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Gatcombe Head Weather Records (ASN00039038)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Gatcombe Head (ASN00039038), Australia, with 70 years of record.

Key Facts for Gatcombe Head

  • Gatcombe Head (ASN00039038) is a weather station in Australia at -23.88 latitude and 151.38 longitude, 6 m (20 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1897 to 1966, 70 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Gatcombe Head still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Gatcombe Head set a daily record precipitation of 48.0 mm (1.9 in) on 2 December 1965.

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -23.88 latitude, 151.38 longitude.
  • Elevation: 6 m (20 ft).
  • Period of record: 1897 to 1966, 70 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

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Daily record high and record low at Gatcombe Head, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Gatcombe Head. 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 Gatcombe Head. 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 Gatcombe Head, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

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

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 327.2 mm (12.9 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Gatcombe Head The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Gatcombe Head. The most was 327.2 mm (12.9 in) on 18 January 1913. 0100200300400 Jan: 327.2 mm (12.9 in), 18 January 1913 Jan Feb: 302.3 mm (11.9 in), 1 February 1934 Feb Mar: 237.7 mm (9.4 in), 10 March 1955 Mar Apr: 157.5 mm (6.2 in), 25 April 1956 Apr May: 166.6 mm (6.6 in), 23 May 1906 May Jun: 144.8 mm (5.7 in), 4 June 1927 Jun Jul: 257.8 mm (10.1 in), 11 July 1933 Jul Aug: 70.4 mm (2.8 in), 24 August 1964 Aug Sep: 96.8 mm (3.8 in), 18 September 1917 Sep Oct: 90.4 mm (3.6 in), 1 October 1933 Oct Nov: 154.9 mm (6.1 in), 27 November 1961 Nov Dec: 291.3 mm (11.5 in), 30 December 1921 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Gatcombe Head. The most was 327.2 mm (12.9 in) on 18 January 1913.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Gatcombe Head
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan327.2 mm (12.9 in)18 January 1913
Feb302.3 mm (11.9 in)1 February 1934
Mar237.7 mm (9.4 in)10 March 1955
Apr157.5 mm (6.2 in)25 April 1956
May166.6 mm (6.6 in)23 May 1906
Jun144.8 mm (5.7 in)4 June 1927
Jul257.8 mm (10.1 in)11 July 1933
Aug70.4 mm (2.8 in)24 August 1964
Sep96.8 mm (3.8 in)18 September 1917
Oct90.4 mm (3.6 in)1 October 1933
Nov154.9 mm (6.1 in)27 November 1961
Dec291.3 mm (11.5 in)30 December 1921

Latest Records

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Latest records at Gatcombe Head
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
2 December 1965Gatcombe Head, AUdaily rain48.0 mm (1.9 in)12.2 mm (0.5 in)20 years16 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1965Gatcombe Head, AUdaily rain50.8 mm (2.0 in)22.1 mm (0.9 in)14 years27 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 1965Gatcombe Head, AUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)59 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1965Gatcombe Head, AUdaily rain56.6 mm (2.2 in)47.7 mm (1.9 in)23 years40 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1965Gatcombe Head, AUdaily rain58.4 mm (2.3 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)66 years26 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1964Gatcombe Head, AUmonthly rain70.4 mm (2.8 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)10 years19 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1964Gatcombe Head, AUdaily rain8.6 mm (0.34 in)2.2 mm (0.09 in)60 years20 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1963Gatcombe Head, AUdaily rain8.6 mm (0.34 in)1.7 mm (0.07 in)63 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1963Gatcombe Head, AUdaily rain24.1 mm (0.9 in)15.5 mm (0.6 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1963Gatcombe Head, AUdaily rain94.5 mm (3.7 in)24.1 mm (0.9 in)52 years29 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1962Gatcombe Head, AUdaily rain61.2 mm (2.4 in)11.4 mm (0.4 in)57 years27 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1962Gatcombe Head, AUdaily rain61.0 mm (2.4 in)24.4 mm (1.0 in)59 years33 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 1962Gatcombe Head, AUdaily rain18.5 mm (0.7 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)64 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1962Gatcombe Head, AUdaily rain21.3 mm (0.8 in)14.7 mm (0.6 in)11 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1962Gatcombe Head, AUdaily rain6.4 mm (0.25 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)4 years10 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1962Gatcombe Head, AUdaily rain50.3 mm (2.0 in)33.0 mm (1.3 in)0 years25 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1962Gatcombe Head, AUdaily rain33.0 mm (1.3 in)11.4 mm (0.4 in)8 years14 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1962Gatcombe Head, AUdaily rain45.7 mm (1.8 in)21.3 mm (0.8 in)32 years27 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1962Gatcombe Head, AUdaily rain54.1 mm (2.1 in)21.6 mm (0.9 in)48 years28 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1961Gatcombe Head, AUmonthly rain154.9 mm (6.1 in)4.5 mm (0.18 in)46 years31 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1897 to 1966
Yearly extremes at Gatcombe Head: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)327.2 mm (12.9 in)191396.8 mm (3.8 in)69
Wettest five days (Rx5day)698.6 mm (27.5 in)1913180.8 mm (7.1 in)69
Longest dry spell (CDD)130 days190244 days69

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Gatcombe Head by year The wettest day of the year at Gatcombe Head, 1897 to 1966. The record is 327.2 mm (12.9 in) in 1913, marked on the chart; the median year is 96.8 mm (3.8 in). 01002003004001900192019401960Record: 327.2 mm (12.9 in) in 1913
The wettest day of the year at Gatcombe Head, 1897 to 1966. The record is 327.2 mm (12.9 in) in 1913, marked on the chart; the median year is 96.8 mm (3.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Gatcombe Head by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
189768.8 mm (2.7 in)
1898130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1899125.2 mm (4.9 in)
190072.4 mm (2.9 in)
190175.4 mm (3.0 in)
190240.6 mm (1.6 in)
190398.6 mm (3.9 in)
1904149.9 mm (5.9 in)
1905144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1906166.6 mm (6.6 in)
190776.2 mm (3.0 in)
190869.1 mm (2.7 in)
190972.4 mm (2.9 in)
191097.5 mm (3.8 in)
1911177.8 mm (7.0 in)
191268.6 mm (2.7 in)
1913327.2 mm (12.9 in)
191485.9 mm (3.4 in)
1915190.5 mm (7.5 in)
191639.1 mm (1.5 in)
191796.8 mm (3.8 in)
1918110.0 mm (4.3 in)
191995.3 mm (3.8 in)
1920138.7 mm (5.5 in)
1921291.3 mm (11.5 in)
1922109.2 mm (4.3 in)
192386.4 mm (3.4 in)
192489.7 mm (3.5 in)
192593.5 mm (3.7 in)
192688.9 mm (3.5 in)
1927166.4 mm (6.6 in)
192890.9 mm (3.6 in)
1929153.9 mm (6.1 in)
1930172.7 mm (6.8 in)
1931124.5 mm (4.9 in)
193286.9 mm (3.4 in)
1933257.8 mm (10.1 in)
1934302.3 mm (11.9 in)
1935194.6 mm (7.7 in)
193688.1 mm (3.5 in)
1937259.1 mm (10.2 in)
1938186.7 mm (7.4 in)
1939110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1940117.3 mm (4.6 in)
194171.4 mm (2.8 in)
1942160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1943160.0 mm (6.3 in)
194559.7 mm (2.4 in)
194657.2 mm (2.3 in)
1947166.1 mm (6.5 in)
194870.1 mm (2.8 in)
194992.2 mm (3.6 in)
195054.4 mm (2.1 in)
195185.3 mm (3.4 in)
195261.7 mm (2.4 in)
1953127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1954165.9 mm (6.5 in)
1955237.7 mm (9.4 in)
1956157.5 mm (6.2 in)
195768.6 mm (2.7 in)
195864.5 mm (2.5 in)
195960.2 mm (2.4 in)
196083.8 mm (3.3 in)
1961191.8 mm (7.6 in)
1962197.1 mm (7.8 in)
196394.5 mm (3.7 in)
196470.4 mm (2.8 in)
196558.4 mm (2.3 in)
196643.2 mm (1.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Gatcombe Head by year The wettest five days of the year at Gatcombe Head, 1897 to 1966. The record is 698.6 mm (27.5 in) in 1913, marked on the chart; the median year is 180.8 mm (7.1 in). 02004006008001900192019401960Record: 698.6 mm (27.5 in) in 1913
The wettest five days of the year at Gatcombe Head, 1897 to 1966. The record is 698.6 mm (27.5 in) in 1913, marked on the chart; the median year is 180.8 mm (7.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Gatcombe Head by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
189787.1 mm (3.4 in)
1898274.1 mm (10.8 in)
1899162.9 mm (6.4 in)
190083.0 mm (3.3 in)
190196.5 mm (3.8 in)
190262.5 mm (2.5 in)
1903140.4 mm (5.5 in)
1904218.2 mm (8.6 in)
1905404.8 mm (15.9 in)
1906184.4 mm (7.3 in)
1907141.4 mm (5.6 in)
1908126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1909236.1 mm (9.3 in)
1910166.6 mm (6.6 in)
1911275.6 mm (10.9 in)
1912134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1913698.6 mm (27.5 in)
1914134.7 mm (5.3 in)
1915219.0 mm (8.6 in)
191668.0 mm (2.7 in)
1917127.4 mm (5.0 in)
1918170.7 mm (6.7 in)
1919119.0 mm (4.7 in)
1920189.5 mm (7.5 in)
1921535.6 mm (21.1 in)
1922512.0 mm (20.2 in)
1923114.5 mm (4.5 in)
1924104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1925109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1926180.8 mm (7.1 in)
1927252.3 mm (9.9 in)
1928225.3 mm (8.9 in)
1929320.3 mm (12.6 in)
1930315.1 mm (12.4 in)
1931259.6 mm (10.2 in)
193299.6 mm (3.9 in)
1933343.8 mm (13.5 in)
1934418.9 mm (16.5 in)
1935296.9 mm (11.7 in)
1936118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1937364.6 mm (14.4 in)
1938247.1 mm (9.7 in)
1939251.2 mm (9.9 in)
1940217.2 mm (8.6 in)
1941117.0 mm (4.6 in)
1942396.2 mm (15.6 in)
1943235.4 mm (9.3 in)
1945122.7 mm (4.8 in)
194697.4 mm (3.8 in)
1947257.5 mm (10.1 in)
194879.7 mm (3.1 in)
1949176.5 mm (6.9 in)
1950111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1951250.5 mm (9.9 in)
1952152.9 mm (6.0 in)
1953206.3 mm (8.1 in)
1954254.8 mm (10.0 in)
1955427.8 mm (16.8 in)
1956340.2 mm (13.4 in)
1957106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1958120.9 mm (4.8 in)
195979.8 mm (3.1 in)
1960147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1961301.0 mm (11.9 in)
1962343.9 mm (13.5 in)
1963193.0 mm (7.6 in)
196477.0 mm (3.0 in)
1965103.2 mm (4.1 in)
1966101.4 mm (4.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Gatcombe Head by year The longest dry spell of the year at Gatcombe Head, 1897 to 1966. The record is 130 days in 1902, marked on the chart; the median year is 44 days. 0501001501900192019401960Record: 130 days in 1902
The longest dry spell of the year at Gatcombe Head, 1897 to 1966. The record is 130 days in 1902, marked on the chart; the median year is 44 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Gatcombe Head by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
189758 days
189835 days
189925 days
190028 days
190148 days
1902130 days
190336 days
1904109 days
190544 days
190637 days
190752 days
190865 days
190927 days
191051 days
191156 days
191243 days
191341 days
191435 days
191563 days
191625 days
191738 days
191839 days
191955 days
192028 days
192119 days
192252 days
192363 days
192437 days
192541 days
192674 days
192725 days
192885 days
192989 days
193053 days
193142 days
193249 days
193331 days
193424 days
193556 days
193681 days
193743 days
193850 days
193985 days
194040 days
194195 days
194240 days
194334 days
194537 days
194658 days
194781 days
194869 days
194991 days
195048 days
195147 days
195225 days
195356 days
195424 days
195529 days
195628 days
195752 days
195821 days
195936 days
196049 days
196159 days
196244 days
196352 days
196441 days
196544 days
196612 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

65 years, 1897 to 1965

A day with at least 108.3 mm (4.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 382.9 mm (15.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Gatcombe Head: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years108.3 mm (4.3 in)
5 years164.7 mm (6.5 in)
10 years208.1 mm (8.2 in)
25 years270.8 mm (10.7 in)
50 years323.9 mm (12.8 in)
100 years382.9 mm (15.1 in)Longer than the 65 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, 65 years of values from 1897 to 1965.

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: 327.2 mm (12.9 in) in 1913; 302.3 mm (11.9 in) in 1934; 291.3 mm (11.5 in) in 1921.

Download the Data

  • Data for Gatcombe Head standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Gatcombe Head 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 (2025-12-31).