Cooktown Mission Strip Weather Records (ASN00031017)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cooktown Mission Strip (ASN00031017), Australia, with 77 years of record.

Key Facts for Cooktown Mission Strip

Cooktown Mission Strip (ASN00031017) is a weather station in Australia at -15.45 latitude and 145.19 longitude, 14 m (46 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1942 to 2018, 77 years of record.
1,464 records set at Cooktown Mission Strip still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Cooktown Mission Strip set a daily record precipitation of 12.6 mm (0.5 in) on 30 May 2018.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -15.45 latitude, 145.19 longitude.
Elevation: 14 m (46 ft).
Period of record: 1942 to 2018, 77 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 Cooktown Mission Strip. 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 Cooktown Mission Strip, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	39.6 C (103.3 F)	19.4 C (66.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	38.3 C (100.9 F)	17.4 C (63.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	36.8 C (98.2 F)	18.6 C (65.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	35.2 C (95.4 F)	14.8 C (58.6 F)	n/a	n/a
May	32.7 C (90.9 F)	10.3 C (50.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	30.8 C (87.4 F)	7.3 C (45.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	31.9 C (89.4 F)	8.0 C (46.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	33.0 C (91.4 F)	8.5 C (47.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	35.6 C (96.1 F)	10.7 C (51.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	35.5 C (95.9 F)	15.0 C (59.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	41.5 C (106.7 F)	17.2 C (63.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	41.2 C (106.2 F)	17.8 C (64.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Cooktown Mission Strip still stand. 1990 holds the most, with 116.

Standing records at Cooktown Mission Strip by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1942	10
1943	115
1944	60
1945	72
1946	37
1987	35
1988	93
1989	71
1990	116
1991	67
1992	91
1993	45
1994	73
1995	71
1996	89
1997	62
1998	107
1999	50
2000	67
2001	86
2002	47

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 326.0 mm (12.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cooktown Mission Strip. The most was 326.0 mm (12.8 in) on 19 March 2004.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Cooktown Mission Strip
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	250.0 mm (9.8 in)	19 January 2018
Feb	195.2 mm (7.7 in)	1 February 1993
Mar	326.0 mm (12.8 in)	19 March 2004
Apr	181.4 mm (7.1 in)	21 April 1989
May	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	6 May 1996
Jun	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	6 June 1990
Jul	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	8 July 1944
Aug	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	31 August 2010
Sep	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	1 September 1997
Oct	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	23 October 2001
Nov	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	27 November 1999
Dec	187.2 mm (7.4 in)	27 December 2007

Period of Record Coverage

1942 to 2002

21 years of record at Cooktown Mission Strip, 1942 to 2002. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1987, 2002.

Days with data per year at Cooktown Mission Strip
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1942	61	17%	No
1943	302	83%	No
1944	302	83%	No
1945	353	97%	Yes
1946	167	46%	No
1987	181	50%	No
1988	364	99%	Yes
1989	365	100%	Yes
1990	364	100%	Yes
1991	365	100%	Yes
1992	365	100%	Yes
1993	364	100%	Yes
1994	365	100%	Yes
1995	365	100%	Yes
1996	366	100%	Yes
1997	365	100%	Yes
1998	365	100%	Yes
1999	365	100%	Yes
2000	364	99%	Yes
2001	365	100%	Yes
2002	260	71%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Cooktown Mission Strip
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 May 2018	Cooktown Mission Strip, AU	daily rain	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	4 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 2018	Cooktown Mission Strip, AU	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	12 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 2018	Cooktown Mission Strip, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 2018	Cooktown Mission Strip, AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 2018	Cooktown Mission Strip, AU	monthly rain	250.0 mm (9.8 in)	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	20 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 May 2016	Cooktown Mission Strip, AU	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	8 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 2016	Cooktown Mission Strip, AU	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	71 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 2016	Cooktown Mission Strip, AU	daily rain	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 2015	Cooktown Mission Strip, AU	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	18 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 2015	Cooktown Mission Strip, AU	daily rain	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	17 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 2015	Cooktown Mission Strip, AU	daily rain	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	69 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 2015	Cooktown Mission Strip, AU	daily rain	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 June 2015	Cooktown Mission Strip, AU	daily rain	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	0 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 2015	Cooktown Mission Strip, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	10 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
11 June 2015	Cooktown Mission Strip, AU	daily rain	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	12 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 2015	Cooktown Mission Strip, AU	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	8 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 2015	Cooktown Mission Strip, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	10 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 2015	Cooktown Mission Strip, AU	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	8 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 2015	Cooktown Mission Strip, AU	daily rain	265.6 mm (10.5 in)	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2015	Cooktown Mission Strip, AU	daily rain	124.4 mm (4.9 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	9 years	24 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

14 complete years, 1988 to 2001

One stripe for each of 14 complete years at Cooktown Mission Strip, 1988 to 2001. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 25.6 C (78.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1997, at 25.1 C (77.1 F), and the warmest was 1998, at 26.4 C (79.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.9 C (1.6 F).

Annual mean temperature at Cooktown Mission Strip as warming stripes, 1988 to 2001
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1988	26.0 C	+0.46 C
1989	25.4 C	-0.14 C
1990	25.6 C	+0.06 C
1991	25.2 C	-0.35 C
1992	25.7 C	+0.16 C
1993	25.3 C	-0.24 C
1994	25.5 C	-0.12 C
1995	26.1 C	+0.47 C
1996	25.5 C	-0.04 C
1997	25.1 C	-0.50 C
1998	26.4 C	+0.84 C
1999	25.4 C	-0.14 C
2000	25.2 C	-0.42 C
2001	25.5 C	-0.06 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

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

1942 to 2018

Yearly extremes at Cooktown Mission Strip: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	41.5 C (106.7 F)	1992	37.2 C (99.0 F)	21
Coldest night (TNn)	7.3 C (45.1 F)	1943	10.8 C (51.4 F)	21
Wettest day (Rx1day)	326.0 mm (12.8 in)	2004	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	37
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	587.4 mm (23.1 in)	2004	252.1 mm (9.9 in)	37
Longest dry spell (CDD)	120 days	1989	34 days	37

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Cooktown Mission Strip, 1942 to 2018. The record is 41.5 C (106.7 F) in 1992, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.2 C (99.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Cooktown Mission Strip by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1942	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1943	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1944	35.1 C (95.2 F)
1945	36.0 C (96.8 F)
1946	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1987	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1988	36.8 C (98.2 F)
1989	36.2 C (97.2 F)
1990	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1991	38.2 C (100.8 F)
1992	41.5 C (106.7 F)
1993	39.7 C (103.5 F)
1994	39.6 C (103.3 F)
1995	41.2 C (106.2 F)
1996	37.0 C (98.6 F)
1997	34.7 C (94.5 F)
1998	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1999	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2000	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2001	37.6 C (99.7 F)
2002	36.6 C (97.9 F)
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
2016	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Cooktown Mission Strip, 1942 to 2018. The record is 7.3 C (45.1 F) in 1943, marked on the chart; the median year is 10.8 C (51.4 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Cooktown Mission Strip by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1942	19.3 C (66.7 F)
1943	7.3 C (45.1 F)
1944	12.2 C (54.0 F)
1945	8.3 C (46.9 F)
1946	12.6 C (54.7 F)
1987	10.8 C (51.4 F)
1988	10.6 C (51.1 F)
1989	8.5 C (47.3 F)
1990	8.8 C (47.8 F)
1991	11.2 C (52.2 F)
1992	10.5 C (50.9 F)
1993	11.9 C (53.4 F)
1994	11.9 C (53.4 F)
1995	10.4 C (50.7 F)
1996	11.4 C (52.5 F)
1997	11.1 C (52.0 F)
1998	12.8 C (55.0 F)
1999	10.9 C (51.6 F)
2000	8.0 C (46.4 F)
2001	8.0 C (46.4 F)
2002	7.6 C (45.7 F)
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
2016	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Cooktown Mission Strip, 1942 to 2018. The record is 326.0 mm (12.8 in) in 2004, marked on the chart; the median year is 135.0 mm (5.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cooktown Mission Strip by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1942	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1943	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1944	125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1945	127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1946	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1987	118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1988	135.0 mm (5.3 in)
1989	181.4 mm (7.1 in)
1990	113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1991	143.8 mm (5.7 in)
1992	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1993	195.2 mm (7.7 in)
1994	132.8 mm (5.2 in)
1995	201.4 mm (7.9 in)
1996	258.0 mm (10.2 in)
1997	159.2 mm (6.3 in)
1998	116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1999	167.0 mm (6.6 in)
2000	135.8 mm (5.3 in)
2001	137.2 mm (5.4 in)
2002	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
2003	152.2 mm (6.0 in)
2004	326.0 mm (12.8 in)
2005	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
2006	251.0 mm (9.9 in)
2007	187.2 mm (7.4 in)
2008	189.6 mm (7.5 in)
2009	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
2010	132.0 mm (5.2 in)
2011	127.4 mm (5.0 in)
2012	132.8 mm (5.2 in)
2013	108.4 mm (4.3 in)
2014	167.2 mm (6.6 in)
2015	265.6 mm (10.5 in)
2016	167.6 mm (6.6 in)
2017	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
2018	250.0 mm (9.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Cooktown Mission Strip, 1942 to 2018. The record is 587.4 mm (23.1 in) in 2004, marked on the chart; the median year is 252.1 mm (9.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cooktown Mission Strip by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1942	125.1 mm (4.9 in)
1943	101.5 mm (4.0 in)
1944	240.3 mm (9.5 in)
1945	256.1 mm (10.1 in)
1946	210.3 mm (8.3 in)
1987	190.4 mm (7.5 in)
1988	193.6 mm (7.6 in)
1989	227.0 mm (8.9 in)
1990	195.2 mm (7.7 in)
1991	303.0 mm (11.9 in)
1992	252.1 mm (9.9 in)
1993	294.4 mm (11.6 in)
1994	222.6 mm (8.8 in)
1995	338.0 mm (13.3 in)
1996	539.8 mm (21.3 in)
1997	543.2 mm (21.4 in)
1998	374.2 mm (14.7 in)
1999	290.8 mm (11.4 in)
2000	287.4 mm (11.3 in)
2001	181.2 mm (7.1 in)
2002	110.4 mm (4.3 in)
2003	223.0 mm (8.8 in)
2004	587.4 mm (23.1 in)
2005	237.6 mm (9.4 in)
2006	411.4 mm (16.2 in)
2007	268.6 mm (10.6 in)
2008	519.0 mm (20.4 in)
2009	217.4 mm (8.6 in)
2010	311.2 mm (12.3 in)
2011	219.0 mm (8.6 in)
2012	296.4 mm (11.7 in)
2013	304.0 mm (12.0 in)
2014	224.4 mm (8.8 in)
2015	543.8 mm (21.4 in)
2016	213.6 mm (8.4 in)
2017	107.8 mm (4.2 in)
2018	419.0 mm (16.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Cooktown Mission Strip, 1942 to 2018. The record is 120 days in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 34 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cooktown Mission Strip by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1942	14 days
1943	32 days
1944	32 days
1945	28 days
1946	22 days
1987	31 days
1988	32 days
1989	120 days
1990	52 days
1991	61 days
1992	28 days
1993	55 days
1994	50 days
1995	35 days
1996	34 days
1997	26 days
1998	28 days
1999	34 days
2000	47 days
2001	35 days
2002	54 days
2003	67 days
2004	53 days
2005	37 days
2006	28 days
2007	31 days
2008	34 days
2009	39 days
2010	27 days
2011	40 days
2012	35 days
2013	36 days
2014	23 days
2015	25 days
2016	25 days
2017	15 days
2018	12 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.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).