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Kingscliff (Marine Parade) Weather Records (ASN00058137)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Kingscliff (Marine Parade) (ASN00058137), Australia, with 58 years of record.

Key Facts for Kingscliff (Marine Parade)

  • Kingscliff (Marine Parade) (ASN00058137) is a weather station in Australia at -28.26 latitude and 153.58 longitude, 5 m (16 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1969 to 2026, 58 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Kingscliff (Marine Parade) still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Kingscliff (Marine Parade) set a daily record precipitation of 27.0 mm (1.1 in) on 16 August 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -28.26 latitude, 153.58 longitude.
  • Elevation: 5 m (16 ft).
  • Period of record: 1969 to 2026, 58 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

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Daily record high and record low at Kingscliff (Marine Parade), with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Kingscliff (Marine Parade). 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 Kingscliff (Marine Parade). 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 Kingscliff (Marine Parade), with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

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Standing records at Kingscliff (Marine Parade) by the year they were set 0 records at Kingscliff (Marine Parade) still stand. 00000000000
0 records at Kingscliff (Marine Parade) still stand.
Standing records at Kingscliff (Marine Parade) by the year they were set
Year setStanding records

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 383.8 mm (15.1 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Kingscliff (Marine Parade) The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kingscliff (Marine Parade). The most was 383.8 mm (15.1 in) on 11 March 1974. 0100200300400 Jan: 186.8 mm (7.4 in), 26 January 1974 Jan Feb: 295.0 mm (11.6 in), 9 February 2020 Feb Mar: 383.8 mm (15.1 in), 11 March 1974 Mar Apr: 234.0 mm (9.2 in), 22 April 1974 Apr May: 133.4 mm (5.3 in), 10 May 1987 May Jun: 240.8 mm (9.5 in), 5 June 2016 Jun Jul: 164.0 mm (6.5 in), 9 July 1985 Jul Aug: 126.0 mm (5.0 in), 22 August 2025 Aug Sep: 93.2 mm (3.7 in), 22 September 1982 Sep Oct: 211.6 mm (8.3 in), 28 October 1972 Oct Nov: 242.4 mm (9.5 in), 1 November 1984 Nov Dec: 228.6 mm (9.0 in), 28 December 2014 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kingscliff (Marine Parade). The most was 383.8 mm (15.1 in) on 11 March 1974.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Kingscliff (Marine Parade)
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan186.8 mm (7.4 in)26 January 1974
Feb295.0 mm (11.6 in)9 February 2020
Mar383.8 mm (15.1 in)11 March 1974
Apr234.0 mm (9.2 in)22 April 1974
May133.4 mm (5.3 in)10 May 1987
Jun240.8 mm (9.5 in)5 June 2016
Jul164.0 mm (6.5 in)9 July 1985
Aug126.0 mm (5.0 in)22 August 2025
Sep93.2 mm (3.7 in)22 September 1982
Oct211.6 mm (8.3 in)28 October 1972
Nov242.4 mm (9.5 in)1 November 1984
Dec228.6 mm (9.0 in)28 December 2014

Latest Records

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Latest records at Kingscliff (Marine Parade)
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
16 August 2026Kingscliff (Marine Parade), AUdaily rain (Provisional)27.0 mm (1.1 in)11.8 mm (0.5 in)3 years13 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 2026Kingscliff (Marine Parade), AUdaily rain34.0 mm (1.3 in)21.9 mm (0.9 in)23 years23 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 2026Kingscliff (Marine Parade), AUdaily rain22.6 mm (0.9 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)55 years20 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 2026Kingscliff (Marine Parade), AUdaily rain82.2 mm (3.2 in)28.0 mm (1.1 in)48 years34 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 2026Kingscliff (Marine Parade), AUdaily rain (Tie)34.6 mm (1.4 in)tie41 years4 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 2025Kingscliff (Marine Parade), AUdaily rain17.4 mm (0.7 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)48 years19 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 2025Kingscliff (Marine Parade), AUdaily rain57.0 mm (2.2 in)30.6 mm (1.2 in)4 years19 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 2025Kingscliff (Marine Parade), AUmonthly rain126.0 mm (5.0 in)31.6 mm (1.2 in)1 year38 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2025Kingscliff (Marine Parade), AUdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)10 years9 of 100 (Routine)
30 June 2025Kingscliff (Marine Parade), AUdaily rain75.6 mm (3.0 in)53.6 mm (2.1 in)24 years34 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 2025Kingscliff (Marine Parade), AUdaily rain78.8 mm (3.1 in)46.8 mm (1.8 in)28 years39 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 2025Kingscliff (Marine Parade), AUdaily rain130.6 mm (5.1 in)46.6 mm (1.8 in)51 years34 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 2025Kingscliff (Marine Parade), AUdaily rain127.6 mm (5.0 in)35.6 mm (1.4 in)40 years27 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 2025Kingscliff (Marine Parade), AUdaily rain71.0 mm (2.8 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)46 years19 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 2025Kingscliff (Marine Parade), AUdaily rain40.8 mm (1.6 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)23 years11 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 2024Kingscliff (Marine Parade), AUdaily rain76.6 mm (3.0 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)28 years15 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 2024Kingscliff (Marine Parade), AUdaily rain33.2 mm (1.3 in)8.2 mm (0.32 in)22 years14 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 2024Kingscliff (Marine Parade), AUdaily rain110.6 mm (4.4 in)46.4 mm (1.8 in)3 years25 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 2024Kingscliff (Marine Parade), AUdaily rain105.2 mm (4.1 in)42.7 mm (1.7 in)51 years39 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 2024Kingscliff (Marine Parade), AUdaily rain38.0 mm (1.5 in)12.0 mm (0.5 in)35 years20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1969 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Kingscliff (Marine Parade): the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)383.8 mm (15.1 in)1974127.8 mm (5.0 in)53
Wettest five days (Rx5day)595.0 mm (23.4 in)1974238.4 mm (9.4 in)53
Longest dry spell (CDD)68 days200225 days53

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kingscliff (Marine Parade) by year The wettest day of the year at Kingscliff (Marine Parade), 1969 to 2026. The record is 383.8 mm (15.1 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 127.8 mm (5.0 in). 0100200300400197019801990200020102020Record: 383.8 mm (15.1 in) in 1974
The wettest day of the year at Kingscliff (Marine Parade), 1969 to 2026. The record is 383.8 mm (15.1 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 127.8 mm (5.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kingscliff (Marine Parade) by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
1969120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1970127.8 mm (5.0 in)
197197.3 mm (3.8 in)
1972211.6 mm (8.3 in)
1973179.1 mm (7.1 in)
1974383.8 mm (15.1 in)
1975216.6 mm (8.5 in)
1976245.0 mm (9.6 in)
1977228.0 mm (9.0 in)
1978181.5 mm (7.1 in)
1979135.2 mm (5.3 in)
1980123.0 mm (4.8 in)
198192.4 mm (3.6 in)
198293.2 mm (3.7 in)
1983138.0 mm (5.4 in)
1984242.4 mm (9.5 in)
1985164.0 mm (6.5 in)
198671.0 mm (2.8 in)
1987258.6 mm (10.2 in)
1988134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1989141.0 mm (5.6 in)
199214.6 mm (0.6 in)
1993124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1994115.4 mm (4.5 in)
199581.0 mm (3.2 in)
199675.0 mm (3.0 in)
199760.0 mm (2.4 in)
199897.0 mm (3.8 in)
1999110.0 mm (4.3 in)
2000126.0 mm (5.0 in)
2001180.0 mm (7.1 in)
200262.0 mm (2.4 in)
2003137.0 mm (5.4 in)
2004141.0 mm (5.6 in)
200566.0 mm (2.6 in)
2006180.0 mm (7.1 in)
200757.4 mm (2.3 in)
200897.0 mm (3.8 in)
2012157.2 mm (6.2 in)
2013112.6 mm (4.4 in)
2014228.6 mm (9.0 in)
201592.8 mm (3.7 in)
2016240.8 mm (9.5 in)
2017186.6 mm (7.3 in)
201886.2 mm (3.4 in)
201977.2 mm (3.0 in)
2020295.0 mm (11.6 in)
2021108.4 mm (4.3 in)
2022260.0 mm (10.2 in)
2023118.6 mm (4.7 in)
2024168.0 mm (6.6 in)
2025130.6 mm (5.1 in)
2026115.8 mm (4.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kingscliff (Marine Parade) by year The wettest five days of the year at Kingscliff (Marine Parade), 1969 to 2026. The record is 595.0 mm (23.4 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 238.4 mm (9.4 in). 0200400600197019801990200020102020Record: 595.0 mm (23.4 in) in 1974
The wettest five days of the year at Kingscliff (Marine Parade), 1969 to 2026. The record is 595.0 mm (23.4 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 238.4 mm (9.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kingscliff (Marine Parade) by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1969278.9 mm (11.0 in)
1970209.9 mm (8.3 in)
1971201.1 mm (7.9 in)
1972382.3 mm (15.1 in)
1973389.4 mm (15.3 in)
1974595.0 mm (23.4 in)
1975335.6 mm (13.2 in)
1976259.6 mm (10.2 in)
1977160.8 mm (6.3 in)
1978419.9 mm (16.5 in)
1979230.2 mm (9.1 in)
1980313.0 mm (12.3 in)
1981133.8 mm (5.3 in)
1982151.0 mm (5.9 in)
1983352.0 mm (13.9 in)
1984483.9 mm (19.1 in)
1985267.2 mm (10.5 in)
1986127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1987545.4 mm (21.5 in)
1988259.8 mm (10.2 in)
1989230.2 mm (9.1 in)
199219.9 mm (0.8 in)
1993162.9 mm (6.4 in)
1994214.2 mm (8.4 in)
1995172.7 mm (6.8 in)
1996137.0 mm (5.4 in)
1997138.0 mm (5.4 in)
1998184.0 mm (7.2 in)
1999297.0 mm (11.7 in)
2000157.0 mm (6.2 in)
2001275.0 mm (10.8 in)
200297.0 mm (3.8 in)
2003252.0 mm (9.9 in)
2004282.0 mm (11.1 in)
2005126.0 mm (5.0 in)
2006318.6 mm (12.5 in)
2007156.8 mm (6.2 in)
2008186.0 mm (7.3 in)
2012352.2 mm (13.9 in)
2013295.0 mm (11.6 in)
2014238.4 mm (9.4 in)
2015253.2 mm (10.0 in)
2016353.6 mm (13.9 in)
2017210.8 mm (8.3 in)
2018209.2 mm (8.2 in)
2019198.0 mm (7.8 in)
2020559.2 mm (22.0 in)
2021270.0 mm (10.6 in)
2022362.2 mm (14.3 in)
2023174.6 mm (6.9 in)
2024197.6 mm (7.8 in)
2025461.8 mm (18.2 in)
2026179.8 mm (7.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kingscliff (Marine Parade) by year The longest dry spell of the year at Kingscliff (Marine Parade), 1969 to 2026. The record is 68 days in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 25 days. 020406080197019801990200020102020Record: 68 days in 2002
The longest dry spell of the year at Kingscliff (Marine Parade), 1969 to 2026. The record is 68 days in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 25 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kingscliff (Marine Parade) by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
196919 days
197027 days
197125 days
197231 days
197314 days
197444 days
197523 days
197630 days
197727 days
197828 days
197923 days
198039 days
198130 days
198231 days
198321 days
198422 days
198535 days
198620 days
198733 days
198815 days
198934 days
19925 days
199324 days
199422 days
199534 days
199635 days
199722 days
199814 days
199921 days
200042 days
200118 days
200268 days
200338 days
200431 days
200530 days
200622 days
200724 days
200820 days
201230 days
201329 days
201420 days
201515 days
201623 days
201737 days
201825 days
201928 days
202029 days
202121 days
202222 days
202325 days
202422 days
202521 days
202616 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

45 years, 1970 to 2025

A day with at least 137.8 mm (5.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 391.3 mm (15.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Kingscliff (Marine Parade): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years137.8 mm (5.4 in)
5 years200.4 mm (7.9 in)
10 years243.8 mm (9.6 in)
25 years301.2 mm (11.9 in)
50 years345.6 mm (13.6 in)Longer than the 45 years of record
100 years391.3 mm (15.4 in)Longer than the 45 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, 45 years of values from 1970 to 2025.

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: 383.8 mm (15.1 in) in 1974; 295.0 mm (11.6 in) in 2020; 260.0 mm (10.2 in) in 2022.

Download the Data

  • Data for Kingscliff (Marine Parade) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Kingscliff (Marine Parade) 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 . Last revised (2026-10-14).