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The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Cairns Severin St. 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 Cairns Severin St, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records
0 standing records
0 records at Cairns Severin St still stand.
Standing records at Cairns Severin St by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jan: 390.4 mm (15.4 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cairns Severin St. The most was 390.4 mm (15.4 in) on 4 January 1979.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Cairns Severin St
Yearly extremes at Cairns Severin St: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)
390.4 mm (15.4 in)
1979
171.0 mm (6.7 in)
38
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1,067.6 mm (42.0 in)
1979
348.2 mm (13.7 in)
38
Longest dry spell (CDD)
62 days
1989
27 days
38
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Cairns Severin St, 1978 to 2019. The record is 390.4 mm (15.4 in) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 171.0 mm (6.7 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cairns Severin St by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1978
150.5 mm (5.9 in)
1979
390.4 mm (15.4 in)
1980
134.2 mm (5.3 in)
1981
314.0 mm (12.4 in)
1982
156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1983
210.6 mm (8.3 in)
1984
151.6 mm (6.0 in)
1985
240.0 mm (9.4 in)
1986
106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1987
112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1988
112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1989
189.2 mm (7.4 in)
1990
226.4 mm (8.9 in)
1992
53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1993
183.4 mm (7.2 in)
1994
204.6 mm (8.1 in)
1995
184.0 mm (7.2 in)
1996
173.0 mm (6.8 in)
1997
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1998
151.6 mm (6.0 in)
1999
300.0 mm (11.8 in)
2000
250.6 mm (9.9 in)
2001
187.0 mm (7.4 in)
2002
41.0 mm (1.6 in)
2003
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
2004
178.0 mm (7.0 in)
2005
258.0 mm (10.2 in)
2006
243.0 mm (9.6 in)
2007
166.0 mm (6.5 in)
2008
169.0 mm (6.7 in)
2009
250.0 mm (9.8 in)
2010
120.0 mm (4.7 in)
2011
224.0 mm (8.8 in)
2012
154.0 mm (6.1 in)
2015
105.0 mm (4.1 in)
2016
146.0 mm (5.7 in)
2017
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2019
286.0 mm (11.3 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Cairns Severin St, 1978 to 2019. The record is 1,067.6 mm (42.0 in) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 348.2 mm (13.7 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cairns Severin St by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1978
181.5 mm (7.1 in)
1979
1,067.6 mm (42.0 in)
1980
265.8 mm (10.5 in)
1981
824.2 mm (32.4 in)
1982
246.6 mm (9.7 in)
1983
578.4 mm (22.8 in)
1984
269.4 mm (10.6 in)
1985
523.6 mm (20.6 in)
1986
260.8 mm (10.3 in)
1987
205.3 mm (8.1 in)
1988
346.0 mm (13.6 in)
1989
393.6 mm (15.5 in)
1990
350.3 mm (13.8 in)
1992
192.8 mm (7.6 in)
1993
258.2 mm (10.2 in)
1994
271.8 mm (10.7 in)
1995
595.2 mm (23.4 in)
1996
312.6 mm (12.3 in)
1997
231.6 mm (9.1 in)
1998
320.0 mm (12.6 in)
1999
619.4 mm (24.4 in)
2000
656.0 mm (25.8 in)
2001
366.0 mm (14.4 in)
2002
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
2003
169.0 mm (6.7 in)
2004
591.0 mm (23.3 in)
2005
419.0 mm (16.5 in)
2006
406.0 mm (16.0 in)
2007
395.0 mm (15.6 in)
2008
360.0 mm (14.2 in)
2009
606.6 mm (23.9 in)
2010
315.0 mm (12.4 in)
2011
606.0 mm (23.9 in)
2012
455.0 mm (17.9 in)
2015
223.0 mm (8.8 in)
2016
148.0 mm (5.8 in)
2017
137.0 mm (5.4 in)
2019
626.0 mm (24.6 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Cairns Severin St, 1978 to 2019. The record is 62 days in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 27 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cairns Severin St by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1978
25 days
1979
30 days
1980
39 days
1981
43 days
1982
30 days
1983
34 days
1984
26 days
1985
21 days
1986
30 days
1987
31 days
1988
25 days
1989
62 days
1990
40 days
1992
25 days
1993
21 days
1994
42 days
1995
25 days
1996
35 days
1997
17 days
1998
17 days
1999
22 days
2000
38 days
2001
27 days
2002
52 days
2003
27 days
2004
29 days
2005
19 days
2006
19 days
2007
26 days
2008
32 days
2009
53 days
2010
34 days
2011
40 days
2012
10 days
2015
25 days
2016
25 days
2017
4 days
2019
26 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.