Policeman Point Weather Records (ASN00026049)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Policeman Point (ASN00026049), Australia, with 48 years of record.

Key Facts for Policeman Point

Policeman Point (ASN00026049) is a weather station in Australia at -36.06 latitude and 139.59 longitude, 4 m (13 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1968 to 2015, 48 years of record.
1,464 records set at Policeman Point still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Policeman Point tied a daily record precipitation of 0.2 mm (0.01 in) on 23 February 2015.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -36.06 latitude, 139.59 longitude.
Elevation: 4 m (13 ft).
Period of record: 1968 to 2015, 48 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 Policeman Point. 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 Policeman Point, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	39.4 C (102.9 F)	7.3 C (45.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	42.8 C (109.0 F)	6.9 C (44.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	35.8 C (96.4 F)	2.4 C (36.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	34.2 C (93.6 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.4 C (34.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.3 C (32.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	22.7 C (72.9 F)	1.3 C (34.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	32.2 C (90.0 F)	1.9 C (35.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	37.3 C (99.1 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	39.2 C (102.6 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Policeman Point still stand. 1969 holds the most, with 428.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Policeman Point between 20 January 2007 and 20 January 2007. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 73.6 mm (2.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Policeman Point. The most was 73.6 mm (2.9 in) on 20 January 2007.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Policeman Point
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	20 January 2007
Feb	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	1 February 1974
Mar	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	4 March 1983
Apr	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	6 April 1992
May	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	19 May 2002
Jun	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	2 June 2013
Jul	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	8 July 1993
Aug	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	15 August 1986
Sep	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	21 September 1976
Oct	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 October 1997
Nov	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	29 November 1977
Dec	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	8 December 2010

Period of Record Coverage

1968 to 1972

5 years of record at Policeman Point, 1968 to 1972. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1968, 1970, 1972.

Latest Records

Latest records at Policeman Point
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 February 2015	Policeman Point, AU	daily rain (Tie)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	tie	17 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 2015	Policeman Point, AU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 2014	Policeman Point, AU	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	12 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 2014	Policeman Point, AU	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	7 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
10 July 2014	Policeman Point, AU	daily rain	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 July 2014	Policeman Point, AU	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	23 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 June 2014	Policeman Point, AU	daily rain	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	33 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 2014	Policeman Point, AU	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	27 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 2014	Policeman Point, AU	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	40 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 2014	Policeman Point, AU	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	8 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 2014	Policeman Point, AU	daily rain	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	32 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 2014	Policeman Point, AU	daily rain	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	44 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 2014	Policeman Point, AU	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	8 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 2013	Policeman Point, AU	daily rain	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 2013	Policeman Point, AU	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 2013	Policeman Point, AU	daily rain	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	6 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 2013	Policeman Point, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 2013	Policeman Point, AU	monthly rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 2013	Policeman Point, AU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2013	Policeman Point, AU	daily rain	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1968 to 2015

Yearly extremes at Policeman Point: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	42.8 C (109.0 F)	1970	39.4 C (102.9 F)	5
Coldest night (TNn)	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	1972	1.3 C (34.3 F)	5
Wettest day (Rx1day)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	2007	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	48
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	1974	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	48
Longest dry spell (CDD)	94 days	1980	32 days	48

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Policeman Point, 1968 to 2015. The record is 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.4 C (102.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Policeman Point by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1968	39.2 C (102.6 F)
1969	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1970	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1971	39.7 C (103.5 F)
1972	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2015	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Policeman Point, 1968 to 2015. The record is -1.5 C (29.3 F) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 1.3 C (34.3 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Policeman Point by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1968	7.3 C (45.1 F)
1969	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1970	1.3 C (34.3 F)
1971	2.2 C (36.0 F)
1972	-1.5 C (29.3 F)
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2015	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Policeman Point, 1968 to 2015. The record is 73.6 mm (2.9 in) in 2007, marked on the chart; the median year is 28.3 mm (1.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Policeman Point by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1968	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1969	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1970	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1971	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1972	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1973	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1974	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1975	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1976	44.6 mm (1.8 in)
1977	72.8 mm (2.9 in)
1978	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1979	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1980	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1981	35.2 mm (1.4 in)
1982	21.4 mm (0.8 in)
1983	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1984	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1985	43.8 mm (1.7 in)
1986	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1987	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1988	10.0 mm (0.4 in)
1989	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1990	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1991	18.2 mm (0.7 in)
1992	32.4 mm (1.3 in)
1993	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1994	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1995	26.8 mm (1.1 in)
1996	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1997	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1998	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1999	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
2000	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
2001	38.8 mm (1.5 in)
2002	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
2003	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
2004	16.2 mm (0.6 in)
2005	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
2006	15.8 mm (0.6 in)
2007	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
2008	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
2009	25.6 mm (1.0 in)
2010	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
2011	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
2012	20.2 mm (0.8 in)
2013	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
2014	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
2015	25.6 mm (1.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Policeman Point, 1968 to 2015. The record is 85.4 mm (3.4 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 44.8 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Policeman Point by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1968	27.3 mm (1.1 in)
1969	37.7 mm (1.5 in)
1970	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1971	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
1972	33.1 mm (1.3 in)
1973	49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1974	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1975	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1976	54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1977	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1978	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1979	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
1980	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1981	80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1982	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1983	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1984	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1985	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1986	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
1987	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1988	15.8 mm (0.6 in)
1989	44.1 mm (1.7 in)
1990	40.8 mm (1.6 in)
1991	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1992	44.6 mm (1.8 in)
1993	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1994	35.2 mm (1.4 in)
1995	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1996	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1997	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1998	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1999	32.4 mm (1.3 in)
2000	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
2001	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
2002	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
2003	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
2004	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2005	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
2006	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
2007	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
2008	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
2009	55.8 mm (2.2 in)
2010	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
2011	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
2012	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
2013	77.8 mm (3.1 in)
2014	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
2015	38.9 mm (1.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Policeman Point, 1968 to 2015. The record is 94 days in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 32 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Policeman Point by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1968	19 days
1969	34 days
1970	50 days
1971	30 days
1972	46 days
1973	33 days
1974	51 days
1975	36 days
1976	37 days
1977	19 days
1978	15 days
1979	14 days
1980	94 days
1981	23 days
1982	39 days
1983	26 days
1984	32 days
1985	31 days
1986	89 days
1987	35 days
1988	27 days
1989	43 days
1990	27 days
1991	72 days
1992	36 days
1993	55 days
1994	32 days
1995	27 days
1996	34 days
1997	18 days
1998	25 days
1999	29 days
2000	42 days
2001	29 days
2002	63 days
2003	25 days
2004	44 days
2005	23 days
2006	28 days
2007	25 days
2008	50 days
2009	61 days
2010	23 days
2011	16 days
2012	29 days
2013	23 days
2014	38 days
2015	34 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

39 years, 1969 to 2014

A day with at least 28.8 mm (1.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 79.1 mm (3.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Policeman Point: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	28.8 mm (1.1 in)
5 years	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
10 years	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
25 years	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
50 years	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	Longer than the 39 years of record
100 years	79.1 mm (3.1 in)	Longer than the 39 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, 39 years of values from 1969 to 2014.

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: 73.6 mm (2.9 in) in 2007; 70.6 mm (2.8 in) in 1974; 48.3 mm (1.9 in) in 1973.

Download the Data

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

Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1968	31	8%	No
1969	347	95%	Yes
1970	293	80%	No
1971	347	95%	Yes
1972	236	64%	No