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Old Mapoon Weather Records (ASN00027012)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Old Mapoon (ASN00027012), Australia, with 106 years of record.

Key Facts for Old Mapoon

  • Old Mapoon (ASN00027012) is a weather station in Australia at -12.02 latitude and 141.90 longitude, 6 m (20 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1893 to 1998, 106 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Old Mapoon still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Old Mapoon set a daily record precipitation of 4.0 mm (0.16 in) on 13 August 1997.

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -12.02 latitude, 141.90 longitude.
  • Elevation: 6 m (20 ft).
  • Period of record: 1893 to 1998, 106 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

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

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

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records
When Old Mapoon set new all-time records 1 all-time records were set at Old Mapoon between 24 February 1997 and 24 February 1997. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitation24 February 1997: Record daily precipitation 260.0 mm (10.2 in)
1 all-time records were set at Old Mapoon between 24 February 1997 and 24 February 1997. Each dot is a new record.
When Old Mapoon set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1997-02-24Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 260.0 mm (10.2 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 260.0 mm (10.2 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Old Mapoon The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Old Mapoon. The most was 260.0 mm (10.2 in) on 24 February 1997. 0100200300 Jan: 230.1 mm (9.1 in), 17 January 1913 Jan Feb: 260.0 mm (10.2 in), 24 February 1997 Feb Mar: 161.0 mm (6.3 in), 7 March 1997 Mar Apr: 110.7 mm (4.4 in), 25 April 1927 Apr May: 88.9 mm (3.5 in), 13 May 1913 May Jun: 32.3 mm (1.3 in), 12 June 1908 Jun Jul: 19.1 mm (0.8 in), 8 July 1950 Jul Aug: 7.6 mm (0.30 in), 18 August 1923 Aug Sep: 38.9 mm (1.5 in), 7 September 1947 Sep Oct: 56.6 mm (2.2 in), 23 October 1897 Oct Nov: 110.2 mm (4.3 in), 28 November 1933 Nov Dec: 176.3 mm (6.9 in), 31 December 1903 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Old Mapoon. The most was 260.0 mm (10.2 in) on 24 February 1997.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Old Mapoon
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan230.1 mm (9.1 in)17 January 1913
Feb260.0 mm (10.2 in)24 February 1997
Mar161.0 mm (6.3 in)7 March 1997
Apr110.7 mm (4.4 in)25 April 1927
May88.9 mm (3.5 in)13 May 1913
Jun32.3 mm (1.3 in)12 June 1908
Jul19.1 mm (0.8 in)8 July 1950
Aug7.6 mm (0.30 in)18 August 1923
Sep38.9 mm (1.5 in)7 September 1947
Oct56.6 mm (2.2 in)23 October 1897
Nov110.2 mm (4.3 in)28 November 1933
Dec176.3 mm (6.9 in)31 December 1903

Latest Records

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Latest records at Old Mapoon
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
13 August 1997Old Mapoon, AUdaily rain4.0 mm (0.16 in)3.7 mm (0.15 in)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1997Old Mapoon, AUdaily rain56.6 mm (2.2 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)76 years35 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1997Old Mapoon, AUdaily rain95.0 mm (3.7 in)19.3 mm (0.8 in)88 years44 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1997Old Mapoon, AUmonthly rain161.0 mm (6.3 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)38 years34 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1997Old Mapoon, AUdaily rain131.4 mm (5.2 in)38.7 mm (1.5 in)98 years52 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1997Old Mapoon, AUall-time rain260.0 mm (10.2 in)29.9 mm (1.2 in)84 years65 of 100 (Major)
18 May 1964Old Mapoon, AUdaily rain3.8 mm (0.15 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)37 years19 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1964Old Mapoon, AUdaily rain85.3 mm (3.4 in)29.4 mm (1.2 in)19 years24 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1964Old Mapoon, AUdaily rain61.2 mm (2.4 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)13 years12 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1964Old Mapoon, AUdaily rain114.0 mm (4.5 in)35.3 mm (1.4 in)1 year19 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 1964Old Mapoon, AUdaily rain82.6 mm (3.3 in)3.4 mm (0.13 in)40 years20 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1963Old Mapoon, AUdaily rain1.3 mm (0.05 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)50 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1963Old Mapoon, AUdaily rain66.8 mm (2.6 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)37 years23 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1963Old Mapoon, AUdaily rain56.6 mm (2.2 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)40 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1963Old Mapoon, AUdaily rain52.3 mm (2.1 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)68 years27 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 1962Old Mapoon, AUdaily rain74.4 mm (2.9 in)22.6 mm (0.9 in)48 years30 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1962Old Mapoon, AUdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)12 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1962Old Mapoon, AUdaily rain6.9 mm (0.27 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)12 years13 of 100 (Routine)
10 September 1962Old Mapoon, AUdaily rain0.5 mm (0.02 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)67 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 1962Old Mapoon, AUdaily rain (Tie)1.0 mm (0.04 in)tie32 years4 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1893 to 1998
Yearly extremes at Old Mapoon: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)260.0 mm (10.2 in)1997118.1 mm (4.6 in)68
Wettest five days (Rx5day)537.4 mm (21.2 in)1896287.3 mm (11.3 in)68
Longest dry spell (CDD)231 days1902104 days67

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Old Mapoon by year The wettest day of the year at Old Mapoon, 1893 to 1998. The record is 260.0 mm (10.2 in) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 118.1 mm (4.6 in). 010020030019001920194019601980Record: 260.0 mm (10.2 in) in 1997
The wettest day of the year at Old Mapoon, 1893 to 1998. The record is 260.0 mm (10.2 in) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 118.1 mm (4.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Old Mapoon by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
189320.3 mm (0.8 in)
1894167.9 mm (6.6 in)
189569.6 mm (2.7 in)
1896181.6 mm (7.1 in)
1897109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1898149.9 mm (5.9 in)
1899101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1900115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1901154.7 mm (6.1 in)
190279.2 mm (3.1 in)
1903176.3 mm (6.9 in)
1904123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1905117.6 mm (4.6 in)
190688.1 mm (3.5 in)
1907113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1908196.3 mm (7.7 in)
1909101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1910146.1 mm (5.8 in)
1911118.6 mm (4.7 in)
191289.2 mm (3.5 in)
1913230.1 mm (9.1 in)
1914118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1915116.8 mm (4.6 in)
191680.0 mm (3.1 in)
191766.3 mm (2.6 in)
1918127.0 mm (5.0 in)
191971.1 mm (2.8 in)
1920120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1921133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1922180.3 mm (7.1 in)
1923100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1924128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1925134.1 mm (5.3 in)
1926128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1927110.7 mm (4.4 in)
192892.7 mm (3.6 in)
1929139.7 mm (5.5 in)
193096.8 mm (3.8 in)
193178.5 mm (3.1 in)
1932114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1933116.6 mm (4.6 in)
193498.6 mm (3.9 in)
193678.7 mm (3.1 in)
1942114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1943170.7 mm (6.7 in)
1944126.0 mm (5.0 in)
194581.0 mm (3.2 in)
1946205.0 mm (8.1 in)
1947120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1948131.1 mm (5.2 in)
1949168.9 mm (6.6 in)
195095.8 mm (3.8 in)
1951116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1952100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1953120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1954137.4 mm (5.4 in)
1955144.5 mm (5.7 in)
1956104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1957119.4 mm (4.7 in)
195888.9 mm (3.5 in)
1959184.2 mm (7.3 in)
1960143.0 mm (5.6 in)
196186.4 mm (3.4 in)
1962154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1963106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1964119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1997260.0 mm (10.2 in)
199870.2 mm (2.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Old Mapoon by year The wettest five days of the year at Old Mapoon, 1893 to 1998. The record is 537.4 mm (21.2 in) in 1896, marked on the chart; the median year is 287.3 mm (11.3 in). 020040060019001920194019601980Record: 537.4 mm (21.2 in) in 1896
The wettest five days of the year at Old Mapoon, 1893 to 1998. The record is 537.4 mm (21.2 in) in 1896, marked on the chart; the median year is 287.3 mm (11.3 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Old Mapoon by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
189343.9 mm (1.7 in)
1894522.5 mm (20.6 in)
1895106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1896537.4 mm (21.2 in)
1897242.4 mm (9.5 in)
1898381.2 mm (15.0 in)
1899271.6 mm (10.7 in)
1900341.1 mm (13.4 in)
1901207.2 mm (8.2 in)
1902196.0 mm (7.7 in)
1903254.8 mm (10.0 in)
1904399.3 mm (15.7 in)
1905325.6 mm (12.8 in)
1906186.4 mm (7.3 in)
1907297.3 mm (11.7 in)
1908441.7 mm (17.4 in)
1909299.7 mm (11.8 in)
1910425.6 mm (16.8 in)
1911448.5 mm (17.7 in)
1912296.0 mm (11.7 in)
1913387.3 mm (15.2 in)
1914487.7 mm (19.2 in)
1915182.3 mm (7.2 in)
1916180.0 mm (7.1 in)
1917115.9 mm (4.6 in)
1918250.2 mm (9.9 in)
1919173.3 mm (6.8 in)
1920210.9 mm (8.3 in)
1921389.4 mm (15.3 in)
1922345.3 mm (13.6 in)
1923202.6 mm (8.0 in)
1924301.8 mm (11.9 in)
1925243.3 mm (9.6 in)
1926337.4 mm (13.3 in)
1927166.1 mm (6.5 in)
1928219.0 mm (8.6 in)
1929363.8 mm (14.3 in)
1930284.9 mm (11.2 in)
1931227.1 mm (8.9 in)
1932193.6 mm (7.6 in)
1933294.4 mm (11.6 in)
1934134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1936235.0 mm (9.3 in)
1942286.8 mm (11.3 in)
1943472.9 mm (18.6 in)
1944402.1 mm (15.8 in)
1945200.9 mm (7.9 in)
1946490.5 mm (19.3 in)
1947350.6 mm (13.8 in)
1948235.0 mm (9.3 in)
1949361.7 mm (14.2 in)
1950286.0 mm (11.3 in)
1951140.9 mm (5.5 in)
1952278.9 mm (11.0 in)
1953296.7 mm (11.7 in)
1954293.1 mm (11.5 in)
1955356.4 mm (14.0 in)
1956318.0 mm (12.5 in)
1957318.4 mm (12.5 in)
1958183.6 mm (7.2 in)
1959287.8 mm (11.3 in)
1960245.4 mm (9.7 in)
1961106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1962321.6 mm (12.7 in)
1963211.3 mm (8.3 in)
1964296.9 mm (11.7 in)
1997488.6 mm (19.2 in)
1998171.4 mm (6.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Old Mapoon by year The longest dry spell of the year at Old Mapoon, 1893 to 1998. The record is 231 days in 1902, marked on the chart; the median year is 104 days. 010020030019001920194019601980Record: 231 days in 1902
The longest dry spell of the year at Old Mapoon, 1893 to 1998. The record is 231 days in 1902, marked on the chart; the median year is 104 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Old Mapoon by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
18937 days
189455 days
1895119 days
189684 days
1897136 days
1898218 days
1899190 days
1900148 days
190192 days
1902231 days
1903144 days
1904167 days
190581 days
190675 days
190783 days
1908111 days
190977 days
191077 days
1911186 days
191249 days
1913121 days
1914156 days
1915227 days
191663 days
1917106 days
1918119 days
1919201 days
192093 days
1921201 days
192252 days
192390 days
192463 days
1925148 days
1926175 days
192784 days
1928104 days
1929142 days
193088 days
1931141 days
1932157 days
193333 days
193431 days
193629 days
194211 days
1943n/a
194463 days
194520 days
194619 days
1947121 days
1948122 days
1949158 days
195083 days
1951149 days
1952101 days
1953195 days
1954130 days
195580 days
195649 days
1957124 days
195853 days
1959126 days
1960138 days
196177 days
196270 days
1963151 days
196412 days
199796 days
1998182 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

54 years, 1894 to 1963

A day with at least 118.9 mm (4.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 228.0 mm (9.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Old Mapoon: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years118.9 mm (4.7 in)
5 years149.6 mm (5.9 in)
10 years169.2 mm (6.7 in)
25 years193.5 mm (7.6 in)
50 years211.0 mm (8.3 in)
100 years228.0 mm (9.0 in)Longer than the 54 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, 54 years of values from 1894 to 1963.

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: 230.1 mm (9.1 in) in 1913; 196.3 mm (7.7 in) in 1908; 184.2 mm (7.3 in) in 1959.

Download the Data

  • Data for Old Mapoon standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Old Mapoon 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 (2025-12-31).