Cape Schanck Lighthouse Weather Records (ASN00086017)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cape Schanck Lighthouse (ASN00086017), Australia, with 119 years of record.

Key Facts for Cape Schanck Lighthouse

Cape Schanck Lighthouse (ASN00086017) is a weather station in Australia at -38.49 latitude and 144.89 longitude, 79 m (260 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1879 to 1997, 119 years of record.
1,464 records set at Cape Schanck Lighthouse still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Cape Schanck Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 16.6 mm (0.7 in) on 1 November 1997.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -38.49 latitude, 144.89 longitude.
Elevation: 79 m (260 ft).
Period of record: 1879 to 1997, 119 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, 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 Cape Schanck Lighthouse. 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 Cape Schanck Lighthouse, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	39.5 C (103.1 F)	6.6 C (43.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	40.2 C (104.4 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	36.7 C (98.1 F)	6.5 C (43.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	31.0 C (87.8 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	19.0 C (66.2 F)	3.0 C (37.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.0 C (33.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.1 C (37.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	31.4 C (88.5 F)	2.5 C (36.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	36.7 C (98.1 F)	3.0 C (37.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	36.7 C (98.1 F)	6.2 C (43.2 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Cape Schanck Lighthouse still stand. 1982 holds the most, with 69.

Standing records at Cape Schanck Lighthouse by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1962	56
1963	48
1964	41
1965	68
1966	63
1967	51
1968	52
1969	61
1970	39
1971	32
1972	38
1973	48
1974	45
1975	54
1976	27
1977	41
1978	52
1979	32
1980	47
1981	33
1982	69
1983	51
1984	36
1985	42
1986	32
1987	54
1988	15
1989	14
1990	36
1991	32
1992	26
1993	28
1994	37
1995	33
1996	17
1997	14

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Cape Schanck Lighthouse between 18 February 1919 and 14 July 1952. Each dot is a new record.

When Cape Schanck Lighthouse set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1919-02-18	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1919-03-05	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1952-07-14	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 95.5 mm (3.8 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 95.5 mm (3.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cape Schanck Lighthouse. The most was 95.5 mm (3.8 in) on 14 July 1952.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Cape Schanck Lighthouse
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	21 January 1904
Feb	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	6 February 1973
Mar	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	5 March 1919
Apr	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	5 April 1950
May	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	25 May 1890
Jun	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	13 June 1889
Jul	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	14 July 1952
Aug	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 August 1924
Sep	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	3 September 1918
Oct	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	16 October 1983
Nov	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	30 November 1934
Dec	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	1 December 1933

Period of Record Coverage

1962 to 1997

36 years of record at Cape Schanck Lighthouse, 1962 to 1997. 13 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 and others.

Days with data per year at Cape Schanck Lighthouse
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1962	363	99%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	364	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	355	97%	Yes
1971	355	97%	Yes
1972	365	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	363	99%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	362	99%	Yes
1979	363	99%	Yes
1980	350	96%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	364	100%	Yes
1983	328	90%	No
1984	364	99%	Yes
1985	362	99%	Yes
1986	270	74%	No
1987	105	29%	No
1988	24	7%	No
1989	25	7%	No
1990	220	60%	No
1991	247	68%	No
1992	254	69%	No
1993	277	76%	No
1994	204	56%	No
1995	155	42%	No
1996	151	41%	No
1997	84	23%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Cape Schanck Lighthouse
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 November 1997	Cape Schanck Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	114 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1997	Cape Schanck Lighthouse, AU	daily high max	19.2 C (66.6 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	31 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1997	Cape Schanck Lighthouse, AU	daily high max	17.0 C (62.6 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	16 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1997	Cape Schanck Lighthouse, AU	daily low min (Tie)	4.6 C (40.3 F)	tie	19 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
28 June 1997	Cape Schanck Lighthouse, AU	daily high min	10.4 C (50.7 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	22 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
27 June 1997	Cape Schanck Lighthouse, AU	daily high max	15.1 C (59.2 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	18 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
13 June 1997	Cape Schanck Lighthouse, AU	daily high min	11.6 C (52.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	28 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1997	Cape Schanck Lighthouse, AU	daily high min (Tie)	12.2 C (54.0 F)	tie	34 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1997	Cape Schanck Lighthouse, AU	daily high max	17.4 C (63.3 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1997	Cape Schanck Lighthouse, AU	daily low max	12.4 C (54.3 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	16 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1997	Cape Schanck Lighthouse, AU	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	15 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
25 April 1997	Cape Schanck Lighthouse, AU	daily low min (Tie)	8.0 C (46.4 F)	tie	16 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1997	Cape Schanck Lighthouse, AU	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	15 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1997	Cape Schanck Lighthouse, AU	daily low min	6.6 C (43.9 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	16 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1997	Cape Schanck Lighthouse, AU	daily low min	8.0 C (46.4 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	10 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1997	Cape Schanck Lighthouse, AU	daily high min	19.1 C (66.4 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	25 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1997	Cape Schanck Lighthouse, AU	daily high max	36.4 C (97.5 F)	5.3 C (9.5 F)	30 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 1997	Cape Schanck Lighthouse, AU	daily high max	36.8 C (98.2 F)	10.3 C (18.5 F)	13 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1996	Cape Schanck Lighthouse, AU	daily low min	8.7 C (47.7 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	32 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1996	Cape Schanck Lighthouse, AU	daily low min	8.0 C (46.4 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	22 years	14 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

19 complete years, 1962 to 1985

One stripe for each of 19 complete years at Cape Schanck Lighthouse, 1962 to 1985. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 14.0 C (57.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1964, at 13.3 C (56.0 F), and the warmest was 1974, at 14.5 C (58.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.7 C (1.3 F).

Annual mean temperature at Cape Schanck Lighthouse as warming stripes, 1962 to 1985
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1962	13.4 C	-0.66 C
1963	14.0 C	-0.01 C
1964	13.3 C	-0.70 C
1965	13.8 C	-0.20 C
1966	13.7 C	-0.32 C
1967	14.2 C	+0.20 C
1968	14.0 C	-0.01 C
1969	13.9 C	-0.15 C
1970	13.7 C	-0.34 C
1971	14.2 C	+0.17 C
1972	14.4 C	+0.34 C
1974	14.5 C	+0.52 C
1975	14.4 C	+0.35 C
1977	14.1 C	+0.09 C
1978	13.9 C	-0.08 C
1980	14.2 C	+0.15 C
1981	14.5 C	+0.48 C
1982	14.3 C	+0.33 C
1985	13.8 C	-0.18 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1879 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Cape Schanck Lighthouse: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	40.2 C (104.4 F)	1983	36.4 C (97.4 F)	36
Coldest night (TNn)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1962	3.3 C (37.9 F)	36
Wettest day (Rx1day)	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	1952	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	112
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	161.7 mm (6.4 in)	1973	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	112
Longest dry spell (CDD)	47 days	1974	19 days	112

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Cape Schanck Lighthouse, 1879 to 1997. The record is 40.2 C (104.4 F) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.4 C (97.4 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Cape Schanck Lighthouse by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1879	n/a
1880	n/a
1881	n/a
1882	n/a
1883	n/a
1884	n/a
1885	n/a
1886	n/a
1887	n/a
1888	n/a
1889	n/a
1890	n/a
1891	n/a
1892	n/a
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1896	n/a
1897	n/a
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1900	n/a
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
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	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1963	34.2 C (93.6 F)
1964	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1965	36.8 C (98.2 F)
1966	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1967	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1968	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1969	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1970	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1971	35.7 C (96.3 F)
1972	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1973	39.5 C (103.1 F)
1974	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1975	37.4 C (99.3 F)
1976	37.6 C (99.7 F)
1977	37.1 C (98.8 F)
1978	36.6 C (97.9 F)
1979	38.0 C (100.4 F)
1980	35.7 C (96.3 F)
1981	37.4 C (99.3 F)
1982	39.5 C (103.1 F)
1983	40.2 C (104.4 F)
1984	32.4 C (90.3 F)
1985	38.2 C (100.8 F)
1986	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1987	28.0 C (82.4 F)
1988	28.2 C (82.8 F)
1989	23.0 C (73.4 F)
1990	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1991	38.2 C (100.8 F)
1992	34.5 C (94.1 F)
1993	37.6 C (99.7 F)
1994	34.6 C (94.3 F)
1995	33.0 C (91.4 F)
1996	30.4 C (86.7 F)
1997	36.8 C (98.2 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Cape Schanck Lighthouse, 1879 to 1997. The record is 0.0 C (32.0 F) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 3.3 C (37.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Cape Schanck Lighthouse by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1879	n/a
1880	n/a
1881	n/a
1882	n/a
1883	n/a
1884	n/a
1885	n/a
1886	n/a
1887	n/a
1888	n/a
1889	n/a
1890	n/a
1891	n/a
1892	n/a
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1896	n/a
1897	n/a
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1900	n/a
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
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	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1963	3.9 C (39.0 F)
1964	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1965	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1966	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1967	4.4 C (39.9 F)
1968	3.3 C (37.9 F)
1969	3.3 C (37.9 F)
1970	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1971	3.9 C (39.0 F)
1972	3.6 C (38.5 F)
1973	2.2 C (36.0 F)
1974	3.3 C (37.9 F)
1975	3.6 C (38.5 F)
1976	3.4 C (38.1 F)
1977	4.5 C (40.1 F)
1978	3.7 C (38.7 F)
1979	2.4 C (36.3 F)
1980	5.0 C (41.0 F)
1981	4.3 C (39.7 F)
1982	3.0 C (37.4 F)
1983	2.5 C (36.5 F)
1984	1.0 C (33.8 F)
1985	2.6 C (36.7 F)
1986	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1987	2.0 C (35.6 F)
1988	4.2 C (39.6 F)
1989	3.0 C (37.4 F)
1990	5.2 C (41.4 F)
1991	5.0 C (41.0 F)
1992	1.5 C (34.7 F)
1993	4.3 C (39.7 F)
1994	3.2 C (37.8 F)
1995	2.5 C (36.5 F)
1996	3.5 C (38.3 F)
1997	4.6 C (40.3 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Cape Schanck Lighthouse, 1879 to 1997. The record is 95.5 mm (3.8 in) in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.7 mm (1.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cape Schanck Lighthouse by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1879	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1880	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1881	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1882	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1883	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1884	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1885	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1886	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1887	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1888	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1889	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1890	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1891	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1892	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1893	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1894	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1895	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1896	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1897	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1898	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1899	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1900	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1901	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1902	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1903	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1904	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1905	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1906	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1907	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1908	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1909	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1910	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1911	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1912	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1913	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1914	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1915	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1916	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1917	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1918	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1919	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1920	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1921	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1922	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1923	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1924	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1925	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1926	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1927	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1928	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1929	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1930	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1931	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1932	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1933	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1934	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1935	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1936	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1937	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1938	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1946	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1947	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1948	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1949	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1950	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1951	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1952	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1953	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1954	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1955	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1956	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1957	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1958	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1959	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1960	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1961	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1962	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1963	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1964	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1965	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1966	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1967	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1968	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1969	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1970	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1971	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1972	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1973	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1974	26.8 mm (1.1 in)
1975	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1976	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1977	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1978	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1979	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1980	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1981	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1982	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1983	59.8 mm (2.4 in)
1984	36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1985	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1986	23.2 mm (0.9 in)
1987	41.8 mm (1.6 in)
1988	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1989	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1990	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1991	24.8 mm (1.0 in)
1992	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1993	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1994	38.8 mm (1.5 in)
1995	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1996	32.4 mm (1.3 in)
1997	22.2 mm (0.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Cape Schanck Lighthouse, 1879 to 1997. The record is 161.7 mm (6.4 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 61.6 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cape Schanck Lighthouse by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1879	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1880	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1881	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1882	64.7 mm (2.5 in)
1883	44.6 mm (1.8 in)
1884	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1885	81.1 mm (3.2 in)
1886	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1887	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1888	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1889	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1890	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1891	77.3 mm (3.0 in)
1892	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1893	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1894	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1895	43.1 mm (1.7 in)
1896	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1897	129.1 mm (5.1 in)
1898	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1899	64.9 mm (2.6 in)
1900	78.4 mm (3.1 in)
1901	122.6 mm (4.8 in)
1902	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1903	79.6 mm (3.1 in)
1904	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1905	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1906	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1907	113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1908	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1909	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1910	74.8 mm (2.9 in)
1911	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1912	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1913	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1914	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1915	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1916	109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1917	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1918	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1919	147.1 mm (5.8 in)
1920	44.9 mm (1.8 in)
1921	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1922	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1923	53.7 mm (2.1 in)
1924	96.7 mm (3.8 in)
1925	48.1 mm (1.9 in)
1926	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1927	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1928	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1929	51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1930	61.3 mm (2.4 in)
1931	86.2 mm (3.4 in)
1932	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1933	114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1934	151.6 mm (6.0 in)
1935	79.1 mm (3.1 in)
1936	80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1937	87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1938	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1946	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1947	63.9 mm (2.5 in)
1948	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1949	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1950	104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1951	98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1952	142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1953	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1954	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1955	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1956	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1957	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1958	55.2 mm (2.2 in)
1959	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1960	131.6 mm (5.2 in)
1961	45.9 mm (1.8 in)
1962	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1963	74.8 mm (2.9 in)
1964	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1965	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1966	61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1967	29.9 mm (1.2 in)
1968	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1969	50.1 mm (2.0 in)
1970	58.1 mm (2.3 in)
1971	87.2 mm (3.4 in)
1972	62.6 mm (2.5 in)
1973	161.7 mm (6.4 in)
1974	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1975	49.4 mm (1.9 in)
1976	101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1977	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1978	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1979	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1980	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1981	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1982	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1983	85.2 mm (3.4 in)
1984	59.6 mm (2.3 in)
1985	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1986	61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1987	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1988	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1989	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1990	39.2 mm (1.5 in)
1991	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1992	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1993	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1994	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1995	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1996	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1997	50.6 mm (2.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Cape Schanck Lighthouse, 1879 to 1997. The record is 47 days in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cape Schanck Lighthouse by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1879	10 days
1880	42 days
1881	16 days
1882	19 days
1883	14 days
1884	17 days
1885	17 days
1886	16 days
1887	14 days
1888	15 days
1889	20 days
1890	28 days
1891	25 days
1892	21 days
1893	33 days
1894	25 days
1895	25 days
1896	19 days
1897	19 days
1898	37 days
1899	16 days
1900	12 days
1901	28 days
1902	17 days
1903	16 days
1904	15 days
1905	20 days
1906	37 days
1907	30 days
1908	24 days
1909	23 days
1910	26 days
1911	17 days
1912	25 days
1913	26 days
1914	19 days
1915	22 days
1916	26 days
1917	18 days
1918	17 days
1919	18 days
1920	18 days
1921	22 days
1922	20 days
1923	35 days
1924	11 days
1925	17 days
1926	13 days
1927	21 days
1928	23 days
1929	15 days
1930	28 days
1931	25 days
1932	26 days
1933	17 days
1934	18 days
1935	20 days
1936	22 days
1937	18 days
1938	15 days
1946	11 days
1947	15 days
1948	13 days
1949	12 days
1950	25 days
1951	30 days
1952	13 days
1953	17 days
1954	16 days
1955	18 days
1956	20 days
1957	18 days
1958	15 days
1959	16 days
1960	18 days
1961	27 days
1962	24 days
1963	16 days
1964	19 days
1965	25 days
1966	15 days
1967	23 days
1968	16 days
1969	15 days
1970	29 days
1971	28 days
1972	30 days
1973	15 days
1974	47 days
1975	21 days
1976	13 days
1977	17 days
1978	16 days
1979	13 days
1980	15 days
1981	25 days
1982	23 days
1983	36 days
1984	17 days
1985	21 days
1986	31 days
1987	20 days
1988	18 days
1989	21 days
1990	18 days
1991	17 days
1992	20 days
1993	23 days
1994	21 days
1995	11 days
1996	17 days
1997	14 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

101 years, 1880 to 1996

A day with at least 39.2 mm (1.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 92.0 mm (3.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Cape Schanck Lighthouse: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	39.2 mm (1.5 in)
5 years	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
10 years	61.1 mm (2.4 in)
25 years	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
50 years	82.4 mm (3.2 in)
100 years	92.0 mm (3.6 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 101 years of values from 1880 to 1996.

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: 95.5 mm (3.8 in) in 1952; 88.4 mm (3.5 in) in 1919; 80.5 mm (3.2 in) in 1973.

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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 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).