This section ranks the 65 years of
annual rainfall,
also the top 25 months and 25 days.
ALL YEARS RANKED WETTEST TO DRIEST
Annual rainfall totals for 1956 to 2020, listed in
descending order of rainfall, showing the wettest years so far have been 2014 with
1186.1 mm of rain, then 2012 with 1174.8 mm.
The driest years were 2011 with 540.4 mm of rain, then
1975 with 551.9 mm, and 2003/1964 with 555.4 mm.
| Y |
Annual
Rainfall mm |
| 2014 |
1186.1 |
| 2012 |
1174.8 |
| 1960 |
1033.7 |
| 2013 |
999.1 |
| 2008 |
997.0 |
| 2019 |
988.3 |
| 2016 |
981.4 |
| 2000 |
977.0 |
| 2007 |
938.4 |
| 1999 |
898.3 |
| 1958 |
892.3 |
| 1980 |
887.7 |
| 1965 |
884.2 |
| 1979 |
879.8 |
| 1992 |
876.0 |
| 2020 |
852.4 |
| 1966 |
849.9 |
| 1981 |
849.5 |
| 1986 |
833.7 |
| 2002 |
829.5 |
| 1998 |
829.3 |
| 1968 |
826.3 |
| 2009 |
821.5 |
| 1969 |
820.1 |
| 2018 |
816.6 |
| 1983 |
814.5 |
| 2017 |
806.5 |
| 1972 |
803.5 |
| 2015 |
799.8 |
| 1967 |
798.6 |
| 2004 |
793.3 |
| 1977 |
789.1 |
| 1970 |
787.8 |
| 1982 |
777.8 |
| 1984 |
764.3 |
| 1987 |
763.8 |
| 1985 |
751.4 |
| 1994 |
746.2 |
| 1976 |
745.4 |
| 1974 |
743.9 |
| 2010 |
741.4 |
| 1993 |
732.3 |
| 1978 |
731.8 |
| 2001 |
729.9 |
| 1957 |
722.1 |
| 1988 |
720.9 |
| 1971 |
707.5 |
| 1997 |
705.3 |
| 1961 |
702.7 |
| 2005 |
683.4 |
| 2006 |
681.3 |
| 1989 |
675.4 |
| 1962 |
670.4 |
| 1959 |
670.3 |
| 1956 |
654.5 |
| 1963 |
646.0 |
| 1973 |
643.0 |
| 1991 |
623.7 |
| 1995 |
619.0 |
| 1990 |
611.0 |
| 1996 |
594.1 |
| 1964 |
555.4 |
| 2003 |
555.4 |
| 1975 |
551.9 |
| 2011 |
540.4 |
25 WETTEST MONTHS
Monthly rainfall totals for 1956 to 2020 listed in
descending order of rainfall, showing the wettest month so far has been June
2016 with 221.2 mm of rain, over three times normal.
| Y |
M |
Monthly
Rainfall mm |
| 2016 |
6 |
221.2 |
| 1976 |
9 |
204.9 |
| 2014 |
1 |
196.5 |
| 2012 |
6 |
185.6 |
| 2007 |
7 |
181.1 |
| 2007 |
6 |
170.8 |
| 2013 |
10 |
169.0 |
| 2019 |
6 |
161.5 |
| 1997 |
6 |
155.4 |
| 2012 |
12 |
151.4 |
| 2000 |
4 |
150.6 |
| 1960 |
1 |
149.2 |
| 1969 |
5 |
149.0 |
| 1984 |
11 |
148.6 |
| 2020 |
2 |
147.8 |
| 1994 |
9 |
146.4 |
| 1960 |
10 |
144.8 |
| 1965 |
9 |
144.5 |
| 1967 |
5 |
144.5 |
| 1965 |
12 |
144.1 |
| 2012 |
4 |
143.7 |
| 1967 |
10 |
143.3 |
| 2000 |
12 |
142.7 |
| 1962 |
8 |
142.1 |
| 1970 |
11 |
141.9 |
WETTEST DAYS
Daily rainfall totals for 1956 to 2020, in
descending order, showing the wettest day so far has been 16th June 2016,
beating the previous high on 19th
August 1970 with 74.9 mm of rain, equivalent to a month's rain!
| daily
rainfall mm |
D |
M |
Y |
| 75.0 |
16 |
6 |
2016 |
| 74.9 |
19 |
8 |
1970 |
| 72.7 |
14 |
9 |
1994 |
| 71.3 |
24 |
9 |
1976 |
| 68.0 |
20 |
7 |
2007 |
| 57.8 |
25 |
8 |
1986 |
| 53.8 |
6 |
8 |
1962 |
| 52.1 |
2 |
8 |
1969 |
| 50.0 |
14 |
6 |
2016 |
| 49.2 |
8 |
9 |
1972 |
| 44.8 |
8 |
8 |
1999 |
| 44.0 |
14 |
6 |
2007 |
| 43.9 |
27 |
12 |
1979 |
| 43.4 |
24 |
1 |
1960 |
| 43.4 |
22 |
8 |
1987 |
| 43.0 |
21 |
11 |
2016 |
| 42.4 |
23 |
9 |
2012 |
| 42.2 |
8 |
1 |
1992 |
| 41.8 |
16 |
10 |
1967 |
| 41.5 |
24 |
11 |
2012 |
| 41.1 |
8 |
9 |
1965 |
| 41.0 |
5 |
11 |
2000 |
| 40.0 |
12 |
6 |
2015 |
| 39.2 |
8 |
6 |
2016 |
| 39.2 |
25 |
5 |
1968 |
