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Adelaide River Post Office Weather Records (ASN00014092)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Adelaide River Post Office (ASN00014092), Australia, with 71 years of record.

Key Facts for Adelaide River Post Office

  • Adelaide River Post Office (ASN00014092) is a weather station in Australia at -13.24 latitude and 131.10 longitude, 53 m (172 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1956 to 2026, 71 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Adelaide River Post Office still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Adelaide River Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 9.0 mm (0.35 in) on 2 October 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -13.24 latitude, 131.10 longitude.
  • Elevation: 53 m (172 ft).
  • Period of record: 1956 to 2026, 71 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

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

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

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records
When Adelaide River Post Office set new all-time records 1 all-time records were set at Adelaide River Post Office between 3 March 2007 and 3 March 2007. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitation3 March 2007: Record daily precipitation 244.0 mm (9.6 in)
1 all-time records were set at Adelaide River Post Office between 3 March 2007 and 3 March 2007. Each dot is a new record.
When Adelaide River Post Office set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
2007-03-03Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 244.0 mm (9.6 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 244.0 mm (9.6 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Adelaide River Post Office The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Adelaide River Post Office. The most was 244.0 mm (9.6 in) on 3 March 2007. 0100200300 Jan: 182.0 mm (7.2 in), 28 January 1998 Jan Feb: 218.7 mm (8.6 in), 6 February 1969 Feb Mar: 244.0 mm (9.6 in), 3 March 2007 Mar Apr: 187.0 mm (7.4 in), 26 April 2006 Apr May: 68.0 mm (2.7 in), 29 May 2010 May Jun: 9.0 mm (0.35 in), 21 June 1986 Jun Jul: 14.0 mm (0.6 in), 14 July 1990 Jul Aug: 18.0 mm (0.7 in), 9 August 1996 Aug Sep: 72.0 mm (2.8 in), 28 September 1981 Sep Oct: 70.0 mm (2.8 in), 3 October 1974 Oct Nov: 135.0 mm (5.3 in), 18 November 2018 Nov Dec: 205.5 mm (8.1 in), 18 December 1956 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Adelaide River Post Office. The most was 244.0 mm (9.6 in) on 3 March 2007.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Adelaide River Post Office
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan182.0 mm (7.2 in)28 January 1998
Feb218.7 mm (8.6 in)6 February 1969
Mar244.0 mm (9.6 in)3 March 2007
Apr187.0 mm (7.4 in)26 April 2006
May68.0 mm (2.7 in)29 May 2010
Jun9.0 mm (0.35 in)21 June 1986
Jul14.0 mm (0.6 in)14 July 1990
Aug18.0 mm (0.7 in)9 August 1996
Sep72.0 mm (2.8 in)28 September 1981
Oct70.0 mm (2.8 in)3 October 1974
Nov135.0 mm (5.3 in)18 November 2018
Dec205.5 mm (8.1 in)18 December 1956

Latest Records

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Latest records at Adelaide River Post Office
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
2 October 2026Adelaide River Post Office, AUdaily rain (Provisional)9.0 mm (0.35 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)0 years7 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 2026Adelaide River Post Office, AUdaily rain21.0 mm (0.8 in)11.3 mm (0.4 in)67 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 2026Adelaide River Post Office, AUdaily rain195.0 mm (7.7 in)157.0 mm (6.2 in)43 years59 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 2026Adelaide River Post Office, AUdaily rain181.0 mm (7.1 in)108.6 mm (4.3 in)61 years65 of 100 (Major)
7 March 2026Adelaide River Post Office, AUdaily rain67.0 mm (2.6 in)14.2 mm (0.6 in)68 years34 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 2025Adelaide River Post Office, AUdaily rain63.0 mm (2.5 in)16.0 mm (0.6 in)36 years27 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 2025Adelaide River Post Office, AUdaily rain8.5 mm (0.33 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)50 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 2025Adelaide River Post Office, AUdaily rain (Tie)1.0 mm (0.04 in)tie23 years3 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 2025Adelaide River Post Office, AUdaily rain75.0 mm (3.0 in)19.0 mm (0.7 in)6 years17 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 2025Adelaide River Post Office, AUdaily rain92.0 mm (3.6 in)37.0 mm (1.5 in)39 years36 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2025Adelaide River Post Office, AUdaily rain56.0 mm (2.2 in)9.5 mm (0.37 in)66 years30 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 2024Adelaide River Post Office, AUdaily rain85.0 mm (3.3 in)41.0 mm (1.6 in)44 years43 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2024Adelaide River Post Office, AUdaily rain68.0 mm (2.7 in)31.0 mm (1.2 in)14 years33 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 2024Adelaide River Post Office, AUdaily rain47.0 mm (1.9 in)47.0 mm (1.9 in)68 years57 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2024Adelaide River Post Office, AUdaily rain66.0 mm (2.6 in)20.0 mm (0.8 in)11 years19 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 2023Adelaide River Post Office, AUdaily rain72.0 mm (2.8 in)5.0 mm (0.20 in)34 years18 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 2023Adelaide River Post Office, AUdaily rain (Tie)52.0 mm (2.0 in)tie12 years2 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 2023Adelaide River Post Office, AUdaily rain45.0 mm (1.8 in)22.9 mm (0.9 in)33 years29 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 2023Adelaide River Post Office, AUdaily rain78.0 mm (3.1 in)12.0 mm (0.5 in)15 years15 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 2022Adelaide River Post Office, AUdaily rain62.0 mm (2.4 in)15.0 mm (0.6 in)36 years23 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1956 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Adelaide River Post Office: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)244.0 mm (9.6 in)200791.5 mm (3.6 in)66
Wettest five days (Rx5day)402.1 mm (15.8 in)1969183.0 mm (7.2 in)65
Longest dry spell (CDD)210 days1976103 days64

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Adelaide River Post Office by year The wettest day of the year at Adelaide River Post Office, 1956 to 2026. The record is 244.0 mm (9.6 in) in 2007, marked on the chart; the median year is 91.5 mm (3.6 in). 0501001502002501960198020002020Record: 244.0 mm (9.6 in) in 2007
The wettest day of the year at Adelaide River Post Office, 1956 to 2026. The record is 244.0 mm (9.6 in) in 2007, marked on the chart; the median year is 91.5 mm (3.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Adelaide River Post Office by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
1956205.5 mm (8.1 in)
1957100.8 mm (4.0 in)
195870.1 mm (2.8 in)
1959121.9 mm (4.8 in)
196094.2 mm (3.7 in)
196286.1 mm (3.4 in)
196371.9 mm (2.8 in)
1964114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1965108.2 mm (4.3 in)
196683.8 mm (3.3 in)
196769.1 mm (2.7 in)
1968153.4 mm (6.0 in)
1969218.7 mm (8.6 in)
197064.8 mm (2.6 in)
1971121.4 mm (4.8 in)
197254.4 mm (2.1 in)
197470.0 mm (2.8 in)
197567.4 mm (2.7 in)
197677.0 mm (3.0 in)
197768.6 mm (2.7 in)
197870.0 mm (2.8 in)
197996.0 mm (3.8 in)
1980131.0 mm (5.2 in)
198184.0 mm (3.3 in)
1982133.0 mm (5.2 in)
198368.0 mm (2.7 in)
198496.0 mm (3.8 in)
198551.0 mm (2.0 in)
1986100.0 mm (3.9 in)
198767.0 mm (2.6 in)
198872.0 mm (2.8 in)
198948.0 mm (1.9 in)
199087.0 mm (3.4 in)
199184.0 mm (3.3 in)
199551.0 mm (2.0 in)
199672.0 mm (2.8 in)
199798.6 mm (3.9 in)
1998182.0 mm (7.2 in)
199982.0 mm (3.2 in)
200086.0 mm (3.4 in)
2001118.0 mm (4.6 in)
2002123.0 mm (4.8 in)
200386.0 mm (3.4 in)
200472.0 mm (2.8 in)
200564.0 mm (2.5 in)
2006187.0 mm (7.4 in)
2007244.0 mm (9.6 in)
2008144.0 mm (5.7 in)
2009138.0 mm (5.4 in)
2010103.0 mm (4.1 in)
201191.0 mm (3.6 in)
2012128.0 mm (5.0 in)
2013102.0 mm (4.0 in)
2014197.0 mm (7.8 in)
2015198.0 mm (7.8 in)
2016103.0 mm (4.1 in)
201764.0 mm (2.5 in)
2018135.0 mm (5.3 in)
201966.0 mm (2.6 in)
202093.0 mm (3.7 in)
2021131.0 mm (5.2 in)
202262.0 mm (2.4 in)
202378.0 mm (3.1 in)
202485.0 mm (3.3 in)
202592.0 mm (3.6 in)
2026195.0 mm (7.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Adelaide River Post Office by year The wettest five days of the year at Adelaide River Post Office, 1956 to 2026. The record is 402.1 mm (15.8 in) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 183.0 mm (7.2 in). 01002003004005001960198020002020Record: 402.1 mm (15.8 in) in 1969
The wettest five days of the year at Adelaide River Post Office, 1956 to 2026. The record is 402.1 mm (15.8 in) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 183.0 mm (7.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Adelaide River Post Office by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1956239.6 mm (9.4 in)
1957317.5 mm (12.5 in)
1958140.5 mm (5.5 in)
1959374.7 mm (14.8 in)
1960168.1 mm (6.6 in)
1962143.0 mm (5.6 in)
1963155.4 mm (6.1 in)
1964215.9 mm (8.5 in)
1965160.4 mm (6.3 in)
1966201.3 mm (7.9 in)
1967139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1968230.4 mm (9.1 in)
1969402.1 mm (15.8 in)
1970121.0 mm (4.8 in)
1971178.5 mm (7.0 in)
1972141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1974126.2 mm (5.0 in)
1975171.2 mm (6.7 in)
1976114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1977104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1978125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1979150.6 mm (5.9 in)
1980183.0 mm (7.2 in)
1981192.0 mm (7.6 in)
1982207.2 mm (8.2 in)
1983189.0 mm (7.4 in)
1984182.6 mm (7.2 in)
1985109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1986184.0 mm (7.2 in)
1987132.4 mm (5.2 in)
1988130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1989150.0 mm (5.9 in)
1990163.8 mm (6.4 in)
1991177.0 mm (7.0 in)
1995n/a
1996133.2 mm (5.2 in)
1997195.2 mm (7.7 in)
1998371.0 mm (14.6 in)
1999141.4 mm (5.6 in)
2000235.8 mm (9.3 in)
2001193.2 mm (7.6 in)
2002219.0 mm (8.6 in)
2003187.0 mm (7.4 in)
200485.0 mm (3.3 in)
200589.0 mm (3.5 in)
2006178.0 mm (7.0 in)
2007382.0 mm (15.0 in)
2008211.0 mm (8.3 in)
2009282.0 mm (11.1 in)
2010264.0 mm (10.4 in)
2011301.0 mm (11.9 in)
2012268.0 mm (10.6 in)
2013126.0 mm (5.0 in)
2014297.0 mm (11.7 in)
2015395.0 mm (15.6 in)
2016220.0 mm (8.7 in)
2017196.0 mm (7.7 in)
2018308.0 mm (12.1 in)
2019115.0 mm (4.5 in)
2020184.5 mm (7.3 in)
2021241.0 mm (9.5 in)
2022173.0 mm (6.8 in)
2023162.0 mm (6.4 in)
2024227.0 mm (8.9 in)
2025161.0 mm (6.3 in)
2026324.0 mm (12.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Adelaide River Post Office by year The longest dry spell of the year at Adelaide River Post Office, 1956 to 2026. The record is 210 days in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 103 days. 01002003001960198020002020Record: 210 days in 1976
The longest dry spell of the year at Adelaide River Post Office, 1956 to 2026. The record is 210 days in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 103 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Adelaide River Post Office by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
195697 days
195790 days
1958127 days
195923 days
196010 days
19627 days
196316 days
1964130 days
1965134 days
1966145 days
1967171 days
196867 days
196982 days
1970147 days
1971118 days
197218 days
1974112 days
1975180 days
1976210 days
1977170 days
197879 days
1979128 days
198097 days
198185 days
1982148 days
198392 days
1984113 days
1985112 days
198646 days
198769 days
1988151 days
1989155 days
199095 days
1991186 days
19952 days
1996100 days
1997122 days
199892 days
1999123 days
200092 days
2001153 days
200292 days
2003153 days
200492 days
2005123 days
2006n/a
200792 days
2008164 days
200997 days
201057 days
2011130 days
201224 days
201316 days
201418 days
2015n/a
201651 days
2017123 days
2018178 days
2019107 days
2020119 days
202183 days
202272 days
2023170 days
2024151 days
2025106 days
202625 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

40 years, 1957 to 2025

A day with at least 89.3 mm (3.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 259.8 mm (10.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Adelaide River Post Office: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years89.3 mm (3.5 in)
5 years122.3 mm (4.8 in)
10 years148.5 mm (5.8 in)
25 years187.5 mm (7.4 in)
50 years221.3 mm (8.7 in)Longer than the 40 years of record
100 years259.8 mm (10.2 in)Longer than the 40 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, 40 years of values from 1957 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: 244.0 mm (9.6 in) in 2007; 218.7 mm (8.6 in) in 1969; 153.4 mm (6.0 in) in 1968.

Download the Data

  • Data for Adelaide River Post Office standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Adelaide River 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-14).