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Port Hedland Airport Weather Records (ASN00004032)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Port Hedland Airport (ASN00004032), Australia, with 85 years of record.

Key Facts for Port Hedland Airport

  • Port Hedland Airport (ASN00004032) is a weather station in Australia at -20.37 latitude and 118.63 longitude, 6 m (21 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1942 to 2026, 85 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Port Hedland Airport still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Port Hedland Airport set a daily record high minimum temperature of 21.7 C (71.1 F) on 26 September 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -20.37 latitude, 118.63 longitude.
  • Elevation: 6 m (21 ft).
  • Period of record: 1942 to 2026, 85 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

6 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Port Hedland Airport, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Port Hedland Airport. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 6 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 01020304050 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Port Hedland Airport. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 6 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Port Hedland Airport, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan49.0 C (120.2 F)18.1 C (64.6 F)43.0 C (109.4 F)23.8 C (74.8 F)
Feb48.2 C (118.8 F)16.3 C (61.3 F)45.0 C (113.0 F)23.5 C (74.3 F)
Mar47.0 C (116.6 F)15.8 C (60.4 F)42.0 C (107.6 F)23.6 C (74.5 F)
Apr42.8 C (109.0 F)12.2 C (54.0 F)39.5 C (103.1 F)19.1 C (66.4 F)
May38.8 C (101.8 F)7.0 C (44.6 F)34.9 C (94.8 F)10.1 C (50.2 F)
Jun35.5 C (95.9 F)4.7 C (40.5 F)30.8 C (87.4 F)8.3 C (46.9 F)
Jul34.4 C (93.9 F)3.2 C (37.8 F)32.3 C (90.1 F)8.8 C (47.8 F)
Aug39.9 C (103.8 F)3.7 C (38.7 F)35.5 C (95.9 F)9.0 C (48.2 F)
Sep42.3 C (108.1 F)7.7 C (45.9 F)40.6 C (105.1 F)14.0 C (57.2 F)
Oct46.9 C (116.4 F)11.1 C (52.0 F)32.6 C (90.7 F)19.3 C (66.7 F)
Nov47.4 C (117.3 F)12.4 C (54.3 F)n/an/a
Dec47.9 C (118.2 F)16.6 C (61.9 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Port Hedland Airport by the year they were set 1,464 records at Port Hedland Airport still stand. 2024 holds the most, with 47. 02040601948: 91949: 361950: 211951: 231952: 301953: 301954: 181955: 311956: 251957: 101958: 191959: 151960: 181961: 271962: 131963: 81964: 351965: 201966: 261967: 161968: 151969: 171970: 161971: 191972: 161973: 311974: 101975: 151976: 191977: 141978: 251979: 161980: 181981: 141982: 91983: 81984: 121985: 121986: 171987: 141988: 151989: 61990: 181991: 91992: 271993: 141994: 171995: 161996: 201997: 51998: 191999: 152000: 172001: 112002: 232003: 92004: 172005: 152006: 202007: 122008: 62009: 102010: 282011: 72012: 162013: 162014: 132015: 292016: 362017: 172018: 172019: 292020: 412021: 232022: 192023: 242024: 472025: 242026: 101948195619641972198019881996200420122020
1,464 records at Port Hedland Airport still stand. 2024 holds the most, with 47.
Standing records at Port Hedland Airport by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
19489
194936
195021
195123
195230
195330
195418
195531
195625
195710
195819
195915
196018
196127
196213
19638
196435
196520
196626
196716
196815
196917
197016
197119
197216
197331
197410
197515
197619
197714
197825
197916
198018
198114
19829
19838
198412
198512
198617
198714
198815
19896
199018
19919
199227
199314
199417
199516
199620
19975
199819
199915
200017
200111
200223
20039
200417
200515
200620
200712
20086
200910
201028
20117
201216
201316
201413
201529
201636
201717
201817
201929
202041
202123
202219
202324
202447
202524
202610

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records
When Port Hedland Airport set new all-time records 3 all-time records were set at Port Hedland Airport between 18 February 1998 and 28 December 2021. Each dot is a new record. Record high maximum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature18 February 1998: Record high maximum temperature 48.2 C (118.8 F)11 January 2008: Record high maximum temperature 49.0 C (120.2 F)28 December 2021: Record high minimum temperature 32.3 C (90.1 F)20002005201020152020
3 all-time records were set at Port Hedland Airport between 18 February 1998 and 28 December 2021. Each dot is a new record.
When Port Hedland Airport set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1998-02-18Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 48.2 C (118.8 F)
2008-01-11Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 49.0 C (120.2 F)
2021-12-28Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 32.3 C (90.1 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 387.1 mm (15.2 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Port Hedland Airport The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Port Hedland Airport. The most was 387.1 mm (15.2 in) on 27 January 1967. 0100200300400 Jan: 387.1 mm (15.2 in), 27 January 1967 Jan Feb: 328.9 mm (12.9 in), 17 February 1969 Feb Mar: 179.4 mm (7.1 in), 24 March 2019 Mar Apr: 117.2 mm (4.6 in), 8 April 1999 Apr May: 156.2 mm (6.1 in), 20 May 1952 May Jun: 140.0 mm (5.5 in), 25 June 2013 Jun Jul: 73.2 mm (2.9 in), 11 July 2005 Jul Aug: 34.6 mm (1.4 in), 6 August 1988 Aug Sep: 19.0 mm (0.7 in), 9 September 2006 Sep Oct: 7.4 mm (0.29 in), 2 October 1975 Oct Nov: 59.4 mm (2.3 in), 26 November 1942 Nov Dec: 169.3 mm (6.7 in), 8 December 1975 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Port Hedland Airport. The most was 387.1 mm (15.2 in) on 27 January 1967.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Port Hedland Airport
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan387.1 mm (15.2 in)27 January 1967
Feb328.9 mm (12.9 in)17 February 1969
Mar179.4 mm (7.1 in)24 March 2019
Apr117.2 mm (4.6 in)8 April 1999
May156.2 mm (6.1 in)20 May 1952
Jun140.0 mm (5.5 in)25 June 2013
Jul73.2 mm (2.9 in)11 July 2005
Aug34.6 mm (1.4 in)6 August 1988
Sep19.0 mm (0.7 in)9 September 2006
Oct7.4 mm (0.29 in)2 October 1975
Nov59.4 mm (2.3 in)26 November 1942
Dec169.3 mm (6.7 in)8 December 1975

Period of Record Coverage

1948 to 2026
Days with data per year at Port Hedland Airport 79 years of record at Port Hedland Airport, 1948 to 2026. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1948, 2026. 1948: 172 of 366 days1949: 342 of 365 days1950: 348 of 365 days1951: 361 of 365 days1952: 366 of 366 days1953: 365 of 365 days1954: 365 of 365 days1955: 365 of 365 days1956: 366 of 366 days1957: 365 of 365 days1958: 365 of 365 days1959: 364 of 365 days1960: 366 of 366 days1961: 365 of 365 days1962: 365 of 365 days1963: 364 of 365 days1964: 366 of 366 days1965: 365 of 365 days1966: 365 of 365 days1967: 347 of 365 days1968: 366 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 365 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 366 of 366 days1973: 363 of 365 days1974: 365 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 360 of 366 days1977: 364 of 365 days1978: 365 of 365 days1979: 365 of 365 days1980: 360 of 366 days1981: 355 of 365 days1982: 364 of 365 days1983: 365 of 365 days1984: 366 of 366 days1985: 365 of 365 days1986: 365 of 365 days1987: 365 of 365 days1988: 366 of 366 days1989: 364 of 365 days1990: 365 of 365 days1991: 365 of 365 days1992: 366 of 366 days1993: 364 of 365 days1994: 365 of 365 days1995: 365 of 365 days1996: 366 of 366 days1997: 365 of 365 days1998: 365 of 365 days1999: 365 of 365 days2000: 366 of 366 days2001: 365 of 365 days2002: 365 of 365 days2003: 365 of 365 days2004: 366 of 366 days2005: 365 of 365 days2006: 365 of 365 days2007: 365 of 365 days2008: 366 of 366 days2009: 365 of 365 days2010: 364 of 365 days2011: 365 of 365 days2012: 365 of 366 days2013: 365 of 365 days2014: 365 of 365 days2015: 362 of 365 days2016: 356 of 366 days2017: 361 of 365 days2018: 362 of 365 days2019: 361 of 365 days2020: 362 of 366 days2021: 359 of 365 days2022: 360 of 365 days2023: 361 of 365 days2024: 363 of 366 days2025: 362 of 365 days2026: 271 of 365 days19501960197019801990200020102020
79 years of record at Port Hedland Airport, 1948 to 2026. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1948, 2026.
Days with data per year at Port Hedland Airport
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
194817247%No
194934294%Yes
195034895%Yes
195136199%Yes
1952366100%Yes
1953365100%Yes
1954365100%Yes
1955365100%Yes
1956366100%Yes
1957365100%Yes
1958365100%Yes
1959364100%Yes
1960366100%Yes
1961365100%Yes
1962365100%Yes
1963364100%Yes
1964366100%Yes
1965365100%Yes
1966365100%Yes
196734795%Yes
1968366100%Yes
1969365100%Yes
1970365100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
1972366100%Yes
197336399%Yes
1974365100%Yes
1975365100%Yes
197636098%Yes
1977364100%Yes
1978365100%Yes
1979365100%Yes
198036098%Yes
198135597%Yes
1982364100%Yes
1983365100%Yes
1984366100%Yes
1985365100%Yes
1986365100%Yes
1987365100%Yes
1988366100%Yes
1989364100%Yes
1990365100%Yes
1991365100%Yes
1992366100%Yes
1993364100%Yes
1994365100%Yes
1995365100%Yes
1996366100%Yes
1997365100%Yes
1998365100%Yes
1999365100%Yes
2000366100%Yes
2001365100%Yes
2002365100%Yes
2003365100%Yes
2004366100%Yes
2005365100%Yes
2006365100%Yes
2007365100%Yes
2008366100%Yes
2009365100%Yes
2010364100%Yes
2011365100%Yes
2012365100%Yes
2013365100%Yes
2014365100%Yes
201536299%Yes
201635697%Yes
201736199%Yes
201836299%Yes
201936199%Yes
202036299%Yes
202135998%Yes
202236099%Yes
202336199%Yes
202436399%Yes
202536299%Yes
202627174%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Port Hedland Airport
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
26 September 2026Port Hedland Airport, AUdaily high min (Provisional)21.7 C (71.1 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)3 years7 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 2026Port Hedland Airport, AUdaily high max (Tie, Provisional)38.3 C (100.9 F)tie43 years4 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 2026Port Hedland Airport, AUdaily high min (Provisional)23.6 C (74.5 F)2.6 C (4.7 F)24 years23 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 2026Port Hedland Airport, AUdaily high max (Provisional)40.6 C (105.1 F)2.4 C (4.3 F)13 years18 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 2026Port Hedland Airport, AUdaily high min (Provisional)18.9 C (66.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)52 years23 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 2026Port Hedland Airport, AUdaily high min (Provisional)19.9 C (67.8 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)76 years32 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 2026Port Hedland Airport, AUdaily high max (Provisional)35.1 C (95.2 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)5 years11 of 100 (Routine)
20 August 2026Port Hedland Airport, AUdaily high max (Provisional)35.4 C (95.7 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)61 years29 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 2026Port Hedland Airport, AUdaily high max32.3 C (90.1 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)16 years17 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 2026Port Hedland Airport, AUdaily rain1.4 mm (0.06 in)1.1 mm (0.04 in)72 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 2026Port Hedland Airport, AUdaily high min21.2 C (70.2 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)44 years22 of 100 (Routine)
14 June 2026Port Hedland Airport, AUdaily high min21.4 C (70.5 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)65 years28 of 100 (Routine)
13 June 2026Port Hedland Airport, AUdaily high min22.0 C (71.6 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)4 years8 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 2026Port Hedland Airport, AUdaily low max22.0 C (71.6 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)57 years26 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 2026Port Hedland Airport, AUdaily high min22.3 C (72.1 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)21 years13 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 2026Port Hedland Airport, AUmonthly high min32.2 C (90.0 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)73 years42 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2026Port Hedland Airport, AUdaily high max45.0 C (113.0 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)40 years23 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 2026Port Hedland Airport, AUdaily high min30.6 C (87.1 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)56 years28 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 2026Port Hedland Airport, AUdaily high min29.0 C (84.2 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)4 years9 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 2026Port Hedland Airport, AUdaily high min (Tie)29.4 C (84.9 F)tie52 years5 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

76 complete years, 1949 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Port Hedland Airport as warming stripes, 1949 to 2025 One stripe for each of 76 complete years at Port Hedland Airport, 1949 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 26.5 C (79.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1956, at 25.2 C (77.3 F), and the warmest was 2024, at 28.3 C (82.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F). 1949: 25.3 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1950: 25.4 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1951: 25.7 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1952: 25.5 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1953: 25.9 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1954: 26.4 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1955: 25.9 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1956: 25.2 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1957: 26.1 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1958: 26.3 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1959: 26.5 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1960: 25.8 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1961: 26.2 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1962: 26.3 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1963: 25.9 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1964: 26.3 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1965: 26.6 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1966: 25.5 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1968: 26.0 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1969: 25.9 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1970: 26.4 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1971: 25.7 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1972: 26.7 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1973: 27.1 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1974: 26.0 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1975: 26.3 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1976: 25.5 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1977: 26.4 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1978: 25.7 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1979: 26.5 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1980: 26.8 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1981: 26.3 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1982: 26.4 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1983: 26.3 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1984: 26.4 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1985: 26.3 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1986: 26.2 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1987: 26.4 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1988: 26.9 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1989: 26.0 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1990: 26.7 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1991: 26.8 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1992: 26.4 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1993: 26.4 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1994: 26.7 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1995: 26.3 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1996: 27.4 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1997: 26.1 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1998: 27.5 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1999: 26.1 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2000: 25.8 C, -0.7 C from the station mean2001: 25.9 C, -0.6 C from the station mean2002: 27.0 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2003: 26.8 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2004: 27.1 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2005: 27.2 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2006: 26.9 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2007: 26.7 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2008: 26.9 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2009: 27.1 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2010: 27.6 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2011: 26.1 C, -0.5 C from the station mean2012: 26.3 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2013: 26.9 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2014: 27.5 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2015: 27.7 C, +1.2 C from the station mean2016: 28.0 C, +1.4 C from the station mean2017: 27.0 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2018: 27.1 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2019: 27.6 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2020: 27.8 C, +1.3 C from the station mean2021: 27.2 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2022: 27.0 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2023: 27.5 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2024: 28.3 C, +1.8 C from the station mean2025: 27.4 C, +0.9 C from the station mean19491960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 76 complete years at Port Hedland Airport, 1949 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 26.5 C (79.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1956, at 25.2 C (77.3 F), and the warmest was 2024, at 28.3 C (82.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Port Hedland Airport as warming stripes, 1949 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
194925.3 C-1.26 C
195025.4 C-1.08 C
195125.7 C-0.81 C
195225.5 C-0.98 C
195325.9 C-0.64 C
195426.4 C-0.09 C
195525.9 C-0.67 C
195625.2 C-1.34 C
195726.1 C-0.38 C
195826.3 C-0.22 C
195926.5 C+0.01 C
196025.8 C-0.71 C
196126.2 C-0.32 C
196226.3 C-0.23 C
196325.9 C-0.64 C
196426.3 C-0.21 C
196526.6 C+0.12 C
196625.5 C-1.05 C
196826.0 C-0.55 C
196925.9 C-0.61 C
197026.4 C-0.14 C
197125.7 C-0.85 C
197226.7 C+0.20 C
197327.1 C+0.56 C
197426.0 C-0.57 C
197526.3 C-0.18 C
197625.5 C-1.00 C
197726.4 C-0.16 C
197825.7 C-0.84 C
197926.5 C-0.06 C
198026.8 C+0.30 C
198126.3 C-0.20 C
198226.4 C-0.15 C
198326.3 C-0.18 C
198426.4 C-0.12 C
198526.3 C-0.18 C
198626.2 C-0.29 C
198726.4 C-0.11 C
198826.9 C+0.34 C
198926.0 C-0.56 C
199026.7 C+0.18 C
199126.8 C+0.31 C
199226.4 C-0.08 C
199326.4 C-0.14 C
199426.7 C+0.20 C
199526.3 C-0.21 C
199627.4 C+0.87 C
199726.1 C-0.40 C
199827.5 C+0.93 C
199926.1 C-0.44 C
200025.8 C-0.71 C
200125.9 C-0.59 C
200227.0 C+0.52 C
200326.8 C+0.23 C
200427.1 C+0.58 C
200527.2 C+0.70 C
200626.9 C+0.33 C
200726.7 C+0.22 C
200826.9 C+0.39 C
200927.1 C+0.61 C
201027.6 C+1.12 C
201126.1 C-0.47 C
201226.3 C-0.19 C
201326.9 C+0.42 C
201427.5 C+0.97 C
201527.7 C+1.16 C
201628.0 C+1.43 C
201727.0 C+0.47 C
201827.1 C+0.56 C
201927.6 C+1.07 C
202027.8 C+1.31 C
202127.2 C+0.70 C
202227.0 C+0.48 C
202327.5 C+0.94 C
202428.3 C+1.77 C
202527.4 C+0.91 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.2 to 0.3) per decade over 1949 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.4 F (0.3 to 0.5) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 76 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Port Hedland Airport
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.2 C (0.2 to 0.3) per decade0.4 F (0.3 to 0.5) per decade1949 to 202576Rise
Mean daily maximum0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade0.3 F (0.2 to 0.4) per decade1949 to 202576Rise
Mean daily minimum0.3 C (0.2 to 0.3) per decade0.5 F (0.4 to 0.6) per decade1949 to 202576Rise

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

1942 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Port Hedland Airport: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)49.0 C (120.2 F)200845.4 C (113.7 F)79
Coldest night (TNn)3.2 C (37.8 F)19676.8 C (44.2 F)79
Wettest day (Rx1day)387.1 mm (15.2 in)196771.6 mm (2.8 in)85
Wettest five days (Rx5day)398.0 mm (15.7 in)1956113.4 mm (4.5 in)85
Longest dry spell (CDD)303 days1961132 days85

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Port Hedland Airport by year The hottest day of the year at Port Hedland Airport, 1942 to 2026. The record is 49.0 C (120.2 F) in 2008, marked on the chart; the median year is 45.4 C (113.7 F). 4042444648501960198020002020Record: 49.0 C (120.2 F) in 2008
The hottest day of the year at Port Hedland Airport, 1942 to 2026. The record is 49.0 C (120.2 F) in 2008, marked on the chart; the median year is 45.4 C (113.7 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Port Hedland Airport by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
1942n/a
1943n/a
1944n/a
1945n/a
1946n/a
1947n/a
194843.3 C (109.9 F)
194944.7 C (112.5 F)
195045.2 C (113.4 F)
195145.6 C (114.1 F)
195243.9 C (111.0 F)
195344.5 C (112.1 F)
195447.9 C (118.2 F)
195543.6 C (110.5 F)
195644.0 C (111.2 F)
195743.8 C (110.8 F)
195844.2 C (111.6 F)
195944.9 C (112.8 F)
196045.6 C (114.1 F)
196146.8 C (116.2 F)
196244.0 C (111.2 F)
196343.7 C (110.7 F)
196445.9 C (114.6 F)
196545.9 C (114.6 F)
196644.1 C (111.4 F)
196743.7 C (110.7 F)
196845.0 C (113.0 F)
196945.6 C (114.1 F)
197045.7 C (114.3 F)
197145.4 C (113.7 F)
197246.1 C (115.0 F)
197347.5 C (117.5 F)
197441.3 C (106.3 F)
197544.2 C (111.6 F)
197644.4 C (111.9 F)
197747.1 C (116.8 F)
197844.7 C (112.5 F)
197944.9 C (112.8 F)
198045.6 C (114.1 F)
198147.9 C (118.2 F)
198245.3 C (113.5 F)
198343.7 C (110.7 F)
198444.7 C (112.5 F)
198546.9 C (116.4 F)
198643.6 C (110.5 F)
198745.7 C (114.3 F)
198844.5 C (112.1 F)
198945.5 C (113.9 F)
199046.6 C (115.9 F)
199143.3 C (109.9 F)
199245.5 C (113.9 F)
199347.2 C (117.0 F)
199445.5 C (113.9 F)
199545.4 C (113.7 F)
199645.9 C (114.6 F)
199745.8 C (114.4 F)
199848.2 C (118.8 F)
199941.7 C (107.1 F)
200045.6 C (114.1 F)
200144.8 C (112.6 F)
200246.9 C (116.4 F)
200346.3 C (115.3 F)
200445.7 C (114.3 F)
200545.9 C (114.6 F)
200645.2 C (113.4 F)
200746.2 C (115.2 F)
200849.0 C (120.2 F)
200946.1 C (115.0 F)
201045.5 C (113.9 F)
201143.0 C (109.4 F)
201242.7 C (108.9 F)
201343.8 C (110.8 F)
201447.7 C (117.9 F)
201546.7 C (116.1 F)
201645.0 C (113.0 F)
201744.4 C (111.9 F)
201845.3 C (113.5 F)
201947.0 C (116.6 F)
202044.0 C (111.2 F)
202147.4 C (117.3 F)
202248.4 C (119.1 F)
202344.1 C (111.4 F)
202447.8 C (118.0 F)
202544.6 C (112.3 F)
202645.0 C (113.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Port Hedland Airport by year The coldest night of the year at Port Hedland Airport, 1942 to 2026. The record is 3.2 C (37.8 F) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 6.8 C (44.2 F). 246810121960198020002020Record: 3.2 C (37.8 F) in 1967
The coldest night of the year at Port Hedland Airport, 1942 to 2026. The record is 3.2 C (37.8 F) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 6.8 C (44.2 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Port Hedland Airport by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1942n/a
1943n/a
1944n/a
1945n/a
1946n/a
1947n/a
19486.7 C (44.1 F)
19495.7 C (42.3 F)
19504.6 C (40.3 F)
19514.1 C (39.4 F)
19526.1 C (43.0 F)
19533.7 C (38.7 F)
19547.3 C (45.1 F)
19554.7 C (40.5 F)
19564.1 C (39.4 F)
19574.6 C (40.3 F)
19586.7 C (44.1 F)
19598.0 C (46.4 F)
19605.4 C (41.7 F)
19613.8 C (38.8 F)
19625.7 C (42.3 F)
19636.6 C (43.9 F)
19645.8 C (42.4 F)
19654.6 C (40.3 F)
19665.7 C (42.3 F)
19673.2 C (37.8 F)
19686.8 C (44.2 F)
19693.7 C (38.7 F)
19706.8 C (44.2 F)
19715.8 C (42.4 F)
19726.8 C (44.2 F)
19739.9 C (49.8 F)
19747.0 C (44.6 F)
19756.8 C (44.2 F)
19766.6 C (43.9 F)
19777.8 C (46.0 F)
19785.2 C (41.4 F)
19795.1 C (41.2 F)
19807.0 C (44.6 F)
19816.5 C (43.7 F)
19826.9 C (44.4 F)
19835.4 C (41.7 F)
19846.8 C (44.2 F)
19857.4 C (45.3 F)
19867.6 C (45.7 F)
19878.3 C (46.9 F)
19888.6 C (47.5 F)
19896.0 C (42.8 F)
19904.3 C (39.7 F)
19917.2 C (45.0 F)
19927.4 C (45.3 F)
19936.8 C (44.2 F)
19947.0 C (44.6 F)
19957.0 C (44.6 F)
19968.7 C (47.7 F)
19976.4 C (43.5 F)
19986.9 C (44.4 F)
19997.0 C (44.6 F)
20007.5 C (45.5 F)
20017.5 C (45.5 F)
20026.9 C (44.4 F)
20036.7 C (44.1 F)
20046.8 C (44.2 F)
20058.6 C (47.5 F)
20063.9 C (39.0 F)
20077.8 C (46.0 F)
20086.4 C (43.5 F)
20096.1 C (43.0 F)
20109.2 C (48.6 F)
20116.5 C (43.7 F)
20125.8 C (42.4 F)
20138.4 C (47.1 F)
20147.0 C (44.6 F)
20159.8 C (49.6 F)
201610.4 C (50.7 F)
20175.6 C (42.1 F)
20186.6 C (43.9 F)
20198.5 C (47.3 F)
20208.8 C (47.8 F)
20216.9 C (44.4 F)
20227.4 C (45.3 F)
20238.8 C (47.8 F)
20247.7 C (45.9 F)
20257.9 C (46.2 F)
20268.3 C (46.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Port Hedland Airport by year The wettest day of the year at Port Hedland Airport, 1942 to 2026. The record is 387.1 mm (15.2 in) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 71.6 mm (2.8 in). 01002003004001960198020002020Record: 387.1 mm (15.2 in) in 1967
The wettest day of the year at Port Hedland Airport, 1942 to 2026. The record is 387.1 mm (15.2 in) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 71.6 mm (2.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Port Hedland Airport by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
194259.4 mm (2.3 in)
194396.3 mm (3.8 in)
194414.2 mm (0.6 in)
194561.5 mm (2.4 in)
194689.7 mm (3.5 in)
1947163.8 mm (6.4 in)
1948102.1 mm (4.0 in)
194930.0 mm (1.2 in)
195042.9 mm (1.7 in)
195130.0 mm (1.2 in)
1952156.2 mm (6.1 in)
195330.7 mm (1.2 in)
195488.4 mm (3.5 in)
195573.9 mm (2.9 in)
1956148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1957112.8 mm (4.4 in)
195873.7 mm (2.9 in)
195924.4 mm (1.0 in)
196065.8 mm (2.6 in)
196189.9 mm (3.5 in)
196222.1 mm (0.9 in)
1963110.5 mm (4.4 in)
196427.7 mm (1.1 in)
196538.1 mm (1.5 in)
1966111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1967387.1 mm (15.2 in)
196842.7 mm (1.7 in)
1969328.9 mm (12.9 in)
197071.4 mm (2.8 in)
1971124.2 mm (4.9 in)
197211.4 mm (0.4 in)
1973156.0 mm (6.1 in)
197466.0 mm (2.6 in)
1975169.3 mm (6.7 in)
197649.8 mm (2.0 in)
1977152.4 mm (6.0 in)
197842.8 mm (1.7 in)
197943.2 mm (1.7 in)
1980100.6 mm (4.0 in)
198164.2 mm (2.5 in)
198271.6 mm (2.8 in)
1983104.6 mm (4.1 in)
198498.2 mm (3.9 in)
198536.8 mm (1.4 in)
198628.6 mm (1.1 in)
198768.2 mm (2.7 in)
1988156.8 mm (6.2 in)
1989233.6 mm (9.2 in)
199023.4 mm (0.9 in)
199165.0 mm (2.6 in)
199220.2 mm (0.8 in)
199375.2 mm (3.0 in)
199455.4 mm (2.2 in)
199553.6 mm (2.1 in)
199660.6 mm (2.4 in)
199788.6 mm (3.5 in)
199852.4 mm (2.1 in)
1999117.2 mm (4.6 in)
200072.6 mm (2.9 in)
2001177.4 mm (7.0 in)
2002127.6 mm (5.0 in)
2003146.6 mm (5.8 in)
200471.2 mm (2.8 in)
200573.2 mm (2.9 in)
200691.4 mm (3.6 in)
2007114.2 mm (4.5 in)
200846.2 mm (1.8 in)
200995.0 mm (3.7 in)
201035.6 mm (1.4 in)
2011106.2 mm (4.2 in)
201268.6 mm (2.7 in)
2013140.0 mm (5.5 in)
201455.4 mm (2.2 in)
201524.0 mm (0.9 in)
201611.2 mm (0.4 in)
2017105.0 mm (4.1 in)
201852.2 mm (2.1 in)
2019179.4 mm (7.1 in)
202064.6 mm (2.5 in)
202174.8 mm (2.9 in)
202286.2 mm (3.4 in)
202345.0 mm (1.8 in)
202428.2 mm (1.1 in)
202593.0 mm (3.7 in)
202670.2 mm (2.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Port Hedland Airport by year The wettest five days of the year at Port Hedland Airport, 1942 to 2026. The record is 398.0 mm (15.7 in) in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 113.4 mm (4.5 in). 01002003004001960198020002020Record: 398.0 mm (15.7 in) in 1956
The wettest five days of the year at Port Hedland Airport, 1942 to 2026. The record is 398.0 mm (15.7 in) in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 113.4 mm (4.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Port Hedland Airport by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
194266.8 mm (2.6 in)
1943119.9 mm (4.7 in)
194419.0 mm (0.7 in)
194579.3 mm (3.1 in)
1946158.0 mm (6.2 in)
1947183.6 mm (7.2 in)
1948247.6 mm (9.7 in)
194941.8 mm (1.6 in)
195067.1 mm (2.6 in)
195178.2 mm (3.1 in)
1952157.5 mm (6.2 in)
195382.5 mm (3.2 in)
1954115.2 mm (4.5 in)
1955175.0 mm (6.9 in)
1956398.0 mm (15.7 in)
1957123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1958156.0 mm (6.1 in)
195928.2 mm (1.1 in)
1960171.9 mm (6.8 in)
1961145.8 mm (5.7 in)
196227.2 mm (1.1 in)
1963156.0 mm (6.1 in)
196436.8 mm (1.4 in)
196538.1 mm (1.5 in)
1966176.6 mm (7.0 in)
1967395.2 mm (15.6 in)
196878.8 mm (3.1 in)
1969329.2 mm (13.0 in)
197075.2 mm (3.0 in)
1971171.5 mm (6.8 in)
197226.4 mm (1.0 in)
1973178.8 mm (7.0 in)
1974156.7 mm (6.2 in)
1975206.8 mm (8.1 in)
197678.2 mm (3.1 in)
1977152.4 mm (6.0 in)
197880.0 mm (3.1 in)
197946.6 mm (1.8 in)
1980153.0 mm (6.0 in)
1981118.0 mm (4.6 in)
1982108.8 mm (4.3 in)
1983122.8 mm (4.8 in)
1984176.6 mm (7.0 in)
198563.6 mm (2.5 in)
198685.4 mm (3.4 in)
198795.0 mm (3.7 in)
1988198.6 mm (7.8 in)
1989340.2 mm (13.4 in)
199041.8 mm (1.6 in)
1991103.8 mm (4.1 in)
199254.8 mm (2.2 in)
1993150.6 mm (5.9 in)
1994155.8 mm (6.1 in)
1995108.8 mm (4.3 in)
199691.2 mm (3.6 in)
1997122.2 mm (4.8 in)
199864.8 mm (2.6 in)
1999159.6 mm (6.3 in)
200091.2 mm (3.6 in)
2001270.6 mm (10.7 in)
2002128.6 mm (5.1 in)
2003178.2 mm (7.0 in)
2004167.4 mm (6.6 in)
200574.6 mm (2.9 in)
2006113.4 mm (4.5 in)
2007257.6 mm (10.1 in)
200848.6 mm (1.9 in)
2009110.4 mm (4.3 in)
201019.6 mm (0.8 in)
2011106.2 mm (4.2 in)
201286.2 mm (3.4 in)
2013141.2 mm (5.6 in)
2014123.8 mm (4.9 in)
201550.4 mm (2.0 in)
201616.0 mm (0.6 in)
2017268.4 mm (10.6 in)
201867.6 mm (2.7 in)
2019369.0 mm (14.5 in)
2020103.2 mm (4.1 in)
2021108.0 mm (4.3 in)
2022132.6 mm (5.2 in)
202348.6 mm (1.9 in)
202428.4 mm (1.1 in)
2025263.0 mm (10.4 in)
202699.6 mm (3.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Port Hedland Airport by year The longest dry spell of the year at Port Hedland Airport, 1942 to 2026. The record is 303 days in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 132 days. 01002003004001960198020002020Record: 303 days in 1961
The longest dry spell of the year at Port Hedland Airport, 1942 to 2026. The record is 303 days in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 132 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Port Hedland Airport by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
1942116 days
1943113 days
1944213 days
194566 days
1946160 days
194781 days
1948169 days
1949132 days
1950188 days
1951157 days
1952168 days
1953129 days
195497 days
1955104 days
1956121 days
195791 days
1958152 days
1959156 days
1960210 days
1961303 days
1962164 days
1963163 days
196478 days
1965143 days
196693 days
1967113 days
196886 days
1969199 days
1970211 days
1971152 days
1972111 days
1973107 days
1974100 days
197581 days
1976296 days
1977180 days
197870 days
1979150 days
198082 days
1981151 days
1982223 days
1983162 days
198493 days
1985189 days
1986162 days
1987154 days
1988102 days
1989159 days
1990175 days
1991164 days
1992124 days
1993123 days
1994186 days
199575 days
1996150 days
1997116 days
1998121 days
199989 days
2000201 days
2001168 days
2002208 days
2003141 days
2004172 days
2005170 days
2006151 days
200792 days
2008195 days
2009100 days
201093 days
201165 days
2012202 days
201373 days
2014151 days
201562 days
201690 days
2017190 days
201860 days
2019137 days
202060 days
202142 days
202262 days
202348 days
202448 days
2025121 days
2026107 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

81 years, 1943 to 2025

A day with at least 72.9 mm (2.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 317.2 mm (12.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Port Hedland Airport: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years72.9 mm (2.9 in)
5 years123.9 mm (4.9 in)
10 years162.8 mm (6.4 in)
25 years218.7 mm (8.6 in)
50 years265.6 mm (10.5 in)
100 years317.2 mm (12.5 in)Longer than the 81 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, 81 years of values from 1943 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: 387.1 mm (15.2 in) in 1967; 328.9 mm (12.9 in) in 1969; 233.6 mm (9.2 in) in 1989.

Station Changes

No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.

Climate Twins

2011 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2011 to 2025, Port Hedland Airport had a mean temperature of 27.3 C (81.1 F) and 298.1 mm (11.7 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Roebourne (Australia, 161 km away), Bidyadanga (Australia, 380 km away) and Dampier Salt (Australia, 200 km away).

Climate twins of Port Hedland Airport: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2011 to 2025 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
RoebourneAustralia161 km (100 mi)27.4 C (81.3 F)312.2 mm (12.3 in)0.60
BidyadangaAustralia380 km (236 mi)26.9 C (80.4 F)482.5 mm (19.0 in)1.16
Dampier SaltAustralia200 km (124 mi)26.3 C (79.3 F)230.0 mm (9.1 in)1.21

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-13).