Cape Borda Comparison Weather Records (ASN00022801)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cape Borda Comparison (ASN00022801), Australia, with 141 years of record.

Key Facts for Cape Borda Comparison

Cape Borda Comparison (ASN00022801) is a weather station in Australia at -35.75 latitude and 136.59 longitude, 143 m (469 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1867 to 2007, 141 years of record.
1,464 records set at Cape Borda Comparison still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Cape Borda Comparison set a daily record high minimum temperature of 13.3 C (55.9 F) on 25 July 2007.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -35.75 latitude, 136.59 longitude.
Elevation: 143 m (469 ft).
Period of record: 1867 to 2007, 141 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 Cape Borda Comparison. 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 Borda Comparison, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	39.0 C (102.2 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	36.8 C (98.2 F)	8.0 C (46.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	34.0 C (93.2 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	29.2 C (84.6 F)	6.7 C (44.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	24.8 C (76.6 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	20.4 C (68.7 F)	1.8 C (35.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	22.0 C (71.6 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	26.5 C (79.7 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	32.6 C (90.7 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	34.4 C (93.9 F)	4.1 C (39.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	37.7 C (99.9 F)	6.0 C (42.8 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Cape Borda Comparison still stand. 1968 holds the most, with 59.

Standing records at Cape Borda Comparison by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1957	8
1962	34
1963	33
1964	53
1965	40
1966	43
1967	33
1968	59
1969	33
1970	43
1971	30
1972	42
1973	30
1974	20
1975	38
1976	13
1977	27
1978	37
1979	24
1980	34
1981	25
1982	44
1983	33
1984	25
1985	31
1986	27
1987	45
1988	26
1989	32
1990	18
1991	29
1992	20
1993	29
1994	53
1995	21
1996	29
1997	25
1998	35
1999	31
2000	31
2001	22
2002	25
2003	27
2004	19
2005	38
2006	32
2007	18

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Cape Borda Comparison between 19 February 1997 and 12 June 1999. Each dot is a new record.

When Cape Borda Comparison set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1997-02-19	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 28.2 C (82.8 F)
1999-06-12	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature 1.8 C (35.2 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 93.7 mm (3.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cape Borda Comparison. The most was 93.7 mm (3.7 in) on 23 March 1877.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Cape Borda Comparison
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	17 January 1896
Feb	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	20 February 1938
Mar	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	23 March 1877
Apr	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	26 April 2007
May	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	19 May 1921
Jun	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	24 June 1963
Jul	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	14 July 1941
Aug	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	29 August 1889
Sep	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	17 September 1921
Oct	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	15 October 1949
Nov	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	7 November 2005
Dec	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	3 December 1966

Period of Record Coverage

1957 to 2007

47 years of record at Cape Borda Comparison, 1957 to 2007. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1957, 2007.

Days with data per year at Cape Borda Comparison
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1957	85	23%	No
1962	360	99%	Yes
1963	362	99%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	364	100%	Yes
1967	363	99%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	364	100%	Yes
1972	364	99%	Yes
1973	359	98%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	359	98%	Yes
1982	365	100%	Yes
1983	365	100%	Yes
1984	366	100%	Yes
1985	365	100%	Yes
1986	364	100%	Yes
1987	365	100%	Yes
1988	366	100%	Yes
1989	365	100%	Yes
1990	365	100%	Yes
1991	365	100%	Yes
1992	366	100%	Yes
1993	365	100%	Yes
1994	363	99%	Yes
1995	365	100%	Yes
1996	362	99%	Yes
1997	365	100%	Yes
1998	365	100%	Yes
1999	365	100%	Yes
2000	364	99%	Yes
2001	355	97%	Yes
2002	363	99%	Yes
2003	359	98%	Yes
2004	361	99%	Yes
2005	359	98%	Yes
2006	357	98%	Yes
2007	205	56%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Cape Borda Comparison
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 July 2007	Cape Borda Comparison, AU	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	1 year	10 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 2007	Cape Borda Comparison, AU	daily high max	16.5 C (61.7 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	1 year	7 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 2007	Cape Borda Comparison, AU	daily high max	17.5 C (63.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	30 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 2007	Cape Borda Comparison, AU	daily high max	17.7 C (63.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	21 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 2007	Cape Borda Comparison, AU	daily low min (Tie)	6.8 C (44.2 F)	tie	5 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 2007	Cape Borda Comparison, AU	daily low min	4.2 C (39.6 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	10 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 2007	Cape Borda Comparison, AU	daily high min	15.3 C (59.5 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	28 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 2007	Cape Borda Comparison, AU	daily high min	14.8 C (58.6 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	26 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 2007	Cape Borda Comparison, AU	daily high max	20.3 C (68.5 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	33 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 2007	Cape Borda Comparison, AU	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 2007	Cape Borda Comparison, AU	monthly rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	118 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
13 April 2007	Cape Borda Comparison, AU	daily high max	25.9 C (78.6 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	36 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 2007	Cape Borda Comparison, AU	daily high min (Tie)	19.5 C (67.1 F)	tie	33 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 2007	Cape Borda Comparison, AU	daily high max	27.4 C (81.3 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	36 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 2007	Cape Borda Comparison, AU	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	24 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 2007	Cape Borda Comparison, AU	monthly high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	16 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 2007	Cape Borda Comparison, AU	daily high max	29.0 C (84.2 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	8 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 2007	Cape Borda Comparison, AU	daily high max	34.6 C (94.3 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	9 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 2007	Cape Borda Comparison, AU	daily high max (Tie)	34.0 C (93.2 F)	tie	9 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 2007	Cape Borda Comparison, AU	daily low min	9.0 C (48.2 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	20 years	15 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

43 complete years, 1963 to 2006

One stripe for each of 43 complete years at Cape Borda Comparison, 1963 to 2006. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 14.8 C (58.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1964, at 14.0 C (57.1 F), and the warmest was 2000, at 15.8 C (60.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.0 C (1.8 F).

Annual mean temperature at Cape Borda Comparison as warming stripes, 1963 to 2006
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1963	14.7 C	-0.16 C
1964	14.0 C	-0.88 C
1965	14.7 C	-0.11 C
1966	14.4 C	-0.40 C
1967	14.7 C	-0.13 C
1968	14.6 C	-0.24 C
1969	14.4 C	-0.43 C
1970	14.2 C	-0.60 C
1971	14.5 C	-0.30 C
1972	14.8 C	-0.04 C
1973	15.1 C	+0.23 C
1974	15.0 C	+0.17 C
1975	15.0 C	+0.15 C
1976	14.6 C	-0.25 C
1977	14.8 C	-0.02 C
1978	14.5 C	-0.33 C
1979	14.9 C	+0.08 C
1980	15.2 C	+0.37 C
1981	14.8 C	-0.02 C
1982	15.1 C	+0.22 C
1983	14.8 C	-0.03 C
1984	14.5 C	-0.33 C
1985	14.7 C	-0.16 C
1986	14.3 C	-0.53 C
1987	14.3 C	-0.50 C
1988	15.2 C	+0.34 C
1989	14.8 C	-0.06 C
1990	15.0 C	+0.15 C
1991	15.0 C	+0.15 C
1992	14.4 C	-0.44 C
1993	15.1 C	+0.30 C
1994	14.9 C	+0.07 C
1995	14.6 C	-0.22 C
1997	15.3 C	+0.43 C
1998	14.9 C	+0.04 C
1999	15.4 C	+0.56 C
2000	15.8 C	+0.99 C
2001	15.2 C	+0.36 C
2002	15.1 C	+0.30 C
2003	15.1 C	+0.23 C
2004	15.1 C	+0.30 C
2005	15.3 C	+0.48 C
2006	15.2 C	+0.39 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade over 1963 to 2006. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (0.2 to 0.4) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 43 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Cape Borda Comparison
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade	0.3 F (0.2 to 0.4) per decade	1963 to 2006	43	Rise
Mean daily maximum	0.2 C (0.2 to 0.3) per decade	0.4 F (0.3 to 0.6) per decade	1963 to 2006	43	Rise
Mean daily minimum	0.10 C (0.03 to 0.17) per decade	0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade	1963 to 2006	43	Rise

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

1867 to 2007

Yearly extremes at Cape Borda Comparison: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	39.0 C (102.2 F)	1982	34.5 C (94.1 F)	47
Coldest night (TNn)	1.8 C (35.2 F)	1999	4.3 C (39.7 F)	47
Wettest day (Rx1day)	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	1877	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	141
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	131.7 mm (5.2 in)	1902	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	141
Longest dry spell (CDD)	76 days	1980	32 days	141

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Cape Borda Comparison, 1867 to 2007. The record is 39.0 C (102.2 F) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.5 C (94.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Cape Borda Comparison by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1867	n/a
1868	n/a
1869	n/a
1870	n/a
1871	n/a
1872	n/a
1873	n/a
1874	n/a
1875	n/a
1876	n/a
1877	n/a
1878	n/a
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	34.3 C (93.7 F)
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1963	33.8 C (92.8 F)
1964	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1965	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1966	33.6 C (92.5 F)
1967	34.9 C (94.8 F)
1968	36.2 C (97.2 F)
1969	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1970	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1971	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1972	32.5 C (90.5 F)
1973	35.8 C (96.4 F)
1974	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1975	35.5 C (95.9 F)
1976	35.7 C (96.3 F)
1977	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1978	31.5 C (88.7 F)
1979	35.2 C (95.4 F)
1980	34.1 C (93.4 F)
1981	37.5 C (99.5 F)
1982	39.0 C (102.2 F)
1983	36.8 C (98.2 F)
1984	31.3 C (88.3 F)
1985	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1986	32.6 C (90.7 F)
1987	32.6 C (90.7 F)
1988	33.4 C (92.1 F)
1989	35.4 C (95.7 F)
1990	35.2 C (95.4 F)
1991	36.4 C (97.5 F)
1992	32.7 C (90.9 F)
1993	34.5 C (94.1 F)
1994	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1995	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1996	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1997	36.5 C (97.7 F)
1998	34.2 C (93.6 F)
1999	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2000	34.5 C (94.1 F)
2001	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2002	37.0 C (98.6 F)
2003	37.5 C (99.5 F)
2004	34.6 C (94.3 F)
2005	37.7 C (99.9 F)
2006	37.1 C (98.8 F)
2007	34.6 C (94.3 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Cape Borda Comparison, 1867 to 2007. The record is 1.8 C (35.2 F) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 4.3 C (39.7 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Cape Borda Comparison by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1867	n/a
1868	n/a
1869	n/a
1870	n/a
1871	n/a
1872	n/a
1873	n/a
1874	n/a
1875	n/a
1876	n/a
1877	n/a
1878	n/a
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	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	3.3 C (37.9 F)
1963	4.3 C (39.7 F)
1964	4.4 C (39.9 F)
1965	2.2 C (36.0 F)
1966	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1967	4.3 C (39.7 F)
1968	2.2 C (36.0 F)
1969	4.2 C (39.6 F)
1970	3.9 C (39.0 F)
1971	3.9 C (39.0 F)
1972	4.0 C (39.2 F)
1973	4.0 C (39.2 F)
1974	4.5 C (40.1 F)
1975	5.0 C (41.0 F)
1976	4.8 C (40.6 F)
1977	5.5 C (41.9 F)
1978	4.3 C (39.7 F)
1979	4.5 C (40.1 F)
1980	4.5 C (40.1 F)
1981	4.0 C (39.2 F)
1982	5.0 C (41.0 F)
1983	4.6 C (40.3 F)
1984	4.6 C (40.3 F)
1985	4.0 C (39.2 F)
1986	4.1 C (39.4 F)
1987	3.3 C (37.9 F)
1988	5.0 C (41.0 F)
1989	2.2 C (36.0 F)
1990	2.7 C (36.9 F)
1991	4.5 C (40.1 F)
1992	4.2 C (39.6 F)
1993	5.5 C (41.9 F)
1994	4.7 C (40.5 F)
1995	3.2 C (37.8 F)
1996	4.0 C (39.2 F)
1997	4.8 C (40.6 F)
1998	3.7 C (38.7 F)
1999	1.8 C (35.2 F)
2000	3.6 C (38.5 F)
2001	5.3 C (41.5 F)
2002	5.1 C (41.2 F)
2003	4.6 C (40.3 F)
2004	4.6 C (40.3 F)
2005	5.2 C (41.4 F)
2006	5.0 C (41.0 F)
2007	4.2 C (39.6 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Cape Borda Comparison, 1867 to 2007. The record is 93.7 mm (3.7 in) in 1877, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.8 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cape Borda Comparison by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1867	2.5 mm (0.10 in)
1868	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1869	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1870	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1871	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1872	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1873	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1874	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1875	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1876	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1877	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1878	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1879	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1880	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1881	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1882	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1883	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1884	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1885	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1886	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1887	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1888	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1889	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1890	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1891	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1892	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1893	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1894	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1895	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1896	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1897	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1898	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1899	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1900	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1901	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1902	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1903	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1904	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1905	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1906	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1907	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1908	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1909	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1910	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1911	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1912	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1913	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1914	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1915	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1916	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1917	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1918	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1919	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1920	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1921	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1922	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1923	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1924	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1925	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1926	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1927	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1928	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1929	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1930	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1931	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1932	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1933	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1934	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1935	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1936	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1937	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1938	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1939	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1940	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1941	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1942	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1943	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1944	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1945	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1946	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1947	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1948	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1949	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1950	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1951	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1952	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1953	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1954	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1955	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1956	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1957	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1958	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1959	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1960	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1961	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1962	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1963	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1964	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1965	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1966	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1967	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1968	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1969	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1970	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1971	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1972	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1973	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1974	32.6 mm (1.3 in)
1975	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1976	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1977	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1978	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1979	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1980	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1981	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1982	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1983	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1984	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1985	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1986	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1987	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1988	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1989	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1990	24.8 mm (1.0 in)
1991	30.4 mm (1.2 in)
1992	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1993	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1994	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1995	32.6 mm (1.3 in)
1996	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1997	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1998	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1999	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
2000	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
2001	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
2002	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
2003	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
2004	25.2 mm (1.0 in)
2005	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
2006	31.6 mm (1.2 in)
2007	78.2 mm (3.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Cape Borda Comparison, 1867 to 2007. The record is 131.7 mm (5.2 in) in 1902, marked on the chart; the median year is 59.2 mm (2.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cape Borda Comparison by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1867	2.5 mm (0.10 in)
1868	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1869	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1870	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1871	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1872	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1873	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1874	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1875	68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1876	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1877	117.8 mm (4.6 in)
1878	58.3 mm (2.3 in)
1879	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1880	50.2 mm (2.0 in)
1881	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1882	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1883	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1884	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1885	69.2 mm (2.7 in)
1886	72.3 mm (2.8 in)
1887	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1888	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1889	107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1890	96.9 mm (3.8 in)
1891	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1892	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1893	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1894	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1895	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1896	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1897	44.6 mm (1.8 in)
1898	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1899	53.7 mm (2.1 in)
1900	54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1901	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1902	131.7 mm (5.2 in)
1903	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1904	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1905	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1906	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1907	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1908	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1909	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1910	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1911	58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1912	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1913	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1914	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1915	66.4 mm (2.6 in)
1916	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1917	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1918	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1919	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1920	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1921	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1922	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1923	96.2 mm (3.8 in)
1924	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1925	65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1926	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1927	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1928	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1929	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1930	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1931	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1932	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1933	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1934	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1935	88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1936	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1937	47.6 mm (1.9 in)
1938	92.3 mm (3.6 in)
1939	67.7 mm (2.7 in)
1940	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1941	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1942	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1943	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1944	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1945	44.9 mm (1.8 in)
1946	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1947	63.9 mm (2.5 in)
1948	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1949	68.2 mm (2.7 in)
1950	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1951	55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1952	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1953	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1954	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1955	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1956	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1957	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1958	80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1959	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1960	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1961	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1962	44.3 mm (1.7 in)
1963	81.9 mm (3.2 in)
1964	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1965	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1966	67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1967	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1968	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1969	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1970	54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1971	105.5 mm (4.2 in)
1972	59.1 mm (2.3 in)
1973	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1974	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1975	51.2 mm (2.0 in)
1976	83.4 mm (3.3 in)
1977	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1978	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1979	59.8 mm (2.4 in)
1980	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1981	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1982	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1983	67.2 mm (2.6 in)
1984	59.6 mm (2.3 in)
1985	64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1986	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1987	50.2 mm (2.0 in)
1988	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1989	77.6 mm (3.1 in)
1990	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1991	48.4 mm (1.9 in)
1992	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1993	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1994	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1995	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1996	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1997	50.4 mm (2.0 in)
1998	49.4 mm (1.9 in)
1999	48.4 mm (1.9 in)
2000	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
2001	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
2002	37.2 mm (1.5 in)
2003	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
2004	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
2005	88.8 mm (3.5 in)
2006	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
2007	128.6 mm (5.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Cape Borda Comparison, 1867 to 2007. The record is 76 days in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 32 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cape Borda Comparison by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1867	16 days
1868	41 days
1869	28 days
1870	73 days
1871	24 days
1872	28 days
1873	25 days
1874	33 days
1875	19 days
1876	31 days
1877	36 days
1878	32 days
1879	29 days
1880	47 days
1881	34 days
1882	42 days
1883	24 days
1884	19 days
1885	37 days
1886	23 days
1887	19 days
1888	34 days
1889	30 days
1890	58 days
1891	61 days
1892	46 days
1893	43 days
1894	60 days
1895	62 days
1896	47 days
1897	41 days
1898	58 days
1899	24 days
1900	44 days
1901	33 days
1902	28 days
1903	21 days
1904	33 days
1905	28 days
1906	52 days
1907	26 days
1908	29 days
1909	19 days
1910	57 days
1911	19 days
1912	33 days
1913	40 days
1914	34 days
1915	38 days
1916	45 days
1917	21 days
1918	48 days
1919	29 days
1920	57 days
1921	54 days
1922	48 days
1923	36 days
1924	20 days
1925	42 days
1926	32 days
1927	29 days
1928	23 days
1929	34 days
1930	50 days
1931	27 days
1932	35 days
1933	31 days
1934	25 days
1935	30 days
1936	22 days
1937	33 days
1938	45 days
1939	25 days
1940	20 days
1941	23 days
1942	27 days
1943	33 days
1944	33 days
1945	28 days
1946	18 days
1947	56 days
1948	26 days
1949	29 days
1950	36 days
1951	40 days
1952	24 days
1953	21 days
1954	49 days
1955	26 days
1956	29 days
1957	48 days
1958	29 days
1959	33 days
1960	26 days
1961	28 days
1962	24 days
1963	30 days
1964	22 days
1965	49 days
1966	28 days
1967	38 days
1968	36 days
1969	32 days
1970	51 days
1971	24 days
1972	43 days
1973	40 days
1974	30 days
1975	18 days
1976	19 days
1977	22 days
1978	41 days
1979	22 days
1980	76 days
1981	26 days
1982	26 days
1983	21 days
1984	18 days
1985	60 days
1986	67 days
1987	32 days
1988	27 days
1989	47 days
1990	32 days
1991	44 days
1992	60 days
1993	32 days
1994	39 days
1995	25 days
1996	36 days
1997	30 days
1998	30 days
1999	28 days
2000	43 days
2001	27 days
2002	45 days
2003	26 days
2004	31 days
2005	28 days
2006	30 days
2007	33 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

136 years, 1868 to 2006

A day with at least 34.4 mm (1.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 86.7 mm (3.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Cape Borda Comparison: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	34.4 mm (1.4 in)
5 years	46.1 mm (1.8 in)
10 years	54.7 mm (2.2 in)
25 years	66.7 mm (2.6 in)
50 years	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
100 years	86.7 mm (3.4 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 136 years of values from 1868 to 2006.

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: 93.7 mm (3.7 in) in 1877; 74.2 mm (2.9 in) in 2005; 71.4 mm (2.8 in) in 1963.

Station Changes

1 suspected

One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Cape Borda Comparison, at 1977. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1977 ran 0.2 C (0.3 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).

Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Cape Borda Comparison, against neighbouring stations
Year	Shift (C)	Shift (F)	Strength	Neighbours
1977	-0.2	-0.3	likely	5

Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.

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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).