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Margate (Sunnyside) Weather Records (ASN00094125)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Margate (Sunnyside) (ASN00094125), Australia, with 59 years of record.

Key Facts for Margate (Sunnyside)

  • Margate (Sunnyside) (ASN00094125) is a weather station in Australia at -43.02 latitude and 147.25 longitude, 24 m (79 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1968 to 2026, 59 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Margate (Sunnyside) still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Margate (Sunnyside) set a daily record precipitation of 20.6 mm (0.8 in) on 24 July 2026.

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -43.02 latitude, 147.25 longitude.
  • Elevation: 24 m (79 ft).
  • Period of record: 1968 to 2026, 59 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

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Daily record high and record low at Margate (Sunnyside), with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Margate (Sunnyside). 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 Margate (Sunnyside). 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 Margate (Sunnyside), with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records
Standing records at Margate (Sunnyside) by the year they were set 0 records at Margate (Sunnyside) still stand. 00000000000
0 records at Margate (Sunnyside) still stand.
Standing records at Margate (Sunnyside) by the year they were set
Year setStanding records

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records
When Margate (Sunnyside) set new all-time records 1 all-time records were set at Margate (Sunnyside) between 14 January 2015 and 14 January 2015. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitation14 January 2015: Record daily precipitation 123.2 mm (4.9 in)2015
1 all-time records were set at Margate (Sunnyside) between 14 January 2015 and 14 January 2015. Each dot is a new record.
When Margate (Sunnyside) set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
2015-01-14Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 123.2 mm (4.9 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 123.2 mm (4.9 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Margate (Sunnyside) The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Margate (Sunnyside). The most was 123.2 mm (4.9 in) on 14 January 2015. 050100150 Jan: 123.2 mm (4.9 in), 14 January 2015 Jan Feb: 88.2 mm (3.5 in), 4 February 2005 Feb Mar: 102.6 mm (4.0 in), 23 March 1983 Mar Apr: 96.0 mm (3.8 in), 13 April 2011 Apr May: 71.6 mm (2.8 in), 19 May 1986 May Jun: 82.0 mm (3.2 in), 5 June 2009 Jun Jul: 56.6 mm (2.2 in), 3 July 1990 Jul Aug: 49.0 mm (1.9 in), 2 August 1976 Aug Sep: 57.2 mm (2.3 in), 23 September 2009 Sep Oct: 50.8 mm (2.0 in), 12 October 2001 Oct Nov: 42.4 mm (1.7 in), 12 November 2001 Nov Dec: 66.0 mm (2.6 in), 12 December 1970 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Margate (Sunnyside). The most was 123.2 mm (4.9 in) on 14 January 2015.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Margate (Sunnyside)
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan123.2 mm (4.9 in)14 January 2015
Feb88.2 mm (3.5 in)4 February 2005
Mar102.6 mm (4.0 in)23 March 1983
Apr96.0 mm (3.8 in)13 April 2011
May71.6 mm (2.8 in)19 May 1986
Jun82.0 mm (3.2 in)5 June 2009
Jul56.6 mm (2.2 in)3 July 1990
Aug49.0 mm (1.9 in)2 August 1976
Sep57.2 mm (2.3 in)23 September 2009
Oct50.8 mm (2.0 in)12 October 2001
Nov42.4 mm (1.7 in)12 November 2001
Dec66.0 mm (2.6 in)12 December 1970

Latest Records

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Latest records at Margate (Sunnyside)
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
24 July 2026Margate (Sunnyside), AUdaily rain20.6 mm (0.8 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)23 years12 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 2026Margate (Sunnyside), AUdaily rain15.4 mm (0.6 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)48 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 2026Margate (Sunnyside), AUdaily rain27.8 mm (1.1 in)6.2 mm (0.24 in)21 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 2026Margate (Sunnyside), AUdaily rain46.8 mm (1.8 in)28.6 mm (1.1 in)20 years51 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 2026Margate (Sunnyside), AUdaily rain16.6 mm (0.7 in)1.4 mm (0.06 in)52 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 2025Margate (Sunnyside), AUdaily rain17.0 mm (0.7 in)6.8 mm (0.27 in)34 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 2025Margate (Sunnyside), AUdaily rain45.6 mm (1.8 in)23.2 mm (0.9 in)51 years58 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2025Margate (Sunnyside), AUdaily rain11.6 mm (0.5 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)48 years20 of 100 (Routine)
10 June 2025Margate (Sunnyside), AUdaily rain23.2 mm (0.9 in)8.6 mm (0.34 in)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 2025Margate (Sunnyside), AUdaily rain40.2 mm (1.6 in)23.2 mm (0.9 in)54 years56 of 100 (Notable)
8 May 2025Margate (Sunnyside), AUdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)3 years6 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 2024Margate (Sunnyside), AUdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)11 years12 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 2024Margate (Sunnyside), AUdaily rain26.4 mm (1.0 in)15.8 mm (0.6 in)5 years24 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 2024Margate (Sunnyside), AUdaily rain47.2 mm (1.9 in)38.4 mm (1.5 in)48 years59 of 100 (Notable)
2 September 2024Margate (Sunnyside), AUdaily rain23.6 mm (0.9 in)16.6 mm (0.7 in)39 years20 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 2024Margate (Sunnyside), AUdaily rain13.2 mm (0.5 in)2.4 mm (0.09 in)33 years17 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 2024Margate (Sunnyside), AUdaily rain19.8 mm (0.8 in)8.6 mm (0.34 in)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 2024Margate (Sunnyside), AUdaily rain19.2 mm (0.8 in)2.4 mm (0.09 in)12 years12 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 2024Margate (Sunnyside), AUdaily rain27.4 mm (1.1 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)56 years33 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 2024Margate (Sunnyside), AUdaily rain5.4 mm (0.21 in)1.4 mm (0.06 in)22 years12 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1968 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Margate (Sunnyside): the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)123.2 mm (4.9 in)201546.8 mm (1.8 in)59
Wettest five days (Rx5day)152.8 mm (6.0 in)201581.4 mm (3.2 in)59
Longest dry spell (CDD)32 days202217 days59

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Margate (Sunnyside) by year The wettest day of the year at Margate (Sunnyside), 1968 to 2026. The record is 123.2 mm (4.9 in) in 2015, marked on the chart; the median year is 46.8 mm (1.8 in). 050100150197019801990200020102020Record: 123.2 mm (4.9 in) in 2015
The wettest day of the year at Margate (Sunnyside), 1968 to 2026. The record is 123.2 mm (4.9 in) in 2015, marked on the chart; the median year is 46.8 mm (1.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Margate (Sunnyside) by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
196828.4 mm (1.1 in)
196962.2 mm (2.4 in)
197079.5 mm (3.1 in)
197173.9 mm (2.9 in)
197235.6 mm (1.4 in)
197355.4 mm (2.2 in)
197440.0 mm (1.6 in)
197546.0 mm (1.8 in)
197649.0 mm (1.9 in)
197763.0 mm (2.5 in)
197835.8 mm (1.4 in)
197928.2 mm (1.1 in)
198028.4 mm (1.1 in)
198138.4 mm (1.5 in)
198226.2 mm (1.0 in)
1983102.6 mm (4.0 in)
198444.2 mm (1.7 in)
198562.6 mm (2.5 in)
198671.6 mm (2.8 in)
198723.6 mm (0.9 in)
198831.2 mm (1.2 in)
198932.6 mm (1.3 in)
199056.6 mm (2.2 in)
199158.4 mm (2.3 in)
199225.6 mm (1.0 in)
199363.8 mm (2.5 in)
199436.4 mm (1.4 in)
199565.0 mm (2.6 in)
199667.0 mm (2.6 in)
199791.6 mm (3.6 in)
199833.2 mm (1.3 in)
199974.8 mm (2.9 in)
200022.4 mm (0.9 in)
200150.8 mm (2.0 in)
200234.0 mm (1.3 in)
200350.2 mm (2.0 in)
200451.4 mm (2.0 in)
200588.2 mm (3.5 in)
200619.2 mm (0.8 in)
200738.4 mm (1.5 in)
200830.2 mm (1.2 in)
200982.0 mm (3.2 in)
201028.2 mm (1.1 in)
201196.0 mm (3.8 in)
201246.2 mm (1.8 in)
201350.8 mm (2.0 in)
201430.6 mm (1.2 in)
2015123.2 mm (4.9 in)
201647.8 mm (1.9 in)
201737.8 mm (1.5 in)
201822.6 mm (0.9 in)
201928.6 mm (1.1 in)
202047.2 mm (1.9 in)
202157.6 mm (2.3 in)
202260.4 mm (2.4 in)
202336.8 mm (1.4 in)
202447.2 mm (1.9 in)
202545.6 mm (1.8 in)
202646.8 mm (1.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Margate (Sunnyside) by year The wettest five days of the year at Margate (Sunnyside), 1968 to 2026. The record is 152.8 mm (6.0 in) in 2015, marked on the chart; the median year is 81.4 mm (3.2 in). 050100150200197019801990200020102020Record: 152.8 mm (6.0 in) in 2015
The wettest five days of the year at Margate (Sunnyside), 1968 to 2026. The record is 152.8 mm (6.0 in) in 2015, marked on the chart; the median year is 81.4 mm (3.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Margate (Sunnyside) by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
196846.9 mm (1.8 in)
1969105.3 mm (4.1 in)
1970110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1971104.9 mm (4.1 in)
197258.7 mm (2.3 in)
197373.2 mm (2.9 in)
197482.8 mm (3.3 in)
197584.8 mm (3.3 in)
1976106.0 mm (4.2 in)
197781.4 mm (3.2 in)
197867.2 mm (2.6 in)
197939.0 mm (1.5 in)
198042.4 mm (1.7 in)
198165.6 mm (2.6 in)
198251.6 mm (2.0 in)
1983108.0 mm (4.3 in)
198463.0 mm (2.5 in)
1985113.4 mm (4.5 in)
1986130.2 mm (5.1 in)
198754.8 mm (2.2 in)
198860.0 mm (2.4 in)
198948.6 mm (1.9 in)
199083.8 mm (3.3 in)
1991107.2 mm (4.2 in)
199245.0 mm (1.8 in)
1993152.6 mm (6.0 in)
199482.6 mm (3.3 in)
1995102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1996106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1997106.0 mm (4.2 in)
199848.8 mm (1.9 in)
1999117.6 mm (4.6 in)
200038.2 mm (1.5 in)
200188.4 mm (3.5 in)
200253.2 mm (2.1 in)
2003105.6 mm (4.2 in)
200488.6 mm (3.5 in)
2005125.6 mm (4.9 in)
200651.8 mm (2.0 in)
200760.2 mm (2.4 in)
200850.6 mm (2.0 in)
2009118.8 mm (4.7 in)
201044.8 mm (1.8 in)
2011125.8 mm (5.0 in)
201252.8 mm (2.1 in)
201358.0 mm (2.3 in)
201480.8 mm (3.2 in)
2015152.8 mm (6.0 in)
2016123.0 mm (4.8 in)
201794.2 mm (3.7 in)
201843.8 mm (1.7 in)
201943.8 mm (1.7 in)
202086.2 mm (3.4 in)
202163.8 mm (2.5 in)
202289.4 mm (3.5 in)
202342.0 mm (1.7 in)
202479.0 mm (3.1 in)
202560.2 mm (2.4 in)
2026100.0 mm (3.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Margate (Sunnyside) by year The longest dry spell of the year at Margate (Sunnyside), 1968 to 2026. The record is 32 days in 2022, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days. 10203040197019801990200020102020Record: 32 days in 2022
The longest dry spell of the year at Margate (Sunnyside), 1968 to 2026. The record is 32 days in 2022, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Margate (Sunnyside) by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
196812 days
196911 days
197025 days
197114 days
197213 days
197312 days
197419 days
197523 days
197624 days
197712 days
197815 days
197919 days
198019 days
198115 days
198215 days
198322 days
198417 days
198517 days
198611 days
198720 days
198826 days
198917 days
199023 days
199118 days
199213 days
199314 days
199429 days
199515 days
199616 days
199727 days
199818 days
199919 days
200016 days
200115 days
200228 days
200327 days
200415 days
200523 days
200627 days
200718 days
200821 days
200911 days
201017 days
201113 days
201217 days
201316 days
201427 days
201513 days
201614 days
201720 days
201812 days
201926 days
202020 days
202121 days
202232 days
202312 days
202415 days
202525 days
202611 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

53 years, 1968 to 2025

A day with at least 46.9 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 130.1 mm (5.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Margate (Sunnyside): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years46.9 mm (1.8 in)
5 years67.4 mm (2.7 in)
10 years81.7 mm (3.2 in)
25 years100.5 mm (4.0 in)
50 years115.1 mm (4.5 in)
100 years130.1 mm (5.1 in)Longer than the 53 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, 53 years of values from 1968 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: 123.2 mm (4.9 in) in 2015; 102.6 mm (4.0 in) in 1983; 96.0 mm (3.8 in) in 2011.

Download the Data

  • Data for Margate (Sunnyside) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Margate (Sunnyside) 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 . Last revised (2026-10-12).