Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal) Weather Records (ASN00047017)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal) (ASN00047017), Australia, with 98 years of record.

Key Facts for Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal)

Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal) (ASN00047017) is a weather station in Australia at -34.08 latitude and 141.18 longitude, 40 m (131 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1882 to 1979, 98 years of record.
0 records set at Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal) set a daily record precipitation of 18.0 mm (0.7 in) on 26 May 1979.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -34.08 latitude, 141.18 longitude.
Elevation: 40 m (131 ft).
Period of record: 1882 to 1979, 98 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 Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal). 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 Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal), with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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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 Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal) between 21 February 1917 and 23 April 1974. Each dot is a new record.

When Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal) set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1917-02-21	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1939-02-26	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1974-04-23	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 85.0 mm (3.3 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 85.0 mm (3.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal). The most was 85.0 mm (3.3 in) on 23 April 1974.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22 January 1933
Feb	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	26 February 1939
Mar	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	24 March 1969
Apr	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	23 April 1974
May	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	11 May 1926
Jun	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 June 1912
Jul	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 July 1886
Aug	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 August 1973
Sep	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 September 1970
Oct	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	13 October 1892
Nov	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	9 November 1970
Dec	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	13 December 1975

Latest Records

Latest records at Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 1979	Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal), AU	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1979	Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1979	Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal), AU	daily rain	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	89 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1979	Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal), AU	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	68 of 100 (Major)
1 July 1978	Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal), AU	daily rain	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 1978	Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal), AU	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	61 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1977	Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1976	Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal), AU	daily rain	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1976	Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal), AU	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	11 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1976	Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal), AU	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1976	Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal), AU	daily rain	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1976	Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal), AU	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1976	Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal), AU	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	4 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 1975	Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal), AU	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1975	Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal), AU	monthly rain	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 November 1975	Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal), AU	daily rain	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1975	Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal), AU	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1975	Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal), AU	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	66 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1975	Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal), AU	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	57 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1975	Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal), AU	daily rain	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	69 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1882 to 1979

Yearly extremes at Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	1974	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	88
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	1974	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	88
Longest dry spell (CDD)	128 days	1897	48 days	88

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal), 1882 to 1979. The record is 85.0 mm (3.3 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 27.4 mm (1.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1882	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1883	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1884	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1885	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1886	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1887	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1888	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1889	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1890	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1891	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1892	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1893	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1894	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1895	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1896	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1897	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1898	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1899	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1900	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1901	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1902	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1903	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1904	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1905	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1906	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1907	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1908	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1909	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1910	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1911	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1912	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1913	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1914	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1915	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1916	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1917	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1918	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1919	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1920	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1921	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1922	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1923	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1924	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1925	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1926	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1927	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1928	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1929	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1930	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1931	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1932	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1933	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1934	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1935	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1936	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1937	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1938	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1939	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1940	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1941	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1942	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1943	8.9 mm (0.35 in)
1944	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1945	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1946	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1947	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1948	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1949	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1950	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1951	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1952	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1963	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1964	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1965	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1966	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1967	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1968	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1969	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1970	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1971	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1972	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1973	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1974	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1975	65.4 mm (2.6 in)
1976	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1977	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1978	21.2 mm (0.8 in)
1979	47.4 mm (1.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal), 1882 to 1979. The record is 125.0 mm (4.9 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.6 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1882	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1883	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1884	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1885	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1886	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1887	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1888	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1889	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1890	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1891	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1892	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1893	48.7 mm (1.9 in)
1894	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1895	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1896	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1897	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1898	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1899	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1900	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1901	22.3 mm (0.9 in)
1902	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1903	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1904	34.1 mm (1.3 in)
1905	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1906	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1907	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1908	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1909	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1910	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1911	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1912	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1913	46.4 mm (1.8 in)
1914	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1915	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1916	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1917	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1918	77.6 mm (3.1 in)
1919	38.8 mm (1.5 in)
1920	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1921	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1922	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1923	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1924	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1925	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1926	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1927	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1928	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1929	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1930	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1931	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1932	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1933	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1934	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1935	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1936	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1937	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1938	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1939	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1940	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1941	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1942	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1943	9.4 mm (0.37 in)
1944	13.6 mm (0.5 in)
1945	37.9 mm (1.5 in)
1946	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1947	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1948	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1949	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1950	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1951	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1952	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1963	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1964	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1965	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1966	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1967	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1968	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1969	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1970	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1971	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1972	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1973	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1974	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1975	82.4 mm (3.2 in)
1976	34.4 mm (1.4 in)
1977	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1978	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1979	61.0 mm (2.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal), 1882 to 1979. The record is 128 days in 1897, marked on the chart; the median year is 48 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1882	94 days
1883	39 days
1884	92 days
1885	34 days
1886	69 days
1887	25 days
1888	67 days
1889	46 days
1890	36 days
1891	62 days
1892	44 days
1893	83 days
1894	36 days
1895	73 days
1896	61 days
1897	128 days
1898	55 days
1899	55 days
1900	41 days
1901	43 days
1902	75 days
1903	34 days
1904	41 days
1905	49 days
1906	58 days
1907	61 days
1908	38 days
1909	30 days
1910	48 days
1911	49 days
1912	53 days
1913	48 days
1914	63 days
1915	67 days
1916	69 days
1917	27 days
1918	53 days
1919	39 days
1920	65 days
1921	44 days
1922	44 days
1923	125 days
1924	52 days
1925	49 days
1926	69 days
1927	55 days
1928	37 days
1929	46 days
1930	42 days
1931	28 days
1932	38 days
1933	40 days
1934	50 days
1935	63 days
1936	38 days
1937	50 days
1938	54 days
1939	39 days
1940	66 days
1941	35 days
1942	60 days
1943	38 days
1944	56 days
1945	47 days
1946	41 days
1947	28 days
1948	53 days
1949	80 days
1950	31 days
1951	48 days
1952	34 days
1963	38 days
1964	89 days
1965	60 days
1966	36 days
1967	66 days
1968	48 days
1969	31 days
1970	43 days
1971	44 days
1972	68 days
1973	26 days
1974	57 days
1975	34 days
1976	52 days
1977	47 days
1978	41 days
1979	52 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

80 years, 1882 to 1977

A day with at least 28.5 mm (1.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 87.0 mm (3.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
5 years	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
10 years	50.9 mm (2.0 in)
25 years	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
50 years	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
100 years	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	Longer than the 80 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, 80 years of values from 1882 to 1977.

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: 85.0 mm (3.3 in) in 1974; 78.7 mm (3.1 in) in 1939; 78.0 mm (3.1 in) in 1969.

Download the Data

Data for Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal) 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
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Apr	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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