Ingham Composite Weather Records (ASN00032078)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Ingham Composite (ASN00032078), Australia, with 59 years of record.

Key Facts for Ingham Composite

Ingham Composite (ASN00032078) is a weather station in Australia at -18.65 latitude and 146.18 longitude, 12 m (39 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1968 to 2026, 59 years of record.
1,464 records set at Ingham Composite still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Ingham Composite set a daily record precipitation of 21.6 mm (0.9 in) on 25 September 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -18.65 latitude, 146.18 longitude.
Elevation: 12 m (39 ft).
Period of record: 1968 to 2026, 59 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, 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 Ingham Composite. 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 Ingham Composite, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	43.4 C (110.1 F)	16.6 C (61.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	40.6 C (105.1 F)	17.8 C (64.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	40.1 C (104.2 F)	15.0 C (59.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	37.0 C (98.6 F)	10.7 C (51.3 F)	n/a	n/a
May	33.0 C (91.4 F)	6.2 C (43.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	32.0 C (89.6 F)	5.2 C (41.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	32.8 C (91.0 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	34.0 C (93.2 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	37.0 C (98.6 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	38.8 C (101.8 F)	9.5 C (49.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	43.1 C (109.6 F)	12.7 C (54.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	43.4 C (110.1 F)	15.6 C (60.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Ingham Composite still stand. 1981 holds the most, with 50.

Standing records at Ingham Composite by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1968	36
1969	44
1971	29
1972	49
1973	28
1974	47
1975	22
1976	29
1977	12
1978	37
1979	19
1980	21
1981	50
1982	30
1983	48
1984	27
1985	26
1986	30
1987	23
1988	29
1989	41
1990	43
1991	23
1992	45
1993	10
1994	28
1995	45
1996	33
1997	15
1998	27
1999	23
2000	35
2001	22
2002	36
2003	21
2004	13
2005	11
2006	19
2007	20
2008	20
2009	20
2010	43
2011	14
2012	18
2013	32
2014	9
2015	13
2016	27
2017	18
2018	18
2019	18
2020	8
2021	15
2022	27
2023	11
2024	3
2025	4

All-Time Record Progression

4 new records

4 all-time records were set at Ingham Composite between 6 December 2010 and 3 February 2025. Each dot is a new record.

When Ingham Composite set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
2010-12-06	Record high minimum temperature	Record high minimum temperature 29.2 C (84.6 F)
2016-08-10	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature 0.0 C (32.0 F)
2022-07-04	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature 16.0 C (60.8 F)
2025-02-03	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 502.4 mm (19.8 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 502.4 mm (19.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ingham Composite. The most was 502.4 mm (19.8 in) on 3 February 2025.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Ingham Composite
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	480.0 mm (18.9 in)	5 January 1980
Feb	502.4 mm (19.8 in)	3 February 2025
Mar	489.0 mm (19.3 in)	24 March 1990
Apr	245.2 mm (9.7 in)	13 April 2014
May	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	21 May 1981
Jun	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	6 June 1990
Jul	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	10 July 2012
Aug	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	30 August 1974
Sep	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	3 September 2006
Oct	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	19 October 2017
Nov	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	27 November 1999
Dec	485.0 mm (19.1 in)	16 December 2018

Period of Record Coverage

1968 to 2025

58 years of record at Ingham Composite, 1968 to 2025. 22 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 and others.

Days with data per year at Ingham Composite
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1968	232	63%	No
1969	262	72%	No
1970	31	8%	No
1971	307	84%	No
1972	301	82%	No
1973	323	88%	No
1974	295	81%	No
1975	283	78%	No
1976	260	71%	No
1977	271	74%	No
1978	359	98%	Yes
1979	350	96%	Yes
1980	358	98%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	351	96%	Yes
1983	354	97%	Yes
1984	348	95%	Yes
1985	345	95%	Yes
1986	351	96%	Yes
1987	351	96%	Yes
1988	361	99%	Yes
1989	363	99%	Yes
1990	365	100%	Yes
1991	364	100%	Yes
1992	360	98%	Yes
1993	365	100%	Yes
1994	363	99%	Yes
1995	365	100%	Yes
1996	366	100%	Yes
1997	365	100%	Yes
1998	365	100%	Yes
1999	363	99%	Yes
2000	366	100%	Yes
2001	365	100%	Yes
2002	365	100%	Yes
2003	365	100%	Yes
2004	357	98%	Yes
2005	364	100%	Yes
2006	360	99%	Yes
2007	341	93%	Yes
2008	357	98%	Yes
2009	354	97%	Yes
2010	358	98%	Yes
2011	349	96%	Yes
2012	351	96%	Yes
2013	350	96%	Yes
2014	328	90%	No
2015	325	89%	No
2016	263	72%	No
2017	281	77%	No
2018	268	73%	No
2019	184	50%	No
2020	180	49%	No
2021	173	47%	No
2022	157	43%	No
2023	105	29%	No
2024	37	10%	No
2025	11	3%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Ingham Composite
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 September 2026	Ingham Composite, AU	daily rain (Provisional)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	17 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 2026	Ingham Composite, AU	daily rain (Provisional)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 2026	Ingham Composite, AU	daily rain (Provisional)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	9 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 2026	Ingham Composite, AU	daily rain	214.8 mm (8.5 in)	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	53 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2026	Ingham Composite, AU	daily rain	150.8 mm (5.9 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	47 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 2026	Ingham Composite, AU	daily rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 2025	Ingham Composite, AU	daily rain	150.6 mm (5.9 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 2025	Ingham Composite, AU	daily rain	129.2 mm (5.1 in)	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 2025	Ingham Composite, AU	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 2025	Ingham Composite, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 2025	Ingham Composite, AU	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 2025	Ingham Composite, AU	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	8 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 2025	Ingham Composite, AU	daily rain	113.4 mm (4.5 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	7 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 2025	Ingham Composite, AU	daily rain	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 2025	Ingham Composite, AU	monthly low max (Tie)	23.5 C (74.3 F)	tie	34 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 2025	Ingham Composite, AU	daily rain	175.1 mm (6.9 in)	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	55 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2025	Ingham Composite, AU	daily low max	25.5 C (77.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 2025	Ingham Composite, AU	daily high max	39.5 C (103.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	54 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 2025	Ingham Composite, AU	daily rain	197.0 mm (7.8 in)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2025	Ingham Composite, AU	all-time rain	502.4 mm (19.8 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)

Climate Trend

34 complete years, 1973 to 2014

One stripe for each of 34 complete years at Ingham Composite, 1973 to 2014. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 24.1 C (75.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1994, at 23.5 C (74.3 F), and the warmest was 1998, at 25.0 C (77.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.9 C (1.6 F).

Annual mean temperature at Ingham Composite as warming stripes, 1973 to 2014
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1973	24.3 C	+0.19 C
1978	23.8 C	-0.38 C
1979	23.9 C	-0.26 C
1980	24.1 C	-0.03 C
1981	24.2 C	+0.04 C
1982	23.6 C	-0.53 C
1983	24.6 C	+0.45 C
1984	24.0 C	-0.15 C
1986	24.5 C	+0.37 C
1987	24.3 C	+0.16 C
1990	24.1 C	-0.05 C
1991	24.2 C	+0.01 C
1992	24.7 C	+0.57 C
1993	23.9 C	-0.25 C
1994	23.5 C	-0.65 C
1995	24.2 C	+0.09 C
1996	24.3 C	+0.18 C
1997	23.6 C	-0.59 C
1998	25.0 C	+0.83 C
1999	24.0 C	-0.17 C
2000	23.9 C	-0.23 C
2001	24.3 C	+0.19 C
2002	24.3 C	+0.18 C
2003	24.4 C	+0.29 C
2004	24.2 C	+0.09 C
2005	24.5 C	+0.33 C
2006	23.9 C	-0.30 C
2007	24.0 C	-0.16 C
2008	23.9 C	-0.23 C
2009	24.2 C	+0.05 C
2010	24.8 C	+0.62 C
2011	23.7 C	-0.44 C
2012	23.9 C	-0.28 C
2014	24.1 C	-0.06 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1973 to 2014 is 0.01 C (-0.11 to 0.12) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.01 F (-0.19 to 0.21) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 34 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Ingham Composite
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.01 C (-0.11 to 0.12) per decade	0.01 F (-0.19 to 0.21) per decade	1973 to 2014	34	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum	0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade	0.1 F (-0.2 to 0.4) per decade	1973 to 2014	34	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum	-0.1 C (-0.2 to 0.1) per decade	-0.1 F (-0.4 to 0.2) per decade	1973 to 2014	34	Not clearly different from zero

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

1968 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Ingham Composite: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	43.4 C (110.1 F)	1994	38.3 C (100.9 F)	58
Coldest night (TNn)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	2016	7.0 C (44.5 F)	58
Wettest day (Rx1day)	502.4 mm (19.8 in)	2025	191.3 mm (7.5 in)	59
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	1,332.8 mm (52.5 in)	2025	366.0 mm (14.4 in)	59
Longest dry spell (CDD)	71 days	1991	31 days	59

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Ingham Composite, 1968 to 2026. The record is 43.4 C (110.1 F) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.3 C (100.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Ingham Composite by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1968	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1969	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1970	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1971	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1972	38.1 C (100.6 F)
1973	36.0 C (96.8 F)
1974	38.0 C (100.4 F)
1975	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1976	38.5 C (101.3 F)
1977	39.5 C (103.1 F)
1978	36.5 C (97.7 F)
1979	37.0 C (98.6 F)
1980	37.5 C (99.5 F)
1981	37.5 C (99.5 F)
1982	38.0 C (100.4 F)
1983	42.0 C (107.6 F)
1984	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1985	39.0 C (102.2 F)
1986	37.0 C (98.6 F)
1987	39.0 C (102.2 F)
1988	38.0 C (100.4 F)
1989	38.0 C (100.4 F)
1990	42.0 C (107.6 F)
1991	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1992	41.5 C (106.7 F)
1993	37.0 C (98.6 F)
1994	43.4 C (110.1 F)
1995	43.4 C (110.1 F)
1996	38.1 C (100.6 F)
1997	35.7 C (96.3 F)
1998	37.4 C (99.3 F)
1999	38.1 C (100.6 F)
2000	37.0 C (98.6 F)
2001	38.2 C (100.8 F)
2002	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2003	38.8 C (101.8 F)
2004	38.4 C (101.1 F)
2005	39.6 C (103.3 F)
2006	36.3 C (97.3 F)
2007	38.0 C (100.4 F)
2008	38.5 C (101.3 F)
2009	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2010	37.9 C (100.2 F)
2011	37.7 C (99.9 F)
2012	37.4 C (99.3 F)
2013	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2014	40.7 C (105.3 F)
2015	38.5 C (101.3 F)
2016	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2017	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2018	43.1 C (109.6 F)
2019	40.1 C (104.2 F)
2020	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2021	34.9 C (94.8 F)
2022	40.1 C (104.2 F)
2023	37.0 C (98.6 F)
2024	36.3 C (97.3 F)
2025	39.5 C (103.1 F)
2026	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Ingham Composite, 1968 to 2026. The record is 0.0 C (32.0 F) in 2016, marked on the chart; the median year is 7.0 C (44.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Ingham Composite by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1968	2.2 C (36.0 F)
1969	4.4 C (39.9 F)
1970	17.8 C (64.0 F)
1971	5.6 C (42.1 F)
1972	5.6 C (42.1 F)
1973	9.1 C (48.4 F)
1974	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1975	5.2 C (41.4 F)
1976	3.5 C (38.3 F)
1977	18.1 C (64.6 F)
1978	8.0 C (46.4 F)
1979	7.0 C (44.6 F)
1980	8.5 C (47.3 F)
1981	9.0 C (48.2 F)
1982	6.0 C (42.8 F)
1983	5.0 C (41.0 F)
1984	4.5 C (40.1 F)
1985	5.5 C (41.9 F)
1986	7.0 C (44.6 F)
1987	7.0 C (44.6 F)
1988	6.0 C (42.8 F)
1989	4.5 C (40.1 F)
1990	6.5 C (43.7 F)
1991	7.0 C (44.6 F)
1992	6.0 C (42.8 F)
1993	8.8 C (47.8 F)
1994	4.7 C (40.5 F)
1995	6.7 C (44.1 F)
1996	6.0 C (42.8 F)
1997	8.0 C (46.4 F)
1998	6.6 C (43.9 F)
1999	8.6 C (47.5 F)
2000	6.4 C (43.5 F)
2001	8.3 C (46.9 F)
2002	5.4 C (41.7 F)
2003	6.3 C (43.3 F)
2004	5.4 C (41.7 F)
2005	7.2 C (45.0 F)
2006	8.5 C (47.3 F)
2007	6.5 C (43.7 F)
2008	6.9 C (44.4 F)
2009	7.5 C (45.5 F)
2010	8.9 C (48.0 F)
2011	7.5 C (45.5 F)
2012	7.0 C (44.6 F)
2013	6.6 C (43.9 F)
2014	8.0 C (46.4 F)
2015	5.0 C (41.0 F)
2016	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2017	8.9 C (48.0 F)
2018	7.0 C (44.6 F)
2019	7.1 C (44.8 F)
2020	8.4 C (47.1 F)
2021	9.5 C (49.1 F)
2022	6.5 C (43.7 F)
2023	10.5 C (50.9 F)
2024	10.5 C (50.9 F)
2025	21.5 C (70.7 F)
2026	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Ingham Composite, 1968 to 2026. The record is 502.4 mm (19.8 in) in 2025, marked on the chart; the median year is 191.3 mm (7.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ingham Composite by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1968	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1969	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1970	283.7 mm (11.2 in)
1971	191.3 mm (7.5 in)
1972	299.7 mm (11.8 in)
1973	143.3 mm (5.6 in)
1974	156.0 mm (6.1 in)
1975	214.0 mm (8.4 in)
1976	248.0 mm (9.8 in)
1977	142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1978	369.0 mm (14.5 in)
1979	161.0 mm (6.3 in)
1980	480.0 mm (18.9 in)
1981	333.0 mm (13.1 in)
1982	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1983	265.0 mm (10.4 in)
1984	225.0 mm (8.9 in)
1985	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1986	140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1987	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1988	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1989	225.0 mm (8.9 in)
1990	489.0 mm (19.3 in)
1991	165.0 mm (6.5 in)
1992	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1993	183.0 mm (7.2 in)
1994	309.0 mm (12.2 in)
1995	116.4 mm (4.6 in)
1996	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1997	202.0 mm (8.0 in)
1998	321.0 mm (12.6 in)
1999	143.6 mm (5.7 in)
2000	252.2 mm (9.9 in)
2001	177.1 mm (7.0 in)
2002	231.0 mm (9.1 in)
2003	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
2004	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
2005	143.8 mm (5.7 in)
2006	217.2 mm (8.6 in)
2007	227.8 mm (9.0 in)
2008	81.4 mm (3.2 in)
2009	282.0 mm (11.1 in)
2010	161.2 mm (6.3 in)
2011	207.7 mm (8.2 in)
2012	240.4 mm (9.5 in)
2013	211.2 mm (8.3 in)
2014	245.2 mm (9.7 in)
2015	77.6 mm (3.1 in)
2016	121.0 mm (4.8 in)
2017	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
2018	485.0 mm (19.1 in)
2019	419.0 mm (16.5 in)
2020	264.0 mm (10.4 in)
2021	303.2 mm (11.9 in)
2022	149.2 mm (5.9 in)
2023	151.8 mm (6.0 in)
2024	138.7 mm (5.5 in)
2025	502.4 mm (19.8 in)
2026	214.8 mm (8.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Ingham Composite, 1968 to 2026. The record is 1,332.8 mm (52.5 in) in 2025, marked on the chart; the median year is 366.0 mm (14.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ingham Composite by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1968	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1969	197.0 mm (7.8 in)
1970	645.4 mm (25.4 in)
1971	362.7 mm (14.3 in)
1972	869.4 mm (34.2 in)
1973	284.5 mm (11.2 in)
1974	299.8 mm (11.8 in)
1975	370.4 mm (14.6 in)
1976	539.0 mm (21.2 in)
1977	217.0 mm (8.5 in)
1978	422.0 mm (16.6 in)
1979	422.0 mm (16.6 in)
1980	812.0 mm (32.0 in)
1981	821.0 mm (32.3 in)
1982	225.0 mm (8.9 in)
1983	634.0 mm (25.0 in)
1984	482.0 mm (19.0 in)
1985	239.0 mm (9.4 in)
1986	371.0 mm (14.6 in)
1987	164.0 mm (6.5 in)
1988	185.0 mm (7.3 in)
1989	366.0 mm (14.4 in)
1990	843.0 mm (33.2 in)
1991	418.0 mm (16.5 in)
1992	192.0 mm (7.6 in)
1993	403.9 mm (15.9 in)
1994	701.8 mm (27.6 in)
1995	343.6 mm (13.5 in)
1996	182.0 mm (7.2 in)
1997	323.0 mm (12.7 in)
1998	570.6 mm (22.5 in)
1999	284.0 mm (11.2 in)
2000	450.4 mm (17.7 in)
2001	338.3 mm (13.3 in)
2002	456.2 mm (18.0 in)
2003	149.8 mm (5.9 in)
2004	243.0 mm (9.6 in)
2005	317.2 mm (12.5 in)
2006	323.8 mm (12.7 in)
2007	677.6 mm (26.7 in)
2008	224.0 mm (8.8 in)
2009	836.1 mm (32.9 in)
2010	412.4 mm (16.2 in)
2011	744.9 mm (29.3 in)
2012	433.2 mm (17.1 in)
2013	512.2 mm (20.2 in)
2014	304.6 mm (12.0 in)
2015	120.0 mm (4.7 in)
2016	362.3 mm (14.3 in)
2017	192.2 mm (7.6 in)
2018	485.0 mm (19.1 in)
2019	819.4 mm (32.3 in)
2020	309.4 mm (12.2 in)
2021	451.4 mm (17.8 in)
2022	155.5 mm (6.1 in)
2023	294.7 mm (11.6 in)
2024	302.8 mm (11.9 in)
2025	1,332.8 mm (52.5 in)
2026	669.9 mm (26.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Ingham Composite, 1968 to 2026. The record is 71 days in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 31 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ingham Composite by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1968	31 days
1969	33 days
1970	25 days
1971	33 days
1972	49 days
1973	21 days
1974	43 days
1975	19 days
1976	32 days
1977	24 days
1978	20 days
1979	54 days
1980	29 days
1981	41 days
1982	58 days
1983	24 days
1984	31 days
1985	30 days
1986	23 days
1987	21 days
1988	36 days
1989	44 days
1990	38 days
1991	71 days
1992	24 days
1993	15 days
1994	33 days
1995	25 days
1996	31 days
1997	18 days
1998	17 days
1999	20 days
2000	36 days
2001	34 days
2002	46 days
2003	36 days
2004	26 days
2005	45 days
2006	31 days
2007	44 days
2008	41 days
2009	37 days
2010	15 days
2011	29 days
2012	24 days
2013	37 days
2014	36 days
2015	21 days
2016	19 days
2017	32 days
2018	48 days
2019	48 days
2020	38 days
2021	30 days
2022	24 days
2023	28 days
2024	32 days
2025	25 days
2026	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.

Rainfall Return Levels

48 years, 1969 to 2020

A day with at least 186.7 mm (7.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 565.1 mm (22.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Ingham Composite: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	186.7 mm (7.4 in)
5 years	279.5 mm (11.0 in)
10 years	344.2 mm (13.6 in)
25 years	429.9 mm (16.9 in)
50 years	496.4 mm (19.5 in)	Longer than the 48 years of record
100 years	565.1 mm (22.2 in)	Longer than the 48 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, 48 years of values from 1969 to 2020.

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: 489.0 mm (19.3 in) in 1990; 485.0 mm (19.1 in) in 2018; 480.0 mm (18.9 in) in 1980.

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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).