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Cardowan Weather Records (ASN00033083)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cardowan (ASN00033083), Australia, with 74 years of record.

Key Facts for Cardowan

  • Cardowan (ASN00033083) is a weather station in Australia at -22.12 latitude and 149.06 longitude, 130 m (427 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1953 to 2026, 74 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Cardowan still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Cardowan set a daily record precipitation of 145.2 mm (5.7 in) on 12 January 2026.

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -22.12 latitude, 149.06 longitude.
  • Elevation: 130 m (427 ft).
  • Period of record: 1953 to 2026, 74 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Cardowan, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Cardowan. 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 Cardowan. 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 Cardowan, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

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

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records
When Cardowan set new all-time records 1 all-time records were set at Cardowan between 2 March 1988 and 2 March 1988. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitation2 March 1988: Record daily precipitation 253.0 mm (10.0 in)
1 all-time records were set at Cardowan between 2 March 1988 and 2 March 1988. Each dot is a new record.
When Cardowan set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1988-03-02Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 253.0 mm (10.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 253.0 mm (10.0 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Cardowan The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cardowan. The most was 253.0 mm (10.0 in) on 2 March 1988. 0100200300 Jan: 227.0 mm (8.9 in), 4 January 1991 Jan Feb: 201.9 mm (7.9 in), 17 February 1959 Feb Mar: 253.0 mm (10.0 in), 2 March 1988 Mar Apr: 126.7 mm (5.0 in), 3 April 1958 Apr May: 77.2 mm (3.0 in), 26 May 1955 May Jun: 61.5 mm (2.4 in), 21 June 1967 Jun Jul: 102.0 mm (4.0 in), 15 July 2012 Jul Aug: 119.0 mm (4.7 in), 30 August 1998 Aug Sep: 69.9 mm (2.8 in), 14 September 1973 Sep Oct: 96.0 mm (3.8 in), 30 October 2000 Oct Nov: 107.2 mm (4.2 in), 17 November 2000 Nov Dec: 127.0 mm (5.0 in), 19 December 1973 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cardowan. The most was 253.0 mm (10.0 in) on 2 March 1988.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Cardowan
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan227.0 mm (8.9 in)4 January 1991
Feb201.9 mm (7.9 in)17 February 1959
Mar253.0 mm (10.0 in)2 March 1988
Apr126.7 mm (5.0 in)3 April 1958
May77.2 mm (3.0 in)26 May 1955
Jun61.5 mm (2.4 in)21 June 1967
Jul102.0 mm (4.0 in)15 July 2012
Aug119.0 mm (4.7 in)30 August 1998
Sep69.9 mm (2.8 in)14 September 1973
Oct96.0 mm (3.8 in)30 October 2000
Nov107.2 mm (4.2 in)17 November 2000
Dec127.0 mm (5.0 in)19 December 1973

Latest Records

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Latest records at Cardowan
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
12 January 2026Cardowan, AUdaily rain145.2 mm (5.7 in)119.8 mm (4.7 in)63 years65 of 100 (Major)
11 January 2026Cardowan, AUdaily rain69.5 mm (2.7 in)27.6 mm (1.1 in)68 years37 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2025Cardowan, AUdaily rain81.0 mm (3.2 in)11.1 mm (0.4 in)52 years27 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 2025Cardowan, AUdaily rain8.0 mm (0.31 in)0.4 mm (0.02 in)64 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 2025Cardowan, AUdaily rain23.0 mm (0.9 in)8.0 mm (0.31 in)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 2025Cardowan, AUdaily rain (Tie)35.0 mm (1.4 in)tie27 years3 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 2025Cardowan, AUdaily rain30.0 mm (1.2 in)30.0 mm (1.2 in)72 years44 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2025Cardowan, AUdaily rain46.0 mm (1.8 in)9.0 mm (0.35 in)36 years22 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 2025Cardowan, AUdaily rain49.0 mm (1.9 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)68 years30 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 2023Cardowan, AUdaily rain20.0 mm (0.8 in)12.8 mm (0.5 in)48 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 2019Cardowan, AUdaily rain80.0 mm (3.1 in)36.8 mm (1.4 in)36 years27 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 2019Cardowan, AUdaily rain28.0 mm (1.1 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)40 years18 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 2019Cardowan, AUdaily rain36.0 mm (1.4 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)40 years18 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 2019Cardowan, AUdaily rain158.0 mm (6.2 in)112.0 mm (4.4 in)28 years54 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2018Cardowan, AUdaily rain48.0 mm (1.9 in)9.0 mm (0.35 in)19 years14 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 2017Cardowan, AUdaily rain25.0 mm (1.0 in)20.0 mm (0.8 in)39 years27 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 2017Cardowan, AUdaily rain204.0 mm (8.0 in)172.2 mm (6.8 in)44 years59 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2017Cardowan, AUdaily rain209.0 mm (8.2 in)193.0 mm (7.6 in)58 years63 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2017Cardowan, AUdaily rain32.0 mm (1.3 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)54 years22 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 2016Cardowan, AUdaily rain25.0 mm (1.0 in)1.6 mm (0.06 in)52 years21 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1953 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Cardowan: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)253.0 mm (10.0 in)198877.0 mm (3.0 in)69
Wettest five days (Rx5day)460.0 mm (18.1 in)1988121.4 mm (4.8 in)69
Longest dry spell (CDD)245 days199164 days69

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cardowan by year The wettest day of the year at Cardowan, 1953 to 2026. The record is 253.0 mm (10.0 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 77.0 mm (3.0 in). 01002003001960198020002020Record: 253.0 mm (10.0 in) in 1988
The wettest day of the year at Cardowan, 1953 to 2026. The record is 253.0 mm (10.0 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 77.0 mm (3.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cardowan by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
195354.9 mm (2.2 in)
195491.7 mm (3.6 in)
1955148.1 mm (5.8 in)
195658.4 mm (2.3 in)
195768.8 mm (2.7 in)
1958126.7 mm (5.0 in)
1959201.9 mm (7.9 in)
196088.1 mm (3.5 in)
196158.4 mm (2.3 in)
196243.2 mm (1.7 in)
196383.3 mm (3.3 in)
196474.4 mm (2.9 in)
196573.2 mm (2.9 in)
196647.0 mm (1.9 in)
196761.5 mm (2.4 in)
196961.0 mm (2.4 in)
197050.8 mm (2.0 in)
197177.2 mm (3.0 in)
197274.9 mm (2.9 in)
1973127.0 mm (5.0 in)
197482.6 mm (3.3 in)
197569.8 mm (2.7 in)
1976136.2 mm (5.4 in)
197789.0 mm (3.5 in)
197899.0 mm (3.9 in)
197959.0 mm (2.3 in)
198054.0 mm (2.1 in)
1981100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1982100.1 mm (3.9 in)
198376.2 mm (3.0 in)
198477.0 mm (3.0 in)
198543.5 mm (1.7 in)
198634.4 mm (1.4 in)
198750.0 mm (2.0 in)
1988253.0 mm (10.0 in)
198986.0 mm (3.4 in)
1990108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1991227.0 mm (8.9 in)
199234.0 mm (1.3 in)
19930.0 mm (0.00 in)
1994117.0 mm (4.6 in)
199562.0 mm (2.4 in)
199658.0 mm (2.3 in)
1997100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1998119.0 mm (4.7 in)
1999112.8 mm (4.4 in)
2000107.2 mm (4.2 in)
200174.8 mm (2.9 in)
200268.4 mm (2.7 in)
200344.4 mm (1.7 in)
200449.2 mm (1.9 in)
200542.0 mm (1.7 in)
200641.5 mm (1.6 in)
2007116.0 mm (4.6 in)
2008127.0 mm (5.0 in)
200960.0 mm (2.4 in)
201099.0 mm (3.9 in)
201155.0 mm (2.2 in)
2012102.0 mm (4.0 in)
2013218.0 mm (8.6 in)
201497.1 mm (3.8 in)
201584.0 mm (3.3 in)
201665.0 mm (2.6 in)
2017209.0 mm (8.2 in)
201856.0 mm (2.2 in)
2019158.0 mm (6.2 in)
202326.0 mm (1.0 in)
202587.0 mm (3.4 in)
2026145.2 mm (5.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cardowan by year The wettest five days of the year at Cardowan, 1953 to 2026. The record is 460.0 mm (18.1 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 121.4 mm (4.8 in). 02004006001960198020002020Record: 460.0 mm (18.1 in) in 1988
The wettest five days of the year at Cardowan, 1953 to 2026. The record is 460.0 mm (18.1 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 121.4 mm (4.8 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cardowan by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1953114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1954290.8 mm (11.4 in)
1955213.7 mm (8.4 in)
1956128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1957110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1958243.4 mm (9.6 in)
1959230.3 mm (9.1 in)
1960203.4 mm (8.0 in)
1961115.4 mm (4.5 in)
196278.7 mm (3.1 in)
1963153.2 mm (6.0 in)
1964109.2 mm (4.3 in)
196598.6 mm (3.9 in)
196647.0 mm (1.9 in)
196781.2 mm (3.2 in)
196963.5 mm (2.5 in)
197055.9 mm (2.2 in)
197186.6 mm (3.4 in)
1972102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1973227.8 mm (9.0 in)
1974204.6 mm (8.1 in)
1975140.6 mm (5.5 in)
1976279.8 mm (11.0 in)
1977151.4 mm (6.0 in)
1978302.2 mm (11.9 in)
1979121.4 mm (4.8 in)
198087.0 mm (3.4 in)
1981100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1982102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1983163.7 mm (6.4 in)
1984119.0 mm (4.7 in)
198572.6 mm (2.9 in)
198649.0 mm (1.9 in)
1987108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1988460.0 mm (18.1 in)
1989148.5 mm (5.8 in)
1990129.7 mm (5.1 in)
1991400.0 mm (15.7 in)
199253.0 mm (2.1 in)
19930.0 mm (0.00 in)
1994282.3 mm (11.1 in)
1995100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1996123.5 mm (4.9 in)
1997174.0 mm (6.9 in)
1998186.5 mm (7.3 in)
1999155.8 mm (6.1 in)
2000159.8 mm (6.3 in)
200194.8 mm (3.7 in)
200277.0 mm (3.0 in)
200390.0 mm (3.5 in)
200469.2 mm (2.7 in)
200551.4 mm (2.0 in)
200690.7 mm (3.6 in)
2007150.0 mm (5.9 in)
2008305.4 mm (12.0 in)
200971.0 mm (2.8 in)
2010205.0 mm (8.1 in)
2011142.0 mm (5.6 in)
2012182.2 mm (7.2 in)
2013345.0 mm (13.6 in)
2014113.3 mm (4.5 in)
201537.0 mm (1.5 in)
201688.5 mm (3.5 in)
2017456.0 mm (18.0 in)
201867.0 mm (2.6 in)
2019158.0 mm (6.2 in)
202387.0 mm (3.4 in)
2025192.0 mm (7.6 in)
2026235.7 mm (9.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cardowan by year The longest dry spell of the year at Cardowan, 1953 to 2026. The record is 245 days in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 64 days. 01002003001960198020002020Record: 245 days in 1991
The longest dry spell of the year at Cardowan, 1953 to 2026. The record is 245 days in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 64 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cardowan by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
195382 days
195449 days
1955108 days
195630 days
195736 days
195865 days
195986 days
196052 days
196157 days
196244 days
196325 days
196451 days
196586 days
1966102 days
196752 days
196969 days
197037 days
197128 days
197287 days
197328 days
197492 days
197552 days
197646 days
1977183 days
197848 days
197960 days
198052 days
1981102 days
1982145 days
1983138 days
1984108 days
198564 days
198647 days
198753 days
198861 days
198988 days
1990176 days
1991245 days
199297 days
1993122 days
1994214 days
199574 days
199675 days
199747 days
199855 days
199949 days
200079 days
200136 days
200290 days
200372 days
200464 days
200567 days
200662 days
200774 days
200893 days
200996 days
201099 days
2011103 days
2012125 days
201346 days
201476 days
201554 days
201625 days
201752 days
201843 days
201924 days
202314 days
202577 days
202629 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

50 years, 1953 to 2025

A day with at least 76.6 mm (3.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 233.9 mm (9.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Cardowan: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years76.6 mm (3.0 in)
5 years111.6 mm (4.4 in)
10 years137.4 mm (5.4 in)
25 years173.2 mm (6.8 in)
50 years202.5 mm (8.0 in)
100 years233.9 mm (9.2 in)Longer than the 50 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, 50 years of values from 1953 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: 253.0 mm (10.0 in) in 1988; 201.9 mm (7.9 in) in 1959; 148.1 mm (5.8 in) in 1955.

Download the Data

  • Data for Cardowan standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Cardowan 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

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