Cairns Post Office Threshold Days by Year

12 fixed thresholds counted per year at Cairns Post Office (ASN00031010): hot days, frost, tropical nights and heavy rain, with the most days in a year.

Key Facts for Cairns Post Office Thresholds

Cairns Post Office: days with 10 mm (0.39 in) or more of precipitation in 101 years, most in 1891 with 71.
Cairns Post Office: days with 25 mm (0.98 in) or more of precipitation in 101 years, most in 1891 with 35.
Cairns Post Office: days with 50 mm (1.97 in) or more of precipitation in 101 years, most in 1945 with 24.
Cairns Post Office: days with 100 mm (3.94 in) or more of precipitation in 90 years, most in 1945 with 11.
12 fixed thresholds have at least one qualifying day at Cairns Post Office.

Days at or above 30 C (86 F)

71 years with a qualifying day

Days per year at Cairns Post Office with a maximum temperature at or above 30 C (86 F), with the decade average as a line. The most was 212 in 1915.

Days at or above 30 C (86 F) per year at Cairns Post Office
Year	Days	Decade average
1890	108	126.8
1891	101	126.8
1892	154	126.8
1893	172	126.8
1894	105	126.8
1895	108	126.8
1896	111	126.8
1897	151	126.8
1898	140	126.8
1899	118	126.8
1901	129	144.1
1902	124	144.1
1903	128	144.1
1904	134	144.1
1905	196	144.1
1907	165	144.1
1908	135	144.1
1909	142	144.1
1910	126	158.2
1911	146	158.2
1912	169	158.2
1913	141	158.2
1914	125	158.2
1915	212	158.2
1916	179	158.2
1917	176	158.2
1918	161	158.2
1919	147	158.2
1920	151	173.1
1921	128	173.1
1922	190	173.1
1923	199	173.1
1924	188	173.1
1925	152	173.1
1926	203	173.1
1927	162	173.1
1928	192	173.1
1929	166	173.1
1930	202	144.8
1931	161	144.8
1932	186	144.8
1933	141	144.8
1934	126	144.8
1935	120	144.8
1936	122	144.8
1937	125	144.8
1938	154	144.8
1939	111	144.8
1940	126	129.2
1941	115	129.2
1942	123	129.2
1943	136	129.2
1944	112	129.2
1945	106	129.2
1946	121	129.2
1948	173	129.2
1949	151	129.2
1951	149	153.3
1952	163	153.3
1953	149	153.3
1954	151	153.3
1955	153	153.3
1956	168	153.3
1957	140	153.3
2001	141	159.2
2002	181	159.2
2003	178	159.2
2004	132	159.2
2005	156	159.2
2009	167	159.2
2011	150	150

For each year, a bar from the first to the last day at Cairns Post Office meeting 30 C (86 F).

First to last qualifying date each year at Cairns Post Office
Year	First date	Last date
1890	1890-01-05	1890-12-31
1891	1891-01-01	1891-12-30
1892	1892-01-01	1892-12-31
1893	1893-01-01	1893-12-31
1894	1894-01-01	1894-12-31
1895	1895-01-01	1895-12-31
1896	1896-01-01	1896-12-31
1897	1897-01-01	1897-12-31
1898	1898-01-01	1898-12-31
1899	1899-01-01	1899-12-31
1901	1901-01-02	1901-12-31
1902	1902-01-01	1902-12-31
1903	1903-01-01	1903-12-31
1904	1904-01-01	1904-12-29
1905	1905-01-02	1905-12-31
1907	1907-01-02	1907-12-29
1908	1908-01-06	1908-12-31
1909	1909-01-01	1909-12-31
1910	1910-01-01	1910-12-29
1911	1911-01-04	1911-12-31
1912	1912-01-01	1912-12-31
1913	1913-01-01	1913-12-30
1914	1914-01-03	1914-12-31
1915	1915-01-01	1915-12-31
1916	1916-01-01	1916-12-31
1917	1917-01-02	1917-12-31
1918	1918-01-01	1918-12-31
1919	1919-01-04	1919-12-31
1920	1920-01-01	1920-12-31
1921	1921-01-01	1921-12-31
1922	1922-01-01	1922-12-31
1923	1923-01-01	1923-12-31
1924	1924-01-01	1924-12-31
1925	1925-01-01	1925-12-31
1926	1926-01-01	1926-12-31
1927	1927-01-01	1927-12-31
1928	1928-01-01	1928-12-31
1929	1929-01-01	1929-12-31
1930	1930-01-01	1930-12-31
1931	1931-01-01	1931-12-31
1932	1932-01-01	1932-12-31
1933	1933-01-01	1933-12-31
1934	1934-01-02	1934-12-31
1935	1935-01-01	1935-12-31
1936	1936-01-01	1936-12-31
1937	1937-01-03	1937-12-31
1938	1938-01-01	1938-12-31
1939	1939-01-01	1939-12-31
1940	1940-01-01	1940-12-31
1941	1941-01-01	1941-12-30
1942	1942-01-02	1942-12-31
1943	1943-01-01	1943-12-31
1944	1944-01-01	1944-12-31
1945	1945-01-01	1945-12-31
1946	1946-01-01	1946-12-31
1948	1948-01-01	1948-12-31
1949	1949-01-01	1949-12-31
1951	1951-01-01	1951-12-31
1952	1952-01-01	1952-12-31
1953	1953-01-01	1953-12-31
1954	1954-01-01	1954-12-31
1955	1955-01-01	1955-12-31
1956	1956-01-01	1956-12-29
1957	1957-01-02	1957-12-31
2001	2001-01-03	2001-12-31
2002	2002-01-01	2002-12-31
2003	2003-01-02	2003-12-31
2004	2004-01-01	2004-12-30
2005	2005-01-01	2005-12-31
2009	2009-01-01	2009-12-31
2011	2011-01-03	2011-12-31

Every Fixed Threshold

Fixed thresholds at Cairns Post Office
Threshold	Years with a qualifying day	Most days in a year	Year	Latest year days
30 C (86 F): Days	71	212	1915	150
35 C (95 F): Days	64	26	1924	1
40 C (104 F): Days	5	3	1923	2
90 F (32.2 C): Days	71	113	1905	30
100 F (37.8 C): Days	17	5	1915	5
20 C (68 F): Tropical nights (min	62	255	1916	177
25 C (77 F): Days with min	62	22	1915	7
10 mm (0.39 in): Days with 10 mm or more rain	101	71	1891	45
25 mm (0.98 in): Days with 25 mm or more rain	101	35	1891	22
50 mm (1.97 in): Days with 50 mm or more rain	101	24	1945	9
100 mm (3.94 in): Days with 100 mm or more rain	90	11	1945	4
200 mm (7.87 in): Days with 200 mm or more rain	38	6	1911	1

Years with under 90 percent of days observed are left out of the most days column. Threshold history at this station starts in 1890.

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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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Threshold counts are computed by this site.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Cairns Post Office Threshold Days by Year

Key Facts for Cairns Post Office Thresholds

Days at or above 30 C (86 F)

Every Fixed Threshold

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