Rainbow Post Office Weather Records (ASN00077035)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Rainbow Post Office (ASN00077035), Australia, with 126 years of record.

Key Facts for Rainbow Post Office

Rainbow Post Office (ASN00077035) is a weather station in Australia at -35.90 latitude and 142.00 longitude, 88 m (289 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1901 to 2026, 126 years of record.
1,450 records set at Rainbow Post Office still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Rainbow Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 22.0 mm (0.9 in) on 26 July 2025.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -35.90 latitude, 142.00 longitude.
Elevation: 88 m (289 ft).
Period of record: 1901 to 2026, 126 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 Rainbow 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 Rainbow Post Office, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	45.6 C (114.1 F)	6.7 C (44.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	44.4 C (111.9 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	39.4 C (102.9 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	34.4 C (93.9 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	27.8 C (82.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	20.6 C (69.1 F)	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	19.4 C (66.9 F)	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	31.6 C (88.9 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	37.2 C (99.0 F)	0.1 C (32.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	40.0 C (104.0 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	40.0 C (104.0 F)	5.2 C (41.4 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,450 standing records

1,450 records at Rainbow Post Office still stand. 1965 holds the most, with 305.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 118.4 mm (4.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Rainbow Post Office. The most was 118.4 mm (4.7 in) on 7 March 1910.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Rainbow Post Office
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	25 January 1941
Feb	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	6 February 1957
Mar	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	7 March 1910
Apr	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	12 April 1948
May	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	31 May 1926
Jun	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 June 1905
Jul	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 July 1936
Aug	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 August 1916
Sep	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	19 September 1913
Oct	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	2 October 1952
Nov	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	23 November 1942
Dec	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	6 December 1930

Period of Record Coverage

1965 to 1970

6 years of record at Rainbow Post Office, 1965 to 1970. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970.

Latest Records

Latest records at Rainbow Post Office
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 July 2025	Rainbow Post Office, AU	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 July 2025	Rainbow Post Office, AU	daily rain	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	103 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 June 2025	Rainbow Post Office, AU	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	100 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 2024	Rainbow Post Office, AU	daily rain	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	6 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 2024	Rainbow Post Office, AU	daily rain	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	4 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 2024	Rainbow Post Office, AU	daily rain	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	84 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 2024	Rainbow Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	88 years	75 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2023	Rainbow Post Office, AU	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	104 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 2023	Rainbow Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	92 years	77 of 100 (Major)
18 August 2023	Rainbow Post Office, AU	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	70 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 June 2023	Rainbow Post Office, AU	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	70 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 2023	Rainbow Post Office, AU	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	74 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 2023	Rainbow Post Office, AU	daily rain	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 2022	Rainbow Post Office, AU	daily rain	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	89 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 2022	Rainbow Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 October 2022	Rainbow Post Office, AU	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 2022	Rainbow Post Office, AU	daily rain	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	93 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 2022	Rainbow Post Office, AU	daily rain	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	117 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 2022	Rainbow Post Office, AU	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	5 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 2022	Rainbow Post Office, AU	daily rain	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	100 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1901 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Rainbow Post Office: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	45.6 C (114.1 F)	1968	42.4 C (108.3 F)	6
Coldest night (TNn)	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	1969	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	6
Wettest day (Rx1day)	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	1910	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	87
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	160.2 mm (6.3 in)	1911	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	87
Longest dry spell (CDD)	119 days	1923	38 days	87

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Rainbow Post Office, 1901 to 2026. The record is 45.6 C (114.1 F) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 42.4 C (108.3 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Rainbow Post Office by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1966	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1967	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1968	45.6 C (114.1 F)
1969	43.1 C (109.6 F)
1970	43.3 C (109.9 F)
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2016	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2021	n/a
2022	n/a
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Rainbow Post Office, 1901 to 2026. The record is -3.1 C (26.4 F) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is -1.2 C (29.8 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Rainbow Post Office by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1966	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1967	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1968	-1.4 C (29.5 F)
1969	-3.1 C (26.4 F)
1970	0.1 C (32.2 F)
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2016	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2021	n/a
2022	n/a
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Rainbow Post Office, 1901 to 2026. The record is 118.4 mm (4.7 in) in 1910, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.5 mm (1.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Rainbow Post Office by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1901	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1902	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1903	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1904	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1905	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1906	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1907	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1908	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1909	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1910	118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1911	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1912	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1913	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1914	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1915	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1916	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1917	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1918	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1919	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1920	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1921	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1922	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1923	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1924	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1925	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1926	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1927	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1928	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1929	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1930	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1931	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1932	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1933	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1934	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1935	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1936	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1937	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1938	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1939	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1940	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1941	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1942	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1943	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1944	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1945	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1946	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1947	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1948	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1949	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1950	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1951	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1952	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1953	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1954	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1955	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1956	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1957	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1958	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1959	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1960	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1961	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1962	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1963	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1964	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1965	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1966	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1967	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1968	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1969	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1970	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2006	12.6 mm (0.5 in)
2007	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
2012	10.8 mm (0.4 in)
2013	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
2014	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
2015	29.6 mm (1.2 in)
2016	23.2 mm (0.9 in)
2017	23.8 mm (0.9 in)
2018	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
2019	25.8 mm (1.0 in)
2020	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
2021	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
2022	31.4 mm (1.2 in)
2023	55.2 mm (2.2 in)
2024	48.4 mm (1.9 in)
2025	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
2026	18.8 mm (0.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Rainbow Post Office, 1901 to 2026. The record is 160.2 mm (6.3 in) in 1911, marked on the chart; the median year is 46.4 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Rainbow Post Office by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1901	21.4 mm (0.8 in)
1902	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1903	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1904	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1905	51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1906	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1907	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1908	79.4 mm (3.1 in)
1909	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1910	130.3 mm (5.1 in)
1911	160.2 mm (6.3 in)
1912	32.2 mm (1.3 in)
1913	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1914	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1915	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1916	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1917	33.2 mm (1.3 in)
1918	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1919	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1920	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1921	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1922	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1923	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1924	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1925	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1926	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1927	24.7 mm (1.0 in)
1928	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1929	47.1 mm (1.9 in)
1930	156.6 mm (6.2 in)
1931	56.3 mm (2.2 in)
1932	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1933	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1934	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1935	35.9 mm (1.4 in)
1936	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1937	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1938	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1939	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1940	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1941	80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1942	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1943	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1944	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1945	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1946	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1947	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1948	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1949	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1950	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1951	46.4 mm (1.8 in)
1952	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1953	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1954	47.6 mm (1.9 in)
1955	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1956	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1957	116.9 mm (4.6 in)
1958	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1959	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1960	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1961	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1962	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1963	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1964	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1965	25.2 mm (1.0 in)
1966	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1967	22.8 mm (0.9 in)
1968	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1969	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1970	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
2006	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
2007	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
2012	7.4 mm (0.29 in)
2013	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
2014	14.4 mm (0.6 in)
2015	38.2 mm (1.5 in)
2016	50.2 mm (2.0 in)
2017	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
2018	76.6 mm (3.0 in)
2019	38.8 mm (1.5 in)
2020	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2021	49.4 mm (1.9 in)
2022	67.2 mm (2.6 in)
2023	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
2024	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
2025	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
2026	22.4 mm (0.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Rainbow Post Office, 1901 to 2026. The record is 119 days in 1923, marked on the chart; the median year is 38 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Rainbow Post Office by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1901	32 days
1902	50 days
1903	16 days
1904	57 days
1905	50 days
1906	48 days
1907	36 days
1908	38 days
1909	49 days
1910	31 days
1911	34 days
1912	38 days
1913	46 days
1914	67 days
1915	48 days
1916	44 days
1917	27 days
1918	54 days
1919	41 days
1920	45 days
1921	29 days
1922	53 days
1923	119 days
1924	24 days
1925	32 days
1926	55 days
1927	32 days
1928	51 days
1929	31 days
1930	43 days
1931	64 days
1932	35 days
1933	40 days
1934	52 days
1935	34 days
1936	61 days
1937	25 days
1938	50 days
1939	37 days
1940	40 days
1941	27 days
1942	44 days
1943	46 days
1944	67 days
1945	34 days
1946	36 days
1947	34 days
1948	47 days
1949	50 days
1950	34 days
1951	43 days
1952	30 days
1953	57 days
1954	49 days
1955	38 days
1956	27 days
1957	45 days
1958	35 days
1959	47 days
1960	29 days
1961	23 days
1962	58 days
1963	51 days
1964	37 days
1965	70 days
1966	35 days
1967	49 days
1968	24 days
1969	35 days
1970	31 days
2006	47 days
2007	21 days
2012	19 days
2013	11 days
2014	29 days
2015	32 days
2016	20 days
2017	28 days
2018	25 days
2019	39 days
2020	27 days
2021	37 days
2022	29 days
2023	29 days
2024	60 days
2025	33 days
2026	39 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

76 years, 1902 to 2025

A day with at least 33.1 mm (1.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 121.1 mm (4.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Rainbow 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	33.1 mm (1.3 in)
5 years	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
10 years	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
25 years	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
50 years	100.5 mm (4.0 in)
100 years	121.1 mm (4.8 in)	Longer than the 76 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, 76 years of values from 1902 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: 118.4 mm (4.7 in) in 1910; 97.8 mm (3.9 in) in 1957; 95.3 mm (3.8 in) in 1930.

Download the Data

Data for Rainbow Post Office standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Rainbow 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 2026-10-13 (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).

Days with data per year at Rainbow Post Office
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1965	296	81%	No
1966	303	83%	No
1967	301	82%	No
1968	305	83%	No
1969	299	82%	No
1970	146	40%	No