Rockhampton Post Office Weather Records (ASN00039082)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Rockhampton Post Office (ASN00039082), Australia, with 82 years of record.

Key Facts for Rockhampton Post Office

Rockhampton Post Office (ASN00039082) is a weather station in Australia at -23.40 latitude and 150.50 longitude, 11 m (37 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1872 to 1953, 82 years of record.
0 records set at Rockhampton Post Office still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Rockhampton Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 4.8 mm (0.19 in) on 4 August 1953.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -23.40 latitude, 150.50 longitude.
Elevation: 11 m (37 ft).
Period of record: 1872 to 1953, 82 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 Rockhampton 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 Rockhampton Post Office, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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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 Rockhampton Post Office still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Rockhampton Post Office between 21 February 1929 and 21 February 1929. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 388.6 mm (15.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Rockhampton Post Office. The most was 388.6 mm (15.3 in) on 21 February 1929.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Rockhampton Post Office
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	267.5 mm (10.5 in)	29 January 1896
Feb	388.6 mm (15.3 in)	21 February 1929
Mar	163.6 mm (6.4 in)	20 March 1910
Apr	191.8 mm (7.6 in)	8 April 1904
May	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	22 May 1906
Jun	174.2 mm (6.9 in)	16 June 1929
Jul	293.4 mm (11.6 in)	11 July 1933
Aug	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	29 August 1906
Sep	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	27 September 1926
Oct	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	24 October 1912
Nov	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	28 November 1939
Dec	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	28 December 1899

Latest Records

Latest records at Rockhampton Post Office
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 August 1953	Rockhampton Post Office, AU	daily rain	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	2 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1953	Rockhampton Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1953	Rockhampton Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1952	Rockhampton Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1952	Rockhampton Post Office, AU	daily rain	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	37 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1952	Rockhampton Post Office, AU	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	15 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
9 October 1952	Rockhampton Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	2 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1952	Rockhampton Post Office, AU	daily rain	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 1952	Rockhampton Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	7 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
10 September 1952	Rockhampton Post Office, AU	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1952	Rockhampton Post Office, AU	daily rain (Tie)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	tie	25 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 1952	Rockhampton Post Office, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1952	Rockhampton Post Office, AU	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1952	Rockhampton Post Office, AU	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1951	Rockhampton Post Office, AU	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	32 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1951	Rockhampton Post Office, AU	daily rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 1951	Rockhampton Post Office, AU	daily rain	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	56 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
25 November 1950	Rockhampton Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 1950	Rockhampton Post Office, AU	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	40 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1950	Rockhampton Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	17 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1872 to 1953

Yearly extremes at Rockhampton Post Office: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	388.6 mm (15.3 in)	1929	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	75
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	809.2 mm (31.9 in)	1929	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	75
Longest dry spell (CDD)	128 days	1902	39 days	75

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Rockhampton Post Office, 1872 to 1953. The record is 388.6 mm (15.3 in) in 1929, marked on the chart; the median year is 98.8 mm (3.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Rockhampton Post Office by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1872	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1873	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1874	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1875	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1876	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1877	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1882	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1883	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1887	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1888	274.8 mm (10.8 in)
1889	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1890	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1891	143.0 mm (5.6 in)
1892	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1893	202.7 mm (8.0 in)
1894	128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1895	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1896	267.5 mm (10.5 in)
1897	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1898	165.6 mm (6.5 in)
1899	166.4 mm (6.6 in)
1900	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1901	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1902	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1903	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1904	191.8 mm (7.6 in)
1905	186.9 mm (7.4 in)
1906	106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1907	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1908	125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1909	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1910	163.6 mm (6.4 in)
1911	206.0 mm (8.1 in)
1912	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1913	121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1914	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1915	109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1916	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1917	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1918	246.1 mm (9.7 in)
1919	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1920	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1921	135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1922	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1923	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1924	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1925	124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1926	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1927	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1928	172.2 mm (6.8 in)
1929	388.6 mm (15.3 in)
1930	135.1 mm (5.3 in)
1931	138.2 mm (5.4 in)
1932	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1933	293.4 mm (11.6 in)
1934	136.7 mm (5.4 in)
1935	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1936	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1937	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1938	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1939	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1940	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1941	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1942	181.6 mm (7.1 in)
1943	177.0 mm (7.0 in)
1944	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1945	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1946	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1947	120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1948	101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1949	143.8 mm (5.7 in)
1950	162.6 mm (6.4 in)
1951	135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1952	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1953	77.7 mm (3.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Rockhampton Post Office, 1872 to 1953. The record is 809.2 mm (31.9 in) in 1929, marked on the chart; the median year is 165.6 mm (6.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Rockhampton Post Office by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1872	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1873	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1874	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1875	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1876	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1877	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1882	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1883	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1887	64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1888	600.0 mm (23.6 in)
1889	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1890	311.7 mm (12.3 in)
1891	241.8 mm (9.5 in)
1892	156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1893	328.4 mm (12.9 in)
1894	232.0 mm (9.1 in)
1895	230.2 mm (9.1 in)
1896	592.5 mm (23.3 in)
1897	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1898	350.3 mm (13.8 in)
1899	271.0 mm (10.7 in)
1900	171.4 mm (6.7 in)
1901	143.1 mm (5.6 in)
1902	97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1903	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1904	288.1 mm (11.3 in)
1905	339.3 mm (13.4 in)
1906	218.1 mm (8.6 in)
1907	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1908	199.2 mm (7.8 in)
1909	189.2 mm (7.4 in)
1910	442.8 mm (17.4 in)
1911	362.2 mm (14.3 in)
1912	165.6 mm (6.5 in)
1913	274.3 mm (10.8 in)
1914	123.8 mm (4.9 in)
1915	185.7 mm (7.3 in)
1916	143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1917	106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1918	607.0 mm (23.9 in)
1919	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1920	168.5 mm (6.6 in)
1921	417.9 mm (16.5 in)
1922	362.0 mm (14.3 in)
1923	106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1924	116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1925	128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1926	110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1927	155.4 mm (6.1 in)
1928	297.6 mm (11.7 in)
1929	809.2 mm (31.9 in)
1930	298.4 mm (11.7 in)
1931	212.1 mm (8.4 in)
1932	160.6 mm (6.3 in)
1933	399.8 mm (15.7 in)
1934	239.6 mm (9.4 in)
1935	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1936	88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1937	200.5 mm (7.9 in)
1938	115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1939	114.4 mm (4.5 in)
1940	128.4 mm (5.1 in)
1941	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1942	454.1 mm (17.9 in)
1943	295.1 mm (11.6 in)
1944	89.6 mm (3.5 in)
1945	95.7 mm (3.8 in)
1946	136.0 mm (5.4 in)
1947	174.0 mm (6.9 in)
1948	155.4 mm (6.1 in)
1949	238.8 mm (9.4 in)
1950	314.4 mm (12.4 in)
1951	294.2 mm (11.6 in)
1952	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1953	204.3 mm (8.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Rockhampton Post Office, 1872 to 1953. The record is 128 days in 1902, marked on the chart; the median year is 39 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Rockhampton Post Office by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1872	61 days
1873	31 days
1874	31 days
1875	61 days
1876	30 days
1877	31 days
1882	31 days
1883	61 days
1887	18 days
1888	48 days
1889	24 days
1890	28 days
1891	31 days
1892	37 days
1893	34 days
1894	27 days
1895	58 days
1896	53 days
1897	41 days
1898	54 days
1899	31 days
1900	33 days
1901	44 days
1902	128 days
1903	27 days
1904	90 days
1905	33 days
1906	66 days
1907	57 days
1908	34 days
1909	33 days
1910	44 days
1911	51 days
1912	89 days
1913	65 days
1914	46 days
1915	82 days
1916	36 days
1917	27 days
1918	73 days
1919	44 days
1920	27 days
1921	23 days
1922	34 days
1923	55 days
1924	32 days
1925	35 days
1926	56 days
1927	21 days
1928	67 days
1929	103 days
1930	35 days
1931	21 days
1932	46 days
1933	33 days
1934	24 days
1935	36 days
1936	62 days
1937	44 days
1938	48 days
1939	48 days
1940	44 days
1941	91 days
1942	29 days
1943	30 days
1944	39 days
1945	38 days
1946	79 days
1947	36 days
1948	80 days
1949	67 days
1950	29 days
1951	77 days
1952	26 days
1953	56 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, 1888 to 1952

A day with at least 106.6 mm (4.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 375.2 mm (14.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Rockhampton 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	106.6 mm (4.2 in)
5 years	163.2 mm (6.4 in)
10 years	206.2 mm (8.1 in)
25 years	267.6 mm (10.5 in)
50 years	318.9 mm (12.6 in)
100 years	375.2 mm (14.8 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 1888 to 1952.

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: 388.6 mm (15.3 in) in 1929; 293.4 mm (11.6 in) in 1933; 274.8 mm (10.8 in) in 1888.

Download the Data

Data for Rockhampton Post Office standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Rockhampton 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 2026-10-14 (14 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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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

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