Cape Leveque Weather Records (ASN00003004)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cape Leveque (ASN00003004), Australia, with 102 years of record.

Key Facts for Cape Leveque

Cape Leveque (ASN00003004) is a weather station in Australia at -16.40 latitude and 122.93 longitude, 25 m (82 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1917 to 2018, 102 years of record.
1,464 records set at Cape Leveque still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Cape Leveque set a daily record precipitation of 50.0 mm (2.0 in) on 20 March 2018.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -16.40 latitude, 122.93 longitude.
Elevation: 25 m (82 ft).
Period of record: 1917 to 2018, 102 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 Cape Leveque. 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 Cape Leveque, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	39.9 C (103.8 F)	15.8 C (60.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	38.8 C (101.8 F)	18.2 C (64.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	38.3 C (100.9 F)	18.3 C (64.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	39.4 C (102.9 F)	17.9 C (64.2 F)	n/a	n/a
May	36.1 C (97.0 F)	14.4 C (57.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	33.3 C (91.9 F)	13.7 C (56.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	33.0 C (91.4 F)	11.1 C (52.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	36.2 C (97.2 F)	14.4 C (57.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	39.4 C (102.9 F)	15.0 C (59.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	39.9 C (103.8 F)	19.7 C (67.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	39.0 C (102.2 F)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	41.7 C (107.1 F)	16.2 C (61.2 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Cape Leveque still stand. 1978 holds the most, with 101.

Standing records at Cape Leveque by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1965	77
1966	82
1967	65
1968	79
1969	75
1970	91
1971	65
1972	62
1973	95
1974	66
1975	82
1976	97
1977	54
1978	101
1979	77
1980	59
1981	51
1982	48
1983	66
1984	49
1985	23

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Cape Leveque between 25 May 1949 and 8 January 2015. Each dot is a new record.

When Cape Leveque set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1949-05-25	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 286.5 mm (11.3 in)
2015-01-08	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 400.0 mm (15.7 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 400.0 mm (15.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cape Leveque. The most was 400.0 mm (15.7 in) on 8 January 2015.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Cape Leveque
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	400.0 mm (15.7 in)	8 January 2015
Feb	231.9 mm (9.1 in)	10 February 1939
Mar	242.3 mm (9.5 in)	18 March 1947
Apr	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	12 April 1948
May	286.5 mm (11.3 in)	25 May 1949
Jun	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	7 June 2013
Jul	215.0 mm (8.5 in)	13 July 2014
Aug	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	11 August 1933
Sep	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	7 September 1920
Oct	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	26 October 1979
Nov	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	26 November 1982
Dec	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	27 December 2017

Period of Record Coverage

1965 to 1985

21 years of record at Cape Leveque, 1965 to 1985. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1985.

Days with data per year at Cape Leveque
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1965	353	97%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	363	99%	Yes
1969	362	99%	Yes
1970	363	99%	Yes
1971	362	99%	Yes
1972	363	99%	Yes
1973	363	99%	Yes
1974	357	98%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	363	99%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	365	100%	Yes
1983	365	100%	Yes
1984	365	100%	Yes
1985	231	63%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Cape Leveque
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 March 2018	Cape Leveque, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	95 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2017	Cape Leveque, AU	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	87 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2017	Cape Leveque, AU	monthly rain	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	42 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 2015	Cape Leveque, AU	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 2015	Cape Leveque, AU	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 2015	Cape Leveque, AU	all-time rain	400.0 mm (15.7 in)	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	65 years	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
21 December 2014	Cape Leveque, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	95 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 2014	Cape Leveque, AU	monthly rain	215.0 mm (8.5 in)	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 April 2014	Cape Leveque, AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	85 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 2013	Cape Leveque, AU	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 2013	Cape Leveque, AU	daily rain	165.5 mm (6.5 in)	81.7 mm (3.2 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 2013	Cape Leveque, AU	daily rain	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 June 2013	Cape Leveque, AU	monthly rain	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 2013	Cape Leveque, AU	daily rain	157.7 mm (6.2 in)	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	58 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 May 2013	Cape Leveque, AU	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	70 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2013	Cape Leveque, AU	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 2012	Cape Leveque, AU	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	93 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 2007	Cape Leveque, AU	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 2006	Cape Leveque, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 2006	Cape Leveque, AU	daily rain	92.1 mm (3.6 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	48 years	25 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

17 complete years, 1965 to 1983

One stripe for each of 17 complete years at Cape Leveque, 1965 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 27.2 C (81.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1976, at 26.2 C (79.2 F), and the warmest was 1980, at 27.7 C (81.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.0 C (1.8 F).

Annual mean temperature at Cape Leveque as warming stripes, 1965 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1965	27.2 C	-0.01 C
1966	27.3 C	+0.11 C
1967	26.9 C	-0.35 C
1968	27.2 C	-0.07 C
1969	27.0 C	-0.24 C
1970	27.6 C	+0.41 C
1971	27.3 C	+0.06 C
1972	27.6 C	+0.33 C
1975	27.7 C	+0.42 C
1976	26.2 C	-1.00 C
1977	26.9 C	-0.29 C
1978	27.1 C	-0.17 C
1979	27.5 C	+0.23 C
1980	27.7 C	+0.51 C
1981	27.5 C	+0.29 C
1982	27.0 C	-0.26 C
1983	27.2 C	+0.00 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

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

1917 to 2018

Yearly extremes at Cape Leveque: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	41.7 C (107.1 F)	1965	38.3 C (100.9 F)	21
Coldest night (TNn)	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1965	14.6 C (58.3 F)	21
Wettest day (Rx1day)	400.0 mm (15.7 in)	2015	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	92
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	547.4 mm (21.6 in)	2015	208.6 mm (8.2 in)	92
Longest dry spell (CDD)	274 days	1967	149 days	92

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Cape Leveque, 1917 to 2018. The record is 41.7 C (107.1 F) in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.3 C (100.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Cape Leveque by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
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	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1966	39.8 C (103.6 F)
1967	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1968	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1969	37.1 C (98.8 F)
1970	39.9 C (103.8 F)
1971	39.9 C (103.8 F)
1972	38.4 C (101.1 F)
1973	37.4 C (99.3 F)
1974	37.0 C (98.6 F)
1975	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1976	39.0 C (102.2 F)
1977	36.3 C (97.3 F)
1978	38.2 C (100.8 F)
1979	38.8 C (101.8 F)
1980	39.6 C (103.3 F)
1981	38.5 C (101.3 F)
1982	38.0 C (100.4 F)
1983	37.5 C (99.5 F)
1984	36.0 C (96.8 F)
1985	36.5 C (97.7 F)
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Cape Leveque, 1917 to 2018. The record is 11.1 C (52.0 F) in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 14.6 C (58.3 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Cape Leveque by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
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	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	11.1 C (52.0 F)
1966	15.3 C (59.5 F)
1967	15.2 C (59.4 F)
1968	13.4 C (56.1 F)
1969	12.7 C (54.9 F)
1970	14.6 C (58.3 F)
1971	14.0 C (57.2 F)
1972	15.4 C (59.7 F)
1973	14.1 C (57.4 F)
1974	13.7 C (56.7 F)
1975	16.2 C (61.2 F)
1976	15.2 C (59.4 F)
1977	13.7 C (56.7 F)
1978	14.0 C (57.2 F)
1979	14.6 C (58.3 F)
1980	15.5 C (59.9 F)
1981	15.8 C (60.4 F)
1982	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1983	14.8 C (58.6 F)
1984	14.6 C (58.3 F)
1985	14.6 C (58.3 F)
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Cape Leveque, 1917 to 2018. The record is 400.0 mm (15.7 in) in 2015, marked on the chart; the median year is 105.4 mm (4.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cape Leveque by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1917	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1918	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1919	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1920	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1921	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1922	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1923	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1924	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1925	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1926	119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1927	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1928	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1929	172.7 mm (6.8 in)
1930	172.7 mm (6.8 in)
1931	203.2 mm (8.0 in)
1932	151.4 mm (6.0 in)
1933	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1934	127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1935	240.3 mm (9.5 in)
1936	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1937	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1938	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1939	231.9 mm (9.1 in)
1940	156.7 mm (6.2 in)
1941	130.6 mm (5.1 in)
1942	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1943	169.7 mm (6.7 in)
1944	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1945	158.0 mm (6.2 in)
1946	138.9 mm (5.5 in)
1947	242.3 mm (9.5 in)
1948	143.3 mm (5.6 in)
1949	286.5 mm (11.3 in)
1950	193.3 mm (7.6 in)
1951	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1952	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1953	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1954	123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1955	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1956	209.6 mm (8.3 in)
1957	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1958	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1959	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1960	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1961	122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1962	150.6 mm (5.9 in)
1963	209.3 mm (8.2 in)
1964	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1965	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1966	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1967	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1968	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1969	153.4 mm (6.0 in)
1970	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1971	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1972	142.5 mm (5.6 in)
1973	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1974	143.0 mm (5.6 in)
1975	213.8 mm (8.4 in)
1976	196.8 mm (7.7 in)
1977	123.6 mm (4.9 in)
1978	119.0 mm (4.7 in)
1979	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1980	169.8 mm (6.7 in)
1981	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1982	169.8 mm (6.7 in)
1983	56.3 mm (2.2 in)
1984	182.4 mm (7.2 in)
1985	140.2 mm (5.5 in)
1986	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1987	140.9 mm (5.5 in)
1993	198.2 mm (7.8 in)
1994	115.2 mm (4.5 in)
1995	91.8 mm (3.6 in)
1996	174.8 mm (6.9 in)
1997	101.2 mm (4.0 in)
1998	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1999	87.3 mm (3.4 in)
2000	99.2 mm (3.9 in)
2001	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
2002	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
2003	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
2004	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
2005	35.4 mm (1.4 in)
2006	92.1 mm (3.6 in)
2007	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
2012	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2013	165.5 mm (6.5 in)
2014	228.6 mm (9.0 in)
2015	400.0 mm (15.7 in)
2017	220.0 mm (8.7 in)
2018	76.0 mm (3.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Cape Leveque, 1917 to 2018. The record is 547.4 mm (21.6 in) in 2015, marked on the chart; the median year is 208.6 mm (8.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cape Leveque by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1917	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1918	162.9 mm (6.4 in)
1919	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1920	305.7 mm (12.0 in)
1921	125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1922	159.0 mm (6.3 in)
1923	237.0 mm (9.3 in)
1924	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1925	175.5 mm (6.9 in)
1926	339.6 mm (13.4 in)
1927	175.0 mm (6.9 in)
1928	91.1 mm (3.6 in)
1929	249.6 mm (9.8 in)
1930	393.2 mm (15.5 in)
1931	449.6 mm (17.7 in)
1932	197.3 mm (7.8 in)
1933	119.7 mm (4.7 in)
1934	223.8 mm (8.8 in)
1935	318.5 mm (12.5 in)
1936	125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1937	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1938	178.1 mm (7.0 in)
1939	261.6 mm (10.3 in)
1940	202.2 mm (8.0 in)
1941	209.9 mm (8.3 in)
1942	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1943	412.3 mm (16.2 in)
1944	215.4 mm (8.5 in)
1945	299.1 mm (11.8 in)
1946	221.4 mm (8.7 in)
1947	319.5 mm (12.6 in)
1948	258.9 mm (10.2 in)
1949	452.9 mm (17.8 in)
1950	331.8 mm (13.1 in)
1951	110.6 mm (4.4 in)
1952	100.7 mm (4.0 in)
1953	115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1954	259.7 mm (10.2 in)
1955	252.4 mm (9.9 in)
1956	306.1 mm (12.1 in)
1957	189.8 mm (7.5 in)
1958	153.7 mm (6.1 in)
1959	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1960	200.9 mm (7.9 in)
1961	371.2 mm (14.6 in)
1962	344.2 mm (13.6 in)
1963	305.9 mm (12.0 in)
1964	216.7 mm (8.5 in)
1965	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1966	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1967	147.0 mm (5.8 in)
1968	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1969	243.3 mm (9.6 in)
1970	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1971	152.6 mm (6.0 in)
1972	286.7 mm (11.3 in)
1973	162.8 mm (6.4 in)
1974	331.5 mm (13.1 in)
1975	275.6 mm (10.9 in)
1976	270.8 mm (10.7 in)
1977	314.4 mm (12.4 in)
1978	183.4 mm (7.2 in)
1979	174.6 mm (6.9 in)
1980	225.0 mm (8.9 in)
1981	184.8 mm (7.3 in)
1982	235.8 mm (9.3 in)
1983	133.1 mm (5.2 in)
1984	317.2 mm (12.5 in)
1985	277.3 mm (10.9 in)
1986	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1987	244.2 mm (9.6 in)
1993	292.0 mm (11.5 in)
1994	145.0 mm (5.7 in)
1995	187.6 mm (7.4 in)
1996	267.2 mm (10.5 in)
1997	326.2 mm (12.8 in)
1998	207.3 mm (8.2 in)
1999	122.9 mm (4.8 in)
2000	180.4 mm (7.1 in)
2001	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
2002	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
2003	48.4 mm (1.9 in)
2004	304.0 mm (12.0 in)
2005	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
2006	238.1 mm (9.4 in)
2007	58.8 mm (2.3 in)
2012	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
2013	335.5 mm (13.2 in)
2014	335.5 mm (13.2 in)
2015	547.4 mm (21.6 in)
2017	437.0 mm (17.2 in)
2018	217.0 mm (8.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Cape Leveque, 1917 to 2018. The record is 274 days in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 149 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cape Leveque by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1917	122 days
1918	154 days
1919	123 days
1920	79 days
1921	175 days
1922	165 days
1923	184 days
1924	206 days
1925	168 days
1926	193 days
1927	116 days
1928	104 days
1929	211 days
1930	142 days
1931	129 days
1932	183 days
1933	122 days
1934	149 days
1935	148 days
1936	206 days
1937	185 days
1938	151 days
1939	150 days
1940	233 days
1941	168 days
1942	92 days
1943	99 days
1944	194 days
1945	112 days
1946	161 days
1947	86 days
1948	149 days
1949	198 days
1950	143 days
1951	186 days
1952	156 days
1953	139 days
1954	160 days
1955	118 days
1956	169 days
1957	128 days
1958	122 days
1959	173 days
1960	202 days
1961	250 days
1962	88 days
1963	195 days
1964	82 days
1965	119 days
1966	159 days
1967	274 days
1968	91 days
1969	206 days
1970	192 days
1971	190 days
1972	231 days
1973	71 days
1974	87 days
1975	95 days
1976	260 days
1977	211 days
1978	65 days
1979	154 days
1980	180 days
1981	147 days
1982	112 days
1983	218 days
1984	135 days
1985	191 days
1986	120 days
1987	18 days
1993	122 days
1994	273 days
1995	203 days
1996	117 days
1997	101 days
1998	103 days
1999	127 days
2000	160 days
2001	154 days
2002	241 days
2003	21 days
2004	8 days
2005	23 days
2006	22 days
2007	1 day
2012	101 days
2013	143 days
2014	160 days
2015	111 days
2017	26 days
2018	194 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

77 years, 1918 to 2015

A day with at least 114.7 mm (4.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 350.5 mm (13.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Cape Leveque: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	114.7 mm (4.5 in)
5 years	170.1 mm (6.7 in)
10 years	209.7 mm (8.3 in)
25 years	263.3 mm (10.4 in)
50 years	305.8 mm (12.0 in)
100 years	350.5 mm (13.8 in)	Longer than the 77 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, 77 years of values from 1918 to 2015.

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: 400.0 mm (15.7 in) in 2015; 286.5 mm (11.3 in) in 1949; 242.3 mm (9.5 in) in 1947.

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).