Wollongong Post Office Weather Records (ASN00068069)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Wollongong Post Office (ASN00068069), Australia, with 133 years of record.

Key Facts for Wollongong Post Office

Wollongong Post Office (ASN00068069) is a weather station in Australia at -34.43 latitude and 150.88 longitude, 30 m (98 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1870 to 2002, 133 years of record.
0 records set at Wollongong Post Office still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Wollongong Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 21.0 mm (0.8 in) on 10 April 2002.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -34.43 latitude, 150.88 longitude.
Elevation: 30 m (98 ft).
Period of record: 1870 to 2002, 133 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 Wollongong 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 Wollongong Post Office, 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 Wollongong Post Office still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Wollongong Post Office between 24 March 1914 and 24 March 1914. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 317.5 mm (12.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Wollongong Post Office. The most was 317.5 mm (12.5 in) on 24 March 1914.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Wollongong Post Office
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	233.7 mm (9.2 in)	29 January 1918
Feb	279.4 mm (11.0 in)	26 February 1873
Mar	317.5 mm (12.5 in)	24 March 1914
Apr	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	5 April 1882
May	244.1 mm (9.6 in)	11 May 1925
Jun	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	23 June 1913
Jul	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	10 July 1904
Aug	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	2 August 1878
Sep	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	22 September 1889
Oct	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	19 October 1881
Nov	224.8 mm (8.9 in)	10 November 1917
Dec	216.4 mm (8.5 in)	30 December 1914

Latest Records

Latest records at Wollongong Post Office
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 April 2002	Wollongong Post Office, AU	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 2001	Wollongong Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	103 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1953	Wollongong Post Office, AU	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1953	Wollongong Post Office, AU	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1953	Wollongong Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	48 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1952	Wollongong Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	47 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1952	Wollongong Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1952	Wollongong Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	75 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 June 1952	Wollongong Post Office, AU	daily rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1952	Wollongong Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	48 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1952	Wollongong Post Office, AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	5 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 1952	Wollongong Post Office, AU	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1951	Wollongong Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 1951	Wollongong Post Office, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	74 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1951	Wollongong Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 1951	Wollongong Post Office, AU	daily rain	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	1 year	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 1950	Wollongong Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1950	Wollongong Post Office, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	49 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1950	Wollongong Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1950	Wollongong Post Office, AU	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1870 to 2002

Yearly extremes at Wollongong Post Office: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	317.5 mm (12.5 in)	1914	111.4 mm (4.4 in)	86
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	643.6 mm (25.3 in)	1914	182.1 mm (7.2 in)	86
Longest dry spell (CDD)	75 days	1918	27 days	86

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Wollongong Post Office, 1870 to 2002. The record is 317.5 mm (12.5 in) in 1914, marked on the chart; the median year is 111.4 mm (4.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Wollongong Post Office by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1870	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1871	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1872	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1873	279.4 mm (11.0 in)
1874	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1875	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1876	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1877	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1878	137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1879	146.8 mm (5.8 in)
1880	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1881	190.5 mm (7.5 in)
1882	254.0 mm (10.0 in)
1883	111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1884	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1885	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1886	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1887	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1888	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1889	162.6 mm (6.4 in)
1890	185.4 mm (7.3 in)
1891	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1892	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1893	144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1894	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1895	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1896	150.6 mm (5.9 in)
1897	113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1898	180.3 mm (7.1 in)
1899	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1900	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1901	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1902	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1903	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1904	205.7 mm (8.1 in)
1905	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1906	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1907	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1908	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1909	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1910	131.3 mm (5.2 in)
1911	204.2 mm (8.0 in)
1912	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1913	153.9 mm (6.1 in)
1914	317.5 mm (12.5 in)
1915	116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1916	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1917	224.8 mm (8.9 in)
1918	233.7 mm (9.2 in)
1919	205.0 mm (8.1 in)
1920	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1921	123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1923	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1924	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1925	244.1 mm (9.6 in)
1926	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1927	236.0 mm (9.3 in)
1928	144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1929	137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1930	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1931	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1932	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1933	135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1934	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1935	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1936	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1937	154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1938	122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1939	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1940	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1941	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1942	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1943	232.7 mm (9.2 in)
1944	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1945	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1946	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1947	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1948	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1949	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1950	147.1 mm (5.8 in)
1951	138.9 mm (5.5 in)
1952	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1953	176.8 mm (7.0 in)
2000	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
2001	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
2002	73.5 mm (2.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Wollongong Post Office, 1870 to 2002. The record is 643.6 mm (25.3 in) in 1914, marked on the chart; the median year is 182.1 mm (7.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Wollongong Post Office by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1870	157.0 mm (6.2 in)
1871	202.5 mm (8.0 in)
1872	100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1873	503.4 mm (19.8 in)
1874	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1875	161.3 mm (6.4 in)
1876	143.6 mm (5.7 in)
1877	282.0 mm (11.1 in)
1878	216.7 mm (8.5 in)
1879	235.4 mm (9.3 in)
1880	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1881	236.0 mm (9.3 in)
1882	502.9 mm (19.8 in)
1883	194.9 mm (7.7 in)
1884	275.6 mm (10.9 in)
1885	219.7 mm (8.6 in)
1886	111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1887	138.7 mm (5.5 in)
1888	126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1889	178.1 mm (7.0 in)
1890	313.2 mm (12.3 in)
1891	225.8 mm (8.9 in)
1892	154.0 mm (6.1 in)
1893	189.7 mm (7.5 in)
1894	131.7 mm (5.2 in)
1895	162.6 mm (6.4 in)
1896	218.9 mm (8.6 in)
1897	164.1 mm (6.5 in)
1898	321.5 mm (12.7 in)
1899	138.6 mm (5.5 in)
1900	289.1 mm (11.4 in)
1901	108.8 mm (4.3 in)
1902	93.6 mm (3.7 in)
1903	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1904	408.1 mm (16.1 in)
1905	202.1 mm (8.0 in)
1906	81.4 mm (3.2 in)
1907	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1908	252.9 mm (10.0 in)
1909	157.5 mm (6.2 in)
1910	266.2 mm (10.5 in)
1911	280.9 mm (11.1 in)
1912	146.8 mm (5.8 in)
1913	234.7 mm (9.2 in)
1914	643.6 mm (25.3 in)
1915	227.6 mm (9.0 in)
1916	204.6 mm (8.1 in)
1917	258.6 mm (10.2 in)
1918	353.8 mm (13.9 in)
1919	302.3 mm (11.9 in)
1920	309.9 mm (12.2 in)
1921	300.5 mm (11.8 in)
1923	141.9 mm (5.6 in)
1924	116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1925	507.8 mm (20.0 in)
1926	212.1 mm (8.4 in)
1927	611.7 mm (24.1 in)
1928	183.4 mm (7.2 in)
1929	180.6 mm (7.1 in)
1930	174.1 mm (6.9 in)
1931	196.8 mm (7.7 in)
1932	170.4 mm (6.7 in)
1933	193.4 mm (7.6 in)
1934	200.4 mm (7.9 in)
1935	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1936	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1937	271.2 mm (10.7 in)
1938	349.7 mm (13.8 in)
1939	127.2 mm (5.0 in)
1940	140.8 mm (5.5 in)
1941	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1942	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1943	403.2 mm (15.9 in)
1944	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1945	179.0 mm (7.0 in)
1946	132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1947	105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1948	151.4 mm (6.0 in)
1949	180.8 mm (7.1 in)
1950	184.7 mm (7.3 in)
1951	193.0 mm (7.6 in)
1952	133.8 mm (5.3 in)
1953	225.8 mm (8.9 in)
2000	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
2001	128.5 mm (5.1 in)
2002	177.0 mm (7.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Wollongong Post Office, 1870 to 2002. The record is 75 days in 1918, marked on the chart; the median year is 27 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Wollongong Post Office by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1870	25 days
1871	54 days
1872	42 days
1873	49 days
1874	14 days
1875	36 days
1876	36 days
1877	40 days
1878	39 days
1879	32 days
1880	38 days
1881	35 days
1882	57 days
1883	27 days
1884	20 days
1885	47 days
1886	29 days
1887	27 days
1888	38 days
1889	21 days
1890	21 days
1891	17 days
1892	17 days
1893	27 days
1894	28 days
1895	33 days
1896	26 days
1897	26 days
1898	32 days
1899	27 days
1900	33 days
1901	24 days
1902	28 days
1903	26 days
1904	35 days
1905	31 days
1906	23 days
1907	37 days
1908	20 days
1909	29 days
1910	22 days
1911	25 days
1912	16 days
1913	25 days
1914	25 days
1915	38 days
1916	20 days
1917	35 days
1918	75 days
1919	31 days
1920	35 days
1921	19 days
1923	25 days
1924	24 days
1925	35 days
1926	35 days
1927	35 days
1928	19 days
1929	26 days
1930	23 days
1931	25 days
1932	22 days
1933	18 days
1934	16 days
1935	21 days
1936	22 days
1937	16 days
1938	30 days
1939	28 days
1940	31 days
1941	23 days
1942	25 days
1943	23 days
1944	25 days
1945	22 days
1946	71 days
1947	31 days
1948	34 days
1949	17 days
1950	16 days
1951	53 days
1952	25 days
1953	16 days
2000	5 days
2001	22 days
2002	31 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

75 years, 1871 to 2001

A day with at least 107.0 mm (4.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 347.9 mm (13.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Wollongong 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	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
5 years	160.8 mm (6.3 in)
10 years	200.4 mm (7.9 in)
25 years	255.3 mm (10.1 in)
50 years	300.0 mm (11.8 in)
100 years	347.9 mm (13.7 in)	Longer than the 75 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, 75 years of values from 1871 to 2001.

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: 317.5 mm (12.5 in) in 1914; 279.4 mm (11.0 in) in 1873; 254.0 mm (10.0 in) in 1882.

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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 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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