Glen Cairn Weather Records (ASN00040080)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Glen Cairn (ASN00040080), Australia, with 82 years of record.

Key Facts for Glen Cairn

Glen Cairn (ASN00040080) is a weather station in Australia at -28.26 latitude and 153.02 longitude, 200 m (656 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1923 to 2004, 82 years of record.
0 records set at Glen Cairn still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Glen Cairn set a daily record precipitation of 24.6 mm (1.0 in) on 28 April 2004.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -28.26 latitude, 153.02 longitude.
Elevation: 200 m (656 ft).
Period of record: 1923 to 2004, 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 Glen Cairn. 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 Glen Cairn, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Glen Cairn still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Glen Cairn between 21 February 1954 and 21 February 1954. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 247.7 mm (9.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Glen Cairn. The most was 247.7 mm (9.8 in) on 21 February 1954.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Glen Cairn
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	25 January 1951
Feb	247.7 mm (9.8 in)	21 February 1954
Mar	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	27 March 1963
Apr	210.0 mm (8.3 in)	2 April 1989
May	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	8 May 1963
Jun	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	23 June 1950
Jul	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	11 July 1962
Aug	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	3 August 1939
Sep	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	15 September 1988
Oct	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	25 October 1949
Nov	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	16 November 1963
Dec	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	12 December 1991

Latest Records

Latest records at Glen Cairn
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 April 2004	Glen Cairn, AU	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	21 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 2004	Glen Cairn, AU	daily rain	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 2003	Glen Cairn, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	53 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 2002	Glen Cairn, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2002	Glen Cairn, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 2001	Glen Cairn, AU	daily rain	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	15 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 2001	Glen Cairn, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 November 2001	Glen Cairn, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 2001	Glen Cairn, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2001	Glen Cairn, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 2001	Glen Cairn, AU	daily rain	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	0 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2001	Glen Cairn, AU	daily rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	67 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2001	Glen Cairn, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	67 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 2000	Glen Cairn, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	61 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1999	Glen Cairn, AU	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1999	Glen Cairn, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	12 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1999	Glen Cairn, AU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	61 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 1999	Glen Cairn, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1999	Glen Cairn, AU	daily rain	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	74 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 July 1999	Glen Cairn, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	64 years	29 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1923 to 2004

Yearly extremes at Glen Cairn: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	247.7 mm (9.8 in)	1954	80.9 mm (3.2 in)	72
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	343.0 mm (13.5 in)	1954	141.1 mm (5.6 in)	72
Longest dry spell (CDD)	110 days	1946	31 days	72

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Glen Cairn, 1923 to 2004. The record is 247.7 mm (9.8 in) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 80.9 mm (3.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Glen Cairn by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1923	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1924	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1925	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1926	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1927	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1928	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1929	139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1930	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1931	175.5 mm (6.9 in)
1932	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1933	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1934	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1935	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1936	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1937	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1938	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1939	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1940	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1941	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1942	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1943	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1944	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1945	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1946	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1947	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1948	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1949	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1950	157.5 mm (6.2 in)
1951	127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1952	134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1953	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1954	247.7 mm (9.8 in)
1955	130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1956	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1957	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1958	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1959	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1960	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1962	145.3 mm (5.7 in)
1963	148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1964	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1974	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1975	96.2 mm (3.8 in)
1976	183.2 mm (7.2 in)
1977	49.4 mm (1.9 in)
1978	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1979	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1980	123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1981	73.8 mm (2.9 in)
1982	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1983	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1984	100.2 mm (3.9 in)
1985	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1986	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1987	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1988	88.8 mm (3.5 in)
1989	210.0 mm (8.3 in)
1990	140.4 mm (5.5 in)
1991	220.8 mm (8.7 in)
1992	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1993	48.4 mm (1.9 in)
1994	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1995	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1996	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1997	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1998	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1999	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
2000	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
2001	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
2002	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
2003	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
2004	74.8 mm (2.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Glen Cairn, 1923 to 2004. The record is 343.0 mm (13.5 in) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 141.1 mm (5.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Glen Cairn by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1923	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1924	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1925	132.7 mm (5.2 in)
1926	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1927	277.6 mm (10.9 in)
1928	288.5 mm (11.4 in)
1929	162.8 mm (6.4 in)
1930	133.1 mm (5.2 in)
1931	252.5 mm (9.9 in)
1932	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1933	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1934	123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1935	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1936	93.6 mm (3.7 in)
1937	146.3 mm (5.8 in)
1938	193.9 mm (7.6 in)
1939	176.6 mm (7.0 in)
1940	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1941	72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1942	148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1943	110.4 mm (4.3 in)
1944	141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1945	182.6 mm (7.2 in)
1946	159.5 mm (6.3 in)
1947	327.4 mm (12.9 in)
1948	186.8 mm (7.4 in)
1949	202.0 mm (8.0 in)
1950	267.2 mm (10.5 in)
1951	171.0 mm (6.7 in)
1952	217.4 mm (8.6 in)
1953	124.6 mm (4.9 in)
1954	343.0 mm (13.5 in)
1955	165.1 mm (6.5 in)
1956	172.7 mm (6.8 in)
1957	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1958	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1959	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1960	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1962	235.7 mm (9.3 in)
1963	249.1 mm (9.8 in)
1964	151.2 mm (6.0 in)
1974	27.6 mm (1.1 in)
1975	174.2 mm (6.9 in)
1976	200.2 mm (7.9 in)
1977	62.4 mm (2.5 in)
1978	232.6 mm (9.2 in)
1979	124.6 mm (4.9 in)
1980	229.6 mm (9.0 in)
1981	183.4 mm (7.2 in)
1982	136.6 mm (5.4 in)
1983	154.4 mm (6.1 in)
1984	145.4 mm (5.7 in)
1985	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1986	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1987	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1988	164.8 mm (6.5 in)
1989	241.4 mm (9.5 in)
1990	194.2 mm (7.6 in)
1991	295.0 mm (11.6 in)
1992	141.2 mm (5.6 in)
1993	79.4 mm (3.1 in)
1994	61.6 mm (2.4 in)
1995	125.6 mm (4.9 in)
1996	159.0 mm (6.3 in)
1997	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1998	93.6 mm (3.7 in)
1999	132.2 mm (5.2 in)
2000	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
2001	202.0 mm (8.0 in)
2002	47.4 mm (1.9 in)
2003	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
2004	122.6 mm (4.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Glen Cairn, 1923 to 2004. The record is 110 days in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 31 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Glen Cairn by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1923	28 days
1924	23 days
1925	18 days
1926	38 days
1927	35 days
1928	54 days
1929	38 days
1930	23 days
1931	25 days
1932	29 days
1933	24 days
1934	19 days
1935	34 days
1936	32 days
1937	24 days
1938	26 days
1939	47 days
1940	24 days
1941	36 days
1942	18 days
1943	24 days
1944	39 days
1945	29 days
1946	110 days
1947	46 days
1948	40 days
1949	30 days
1950	41 days
1951	46 days
1952	44 days
1953	71 days
1954	30 days
1955	50 days
1956	51 days
1957	60 days
1958	31 days
1959	31 days
1960	30 days
1962	52 days
1963	44 days
1964	27 days
1974	7 days
1975	31 days
1976	30 days
1977	29 days
1978	25 days
1979	23 days
1980	44 days
1981	28 days
1982	31 days
1983	16 days
1984	21 days
1985	34 days
1986	29 days
1987	25 days
1988	29 days
1989	34 days
1990	26 days
1991	62 days
1992	21 days
1993	31 days
1994	34 days
1995	37 days
1996	33 days
1997	29 days
1998	18 days
1999	17 days
2000	38 days
2001	44 days
2002	65 days
2003	96 days
2004	18 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

62 years, 1924 to 2002

A day with at least 82.4 mm (3.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 265.2 mm (10.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Glen Cairn: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	82.4 mm (3.2 in)
5 years	123.9 mm (4.9 in)
10 years	154.1 mm (6.1 in)
25 years	195.7 mm (7.7 in)
50 years	229.3 mm (9.0 in)
100 years	265.2 mm (10.4 in)	Longer than the 62 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, 62 years of values from 1924 to 2002.

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: 247.7 mm (9.8 in) in 1954; 220.8 mm (8.7 in) in 1991; 210.0 mm (8.3 in) in 1989.

Download the Data

Data for Glen Cairn standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Glen Cairn 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 2026-10-13 (13 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).

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