Wilcannia (Reid St) Weather Records (ASN00046043)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Wilcannia (Reid St) (ASN00046043), Australia, with 148 years of record.

Key Facts for Wilcannia (Reid St)

Wilcannia (Reid St) (ASN00046043) is a weather station in Australia at -31.56 latitude and 143.37 longitude, 75 m (246 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1879 to 2026, 148 years of record.
1,464 records set at Wilcannia (Reid St) still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Wilcannia (Reid St) set a daily record precipitation of 6.8 mm (0.27 in) on 10 August 2026.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -31.56 latitude, 143.37 longitude.
Elevation: 75 m (246 ft).
Period of record: 1879 to 2026, 148 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, 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 Wilcannia (Reid St). 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 Wilcannia (Reid St), with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	48.2 C (118.8 F)	9.2 C (48.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	47.1 C (116.8 F)	8.8 C (47.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	44.4 C (111.9 F)	6.4 C (43.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	38.4 C (101.1 F)	1.8 C (35.2 F)	n/a	n/a
May	31.3 C (88.3 F)	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	29.3 C (84.7 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	39.4 C (102.9 F)	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	42.4 C (108.3 F)	3.4 C (38.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	45.4 C (113.7 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	46.8 C (116.2 F)	8.4 C (47.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Wilcannia (Reid St) still stand. 1995 holds the most, with 44.

Standing records at Wilcannia (Reid St) by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1957	24
1958	31
1959	24
1960	26
1961	12
1962	16
1963	25
1964	27
1965	36
1966	39
1967	10
1968	27
1969	19
1970	30
1971	15
1972	18
1973	23
1974	26
1975	31
1976	13
1977	20
1978	17
1979	11
1980	29
1981	21
1982	16
1983	26
1984	25
1985	15
1986	22
1987	26
1988	16
1989	20
1990	18
1991	23
1992	16
1993	18
1994	38
1995	44
1996	38
1997	24
1998	37
1999	30
2000	13
2001	28
2002	33
2003	21
2004	41
2005	40
2006	31
2007	20
2008	26
2009	41
2010	24
2011	27
2012	35
2013	36
2014	25
2015	1

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Wilcannia (Reid St) between 8 February 1932 and 21 December 1994. Each dot is a new record.

When Wilcannia (Reid St) set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1932-02-08	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1936-12-14	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 173.2 mm (6.8 in)
1994-12-21	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 33.4 C (92.1 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 173.2 mm (6.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Wilcannia (Reid St). The most was 173.2 mm (6.8 in) on 14 December 1936.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Wilcannia (Reid St)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	121.8 mm (4.8 in)	22 January 1976
Feb	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	8 February 1932
Mar	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	3 March 2012
Apr	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	22 April 2019
May	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	23 May 1906
Jun	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	4 June 1923
Jul	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 July 1950
Aug	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 August 1889
Sep	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	8 September 2022
Oct	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	25 October 1894
Nov	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	20 November 1992
Dec	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	14 December 1936

Period of Record Coverage

1957 to 2015

59 years of record at Wilcannia (Reid St), 1957 to 2015. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1963, 1968, 1989, 1991, 2015.

Days with data per year at Wilcannia (Reid St)
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1957	364	100%	Yes
1958	363	99%	Yes
1959	363	99%	Yes
1960	359	98%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	305	84%	No
1964	361	99%	Yes
1965	356	98%	Yes
1966	364	100%	Yes
1967	364	100%	Yes
1968	289	79%	No
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	364	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	365	100%	Yes
1973	363	99%	Yes
1974	363	99%	Yes
1975	363	99%	Yes
1976	344	94%	Yes
1977	339	93%	Yes
1978	339	93%	Yes
1979	341	93%	Yes
1980	354	97%	Yes
1981	349	96%	Yes
1982	363	99%	Yes
1983	363	99%	Yes
1984	364	99%	Yes
1985	360	99%	Yes
1986	350	96%	Yes
1987	343	94%	Yes
1988	350	96%	Yes
1989	301	82%	No
1990	336	92%	Yes
1991	318	87%	No
1992	354	97%	Yes
1993	349	96%	Yes
1994	365	100%	Yes
1995	365	100%	Yes
1996	366	100%	Yes
1997	358	98%	Yes
1998	365	100%	Yes
1999	364	100%	Yes
2000	363	99%	Yes
2001	363	99%	Yes
2002	365	100%	Yes
2003	360	99%	Yes
2004	363	99%	Yes
2005	361	99%	Yes
2006	359	98%	Yes
2007	363	99%	Yes
2008	364	99%	Yes
2009	356	98%	Yes
2010	365	100%	Yes
2011	365	100%	Yes
2012	363	99%	Yes
2013	362	99%	Yes
2014	363	99%	Yes
2015	9	2%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Wilcannia (Reid St)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 August 2026	Wilcannia (Reid St), AU	daily rain	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	81 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 2026	Wilcannia (Reid St), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2026	Wilcannia (Reid St), AU	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 2026	Wilcannia (Reid St), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	104 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 2026	Wilcannia (Reid St), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	114 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2025	Wilcannia (Reid St), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	32 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 2025	Wilcannia (Reid St), AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 2024	Wilcannia (Reid St), AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	1 year	13 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 2024	Wilcannia (Reid St), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	113 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 May 2024	Wilcannia (Reid St), AU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 2023	Wilcannia (Reid St), AU	daily rain	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 2023	Wilcannia (Reid St), AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 November 2022	Wilcannia (Reid St), AU	daily rain	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	104 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2022	Wilcannia (Reid St), AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	101 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2022	Wilcannia (Reid St), AU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2022	Wilcannia (Reid St), AU	daily rain	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 2022	Wilcannia (Reid St), AU	daily rain	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 October 2022	Wilcannia (Reid St), AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	138 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2022	Wilcannia (Reid St), AU	monthly rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	6 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2022	Wilcannia (Reid St), AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

51 complete years, 1957 to 2014

One stripe for each of 51 complete years at Wilcannia (Reid St), 1957 to 2014. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 19.5 C (67.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1984, at 18.5 C (65.2 F), and the warmest was 2014, at 20.5 C (68.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.1 C (2.0 F).

Annual mean temperature at Wilcannia (Reid St) as warming stripes, 1957 to 2014
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1957	19.4 C	-0.09 C
1958	19.4 C	-0.09 C
1959	20.1 C	+0.62 C
1960	19.2 C	-0.33 C
1961	19.8 C	+0.30 C
1962	19.3 C	-0.21 C
1964	18.8 C	-0.70 C
1965	19.8 C	+0.30 C
1966	18.5 C	-0.97 C
1969	19.2 C	-0.27 C
1970	19.0 C	-0.50 C
1971	19.1 C	-0.38 C
1972	19.7 C	+0.19 C
1973	20.3 C	+0.80 C
1974	18.8 C	-0.71 C
1975	19.6 C	+0.11 C
1978	19.1 C	-0.39 C
1980	20.3 C	+0.83 C
1981	20.2 C	+0.67 C
1982	19.8 C	+0.31 C
1983	20.0 C	+0.46 C
1984	18.5 C	-1.05 C
1985	19.1 C	-0.40 C
1986	19.4 C	-0.13 C
1987	19.2 C	-0.30 C
1988	20.1 C	+0.61 C
1990	20.1 C	+0.63 C
1991	20.2 C	+0.66 C
1992	18.9 C	-0.59 C
1993	19.6 C	+0.12 C
1994	19.0 C	-0.53 C
1995	18.9 C	-0.66 C
1996	19.0 C	-0.51 C
1997	19.3 C	-0.19 C
1998	19.2 C	-0.30 C
1999	19.5 C	-0.02 C
2000	19.3 C	-0.19 C
2001	19.7 C	+0.15 C
2002	19.8 C	+0.27 C
2003	19.6 C	+0.08 C
2004	19.5 C	+0.03 C
2005	19.9 C	+0.41 C
2006	19.9 C	+0.35 C
2007	20.1 C	+0.60 C
2008	19.4 C	-0.13 C
2009	20.3 C	+0.82 C
2010	18.7 C	-0.78 C
2011	19.2 C	-0.32 C
2012	19.1 C	-0.45 C
2013	20.3 C	+0.81 C
2014	20.5 C	+0.97 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1957 to 2014 is 0.05 C (-0.04 to 0.14) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 51 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Wilcannia (Reid St)
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.05 C (-0.04 to 0.14) per decade	0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade	1957 to 2014	51	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum	0.10 C (-0.02 to 0.22) per decade	0.18 F (-0.04 to 0.40) per decade	1957 to 2014	51	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum	0.0 C (-0.1 to 0.1) per decade	0.0 F (-0.2 to 0.2) per decade	1957 to 2014	51	Not clearly different from zero

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1879 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Wilcannia (Reid St): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	48.2 C (118.8 F)	1973	44.4 C (111.9 F)	59
Coldest night (TNn)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	1977	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	59
Wettest day (Rx1day)	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	1936	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	148
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	226.2 mm (8.9 in)	1885	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	148
Longest dry spell (CDD)	134 days	1902	53 days	148

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Wilcannia (Reid St), 1879 to 2026. The record is 48.2 C (118.8 F) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 44.4 C (111.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Wilcannia (Reid St) by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1879	n/a
1880	n/a
1881	n/a
1882	n/a
1883	n/a
1884	n/a
1885	n/a
1886	n/a
1887	n/a
1888	n/a
1889	n/a
1890	n/a
1891	n/a
1892	n/a
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1896	n/a
1897	n/a
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1900	n/a
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	46.7 C (116.1 F)
1958	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1959	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1960	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1961	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1962	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1963	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1964	45.6 C (114.1 F)
1965	44.4 C (111.9 F)
1966	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1967	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1968	45.6 C (114.1 F)
1969	44.4 C (111.9 F)
1970	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1971	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1972	46.8 C (116.2 F)
1973	48.2 C (118.8 F)
1974	40.7 C (105.3 F)
1975	43.0 C (109.4 F)
1976	44.5 C (112.1 F)
1977	44.3 C (111.7 F)
1978	42.6 C (108.7 F)
1979	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1980	43.5 C (110.3 F)
1981	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1982	44.2 C (111.6 F)
1983	44.3 C (111.7 F)
1984	41.9 C (107.4 F)
1985	44.4 C (111.9 F)
1986	43.7 C (110.7 F)
1987	45.2 C (113.4 F)
1988	45.5 C (113.9 F)
1989	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1990	47.3 C (117.1 F)
1991	44.5 C (112.1 F)
1992	44.2 C (111.6 F)
1993	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1994	44.9 C (112.8 F)
1995	43.1 C (109.6 F)
1996	43.4 C (110.1 F)
1997	43.6 C (110.5 F)
1998	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1999	43.2 C (109.8 F)
2000	42.7 C (108.9 F)
2001	47.2 C (117.0 F)
2002	44.7 C (112.5 F)
2003	45.2 C (113.4 F)
2004	47.1 C (116.8 F)
2005	45.9 C (114.6 F)
2006	46.6 C (115.9 F)
2007	45.6 C (114.1 F)
2008	41.9 C (107.4 F)
2009	45.4 C (113.7 F)
2010	43.2 C (109.8 F)
2011	42.7 C (108.9 F)
2012	45.4 C (113.7 F)
2013	47.5 C (117.5 F)
2014	45.1 C (113.2 F)
2015	43.7 C (110.7 F)
2016	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2021	n/a
2022	n/a
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Wilcannia (Reid St), 1879 to 2026. The record is -5.0 C (23.0 F) in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is -1.1 C (30.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Wilcannia (Reid St) by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1879	n/a
1880	n/a
1881	n/a
1882	n/a
1883	n/a
1884	n/a
1885	n/a
1886	n/a
1887	n/a
1888	n/a
1889	n/a
1890	n/a
1891	n/a
1892	n/a
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1896	n/a
1897	n/a
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1900	n/a
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1958	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1959	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1960	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1961	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1962	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1963	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1964	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1965	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1966	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1967	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1968	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1969	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1970	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1971	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1972	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1973	1.5 C (34.7 F)
1974	-0.4 C (31.3 F)
1975	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1976	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1977	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1978	0.1 C (32.2 F)
1979	3.0 C (37.4 F)
1980	1.0 C (33.8 F)
1981	1.0 C (33.8 F)
1982	-2.4 C (27.7 F)
1983	-0.4 C (31.3 F)
1984	-0.3 C (31.5 F)
1985	-0.5 C (31.1 F)
1986	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1987	-0.4 C (31.3 F)
1988	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1989	0.9 C (33.6 F)
1990	0.3 C (32.5 F)
1991	1.1 C (34.0 F)
1992	-0.9 C (30.4 F)
1993	-0.5 C (31.1 F)
1994	-3.6 C (25.5 F)
1995	-3.1 C (26.4 F)
1996	-1.6 C (29.1 F)
1997	-3.6 C (25.5 F)
1998	-2.5 C (27.5 F)
1999	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
2000	-1.9 C (28.6 F)
2001	-0.8 C (30.6 F)
2002	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2003	-0.5 C (31.1 F)
2004	-3.2 C (26.2 F)
2005	-0.8 C (30.6 F)
2006	-2.5 C (27.5 F)
2007	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2008	-1.5 C (29.3 F)
2009	-1.3 C (29.7 F)
2010	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2011	-3.7 C (25.3 F)
2012	-2.4 C (27.7 F)
2013	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2014	-2.9 C (26.8 F)
2015	16.4 C (61.5 F)
2016	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2021	n/a
2022	n/a
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Wilcannia (Reid St), 1879 to 2026. The record is 173.2 mm (6.8 in) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.0 mm (1.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Wilcannia (Reid St) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1879	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1880	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1881	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1882	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1883	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1884	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1885	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1886	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1887	4.8 mm (0.19 in)
1888	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1889	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1890	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1891	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1892	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1893	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1894	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1895	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1896	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1897	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1898	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1899	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1900	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1901	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1902	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1903	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1904	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1905	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1906	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1907	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1908	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1909	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1910	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1911	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1912	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1913	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1914	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1915	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1916	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1917	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1918	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1919	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1920	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1921	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1922	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1923	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1924	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1925	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1926	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1927	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1928	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1929	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1930	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1931	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1932	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1933	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1934	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1935	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1936	173.2 mm (6.8 in)
1937	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1938	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1939	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1940	12.2 mm (0.5 in)
1941	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1942	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1943	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1944	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1945	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1946	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1947	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1948	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1949	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1950	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1951	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1952	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1953	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1954	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1955	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1956	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1957	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1958	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1959	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1960	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1961	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1962	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1963	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1964	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1965	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1966	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1967	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1968	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1969	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1970	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1971	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1972	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1973	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1974	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1975	28.6 mm (1.1 in)
1976	121.8 mm (4.8 in)
1977	25.8 mm (1.0 in)
1978	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
1979	28.6 mm (1.1 in)
1980	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1981	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1982	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1983	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1984	79.4 mm (3.1 in)
1985	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1986	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1987	48.4 mm (1.9 in)
1988	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1989	74.8 mm (2.9 in)
1990	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1991	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1992	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1993	55.2 mm (2.2 in)
1994	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1995	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1996	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1997	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1998	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1999	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
2000	97.4 mm (3.8 in)
2001	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
2002	30.6 mm (1.2 in)
2003	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
2004	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
2005	30.4 mm (1.2 in)
2006	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
2007	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
2008	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
2009	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
2010	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
2011	80.2 mm (3.2 in)
2012	116.6 mm (4.6 in)
2013	37.2 mm (1.5 in)
2014	30.6 mm (1.2 in)
2015	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
2016	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
2017	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
2018	12.8 mm (0.5 in)
2019	65.4 mm (2.6 in)
2020	38.8 mm (1.5 in)
2021	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
2022	51.9 mm (2.0 in)
2023	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
2024	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
2025	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
2026	45.2 mm (1.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Wilcannia (Reid St), 1879 to 2026. The record is 226.2 mm (8.9 in) in 1885, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.2 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Wilcannia (Reid St) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1879	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1880	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1881	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1882	36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1883	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1884	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1885	226.2 mm (8.9 in)
1886	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1887	4.8 mm (0.19 in)
1888	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1889	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1890	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1891	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1892	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1893	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1894	108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1895	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1896	45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1897	29.8 mm (1.2 in)
1898	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1899	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1900	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1901	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1902	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1903	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1904	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1905	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1906	144.7 mm (5.7 in)
1907	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1908	36.9 mm (1.5 in)
1909	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1910	19.9 mm (0.8 in)
1911	114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1912	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1913	46.4 mm (1.8 in)
1914	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1915	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1916	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1917	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1918	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1919	34.9 mm (1.4 in)
1920	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1921	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1922	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1923	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1924	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1925	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1926	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1927	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1928	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1929	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1930	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1931	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1932	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1933	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1934	59.1 mm (2.3 in)
1935	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1936	193.8 mm (7.6 in)
1937	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1938	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1939	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1940	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1941	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1942	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1943	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1944	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1945	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1946	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1947	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1948	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1949	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1950	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1951	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
1952	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1953	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1954	50.7 mm (2.0 in)
1955	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1956	121.7 mm (4.8 in)
1957	46.6 mm (1.8 in)
1958	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1959	49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1960	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1961	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1962	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1963	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1964	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1965	21.5 mm (0.8 in)
1966	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1967	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1968	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1969	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1970	59.6 mm (2.3 in)
1971	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1972	40.3 mm (1.6 in)
1973	89.1 mm (3.5 in)
1974	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1975	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1976	132.2 mm (5.2 in)
1977	25.8 mm (1.0 in)
1978	30.4 mm (1.2 in)
1979	32.2 mm (1.3 in)
1980	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1981	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1982	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1983	50.2 mm (2.0 in)
1984	134.0 mm (5.3 in)
1985	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1986	33.2 mm (1.3 in)
1987	66.2 mm (2.6 in)
1988	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1989	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1990	29.3 mm (1.2 in)
1991	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1992	138.4 mm (5.4 in)
1993	79.6 mm (3.1 in)
1994	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1995	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1996	34.4 mm (1.4 in)
1997	62.4 mm (2.5 in)
1998	36.7 mm (1.4 in)
1999	127.4 mm (5.0 in)
2000	167.7 mm (6.6 in)
2001	45.4 mm (1.8 in)
2002	30.8 mm (1.2 in)
2003	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
2004	47.1 mm (1.9 in)
2005	42.8 mm (1.7 in)
2006	31.6 mm (1.2 in)
2007	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
2008	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
2009	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
2010	64.4 mm (2.5 in)
2011	150.2 mm (5.9 in)
2012	215.6 mm (8.5 in)
2013	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
2014	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
2015	103.8 mm (4.1 in)
2016	78.4 mm (3.1 in)
2017	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
2018	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
2019	78.4 mm (3.1 in)
2020	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
2021	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
2022	102.5 mm (4.0 in)
2023	43.8 mm (1.7 in)
2024	48.4 mm (1.9 in)
2025	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
2026	55.6 mm (2.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Wilcannia (Reid St), 1879 to 2026. The record is 134 days in 1902, marked on the chart; the median year is 53 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Wilcannia (Reid St) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1879	51 days
1880	72 days
1881	74 days
1882	70 days
1883	57 days
1884	85 days
1885	44 days
1886	82 days
1887	22 days
1888	76 days
1889	52 days
1890	37 days
1891	40 days
1892	53 days
1893	90 days
1894	71 days
1895	48 days
1896	56 days
1897	100 days
1898	56 days
1899	61 days
1900	44 days
1901	68 days
1902	134 days
1903	50 days
1904	51 days
1905	62 days
1906	47 days
1907	44 days
1908	36 days
1909	68 days
1910	41 days
1911	86 days
1912	90 days
1913	52 days
1914	42 days
1915	49 days
1916	38 days
1917	78 days
1918	62 days
1919	92 days
1920	88 days
1921	40 days
1922	113 days
1923	44 days
1924	61 days
1925	42 days
1926	60 days
1927	77 days
1928	78 days
1929	90 days
1930	37 days
1931	70 days
1932	36 days
1933	47 days
1934	40 days
1935	49 days
1936	38 days
1937	72 days
1938	95 days
1939	46 days
1940	97 days
1941	82 days
1942	40 days
1943	89 days
1944	62 days
1945	59 days
1946	99 days
1947	71 days
1948	53 days
1949	50 days
1950	51 days
1951	53 days
1952	33 days
1953	74 days
1954	55 days
1955	36 days
1956	61 days
1957	71 days
1958	31 days
1959	47 days
1960	36 days
1961	82 days
1962	53 days
1963	52 days
1964	40 days
1965	48 days
1966	47 days
1967	72 days
1968	26 days
1969	47 days
1970	87 days
1971	49 days
1972	124 days
1973	36 days
1974	34 days
1975	74 days
1976	67 days
1977	51 days
1978	56 days
1979	50 days
1980	47 days
1981	49 days
1982	47 days
1983	42 days
1984	56 days
1985	40 days
1986	42 days
1987	36 days
1988	44 days
1989	68 days
1990	43 days
1991	63 days
1992	54 days
1993	32 days
1994	51 days
1995	35 days
1996	45 days
1997	82 days
1998	59 days
1999	44 days
2000	42 days
2001	70 days
2002	86 days
2003	49 days
2004	53 days
2005	85 days
2006	61 days
2007	81 days
2008	41 days
2009	38 days
2010	32 days
2011	41 days
2012	76 days
2013	72 days
2014	51 days
2015	55 days
2016	65 days
2017	68 days
2018	64 days
2019	84 days
2020	51 days
2021	40 days
2022	44 days
2023	75 days
2024	40 days
2025	68 days
2026	38 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.

Frost Dates and Growing Season

38 years with a frost

Across 38 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Wilcannia (Reid St) falls on 6 August and the median first autumn frost on 17 June, which leaves a median of 322 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -5.5 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Wilcannia (Reid St)
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1969 to 2013)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	6 August	n/a	9 August	n/a	+4.5 days per decade
First autumn frost	17 June	n/a	18 June	n/a	-1.0 days per decade
Growing days	322 days	n/a	317 days	n/a	-5.5 days per decade

A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.

Rainfall Return Levels

144 years, 1879 to 2025

A day with at least 36.4 mm (1.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 148.3 mm (5.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Wilcannia (Reid St): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	36.4 mm (1.4 in)
5 years	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
10 years	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
25 years	98.4 mm (3.9 in)
50 years	121.4 mm (4.8 in)
100 years	148.3 mm (5.8 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 144 years of values from 1879 to 2025.

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: 173.2 mm (6.8 in) in 1936; 121.8 mm (4.8 in) in 1976; 116.6 mm (4.6 in) in 2012.

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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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).