Kununurra Weather Records (ASN00002038)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Kununurra (ASN00002038), Australia, with 36 years of record.

Key Facts for Kununurra

Kununurra (ASN00002038) is a weather station in Australia at -15.78 latitude and 128.74 longitude, 47 m (154 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1962 to 1997, 36 years of record.
1,464 records set at Kununurra still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -15.78 latitude, 128.74 longitude.
Elevation: 47 m (154 ft).
Period of record: 1962 to 1997, 36 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

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 Kununurra. 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 Kununurra, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	43.9 C (111.0 F)	19.6 C (67.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	42.2 C (108.0 F)	19.0 C (66.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	40.5 C (104.9 F)	16.1 C (61.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	39.5 C (103.1 F)	12.2 C (54.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	38.0 C (100.4 F)	9.6 C (49.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	36.7 C (98.1 F)	7.7 C (45.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	36.4 C (97.5 F)	4.8 C (40.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	39.4 C (102.9 F)	9.2 C (48.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	41.0 C (105.8 F)	10.6 C (51.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	43.6 C (110.5 F)	15.0 C (59.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	45.1 C (113.2 F)	17.2 C (63.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	44.6 C (112.3 F)	19.1 C (66.4 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Kununurra still stand. 1973 holds the most, with 105.

Standing records at Kununurra by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1965	66
1966	73
1967	76
1968	59
1969	78
1970	101
1971	81
1972	58
1973	105
1974	50
1975	78
1976	81
1977	47
1978	67
1979	58
1980	48
1981	73
1982	62
1983	60
1984	53
1985	68
1986	22

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 134.4 mm (5.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kununurra. The most was 134.4 mm (5.3 in) on 3 February 1969.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Kununurra
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	28 January 1977
Feb	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	3 February 1969
Mar	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	8 March 1973
Apr	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	19 April 1973
May	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 May 1968
Jun	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	14 June 1993
Jul	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	13 July 1968
Aug	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	26 August 1973
Sep	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	28 September 1981
Oct	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	20 October 1975
Nov	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	12 November 1991
Dec	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	28 December 1973

Period of Record Coverage

1965 to 1986

22 years of record at Kununurra, 1965 to 1986. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1968, 1986.

Days with data per year at Kununurra
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1965	338	93%	Yes
1966	360	99%	Yes
1967	358	98%	Yes
1968	328	90%	No
1969	355	97%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	364	100%	Yes
1972	347	95%	Yes
1973	355	97%	Yes
1974	359	98%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	365	100%	Yes
1977	360	99%	Yes
1978	364	100%	Yes
1979	364	100%	Yes
1980	365	100%	Yes
1981	363	99%	Yes
1982	364	100%	Yes
1983	357	98%	Yes
1984	365	100%	Yes
1985	353	97%	Yes
1986	67	18%	No

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

19 complete years, 1965 to 1985

One stripe for each of 19 complete years at Kununurra, 1965 to 1985. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 28.3 C (82.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1976, at 27.4 C (81.3 F), and the warmest was 1985, at 29.0 C (84.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.9 C (1.6 F).

Annual mean temperature at Kununurra as warming stripes, 1965 to 1985
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1965	28.3 C	+0.06 C
1966	28.3 C	+0.05 C
1967	27.8 C	-0.47 C
1968	28.0 C	-0.28 C
1969	27.9 C	-0.33 C
1970	28.9 C	+0.62 C
1971	28.5 C	+0.23 C
1974	27.7 C	-0.53 C
1975	28.3 C	+0.07 C
1976	27.4 C	-0.90 C
1977	27.7 C	-0.55 C
1978	28.5 C	+0.19 C
1979	29.0 C	+0.68 C
1980	28.7 C	+0.41 C
1981	29.0 C	+0.71 C
1982	27.5 C	-0.80 C
1983	28.4 C	+0.16 C
1984	28.2 C	-0.08 C
1985	29.0 C	+0.71 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1962 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Kununurra: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	45.1 C (113.2 F)	1965	42.8 C (109.1 F)	22
Coldest night (TNn)	4.8 C (40.6 F)	1965	8.7 C (47.6 F)	22
Wettest day (Rx1day)	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	1969	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	33
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	276.3 mm (10.9 in)	1969	113.4 mm (4.5 in)	33
Longest dry spell (CDD)	234 days	1994	163 days	33

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Kununurra, 1962 to 1997. The record is 45.1 C (113.2 F) in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 42.8 C (109.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Kununurra by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	45.1 C (113.2 F)
1966	41.2 C (106.2 F)
1967	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1968	42.3 C (108.1 F)
1969	44.0 C (111.2 F)
1970	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1971	42.9 C (109.2 F)
1972	43.2 C (109.8 F)
1973	43.7 C (110.7 F)
1974	41.4 C (106.5 F)
1975	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1976	43.6 C (110.5 F)
1977	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1978	41.2 C (106.2 F)
1979	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1980	42.6 C (108.7 F)
1981	42.5 C (108.5 F)
1982	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1983	42.0 C (107.6 F)
1984	43.6 C (110.5 F)
1985	44.6 C (112.3 F)
1986	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Kununurra, 1962 to 1997. The record is 4.8 C (40.6 F) in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 8.7 C (47.6 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Kununurra by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	4.8 C (40.6 F)
1966	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1967	7.7 C (45.9 F)
1968	11.1 C (52.0 F)
1969	9.9 C (49.8 F)
1970	6.7 C (44.1 F)
1971	8.2 C (46.8 F)
1972	7.2 C (45.0 F)
1973	11.6 C (52.9 F)
1974	7.5 C (45.5 F)
1975	8.3 C (46.9 F)
1976	8.0 C (46.4 F)
1977	7.5 C (45.5 F)
1978	9.5 C (49.1 F)
1979	9.0 C (48.2 F)
1980	11.0 C (51.8 F)
1981	10.4 C (50.7 F)
1982	9.0 C (48.2 F)
1983	8.0 C (46.4 F)
1984	7.1 C (44.8 F)
1985	9.5 C (49.1 F)
1986	22.2 C (72.0 F)
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Kununurra, 1962 to 1997. The record is 134.4 mm (5.3 in) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 54.7 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kununurra by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1962	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1963	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1964	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1965	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1966	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1967	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1968	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1969	134.4 mm (5.3 in)
1970	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1971	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1972	127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1973	132.3 mm (5.2 in)
1974	91.6 mm (3.6 in)
1975	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1976	99.4 mm (3.9 in)
1977	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1978	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1979	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1980	53.2 mm (2.1 in)
1981	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1982	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1983	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1984	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1985	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1986	50.4 mm (2.0 in)
1990	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1991	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1992	51.2 mm (2.0 in)
1993	61.6 mm (2.4 in)
1994	54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1995	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1996	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1997	45.2 mm (1.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Kununurra, 1962 to 1997. The record is 276.3 mm (10.9 in) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 113.4 mm (4.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kununurra by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1962	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1963	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1964	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1965	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1966	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1967	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1968	192.8 mm (7.6 in)
1969	276.3 mm (10.9 in)
1970	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1971	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1972	185.8 mm (7.3 in)
1973	202.9 mm (8.0 in)
1974	109.6 mm (4.3 in)
1975	107.8 mm (4.2 in)
1976	164.5 mm (6.5 in)
1977	121.7 mm (4.8 in)
1978	156.0 mm (6.1 in)
1979	57.8 mm (2.3 in)
1980	110.8 mm (4.4 in)
1981	63.4 mm (2.5 in)
1982	129.2 mm (5.1 in)
1983	133.3 mm (5.2 in)
1984	137.3 mm (5.4 in)
1985	100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1986	172.4 mm (6.8 in)
1990	147.8 mm (5.8 in)
1991	113.4 mm (4.5 in)
1992	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1993	172.0 mm (6.8 in)
1994	120.0 mm (4.7 in)
1995	91.3 mm (3.6 in)
1996	125.8 mm (5.0 in)
1997	78.6 mm (3.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Kununurra, 1962 to 1997. The record is 234 days in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 163 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kununurra by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1962	61 days
1963	153 days
1964	122 days
1965	183 days
1966	92 days
1967	184 days
1968	50 days
1969	109 days
1970	130 days
1971	173 days
1972	199 days
1973	69 days
1974	117 days
1975	163 days
1976	195 days
1977	194 days
1978	100 days
1979	151 days
1980	173 days
1981	95 days
1982	230 days
1983	168 days
1984	172 days
1985	175 days
1986	8 days
1990	12 days
1991	100 days
1992	186 days
1993	166 days
1994	234 days
1995	175 days
1996	20 days
1997	209 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.

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Data for Kununurra standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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 2026-10-14. Last revised 14 October 2026 (2026-10-14).