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Ravenswood Post Office Weather Records (ASN00033062)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Ravenswood Post Office (ASN00033062), Australia, with 156 years of record.

Key Facts for Ravenswood Post Office

  • Ravenswood Post Office (ASN00033062) is a weather station in Australia at -20.10 latitude and 146.89 longitude, 247 m (810 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1871 to 2026, 156 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Ravenswood Post Office still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Ravenswood Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 9.6 mm (0.38 in) on 16 April 2026.

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -20.10 latitude, 146.89 longitude.
  • Elevation: 247 m (810 ft).
  • Period of record: 1871 to 2026, 156 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Ravenswood Post Office, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Ravenswood Post Office. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 000111 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Ravenswood Post Office. 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 Ravenswood Post Office, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records
Standing records at Ravenswood Post Office by the year they were set 0 records at Ravenswood Post Office still stand. 00000000000
0 records at Ravenswood Post Office still stand.
Standing records at Ravenswood Post Office by the year they were set
Year setStanding records

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 431.8 mm (17.0 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Ravenswood Post Office The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ravenswood Post Office. The most was 431.8 mm (17.0 in) on 24 March 1890. 0200400600 Jan: 267.2 mm (10.5 in), 27 January 1896 Jan Feb: 338.8 mm (13.3 in), 21 February 1958 Feb Mar: 431.8 mm (17.0 in), 24 March 1890 Mar Apr: 123.0 mm (4.8 in), 4 April 1989 Apr May: 127.4 mm (5.0 in), 19 May 2017 May Jun: 149.1 mm (5.9 in), 4 June 1923 Jun Jul: 64.8 mm (2.6 in), 7 July 1956 Jul Aug: 173.0 mm (6.8 in), 30 August 1998 Aug Sep: 104.1 mm (4.1 in), 20 September 1890 Sep Oct: 66.5 mm (2.6 in), 28 October 1989 Oct Nov: 114.3 mm (4.5 in), 10 November 1889 Nov Dec: 125.2 mm (4.9 in), 24 December 2007 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ravenswood Post Office. The most was 431.8 mm (17.0 in) on 24 March 1890.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Ravenswood Post Office
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan267.2 mm (10.5 in)27 January 1896
Feb338.8 mm (13.3 in)21 February 1958
Mar431.8 mm (17.0 in)24 March 1890
Apr123.0 mm (4.8 in)4 April 1989
May127.4 mm (5.0 in)19 May 2017
Jun149.1 mm (5.9 in)4 June 1923
Jul64.8 mm (2.6 in)7 July 1956
Aug173.0 mm (6.8 in)30 August 1998
Sep104.1 mm (4.1 in)20 September 1890
Oct66.5 mm (2.6 in)28 October 1989
Nov114.3 mm (4.5 in)10 November 1889
Dec125.2 mm (4.9 in)24 December 2007

Latest Records

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Latest records at Ravenswood Post Office
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
16 April 2026Ravenswood Post Office, AUdaily rain9.6 mm (0.38 in)0.6 mm (0.02 in)29 years18 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 2025Ravenswood Post Office, AUdaily rain17.6 mm (0.7 in)13.6 mm (0.5 in)0 years17 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 2025Ravenswood Post Office, AUdaily rain86.2 mm (3.4 in)63.7 mm (2.5 in)44 years48 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2024Ravenswood Post Office, AUdaily rain47.0 mm (1.9 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 2024Ravenswood Post Office, AUdaily rain29.2 mm (1.1 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)119 years43 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 2024Ravenswood Post Office, AUdaily rain4.0 mm (0.16 in)3.2 mm (0.13 in)130 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 June 2024Ravenswood Post Office, AUdaily rain11.8 mm (0.5 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)62 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 2023Ravenswood Post Office, AUdaily rain44.0 mm (1.7 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)44 years23 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 2023Ravenswood Post Office, AUdaily rain65.8 mm (2.6 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)80 years35 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2023Ravenswood Post Office, AUdaily rain126.6 mm (5.0 in)55.5 mm (2.2 in)101 years64 of 100 (Major)
14 January 2023Ravenswood Post Office, AUdaily rain83.0 mm (3.3 in)20.8 mm (0.8 in)48 years33 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 2022Ravenswood Post Office, AUdaily rain18.2 mm (0.7 in)7.3 mm (0.29 in)123 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 2022Ravenswood Post Office, AUdaily rain4.8 mm (0.19 in)0.4 mm (0.02 in)16 years14 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 2022Ravenswood Post Office, AUdaily rain31.2 mm (1.2 in)17.0 mm (0.7 in)3 years25 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 2022Ravenswood Post Office, AUdaily rain79.6 mm (3.1 in)46.2 mm (1.8 in)44 years52 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2022Ravenswood Post Office, AUdaily rain67.8 mm (2.7 in)20.8 mm (0.8 in)65 years42 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2021Ravenswood Post Office, AUdaily rain52.8 mm (2.1 in)43.8 mm (1.7 in)23 years38 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2021Ravenswood Post Office, AUdaily rain35.4 mm (1.4 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)40 years27 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 2021Ravenswood Post Office, AUdaily rain81.8 mm (3.2 in)38.1 mm (1.5 in)91 years53 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 2020Ravenswood Post Office, AUdaily rain40.2 mm (1.6 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)12 years13 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1871 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Ravenswood Post Office: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)431.8 mm (17.0 in)189075.5 mm (3.0 in)142
Wettest five days (Rx5day)545.9 mm (21.5 in)1896128.2 mm (5.0 in)141
Longest dry spell (CDD)255 days198276 days142

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ravenswood Post Office by year The wettest day of the year at Ravenswood Post Office, 1871 to 2026. The record is 431.8 mm (17.0 in) in 1890, marked on the chart; the median year is 75.5 mm (3.0 in). 020040060018801900192019401960198020002020Record: 431.8 mm (17.0 in) in 1890
The wettest day of the year at Ravenswood Post Office, 1871 to 2026. The record is 431.8 mm (17.0 in) in 1890, marked on the chart; the median year is 75.5 mm (3.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ravenswood Post Office by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
18710.0 mm (0.00 in)
18720.0 mm (0.00 in)
188782.6 mm (3.3 in)
188885.9 mm (3.4 in)
1889114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1890431.8 mm (17.0 in)
189157.2 mm (2.3 in)
1892104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1893106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1894130.0 mm (5.1 in)
189550.3 mm (2.0 in)
1896267.2 mm (10.5 in)
189756.1 mm (2.2 in)
189850.0 mm (2.0 in)
1899110.7 mm (4.4 in)
190035.1 mm (1.4 in)
190134.3 mm (1.4 in)
190231.8 mm (1.3 in)
190335.6 mm (1.4 in)
190477.5 mm (3.1 in)
190541.9 mm (1.6 in)
1906113.3 mm (4.5 in)
190783.1 mm (3.3 in)
1908135.6 mm (5.3 in)
190976.2 mm (3.0 in)
1910140.2 mm (5.5 in)
191171.1 mm (2.8 in)
191247.0 mm (1.9 in)
191362.2 mm (2.4 in)
191468.6 mm (2.7 in)
191541.9 mm (1.6 in)
1916105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1917240.0 mm (9.4 in)
191888.9 mm (3.5 in)
191989.4 mm (3.5 in)
192087.4 mm (3.4 in)
192171.1 mm (2.8 in)
192259.7 mm (2.4 in)
1923149.1 mm (5.9 in)
1924126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1925110.7 mm (4.4 in)
192649.0 mm (1.9 in)
192785.9 mm (3.4 in)
192886.9 mm (3.4 in)
192943.4 mm (1.7 in)
1930121.4 mm (4.8 in)
193138.6 mm (1.5 in)
193247.5 mm (1.9 in)
193367.1 mm (2.6 in)
193451.6 mm (2.0 in)
193529.5 mm (1.2 in)
1936106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1937129.0 mm (5.1 in)
193861.2 mm (2.4 in)
193995.3 mm (3.8 in)
194084.6 mm (3.3 in)
194186.9 mm (3.4 in)
194264.0 mm (2.5 in)
1943142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1944132.1 mm (5.2 in)
194586.4 mm (3.4 in)
1946128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1947115.1 mm (4.5 in)
194878.0 mm (3.1 in)
194968.6 mm (2.7 in)
1950112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1951117.6 mm (4.6 in)
195270.1 mm (2.8 in)
195374.7 mm (2.9 in)
1954176.8 mm (7.0 in)
195571.1 mm (2.8 in)
195664.8 mm (2.6 in)
195762.5 mm (2.5 in)
1958338.8 mm (13.3 in)
195977.2 mm (3.0 in)
196074.7 mm (2.9 in)
196154.1 mm (2.1 in)
196271.9 mm (2.8 in)
196352.1 mm (2.1 in)
196492.7 mm (3.6 in)
196580.3 mm (3.2 in)
196650.3 mm (2.0 in)
196749.3 mm (1.9 in)
196865.8 mm (2.6 in)
196934.8 mm (1.4 in)
197052.8 mm (2.1 in)
197166.5 mm (2.6 in)
1972133.4 mm (5.3 in)
197369.3 mm (2.7 in)
197483.0 mm (3.3 in)
1975101.2 mm (4.0 in)
197672.0 mm (2.8 in)
197796.0 mm (3.8 in)
197870.0 mm (2.8 in)
197996.4 mm (3.8 in)
1980109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1981102.0 mm (4.0 in)
198260.0 mm (2.4 in)
198356.4 mm (2.2 in)
198488.0 mm (3.5 in)
198568.0 mm (2.7 in)
198648.0 mm (1.9 in)
198737.6 mm (1.5 in)
198852.4 mm (2.1 in)
1989123.0 mm (4.8 in)
1990177.2 mm (7.0 in)
1991158.2 mm (6.2 in)
199260.0 mm (2.4 in)
199337.0 mm (1.5 in)
199448.0 mm (1.9 in)
199556.0 mm (2.2 in)
1996129.0 mm (5.1 in)
199794.0 mm (3.7 in)
1998173.0 mm (6.8 in)
199945.0 mm (1.8 in)
200059.0 mm (2.3 in)
200161.4 mm (2.4 in)
200260.6 mm (2.4 in)
200352.4 mm (2.1 in)
200451.6 mm (2.0 in)
200560.0 mm (2.4 in)
200656.0 mm (2.2 in)
2007162.6 mm (6.4 in)
2008157.6 mm (6.2 in)
200971.0 mm (2.8 in)
2010126.0 mm (5.0 in)
201194.0 mm (3.7 in)
2012109.8 mm (4.3 in)
2013132.8 mm (5.2 in)
201485.4 mm (3.4 in)
201541.4 mm (1.6 in)
201649.1 mm (1.9 in)
2017127.4 mm (5.0 in)
201874.4 mm (2.9 in)
201987.8 mm (3.5 in)
202040.2 mm (1.6 in)
202181.8 mm (3.2 in)
202279.6 mm (3.1 in)
2023126.6 mm (5.0 in)
202450.2 mm (2.0 in)
2025115.2 mm (4.5 in)
202650.8 mm (2.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ravenswood Post Office by year The wettest five days of the year at Ravenswood Post Office, 1871 to 2026. The record is 545.9 mm (21.5 in) in 1896, marked on the chart; the median year is 128.2 mm (5.0 in). 020040060018801900192019401960198020002020Record: 545.9 mm (21.5 in) in 1896
The wettest five days of the year at Ravenswood Post Office, 1871 to 2026. The record is 545.9 mm (21.5 in) in 1896, marked on the chart; the median year is 128.2 mm (5.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ravenswood Post Office by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
18710.0 mm (0.00 in)
18720.0 mm (0.00 in)
1887100.9 mm (4.0 in)
188885.9 mm (3.4 in)
1889128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1890540.3 mm (21.3 in)
1891136.0 mm (5.4 in)
1892289.0 mm (11.4 in)
1893120.6 mm (4.7 in)
1894193.7 mm (7.6 in)
1895159.9 mm (6.3 in)
1896545.9 mm (21.5 in)
1897145.3 mm (5.7 in)
1898146.0 mm (5.7 in)
1899173.9 mm (6.8 in)
190078.8 mm (3.1 in)
190143.6 mm (1.7 in)
190237.4 mm (1.5 in)
190358.1 mm (2.3 in)
1904114.3 mm (4.5 in)
190585.2 mm (3.4 in)
1906275.8 mm (10.9 in)
1907107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1908183.1 mm (7.2 in)
1909144.5 mm (5.7 in)
1910252.8 mm (10.0 in)
1911116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1912126.3 mm (5.0 in)
1913105.2 mm (4.1 in)
191481.1 mm (3.2 in)
191568.6 mm (2.7 in)
1916190.0 mm (7.5 in)
1917318.7 mm (12.5 in)
1918145.8 mm (5.7 in)
1919216.4 mm (8.5 in)
1920163.6 mm (6.4 in)
1921139.9 mm (5.5 in)
1922100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1923156.7 mm (6.2 in)
1924166.7 mm (6.6 in)
1925267.7 mm (10.5 in)
192656.1 mm (2.2 in)
1927159.1 mm (6.3 in)
192887.6 mm (3.4 in)
192993.7 mm (3.7 in)
1930146.8 mm (5.8 in)
193151.3 mm (2.0 in)
193280.5 mm (3.2 in)
1933125.5 mm (4.9 in)
193487.9 mm (3.5 in)
193529.5 mm (1.2 in)
1936163.3 mm (6.4 in)
1937201.7 mm (7.9 in)
1938128.0 mm (5.0 in)
193995.3 mm (3.8 in)
1940184.5 mm (7.3 in)
1941124.1 mm (4.9 in)
194278.7 mm (3.1 in)
1943214.4 mm (8.4 in)
1944192.9 mm (7.6 in)
194588.4 mm (3.5 in)
1946262.9 mm (10.4 in)
1947180.9 mm (7.1 in)
1948117.4 mm (4.6 in)
1949134.4 mm (5.3 in)
1950263.0 mm (10.4 in)
1951241.0 mm (9.5 in)
1952142.5 mm (5.6 in)
1953199.1 mm (7.8 in)
1954213.1 mm (8.4 in)
1955142.8 mm (5.6 in)
1956147.8 mm (5.8 in)
195777.2 mm (3.0 in)
1958483.6 mm (19.0 in)
1959150.1 mm (5.9 in)
1960147.1 mm (5.8 in)
1961114.0 mm (4.5 in)
196297.5 mm (3.8 in)
1963181.3 mm (7.1 in)
1964102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1965145.3 mm (5.7 in)
196660.2 mm (2.4 in)
196789.1 mm (3.5 in)
1968217.1 mm (8.5 in)
196953.9 mm (2.1 in)
1970108.9 mm (4.3 in)
1971105.3 mm (4.1 in)
1972236.6 mm (9.3 in)
1973153.3 mm (6.0 in)
1974193.0 mm (7.6 in)
1975109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1976148.8 mm (5.9 in)
1977110.4 mm (4.3 in)
197871.0 mm (2.8 in)
1979133.2 mm (5.2 in)
1980178.0 mm (7.0 in)
1981113.6 mm (4.5 in)
198280.6 mm (3.2 in)
1983107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1984114.2 mm (4.5 in)
198575.8 mm (3.0 in)
198680.2 mm (3.2 in)
198761.2 mm (2.4 in)
1988157.4 mm (6.2 in)
1989171.5 mm (6.8 in)
1990240.4 mm (9.5 in)
1991263.2 mm (10.4 in)
199284.0 mm (3.3 in)
199385.2 mm (3.4 in)
1994102.0 mm (4.0 in)
199582.0 mm (3.2 in)
1996243.2 mm (9.6 in)
1997176.4 mm (6.9 in)
1998258.0 mm (10.2 in)
1999117.6 mm (4.6 in)
2000128.2 mm (5.0 in)
200183.2 mm (3.3 in)
2002114.4 mm (4.5 in)
2003163.2 mm (6.4 in)
200477.8 mm (3.1 in)
2005152.5 mm (6.0 in)
200643.4 mm (1.7 in)
2007n/a
2008314.8 mm (12.4 in)
2009139.0 mm (5.5 in)
2010173.8 mm (6.8 in)
201167.9 mm (2.7 in)
2012278.2 mm (11.0 in)
2013166.6 mm (6.6 in)
2014102.4 mm (4.0 in)
201578.6 mm (3.1 in)
201698.7 mm (3.9 in)
2017195.4 mm (7.7 in)
2018101.8 mm (4.0 in)
2019302.7 mm (11.9 in)
202084.8 mm (3.3 in)
2021105.2 mm (4.1 in)
2022112.8 mm (4.4 in)
2023339.8 mm (13.4 in)
2024103.4 mm (4.1 in)
2025204.4 mm (8.0 in)
202686.4 mm (3.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ravenswood Post Office by year The longest dry spell of the year at Ravenswood Post Office, 1871 to 2026. The record is 255 days in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 76 days. 010020030018801900192019401960198020002020Record: 255 days in 1982
The longest dry spell of the year at Ravenswood Post Office, 1871 to 2026. The record is 255 days in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 76 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ravenswood Post Office by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
187192 days
187230 days
188787 days
1888139 days
188948 days
189047 days
189154 days
189252 days
189352 days
189436 days
189559 days
1896104 days
189762 days
189868 days
189943 days
190046 days
190159 days
1902212 days
190330 days
1904115 days
1905109 days
190669 days
1907150 days
190842 days
190950 days
191057 days
1911224 days
191260 days
191397 days
191456 days
191549 days
191654 days
191745 days
191862 days
191989 days
192041 days
192163 days
192269 days
192343 days
192473 days
192585 days
192678 days
192756 days
1928151 days
1929162 days
1930110 days
193179 days
193249 days
193340 days
193457 days
193571 days
1936115 days
193787 days
1938102 days
193995 days
194077 days
1941109 days
194244 days
1943170 days
194477 days
194563 days
1946105 days
194784 days
1948125 days
1949192 days
195056 days
1951195 days
195260 days
1953117 days
195483 days
1955144 days
195650 days
195791 days
1958159 days
1959160 days
196067 days
196183 days
196240 days
1963127 days
196470 days
1965192 days
196664 days
196788 days
196876 days
1969108 days
1970101 days
197160 days
1972166 days
197373 days
197486 days
197548 days
1976152 days
1977116 days
197857 days
197965 days
1980180 days
198146 days
1982255 days
1983116 days
198464 days
1985103 days
198676 days
198739 days
198864 days
198958 days
199087 days
1991176 days
199249 days
1993129 days
1994181 days
199586 days
199693 days
199799 days
199831 days
199965 days
2000125 days
200179 days
2002101 days
200385 days
2004127 days
20057 days
20061 day
20071 day
2008109 days
2009172 days
201022 days
201137 days
201292 days
201333 days
201437 days
201591 days
201627 days
201755 days
2018106 days
201970 days
202058 days
202148 days
202255 days
2023121 days
202438 days
202575 days
202676 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

128 years, 1888 to 2025

A day with at least 74.9 mm (2.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 291.8 mm (11.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Ravenswood Post Office: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years74.9 mm (2.9 in)
5 years113.5 mm (4.5 in)
10 years145.5 mm (5.7 in)
25 years194.9 mm (7.7 in)
50 years239.5 mm (9.4 in)
100 years291.8 mm (11.5 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 128 years of values from 1888 to 2025.

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: 431.8 mm (17.0 in) in 1890; 338.8 mm (13.3 in) in 1958; 267.2 mm (10.5 in) in 1896.

Download the Data

  • Data for Ravenswood Post Office standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Ravenswood Post Office threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-12).