Cataract Dam Weather Records (ASN00068016)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cataract Dam (ASN00068016), Australia, with 110 years of record.

Key Facts for Cataract Dam

Cataract Dam (ASN00068016) is a weather station in Australia at -34.26 latitude and 150.81 longitude, 340 m (1,115 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1904 to 2013, 110 years of record.
0 records set at Cataract Dam still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Cataract Dam set a daily record precipitation of 100.6 mm (4.0 in) on 29 January 2013.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -34.26 latitude, 150.81 longitude.
Elevation: 340 m (1,115 ft).
Period of record: 1904 to 2013, 110 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 Cataract Dam. 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 Cataract Dam, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Cataract Dam still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Cataract Dam between 22 February 1954 and 20 March 1978. Each dot is a new record.

When Cataract Dam set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1954-02-22	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 266.7 mm (10.5 in)
1978-03-20	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 294.9 mm (11.6 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 294.9 mm (11.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cataract Dam. The most was 294.9 mm (11.6 in) on 20 March 1978.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Cataract Dam
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	243.3 mm (9.6 in)	23 January 1933
Feb	266.7 mm (10.5 in)	22 February 1954
Mar	294.9 mm (11.6 in)	20 March 1978
Apr	223.8 mm (8.8 in)	30 April 1988
May	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	18 May 1995
Jun	217.0 mm (8.5 in)	21 June 1975
Jul	246.4 mm (9.7 in)	10 July 1904
Aug	283.0 mm (11.1 in)	6 August 1986
Sep	116.4 mm (4.6 in)	25 September 1995
Oct	219.2 mm (8.6 in)	15 October 1942
Nov	188.5 mm (7.4 in)	19 November 1961
Dec	164.8 mm (6.5 in)	9 December 1970

Latest Records

Latest records at Cataract Dam
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 January 2013	Cataract Dam, AU	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2013	Cataract Dam, AU	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	54 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 2009	Cataract Dam, AU	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	24 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 2009	Cataract Dam, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	104 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2009	Cataract Dam, AU	daily rain	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	74 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2007	Cataract Dam, AU	daily rain	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 2007	Cataract Dam, AU	daily rain	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	92 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 June 2007	Cataract Dam, AU	daily rain	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2007	Cataract Dam, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	76 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2007	Cataract Dam, AU	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	0 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 2007	Cataract Dam, AU	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	60 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 September 2006	Cataract Dam, AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	73 years	70 of 100 (Major)
7 September 2006	Cataract Dam, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	39 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 2006	Cataract Dam, AU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	83 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2005	Cataract Dam, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 2005	Cataract Dam, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	84 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2004	Cataract Dam, AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	84 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2004	Cataract Dam, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	63 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 2004	Cataract Dam, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	48 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 2003	Cataract Dam, AU	daily rain	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	58 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1904 to 2013

Yearly extremes at Cataract Dam: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	294.9 mm (11.6 in)	1978	101.2 mm (4.0 in)	106
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	597.9 mm (23.5 in)	1964	187.8 mm (7.4 in)	106
Longest dry spell (CDD)	47 days	1946	26 days	106

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Cataract Dam, 1904 to 2013. The record is 294.9 mm (11.6 in) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 101.2 mm (4.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cataract Dam by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1904	246.4 mm (9.7 in)
1905	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1906	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1910	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1911	115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1912	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1913	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1914	144.3 mm (5.7 in)
1915	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1916	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1917	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1918	130.6 mm (5.1 in)
1919	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1920	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1921	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1922	176.5 mm (6.9 in)
1923	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1924	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1925	163.8 mm (6.4 in)
1926	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1927	178.3 mm (7.0 in)
1928	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1929	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1930	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1931	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1932	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1933	243.3 mm (9.6 in)
1934	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1935	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1936	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1937	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1938	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1939	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1940	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1941	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1942	219.2 mm (8.6 in)
1943	153.9 mm (6.1 in)
1944	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1945	152.9 mm (6.0 in)
1946	126.2 mm (5.0 in)
1947	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1948	122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1949	148.3 mm (5.8 in)
1950	129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1951	150.9 mm (5.9 in)
1952	154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1953	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1954	266.7 mm (10.5 in)
1955	116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1956	201.2 mm (7.9 in)
1957	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1958	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1959	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1960	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1961	188.5 mm (7.4 in)
1962	108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1963	190.5 mm (7.5 in)
1964	210.8 mm (8.3 in)
1965	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1966	120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1967	149.9 mm (5.9 in)
1968	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1969	149.1 mm (5.9 in)
1970	164.8 mm (6.5 in)
1971	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1972	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1973	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1974	154.4 mm (6.1 in)
1975	217.0 mm (8.5 in)
1976	67.2 mm (2.6 in)
1977	88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1978	294.9 mm (11.6 in)
1979	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1980	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1981	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1982	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1983	96.6 mm (3.8 in)
1984	98.2 mm (3.9 in)
1985	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1986	283.0 mm (11.1 in)
1987	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1988	223.8 mm (8.8 in)
1989	62.6 mm (2.5 in)
1990	140.6 mm (5.5 in)
1991	174.0 mm (6.9 in)
1992	154.8 mm (6.1 in)
1993	47.6 mm (1.9 in)
1994	45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1995	206.0 mm (8.1 in)
1996	150.0 mm (5.9 in)
1997	116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1998	169.0 mm (6.7 in)
1999	132.0 mm (5.2 in)
2000	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
2001	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
2002	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
2003	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
2004	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
2005	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
2006	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
2007	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
2008	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
2009	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
2010	14.8 mm (0.6 in)
2011	10.6 mm (0.4 in)
2013	100.6 mm (4.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Cataract Dam, 1904 to 2013. The record is 597.9 mm (23.5 in) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 187.8 mm (7.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cataract Dam by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1904	509.8 mm (20.1 in)
1905	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1906	174.0 mm (6.9 in)
1910	236.5 mm (9.3 in)
1911	177.3 mm (7.0 in)
1912	203.8 mm (8.0 in)
1913	187.0 mm (7.4 in)
1914	295.0 mm (11.6 in)
1915	133.1 mm (5.2 in)
1916	260.1 mm (10.2 in)
1917	138.4 mm (5.4 in)
1918	187.1 mm (7.4 in)
1919	160.1 mm (6.3 in)
1920	190.4 mm (7.5 in)
1921	146.1 mm (5.8 in)
1922	341.6 mm (13.4 in)
1923	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1924	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1925	338.0 mm (13.3 in)
1926	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1927	424.2 mm (16.7 in)
1928	160.6 mm (6.3 in)
1929	222.8 mm (8.8 in)
1930	155.7 mm (6.1 in)
1931	146.6 mm (5.8 in)
1932	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1933	300.7 mm (11.8 in)
1934	193.9 mm (7.6 in)
1935	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1936	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1937	152.7 mm (6.0 in)
1938	282.6 mm (11.1 in)
1939	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1940	141.3 mm (5.6 in)
1941	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1942	521.2 mm (20.5 in)
1943	495.1 mm (19.5 in)
1944	95.7 mm (3.8 in)
1945	414.6 mm (16.3 in)
1946	245.1 mm (9.6 in)
1947	172.7 mm (6.8 in)
1948	188.5 mm (7.4 in)
1949	428.9 mm (16.9 in)
1950	278.7 mm (11.0 in)
1951	433.1 mm (17.1 in)
1952	270.8 mm (10.7 in)
1953	173.8 mm (6.8 in)
1954	319.6 mm (12.6 in)
1955	192.8 mm (7.6 in)
1956	335.5 mm (13.2 in)
1957	173.0 mm (6.8 in)
1958	215.4 mm (8.5 in)
1959	148.9 mm (5.9 in)
1960	136.6 mm (5.4 in)
1961	381.6 mm (15.0 in)
1962	189.4 mm (7.5 in)
1963	274.3 mm (10.8 in)
1964	597.9 mm (23.5 in)
1965	136.6 mm (5.4 in)
1966	157.0 mm (6.2 in)
1967	209.3 mm (8.2 in)
1968	119.3 mm (4.7 in)
1969	259.4 mm (10.2 in)
1970	240.6 mm (9.5 in)
1971	134.1 mm (5.3 in)
1972	234.9 mm (9.2 in)
1973	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1974	257.0 mm (10.1 in)
1975	343.2 mm (13.5 in)
1976	192.6 mm (7.6 in)
1977	182.2 mm (7.2 in)
1978	522.7 mm (20.6 in)
1979	109.6 mm (4.3 in)
1980	99.2 mm (3.9 in)
1981	229.2 mm (9.0 in)
1982	164.6 mm (6.5 in)
1983	191.6 mm (7.5 in)
1984	336.8 mm (13.3 in)
1985	193.2 mm (7.6 in)
1986	575.2 mm (22.6 in)
1987	206.8 mm (8.1 in)
1988	478.1 mm (18.8 in)
1989	143.0 mm (5.6 in)
1990	306.8 mm (12.1 in)
1991	391.0 mm (15.4 in)
1992	260.2 mm (10.2 in)
1993	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1994	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1995	250.2 mm (9.9 in)
1996	210.8 mm (8.3 in)
1997	134.8 mm (5.3 in)
1998	316.0 mm (12.4 in)
1999	177.6 mm (7.0 in)
2000	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
2001	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
2002	175.8 mm (6.9 in)
2003	191.6 mm (7.5 in)
2004	156.6 mm (6.2 in)
2005	121.6 mm (4.8 in)
2006	182.6 mm (7.2 in)
2007	235.4 mm (9.3 in)
2008	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
2009	147.6 mm (5.8 in)
2010	18.2 mm (0.7 in)
2011	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
2013	157.2 mm (6.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Cataract Dam, 1904 to 2013. The record is 47 days in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 26 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cataract Dam by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1904	35 days
1905	26 days
1906	35 days
1910	24 days
1911	22 days
1912	21 days
1913	43 days
1914	25 days
1915	42 days
1916	26 days
1917	37 days
1918	41 days
1919	30 days
1920	29 days
1921	21 days
1922	30 days
1923	31 days
1924	25 days
1925	29 days
1926	20 days
1927	38 days
1928	31 days
1929	34 days
1930	40 days
1931	20 days
1932	26 days
1933	26 days
1934	19 days
1935	31 days
1936	23 days
1937	18 days
1938	29 days
1939	34 days
1940	30 days
1941	24 days
1942	25 days
1943	23 days
1944	44 days
1945	26 days
1946	47 days
1947	26 days
1948	26 days
1949	24 days
1950	14 days
1951	18 days
1952	23 days
1953	38 days
1954	33 days
1955	21 days
1956	20 days
1957	28 days
1958	38 days
1959	20 days
1960	29 days
1961	18 days
1962	41 days
1963	22 days
1964	18 days
1965	30 days
1966	19 days
1967	25 days
1968	40 days
1969	24 days
1970	40 days
1971	29 days
1972	35 days
1973	29 days
1974	36 days
1975	33 days
1976	31 days
1977	42 days
1978	25 days
1979	26 days
1980	33 days
1981	27 days
1982	41 days
1983	25 days
1984	25 days
1985	35 days
1986	23 days
1987	22 days
1988	42 days
1989	26 days
1990	14 days
1991	23 days
1992	18 days
1993	25 days
1994	36 days
1995	40 days
1996	20 days
1997	22 days
1998	15 days
1999	23 days
2000	18 days
2001	24 days
2002	37 days
2003	30 days
2004	28 days
2005	37 days
2006	34 days
2007	24 days
2008	31 days
2009	24 days
2010	10 days
2011	8 days
2013	13 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

98 years, 1904 to 2006

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 323.2 mm (12.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Cataract Dam: 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	156.2 mm (6.1 in)
10 years	192.8 mm (7.6 in)
25 years	242.5 mm (9.5 in)
50 years	281.8 mm (11.1 in)
100 years	323.2 mm (12.7 in)	Longer than the 98 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, 98 years of values from 1904 to 2006.

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: 294.9 mm (11.6 in) in 1978; 283.0 mm (11.1 in) in 1986; 266.7 mm (10.5 in) in 1954.

Download the Data

Data for Cataract Dam standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Cataract Dam 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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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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