Cape Grim (Woolnorth) Weather Records (ASN00091011)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cape Grim (Woolnorth) (ASN00091011), Australia, with 139 years of record.

Key Facts for Cape Grim (Woolnorth)

Cape Grim (Woolnorth) (ASN00091011) is a weather station in Australia at -40.68 latitude and 144.72 longitude, 15 m (49 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1888 to 2026, 139 years of record.
0 records set at Cape Grim (Woolnorth) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Cape Grim (Woolnorth) set a daily record precipitation of 36.4 mm (1.4 in) on 23 October 2025.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -40.68 latitude, 144.72 longitude.
Elevation: 15 m (49 ft).
Period of record: 1888 to 2026, 139 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 Cape Grim (Woolnorth). 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 Grim (Woolnorth), with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Apr	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
May	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jun	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Cape Grim (Woolnorth) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Cape Grim (Woolnorth) between 18 April 1932 and 25 February 1945. Each dot is a new record.

When Cape Grim (Woolnorth) set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1932-04-18	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1945-02-25	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 110.7 mm (4.4 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 110.7 mm (4.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cape Grim (Woolnorth). The most was 110.7 mm (4.4 in) on 25 February 1945.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Cape Grim (Woolnorth)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	1 January 1992
Feb	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	25 February 1945
Mar	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	27 March 1977
Apr	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	18 April 1932
May	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	20 May 1988
Jun	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	3 June 2007
Jul	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	31 July 1938
Aug	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	6 August 1951
Sep	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	12 September 1979
Oct	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	20 October 1966
Nov	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	29 November 1977
Dec	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	21 December 1947

Latest Records

Latest records at Cape Grim (Woolnorth)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 October 2025	Cape Grim (Woolnorth), AU	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	108 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2025	Cape Grim (Woolnorth), AU	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 2025	Cape Grim (Woolnorth), AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2024	Cape Grim (Woolnorth), AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 June 2024	Cape Grim (Woolnorth), AU	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	107 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 2023	Cape Grim (Woolnorth), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	14 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 2023	Cape Grim (Woolnorth), AU	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2022	Cape Grim (Woolnorth), AU	daily rain	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	108 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 October 2022	Cape Grim (Woolnorth), AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	128 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 August 2022	Cape Grim (Woolnorth), AU	daily rain	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	61 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 2022	Cape Grim (Woolnorth), AU	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2022	Cape Grim (Woolnorth), AU	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	12 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 2017	Cape Grim (Woolnorth), AU	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	59 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 2016	Cape Grim (Woolnorth), AU	daily rain	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 2012	Cape Grim (Woolnorth), AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	98 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2012	Cape Grim (Woolnorth), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2012	Cape Grim (Woolnorth), AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 2011	Cape Grim (Woolnorth), AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	70 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 2010	Cape Grim (Woolnorth), AU	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	23 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 2010	Cape Grim (Woolnorth), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	16 years	15 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1888 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Cape Grim (Woolnorth): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	1945	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	130
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	150.8 mm (5.9 in)	1990	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	130
Longest dry spell (CDD)	35 days	1898	17 days	130

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Cape Grim (Woolnorth), 1888 to 2026. The record is 110.7 mm (4.4 in) in 1945, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 mm (1.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cape Grim (Woolnorth) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1888	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1889	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1890	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1891	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1893	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1896	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1897	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1898	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1899	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1900	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1904	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1905	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1907	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1908	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1909	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1910	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1911	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1912	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1913	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1914	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1915	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1916	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1917	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1918	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1919	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1920	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1921	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1922	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1923	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1924	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1925	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1926	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1927	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1928	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1929	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1930	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1931	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1932	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1933	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1934	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1935	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1936	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1937	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1938	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1939	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1940	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1941	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1942	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1943	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1944	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1945	110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1946	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1947	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1948	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1949	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1950	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1951	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1952	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1953	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1954	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1955	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1956	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1957	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1958	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1959	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1960	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1961	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1962	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1963	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1964	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1965	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1966	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1967	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1968	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1969	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1970	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1971	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1972	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1973	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1974	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1975	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1976	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1977	78.4 mm (3.1 in)
1978	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1979	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1980	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1981	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1982	22.8 mm (0.9 in)
1983	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1984	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1985	34.2 mm (1.3 in)
1986	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1987	47.6 mm (1.9 in)
1988	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1989	33.4 mm (1.3 in)
1990	106.6 mm (4.2 in)
1991	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1992	63.6 mm (2.5 in)
1993	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1994	32.6 mm (1.3 in)
1995	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1996	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1997	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1998	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1999	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
2000	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
2001	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
2002	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
2003	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
2004	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
2005	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
2006	21.2 mm (0.8 in)
2007	62.1 mm (2.4 in)
2008	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
2009	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2010	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
2011	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
2012	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
2013	9.6 mm (0.38 in)
2014	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
2015	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
2016	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
2017	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
2020	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
2021	10.0 mm (0.4 in)
2022	49.4 mm (1.9 in)
2023	44.8 mm (1.8 in)
2024	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
2025	36.4 mm (1.4 in)
2026	28.7 mm (1.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Cape Grim (Woolnorth), 1888 to 2026. The record is 150.8 mm (5.9 in) in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is 65.7 mm (2.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cape Grim (Woolnorth) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1888	52.2 mm (2.1 in)
1889	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1890	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1891	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1893	50.2 mm (2.0 in)
1896	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1897	43.3 mm (1.7 in)
1898	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1899	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1900	64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1904	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1905	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1907	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1908	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1909	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1910	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1911	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1912	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1913	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1914	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1915	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1916	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1917	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1918	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1919	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1920	65.2 mm (2.6 in)
1921	66.4 mm (2.6 in)
1922	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1923	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1924	103.8 mm (4.1 in)
1925	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1926	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1927	49.2 mm (1.9 in)
1928	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1929	133.3 mm (5.2 in)
1930	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1931	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1932	100.5 mm (4.0 in)
1933	90.3 mm (3.6 in)
1934	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1935	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
1936	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1937	58.3 mm (2.3 in)
1938	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1939	75.1 mm (3.0 in)
1940	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1941	52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1942	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1943	68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1944	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1945	118.3 mm (4.7 in)
1946	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1947	87.8 mm (3.5 in)
1948	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1949	85.7 mm (3.4 in)
1950	65.7 mm (2.6 in)
1951	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1952	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1953	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1954	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1955	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1956	76.9 mm (3.0 in)
1957	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1958	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1959	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1960	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1961	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1962	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1963	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1964	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1965	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1966	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1967	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1968	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1969	137.7 mm (5.4 in)
1970	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1971	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1972	76.3 mm (3.0 in)
1973	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1974	92.6 mm (3.6 in)
1975	69.2 mm (2.7 in)
1976	78.6 mm (3.1 in)
1977	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1978	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1979	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1980	85.2 mm (3.4 in)
1981	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1982	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1983	56.8 mm (2.2 in)
1984	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1985	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1986	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1987	109.4 mm (4.3 in)
1988	119.2 mm (4.7 in)
1989	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1990	150.8 mm (5.9 in)
1991	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1992	77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1993	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1994	64.4 mm (2.5 in)
1995	69.2 mm (2.7 in)
1996	92.4 mm (3.6 in)
1997	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1998	60.3 mm (2.4 in)
1999	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2000	96.6 mm (3.8 in)
2001	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
2002	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
2003	78.4 mm (3.1 in)
2004	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
2005	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
2006	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2007	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
2008	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
2009	63.6 mm (2.5 in)
2010	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
2011	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
2012	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
2013	11.8 mm (0.5 in)
2014	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
2015	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
2016	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
2017	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
2020	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
2021	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
2022	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
2023	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
2024	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
2025	52.2 mm (2.1 in)
2026	47.7 mm (1.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Cape Grim (Woolnorth), 1888 to 2026. The record is 35 days in 1898, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cape Grim (Woolnorth) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1888	11 days
1889	9 days
1890	20 days
1891	10 days
1893	16 days
1896	16 days
1897	23 days
1898	35 days
1899	25 days
1900	16 days
1904	16 days
1905	16 days
1907	18 days
1908	17 days
1909	10 days
1910	20 days
1911	27 days
1912	24 days
1913	22 days
1914	25 days
1915	16 days
1916	12 days
1917	12 days
1918	13 days
1919	14 days
1920	19 days
1921	17 days
1922	18 days
1923	29 days
1924	17 days
1925	12 days
1926	15 days
1927	18 days
1928	16 days
1929	12 days
1930	29 days
1931	20 days
1932	16 days
1933	14 days
1934	20 days
1935	20 days
1936	18 days
1937	17 days
1938	13 days
1939	31 days
1940	17 days
1941	23 days
1942	10 days
1943	20 days
1944	21 days
1945	12 days
1946	10 days
1947	18 days
1948	22 days
1949	12 days
1950	24 days
1951	17 days
1952	21 days
1953	19 days
1954	26 days
1955	13 days
1956	27 days
1957	14 days
1958	19 days
1959	33 days
1960	17 days
1961	20 days
1962	23 days
1963	27 days
1964	12 days
1965	14 days
1966	18 days
1967	31 days
1968	23 days
1969	14 days
1970	33 days
1971	22 days
1972	25 days
1973	12 days
1974	16 days
1975	18 days
1976	14 days
1977	13 days
1978	16 days
1979	17 days
1980	13 days
1981	12 days
1982	22 days
1983	16 days
1984	11 days
1985	14 days
1986	17 days
1987	14 days
1988	30 days
1989	17 days
1990	10 days
1991	16 days
1992	10 days
1993	17 days
1994	19 days
1995	12 days
1996	20 days
1997	17 days
1998	13 days
1999	12 days
2000	15 days
2001	16 days
2002	14 days
2003	20 days
2004	13 days
2005	11 days
2006	16 days
2007	16 days
2008	20 days
2009	16 days
2010	17 days
2011	12 days
2012	22 days
2013	7 days
2014	15 days
2015	11 days
2016	18 days
2017	30 days
2020	35 days
2021	16 days
2022	33 days
2023	24 days
2024	17 days
2025	19 days
2026	16 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

106 years, 1893 to 2025

A day with at least 38.1 mm (1.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 106.1 mm (4.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Cape Grim (Woolnorth): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
5 years	50.9 mm (2.0 in)
10 years	61.1 mm (2.4 in)
25 years	76.6 mm (3.0 in)
50 years	90.3 mm (3.6 in)
100 years	106.1 mm (4.2 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 106 years of values from 1893 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: 110.7 mm (4.4 in) in 1945; 106.6 mm (4.2 in) in 1990; 94.5 mm (3.7 in) in 1946.

Download the Data

Data for Cape Grim (Woolnorth) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Cape Grim (Woolnorth) 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
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Apr	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
May	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jun	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Apr	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
May	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jun	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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