Karratha Station Weather Records (ASN00005052)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Karratha Station (ASN00005052), Australia, with 116 years of record.

Key Facts for Karratha Station

Karratha Station (ASN00005052) is a weather station in Australia at -20.88 latitude and 116.67 longitude, 30 m (98 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1900 to 2015, 116 years of record.
0 records set at Karratha Station still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Karratha Station set a daily record precipitation of 15.0 mm (0.6 in) on 28 May 2015.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -20.88 latitude, 116.67 longitude.
Elevation: 30 m (98 ft).
Period of record: 1900 to 2015, 116 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 Karratha Station. 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 Karratha Station, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Apr	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
May	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jun	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Karratha Station still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Karratha Station between 6 March 1945 and 6 March 1945. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 246.4 mm (9.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Karratha Station. The most was 246.4 mm (9.7 in) on 6 March 1945.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Karratha Station
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	192.4 mm (7.6 in)	10 January 2006
Feb	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	12 February 1929
Mar	246.4 mm (9.7 in)	6 March 1945
Apr	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	2 April 1966
May	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	6 May 2014
Jun	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	25 June 2013
Jul	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	11 July 2005
Aug	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	9 August 1965
Sep	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	1 September 1936
Oct	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 October 2013
Nov	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20 November 1940
Dec	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	31 December 2013

Latest Records

Latest records at Karratha Station
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 May 2015	Karratha Station, AU	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 April 2015	Karratha Station, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 2015	Karratha Station, AU	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	66 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 2015	Karratha Station, AU	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 2014	Karratha Station, AU	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 2014	Karratha Station, AU	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 2014	Karratha Station, AU	monthly rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 2013	Karratha Station, AU	monthly rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 October 2013	Karratha Station, AU	monthly rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	82 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 June 2013	Karratha Station, AU	monthly rain	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	24 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 June 2013	Karratha Station, AU	daily rain	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	111 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 2013	Karratha Station, AU	daily rain	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	112 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 2013	Karratha Station, AU	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	76 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 2012	Karratha Station, AU	daily rain	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	82 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 2012	Karratha Station, AU	daily rain	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 2011	Karratha Station, AU	daily rain (Tie)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	tie	45 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 2009	Karratha Station, AU	daily rain	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	108 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 2009	Karratha Station, AU	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2009	Karratha Station, AU	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 2009	Karratha Station, AU	daily rain	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	19 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1900 to 2015

Yearly extremes at Karratha Station: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	246.4 mm (9.7 in)	1945	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	115
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	309.2 mm (12.2 in)	2004	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	113
Longest dry spell (CDD)	366 days	1924	153 days	113

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Karratha Station, 1900 to 2015. The record is 246.4 mm (9.7 in) in 1945, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.2 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Karratha Station by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1900	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1901	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1902	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1903	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1904	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1905	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1906	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1907	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1908	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1909	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1910	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1911	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1912	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1913	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1914	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1915	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1916	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1917	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1918	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1919	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1920	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1921	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1922	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1923	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1924	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1925	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1926	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1927	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1928	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1929	190.5 mm (7.5 in)
1930	183.6 mm (7.2 in)
1931	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1932	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1933	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1934	121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1935	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1936	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1937	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1938	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1939	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1940	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1941	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1942	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1943	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1944	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1945	246.4 mm (9.7 in)
1946	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1947	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1948	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1949	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1950	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1951	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1952	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1953	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1954	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1955	148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1956	134.1 mm (5.3 in)
1957	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1958	126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1959	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1960	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1961	116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1962	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1963	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1964	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1965	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1966	156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1967	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1968	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1969	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1970	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1971	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1972	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1973	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1974	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1975	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1976	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1977	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1978	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1979	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1980	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1981	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1982	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1983	7.0 mm (0.28 in)
1984	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1985	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1986	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1987	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1988	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1989	97.2 mm (3.8 in)
1990	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1991	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1992	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1993	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1994	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1995	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1996	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1997	103.5 mm (4.1 in)
1998	23.8 mm (0.9 in)
1999	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
2000	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
2001	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
2002	50.2 mm (2.0 in)
2003	23.2 mm (0.9 in)
2004	195.6 mm (7.7 in)
2005	56.8 mm (2.2 in)
2006	192.4 mm (7.6 in)
2007	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2008	111.4 mm (4.4 in)
2009	98.4 mm (3.9 in)
2011	12.3 mm (0.5 in)
2012	16.2 mm (0.6 in)
2013	180.0 mm (7.1 in)
2014	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
2015	42.0 mm (1.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Karratha Station, 1900 to 2015. The record is 309.2 mm (12.2 in) in 2004, marked on the chart; the median year is 68.0 mm (2.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Karratha Station by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1900	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1901	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1902	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1903	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1904	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1905	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1906	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1907	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1908	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1909	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1910	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1911	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1912	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1913	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1914	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1915	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1916	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1917	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1918	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1919	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1920	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1921	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1922	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1923	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1924	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1925	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1926	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1927	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1928	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1929	255.3 mm (10.1 in)
1930	283.7 mm (11.2 in)
1931	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1932	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1933	118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1934	189.8 mm (7.5 in)
1935	78.9 mm (3.1 in)
1936	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1937	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1938	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1939	79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1940	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1941	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1942	100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1943	131.0 mm (5.2 in)
1944	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1945	307.4 mm (12.1 in)
1946	232.1 mm (9.1 in)
1947	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1948	178.7 mm (7.0 in)
1949	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1950	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1951	231.4 mm (9.1 in)
1952	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1953	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1954	127.3 mm (5.0 in)
1955	172.0 mm (6.8 in)
1956	277.1 mm (10.9 in)
1957	33.2 mm (1.3 in)
1958	207.3 mm (8.2 in)
1959	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1960	98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1961	204.3 mm (8.0 in)
1962	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1963	237.2 mm (9.3 in)
1964	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1965	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1966	156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1967	158.5 mm (6.2 in)
1968	100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1969	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1970	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1971	223.5 mm (8.8 in)
1972	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1973	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1974	105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1975	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1976	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1977	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1978	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1979	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1980	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1981	81.4 mm (3.2 in)
1982	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1983	7.0 mm (0.28 in)
1984	102.5 mm (4.0 in)
1985	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1986	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1987	140.4 mm (5.5 in)
1988	81.4 mm (3.2 in)
1989	179.7 mm (7.1 in)
1990	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1991	55.8 mm (2.2 in)
1992	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1993	98.2 mm (3.9 in)
1994	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1995	90.3 mm (3.6 in)
1996	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1997	154.0 mm (6.1 in)
1998	28.8 mm (1.1 in)
1999	121.4 mm (4.8 in)
2000	172.2 mm (6.8 in)
2001	83.4 mm (3.3 in)
2002	55.2 mm (2.2 in)
2003	23.2 mm (0.9 in)
2004	309.2 mm (12.2 in)
2005	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
2006	216.6 mm (8.5 in)
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	244.2 mm (9.6 in)
2011	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
2012	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
2013	194.6 mm (7.7 in)
2014	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
2015	56.0 mm (2.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Karratha Station, 1900 to 2015. The record is 366 days in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is 153 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Karratha Station by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1900	184 days
1901	184 days
1902	306 days
1903	184 days
1904	121 days
1905	184 days
1906	151 days
1907	275 days
1908	153 days
1909	184 days
1910	92 days
1911	184 days
1912	275 days
1913	153 days
1914	153 days
1915	184 days
1916	92 days
1917	275 days
1918	153 days
1919	91 days
1920	92 days
1921	92 days
1922	214 days
1923	153 days
1924	366 days
1925	153 days
1926	183 days
1927	153 days
1928	153 days
1929	142 days
1930	77 days
1931	71 days
1932	130 days
1933	103 days
1934	150 days
1935	218 days
1936	235 days
1937	207 days
1938	167 days
1939	99 days
1940	199 days
1941	76 days
1942	193 days
1943	123 days
1944	294 days
1945	231 days
1946	173 days
1947	124 days
1948	198 days
1949	144 days
1950	154 days
1951	157 days
1952	112 days
1953	176 days
1954	199 days
1955	129 days
1956	162 days
1957	99 days
1958	152 days
1959	157 days
1960	112 days
1961	210 days
1962	215 days
1963	202 days
1964	140 days
1965	141 days
1966	108 days
1967	224 days
1968	130 days
1969	200 days
1970	103 days
1971	106 days
1972	147 days
1973	134 days
1974	140 days
1975	87 days
1976	155 days
1977	168 days
1978	137 days
1979	137 days
1980	144 days
1981	149 days
1982	107 days
1983	115 days
1984	76 days
1985	158 days
1986	110 days
1987	154 days
1988	132 days
1989	159 days
1990	174 days
1991	164 days
1992	126 days
1993	125 days
1994	189 days
1995	149 days
1996	168 days
1997	116 days
1998	189 days
1999	199 days
2000	192 days
2001	213 days
2002	209 days
2003	141 days
2004	125 days
2005	172 days
2006	64 days
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	22 days
2011	27 days
2012	131 days
2013	123 days
2014	30 days
2015	29 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, 1922 to 2013

A day with at least 60.8 mm (2.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 241.7 mm (9.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Karratha Station: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	60.8 mm (2.4 in)
5 years	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
10 years	132.0 mm (5.2 in)
25 years	173.2 mm (6.8 in)
50 years	206.4 mm (8.1 in)
100 years	241.7 mm (9.5 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 1922 to 2013.

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: 246.4 mm (9.7 in) in 1945; 195.6 mm (7.7 in) in 2004; 190.5 mm (7.5 in) in 1929.

Download the Data

Data for Karratha Station standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Karratha Station 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 2026-10-13 (13 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).

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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