Sandgate Post Office Weather Records (ASN00040242)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Sandgate Post Office (ASN00040242), Australia, with 121 years of record.

Key Facts for Sandgate Post Office

Sandgate Post Office (ASN00040242) is a weather station in Australia at -27.32 latitude and 153.07 longitude, 1 m (3 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1880 to 2000, 121 years of record.
1,454 records set at Sandgate Post Office still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Sandgate Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 37.4 mm (1.5 in) on 29 February 2000.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -27.32 latitude, 153.07 longitude.
Elevation: 1 m (3 ft).
Period of record: 1880 to 2000, 121 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 Sandgate 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 Sandgate Post Office, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	35.6 C (96.1 F)	15.6 C (60.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	32.3 C (90.1 F)	15.0 C (59.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	34.4 C (93.9 F)	10.4 C (50.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	35.5 C (95.9 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	29.5 C (85.1 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.4 C (34.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	25.5 C (77.9 F)	0.7 C (33.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	28.0 C (82.4 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	32.8 C (91.0 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	32.1 C (89.8 F)	8.0 C (46.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	35.6 C (96.1 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	37.2 C (99.0 F)	11.7 C (53.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,454 standing records

1,454 records at Sandgate Post Office still stand. 1969 holds the most, with 181.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Sandgate Post Office between 6 February 1931 and 6 February 1931. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 373.4 mm (14.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Sandgate Post Office. The most was 373.4 mm (14.7 in) on 6 February 1931.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Sandgate Post Office
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	287.0 mm (11.3 in)	26 January 1974
Feb	373.4 mm (14.7 in)	6 February 1931
Mar	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	13 March 1892
Apr	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	5 April 1933
May	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	2 May 1996
Jun	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	15 June 1948
Jul	197.4 mm (7.8 in)	20 July 1965
Aug	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	13 August 1887
Sep	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	2 September 1894
Oct	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	3 October 1927
Nov	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	1 November 1976
Dec	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	8 December 1970

Period of Record Coverage

1965 to 1976

12 years of record at Sandgate Post Office, 1965 to 1976. 12 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972 and others.

Days with data per year at Sandgate Post Office
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1965	168	46%	No
1966	160	44%	No
1967	177	48%	No
1968	154	42%	No
1969	267	73%	No
1970	100	27%	No
1971	193	53%	No
1972	176	48%	No
1973	195	53%	No
1974	190	52%	No
1975	195	53%	No
1976	63	17%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Sandgate Post Office
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 February 2000	Sandgate Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	103 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 1999	Sandgate Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	92 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1999	Sandgate Post Office, AU	daily rain	152.5 mm (6.0 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	102 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 November 1998	Sandgate Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	44 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 September 1998	Sandgate Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	63 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1998	Sandgate Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	1 year	17 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1997	Sandgate Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1997	Sandgate Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 1996	Sandgate Post Office, AU	daily rain	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	79 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 May 1996	Sandgate Post Office, AU	monthly rain	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1996	Sandgate Post Office, AU	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1996	Sandgate Post Office, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1995	Sandgate Post Office, AU	daily rain	104.5 mm (4.1 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	106 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1994	Sandgate Post Office, AU	daily rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	96 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1992	Sandgate Post Office, AU	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	93 years	67 of 100 (Major)
13 December 1991	Sandgate Post Office, AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 June 1991	Sandgate Post Office, AU	daily rain	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 June 1990	Sandgate Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	64 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1990	Sandgate Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	84 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1990	Sandgate Post Office, AU	daily rain	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	98 years	56 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1880 to 2000

Yearly extremes at Sandgate Post Office: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1973	33.7 C (92.7 F)	12
Coldest night (TNn)	0.7 C (33.3 F)	1965	3.2 C (37.7 F)	12
Wettest day (Rx1day)	373.4 mm (14.7 in)	1931	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	119
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	822.2 mm (32.4 in)	1893	155.1 mm (6.1 in)	119
Longest dry spell (CDD)	80 days	1953	31 days	119

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Sandgate Post Office, 1880 to 2000. The record is 37.2 C (99.0 F) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.7 C (92.7 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Sandgate Post Office by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1880	n/a
1881	n/a
1882	n/a
1883	n/a
1885	n/a
1887	n/a
1888	n/a
1889	n/a
1890	n/a
1891	n/a
1892	n/a
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1896	n/a
1897	n/a
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1900	n/a
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1966	33.4 C (92.1 F)
1967	30.1 C (86.2 F)
1968	33.1 C (91.6 F)
1969	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1970	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1971	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1972	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1973	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1974	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1975	31.9 C (89.4 F)
1976	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Sandgate Post Office, 1880 to 2000. The record is 0.7 C (33.3 F) in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 3.2 C (37.7 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Sandgate Post Office by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1880	n/a
1881	n/a
1882	n/a
1883	n/a
1885	n/a
1887	n/a
1888	n/a
1889	n/a
1890	n/a
1891	n/a
1892	n/a
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1896	n/a
1897	n/a
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1900	n/a
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	0.7 C (33.3 F)
1966	3.3 C (37.9 F)
1967	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1968	2.2 C (36.0 F)
1969	5.6 C (42.1 F)
1970	5.3 C (41.5 F)
1971	1.4 C (34.5 F)
1972	2.2 C (36.0 F)
1973	4.5 C (40.1 F)
1974	3.0 C (37.4 F)
1975	4.8 C (40.6 F)
1976	17.0 C (62.6 F)
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Sandgate Post Office, 1880 to 2000. The record is 373.4 mm (14.7 in) in 1931, marked on the chart; the median year is 97.8 mm (3.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Sandgate Post Office by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1880	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1881	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1882	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1883	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1885	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1887	255.3 mm (10.1 in)
1888	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1889	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1890	129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1891	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1892	199.9 mm (7.9 in)
1893	356.4 mm (14.0 in)
1894	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1895	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1896	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1897	125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1898	181.4 mm (7.1 in)
1899	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1900	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1901	113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1902	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1903	131.8 mm (5.2 in)
1904	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1905	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1906	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1907	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1908	147.1 mm (5.8 in)
1909	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1910	133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1911	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1912	117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1913	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1914	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1915	243.8 mm (9.6 in)
1916	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1917	114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1918	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1919	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1920	107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1921	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1922	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1923	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1924	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1925	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1926	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1927	177.8 mm (7.0 in)
1928	165.1 mm (6.5 in)
1929	137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1930	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1931	373.4 mm (14.7 in)
1932	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1933	167.6 mm (6.6 in)
1934	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1935	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1936	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1937	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1938	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1939	173.5 mm (6.8 in)
1940	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1941	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1942	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1943	127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1944	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1945	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1946	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1947	115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1948	209.6 mm (8.3 in)
1949	142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1950	160.8 mm (6.3 in)
1951	170.9 mm (6.7 in)
1952	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1953	147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1954	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1955	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1956	138.4 mm (5.4 in)
1957	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1958	121.7 mm (4.8 in)
1959	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1960	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1961	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1962	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1963	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1964	144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1965	197.4 mm (7.8 in)
1966	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1967	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1968	173.5 mm (6.8 in)
1969	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1970	159.5 mm (6.3 in)
1971	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1972	249.7 mm (9.8 in)
1973	141.7 mm (5.6 in)
1974	287.0 mm (11.3 in)
1975	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1976	158.0 mm (6.2 in)
1977	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1978	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
1979	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1980	159.8 mm (6.3 in)
1981	149.4 mm (5.9 in)
1982	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1983	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1984	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1985	111.6 mm (4.4 in)
1986	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1987	167.8 mm (6.6 in)
1988	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1989	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1990	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1991	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1992	140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1993	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1994	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1995	104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1996	181.6 mm (7.1 in)
1997	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1998	49.2 mm (1.9 in)
1999	152.5 mm (6.0 in)
2000	37.4 mm (1.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Sandgate Post Office, 1880 to 2000. The record is 822.2 mm (32.4 in) in 1893, marked on the chart; the median year is 155.1 mm (6.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Sandgate Post Office by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1880	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1881	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1882	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1883	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1885	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1887	343.2 mm (13.5 in)
1888	177.9 mm (7.0 in)
1889	203.2 mm (8.0 in)
1890	268.4 mm (10.6 in)
1891	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1892	307.3 mm (12.1 in)
1893	822.2 mm (32.4 in)
1894	222.5 mm (8.8 in)
1895	253.0 mm (10.0 in)
1896	201.7 mm (7.9 in)
1897	168.5 mm (6.6 in)
1898	445.3 mm (17.5 in)
1899	140.2 mm (5.5 in)
1900	126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1901	169.9 mm (6.7 in)
1902	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1903	181.6 mm (7.1 in)
1904	147.9 mm (5.8 in)
1905	163.1 mm (6.4 in)
1906	173.8 mm (6.8 in)
1907	152.9 mm (6.0 in)
1908	228.7 mm (9.0 in)
1909	187.5 mm (7.4 in)
1910	324.7 mm (12.8 in)
1911	114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1912	216.1 mm (8.5 in)
1913	141.5 mm (5.6 in)
1914	121.8 mm (4.8 in)
1915	251.4 mm (9.9 in)
1916	182.6 mm (7.2 in)
1917	156.7 mm (6.2 in)
1918	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1919	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1920	163.9 mm (6.5 in)
1921	189.0 mm (7.4 in)
1922	157.3 mm (6.2 in)
1923	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1924	131.6 mm (5.2 in)
1925	148.1 mm (5.8 in)
1926	153.7 mm (6.1 in)
1927	422.5 mm (16.6 in)
1928	339.6 mm (13.4 in)
1929	143.6 mm (5.7 in)
1930	155.1 mm (6.1 in)
1931	577.8 mm (22.7 in)
1932	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1933	257.5 mm (10.1 in)
1934	205.5 mm (8.1 in)
1935	162.3 mm (6.4 in)
1936	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1937	88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1938	262.4 mm (10.3 in)
1939	406.1 mm (16.0 in)
1940	153.1 mm (6.0 in)
1941	160.8 mm (6.3 in)
1942	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1943	236.4 mm (9.3 in)
1944	236.4 mm (9.3 in)
1945	176.3 mm (6.9 in)
1946	129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1947	204.8 mm (8.1 in)
1948	241.2 mm (9.5 in)
1949	187.4 mm (7.4 in)
1950	182.1 mm (7.2 in)
1951	198.6 mm (7.8 in)
1952	122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1953	270.3 mm (10.6 in)
1954	242.5 mm (9.5 in)
1955	63.1 mm (2.5 in)
1956	422.7 mm (16.6 in)
1957	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1958	127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1959	214.7 mm (8.5 in)
1960	92.9 mm (3.7 in)
1961	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1962	122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1963	221.8 mm (8.7 in)
1964	145.3 mm (5.7 in)
1965	229.2 mm (9.0 in)
1966	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1967	131.9 mm (5.2 in)
1968	356.4 mm (14.0 in)
1969	176.0 mm (6.9 in)
1970	401.8 mm (15.8 in)
1971	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1972	329.7 mm (13.0 in)
1973	217.8 mm (8.6 in)
1974	628.8 mm (24.8 in)
1975	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1976	188.2 mm (7.4 in)
1977	105.6 mm (4.2 in)
1978	49.2 mm (1.9 in)
1979	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
1980	328.8 mm (12.9 in)
1981	227.6 mm (9.0 in)
1982	131.0 mm (5.2 in)
1983	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1984	112.2 mm (4.4 in)
1985	111.6 mm (4.4 in)
1986	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1987	193.2 mm (7.6 in)
1988	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1989	27.8 mm (1.1 in)
1990	153.6 mm (6.0 in)
1991	145.6 mm (5.7 in)
1992	140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1993	124.4 mm (4.9 in)
1994	206.8 mm (8.1 in)
1995	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1996	121.5 mm (4.8 in)
1997	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1998	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1999	116.4 mm (4.6 in)
2000	40.4 mm (1.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Sandgate Post Office, 1880 to 2000. The record is 80 days in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 31 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Sandgate Post Office by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1880	31 days
1881	30 days
1882	28 days
1883	30 days
1885	31 days
1887	26 days
1888	38 days
1889	19 days
1890	36 days
1891	30 days
1892	21 days
1893	35 days
1894	35 days
1895	30 days
1896	24 days
1897	52 days
1898	31 days
1899	17 days
1900	17 days
1901	29 days
1902	61 days
1903	27 days
1904	38 days
1905	32 days
1906	48 days
1907	46 days
1908	54 days
1909	28 days
1910	33 days
1911	46 days
1912	25 days
1913	53 days
1914	34 days
1915	45 days
1916	24 days
1917	34 days
1918	30 days
1919	34 days
1920	20 days
1921	38 days
1922	34 days
1923	30 days
1924	25 days
1925	19 days
1926	45 days
1927	33 days
1928	30 days
1929	28 days
1930	17 days
1931	19 days
1932	23 days
1933	17 days
1934	20 days
1935	34 days
1936	34 days
1937	36 days
1938	20 days
1939	54 days
1940	43 days
1941	52 days
1942	19 days
1943	29 days
1944	39 days
1945	36 days
1946	44 days
1947	47 days
1948	35 days
1949	25 days
1950	19 days
1951	49 days
1952	33 days
1953	80 days
1954	20 days
1955	30 days
1956	38 days
1957	36 days
1958	34 days
1959	23 days
1960	32 days
1961	25 days
1962	31 days
1963	46 days
1964	36 days
1965	22 days
1966	24 days
1967	53 days
1968	27 days
1969	23 days
1970	38 days
1971	26 days
1972	31 days
1973	20 days
1974	52 days
1975	32 days
1976	33 days
1977	42 days
1978	29 days
1979	66 days
1980	45 days
1981	33 days
1982	44 days
1983	17 days
1984	21 days
1985	35 days
1986	26 days
1987	32 days
1988	23 days
1989	28 days
1990	28 days
1991	66 days
1992	48 days
1993	27 days
1994	34 days
1995	38 days
1996	27 days
1997	36 days
1998	17 days
1999	22 days
2000	14 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

87 years, 1887 to 1973

A day with at least 104.9 mm (4.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 342.3 mm (13.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Sandgate 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	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
5 years	153.2 mm (6.0 in)
10 years	190.5 mm (7.5 in)
25 years	244.7 mm (9.6 in)
50 years	290.9 mm (11.5 in)
100 years	342.3 mm (13.5 in)	Longer than the 87 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, 87 years of values from 1887 to 1973.

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: 373.4 mm (14.7 in) in 1931; 356.4 mm (14.0 in) in 1893; 255.3 mm (10.1 in) in 1887.

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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 2026-10-12 (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).