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Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre Weather Records (ASN00099000)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre (ASN00099000), Australia, with 122 years of record.

Key Facts for Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre

  • Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre (ASN00099000) is a weather station in Australia at -40.37 latitude and 148.02 longitude, 12 m (39 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1905 to 2026, 122 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre set a daily record precipitation of 35.6 mm (1.4 in) on 3 July 2026.

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -40.37 latitude, 148.02 longitude.
  • Elevation: 12 m (39 ft).
  • Period of record: 1905 to 2026, 122 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre. 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 Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre. 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 Barren Island (Cape Barre, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records
Standing records at Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre by the year they were set 0 records at Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre still stand. 00000000000
0 records at Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre still stand.
Standing records at Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre by the year they were set
Year setStanding records

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 152.4 mm (6.0 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre. The most was 152.4 mm (6.0 in) on 28 March 1914. 050100150200 Jan: 111.4 mm (4.4 in), 28 January 2004 Jan Feb: 80.2 mm (3.2 in), 19 February 2020 Feb Mar: 152.4 mm (6.0 in), 28 March 1914 Mar Apr: 93.0 mm (3.7 in), 11 April 2014 Apr May: 79.0 mm (3.1 in), 4 May 1978 May Jun: 86.1 mm (3.4 in), 7 June 1922 Jun Jul: 58.7 mm (2.3 in), 7 July 1922 Jul Aug: 54.0 mm (2.1 in), 9 August 2011 Aug Sep: 82.6 mm (3.3 in), 2 September 1937 Sep Oct: 95.3 mm (3.8 in), 13 October 1948 Oct Nov: 92.0 mm (3.6 in), 23 November 2018 Nov Dec: 90.0 mm (3.5 in), 3 December 2017 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre. The most was 152.4 mm (6.0 in) on 28 March 1914.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan111.4 mm (4.4 in)28 January 2004
Feb80.2 mm (3.2 in)19 February 2020
Mar152.4 mm (6.0 in)28 March 1914
Apr93.0 mm (3.7 in)11 April 2014
May79.0 mm (3.1 in)4 May 1978
Jun86.1 mm (3.4 in)7 June 1922
Jul58.7 mm (2.3 in)7 July 1922
Aug54.0 mm (2.1 in)9 August 2011
Sep82.6 mm (3.3 in)2 September 1937
Oct95.3 mm (3.8 in)13 October 1948
Nov92.0 mm (3.6 in)23 November 2018
Dec90.0 mm (3.5 in)3 December 2017

Latest Records

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Latest records at Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
3 July 2026Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre, AUdaily rain35.6 mm (1.4 in)10.2 mm (0.4 in)63 years44 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 2026Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre, AUdaily rain65.6 mm (2.6 in)55.2 mm (2.2 in)18 years55 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2025Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre, AUdaily rain38.2 mm (1.5 in)17.9 mm (0.7 in)94 years52 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2024Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre, AUdaily rain36.4 mm (1.4 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)35 years32 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 2024Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre, AUdaily rain23.0 mm (0.9 in)0.1 mm (0.00 in)111 years20 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 2024Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre, AUdaily rain16.6 mm (0.7 in)5.4 mm (0.21 in)80 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 2024Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre, AUdaily rain21.8 mm (0.9 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)89 years20 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 2023Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre, AUdaily rain9.0 mm (0.35 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 2023Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre, AUdaily rain21.2 mm (0.8 in)9.0 mm (0.35 in)92 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 2023Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre, AUdaily rain34.0 mm (1.3 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)84 years41 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2023Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre, AUdaily rain60.0 mm (2.4 in)28.0 mm (1.1 in)76 years64 of 100 (Major)
25 October 2022Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre, AUdaily rain22.0 mm (0.9 in)2.9 mm (0.11 in)60 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 2022Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre, AUdaily rain27.6 mm (1.1 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)24 years23 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 2022Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre, AUdaily rain40.0 mm (1.6 in)26.5 mm (1.0 in)85 years61 of 100 (Major)
15 October 2021Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre, AUdaily rain22.2 mm (0.9 in)8.7 mm (0.34 in)96 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 2021Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre, AUdaily rain30.0 mm (1.2 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)94 years40 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 2021Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre, AUdaily rain55.4 mm (2.2 in)18.3 mm (0.7 in)75 years47 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2021Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre, AUdaily rain65.0 mm (2.6 in)26.6 mm (1.0 in)10 years34 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 2021Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre, AUdaily rain47.0 mm (1.9 in)30.0 mm (1.2 in)112 years67 of 100 (Major)
22 December 2020Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre, AUdaily rain72.0 mm (2.8 in)40.0 mm (1.6 in)104 years80 of 100 (Exceptional)

Extremes by Year

1905 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)152.4 mm (6.0 in)191448.6 mm (1.9 in)115
Wettest five days (Rx5day)190.6 mm (7.5 in)200473.1 mm (2.9 in)115
Longest dry spell (CDD)68 days198821 days115

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre by year The wettest day of the year at Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre, 1905 to 2026. The record is 152.4 mm (6.0 in) in 1914, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.6 mm (1.9 in). 050100150200192019401960198020002020Record: 152.4 mm (6.0 in) in 1914
The wettest day of the year at Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre, 1905 to 2026. The record is 152.4 mm (6.0 in) in 1914, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.6 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
190543.9 mm (1.7 in)
190756.6 mm (2.2 in)
190819.8 mm (0.8 in)
190952.8 mm (2.1 in)
191057.2 mm (2.3 in)
191132.0 mm (1.3 in)
191238.1 mm (1.5 in)
191341.1 mm (1.6 in)
1914152.4 mm (6.0 in)
191551.8 mm (2.0 in)
191647.8 mm (1.9 in)
191754.9 mm (2.2 in)
191824.9 mm (1.0 in)
191962.7 mm (2.5 in)
192035.6 mm (1.4 in)
192139.9 mm (1.6 in)
192286.1 mm (3.4 in)
192380.0 mm (3.1 in)
192472.4 mm (2.9 in)
192531.2 mm (1.2 in)
192637.3 mm (1.5 in)
192742.4 mm (1.7 in)
192846.5 mm (1.8 in)
192984.1 mm (3.3 in)
193037.1 mm (1.5 in)
193186.6 mm (3.4 in)
193242.7 mm (1.7 in)
193330.7 mm (1.2 in)
193455.9 mm (2.2 in)
193545.7 mm (1.8 in)
193633.0 mm (1.3 in)
193782.6 mm (3.3 in)
193842.7 mm (1.7 in)
193961.5 mm (2.4 in)
194063.5 mm (2.5 in)
194162.0 mm (2.4 in)
194248.8 mm (1.9 in)
194319.8 mm (0.8 in)
194428.4 mm (1.1 in)
194547.0 mm (1.9 in)
194661.5 mm (2.4 in)
194754.4 mm (2.1 in)
194895.3 mm (3.8 in)
194942.4 mm (1.7 in)
195052.6 mm (2.1 in)
195124.1 mm (0.9 in)
195285.9 mm (3.4 in)
195329.0 mm (1.1 in)
195460.7 mm (2.4 in)
195553.8 mm (2.1 in)
195652.6 mm (2.1 in)
195741.9 mm (1.6 in)
195850.8 mm (2.0 in)
195933.0 mm (1.3 in)
196026.2 mm (1.0 in)
196133.5 mm (1.3 in)
196233.5 mm (1.3 in)
196327.2 mm (1.1 in)
196822.6 mm (0.9 in)
196926.2 mm (1.0 in)
197038.6 mm (1.5 in)
197150.0 mm (2.0 in)
197224.6 mm (1.0 in)
197341.4 mm (1.6 in)
197410.2 mm (0.4 in)
197622.3 mm (0.9 in)
197739.2 mm (1.5 in)
197879.0 mm (3.1 in)
197964.0 mm (2.5 in)
198044.0 mm (1.7 in)
1981105.5 mm (4.2 in)
1982103.0 mm (4.1 in)
198362.0 mm (2.4 in)
198463.0 mm (2.5 in)
198548.6 mm (1.9 in)
198634.4 mm (1.4 in)
198838.6 mm (1.5 in)
198933.0 mm (1.3 in)
199049.0 mm (1.9 in)
199149.0 mm (1.9 in)
199287.4 mm (3.4 in)
199356.0 mm (2.2 in)
199446.0 mm (1.8 in)
199560.0 mm (2.4 in)
199644.0 mm (1.7 in)
199732.4 mm (1.3 in)
1998108.6 mm (4.3 in)
199935.0 mm (1.4 in)
200046.2 mm (1.8 in)
200168.8 mm (2.7 in)
200224.2 mm (1.0 in)
200350.2 mm (2.0 in)
2004111.4 mm (4.4 in)
200559.6 mm (2.3 in)
200622.8 mm (0.9 in)
200750.0 mm (2.0 in)
200872.0 mm (2.8 in)
200955.0 mm (2.2 in)
201086.2 mm (3.4 in)
201154.0 mm (2.1 in)
201245.8 mm (1.8 in)
201340.6 mm (1.6 in)
201493.0 mm (3.7 in)
201531.0 mm (1.2 in)
201653.0 mm (2.1 in)
201790.0 mm (3.5 in)
201892.0 mm (3.6 in)
201922.0 mm (0.9 in)
202080.2 mm (3.2 in)
202165.0 mm (2.6 in)
202245.0 mm (1.8 in)
202360.0 mm (2.4 in)
202436.4 mm (1.4 in)
202538.2 mm (1.5 in)
202665.6 mm (2.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre by year The wettest five days of the year at Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre, 1905 to 2026. The record is 190.6 mm (7.5 in) in 2004, marked on the chart; the median year is 73.1 mm (2.9 in). 050100150200192019401960198020002020Record: 190.6 mm (7.5 in) in 2004
The wettest five days of the year at Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre, 1905 to 2026. The record is 190.6 mm (7.5 in) in 2004, marked on the chart; the median year is 73.1 mm (2.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
190592.9 mm (3.7 in)
190797.7 mm (3.8 in)
190833.5 mm (1.3 in)
190973.1 mm (2.9 in)
191072.9 mm (2.9 in)
191154.9 mm (2.2 in)
191253.4 mm (2.1 in)
191393.3 mm (3.7 in)
1914165.1 mm (6.5 in)
1915112.6 mm (4.4 in)
1916144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1917100.6 mm (4.0 in)
191871.5 mm (2.8 in)
191974.4 mm (2.9 in)
192066.8 mm (2.6 in)
192154.4 mm (2.1 in)
1922109.4 mm (4.3 in)
1923101.6 mm (4.0 in)
192492.5 mm (3.6 in)
192565.5 mm (2.6 in)
192676.2 mm (3.0 in)
192768.6 mm (2.7 in)
192862.9 mm (2.5 in)
192994.5 mm (3.7 in)
193070.9 mm (2.8 in)
1931109.9 mm (4.3 in)
193287.2 mm (3.4 in)
193353.9 mm (2.1 in)
193486.3 mm (3.4 in)
193598.8 mm (3.9 in)
193661.3 mm (2.4 in)
1937119.7 mm (4.7 in)
193873.2 mm (2.9 in)
193993.3 mm (3.7 in)
194076.2 mm (3.0 in)
194164.1 mm (2.5 in)
194264.3 mm (2.5 in)
194356.1 mm (2.2 in)
194445.5 mm (1.8 in)
194575.9 mm (3.0 in)
194689.7 mm (3.5 in)
1947112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1948108.5 mm (4.3 in)
194951.4 mm (2.0 in)
195084.4 mm (3.3 in)
195144.7 mm (1.8 in)
1952138.4 mm (5.4 in)
195355.4 mm (2.2 in)
195494.8 mm (3.7 in)
195570.3 mm (2.8 in)
195653.7 mm (2.1 in)
195766.3 mm (2.6 in)
195870.8 mm (2.8 in)
195970.8 mm (2.8 in)
196029.5 mm (1.2 in)
196157.2 mm (2.3 in)
196241.9 mm (1.6 in)
196369.9 mm (2.8 in)
196832.1 mm (1.3 in)
196927.3 mm (1.1 in)
197094.2 mm (3.7 in)
197166.3 mm (2.6 in)
197254.2 mm (2.1 in)
197389.2 mm (3.5 in)
197410.2 mm (0.4 in)
197658.3 mm (2.3 in)
197751.4 mm (2.0 in)
197880.0 mm (3.1 in)
197984.5 mm (3.3 in)
198065.0 mm (2.6 in)
1981111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1982145.5 mm (5.7 in)
1983101.0 mm (4.0 in)
198464.4 mm (2.5 in)
1985102.0 mm (4.0 in)
198634.4 mm (1.4 in)
198869.0 mm (2.7 in)
198982.8 mm (3.3 in)
199049.0 mm (1.9 in)
199184.0 mm (3.3 in)
199287.4 mm (3.4 in)
199388.6 mm (3.5 in)
199459.4 mm (2.3 in)
199581.4 mm (3.2 in)
199653.8 mm (2.1 in)
199771.0 mm (2.8 in)
1998144.4 mm (5.7 in)
199939.0 mm (1.5 in)
2000101.4 mm (4.0 in)
2001111.6 mm (4.4 in)
200237.0 mm (1.5 in)
200348.2 mm (1.9 in)
2004190.6 mm (7.5 in)
200564.0 mm (2.5 in)
200629.0 mm (1.1 in)
200780.6 mm (3.2 in)
2008102.8 mm (4.0 in)
200975.0 mm (3.0 in)
2010108.8 mm (4.3 in)
2011150.8 mm (5.9 in)
201264.4 mm (2.5 in)
201364.2 mm (2.5 in)
2014100.6 mm (4.0 in)
201552.6 mm (2.1 in)
201687.2 mm (3.4 in)
2017104.0 mm (4.1 in)
2018124.8 mm (4.9 in)
201944.2 mm (1.7 in)
202097.6 mm (3.8 in)
2021140.8 mm (5.5 in)
202289.8 mm (3.5 in)
202361.0 mm (2.4 in)
202451.0 mm (2.0 in)
202538.2 mm (1.5 in)
202669.8 mm (2.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre by year The longest dry spell of the year at Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre, 1905 to 2026. The record is 68 days in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 21 days. 020406080192019401960198020002020Record: 68 days in 1988
The longest dry spell of the year at Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre, 1905 to 2026. The record is 68 days in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 21 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
190517 days
190723 days
190821 days
190923 days
191043 days
191119 days
191216 days
191329 days
191447 days
191530 days
191616 days
191717 days
191819 days
191921 days
192047 days
192122 days
192219 days
192326 days
192418 days
192518 days
192623 days
192720 days
192813 days
192914 days
193019 days
193130 days
193212 days
193317 days
193419 days
193522 days
193621 days
193717 days
193814 days
193933 days
194028 days
194120 days
194225 days
194331 days
194421 days
194515 days
194617 days
194730 days
194833 days
194919 days
195026 days
195121 days
195224 days
195323 days
195427 days
195528 days
195622 days
195732 days
195824 days
195918 days
196026 days
196126 days
196238 days
196335 days
196823 days
196916 days
197024 days
197123 days
197239 days
197314 days
197413 days
197621 days
197733 days
197811 days
197914 days
198012 days
198111 days
198225 days
198318 days
198421 days
198560 days
198612 days
198868 days
198947 days
199031 days
199125 days
199253 days
199336 days
199422 days
199517 days
199622 days
199720 days
199817 days
199915 days
200033 days
200140 days
200225 days
200321 days
200423 days
200523 days
200622 days
200726 days
200825 days
200917 days
201015 days
201112 days
201219 days
201319 days
201425 days
201521 days
201619 days
201719 days
201820 days
201918 days
202018 days
202130 days
202217 days
202320 days
202428 days
202525 days
202617 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

79 years, 1908 to 2025

A day with at least 50.2 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 138.0 mm (5.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years50.2 mm (2.0 in)
5 years71.4 mm (2.8 in)
10 years86.3 mm (3.4 in)
25 years106.2 mm (4.2 in)
50 years121.8 mm (4.8 in)
100 years138.0 mm (5.4 in)Longer than the 79 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, 79 years of values from 1908 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: 152.4 mm (6.0 in) in 1914; 111.4 mm (4.4 in) in 2004; 105.5 mm (4.2 in) in 1981.

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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 (2026-10-12).