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Gladstone Weather Records (ASN00021021)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Gladstone (ASN00021021), Australia, with 149 years of record.

Key Facts for Gladstone

  • Gladstone (ASN00021021) is a weather station in Australia at -33.27 latitude and 138.36 longitude, 226 m (741 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1878 to 2026, 149 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Gladstone still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Gladstone set a daily record precipitation of 27.0 mm (1.1 in) on 25 August 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

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

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -33.27 latitude, 138.36 longitude.
  • Elevation: 226 m (741 ft).
  • Period of record: 1878 to 2026, 149 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

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

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

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records
When Gladstone set new all-time records 2 all-time records were set at Gladstone between 26 August 1924 and 15 May 1974. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitation26 August 1924: Record daily precipitation 69.1 mm (2.7 in)15 May 1974: Record daily precipitation 87.2 mm (3.4 in)19301940195019601970
2 all-time records were set at Gladstone between 26 August 1924 and 15 May 1974. Each dot is a new record.
When Gladstone set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1924-08-26Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1974-05-15Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 87.2 mm (3.4 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 87.2 mm (3.4 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Gladstone The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Gladstone. The most was 87.2 mm (3.4 in) on 15 May 1974. 0255075100 Jan: 67.3 mm (2.6 in), 25 January 1941 Jan Feb: 61.0 mm (2.4 in), 5 February 1973 Feb Mar: 59.2 mm (2.3 in), 5 March 1910 Mar Apr: 55.9 mm (2.2 in), 24 April 1905 Apr May: 87.2 mm (3.4 in), 15 May 1974 May Jun: 57.7 mm (2.3 in), 2 June 1981 Jun Jul: 45.7 mm (1.8 in), 28 July 1907 Jul Aug: 69.1 mm (2.7 in), 26 August 1924 Aug Sep: 58.2 mm (2.3 in), 27 September 1979 Sep Oct: 77.0 mm (3.0 in), 31 October 1997 Oct Nov: 63.5 mm (2.5 in), 30 November 1937 Nov Dec: 63.8 mm (2.5 in), 18 December 2011 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Gladstone. The most was 87.2 mm (3.4 in) on 15 May 1974.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Gladstone
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan67.3 mm (2.6 in)25 January 1941
Feb61.0 mm (2.4 in)5 February 1973
Mar59.2 mm (2.3 in)5 March 1910
Apr55.9 mm (2.2 in)24 April 1905
May87.2 mm (3.4 in)15 May 1974
Jun57.7 mm (2.3 in)2 June 1981
Jul45.7 mm (1.8 in)28 July 1907
Aug69.1 mm (2.7 in)26 August 1924
Sep58.2 mm (2.3 in)27 September 1979
Oct77.0 mm (3.0 in)31 October 1997
Nov63.5 mm (2.5 in)30 November 1937
Dec63.8 mm (2.5 in)18 December 2011

Latest Records

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Latest records at Gladstone
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
25 August 2026Gladstone, AUdaily rain (Provisional)27.0 mm (1.1 in)11.8 mm (0.5 in)101 years62 of 100 (Major)
10 August 2026Gladstone, AUdaily rain18.8 mm (0.7 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)87 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 2026Gladstone, AUdaily rain28.8 mm (1.1 in)7.2 mm (0.28 in)129 years53 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2026Gladstone, AUdaily rain13.6 mm (0.5 in)2.7 mm (0.11 in)76 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 2025Gladstone, AUdaily rain18.6 mm (0.7 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)92 years20 of 100 (Routine)
10 September 2025Gladstone, AUdaily rain24.2 mm (1.0 in)1.1 mm (0.04 in)115 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 2025Gladstone, AUdaily rain20.8 mm (0.8 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)67 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 2024Gladstone, AUdaily rain11.0 mm (0.4 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)108 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 2023Gladstone, AUdaily rain3.6 mm (0.14 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)100 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 2023Gladstone, AUdaily rain13.4 mm (0.5 in)0.4 mm (0.02 in)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 2022Gladstone, AUdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)133 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 2022Gladstone, AUdaily rain36.2 mm (1.4 in)15.9 mm (0.6 in)116 years62 of 100 (Major)
12 October 2022Gladstone, AUdaily rain23.2 mm (0.9 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)96 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 2022Gladstone, AUdaily rain30.6 mm (1.2 in)15.9 mm (0.6 in)65 years55 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 2022Gladstone, AUdaily rain26.0 mm (1.0 in)8.0 mm (0.31 in)128 years53 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 2022Gladstone, AUdaily rain16.4 mm (0.6 in)3.9 mm (0.15 in)40 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 2022Gladstone, AUdaily rain22.8 mm (0.9 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)131 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 2021Gladstone, AUdaily rain17.6 mm (0.7 in)3.9 mm (0.15 in)96 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 June 2021Gladstone, AUdaily rain18.6 mm (0.7 in)0.1 mm (0.00 in)90 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 2021Gladstone, AUdaily rain22.0 mm (0.9 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)115 years20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1878 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Gladstone: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)87.2 mm (3.4 in)197429.2 mm (1.1 in)148
Wettest five days (Rx5day)124.4 mm (4.9 in)197441.9 mm (1.6 in)148
Longest dry spell (CDD)79 days202537 days148

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Gladstone by year The wettest day of the year at Gladstone, 1878 to 2026. The record is 87.2 mm (3.4 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 29.2 mm (1.1 in). 025507510018801900192019401960198020002020Record: 87.2 mm (3.4 in) in 1974
The wettest day of the year at Gladstone, 1878 to 2026. The record is 87.2 mm (3.4 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 29.2 mm (1.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Gladstone by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
18780.0 mm (0.00 in)
18790.0 mm (0.00 in)
18800.0 mm (0.00 in)
18810.0 mm (0.00 in)
18820.0 mm (0.00 in)
188448.3 mm (1.9 in)
188528.2 mm (1.1 in)
188623.4 mm (0.9 in)
188754.1 mm (2.1 in)
188820.3 mm (0.8 in)
188950.8 mm (2.0 in)
189036.3 mm (1.4 in)
189129.2 mm (1.1 in)
189222.6 mm (0.9 in)
189324.9 mm (1.0 in)
189428.2 mm (1.1 in)
189522.9 mm (0.9 in)
189621.6 mm (0.9 in)
189728.7 mm (1.1 in)
189822.9 mm (0.9 in)
189933.8 mm (1.3 in)
190024.1 mm (0.9 in)
190137.6 mm (1.5 in)
190225.4 mm (1.0 in)
190334.8 mm (1.4 in)
190436.1 mm (1.4 in)
190555.9 mm (2.2 in)
190636.3 mm (1.4 in)
190745.7 mm (1.8 in)
190840.6 mm (1.6 in)
190929.5 mm (1.2 in)
191059.2 mm (2.3 in)
191121.6 mm (0.9 in)
191224.1 mm (0.9 in)
191338.1 mm (1.5 in)
191435.6 mm (1.4 in)
191539.4 mm (1.6 in)
191633.0 mm (1.3 in)
191740.6 mm (1.6 in)
191825.4 mm (1.0 in)
191939.4 mm (1.6 in)
192035.3 mm (1.4 in)
192154.4 mm (2.1 in)
192238.1 mm (1.5 in)
192321.8 mm (0.9 in)
192469.1 mm (2.7 in)
192532.5 mm (1.3 in)
192626.2 mm (1.0 in)
192721.1 mm (0.8 in)
192829.2 mm (1.1 in)
192925.4 mm (1.0 in)
193019.8 mm (0.8 in)
193122.1 mm (0.9 in)
193228.7 mm (1.1 in)
193327.7 mm (1.1 in)
193444.5 mm (1.8 in)
193525.7 mm (1.0 in)
193630.5 mm (1.2 in)
193763.5 mm (2.5 in)
193839.4 mm (1.6 in)
193931.8 mm (1.3 in)
194018.3 mm (0.7 in)
194167.3 mm (2.6 in)
194240.4 mm (1.6 in)
194356.9 mm (2.2 in)
194458.7 mm (2.3 in)
194529.5 mm (1.2 in)
194662.2 mm (2.4 in)
194737.8 mm (1.5 in)
194818.3 mm (0.7 in)
194928.4 mm (1.1 in)
195028.7 mm (1.1 in)
195148.3 mm (1.9 in)
195229.0 mm (1.1 in)
195322.9 mm (0.9 in)
195424.6 mm (1.0 in)
195527.9 mm (1.1 in)
195621.8 mm (0.9 in)
195726.2 mm (1.0 in)
195831.5 mm (1.2 in)
195926.2 mm (1.0 in)
196030.0 mm (1.2 in)
196133.3 mm (1.3 in)
196233.0 mm (1.3 in)
196327.4 mm (1.1 in)
196428.4 mm (1.1 in)
196537.1 mm (1.5 in)
196658.4 mm (2.3 in)
196718.3 mm (0.7 in)
196831.0 mm (1.2 in)
196931.5 mm (1.2 in)
197033.5 mm (1.3 in)
197140.9 mm (1.6 in)
197253.6 mm (2.1 in)
197361.0 mm (2.4 in)
197487.2 mm (3.4 in)
197529.8 mm (1.2 in)
197630.8 mm (1.2 in)
197713.4 mm (0.5 in)
197812.8 mm (0.5 in)
197958.2 mm (2.3 in)
198026.0 mm (1.0 in)
198157.7 mm (2.3 in)
198235.2 mm (1.4 in)
198327.0 mm (1.1 in)
198425.8 mm (1.0 in)
198522.0 mm (0.9 in)
198628.6 mm (1.1 in)
198720.0 mm (0.8 in)
198833.6 mm (1.3 in)
198936.4 mm (1.4 in)
199028.2 mm (1.1 in)
199128.0 mm (1.1 in)
199223.0 mm (0.9 in)
199337.4 mm (1.5 in)
199415.2 mm (0.6 in)
199520.2 mm (0.8 in)
199613.4 mm (0.5 in)
199777.0 mm (3.0 in)
199817.4 mm (0.7 in)
199920.6 mm (0.8 in)
200029.6 mm (1.2 in)
200122.8 mm (0.9 in)
200229.6 mm (1.2 in)
200327.0 mm (1.1 in)
200415.2 mm (0.6 in)
200524.8 mm (1.0 in)
200639.0 mm (1.5 in)
200728.6 mm (1.1 in)
200848.4 mm (1.9 in)
200941.8 mm (1.6 in)
201037.6 mm (1.5 in)
201163.8 mm (2.5 in)
201228.2 mm (1.1 in)
201327.6 mm (1.1 in)
201459.4 mm (2.3 in)
201565.8 mm (2.6 in)
201634.8 mm (1.4 in)
201730.4 mm (1.2 in)
201818.8 mm (0.7 in)
201935.2 mm (1.4 in)
202019.2 mm (0.8 in)
202122.0 mm (0.9 in)
202236.2 mm (1.4 in)
202326.2 mm (1.0 in)
202415.2 mm (0.6 in)
202525.6 mm (1.0 in)
202628.8 mm (1.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Gladstone by year The wettest five days of the year at Gladstone, 1878 to 2026. The record is 124.4 mm (4.9 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.9 mm (1.6 in). 05010015018801900192019401960198020002020Record: 124.4 mm (4.9 in) in 1974
The wettest five days of the year at Gladstone, 1878 to 2026. The record is 124.4 mm (4.9 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.9 mm (1.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Gladstone by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
18780.0 mm (0.00 in)
18790.0 mm (0.00 in)
18800.0 mm (0.00 in)
18810.0 mm (0.00 in)
18820.0 mm (0.00 in)
188465.6 mm (2.6 in)
188528.2 mm (1.1 in)
188645.2 mm (1.8 in)
188754.1 mm (2.1 in)
188822.3 mm (0.9 in)
188954.6 mm (2.1 in)
189036.8 mm (1.4 in)
189132.5 mm (1.3 in)
189230.8 mm (1.2 in)
189347.2 mm (1.9 in)
189429.7 mm (1.2 in)
189525.9 mm (1.0 in)
189625.1 mm (1.0 in)
189730.2 mm (1.2 in)
189839.4 mm (1.6 in)
189955.4 mm (2.2 in)
190033.5 mm (1.3 in)
190158.7 mm (2.3 in)
190236.3 mm (1.4 in)
190356.8 mm (2.2 in)
190453.1 mm (2.1 in)
190573.2 mm (2.9 in)
190646.8 mm (1.8 in)
190760.2 mm (2.4 in)
190869.8 mm (2.7 in)
190941.2 mm (1.6 in)
191093.3 mm (3.7 in)
191132.1 mm (1.3 in)
191230.7 mm (1.2 in)
191354.9 mm (2.2 in)
191445.5 mm (1.8 in)
191551.1 mm (2.0 in)
191655.9 mm (2.2 in)
191750.5 mm (2.0 in)
191841.4 mm (1.6 in)
191963.0 mm (2.5 in)
192047.7 mm (1.9 in)
1921105.5 mm (4.2 in)
192285.6 mm (3.4 in)
192342.4 mm (1.7 in)
192494.2 mm (3.7 in)
192546.0 mm (1.8 in)
192638.9 mm (1.5 in)
192730.0 mm (1.2 in)
192838.6 mm (1.5 in)
192934.3 mm (1.4 in)
193035.8 mm (1.4 in)
193127.1 mm (1.1 in)
193231.0 mm (1.2 in)
193344.2 mm (1.7 in)
193457.5 mm (2.3 in)
193522.9 mm (0.9 in)
193637.6 mm (1.5 in)
193771.9 mm (2.8 in)
193855.4 mm (2.2 in)
193960.7 mm (2.4 in)
194022.8 mm (0.9 in)
1941123.2 mm (4.9 in)
194254.1 mm (2.1 in)
194378.7 mm (3.1 in)
194486.2 mm (3.4 in)
194542.5 mm (1.7 in)
1946108.4 mm (4.3 in)
194756.7 mm (2.2 in)
194823.6 mm (0.9 in)
194931.8 mm (1.3 in)
195036.3 mm (1.4 in)
195170.4 mm (2.8 in)
195245.9 mm (1.8 in)
195340.7 mm (1.6 in)
195424.6 mm (1.0 in)
195562.1 mm (2.4 in)
195635.5 mm (1.4 in)
195752.4 mm (2.1 in)
195840.1 mm (1.6 in)
195933.6 mm (1.3 in)
196045.5 mm (1.8 in)
196146.5 mm (1.8 in)
196234.6 mm (1.4 in)
196338.6 mm (1.5 in)
196435.2 mm (1.4 in)
196550.0 mm (2.0 in)
196675.9 mm (3.0 in)
196722.8 mm (0.9 in)
196849.8 mm (2.0 in)
196939.4 mm (1.6 in)
197050.2 mm (2.0 in)
197155.6 mm (2.2 in)
197290.7 mm (3.6 in)
1973120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1974124.4 mm (4.9 in)
197527.0 mm (1.1 in)
197636.2 mm (1.4 in)
197718.4 mm (0.7 in)
197820.6 mm (0.8 in)
197935.6 mm (1.4 in)
198040.3 mm (1.6 in)
198168.2 mm (2.7 in)
198239.8 mm (1.6 in)
198335.1 mm (1.4 in)
198425.8 mm (1.0 in)
198528.6 mm (1.1 in)
198667.6 mm (2.7 in)
198739.6 mm (1.6 in)
198833.6 mm (1.3 in)
198945.2 mm (1.8 in)
199052.8 mm (2.1 in)
199128.0 mm (1.1 in)
199251.0 mm (2.0 in)
199339.8 mm (1.6 in)
199423.8 mm (0.9 in)
199526.8 mm (1.1 in)
199620.4 mm (0.8 in)
199780.4 mm (3.2 in)
199840.8 mm (1.6 in)
199935.6 mm (1.4 in)
200039.0 mm (1.5 in)
200135.0 mm (1.4 in)
200231.4 mm (1.2 in)
200343.6 mm (1.7 in)
200430.8 mm (1.2 in)
200550.4 mm (2.0 in)
200649.4 mm (1.9 in)
200746.4 mm (1.8 in)
200849.2 mm (1.9 in)
200948.4 mm (1.9 in)
201052.8 mm (2.1 in)
201165.6 mm (2.6 in)
201251.4 mm (2.0 in)
201333.8 mm (1.3 in)
201460.4 mm (2.4 in)
201581.4 mm (3.2 in)
201652.6 mm (2.1 in)
201746.2 mm (1.8 in)
201826.6 mm (1.0 in)
201937.0 mm (1.5 in)
202024.4 mm (1.0 in)
202128.2 mm (1.1 in)
202256.6 mm (2.2 in)
202362.8 mm (2.5 in)
202431.4 mm (1.2 in)
202539.4 mm (1.6 in)
202648.4 mm (1.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Gladstone by year The longest dry spell of the year at Gladstone, 1878 to 2026. The record is 79 days in 2025, marked on the chart; the median year is 37 days. 02040608018801900192019401960198020002020Record: 79 days in 2025
The longest dry spell of the year at Gladstone, 1878 to 2026. The record is 79 days in 2025, marked on the chart; the median year is 37 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Gladstone by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
187831 days
187959 days
188030 days
188128 days
188228 days
188461 days
188546 days
188661 days
188718 days
188848 days
188946 days
189040 days
189161 days
189243 days
189345 days
189478 days
189540 days
189631 days
189760 days
189830 days
189932 days
190035 days
190132 days
190229 days
190325 days
190442 days
190561 days
190641 days
190726 days
190829 days
190949 days
191055 days
191148 days
191250 days
191335 days
191443 days
191531 days
191655 days
191721 days
191841 days
191935 days
192049 days
192131 days
192267 days
192350 days
192425 days
192530 days
192625 days
192729 days
192830 days
192921 days
193037 days
193142 days
193235 days
193339 days
193437 days
193522 days
193647 days
193725 days
193843 days
193924 days
194033 days
194128 days
194245 days
194342 days
194432 days
194529 days
194621 days
194724 days
194838 days
194953 days
195029 days
195162 days
195253 days
195356 days
195451 days
195528 days
195625 days
195738 days
195830 days
195945 days
196023 days
196129 days
196234 days
196334 days
196460 days
196570 days
196630 days
196762 days
196829 days
196933 days
197049 days
197126 days
197250 days
197348 days
197429 days
197530 days
197634 days
197738 days
197840 days
197931 days
198045 days
198129 days
198236 days
198326 days
198432 days
198542 days
198657 days
198731 days
198836 days
198967 days
199025 days
199144 days
199241 days
199324 days
199432 days
199532 days
199618 days
199727 days
199833 days
199942 days
200040 days
200143 days
200262 days
200333 days
200444 days
200530 days
200647 days
200755 days
200861 days
200942 days
201025 days
201131 days
201221 days
201352 days
201437 days
201571 days
201632 days
201732 days
201828 days
201941 days
202023 days
202131 days
202241 days
202337 days
202443 days
202579 days
202652 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

95 years, 1884 to 2025

A day with at least 32.2 mm (1.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 89.4 mm (3.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Gladstone: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years32.2 mm (1.3 in)
5 years44.9 mm (1.8 in)
10 years54.3 mm (2.1 in)
25 years67.3 mm (2.6 in)
50 years78.0 mm (3.1 in)
100 years89.4 mm (3.5 in)Longer than the 95 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, 95 years of values from 1884 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: 87.2 mm (3.4 in) in 1974; 69.1 mm (2.7 in) in 1924; 67.3 mm (2.6 in) in 1941.

Download the Data

  • Data for Gladstone standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Gladstone 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 . Last revised (2026-10-13).