Comet Post Office Weather Records (ASN00035021)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Comet Post Office (ASN00035021), Australia, with 123 years of record.

Key Facts for Comet Post Office

Comet Post Office (ASN00035021) is a weather station in Australia at -23.60 latitude and 148.55 longitude, 167 m (549 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1895 to 2017, 123 years of record.
0 records set at Comet Post Office still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Comet Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 20.0 mm (0.8 in) on 10 May 2017.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -23.60 latitude, 148.55 longitude.
Elevation: 167 m (549 ft).
Period of record: 1895 to 2017, 123 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 Comet 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 Comet Post Office, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Apr	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
May	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jun	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Comet Post Office still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 219.7 mm (8.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Comet Post Office. The most was 219.7 mm (8.6 in) on 22 January 1918.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Comet Post Office
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	219.7 mm (8.6 in)	22 January 1918
Feb	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	10 February 1954
Mar	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	4 March 1949
Apr	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	20 April 1928
May	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	8 May 1930
Jun	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	3 June 1985
Jul	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	8 July 1935
Aug	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	23 August 1988
Sep	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	30 September 1933
Oct	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	30 October 2000
Nov	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	21 November 1912
Dec	148.4 mm (5.8 in)	3 December 2010

Latest Records

Latest records at Comet Post Office
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 May 2017	Comet Post Office, AU	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 2017	Comet Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	116 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2017	Comet Post Office, AU	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	116 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2016	Comet Post Office, AU	daily rain	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	88.3 mm (3.5 in)	78 years	73 of 100 (Major)
14 April 2014	Comet Post Office, AU	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	80 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 2013	Comet Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 2012	Comet Post Office, AU	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 2012	Comet Post Office, AU	daily rain	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	115 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 2012	Comet Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	105 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
18 April 2011	Comet Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	72 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 2011	Comet Post Office, AU	daily rain	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 2011	Comet Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 2011	Comet Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2010	Comet Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	35 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 2010	Comet Post Office, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2010	Comet Post Office, AU	monthly rain	148.4 mm (5.8 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 2010	Comet Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 2010	Comet Post Office, AU	daily rain	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	8 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 2010	Comet Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 2010	Comet Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	104 years	49 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1895 to 2017

Yearly extremes at Comet Post Office: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	219.7 mm (8.6 in)	1918	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	123
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	324.1 mm (12.8 in)	1922	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	123
Longest dry spell (CDD)	231 days	1902	60 days	123

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Comet Post Office, 1895 to 2017. The record is 219.7 mm (8.6 in) in 1918, marked on the chart; the median year is 68.8 mm (2.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Comet Post Office by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1895	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1896	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1897	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1898	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1899	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1900	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1901	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1902	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1903	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1904	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1905	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1906	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1907	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1908	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1909	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1910	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1911	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1912	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1913	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1914	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1915	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1916	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1917	117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1918	219.7 mm (8.6 in)
1919	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1920	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1921	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1922	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1923	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1924	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1925	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1926	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1927	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1928	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1929	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1930	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1931	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1932	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1933	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1934	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1935	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1936	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1937	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1938	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1939	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1940	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1941	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1942	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1943	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1944	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1945	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1946	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1947	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1948	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1949	117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1950	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1951	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1952	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1953	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1954	198.1 mm (7.8 in)
1955	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1956	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1957	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1958	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1959	164.3 mm (6.5 in)
1960	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1961	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1962	136.4 mm (5.4 in)
1963	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1964	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1965	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1966	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1967	157.7 mm (6.2 in)
1968	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1969	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1970	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1971	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1972	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1973	134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1974	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1975	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1976	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1977	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1978	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1979	30.4 mm (1.2 in)
1980	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1981	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1982	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1983	67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1984	67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1985	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1986	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1987	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1988	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1989	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1990	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1991	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1992	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1993	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1994	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1995	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1996	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1997	47.6 mm (1.9 in)
1998	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1999	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
2000	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
2001	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
2002	32.6 mm (1.3 in)
2003	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
2004	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
2005	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
2006	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2007	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
2008	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
2009	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
2010	148.4 mm (5.8 in)
2011	62.6 mm (2.5 in)
2012	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
2013	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
2014	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
2015	14.8 mm (0.6 in)
2016	117.0 mm (4.6 in)
2017	71.4 mm (2.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Comet Post Office, 1895 to 2017. The record is 324.1 mm (12.8 in) in 1922, marked on the chart; the median year is 106.4 mm (4.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Comet Post Office by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1895	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1896	241.8 mm (9.5 in)
1897	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1898	120.2 mm (4.7 in)
1899	120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1900	143.3 mm (5.6 in)
1901	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1902	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1903	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1904	161.6 mm (6.4 in)
1905	150.9 mm (5.9 in)
1906	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1907	99.4 mm (3.9 in)
1908	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1909	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1910	153.7 mm (6.1 in)
1911	158.7 mm (6.2 in)
1912	218.1 mm (8.6 in)
1913	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1914	102.7 mm (4.0 in)
1915	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1916	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1917	207.4 mm (8.2 in)
1918	320.8 mm (12.6 in)
1919	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1920	119.2 mm (4.7 in)
1921	166.6 mm (6.6 in)
1922	324.1 mm (12.8 in)
1923	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1924	120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1925	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1926	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1927	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1928	174.0 mm (6.9 in)
1929	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1930	121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1931	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1932	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1933	150.4 mm (5.9 in)
1934	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1935	102.8 mm (4.0 in)
1936	122.8 mm (4.8 in)
1937	158.8 mm (6.3 in)
1938	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1939	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1940	171.5 mm (6.8 in)
1941	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1942	99.4 mm (3.9 in)
1943	116.7 mm (4.6 in)
1944	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1945	76.3 mm (3.0 in)
1946	176.6 mm (7.0 in)
1947	230.1 mm (9.1 in)
1948	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1949	138.4 mm (5.4 in)
1950	119.7 mm (4.7 in)
1951	153.7 mm (6.1 in)
1952	145.5 mm (5.7 in)
1953	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1954	262.1 mm (10.3 in)
1955	219.7 mm (8.6 in)
1956	197.8 mm (7.8 in)
1957	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1958	109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1959	199.3 mm (7.8 in)
1960	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1961	118.2 mm (4.7 in)
1962	179.9 mm (7.1 in)
1963	153.7 mm (6.1 in)
1964	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1965	106.1 mm (4.2 in)
1966	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1967	178.0 mm (7.0 in)
1968	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1969	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1970	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1971	110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1972	173.4 mm (6.8 in)
1973	150.6 mm (5.9 in)
1974	184.0 mm (7.2 in)
1975	139.4 mm (5.5 in)
1976	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1977	138.6 mm (5.5 in)
1978	227.4 mm (9.0 in)
1979	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1980	136.8 mm (5.4 in)
1981	94.1 mm (3.7 in)
1982	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1983	185.2 mm (7.3 in)
1984	118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1985	135.0 mm (5.3 in)
1986	98.2 mm (3.9 in)
1987	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1988	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1989	65.2 mm (2.6 in)
1990	106.8 mm (4.2 in)
1991	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1992	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1993	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1994	163.4 mm (6.4 in)
1995	67.2 mm (2.6 in)
1996	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1997	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1998	145.6 mm (5.7 in)
1999	58.6 mm (2.3 in)
2000	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
2001	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
2002	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
2003	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
2004	103.2 mm (4.1 in)
2005	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
2006	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
2007	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
2008	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
2009	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
2010	237.4 mm (9.3 in)
2011	76.8 mm (3.0 in)
2012	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
2013	104.8 mm (4.1 in)
2014	110.8 mm (4.4 in)
2015	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
2016	151.0 mm (5.9 in)
2017	106.0 mm (4.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Comet Post Office, 1895 to 2017. The record is 231 days in 1902, marked on the chart; the median year is 60 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Comet Post Office by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1895	48 days
1896	27 days
1897	71 days
1898	32 days
1899	29 days
1900	56 days
1901	44 days
1902	231 days
1903	45 days
1904	82 days
1905	43 days
1906	66 days
1907	74 days
1908	29 days
1909	37 days
1910	71 days
1911	48 days
1912	102 days
1913	85 days
1914	68 days
1915	99 days
1916	66 days
1917	58 days
1918	56 days
1919	98 days
1920	44 days
1921	67 days
1922	103 days
1923	115 days
1924	62 days
1925	115 days
1926	185 days
1927	61 days
1928	100 days
1929	102 days
1930	56 days
1931	89 days
1932	70 days
1933	39 days
1934	74 days
1935	93 days
1936	76 days
1937	50 days
1938	46 days
1939	61 days
1940	92 days
1941	108 days
1942	31 days
1943	67 days
1944	42 days
1945	67 days
1946	196 days
1947	75 days
1948	96 days
1949	47 days
1950	52 days
1951	97 days
1952	85 days
1953	118 days
1954	45 days
1955	56 days
1956	79 days
1957	69 days
1958	85 days
1959	72 days
1960	54 days
1961	50 days
1962	57 days
1963	125 days
1964	43 days
1965	48 days
1966	37 days
1967	62 days
1968	50 days
1969	41 days
1970	61 days
1971	40 days
1972	67 days
1973	27 days
1974	58 days
1975	56 days
1976	47 days
1977	121 days
1978	45 days
1979	67 days
1980	41 days
1981	40 days
1982	73 days
1983	52 days
1984	31 days
1985	34 days
1986	38 days
1987	27 days
1988	61 days
1989	33 days
1990	98 days
1991	124 days
1992	81 days
1993	45 days
1994	116 days
1995	60 days
1996	41 days
1997	50 days
1998	44 days
1999	39 days
2000	65 days
2001	60 days
2002	71 days
2003	43 days
2004	123 days
2005	51 days
2006	61 days
2007	46 days
2008	35 days
2009	121 days
2010	32 days
2011	44 days
2012	36 days
2013	98 days
2014	30 days
2015	105 days
2016	25 days
2017	53 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

115 years, 1896 to 2013

A day with at least 68.7 mm (2.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 180.2 mm (7.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Comet Post Office: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	68.7 mm (2.7 in)
5 years	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
10 years	117.0 mm (4.6 in)
25 years	142.1 mm (5.6 in)
50 years	161.0 mm (6.3 in)
100 years	180.2 mm (7.1 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 115 years of values from 1896 to 2013.

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: 219.7 mm (8.6 in) in 1918; 198.1 mm (7.8 in) in 1954; 157.7 mm (6.2 in) in 1967.

Download the Data

Data for Comet Post Office standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Comet 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 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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