Queenstown Weather Records (SF001236540)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Queenstown (SF001236540), South Africa, with 108 years of record.

Key Facts for Queenstown

Queenstown (SF001236540) is a weather station in South Africa at -31.90 latitude and 26.87 longitude, 1,086 m (3,563 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1884 to 1991, 108 years of record.
370 records set at Queenstown still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Queenstown set a daily record precipitation of 36.7 mm (1.4 in) on 13 February 1991.

About the Station

Location: South Africa, -31.90 latitude, 26.87 longitude.
Elevation: 1,086 m (3,563 ft).
Period of record: 1884 to 1991, 108 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 Queenstown. 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 Queenstown, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	36.5 C (97.7 F)	12.5 C (54.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	36.0 C (96.8 F)	13.0 C (55.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	33.4 C (92.1 F)	10.5 C (50.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	33.0 C (91.4 F)	5.2 C (41.4 F)	n/a	n/a
May	26.1 C (79.0 F)	3.0 C (37.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	20.3 C (68.5 F)	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	24.9 C (76.8 F)	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	25.7 C (78.3 F)	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	33.3 C (91.9 F)	0.1 C (32.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	30.7 C (87.3 F)	4.6 C (40.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	34.5 C (94.1 F)	8.0 C (46.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	31.7 C (89.1 F)	7.0 C (44.6 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

370 standing records

370 records at Queenstown still stand. 1988 holds the most, with 54.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 178.1 mm (7.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Queenstown. The most was 178.1 mm (7.0 in) on 20 December 1889.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Queenstown
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	9 January 1946
Feb	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	20 February 1887
Mar	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	3 March 1978
Apr	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	4 April 1914
May	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	18 May 1950
Jun	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	17 June 1912
Jul	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	24 July 1983
Aug	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	28 August 1970
Sep	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 September 1987
Oct	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	3 October 1917
Nov	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	23 November 1898
Dec	178.1 mm (7.0 in)	20 December 1889

Period of Record Coverage

1982 to 1991

10 years of record at Queenstown, 1982 to 1991. 10 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 and others.

Latest Records

Latest records at Queenstown
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 February 1991	Queenstown, ZA	daily rain	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	60 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1991	Queenstown, ZA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	89 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1991	Queenstown, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	76 years	66 of 100 (Major)
18 October 1990	Queenstown, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	102 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1990	Queenstown, ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	59 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1989	Queenstown, ZA	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	96 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1989	Queenstown, ZA	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1989	Queenstown, ZA	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	90 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 1988	Queenstown, ZA	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	67 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1988	Queenstown, ZA	daily rain	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	88 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1988	Queenstown, ZA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 1988	Queenstown, ZA	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	55 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1988	Queenstown, ZA	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	62 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1988	Queenstown, ZA	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1987	Queenstown, ZA	daily rain	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	93 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1987	Queenstown, ZA	monthly rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1987	Queenstown, ZA	daily rain	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	25 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1986	Queenstown, ZA	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	77 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1986	Queenstown, ZA	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 1985	Queenstown, ZA	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	66 years	69 of 100 (Major)

Extremes by Year

1884 to 1991

Yearly extremes at Queenstown: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	36.5 C (97.7 F)	1988	34.0 C (93.1 F)	10
Coldest night (TNn)	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	1984	1.0 C (33.8 F)	13
Wettest day (Rx1day)	178.1 mm (7.0 in)	1889	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	108
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	220.9 mm (8.7 in)	1889	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	108
Longest dry spell (CDD)	118 days	1956	51 days	108

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Queenstown, 1884 to 1991. The record is 36.5 C (97.7 F) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.0 C (93.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Queenstown by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
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
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	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1983	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1984	34.5 C (94.1 F)
1985	34.5 C (94.1 F)
1986	33.4 C (92.1 F)
1987	34.6 C (94.3 F)
1988	36.5 C (97.7 F)
1989	32.6 C (90.7 F)
1990	36.0 C (96.8 F)
1991	23.0 C (73.4 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Queenstown, 1884 to 1991. The record is -3.5 C (25.7 F) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 1.0 C (33.8 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Queenstown by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
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
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	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	7.0 C (44.6 F)
1980	2.0 C (35.6 F)
1981	1.0 C (33.8 F)
1982	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1983	2.2 C (36.0 F)
1984	-3.5 C (25.7 F)
1985	-2.0 C (28.4 F)
1986	-0.5 C (31.1 F)
1987	-0.5 C (31.1 F)
1988	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1989	4.6 C (40.3 F)
1990	10.4 C (50.7 F)
1991	6.0 C (42.8 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Queenstown, 1884 to 1991. The record is 178.1 mm (7.0 in) in 1889, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.9 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Queenstown by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1884	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1885	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1886	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1887	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1888	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1889	178.1 mm (7.0 in)
1890	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1891	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1892	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1893	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1894	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1895	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1896	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1897	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1898	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1899	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1900	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1901	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1902	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1903	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1904	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1905	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1906	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1907	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1908	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1909	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1910	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1911	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1912	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1913	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1914	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1915	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1916	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1917	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1918	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1919	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1920	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1921	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1922	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1923	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1924	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1925	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1926	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1927	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1928	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1929	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1930	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1931	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1932	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1933	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1934	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1935	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1936	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1937	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1938	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1939	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1940	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1941	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1942	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1943	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1944	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1945	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1946	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1947	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1948	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1949	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1950	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1951	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1952	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1953	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1954	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1955	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1956	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1957	41.8 mm (1.6 in)
1958	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1959	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1960	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1961	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1962	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1963	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1964	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1965	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1966	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1967	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1968	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1969	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1970	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1971	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1972	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1973	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1974	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1975	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1976	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1977	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1978	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1979	48.9 mm (1.9 in)
1980	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1981	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1982	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1983	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1984	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1985	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1986	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1987	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1988	51.7 mm (2.0 in)
1989	32.6 mm (1.3 in)
1990	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1991	60.0 mm (2.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Queenstown, 1884 to 1991. The record is 220.9 mm (8.7 in) in 1889, marked on the chart; the median year is 71.7 mm (2.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Queenstown by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1884	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1885	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1886	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1887	126.4 mm (5.0 in)
1888	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1889	220.9 mm (8.7 in)
1890	89.1 mm (3.5 in)
1891	76.3 mm (3.0 in)
1892	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1893	80.6 mm (3.2 in)
1894	98.2 mm (3.9 in)
1895	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1896	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1897	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1898	84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1899	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1900	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1901	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1902	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1903	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1904	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1905	79.4 mm (3.1 in)
1906	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1907	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1908	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1909	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1910	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1911	70.7 mm (2.8 in)
1912	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1913	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1914	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1915	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1916	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1917	133.1 mm (5.2 in)
1918	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1919	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1920	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1921	97.9 mm (3.9 in)
1922	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1923	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1924	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1925	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1926	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1927	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1928	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1929	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1930	39.7 mm (1.6 in)
1931	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1932	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1933	109.3 mm (4.3 in)
1934	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1935	79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1936	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1937	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1938	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1939	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1940	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1941	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1942	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1943	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1944	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1945	64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1946	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1947	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1948	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
1949	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1950	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1951	111.4 mm (4.4 in)
1952	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1953	84.2 mm (3.3 in)
1954	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1955	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1956	51.7 mm (2.0 in)
1957	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1958	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1959	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1960	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1961	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1962	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1963	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1964	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1965	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1966	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1967	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1968	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1969	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1970	148.9 mm (5.9 in)
1971	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1972	132.0 mm (5.2 in)
1973	60.3 mm (2.4 in)
1974	81.4 mm (3.2 in)
1975	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1976	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1977	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1978	93.6 mm (3.7 in)
1979	56.8 mm (2.2 in)
1980	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1981	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1982	58.1 mm (2.3 in)
1983	67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1984	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1985	155.1 mm (6.1 in)
1986	68.2 mm (2.7 in)
1987	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1988	124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1989	71.8 mm (2.8 in)
1990	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1991	87.1 mm (3.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Queenstown, 1884 to 1991. The record is 118 days in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 51 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Queenstown by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1884	110 days
1885	81 days
1886	62 days
1887	41 days
1888	62 days
1889	108 days
1890	59 days
1891	22 days
1892	35 days
1893	44 days
1894	64 days
1895	58 days
1896	44 days
1897	99 days
1898	62 days
1899	55 days
1900	60 days
1901	34 days
1902	55 days
1903	59 days
1904	58 days
1905	29 days
1906	69 days
1907	54 days
1908	54 days
1909	63 days
1910	65 days
1911	30 days
1912	109 days
1913	41 days
1914	34 days
1915	66 days
1916	111 days
1917	43 days
1918	62 days
1919	54 days
1920	65 days
1921	32 days
1922	32 days
1923	54 days
1924	23 days
1925	37 days
1926	76 days
1927	103 days
1928	93 days
1929	66 days
1930	50 days
1931	95 days
1932	48 days
1933	33 days
1934	50 days
1935	45 days
1936	34 days
1937	51 days
1938	30 days
1939	52 days
1940	50 days
1941	34 days
1942	64 days
1943	39 days
1944	36 days
1945	68 days
1946	27 days
1947	27 days
1948	57 days
1949	40 days
1950	44 days
1951	67 days
1952	31 days
1953	40 days
1954	69 days
1955	53 days
1956	118 days
1957	40 days
1958	104 days
1959	43 days
1960	84 days
1961	44 days
1962	105 days
1963	53 days
1964	33 days
1965	35 days
1966	55 days
1967	62 days
1968	45 days
1969	40 days
1970	28 days
1971	28 days
1972	47 days
1973	62 days
1974	37 days
1975	47 days
1976	66 days
1977	50 days
1978	74 days
1979	19 days
1980	66 days
1981	32 days
1982	37 days
1983	45 days
1984	49 days
1985	58 days
1986	39 days
1987	31 days
1988	60 days
1989	31 days
1990	52 days
1991	44 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, 1885 to 1990

A day with at least 43.0 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 112.5 mm (4.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Queenstown: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
5 years	57.8 mm (2.3 in)
10 years	68.9 mm (2.7 in)
25 years	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
50 years	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
100 years	112.5 mm (4.4 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 1885 to 1990.

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: 178.1 mm (7.0 in) in 1889; 95.5 mm (3.8 in) in 1917; 91.9 mm (3.6 in) in 1887.

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Data for Queenstown standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Queenstown 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 2026-10-16 (16 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).