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Cathcart (Old Post Office) Weather Records (ASN00070106)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cathcart (Old Post Office) (ASN00070106), Australia, with 128 years of record.

Key Facts for Cathcart (Old Post Office)

  • Cathcart (Old Post Office) (ASN00070106) is a weather station in Australia at -36.84 latitude and 149.39 longitude, 803 m (2,635 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1899 to 2026, 128 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Cathcart (Old Post Office) still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Cathcart (Old Post Office) set a daily record precipitation of 51.6 mm (2.0 in) on 23 May 2025.

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -36.84 latitude, 149.39 longitude.
  • Elevation: 803 m (2,635 ft).
  • Period of record: 1899 to 2026, 128 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

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

0 standing records
Standing records at Cathcart (Old Post Office) by the year they were set 0 records at Cathcart (Old Post Office) still stand. 00000000000
0 records at Cathcart (Old Post Office) still stand.
Standing records at Cathcart (Old Post Office) by the year they were set
Year setStanding records

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records
When Cathcart (Old Post Office) set new all-time records 2 all-time records were set at Cathcart (Old Post Office) between 8 January 1934 and 22 June 1975. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitation8 January 1934: Record daily precipitation 207.3 mm (8.2 in)22 June 1975: Record daily precipitation 216.4 mm (8.5 in)1940195019601970
2 all-time records were set at Cathcart (Old Post Office) between 8 January 1934 and 22 June 1975. Each dot is a new record.
When Cathcart (Old Post Office) set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1934-01-08Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 207.3 mm (8.2 in)
1975-06-22Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 216.4 mm (8.5 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 216.4 mm (8.5 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Cathcart (Old Post Office) The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cathcart (Old Post Office). The most was 216.4 mm (8.5 in) on 22 June 1975. 0100200300 Jan: 207.3 mm (8.2 in), 8 January 1934 Jan Feb: 184.2 mm (7.3 in), 27 February 1919 Feb Mar: 189.2 mm (7.4 in), 21 March 1978 Mar Apr: 127.0 mm (5.0 in), 9 April 1945 Apr May: 162.8 mm (6.4 in), 12 May 1925 May Jun: 216.4 mm (8.5 in), 22 June 1975 Jun Jul: 191.0 mm (7.5 in), 27 July 1922 Jul Aug: 152.7 mm (6.0 in), 25 August 1964 Aug Sep: 103.4 mm (4.1 in), 12 September 1915 Sep Oct: 97.2 mm (3.8 in), 16 October 1976 Oct Nov: 166.9 mm (6.6 in), 5 November 1973 Nov Dec: 109.2 mm (4.3 in), 10 December 1970 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cathcart (Old Post Office). The most was 216.4 mm (8.5 in) on 22 June 1975.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Cathcart (Old Post Office)
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan207.3 mm (8.2 in)8 January 1934
Feb184.2 mm (7.3 in)27 February 1919
Mar189.2 mm (7.4 in)21 March 1978
Apr127.0 mm (5.0 in)9 April 1945
May162.8 mm (6.4 in)12 May 1925
Jun216.4 mm (8.5 in)22 June 1975
Jul191.0 mm (7.5 in)27 July 1922
Aug152.7 mm (6.0 in)25 August 1964
Sep103.4 mm (4.1 in)12 September 1915
Oct97.2 mm (3.8 in)16 October 1976
Nov166.9 mm (6.6 in)5 November 1973
Dec109.2 mm (4.3 in)10 December 1970

Latest Records

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Latest records at Cathcart (Old Post Office)
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
23 May 2025Cathcart (Old Post Office), AUdaily rain51.6 mm (2.0 in)22.6 mm (0.9 in)44 years37 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 2025Cathcart (Old Post Office), AUdaily rain71.0 mm (2.8 in)11.1 mm (0.4 in)60 years36 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2025Cathcart (Old Post Office), AUdaily rain50.0 mm (2.0 in)34.4 mm (1.4 in)34 years41 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2025Cathcart (Old Post Office), AUdaily rain16.0 mm (0.6 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)33 years19 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 2025Cathcart (Old Post Office), AUdaily rain78.0 mm (3.1 in)40.9 mm (1.6 in)87 years62 of 100 (Major)
11 May 2024Cathcart (Old Post Office), AUdaily rain34.0 mm (1.3 in)6.0 mm (0.24 in)44 years26 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 2024Cathcart (Old Post Office), AUdaily rain48.0 mm (1.9 in)8.6 mm (0.34 in)98 years45 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 2023Cathcart (Old Post Office), AUdaily rain16.0 mm (0.6 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)120 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 2023Cathcart (Old Post Office), AUdaily rain25.0 mm (1.0 in)1.6 mm (0.06 in)17 years16 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 2023Cathcart (Old Post Office), AUdaily rain54.0 mm (2.1 in)20.0 mm (0.8 in)22 years32 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 2023Cathcart (Old Post Office), AUdaily rain95.0 mm (3.7 in)65.5 mm (2.6 in)60 years68 of 100 (Major)
18 January 2023Cathcart (Old Post Office), AUdaily rain31.0 mm (1.2 in)15.5 mm (0.6 in)60 years38 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 2022Cathcart (Old Post Office), AUdaily rain70.0 mm (2.8 in)7.0 mm (0.28 in)101 years46 of 100 (Notable)
9 October 2022Cathcart (Old Post Office), AUdaily rain (Tie)17.0 mm (0.7 in)tie47 years6 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 2022Cathcart (Old Post Office), AUdaily rain32.0 mm (1.3 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)105 years40 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2022Cathcart (Old Post Office), AUdaily rain22.0 mm (0.9 in)4.2 mm (0.17 in)51 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 2021Cathcart (Old Post Office), AUdaily rain37.0 mm (1.5 in)11.8 mm (0.5 in)44 years33 of 100 (Routine)
11 June 2021Cathcart (Old Post Office), AUdaily rain23.0 mm (0.9 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)15 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 2021Cathcart (Old Post Office), AUdaily rain58.0 mm (2.3 in)14.1 mm (0.6 in)94 years47 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2021Cathcart (Old Post Office), AUdaily rain56.0 mm (2.2 in)36.4 mm (1.4 in)85 years59 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1899 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Cathcart (Old Post Office): the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)216.4 mm (8.5 in)197575.2 mm (3.0 in)118
Wettest five days (Rx5day)486.2 mm (19.1 in)1922134.5 mm (5.3 in)118
Longest dry spell (CDD)55 days196024 days118

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cathcart (Old Post Office) by year The wettest day of the year at Cathcart (Old Post Office), 1899 to 2026. The record is 216.4 mm (8.5 in) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 75.2 mm (3.0 in). 0501001502002501900192019401960198020002020Record: 216.4 mm (8.5 in) in 1975
The wettest day of the year at Cathcart (Old Post Office), 1899 to 2026. The record is 216.4 mm (8.5 in) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 75.2 mm (3.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cathcart (Old Post Office) by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
189955.4 mm (2.2 in)
190095.8 mm (3.8 in)
1901104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1902107.4 mm (4.2 in)
190316.5 mm (0.6 in)
190447.2 mm (1.9 in)
190547.8 mm (1.9 in)
190661.0 mm (2.4 in)
190750.8 mm (2.0 in)
190874.2 mm (2.9 in)
1909137.2 mm (5.4 in)
191050.8 mm (2.0 in)
1911148.6 mm (5.9 in)
191276.2 mm (3.0 in)
1913120.7 mm (4.8 in)
191473.9 mm (2.9 in)
1915103.4 mm (4.1 in)
191690.2 mm (3.6 in)
191755.9 mm (2.2 in)
1918104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1919184.2 mm (7.3 in)
192078.7 mm (3.1 in)
192154.6 mm (2.1 in)
1922191.0 mm (7.5 in)
192378.7 mm (3.1 in)
1924105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1925162.8 mm (6.4 in)
192641.7 mm (1.6 in)
192766.3 mm (2.6 in)
192895.0 mm (3.7 in)
1929132.1 mm (5.2 in)
193073.7 mm (2.9 in)
193145.7 mm (1.8 in)
193267.3 mm (2.6 in)
1933117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1934207.3 mm (8.2 in)
193563.8 mm (2.5 in)
1936105.4 mm (4.1 in)
193758.4 mm (2.3 in)
193861.0 mm (2.4 in)
193981.3 mm (3.2 in)
194044.5 mm (1.8 in)
194133.0 mm (1.3 in)
194263.5 mm (2.5 in)
194356.6 mm (2.2 in)
1944145.5 mm (5.7 in)
1945127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1956108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1957104.1 mm (4.1 in)
195861.2 mm (2.4 in)
1959104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1960119.4 mm (4.7 in)
196188.9 mm (3.5 in)
196281.3 mm (3.2 in)
196389.4 mm (3.5 in)
1964152.7 mm (6.0 in)
196545.0 mm (1.8 in)
1966100.6 mm (4.0 in)
196779.5 mm (3.1 in)
196852.8 mm (2.1 in)
1969105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1970109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1971149.9 mm (5.9 in)
197234.3 mm (1.4 in)
1973166.9 mm (6.6 in)
197466.6 mm (2.6 in)
1975216.4 mm (8.5 in)
197697.2 mm (3.8 in)
197733.4 mm (1.3 in)
1978189.2 mm (7.4 in)
1979110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1980114.4 mm (4.5 in)
198192.0 mm (3.6 in)
198242.8 mm (1.7 in)
1983160.4 mm (6.3 in)
198460.4 mm (2.4 in)
198586.0 mm (3.4 in)
198651.2 mm (2.0 in)
198748.8 mm (1.9 in)
1988133.2 mm (5.2 in)
198946.8 mm (1.8 in)
199090.0 mm (3.5 in)
1991152.4 mm (6.0 in)
199249.6 mm (2.0 in)
199331.4 mm (1.2 in)
199447.8 mm (1.9 in)
199541.0 mm (1.6 in)
199636.8 mm (1.4 in)
1997132.0 mm (5.2 in)
199863.0 mm (2.5 in)
199940.2 mm (1.6 in)
200034.0 mm (1.3 in)
200181.2 mm (3.2 in)
200252.4 mm (2.1 in)
200335.2 mm (1.4 in)
200435.6 mm (1.4 in)
200570.4 mm (2.8 in)
200661.4 mm (2.4 in)
200768.4 mm (2.7 in)
200831.0 mm (1.2 in)
200943.8 mm (1.7 in)
2010104.2 mm (4.1 in)
2011124.0 mm (4.9 in)
201267.0 mm (2.6 in)
201366.2 mm (2.6 in)
201488.6 mm (3.5 in)
201565.6 mm (2.6 in)
2016160.0 mm (6.3 in)
201747.0 mm (1.9 in)
201841.4 mm (1.6 in)
201945.6 mm (1.8 in)
2020105.0 mm (4.1 in)
2021100.0 mm (3.9 in)
202270.0 mm (2.8 in)
202395.0 mm (3.7 in)
202448.0 mm (1.9 in)
202578.0 mm (3.1 in)
202656.0 mm (2.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cathcart (Old Post Office) by year The wettest five days of the year at Cathcart (Old Post Office), 1899 to 2026. The record is 486.2 mm (19.1 in) in 1922, marked on the chart; the median year is 134.5 mm (5.3 in). 02004006001900192019401960198020002020Record: 486.2 mm (19.1 in) in 1922
The wettest five days of the year at Cathcart (Old Post Office), 1899 to 2026. The record is 486.2 mm (19.1 in) in 1922, marked on the chart; the median year is 134.5 mm (5.3 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cathcart (Old Post Office) by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1899135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1900178.7 mm (7.0 in)
1901275.3 mm (10.8 in)
1902254.4 mm (10.0 in)
190336.3 mm (1.4 in)
190462.9 mm (2.5 in)
190578.5 mm (3.1 in)
190691.2 mm (3.6 in)
190781.0 mm (3.2 in)
1908120.2 mm (4.7 in)
1909181.7 mm (7.2 in)
1910108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1911287.0 mm (11.3 in)
1912185.7 mm (7.3 in)
1913183.1 mm (7.2 in)
1914258.0 mm (10.2 in)
1915113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1916214.8 mm (8.5 in)
191767.4 mm (2.7 in)
1918153.9 mm (6.1 in)
1919342.4 mm (13.5 in)
1920130.1 mm (5.1 in)
1921115.4 mm (4.5 in)
1922486.2 mm (19.1 in)
1923204.9 mm (8.1 in)
1924124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1925236.5 mm (9.3 in)
192682.9 mm (3.3 in)
192780.0 mm (3.1 in)
1928155.7 mm (6.1 in)
1929217.4 mm (8.6 in)
1930122.4 mm (4.8 in)
193156.4 mm (2.2 in)
1932105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1933142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1934419.1 mm (16.5 in)
1935112.1 mm (4.4 in)
1936110.8 mm (4.4 in)
193771.9 mm (2.8 in)
1938147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1939133.9 mm (5.3 in)
194065.8 mm (2.6 in)
194148.8 mm (1.9 in)
1942149.6 mm (5.9 in)
194399.5 mm (3.9 in)
1944246.4 mm (9.7 in)
1945217.7 mm (8.6 in)
1956182.3 mm (7.2 in)
1957175.3 mm (6.9 in)
1958100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1959176.8 mm (7.0 in)
1960199.7 mm (7.9 in)
1961190.5 mm (7.5 in)
1962124.9 mm (4.9 in)
1963163.6 mm (6.4 in)
1964209.6 mm (8.3 in)
196585.7 mm (3.4 in)
1966165.6 mm (6.5 in)
1967140.5 mm (5.5 in)
1968117.9 mm (4.6 in)
1969129.3 mm (5.1 in)
1970183.9 mm (7.2 in)
1971202.4 mm (8.0 in)
197253.6 mm (2.1 in)
1973182.2 mm (7.2 in)
1974181.4 mm (7.1 in)
1975429.9 mm (16.9 in)
1976238.2 mm (9.4 in)
197775.6 mm (3.0 in)
1978363.4 mm (14.3 in)
1979176.0 mm (6.9 in)
1980139.8 mm (5.5 in)
1981163.6 mm (6.4 in)
198279.2 mm (3.1 in)
1983276.4 mm (10.9 in)
1984101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1985162.4 mm (6.4 in)
198682.8 mm (3.3 in)
1987123.6 mm (4.9 in)
1988150.6 mm (5.9 in)
198988.2 mm (3.5 in)
1990118.2 mm (4.7 in)
1991275.8 mm (10.9 in)
1992149.0 mm (5.9 in)
199388.4 mm (3.5 in)
199458.4 mm (2.3 in)
199582.8 mm (3.3 in)
1996100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1997285.4 mm (11.2 in)
199880.2 mm (3.2 in)
199975.2 mm (3.0 in)
200058.0 mm (2.3 in)
2001173.0 mm (6.8 in)
2002141.8 mm (5.6 in)
200356.0 mm (2.2 in)
200475.4 mm (3.0 in)
200598.8 mm (3.9 in)
200669.0 mm (2.7 in)
2007122.6 mm (4.8 in)
200846.0 mm (1.8 in)
200962.8 mm (2.5 in)
2010180.2 mm (7.1 in)
2011189.8 mm (7.5 in)
2012153.8 mm (6.1 in)
2013133.2 mm (5.2 in)
2014155.0 mm (6.1 in)
2015102.4 mm (4.0 in)
2016268.4 mm (10.6 in)
201778.8 mm (3.1 in)
201865.8 mm (2.6 in)
201985.0 mm (3.3 in)
2020189.8 mm (7.5 in)
2021213.0 mm (8.4 in)
2022135.0 mm (5.3 in)
2023217.0 mm (8.5 in)
202478.0 mm (3.1 in)
2025106.8 mm (4.2 in)
2026118.0 mm (4.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cathcart (Old Post Office) by year The longest dry spell of the year at Cathcart (Old Post Office), 1899 to 2026. The record is 55 days in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 24 days. 02040601900192019401960198020002020Record: 55 days in 1960
The longest dry spell of the year at Cathcart (Old Post Office), 1899 to 2026. The record is 55 days in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 24 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cathcart (Old Post Office) by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
189920 days
190015 days
190127 days
190222 days
190313 days
190434 days
190526 days
190625 days
190736 days
190826 days
190920 days
191022 days
191122 days
191237 days
191329 days
191429 days
191529 days
191619 days
191747 days
191813 days
191948 days
192019 days
192132 days
192234 days
192337 days
192420 days
192519 days
192645 days
192726 days
192828 days
192924 days
193025 days
193124 days
193225 days
193323 days
193419 days
193522 days
193633 days
193727 days
193827 days
193923 days
194046 days
194130 days
194223 days
194338 days
194440 days
194535 days
195614 days
195733 days
195826 days
195925 days
196055 days
196123 days
196226 days
196326 days
196421 days
196529 days
196626 days
196732 days
196837 days
196923 days
197044 days
197120 days
197235 days
197338 days
197417 days
197533 days
197633 days
197726 days
197824 days
197924 days
198037 days
198132 days
198224 days
198323 days
198416 days
198519 days
198623 days
198734 days
198819 days
198917 days
199021 days
199120 days
199218 days
199319 days
199419 days
199514 days
199629 days
199724 days
199824 days
199915 days
200025 days
200119 days
200227 days
200325 days
200432 days
200524 days
200622 days
200716 days
200827 days
200924 days
201023 days
201115 days
201215 days
201322 days
201421 days
201515 days
201616 days
201719 days
201828 days
201925 days
202017 days
202120 days
202214 days
202336 days
202418 days
202516 days
202626 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

113 years, 1900 to 2025

A day with at least 77.6 mm (3.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 234.2 mm (9.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Cathcart (Old Post Office): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years77.6 mm (3.1 in)
5 years115.6 mm (4.6 in)
10 years142.2 mm (5.6 in)
25 years177.7 mm (7.0 in)
50 years205.5 mm (8.1 in)
100 years234.2 mm (9.2 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 113 years of values from 1900 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: 216.4 mm (8.5 in) in 1975; 207.3 mm (8.2 in) in 1934; 191.0 mm (7.5 in) in 1922.

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).