Paterson Post Office Weather Records (ASN00061096)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Paterson Post Office (ASN00061096), Australia, with 125 years of record.

Key Facts for Paterson Post Office

Paterson Post Office (ASN00061096) is a weather station in Australia at -32.60 latitude and 151.62 longitude, 21 m (69 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1901 to 2025, 125 years of record.
0 records set at Paterson Post Office still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Paterson Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 36.4 mm (1.4 in) on 16 January 2025.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -32.60 latitude, 151.62 longitude.
Elevation: 21 m (69 ft).
Period of record: 1901 to 2025, 125 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 Paterson 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 Paterson Post Office, with 2026 drawn through them
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
May	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jun	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Paterson Post Office still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Paterson Post Office between 18 November 2013 and 21 April 2015. Each dot is a new record.

When Paterson Post Office set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
2013-11-18	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 214.6 mm (8.4 in)
2015-04-21	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 236.8 mm (9.3 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 236.8 mm (9.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Paterson Post Office. The most was 236.8 mm (9.3 in) on 21 April 2015.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Paterson Post Office
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	20 January 1971
Feb	187.7 mm (7.4 in)	24 February 1908
Mar	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	9 March 1913
Apr	236.8 mm (9.3 in)	21 April 2015
May	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	15 May 1913
Jun	191.5 mm (7.5 in)	18 June 1949
Jul	148.4 mm (5.8 in)	4 July 2022
Aug	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	6 August 1952
Sep	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	11 September 1929
Oct	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	2 October 1916
Nov	214.6 mm (8.4 in)	18 November 2013
Dec	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	10 December 1920

Latest Records

Latest records at Paterson Post Office
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 2025	Paterson Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 June 2024	Paterson Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 2024	Paterson Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	38 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 2022	Paterson Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	75 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 July 2022	Paterson Post Office, AU	monthly rain	148.4 mm (5.8 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	99 years	73 of 100 (Major)
8 April 2022	Paterson Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	108 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 2021	Paterson Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	112 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 November 2021	Paterson Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	71 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 2021	Paterson Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	96 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2021	Paterson Post Office, AU	daily rain	112.2 mm (4.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	108 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 2021	Paterson Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	105 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2020	Paterson Post Office, AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	81 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2020	Paterson Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	16 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 2020	Paterson Post Office, AU	daily rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 November 2019	Paterson Post Office, AU	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	4 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 2019	Paterson Post Office, AU	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 March 2019	Paterson Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	114 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 November 2018	Paterson Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	72 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 2018	Paterson Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	115 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 2018	Paterson Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	101 years	62 of 100 (Major)

Extremes by Year

1901 to 2025

Yearly extremes at Paterson Post Office: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	236.8 mm (9.3 in)	2015	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	125
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	475.6 mm (18.7 in)	2015	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	125
Longest dry spell (CDD)	52 days	2005	26 days	125

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Paterson Post Office, 1901 to 2025. The record is 236.8 mm (9.3 in) in 2015, marked on the chart; the median year is 83.8 mm (3.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Paterson Post Office by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1901	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1902	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1903	143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1904	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1905	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1906	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1907	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1908	187.7 mm (7.4 in)
1909	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1910	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1911	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1912	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1913	129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1914	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1915	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1916	163.8 mm (6.4 in)
1917	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1918	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1919	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1920	200.7 mm (7.9 in)
1921	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1922	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1923	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1924	129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1925	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1926	167.9 mm (6.6 in)
1927	167.6 mm (6.6 in)
1928	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1929	158.0 mm (6.2 in)
1930	168.9 mm (6.6 in)
1931	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1932	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1933	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1934	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1935	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1936	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1937	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1938	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1939	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1940	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1941	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1942	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1943	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1944	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1945	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1946	144.3 mm (5.7 in)
1947	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1948	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1949	191.5 mm (7.5 in)
1950	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1951	147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1952	117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1953	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1954	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1955	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1956	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1957	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1958	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1959	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1960	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1961	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1962	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1963	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1964	134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1965	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1966	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1967	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1968	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1969	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1970	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1971	170.2 mm (6.7 in)
1972	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1973	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1974	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1975	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1976	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1977	117.0 mm (4.6 in)
1978	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1979	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1980	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1981	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1982	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1983	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1984	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1985	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1986	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1987	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1988	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1989	55.8 mm (2.2 in)
1990	181.0 mm (7.1 in)
1991	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1992	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1993	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1994	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1995	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1996	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1997	38.8 mm (1.5 in)
1998	49.2 mm (1.9 in)
1999	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
2000	96.2 mm (3.8 in)
2001	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
2002	130.6 mm (5.1 in)
2003	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
2004	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
2005	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
2006	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
2007	118.0 mm (4.6 in)
2008	86.8 mm (3.4 in)
2009	180.0 mm (7.1 in)
2010	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
2011	115.2 mm (4.5 in)
2012	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
2013	214.6 mm (8.4 in)
2014	71.8 mm (2.8 in)
2015	236.8 mm (9.3 in)
2016	167.6 mm (6.6 in)
2017	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
2018	98.2 mm (3.9 in)
2019	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
2020	118.6 mm (4.7 in)
2021	112.2 mm (4.4 in)
2022	148.4 mm (5.8 in)
2023	55.2 mm (2.2 in)
2024	52.4 mm (2.1 in)
2025	48.0 mm (1.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Paterson Post Office, 1901 to 2025. The record is 475.6 mm (18.7 in) in 2015, marked on the chart; the median year is 134.9 mm (5.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Paterson Post Office by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1901	131.3 mm (5.2 in)
1902	108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1903	208.1 mm (8.2 in)
1904	211.9 mm (8.3 in)
1905	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1906	134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1907	115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1908	279.5 mm (11.0 in)
1909	188.6 mm (7.4 in)
1910	119.2 mm (4.7 in)
1911	140.7 mm (5.5 in)
1912	171.3 mm (6.7 in)
1913	215.9 mm (8.5 in)
1914	222.2 mm (8.7 in)
1915	261.2 mm (10.3 in)
1916	198.9 mm (7.8 in)
1917	148.4 mm (5.8 in)
1918	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1919	87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1920	310.8 mm (12.2 in)
1921	208.5 mm (8.2 in)
1922	169.9 mm (6.7 in)
1923	134.4 mm (5.3 in)
1924	187.4 mm (7.4 in)
1925	89.6 mm (3.5 in)
1926	238.8 mm (9.4 in)
1927	283.2 mm (11.1 in)
1928	134.8 mm (5.3 in)
1929	201.2 mm (7.9 in)
1930	433.6 mm (17.1 in)
1931	306.8 mm (12.1 in)
1932	137.1 mm (5.4 in)
1933	136.2 mm (5.4 in)
1934	172.0 mm (6.8 in)
1935	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1936	134.2 mm (5.3 in)
1937	135.6 mm (5.3 in)
1938	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1939	199.5 mm (7.9 in)
1940	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1941	81.7 mm (3.2 in)
1942	232.7 mm (9.2 in)
1943	143.9 mm (5.7 in)
1944	155.4 mm (6.1 in)
1945	206.8 mm (8.1 in)
1946	352.2 mm (13.9 in)
1947	98.2 mm (3.9 in)
1948	88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1949	268.0 mm (10.6 in)
1950	246.4 mm (9.7 in)
1951	333.5 mm (13.1 in)
1952	231.7 mm (9.1 in)
1953	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1954	161.2 mm (6.3 in)
1955	186.8 mm (7.4 in)
1956	176.3 mm (6.9 in)
1957	105.5 mm (4.2 in)
1958	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1959	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1960	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1961	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1962	110.8 mm (4.4 in)
1963	188.3 mm (7.4 in)
1964	228.3 mm (9.0 in)
1965	127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1966	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1967	171.7 mm (6.8 in)
1968	263.6 mm (10.4 in)
1969	154.2 mm (6.1 in)
1970	175.0 mm (6.9 in)
1971	380.8 mm (15.0 in)
1972	196.9 mm (7.8 in)
1973	156.7 mm (6.2 in)
1974	170.0 mm (6.7 in)
1975	121.0 mm (4.8 in)
1976	126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1977	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1978	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1979	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1980	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1981	116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1982	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1983	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1984	179.6 mm (7.1 in)
1985	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1986	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1987	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1988	93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1989	55.8 mm (2.2 in)
1990	395.2 mm (15.6 in)
1991	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1992	132.4 mm (5.2 in)
1993	48.4 mm (1.9 in)
1994	93.6 mm (3.7 in)
1995	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1996	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1997	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1998	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1999	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
2000	153.3 mm (6.0 in)
2001	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
2002	155.8 mm (6.1 in)
2003	53.2 mm (2.1 in)
2004	149.4 mm (5.9 in)
2005	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
2006	131.4 mm (5.2 in)
2007	135.4 mm (5.3 in)
2008	114.6 mm (4.5 in)
2009	256.6 mm (10.1 in)
2010	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
2011	198.8 mm (7.8 in)
2012	115.2 mm (4.5 in)
2013	310.4 mm (12.2 in)
2014	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
2015	475.6 mm (18.7 in)
2016	313.4 mm (12.3 in)
2017	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
2018	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
2019	80.6 mm (3.2 in)
2020	209.6 mm (8.3 in)
2021	199.4 mm (7.9 in)
2022	282.8 mm (11.1 in)
2023	81.4 mm (3.2 in)
2024	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
2025	171.4 mm (6.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Paterson Post Office, 1901 to 2025. The record is 52 days in 2005, marked on the chart; the median year is 26 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Paterson Post Office by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1901	31 days
1902	28 days
1903	38 days
1904	44 days
1905	25 days
1906	38 days
1907	21 days
1908	32 days
1909	19 days
1910	36 days
1911	31 days
1912	17 days
1913	34 days
1914	31 days
1915	38 days
1916	21 days
1917	21 days
1918	42 days
1919	22 days
1920	29 days
1921	19 days
1922	37 days
1923	34 days
1924	25 days
1925	41 days
1926	33 days
1927	43 days
1928	37 days
1929	27 days
1930	42 days
1931	18 days
1932	24 days
1933	20 days
1934	22 days
1935	20 days
1936	27 days
1937	28 days
1938	29 days
1939	32 days
1940	30 days
1941	30 days
1942	26 days
1943	24 days
1944	26 days
1945	25 days
1946	45 days
1947	28 days
1948	29 days
1949	20 days
1950	14 days
1951	26 days
1952	27 days
1953	30 days
1954	33 days
1955	18 days
1956	30 days
1957	46 days
1958	29 days
1959	20 days
1960	18 days
1961	39 days
1962	23 days
1963	24 days
1964	24 days
1965	44 days
1966	27 days
1967	20 days
1968	48 days
1969	22 days
1970	46 days
1971	23 days
1972	30 days
1973	11 days
1974	23 days
1975	29 days
1976	21 days
1977	19 days
1978	22 days
1979	20 days
1980	37 days
1981	29 days
1982	27 days
1983	17 days
1984	15 days
1985	29 days
1986	29 days
1987	17 days
1988	29 days
1989	21 days
1990	14 days
1991	22 days
1992	16 days
1993	13 days
1994	26 days
1995	49 days
1996	21 days
1997	19 days
1998	12 days
1999	18 days
2000	17 days
2001	16 days
2002	35 days
2003	35 days
2004	46 days
2005	52 days
2006	18 days
2007	31 days
2008	16 days
2009	15 days
2010	15 days
2011	16 days
2012	21 days
2013	36 days
2014	20 days
2015	21 days
2016	32 days
2017	22 days
2018	33 days
2019	28 days
2020	22 days
2021	16 days
2022	14 days
2023	18 days
2024	16 days
2025	10 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, 1902 to 2024

A day with at least 93.8 mm (3.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 250.0 mm (9.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Paterson 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	93.8 mm (3.7 in)
5 years	133.5 mm (5.3 in)
10 years	160.6 mm (6.3 in)
25 years	195.8 mm (7.7 in)
50 years	222.7 mm (8.8 in)
100 years	250.0 mm (9.8 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 1902 to 2024.

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: 236.8 mm (9.3 in) in 2015; 214.6 mm (8.4 in) in 2013; 200.7 mm (7.9 in) in 1920.

Download the Data

Data for Paterson Post Office standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Paterson Post Office 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
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Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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