Cape Northumberland Weather Records (ASN00026005)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cape Northumberland (ASN00026005), Australia, with 139 years of record.

Key Facts for Cape Northumberland

Cape Northumberland (ASN00026005) is a weather station in Australia at -38.06 latitude and 140.67 longitude, 5 m (16 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1868 to 2006, 139 years of record.
1,464 records set at Cape Northumberland still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Cape Northumberland set a daily record low maximum temperature of 15.8 C (60.4 F) on 5 March 2005.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -38.06 latitude, 140.67 longitude.
Elevation: 5 m (16 ft).
Period of record: 1868 to 2006, 139 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 Northumberland. 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 Northumberland, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	32.5 C (90.5 F)	5.1 C (41.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	31.7 C (89.1 F)	5.4 C (41.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	30.6 C (87.1 F)	4.5 C (40.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	33.0 C (91.4 F)	2.4 C (36.3 F)	n/a	n/a
May	27.9 C (82.2 F)	1.0 C (33.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	22.3 C (72.1 F)	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	21.0 C (69.8 F)	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	25.1 C (77.2 F)	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	32.5 C (90.5 F)	1.5 C (34.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	32.0 C (89.6 F)	1.0 C (33.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	32.2 C (90.0 F)	3.6 C (38.5 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Cape Northumberland still stand. 1960 holds the most, with 49.

Standing records at Cape Northumberland by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1957	40
1958	35
1959	27
1960	49
1961	25
1962	28
1963	45
1964	41
1965	30
1966	33
1967	32
1968	33
1969	42
1970	39
1971	24
1972	32
1973	24
1974	30
1975	31
1976	20
1977	30
1978	31
1979	29
1980	32
1981	22
1982	40
1983	29
1984	24
1985	33
1986	21
1987	41
1988	20
1989	18
1990	34
1991	21
1992	25
1993	31
1994	31
1995	31
1996	24
1997	27
1998	41
1999	33
2000	22
2001	38
2002	25
2003	20
2004	24
2005	7

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Cape Northumberland between 30 November 1933 and 30 November 1933. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Nov: 86.1 mm (3.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cape Northumberland. The most was 86.1 mm (3.4 in) on 30 November 1933.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Cape Northumberland
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	24 January 1991
Feb	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	18 February 1946
Mar	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	22 March 1880
Apr	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	13 April 1870
May	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	12 May 1925
Jun	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	24 June 1875
Jul	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	1 July 1983
Aug	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 August 2004
Sep	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 September 1996
Oct	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	8 October 1975
Nov	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	30 November 1933
Dec	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	21 December 1994

Period of Record Coverage

1957 to 2005

49 years of record at Cape Northumberland, 1957 to 2005. 9 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004 and others.

Days with data per year at Cape Northumberland
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1957	353	97%	Yes
1958	356	98%	Yes
1959	350	96%	Yes
1960	343	94%	Yes
1961	352	96%	Yes
1962	346	95%	Yes
1963	353	97%	Yes
1964	363	99%	Yes
1965	352	96%	Yes
1966	357	98%	Yes
1967	353	97%	Yes
1968	342	93%	Yes
1969	354	97%	Yes
1970	358	98%	Yes
1971	356	98%	Yes
1972	358	98%	Yes
1973	333	91%	Yes
1974	339	93%	Yes
1975	356	98%	Yes
1976	360	98%	Yes
1977	358	98%	Yes
1978	357	98%	Yes
1979	345	95%	Yes
1980	356	97%	Yes
1981	355	97%	Yes
1982	353	97%	Yes
1983	353	97%	Yes
1984	358	98%	Yes
1985	356	98%	Yes
1986	354	97%	Yes
1987	352	96%	Yes
1988	350	96%	Yes
1989	332	91%	Yes
1990	352	96%	Yes
1991	349	96%	Yes
1992	354	97%	Yes
1993	352	96%	Yes
1994	340	93%	Yes
1995	321	88%	No
1996	329	90%	No
1997	337	92%	Yes
1998	320	88%	No
1999	324	89%	No
2000	298	81%	No
2001	329	90%	Yes
2002	328	90%	No
2003	303	83%	No
2004	277	76%	No
2005	63	17%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Cape Northumberland
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 2005	Cape Northumberland, AU	daily low max	15.8 C (60.4 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 2005	Cape Northumberland, AU	daily low min	8.6 C (47.5 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	8 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 2005	Cape Northumberland, AU	daily low max	15.3 C (59.5 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	15 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 2005	Cape Northumberland, AU	daily low max	15.9 C (60.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	45 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 2005	Cape Northumberland, AU	daily high min	18.1 C (64.6 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	24 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 2005	Cape Northumberland, AU	daily high max	31.2 C (88.2 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	11 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 2005	Cape Northumberland, AU	daily high max	30.9 C (87.6 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	44 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 2004	Cape Northumberland, AU	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	26 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 2004	Cape Northumberland, AU	daily high min	16.6 C (61.9 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	15 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 2004	Cape Northumberland, AU	daily high min (Tie)	16.6 C (61.9 F)	tie	1 year	1 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 2004	Cape Northumberland, AU	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	45 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 2004	Cape Northumberland, AU	daily high min	18.0 C (64.4 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	24 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 2004	Cape Northumberland, AU	daily high min	14.8 C (58.6 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	35 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 2004	Cape Northumberland, AU	daily high max	30.4 C (86.7 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	4 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 2004	Cape Northumberland, AU	daily high max	27.7 C (81.9 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	41 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 2004	Cape Northumberland, AU	daily high min	15.8 C (60.4 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	6 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 2004	Cape Northumberland, AU	daily high max	27.5 C (81.5 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	27 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 2004	Cape Northumberland, AU	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	39 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 2004	Cape Northumberland, AU	monthly rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	46 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 2004	Cape Northumberland, AU	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	11 years	7 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

36 complete years, 1957 to 2002

One stripe for each of 36 complete years at Cape Northumberland, 1957 to 2002. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.8 C (56.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1978, at 13.2 C (55.8 F), and the warmest was 1990, at 14.6 C (58.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.9 C (1.6 F).

Annual mean temperature at Cape Northumberland as warming stripes, 1957 to 2002
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1957	13.3 C	-0.42 C
1958	13.5 C	-0.27 C
1959	13.9 C	+0.17 C
1960	13.3 C	-0.49 C
1961	14.4 C	+0.66 C
1963	13.6 C	-0.14 C
1964	13.5 C	-0.29 C
1965	13.7 C	-0.08 C
1966	13.6 C	-0.17 C
1967	13.9 C	+0.15 C
1969	13.3 C	-0.46 C
1970	13.4 C	-0.34 C
1971	13.6 C	-0.12 C
1972	13.7 C	-0.01 C
1975	14.0 C	+0.29 C
1976	13.5 C	-0.24 C
1977	13.4 C	-0.37 C
1978	13.2 C	-0.53 C
1979	13.4 C	-0.38 C
1981	14.3 C	+0.50 C
1982	14.0 C	+0.23 C
1983	13.7 C	-0.04 C
1984	13.8 C	+0.02 C
1985	13.8 C	+0.09 C
1986	13.7 C	-0.01 C
1987	13.7 C	-0.05 C
1988	14.5 C	+0.72 C
1990	14.6 C	+0.89 C
1992	13.5 C	-0.23 C
1993	14.2 C	+0.43 C
1995	13.4 C	-0.34 C
1996	13.5 C	-0.28 C
1997	14.0 C	+0.23 C
1998	13.8 C	+0.03 C
1999	14.4 C	+0.64 C
2002	14.0 C	+0.24 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.10 C (0.01 to 0.19) per decade over 1957 to 2002. In Fahrenheit: 0.17 F (0.01 to 0.34) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 36 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Cape Northumberland
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.10 C (0.01 to 0.19) per decade	0.17 F (0.01 to 0.34) per decade	1957 to 2002	36	Rise
Mean daily maximum	0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade	0.3 F (0.1 to 0.5) per decade	1957 to 2002	36	Rise
Mean daily minimum	0.02 C (-0.08 to 0.13) per decade	0.04 F (-0.15 to 0.24) per decade	1957 to 2002	36	Not clearly different from zero

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

1868 to 2006

Yearly extremes at Cape Northumberland: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	33.0 C (91.4 F)	1980	31.4 C (88.5 F)	49
Coldest night (TNn)	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	1982	0.7 C (33.3 F)	49
Wettest day (Rx1day)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	1933	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	139
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	1955	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	139
Longest dry spell (CDD)	72 days	1934	25 days	139

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Cape Northumberland, 1868 to 2006. The record is 33.0 C (91.4 F) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.4 C (88.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Cape Northumberland by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
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	31.2 C (88.2 F)
1958	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1959	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1960	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1961	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1962	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1963	31.8 C (89.2 F)
1964	31.3 C (88.3 F)
1965	30.2 C (86.4 F)
1966	31.0 C (87.8 F)
1967	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1968	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1969	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1970	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1971	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1972	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1973	31.0 C (87.8 F)
1974	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1975	30.7 C (87.3 F)
1976	31.0 C (87.8 F)
1977	32.5 C (90.5 F)
1978	29.7 C (85.5 F)
1979	31.5 C (88.7 F)
1980	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1981	32.5 C (90.5 F)
1982	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1983	30.5 C (86.9 F)
1984	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1985	32.6 C (90.7 F)
1986	31.4 C (88.5 F)
1987	31.6 C (88.9 F)
1988	29.6 C (85.3 F)
1989	31.4 C (88.5 F)
1990	31.5 C (88.7 F)
1991	31.2 C (88.2 F)
1992	31.2 C (88.2 F)
1993	32.0 C (89.6 F)
1994	31.6 C (88.9 F)
1995	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1996	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1997	31.2 C (88.2 F)
1998	31.0 C (87.8 F)
1999	30.6 C (87.1 F)
2000	31.3 C (88.3 F)
2001	31.6 C (88.9 F)
2002	31.4 C (88.5 F)
2003	31.2 C (88.2 F)
2004	31.6 C (88.9 F)
2005	31.2 C (88.2 F)
2006	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Cape Northumberland, 1868 to 2006. The record is -2.4 C (27.7 F) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 0.7 C (33.3 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Cape Northumberland by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
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	0.4 C (32.7 F)
1958	1.1 C (34.0 F)
1959	0.2 C (32.4 F)
1960	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1961	2.2 C (36.0 F)
1962	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1963	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1964	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1965	0.7 C (33.3 F)
1966	1.4 C (34.5 F)
1967	1.0 C (33.8 F)
1968	0.7 C (33.3 F)
1969	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1970	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1971	2.2 C (36.0 F)
1972	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1973	1.5 C (34.7 F)
1974	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1975	2.0 C (35.6 F)
1976	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1977	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1978	0.5 C (32.9 F)
1979	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1980	1.0 C (33.8 F)
1981	2.0 C (35.6 F)
1982	-2.4 C (27.7 F)
1983	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1984	0.2 C (32.4 F)
1985	-0.2 C (31.6 F)
1986	1.5 C (34.7 F)
1987	1.4 C (34.5 F)
1988	1.5 C (34.7 F)
1989	0.7 C (33.3 F)
1990	1.0 C (33.8 F)
1991	1.0 C (33.8 F)
1992	0.5 C (32.9 F)
1993	1.5 C (34.7 F)
1994	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1995	-0.4 C (31.3 F)
1996	0.5 C (32.9 F)
1997	0.4 C (32.7 F)
1998	-0.4 C (31.3 F)
1999	1.8 C (35.2 F)
2000	1.5 C (34.7 F)
2001	1.7 C (35.1 F)
2002	-1.2 C (29.8 F)
2003	1.6 C (34.9 F)
2004	1.2 C (34.2 F)
2005	7.7 C (45.9 F)
2006	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Cape Northumberland, 1868 to 2006. The record is 86.1 mm (3.4 in) in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.3 mm (1.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cape Northumberland by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1868	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1869	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1870	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1871	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1872	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1873	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1874	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1875	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1876	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1877	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1878	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1879	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1880	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1881	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1882	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1883	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1884	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1885	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1886	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1887	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1888	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1889	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1890	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1891	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1892	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1893	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1894	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1895	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1896	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1897	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1898	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1899	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1900	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1901	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1902	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1903	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1904	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1905	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1906	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1907	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1908	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1909	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1910	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1911	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1912	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1913	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1914	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1915	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1916	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1917	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1918	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1919	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1920	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1921	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1922	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1923	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1924	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1925	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1926	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1927	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1928	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1929	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1930	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1931	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1932	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1933	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1934	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1935	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1936	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1937	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1938	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1939	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1940	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1941	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1942	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1943	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1944	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1945	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1946	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1947	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1948	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1949	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1950	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1951	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1952	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1953	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1954	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1955	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1956	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1957	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1958	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1959	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1960	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1961	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1962	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1963	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1964	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1965	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1966	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1967	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1968	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1969	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1970	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1971	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1972	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1973	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1974	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1975	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1976	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1977	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1978	30.8 mm (1.2 in)
1979	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1980	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1981	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1982	28.6 mm (1.1 in)
1983	49.2 mm (1.9 in)
1984	26.8 mm (1.1 in)
1985	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1986	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1987	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1988	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1989	25.8 mm (1.0 in)
1990	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1991	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1992	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1993	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
1994	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1995	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1996	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1997	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1998	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1999	46.6 mm (1.8 in)
2000	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2001	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
2002	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
2003	32.6 mm (1.3 in)
2004	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
2005	25.6 mm (1.0 in)
2006	18.2 mm (0.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Cape Northumberland, 1868 to 2006. The record is 120.1 mm (4.7 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 62.4 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cape Northumberland by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1868	71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1869	46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1870	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1871	63.4 mm (2.5 in)
1872	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1873	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1874	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1875	94.3 mm (3.7 in)
1876	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1877	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1878	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1879	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1880	101.8 mm (4.0 in)
1881	67.9 mm (2.7 in)
1882	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1883	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1884	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1885	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1886	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1887	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1888	45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1889	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1890	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1891	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1892	55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1893	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1894	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1895	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1896	74.6 mm (2.9 in)
1897	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1898	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1899	50.4 mm (2.0 in)
1900	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1901	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1902	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1903	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1904	49.2 mm (1.9 in)
1905	65.7 mm (2.6 in)
1906	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1907	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1908	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1909	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1910	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1911	54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1912	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1913	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1914	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1915	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1916	55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1917	59.3 mm (2.3 in)
1918	62.4 mm (2.5 in)
1919	84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1920	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1921	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1922	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1923	61.6 mm (2.4 in)
1924	42.3 mm (1.7 in)
1925	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1926	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1927	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1928	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1929	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1930	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1931	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1932	55.8 mm (2.2 in)
1933	110.1 mm (4.3 in)
1934	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1935	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1936	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1937	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1938	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1939	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1940	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1941	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1942	74.8 mm (2.9 in)
1943	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1944	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1945	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1946	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1947	109.3 mm (4.3 in)
1948	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1949	45.1 mm (1.8 in)
1950	51.7 mm (2.0 in)
1951	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1952	79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1953	70.7 mm (2.8 in)
1954	61.3 mm (2.4 in)
1955	120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1956	80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1957	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1958	64.7 mm (2.5 in)
1959	64.1 mm (2.5 in)
1960	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1961	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1962	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1963	62.6 mm (2.5 in)
1964	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1965	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1966	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1967	64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1968	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1969	58.3 mm (2.3 in)
1970	47.6 mm (1.9 in)
1971	99.2 mm (3.9 in)
1972	73.8 mm (2.9 in)
1973	67.7 mm (2.7 in)
1974	67.7 mm (2.7 in)
1975	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1976	49.2 mm (1.9 in)
1977	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1978	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1979	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1980	93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1981	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1982	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1983	86.8 mm (3.4 in)
1984	47.6 mm (1.9 in)
1985	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1986	46.6 mm (1.8 in)
1987	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1988	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1989	67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1990	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1991	102.8 mm (4.0 in)
1992	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1993	45.6 mm (1.8 in)
1994	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1995	45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1996	68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1997	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1998	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1999	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
2000	96.6 mm (3.8 in)
2001	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
2002	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
2003	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
2004	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
2005	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
2006	23.8 mm (0.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Cape Northumberland, 1868 to 2006. The record is 72 days in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is 25 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cape Northumberland by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1868	32 days
1869	18 days
1870	37 days
1871	17 days
1872	15 days
1873	29 days
1874	16 days
1875	32 days
1876	18 days
1877	34 days
1878	32 days
1879	30 days
1880	47 days
1881	12 days
1882	25 days
1883	32 days
1884	54 days
1885	20 days
1886	21 days
1887	17 days
1888	30 days
1889	27 days
1890	30 days
1891	33 days
1892	22 days
1893	26 days
1894	27 days
1895	46 days
1896	30 days
1897	15 days
1898	36 days
1899	25 days
1900	26 days
1901	28 days
1902	26 days
1903	14 days
1904	32 days
1905	23 days
1906	36 days
1907	32 days
1908	17 days
1909	18 days
1910	26 days
1911	31 days
1912	31 days
1913	28 days
1914	31 days
1915	23 days
1916	30 days
1917	18 days
1918	29 days
1919	19 days
1920	20 days
1921	46 days
1922	19 days
1923	51 days
1924	23 days
1925	34 days
1926	32 days
1927	18 days
1928	26 days
1929	30 days
1930	49 days
1931	27 days
1932	23 days
1933	23 days
1934	72 days
1935	24 days
1936	30 days
1937	19 days
1938	19 days
1939	13 days
1940	15 days
1941	27 days
1942	20 days
1943	25 days
1944	27 days
1945	25 days
1946	14 days
1947	18 days
1948	27 days
1949	28 days
1950	44 days
1951	35 days
1952	17 days
1953	18 days
1954	15 days
1955	21 days
1956	44 days
1957	37 days
1958	19 days
1959	18 days
1960	18 days
1961	29 days
1962	23 days
1963	25 days
1964	18 days
1965	38 days
1966	16 days
1967	31 days
1968	18 days
1969	16 days
1970	34 days
1971	21 days
1972	32 days
1973	18 days
1974	31 days
1975	18 days
1976	19 days
1977	24 days
1978	20 days
1979	18 days
1980	35 days
1981	18 days
1982	21 days
1983	21 days
1984	25 days
1985	28 days
1986	32 days
1987	26 days
1988	32 days
1989	29 days
1990	15 days
1991	24 days
1992	16 days
1993	26 days
1994	27 days
1995	18 days
1996	21 days
1997	17 days
1998	30 days
1999	26 days
2000	21 days
2001	30 days
2002	21 days
2003	25 days
2004	19 days
2005	26 days
2006	17 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

133 years, 1868 to 2003

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 84.7 mm (3.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Cape Northumberland: 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	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
10 years	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
25 years	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
50 years	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
100 years	84.7 mm (3.3 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 133 years of values from 1868 to 2003.

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: 86.1 mm (3.4 in) in 1933; 82.8 mm (3.3 in) in 1880; 75.2 mm (3.0 in) in 1991.

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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).