985	18 days
1986	19 days
1987	18 days
1988	26 days
1989	26 days
1990	25 days
1991	19 days
1992	20 days
1993	17 days
1994	17 days
1995	16 days
1996	25 days
1997	14 days
1998	29 days
1999	25 days
2000	23 days
2001	37 days
2002	33 days
2003	30 days
2004	39 days
2005	20 days
2006	21 days
2007	37 days
2008	22 days
2009	21 days
2010	29 days
2011	19 days
2012	26 days
2013	37 days
2014	22 days
2015	34 days
2016	42 days
2017	25 days
2018	39 days
2019	17 days
2020	26 days
2021	17 days
2023	8 days
2024	n/a

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, 1949 to 2020

A day with at least 81.2 mm (3.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 215.6 mm (8.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Melbourne 5W: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
5 years	110.9 mm (4.4 in)
10 years	132.9 mm (5.2 in)
25 years	163.6 mm (6.4 in)
50 years	188.6 mm (7.4 in)
100 years	215.6 mm (8.5 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 1949 to 2020.

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: 273.1 mm (10.8 in) in 1982; 152.4 mm (6.0 in) in 1998; 139.7 mm (5.5 in) in 1993.

Download the Data

Data for Melbourne 5W standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Melbourne 5W 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).

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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