Cape Riche Weather Records (ASN00009520)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cape Riche (ASN00009520), Australia, with 130 years of record.

Key Facts for Cape Riche

Cape Riche (ASN00009520) is a weather station in Australia at -34.61 latitude and 118.75 longitude, 40 m (131 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1897 to 2026, 130 years of record.
0 records set at Cape Riche still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Cape Riche set a daily record precipitation of 19.6 mm (0.8 in) on 29 March 2026.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -34.61 latitude, 118.75 longitude.
Elevation: 40 m (131 ft).
Period of record: 1897 to 2026, 130 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 Riche. 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 Riche, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Apr	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
May	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jun	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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 Cape Riche still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 169.2 mm (6.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cape Riche. The most was 169.2 mm (6.7 in) on 11 April 1913.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Cape Riche
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	125.6 mm (4.9 in)	22 January 1982
Feb	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	17 February 1955
Mar	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	9 March 1934
Apr	169.2 mm (6.7 in)	11 April 1913
May	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	18 May 1942
Jun	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	22 June 1966
Jul	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	2 July 1978
Aug	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	4 August 2020
Sep	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	25 September 1929
Oct	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	25 October 2022
Nov	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	11 November 1971
Dec	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	2 December 1942

Latest Records

Latest records at Cape Riche
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 March 2026	Cape Riche, AU	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	116 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 2025	Cape Riche, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	87 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 November 2023	Cape Riche, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 August 2023	Cape Riche, AU	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 2023	Cape Riche, AU	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	34 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 2022	Cape Riche, AU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 October 2022	Cape Riche, AU	monthly rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	83 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2022	Cape Riche, AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 2022	Cape Riche, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	51 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 2022	Cape Riche, AU	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	101 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 May 2022	Cape Riche, AU	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	115 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 2022	Cape Riche, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	21 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 2021	Cape Riche, AU	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2021	Cape Riche, AU	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	71 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 2021	Cape Riche, AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	100 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2021	Cape Riche, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2021	Cape Riche, AU	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	92 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 2020	Cape Riche, AU	daily rain	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	6 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 2020	Cape Riche, AU	daily rain	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	15 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 2020	Cape Riche, AU	daily rain	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	82 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1897 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Cape Riche: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	169.2 mm (6.7 in)	1913	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	120
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	296.7 mm (11.7 in)	1913	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	120
Longest dry spell (CDD)	77 days	1950	28 days	120

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Cape Riche, 1897 to 2026. The record is 169.2 mm (6.7 in) in 1913, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.9 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cape Riche by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1897	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1898	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1901	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1903	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1907	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1908	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1909	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1910	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1911	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1912	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1913	169.2 mm (6.7 in)
1914	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1915	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1916	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1917	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1918	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1919	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1920	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1921	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1922	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1923	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1924	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1925	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1926	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1927	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1928	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1929	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1930	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1931	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1932	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1933	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1934	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1935	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1936	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1937	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1938	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1939	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1940	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1941	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1942	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1943	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1944	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1945	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1946	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1947	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1948	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1949	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1950	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1951	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1952	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1953	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1954	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1955	108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1956	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1957	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1958	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1959	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1960	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1961	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1962	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1963	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1964	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1965	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1966	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1967	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1968	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1969	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1970	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1971	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1972	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1973	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1974	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1975	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1976	44.8 mm (1.8 in)
1977	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1978	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1979	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1980	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1981	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1982	125.6 mm (4.9 in)
1983	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1984	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1985	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1986	47.4 mm (1.9 in)
1987	25.2 mm (1.0 in)
1988	59.6 mm (2.3 in)
1989	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1990	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1991	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1992	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1993	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1994	20.4 mm (0.8 in)
1995	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1996	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1997	44.6 mm (1.8 in)
1998	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1999	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
2000	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
2001	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
2002	45.6 mm (1.8 in)
2003	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
2004	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
2005	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
2006	26.6 mm (1.0 in)
2007	21.4 mm (0.8 in)
2012	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
2013	23.8 mm (0.9 in)
2014	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
2015	30.8 mm (1.2 in)
2016	33.4 mm (1.3 in)
2017	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
2018	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
2019	25.6 mm (1.0 in)
2020	119.0 mm (4.7 in)
2021	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
2022	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
2023	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
2024	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
2025	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
2026	19.6 mm (0.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Cape Riche, 1897 to 2026. The record is 296.7 mm (11.7 in) in 1913, marked on the chart; the median year is 62.1 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cape Riche by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1897	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1898	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1901	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1903	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1907	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1908	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1909	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1910	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1911	67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1912	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1913	296.7 mm (11.7 in)
1914	61.9 mm (2.4 in)
1915	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1916	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1917	135.1 mm (5.3 in)
1918	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1919	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1920	70.2 mm (2.8 in)
1921	105.5 mm (4.2 in)
1922	127.4 mm (5.0 in)
1923	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1924	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1925	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1926	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1927	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1928	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1929	123.1 mm (4.8 in)
1930	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1931	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1932	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1933	32.7 mm (1.3 in)
1934	137.4 mm (5.4 in)
1935	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1936	40.3 mm (1.6 in)
1937	166.6 mm (6.6 in)
1938	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1939	152.1 mm (6.0 in)
1940	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1941	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1942	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1943	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1944	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1945	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1946	46.4 mm (1.8 in)
1947	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1948	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1949	63.9 mm (2.5 in)
1950	120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1951	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1952	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1953	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1954	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1955	197.8 mm (7.8 in)
1956	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1957	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1958	51.9 mm (2.0 in)
1959	127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1960	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1961	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1962	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1963	111.2 mm (4.4 in)
1964	53.7 mm (2.1 in)
1965	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1966	115.5 mm (4.5 in)
1967	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1968	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1969	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1970	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1971	142.3 mm (5.6 in)
1972	39.2 mm (1.5 in)
1973	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1974	60.8 mm (2.4 in)
1975	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1976	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1977	78.4 mm (3.1 in)
1978	148.0 mm (5.8 in)
1979	100.2 mm (3.9 in)
1980	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1981	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1982	231.3 mm (9.1 in)
1983	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1984	63.4 mm (2.5 in)
1985	135.0 mm (5.3 in)
1986	47.4 mm (1.9 in)
1987	52.2 mm (2.1 in)
1988	160.6 mm (6.3 in)
1989	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1990	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1991	135.6 mm (5.3 in)
1992	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1993	80.4 mm (3.2 in)
1994	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1995	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1996	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1997	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1998	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1999	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2000	86.8 mm (3.4 in)
2001	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
2002	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
2003	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
2004	44.8 mm (1.8 in)
2005	125.8 mm (5.0 in)
2006	32.2 mm (1.3 in)
2007	37.2 mm (1.5 in)
2012	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
2013	42.8 mm (1.7 in)
2014	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
2015	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
2016	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
2017	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
2018	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
2019	32.4 mm (1.3 in)
2020	162.0 mm (6.4 in)
2021	72.8 mm (2.9 in)
2022	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
2023	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
2024	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
2025	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
2026	47.2 mm (1.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Cape Riche, 1897 to 2026. The record is 77 days in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 28 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cape Riche by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1897	31 days
1898	31 days
1901	28 days
1903	28 days
1907	41 days
1908	27 days
1909	31 days
1910	28 days
1911	60 days
1912	33 days
1913	49 days
1914	36 days
1915	22 days
1916	28 days
1917	34 days
1918	21 days
1919	36 days
1920	52 days
1921	30 days
1922	22 days
1923	50 days
1924	37 days
1925	30 days
1926	17 days
1927	41 days
1928	49 days
1929	23 days
1930	52 days
1931	31 days
1932	51 days
1933	44 days
1934	26 days
1935	23 days
1936	47 days
1937	29 days
1938	23 days
1939	31 days
1940	28 days
1941	36 days
1942	25 days
1943	27 days
1944	42 days
1945	31 days
1946	36 days
1947	27 days
1948	22 days
1949	28 days
1950	77 days
1951	29 days
1952	43 days
1953	39 days
1954	37 days
1955	21 days
1956	59 days
1957	21 days
1958	31 days
1959	27 days
1960	33 days
1961	25 days
1962	28 days
1963	27 days
1964	28 days
1965	17 days
1966	39 days
1967	25 days
1968	18 days
1969	23 days
1970	27 days
1971	20 days
1972	31 days
1973	27 days
1974	24 days
1975	27 days
1976	25 days
1977	23 days
1978	42 days
1979	42 days
1980	25 days
1981	33 days
1982	33 days
1983	14 days
1984	48 days
1985	23 days
1986	52 days
1987	62 days
1988	32 days
1989	29 days
1990	17 days
1991	20 days
1992	30 days
1993	30 days
1994	52 days
1995	26 days
1996	25 days
1997	18 days
1998	55 days
1999	32 days
2000	22 days
2001	17 days
2002	31 days
2003	29 days
2004	22 days
2005	21 days
2006	19 days
2007	28 days
2012	19 days
2013	21 days
2014	70 days
2015	23 days
2016	17 days
2017	18 days
2018	21 days
2019	42 days
2020	22 days
2021	19 days
2022	23 days
2023	41 days
2024	33 days
2025	21 days
2026	51 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

109 years, 1907 to 2025

A day with at least 42.5 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 153.5 mm (6.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Cape Riche: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
5 years	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
10 years	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
25 years	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
50 years	128.5 mm (5.1 in)
100 years	153.5 mm (6.0 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 109 years of values from 1907 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: 169.2 mm (6.7 in) in 1913; 125.6 mm (4.9 in) in 1982; 119.4 mm (4.7 in) in 1934.

Download the Data

Data for Cape Riche standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Cape Riche 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 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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