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Biggenden Post Office Weather Records (ASN00040021)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Biggenden Post Office (ASN00040021), Australia, with 121 years of record.

Key Facts for Biggenden Post Office

  • Biggenden Post Office (ASN00040021) is a weather station in Australia at -25.51 latitude and 152.05 longitude, 108 m (354 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1898 to 2018, 121 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Biggenden Post Office still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Biggenden Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 86.2 mm (3.4 in) on 18 October 2017.

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -25.51 latitude, 152.05 longitude.
  • Elevation: 108 m (354 ft).
  • Period of record: 1898 to 2018, 121 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Biggenden Post Office, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Biggenden 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. 000111 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Biggenden 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 Biggenden Post Office, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records
Standing records at Biggenden Post Office by the year they were set 0 records at Biggenden Post Office still stand. 00000000000
0 records at Biggenden Post Office still stand.
Standing records at Biggenden Post Office by the year they were set
Year setStanding records

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records
When Biggenden Post Office set new all-time records 3 all-time records were set at Biggenden Post Office between 16 March 1937 and 27 January 2013. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitation16 March 1937: Record daily precipitation 218.4 mm (8.6 in)13 July 1954: Record daily precipitation 246.4 mm (9.7 in)27 January 2013: Record daily precipitation 295.8 mm (11.6 in)19401950196019701980199020002010
3 all-time records were set at Biggenden Post Office between 16 March 1937 and 27 January 2013. Each dot is a new record.
When Biggenden Post Office set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1937-03-16Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 218.4 mm (8.6 in)
1954-07-13Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 246.4 mm (9.7 in)
2013-01-27Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 295.8 mm (11.6 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 295.8 mm (11.6 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Biggenden Post Office The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Biggenden Post Office. The most was 295.8 mm (11.6 in) on 27 January 2013. 0100200300 Jan: 295.8 mm (11.6 in), 27 January 2013 Jan Feb: 164.6 mm (6.5 in), 21 February 1958 Feb Mar: 218.4 mm (8.6 in), 16 March 1937 Mar Apr: 107.2 mm (4.2 in), 4 April 1929 Apr May: 99.1 mm (3.9 in), 23 May 1906 May Jun: 98.3 mm (3.9 in), 10 June 1967 Jun Jul: 246.4 mm (9.7 in), 13 July 1954 Jul Aug: 71.0 mm (2.8 in), 23 August 1988 Aug Sep: 75.9 mm (3.0 in), 6 September 1947 Sep Oct: 121.9 mm (4.8 in), 1 October 1933 Oct Nov: 118.1 mm (4.6 in), 22 November 1961 Nov Dec: 180.6 mm (7.1 in), 22 December 1956 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Biggenden Post Office. The most was 295.8 mm (11.6 in) on 27 January 2013.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Biggenden Post Office
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan295.8 mm (11.6 in)27 January 2013
Feb164.6 mm (6.5 in)21 February 1958
Mar218.4 mm (8.6 in)16 March 1937
Apr107.2 mm (4.2 in)4 April 1929
May99.1 mm (3.9 in)23 May 1906
Jun98.3 mm (3.9 in)10 June 1967
Jul246.4 mm (9.7 in)13 July 1954
Aug71.0 mm (2.8 in)23 August 1988
Sep75.9 mm (3.0 in)6 September 1947
Oct121.9 mm (4.8 in)1 October 1933
Nov118.1 mm (4.6 in)22 November 1961
Dec180.6 mm (7.1 in)22 December 1956

Latest Records

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Latest records at Biggenden Post Office
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
18 October 2017Biggenden Post Office, AUdaily rain86.2 mm (3.4 in)36.4 mm (1.4 in)12 years40 of 100 (Notable)
17 October 2017Biggenden Post Office, AUdaily rain70.7 mm (2.8 in)9.2 mm (0.36 in)96 years46 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 2017Biggenden Post Office, AUdaily rain71.5 mm (2.8 in)48.1 mm (1.9 in)78 years69 of 100 (Major)
7 August 2017Biggenden Post Office, AUdaily rain21.6 mm (0.9 in)16.0 mm (0.6 in)108 years20 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 2017Biggenden Post Office, AUdaily rain49.9 mm (2.0 in)4.2 mm (0.17 in)112 years42 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2017Biggenden Post Office, AUdaily rain83.2 mm (3.3 in)17.4 mm (0.7 in)80 years42 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 2016Biggenden Post Office, AUdaily rain62.6 mm (2.5 in)25.6 mm (1.0 in)40 years41 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 2016Biggenden Post Office, AUdaily rain38.0 mm (1.5 in)4.7 mm (0.19 in)92 years40 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 2016Biggenden Post Office, AUdaily rain28.0 mm (1.1 in)5.8 mm (0.23 in)24 years22 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 2016Biggenden Post Office, AUdaily rain71.0 mm (2.8 in)11.8 mm (0.5 in)91 years46 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2016Biggenden Post Office, AUdaily rain74.1 mm (2.9 in)23.8 mm (0.9 in)73 years42 of 100 (Notable)
6 November 2015Biggenden Post Office, AUdaily rain33.0 mm (1.3 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)61 years32 of 100 (Routine)
18 June 2015Biggenden Post Office, AUdaily rain25.0 mm (1.0 in)22.2 mm (0.9 in)49 years41 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 2014Biggenden Post Office, AUdaily rain40.9 mm (1.6 in)7.0 mm (0.28 in)1 year15 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 2014Biggenden Post Office, AUdaily rain21.6 mm (0.9 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)61 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 2014Biggenden Post Office, AUdaily rain24.2 mm (1.0 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)104 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 2013Biggenden Post Office, AUdaily rain88.3 mm (3.5 in)6.5 mm (0.26 in)9 years15 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 2013Biggenden Post Office, AUall-time rain295.8 mm (11.6 in)49.4 mm (1.9 in)58 years71 of 100 (Major)
26 January 2013Biggenden Post Office, AUdaily rain47.2 mm (1.9 in)21.2 mm (0.8 in)4 years21 of 100 (Routine)
19 November 2012Biggenden Post Office, AUdaily rain33.9 mm (1.3 in)7.0 mm (0.28 in)85 years40 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1898 to 2018
Yearly extremes at Biggenden Post Office: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)295.8 mm (11.6 in)201372.4 mm (2.9 in)121
Wettest five days (Rx5day)409.7 mm (16.1 in)2013118.8 mm (4.7 in)121
Longest dry spell (CDD)84 days200433 days121

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Biggenden Post Office by year The wettest day of the year at Biggenden Post Office, 1898 to 2018. The record is 295.8 mm (11.6 in) in 2013, marked on the chart; the median year is 72.4 mm (2.9 in). 0100200300190019201940196019802000Record: 295.8 mm (11.6 in) in 2013
The wettest day of the year at Biggenden Post Office, 1898 to 2018. The record is 295.8 mm (11.6 in) in 2013, marked on the chart; the median year is 72.4 mm (2.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Biggenden Post Office by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
189821.1 mm (0.8 in)
189999.1 mm (3.9 in)
190048.3 mm (1.9 in)
190191.4 mm (3.6 in)
190252.3 mm (2.1 in)
190376.2 mm (3.0 in)
190469.1 mm (2.7 in)
1905123.4 mm (4.9 in)
190699.1 mm (3.9 in)
1907104.9 mm (4.1 in)
190898.6 mm (3.9 in)
190966.5 mm (2.6 in)
191066.3 mm (2.6 in)
191182.6 mm (3.3 in)
191267.3 mm (2.6 in)
1913151.9 mm (6.0 in)
1914120.7 mm (4.8 in)
191560.2 mm (2.4 in)
191656.6 mm (2.2 in)
191791.4 mm (3.6 in)
191849.3 mm (1.9 in)
191942.2 mm (1.7 in)
192061.5 mm (2.4 in)
192172.4 mm (2.9 in)
192243.4 mm (1.7 in)
192364.8 mm (2.6 in)
192473.7 mm (2.9 in)
192571.1 mm (2.8 in)
192698.3 mm (3.9 in)
192763.0 mm (2.5 in)
1928110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1929107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1930122.9 mm (4.8 in)
193194.0 mm (3.7 in)
193236.1 mm (1.4 in)
1933121.9 mm (4.8 in)
193493.0 mm (3.7 in)
193543.7 mm (1.7 in)
193681.3 mm (3.2 in)
1937218.4 mm (8.6 in)
193865.0 mm (2.6 in)
193986.6 mm (3.4 in)
194058.4 mm (2.3 in)
194156.9 mm (2.2 in)
1942114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1943119.6 mm (4.7 in)
194459.7 mm (2.4 in)
1945100.3 mm (3.9 in)
194652.1 mm (2.1 in)
1947143.5 mm (5.6 in)
194878.7 mm (3.1 in)
194983.8 mm (3.3 in)
195075.2 mm (3.0 in)
195149.3 mm (1.9 in)
195299.1 mm (3.9 in)
1953102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1954246.4 mm (9.7 in)
1955211.8 mm (8.3 in)
1956180.6 mm (7.1 in)
195738.1 mm (1.5 in)
1958164.6 mm (6.5 in)
1959112.3 mm (4.4 in)
196048.3 mm (1.9 in)
1961118.1 mm (4.6 in)
196248.8 mm (1.9 in)
196339.4 mm (1.6 in)
196466.8 mm (2.6 in)
1965102.4 mm (4.0 in)
196699.1 mm (3.9 in)
1967103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1968161.0 mm (6.3 in)
196948.0 mm (1.9 in)
197055.4 mm (2.2 in)
1971131.1 mm (5.2 in)
197274.4 mm (2.9 in)
1973102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1974102.2 mm (4.0 in)
197568.0 mm (2.7 in)
197686.4 mm (3.4 in)
197757.0 mm (2.2 in)
197854.2 mm (2.1 in)
197940.4 mm (1.6 in)
198055.8 mm (2.2 in)
198169.0 mm (2.7 in)
198276.0 mm (3.0 in)
198372.0 mm (2.8 in)
198462.0 mm (2.4 in)
198582.4 mm (3.2 in)
198677.8 mm (3.1 in)
198760.0 mm (2.4 in)
198871.0 mm (2.8 in)
198941.0 mm (1.6 in)
199061.0 mm (2.4 in)
199162.4 mm (2.5 in)
1992122.4 mm (4.8 in)
199359.6 mm (2.3 in)
199458.4 mm (2.3 in)
199563.0 mm (2.5 in)
1996126.0 mm (5.0 in)
199777.6 mm (3.1 in)
1998101.8 mm (4.0 in)
199963.0 mm (2.5 in)
200059.2 mm (2.3 in)
200170.8 mm (2.8 in)
200269.0 mm (2.7 in)
200374.4 mm (2.9 in)
200481.8 mm (3.2 in)
200540.6 mm (1.6 in)
200634.8 mm (1.4 in)
200741.0 mm (1.6 in)
200853.2 mm (2.1 in)
200958.6 mm (2.3 in)
2010140.1 mm (5.5 in)
201143.8 mm (1.7 in)
201268.1 mm (2.7 in)
2013295.8 mm (11.6 in)
201457.4 mm (2.3 in)
2015131.2 mm (5.2 in)
201674.1 mm (2.9 in)
201786.2 mm (3.4 in)
201815.8 mm (0.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Biggenden Post Office by year The wettest five days of the year at Biggenden Post Office, 1898 to 2018. The record is 409.7 mm (16.1 in) in 2013, marked on the chart; the median year is 118.8 mm (4.7 in). 0100200300400500190019201940196019802000Record: 409.7 mm (16.1 in) in 2013
The wettest five days of the year at Biggenden Post Office, 1898 to 2018. The record is 409.7 mm (16.1 in) in 2013, marked on the chart; the median year is 118.8 mm (4.7 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Biggenden Post Office by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
189840.9 mm (1.6 in)
1899180.6 mm (7.1 in)
190081.5 mm (3.2 in)
190196.0 mm (3.8 in)
1902121.1 mm (4.8 in)
190396.0 mm (3.8 in)
1904170.2 mm (6.7 in)
1905288.0 mm (11.3 in)
1906145.0 mm (5.7 in)
1907157.4 mm (6.2 in)
1908143.8 mm (5.7 in)
1909126.2 mm (5.0 in)
191089.2 mm (3.5 in)
1911126.4 mm (5.0 in)
1912100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1913338.5 mm (13.3 in)
1914169.3 mm (6.7 in)
1915101.6 mm (4.0 in)
191687.9 mm (3.5 in)
1917120.4 mm (4.7 in)
191884.8 mm (3.3 in)
191945.5 mm (1.8 in)
192094.8 mm (3.7 in)
1921276.4 mm (10.9 in)
1922191.6 mm (7.5 in)
192399.1 mm (3.9 in)
1924159.0 mm (6.3 in)
192596.5 mm (3.8 in)
1926241.8 mm (9.5 in)
1927110.3 mm (4.3 in)
1928277.2 mm (10.9 in)
1929194.1 mm (7.6 in)
1930128.2 mm (5.0 in)
1931213.7 mm (8.4 in)
193252.6 mm (2.1 in)
1933178.5 mm (7.0 in)
1934181.6 mm (7.1 in)
193566.6 mm (2.6 in)
1936102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1937344.4 mm (13.6 in)
1938120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1939180.9 mm (7.1 in)
1940100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1941107.1 mm (4.2 in)
1942201.1 mm (7.9 in)
1943142.5 mm (5.6 in)
194473.1 mm (2.9 in)
1945105.4 mm (4.1 in)
194684.6 mm (3.3 in)
1947231.7 mm (9.1 in)
1948170.0 mm (6.7 in)
1949220.2 mm (8.7 in)
1950137.7 mm (5.4 in)
195181.3 mm (3.2 in)
1952130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1953166.1 mm (6.5 in)
1954271.5 mm (10.7 in)
1955390.3 mm (15.4 in)
1956244.3 mm (9.6 in)
195750.8 mm (2.0 in)
1958186.8 mm (7.4 in)
1959129.9 mm (5.1 in)
196092.8 mm (3.7 in)
1961149.1 mm (5.9 in)
196285.3 mm (3.4 in)
196371.9 mm (2.8 in)
1964109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1965128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1966114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1967146.3 mm (5.8 in)
1968360.1 mm (14.2 in)
196974.9 mm (2.9 in)
1970123.8 mm (4.9 in)
1971344.2 mm (13.6 in)
1972108.4 mm (4.3 in)
1973180.1 mm (7.1 in)
1974185.2 mm (7.3 in)
1975135.3 mm (5.3 in)
1976172.0 mm (6.8 in)
197791.0 mm (3.6 in)
197868.4 mm (2.7 in)
197931.0 mm (1.2 in)
198060.0 mm (2.4 in)
1981133.8 mm (5.3 in)
198280.2 mm (3.2 in)
1983118.8 mm (4.7 in)
198480.4 mm (3.2 in)
198582.4 mm (3.2 in)
198686.4 mm (3.4 in)
198773.2 mm (2.9 in)
198879.2 mm (3.1 in)
198940.0 mm (1.6 in)
199079.0 mm (3.1 in)
199188.2 mm (3.5 in)
199257.8 mm (2.3 in)
1993129.4 mm (5.1 in)
199491.6 mm (3.6 in)
1995148.8 mm (5.9 in)
1996178.8 mm (7.0 in)
199794.2 mm (3.7 in)
1998107.6 mm (4.2 in)
199979.0 mm (3.1 in)
2000107.2 mm (4.2 in)
2001114.2 mm (4.5 in)
200291.4 mm (3.6 in)
2003104.0 mm (4.1 in)
2004140.8 mm (5.5 in)
200565.0 mm (2.6 in)
200663.0 mm (2.5 in)
200781.0 mm (3.2 in)
2008113.8 mm (4.5 in)
2009124.0 mm (4.9 in)
2010208.4 mm (8.2 in)
2011100.5 mm (4.0 in)
2012120.2 mm (4.7 in)
2013409.7 mm (16.1 in)
2014107.2 mm (4.2 in)
2015177.8 mm (7.0 in)
2016145.0 mm (5.7 in)
2017179.1 mm (7.1 in)
201827.8 mm (1.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Biggenden Post Office by year The longest dry spell of the year at Biggenden Post Office, 1898 to 2018. The record is 84 days in 2004, marked on the chart; the median year is 33 days. 020406080100190019201940196019802000Record: 84 days in 2004
The longest dry spell of the year at Biggenden Post Office, 1898 to 2018. The record is 84 days in 2004, marked on the chart; the median year is 33 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Biggenden Post Office by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
189824 days
189919 days
190054 days
190141 days
190273 days
190325 days
190445 days
190533 days
190626 days
190746 days
190820 days
190923 days
191034 days
191148 days
191234 days
191336 days
191429 days
191537 days
191626 days
191752 days
191853 days
191950 days
192026 days
192120 days
192246 days
192330 days
192425 days
192522 days
192650 days
192722 days
192824 days
192952 days
193020 days
193130 days
193235 days
193339 days
193423 days
193542 days
193641 days
193732 days
193828 days
193959 days
194036 days
194144 days
194234 days
194356 days
194445 days
194538 days
194647 days
194746 days
194836 days
194927 days
195029 days
195133 days
195236 days
195357 days
195425 days
195523 days
195649 days
195739 days
195825 days
195924 days
196032 days
196129 days
196240 days
196331 days
196434 days
196526 days
196623 days
196725 days
196851 days
196938 days
197036 days
197120 days
197242 days
197329 days
197437 days
197534 days
197627 days
197738 days
197830 days
197934 days
198038 days
198136 days
198232 days
198333 days
198431 days
198535 days
198632 days
198720 days
198827 days
198924 days
199033 days
199163 days
199220 days
199333 days
199438 days
199526 days
199641 days
199725 days
199829 days
199924 days
200038 days
200135 days
200262 days
200329 days
200484 days
200522 days
200633 days
200733 days
200828 days
200946 days
201022 days
201136 days
201231 days
201367 days
201432 days
201522 days
201633 days
201756 days
201813 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

103 years, 1899 to 2017

A day with at least 77.0 mm (3.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 257.5 mm (10.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Biggenden Post Office: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years77.0 mm (3.0 in)
5 years112.5 mm (4.4 in)
10 years140.4 mm (5.5 in)
25 years181.6 mm (7.1 in)
50 years217.2 mm (8.6 in)
100 years257.5 mm (10.1 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 103 years of values from 1899 to 2017.

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: 295.8 mm (11.6 in) in 2013; 246.4 mm (9.7 in) in 1954; 218.4 mm (8.6 in) in 1937.

Download the Data

  • Data for Biggenden Post Office standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Biggenden 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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).