Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Riversleigh Station. 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 Riversleigh Station, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Which Years Hold Standing Records
0 standing records
0 records at Riversleigh Station still stand.
Standing records at Riversleigh Station by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
Wettest Day of Each Month
Mar: 151.4 mm (6.0 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Riversleigh Station. The most was 151.4 mm (6.0 in) on 6 March 1887.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Riversleigh Station
Yearly extremes at Riversleigh Station: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)
151.4 mm (6.0 in)
1887
53.2 mm (2.1 in)
50
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
222.5 mm (8.8 in)
1918
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
50
Longest dry spell (CDD)
266 days
2004
133 days
49
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Riversleigh Station, 1884 to 2022. The record is 151.4 mm (6.0 in) in 1887, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.2 mm (2.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Riversleigh Station by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1884
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1885
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1886
133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1887
151.4 mm (6.0 in)
1888
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1889
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1900
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1901
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1902
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1903
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1904
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1905
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1906
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1907
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1908
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1909
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1910
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1911
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1912
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1913
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1914
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1915
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1916
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1917
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1918
128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1919
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1924
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1925
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1926
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1927
136.4 mm (5.4 in)
1928
98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1929
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1930
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1931
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1932
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1933
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1934
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1996
29.6 mm (1.2 in)
1997
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1998
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1999
57.0 mm (2.2 in)
2004
83.0 mm (3.3 in)
2005
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2006
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2012
37.0 mm (1.5 in)
2013
38.0 mm (1.5 in)
2014
58.0 mm (2.3 in)
2015
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2016
100.0 mm (3.9 in)
2022
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Riversleigh Station, 1884 to 2022. The record is 222.5 mm (8.8 in) in 1918, marked on the chart; the median year is 87.1 mm (3.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Riversleigh Station by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1884
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1885
99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1886
183.7 mm (7.2 in)
1887
190.8 mm (7.5 in)
1888
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1889
25.2 mm (1.0 in)
1900
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1901
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1902
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1903
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1904
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1905
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1906
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1907
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1908
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1909
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1910
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1911
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1912
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1913
93.4 mm (3.7 in)
1914
84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1915
152.2 mm (6.0 in)
1916
113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1917
145.3 mm (5.7 in)
1918
222.5 mm (8.8 in)
1919
183.9 mm (7.2 in)
1924
179.1 mm (7.1 in)
1925
182.1 mm (7.2 in)
1926
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1927
194.3 mm (7.6 in)
1928
213.1 mm (8.4 in)
1929
126.2 mm (5.0 in)
1930
123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1931
40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1932
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1933
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1934
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1996
52.2 mm (2.1 in)
1997
57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1998
197.8 mm (7.8 in)
1999
88.2 mm (3.5 in)
2004
155.0 mm (6.1 in)
2005
90.0 mm (3.5 in)
2006
86.0 mm (3.4 in)
2012
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
2013
52.0 mm (2.0 in)
2014
67.0 mm (2.6 in)
2015
97.0 mm (3.8 in)
2016
134.4 mm (5.3 in)
2022
102.6 mm (4.0 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Riversleigh Station, 1884 to 2022. The record is 266 days in 2004, marked on the chart; the median year is 133 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Riversleigh Station by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1884
32 days
1885
182 days
1886
32 days
1887
99 days
1888
205 days
1889
27 days
1900
91 days
1901
214 days
1902
214 days
1903
123 days
1904
122 days
1905
123 days
1906
153 days
1907
214 days
1908
183 days
1909
122 days
1910
153 days
1911
123 days
1912
132 days
1913
131 days
1914
133 days
1915
124 days
1916
99 days
1917
109 days
1918
171 days
1919
36 days
1924
123 days
1925
225 days
1926
204 days
1927
202 days
1928
223 days
1929
243 days
1930
111 days
1931
216 days
1932
180 days
1933
149 days
1934
115 days
1996
14 days
1997
178 days
1998
86 days
1999
n/a
2004
266 days
2005
246 days
2006
185 days
2012
32 days
2013
143 days
2014
188 days
2015
140 days
2016
21 days
2022
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.
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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.