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Gloucester Post Office Weather Records (ASN00060015)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Gloucester Post Office (ASN00060015), Australia, with 139 years of record.

Key Facts for Gloucester Post Office

  • Gloucester Post Office (ASN00060015) is a weather station in Australia at -32.01 latitude and 151.96 longitude, 105 m (344 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1888 to 2026, 139 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Gloucester Post Office still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Gloucester Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 52.0 mm (2.0 in) on 29 May 2026.

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -32.01 latitude, 151.96 longitude.
  • Elevation: 105 m (344 ft).
  • Period of record: 1888 to 2026, 139 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

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

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

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records
When Gloucester Post Office set new all-time records 3 all-time records were set at Gloucester Post Office between 8 February 1929 and 26 March 1946. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitation8 February 1929: Record daily precipitation 158.0 mm (6.2 in)9 February 1929: Record daily precipitation 158.2 mm (6.2 in)26 March 1946: Record daily precipitation 170.2 mm (6.7 in)1930193519401945
3 all-time records were set at Gloucester Post Office between 8 February 1929 and 26 March 1946. Each dot is a new record.
When Gloucester Post Office set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1929-02-08Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 158.0 mm (6.2 in)
1929-02-09Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 158.2 mm (6.2 in)
1946-03-26Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 170.2 mm (6.7 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 170.2 mm (6.7 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Gloucester Post Office The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Gloucester Post Office. The most was 170.2 mm (6.7 in) on 26 March 1946. 050100150200 Jan: 154.9 mm (6.1 in), 14 January 1891 Jan Feb: 158.2 mm (6.2 in), 9 February 1929 Feb Mar: 170.2 mm (6.7 in), 26 March 1946 Mar Apr: 108.0 mm (4.3 in), 1 April 1904 Apr May: 157.4 mm (6.2 in), 20 May 2025 May Jun: 112.6 mm (4.4 in), 4 June 1974 Jun Jul: 114.3 mm (4.5 in), 30 July 1934 Jul Aug: 109.2 mm (4.3 in), 31 August 1906 Aug Sep: 89.7 mm (3.5 in), 13 September 1922 Sep Oct: 121.4 mm (4.8 in), 20 October 2004 Oct Nov: 107.4 mm (4.2 in), 9 November 1917 Nov Dec: 112.4 mm (4.4 in), 11 December 2002 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Gloucester Post Office. The most was 170.2 mm (6.7 in) on 26 March 1946.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Gloucester Post Office
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan154.9 mm (6.1 in)14 January 1891
Feb158.2 mm (6.2 in)9 February 1929
Mar170.2 mm (6.7 in)26 March 1946
Apr108.0 mm (4.3 in)1 April 1904
May157.4 mm (6.2 in)20 May 2025
Jun112.6 mm (4.4 in)4 June 1974
Jul114.3 mm (4.5 in)30 July 1934
Aug109.2 mm (4.3 in)31 August 1906
Sep89.7 mm (3.5 in)13 September 1922
Oct121.4 mm (4.8 in)20 October 2004
Nov107.4 mm (4.2 in)9 November 1917
Dec112.4 mm (4.4 in)11 December 2002

Latest Records

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Latest records at Gloucester Post Office
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
29 May 2026Gloucester Post Office, AUdaily rain52.0 mm (2.0 in)3.2 mm (0.13 in)107 years42 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2026Gloucester Post Office, AUdaily rain76.8 mm (3.0 in)6.9 mm (0.27 in)135 years44 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2025Gloucester Post Office, AUdaily rain26.4 mm (1.0 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)52 years27 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 2025Gloucester Post Office, AUdaily rain20.4 mm (0.8 in)10.6 mm (0.4 in)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 2025Gloucester Post Office, AUdaily rain75.0 mm (3.0 in)6.8 mm (0.27 in)8 years17 of 100 (Routine)
1 July 2025Gloucester Post Office, AUdaily rain22.4 mm (0.9 in)9.6 mm (0.38 in)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 2025Gloucester Post Office, AUdaily rain113.8 mm (4.5 in)81.8 mm (3.2 in)44 years63 of 100 (Major)
21 May 2025Gloucester Post Office, AUdaily rain92.8 mm (3.7 in)67.4 mm (2.7 in)16 years54 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 2025Gloucester Post Office, AUmonthly rain157.4 mm (6.2 in)5.0 mm (0.20 in)135 years53 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2025Gloucester Post Office, AUdaily rain53.4 mm (2.1 in)19.2 mm (0.8 in)36 years36 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2025Gloucester Post Office, AUdaily rain30.2 mm (1.2 in)9.6 mm (0.38 in)62 years35 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 2024Gloucester Post Office, AUdaily rain31.4 mm (1.2 in)6.0 mm (0.24 in)89 years41 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 2024Gloucester Post Office, AUdaily rain37.8 mm (1.5 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)114 years43 of 100 (Notable)
1 June 2024Gloucester Post Office, AUdaily rain33.6 mm (1.3 in)4.4 mm (0.17 in)77 years36 of 100 (Notable)
28 November 2023Gloucester Post Office, AUdaily rain53.0 mm (2.1 in)16.9 mm (0.7 in)96 years51 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2023Gloucester Post Office, AUdaily rain42.4 mm (1.7 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)13 years14 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 2023Gloucester Post Office, AUdaily rain34.0 mm (1.3 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)129 years42 of 100 (Notable)
30 January 2023Gloucester Post Office, AUdaily rain39.2 mm (1.5 in)8.7 mm (0.34 in)123 years45 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2022Gloucester Post Office, AUdaily rain34.0 mm (1.3 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)68 years32 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 2022Gloucester Post Office, AUdaily rain27.2 mm (1.1 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)88 years36 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1888 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Gloucester Post Office: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)170.2 mm (6.7 in)194678.7 mm (3.1 in)139
Wettest five days (Rx5day)551.4 mm (21.7 in)1929118.4 mm (4.7 in)139
Longest dry spell (CDD)115 days190726 days139

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Gloucester Post Office by year The wettest day of the year at Gloucester Post Office, 1888 to 2026. The record is 170.2 mm (6.7 in) in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 78.7 mm (3.1 in). 0501001502001900192019401960198020002020Record: 170.2 mm (6.7 in) in 1946
The wettest day of the year at Gloucester Post Office, 1888 to 2026. The record is 170.2 mm (6.7 in) in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 78.7 mm (3.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Gloucester Post Office by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
188887.9 mm (3.5 in)
1889152.4 mm (6.0 in)
189095.5 mm (3.8 in)
1891154.9 mm (6.1 in)
189279.5 mm (3.1 in)
189375.2 mm (3.0 in)
189438.1 mm (1.5 in)
1895136.4 mm (5.4 in)
189676.2 mm (3.0 in)
1897111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1898103.9 mm (4.1 in)
189987.6 mm (3.4 in)
190061.0 mm (2.4 in)
190187.6 mm (3.4 in)
1902114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1903106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1904108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1905104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1906109.2 mm (4.3 in)
190766.0 mm (2.6 in)
190882.6 mm (3.3 in)
190987.6 mm (3.4 in)
191074.4 mm (2.9 in)
191187.1 mm (3.4 in)
191273.9 mm (2.9 in)
1913116.1 mm (4.6 in)
191491.4 mm (3.6 in)
191583.8 mm (3.3 in)
191674.9 mm (2.9 in)
1917107.4 mm (4.2 in)
191846.5 mm (1.8 in)
191953.8 mm (2.1 in)
192081.3 mm (3.2 in)
1921108.0 mm (4.3 in)
192294.0 mm (3.7 in)
192336.8 mm (1.4 in)
192493.5 mm (3.7 in)
192574.9 mm (2.9 in)
192658.4 mm (2.3 in)
192783.1 mm (3.3 in)
1928101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1929158.2 mm (6.2 in)
193078.7 mm (3.1 in)
1931102.9 mm (4.1 in)
193297.3 mm (3.8 in)
193373.4 mm (2.9 in)
1934114.3 mm (4.5 in)
193563.5 mm (2.5 in)
193655.9 mm (2.2 in)
193767.3 mm (2.6 in)
193886.4 mm (3.4 in)
193996.0 mm (3.8 in)
194084.6 mm (3.3 in)
194150.8 mm (2.0 in)
194283.8 mm (3.3 in)
194348.0 mm (1.9 in)
194438.1 mm (1.5 in)
194568.6 mm (2.7 in)
1946170.2 mm (6.7 in)
194790.9 mm (3.6 in)
194864.8 mm (2.6 in)
1949105.4 mm (4.1 in)
195071.6 mm (2.8 in)
1951113.3 mm (4.5 in)
195252.8 mm (2.1 in)
195399.8 mm (3.9 in)
195448.3 mm (1.9 in)
195571.4 mm (2.8 in)
1956115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1957107.2 mm (4.2 in)
195851.1 mm (2.0 in)
1959114.3 mm (4.5 in)
196036.8 mm (1.4 in)
196181.5 mm (3.2 in)
196294.2 mm (3.7 in)
1963154.2 mm (6.1 in)
196440.6 mm (1.6 in)
196546.2 mm (1.8 in)
196650.8 mm (2.0 in)
196787.6 mm (3.4 in)
1968141.7 mm (5.6 in)
196996.5 mm (3.8 in)
197067.1 mm (2.6 in)
197183.8 mm (3.3 in)
197289.2 mm (3.5 in)
197395.8 mm (3.8 in)
1974112.6 mm (4.4 in)
197542.6 mm (1.7 in)
197667.2 mm (2.6 in)
197776.2 mm (3.0 in)
197843.6 mm (1.7 in)
197994.0 mm (3.7 in)
198058.0 mm (2.3 in)
198175.8 mm (3.0 in)
198287.2 mm (3.4 in)
198343.2 mm (1.7 in)
198490.4 mm (3.6 in)
198567.0 mm (2.6 in)
198678.0 mm (3.1 in)
198764.4 mm (2.5 in)
198871.4 mm (2.8 in)
198941.6 mm (1.6 in)
199053.8 mm (2.1 in)
199163.4 mm (2.5 in)
199237.6 mm (1.5 in)
199336.0 mm (1.4 in)
199447.4 mm (1.9 in)
199569.8 mm (2.7 in)
199668.6 mm (2.7 in)
199759.8 mm (2.4 in)
199864.2 mm (2.5 in)
199977.6 mm (3.1 in)
2000102.8 mm (4.0 in)
200196.2 mm (3.8 in)
2002112.4 mm (4.4 in)
200393.8 mm (3.7 in)
2004121.4 mm (4.8 in)
200591.2 mm (3.6 in)
200629.8 mm (1.2 in)
200774.6 mm (2.9 in)
200852.2 mm (2.1 in)
200977.2 mm (3.0 in)
201053.6 mm (2.1 in)
201177.4 mm (3.0 in)
201267.6 mm (2.7 in)
201330.0 mm (1.2 in)
201465.4 mm (2.6 in)
201543.4 mm (1.7 in)
201668.2 mm (2.7 in)
2017105.2 mm (4.1 in)
201889.2 mm (3.5 in)
201918.2 mm (0.7 in)
2020116.2 mm (4.6 in)
2021127.2 mm (5.0 in)
202294.2 mm (3.7 in)
202353.0 mm (2.1 in)
202447.8 mm (1.9 in)
2025157.4 mm (6.2 in)
202676.8 mm (3.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Gloucester Post Office by year The wettest five days of the year at Gloucester Post Office, 1888 to 2026. The record is 551.4 mm (21.7 in) in 1929, marked on the chart; the median year is 118.4 mm (4.7 in). 02004006001900192019401960198020002020Record: 551.4 mm (21.7 in) in 1929
The wettest five days of the year at Gloucester Post Office, 1888 to 2026. The record is 551.4 mm (21.7 in) in 1929, marked on the chart; the median year is 118.4 mm (4.7 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Gloucester Post Office by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1888113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1889204.0 mm (8.0 in)
1890216.9 mm (8.5 in)
1891185.3 mm (7.3 in)
1892195.6 mm (7.7 in)
1893169.5 mm (6.7 in)
189447.7 mm (1.9 in)
1895212.3 mm (8.4 in)
1896114.4 mm (4.5 in)
1897240.0 mm (9.4 in)
1898177.1 mm (7.0 in)
1899152.3 mm (6.0 in)
190091.5 mm (3.6 in)
1901104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1902143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1903145.2 mm (5.7 in)
1904178.7 mm (7.0 in)
1905130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1906163.8 mm (6.4 in)
1907106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1908215.8 mm (8.5 in)
1909163.8 mm (6.4 in)
1910111.4 mm (4.4 in)
1911143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1912139.5 mm (5.5 in)
1913239.3 mm (9.4 in)
1914139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1915192.5 mm (7.6 in)
1916142.3 mm (5.6 in)
1917154.6 mm (6.1 in)
191884.6 mm (3.3 in)
1919142.7 mm (5.6 in)
1920105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1921181.6 mm (7.1 in)
1922149.6 mm (5.9 in)
192353.4 mm (2.1 in)
192499.3 mm (3.9 in)
192595.8 mm (3.8 in)
1926118.3 mm (4.7 in)
1927131.6 mm (5.2 in)
1928177.9 mm (7.0 in)
1929551.4 mm (21.7 in)
1930206.4 mm (8.1 in)
1931278.1 mm (10.9 in)
1932118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1933110.8 mm (4.4 in)
1934151.6 mm (6.0 in)
1935115.3 mm (4.5 in)
193683.8 mm (3.3 in)
1937112.2 mm (4.4 in)
1938170.5 mm (6.7 in)
1939218.5 mm (8.6 in)
1940127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1941101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1942229.9 mm (9.1 in)
194390.9 mm (3.6 in)
194486.9 mm (3.4 in)
1945100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1946259.8 mm (10.2 in)
1947228.9 mm (9.0 in)
194893.2 mm (3.7 in)
1949131.8 mm (5.2 in)
1950150.9 mm (5.9 in)
1951243.6 mm (9.6 in)
1952106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1953170.5 mm (6.7 in)
195471.7 mm (2.8 in)
1955166.3 mm (6.5 in)
1956244.8 mm (9.6 in)
1957127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1958121.7 mm (4.8 in)
1959127.0 mm (5.0 in)
196096.5 mm (3.8 in)
196198.2 mm (3.9 in)
1962144.5 mm (5.7 in)
1963253.7 mm (10.0 in)
196454.3 mm (2.1 in)
196555.3 mm (2.2 in)
196672.9 mm (2.9 in)
1967112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1968307.1 mm (12.1 in)
1969171.6 mm (6.8 in)
1970109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1971186.6 mm (7.3 in)
1972146.6 mm (5.8 in)
1973176.1 mm (6.9 in)
1974156.8 mm (6.2 in)
197595.6 mm (3.8 in)
1976180.8 mm (7.1 in)
1977138.2 mm (5.4 in)
197859.6 mm (2.3 in)
1979127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1980127.4 mm (5.0 in)
1981111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1982133.8 mm (5.3 in)
198374.6 mm (2.9 in)
198456.7 mm (2.2 in)
1985139.4 mm (5.5 in)
1986105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1987107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1988101.2 mm (4.0 in)
198937.6 mm (1.5 in)
199074.9 mm (2.9 in)
199172.5 mm (2.9 in)
199281.8 mm (3.2 in)
199358.4 mm (2.3 in)
199421.6 mm (0.9 in)
199524.0 mm (0.9 in)
199680.8 mm (3.2 in)
199743.6 mm (1.7 in)
199894.6 mm (3.7 in)
1999141.8 mm (5.6 in)
2000153.4 mm (6.0 in)
200171.6 mm (2.8 in)
2002117.2 mm (4.6 in)
2003115.6 mm (4.6 in)
2004206.0 mm (8.1 in)
200576.0 mm (3.0 in)
200638.2 mm (1.5 in)
200763.0 mm (2.5 in)
200857.4 mm (2.3 in)
200993.8 mm (3.7 in)
201070.2 mm (2.8 in)
2011149.2 mm (5.9 in)
201249.2 mm (1.9 in)
201333.2 mm (1.3 in)
201485.4 mm (3.4 in)
201592.0 mm (3.6 in)
201685.4 mm (3.4 in)
2017107.0 mm (4.2 in)
2018105.8 mm (4.2 in)
201930.2 mm (1.2 in)
2020233.2 mm (9.2 in)
2021317.4 mm (12.5 in)
2022166.0 mm (6.5 in)
202380.4 mm (3.2 in)
202481.8 mm (3.2 in)
2025391.0 mm (15.4 in)
202677.2 mm (3.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Gloucester Post Office by year The longest dry spell of the year at Gloucester Post Office, 1888 to 2026. The record is 115 days in 1907, marked on the chart; the median year is 26 days. 0501001501900192019401960198020002020Record: 115 days in 1907
The longest dry spell of the year at Gloucester Post Office, 1888 to 2026. The record is 115 days in 1907, marked on the chart; the median year is 26 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Gloucester Post Office by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
188828 days
188926 days
189031 days
189118 days
189240 days
189312 days
189421 days
189571 days
189623 days
189725 days
189824 days
189923 days
190032 days
190123 days
190240 days
190337 days
190450 days
190542 days
190647 days
1907115 days
190821 days
190923 days
191022 days
191120 days
191218 days
191326 days
191421 days
191526 days
191621 days
191730 days
191841 days
191926 days
192026 days
192121 days
192264 days
192330 days
192423 days
192534 days
192628 days
192729 days
192828 days
192927 days
193025 days
193118 days
193222 days
193323 days
193434 days
193534 days
193636 days
193715 days
193827 days
193935 days
194034 days
194137 days
194237 days
194340 days
194434 days
194535 days
194669 days
194727 days
194834 days
194929 days
195015 days
195126 days
195220 days
195347 days
195434 days
195539 days
195621 days
195746 days
195829 days
195915 days
196032 days
196119 days
196228 days
196321 days
196441 days
196519 days
196637 days
196726 days
196840 days
196921 days
197045 days
197125 days
197250 days
197320 days
197434 days
197533 days
197618 days
197735 days
197818 days
197934 days
198041 days
198130 days
198228 days
198319 days
198425 days
198526 days
198628 days
198722 days
198830 days
198922 days
199014 days
199122 days
199216 days
199322 days
199429 days
199542 days
199619 days
199728 days
199817 days
199912 days
200017 days
200142 days
200241 days
200324 days
200423 days
200540 days
200620 days
200736 days
200819 days
200932 days
201021 days
201116 days
201224 days
201335 days
201418 days
201528 days
201624 days
201720 days
201827 days
201928 days
202026 days
202122 days
202227 days
202321 days
202417 days
202525 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

90 years, 1890 to 2023

A day with at least 84.2 mm (3.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 161.6 mm (6.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Gloucester Post Office: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years84.2 mm (3.3 in)
5 years110.2 mm (4.3 in)
10 years125.0 mm (4.9 in)
25 years141.4 mm (5.6 in)
50 years152.1 mm (6.0 in)
100 years161.6 mm (6.4 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 1890 to 2023.

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: 170.2 mm (6.7 in) in 1946; 158.2 mm (6.2 in) in 1929; 154.9 mm (6.1 in) in 1891.

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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 (2026-10-12).