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Caboolture Post Office Weather Records (ASN00040038)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Caboolture Post Office (ASN00040038), Australia, with 127 years of record.

Key Facts for Caboolture Post Office

  • Caboolture Post Office (ASN00040038) is a weather station in Australia at -27.09 latitude and 152.95 longitude, 4 m (13 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1873 to 1999, 127 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Caboolture Post Office still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Caboolture Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 41.2 mm (1.6 in) on 1 July 1999.

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -27.09 latitude, 152.95 longitude.
  • Elevation: 4 m (13 ft).
  • Period of record: 1873 to 1999, 127 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

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

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

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records
When Caboolture Post Office set new all-time records 2 all-time records were set at Caboolture Post Office between 5 February 1931 and 6 February 1931. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitation5 February 1931: Record daily precipitation 273.1 mm (10.8 in)6 February 1931: Record daily precipitation 417.6 mm (16.4 in)
2 all-time records were set at Caboolture Post Office between 5 February 1931 and 6 February 1931. Each dot is a new record.
When Caboolture Post Office set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1931-02-05Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 273.1 mm (10.8 in)
1931-02-06Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 417.6 mm (16.4 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 417.6 mm (16.4 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Caboolture Post Office The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Caboolture Post Office. The most was 417.6 mm (16.4 in) on 6 February 1931. 0200400600 Jan: 261.1 mm (10.3 in), 10 January 1898 Jan Feb: 417.6 mm (16.4 in), 6 February 1931 Feb Mar: 213.6 mm (8.4 in), 28 March 1955 Mar Apr: 222.0 mm (8.7 in), 13 April 1934 Apr May: 148.0 mm (5.8 in), 2 May 1996 May Jun: 134.6 mm (5.3 in), 2 June 1910 Jun Jul: 266.7 mm (10.5 in), 9 July 1973 Jul Aug: 99.1 mm (3.9 in), 12 August 1887 Aug Sep: 68.2 mm (2.7 in), 11 September 1998 Sep Oct: 168.9 mm (6.6 in), 25 October 1949 Oct Nov: 212.3 mm (8.4 in), 22 November 1969 Nov Dec: 259.1 mm (10.2 in), 30 December 1943 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Caboolture Post Office. The most was 417.6 mm (16.4 in) on 6 February 1931.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Caboolture Post Office
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan261.1 mm (10.3 in)10 January 1898
Feb417.6 mm (16.4 in)6 February 1931
Mar213.6 mm (8.4 in)28 March 1955
Apr222.0 mm (8.7 in)13 April 1934
May148.0 mm (5.8 in)2 May 1996
Jun134.6 mm (5.3 in)2 June 1910
Jul266.7 mm (10.5 in)9 July 1973
Aug99.1 mm (3.9 in)12 August 1887
Sep68.2 mm (2.7 in)11 September 1998
Oct168.9 mm (6.6 in)25 October 1949
Nov212.3 mm (8.4 in)22 November 1969
Dec259.1 mm (10.2 in)30 December 1943

Latest Records

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Latest records at Caboolture Post Office
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
1 July 1999Caboolture Post Office, AUdaily rain41.2 mm (1.6 in)15.8 mm (0.6 in)77 years40 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1999Caboolture Post Office, AUdaily rain65.4 mm (2.6 in)34.7 mm (1.4 in)68 years50 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1999Caboolture Post Office, AUdaily rain42.0 mm (1.7 in)11.0 mm (0.4 in)62 years33 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1999Caboolture Post Office, AUdaily rain253.0 mm (10.0 in)41.2 mm (1.6 in)56 years40 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1999Caboolture Post Office, AUdaily rain220.0 mm (8.7 in)93.3 mm (3.7 in)105 years70 of 100 (Major)
11 September 1998Caboolture Post Office, AUmonthly rain68.2 mm (2.7 in)17.4 mm (0.7 in)108 years68 of 100 (Major)
6 August 1998Caboolture Post Office, AUdaily rain18.4 mm (0.7 in)2.4 mm (0.09 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1998Caboolture Post Office, AUdaily rain33.0 mm (1.3 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)83 years34 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1998Caboolture Post Office, AUdaily rain100.0 mm (3.9 in)29.6 mm (1.2 in)98 years50 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 1997Caboolture Post Office, AUdaily rain73.0 mm (2.9 in)33.0 mm (1.3 in)23 years34 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1997Caboolture Post Office, AUdaily rain42.0 mm (1.7 in)8.2 mm (0.32 in)76 years37 of 100 (Notable)
5 November 1997Caboolture Post Office, AUdaily rain60.0 mm (2.4 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)60 years28 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1997Caboolture Post Office, AUdaily rain46.0 mm (1.8 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)96 years42 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 1997Caboolture Post Office, AUdaily rain47.0 mm (1.9 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)44 years34 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1996Caboolture Post Office, AUdaily rain110.6 mm (4.4 in)91.5 mm (3.6 in)77 years73 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1996Caboolture Post Office, AUmonthly rain148.0 mm (5.8 in)8.6 mm (0.34 in)15 years28 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1996Caboolture Post Office, AUdaily rain55.0 mm (2.2 in)3.4 mm (0.13 in)88 years37 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 1995Caboolture Post Office, AUdaily rain19.6 mm (0.8 in)1.6 mm (0.06 in)60 years20 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1995Caboolture Post Office, AUdaily rain62.6 mm (2.5 in)6.0 mm (0.24 in)23 years17 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 1995Caboolture Post Office, AUdaily rain132.0 mm (5.2 in)55.8 mm (2.2 in)45 years41 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1873 to 1999
Yearly extremes at Caboolture Post Office: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)417.6 mm (16.4 in)1931108.0 mm (4.3 in)115
Wettest five days (Rx5day)838.0 mm (33.0 in)1931197.1 mm (7.8 in)115
Longest dry spell (CDD)73 days190232 days115

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Caboolture Post Office by year The wettest day of the year at Caboolture Post Office, 1873 to 1999. The record is 417.6 mm (16.4 in) in 1931, marked on the chart; the median year is 108.0 mm (4.3 in). 0200400600188019001920194019601980Record: 417.6 mm (16.4 in) in 1931
The wettest day of the year at Caboolture Post Office, 1873 to 1999. The record is 417.6 mm (16.4 in) in 1931, marked on the chart; the median year is 108.0 mm (4.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Caboolture Post Office by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
18730.0 mm (0.00 in)
18740.0 mm (0.00 in)
1887254.0 mm (10.0 in)
188879.5 mm (3.1 in)
1889102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1890102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1891106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1892166.1 mm (6.5 in)
1893233.4 mm (9.2 in)
1894122.7 mm (4.8 in)
189576.2 mm (3.0 in)
1896113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1897112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1898261.1 mm (10.3 in)
189984.3 mm (3.3 in)
190062.7 mm (2.5 in)
1901129.5 mm (5.1 in)
190243.7 mm (1.7 in)
1903136.7 mm (5.4 in)
190482.8 mm (3.3 in)
190578.7 mm (3.1 in)
1906108.0 mm (4.3 in)
190781.3 mm (3.2 in)
1908159.5 mm (6.3 in)
1909128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1910134.6 mm (5.3 in)
191177.2 mm (3.0 in)
1912132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1913105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1914103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1915229.1 mm (9.0 in)
1916125.2 mm (4.9 in)
191785.6 mm (3.4 in)
191868.6 mm (2.7 in)
191980.3 mm (3.2 in)
1920125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1921104.1 mm (4.1 in)
192274.4 mm (2.9 in)
192373.9 mm (2.9 in)
192478.7 mm (3.1 in)
192586.4 mm (3.4 in)
192669.9 mm (2.8 in)
1927114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1928142.2 mm (5.6 in)
192963.5 mm (2.5 in)
1930129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1931417.6 mm (16.4 in)
193244.2 mm (1.7 in)
1933101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1934222.0 mm (8.7 in)
193559.4 mm (2.3 in)
193699.1 mm (3.9 in)
193788.4 mm (3.5 in)
1938116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1939153.4 mm (6.0 in)
1940110.2 mm (4.3 in)
194167.1 mm (2.6 in)
1942211.8 mm (8.3 in)
1943259.1 mm (10.2 in)
1944157.5 mm (6.2 in)
1945198.1 mm (7.8 in)
194672.6 mm (2.9 in)
1947186.7 mm (7.4 in)
1948124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1949168.9 mm (6.6 in)
1950231.4 mm (9.1 in)
1951217.2 mm (8.6 in)
195278.2 mm (3.1 in)
1953220.0 mm (8.7 in)
1954136.4 mm (5.4 in)
1955213.6 mm (8.4 in)
1956128.3 mm (5.1 in)
195768.8 mm (2.7 in)
195861.5 mm (2.4 in)
195975.7 mm (3.0 in)
196069.1 mm (2.7 in)
196182.8 mm (3.3 in)
196253.3 mm (2.1 in)
1963140.0 mm (5.5 in)
196497.5 mm (3.8 in)
1965242.8 mm (9.6 in)
196660.5 mm (2.4 in)
196797.8 mm (3.9 in)
1968132.8 mm (5.2 in)
1969212.3 mm (8.4 in)
1970256.8 mm (10.1 in)
197179.2 mm (3.1 in)
1972243.1 mm (9.6 in)
1973266.7 mm (10.5 in)
1974206.0 mm (8.1 in)
197559.0 mm (2.3 in)
1976175.0 mm (6.9 in)
197733.6 mm (1.3 in)
197845.4 mm (1.8 in)
1979175.8 mm (6.9 in)
1980139.4 mm (5.5 in)
1981119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1982112.6 mm (4.4 in)
1983125.6 mm (4.9 in)
198444.0 mm (1.7 in)
1985107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1986101.6 mm (4.0 in)
198745.0 mm (1.8 in)
1988159.0 mm (6.3 in)
198966.0 mm (2.6 in)
199072.6 mm (2.9 in)
1991137.0 mm (5.4 in)
1992121.0 mm (4.8 in)
199377.3 mm (3.0 in)
199483.4 mm (3.3 in)
1995132.0 mm (5.2 in)
1996148.0 mm (5.8 in)
199773.0 mm (2.9 in)
1998101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1999253.0 mm (10.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Caboolture Post Office by year The wettest five days of the year at Caboolture Post Office, 1873 to 1999. The record is 838.0 mm (33.0 in) in 1931, marked on the chart; the median year is 197.1 mm (7.8 in). 02505007501,000188019001920194019601980Record: 838.0 mm (33.0 in) in 1931
The wettest five days of the year at Caboolture Post Office, 1873 to 1999. The record is 838.0 mm (33.0 in) in 1931, marked on the chart; the median year is 197.1 mm (7.8 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Caboolture Post Office by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
18730.0 mm (0.00 in)
18740.0 mm (0.00 in)
1887396.2 mm (15.6 in)
1888155.6 mm (6.1 in)
1889255.4 mm (10.1 in)
1890338.2 mm (13.3 in)
1891176.5 mm (6.9 in)
1892224.3 mm (8.8 in)
1893674.3 mm (26.5 in)
1894247.4 mm (9.7 in)
1895280.7 mm (11.1 in)
1896304.8 mm (12.0 in)
1897231.2 mm (9.1 in)
1898644.1 mm (25.4 in)
1899149.1 mm (5.9 in)
1900128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1901164.0 mm (6.5 in)
190249.6 mm (2.0 in)
1903203.7 mm (8.0 in)
1904169.1 mm (6.7 in)
1905191.7 mm (7.5 in)
1906205.6 mm (8.1 in)
1907197.1 mm (7.8 in)
1908270.7 mm (10.7 in)
1909282.7 mm (11.1 in)
1910226.6 mm (8.9 in)
1911205.0 mm (8.1 in)
1912263.2 mm (10.4 in)
1913147.6 mm (5.8 in)
1914156.1 mm (6.1 in)
1915238.8 mm (9.4 in)
1916245.0 mm (9.6 in)
1917168.4 mm (6.6 in)
191889.6 mm (3.5 in)
1919118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1920205.6 mm (8.1 in)
1921207.0 mm (8.1 in)
1922191.6 mm (7.5 in)
1923161.2 mm (6.3 in)
1924130.3 mm (5.1 in)
1925140.1 mm (5.5 in)
1926214.7 mm (8.5 in)
1927448.8 mm (17.7 in)
1928281.2 mm (11.1 in)
1929165.2 mm (6.5 in)
1930169.9 mm (6.7 in)
1931838.0 mm (33.0 in)
193285.7 mm (3.4 in)
1933220.2 mm (8.7 in)
1934245.4 mm (9.7 in)
1935101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1936115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1937182.9 mm (7.2 in)
1938314.2 mm (12.4 in)
1939255.5 mm (10.1 in)
1940173.2 mm (6.8 in)
1941126.8 mm (5.0 in)
1942244.3 mm (9.6 in)
1943404.4 mm (15.9 in)
1944404.4 mm (15.9 in)
1945312.7 mm (12.3 in)
1946141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1947248.9 mm (9.8 in)
1948230.8 mm (9.1 in)
1949183.2 mm (7.2 in)
1950243.6 mm (9.6 in)
1951404.7 mm (15.9 in)
1952125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1953404.5 mm (15.9 in)
1954287.7 mm (11.3 in)
1955305.6 mm (12.0 in)
1956230.1 mm (9.1 in)
1957117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1958191.0 mm (7.5 in)
1959152.8 mm (6.0 in)
1960121.7 mm (4.8 in)
1961129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1962146.8 mm (5.8 in)
1963337.4 mm (13.3 in)
1964223.7 mm (8.8 in)
1965266.4 mm (10.5 in)
1966116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1967141.7 mm (5.6 in)
1968427.4 mm (16.8 in)
1969242.0 mm (9.5 in)
1970351.0 mm (13.8 in)
1971225.7 mm (8.9 in)
1972352.1 mm (13.9 in)
1973408.2 mm (16.1 in)
1974555.0 mm (21.9 in)
1975112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1976202.6 mm (8.0 in)
197753.4 mm (2.1 in)
197864.6 mm (2.5 in)
197958.8 mm (2.3 in)
1980128.2 mm (5.0 in)
1981174.2 mm (6.9 in)
1982263.4 mm (10.4 in)
198355.1 mm (2.2 in)
198448.0 mm (1.9 in)
1985107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1986110.5 mm (4.4 in)
198745.6 mm (1.8 in)
198887.0 mm (3.4 in)
198938.0 mm (1.5 in)
199084.2 mm (3.3 in)
1991205.4 mm (8.1 in)
1992131.2 mm (5.2 in)
199388.4 mm (3.5 in)
1994201.9 mm (7.9 in)
1995347.8 mm (13.7 in)
199675.0 mm (3.0 in)
1997129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1998142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1999278.8 mm (11.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Caboolture Post Office by year The longest dry spell of the year at Caboolture Post Office, 1873 to 1999. The record is 73 days in 1902, marked on the chart; the median year is 32 days. 020406080188019001920194019601980Record: 73 days in 1902
The longest dry spell of the year at Caboolture Post Office, 1873 to 1999. The record is 73 days in 1902, marked on the chart; the median year is 32 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Caboolture Post Office by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
187330 days
187431 days
188720 days
188834 days
188935 days
189036 days
189131 days
189219 days
189326 days
189452 days
189540 days
189630 days
189753 days
189834 days
189918 days
190019 days
190129 days
190273 days
190325 days
190425 days
190555 days
190632 days
190754 days
190822 days
190928 days
191045 days
191158 days
191225 days
191353 days
191424 days
191547 days
191625 days
191746 days
191840 days
191931 days
192022 days
192121 days
192235 days
192330 days
192429 days
192521 days
192644 days
192741 days
192830 days
192942 days
193017 days
193120 days
193229 days
193338 days
193418 days
193534 days
193634 days
193725 days
193817 days
193967 days
194029 days
194143 days
194222 days
194355 days
194434 days
194529 days
194641 days
194747 days
194835 days
194921 days
195019 days
195145 days
195221 days
195351 days
195415 days
195529 days
195639 days
195736 days
195818 days
195934 days
196059 days
196127 days
196237 days
196350 days
196418 days
196523 days
196625 days
196749 days
196836 days
196934 days
197032 days
197123 days
197244 days
197321 days
197452 days
197533 days
197651 days
197734 days
197830 days
197928 days
198045 days
198136 days
198244 days
198329 days
198418 days
198535 days
198631 days
198720 days
198825 days
198924 days
199039 days
199165 days
199228 days
199330 days
199459 days
199561 days
199653 days
199728 days
199834 days
199921 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

90 years, 1888 to 1994

A day with at least 112.7 mm (4.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 385.7 mm (15.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Caboolture Post Office: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years112.7 mm (4.4 in)
5 years170.3 mm (6.7 in)
10 years214.0 mm (8.4 in)
25 years276.4 mm (10.9 in)
50 years328.5 mm (12.9 in)
100 years385.7 mm (15.2 in)Longer than the 90 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, 90 years of values from 1888 to 1994.

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: 417.6 mm (16.4 in) in 1931; 266.7 mm (10.5 in) in 1973; 261.1 mm (10.3 in) in 1898.

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).