Esperance Weather Records (ASN00009789)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Esperance (ASN00009789), Australia, with 58 years of record.

Key Facts for Esperance

Esperance (ASN00009789) is a weather station in Australia at -33.83 latitude and 121.89 longitude, 25 m (82 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1969 to 2026, 58 years of record.
1,464 records set at Esperance still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Esperance set a daily record high minimum temperature of 17.1 C (62.8 F) on 19 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, -33.83 latitude, 121.89 longitude.
Elevation: 25 m (82 ft).
Period of record: 1969 to 2026, 58 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

5 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Esperance. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 5 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Esperance, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	46.9 C (116.4 F)	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38.8 C (101.8 F)	11.6 C (52.9 F)
Feb	46.7 C (116.1 F)	8.0 C (46.4 F)	39.6 C (103.3 F)	11.1 C (52.0 F)
Mar	44.0 C (111.2 F)	7.4 C (45.3 F)	40.1 C (104.2 F)	10.6 C (51.1 F)
Apr	40.1 C (104.2 F)	5.5 C (41.9 F)	35.4 C (95.7 F)	7.6 C (45.7 F)
May	34.5 C (94.1 F)	2.9 C (37.2 F)	27.9 C (82.2 F)	8.2 C (46.8 F)
Jun	27.7 C (81.9 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24.9 C (76.8 F)	4.5 C (40.1 F)
Jul	27.6 C (81.7 F)	1.4 C (34.5 F)	24.3 C (75.7 F)	4.8 C (40.6 F)
Aug	32.1 C (89.8 F)	2.5 C (36.5 F)	27.7 C (81.9 F)	6.4 C (43.5 F)
Sep	34.9 C (94.8 F)	2.7 C (36.9 F)	32.5 C (90.5 F)	7.7 C (45.9 F)
Oct	40.9 C (105.6 F)	3.6 C (38.5 F)	16.2 C (61.2 F)	9.6 C (49.3 F)
Nov	42.7 C (108.9 F)	4.9 C (40.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	45.3 C (113.5 F)	6.6 C (43.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Esperance still stand. 1972 holds the most, with 45.

Standing records at Esperance by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1969	17
1970	30
1971	31
1972	45
1973	31
1974	22
1975	29
1976	21
1977	25
1978	24
1979	20
1980	28
1981	35
1982	41
1983	25
1984	15
1985	37
1986	21
1987	33
1988	40
1989	15
1990	27
1991	21
1992	29
1993	22
1994	41
1995	24
1996	26
1997	32
1998	30
1999	25
2000	12
2001	26
2002	30
2003	24
2004	27
2005	22
2006	21
2007	29
2008	18
2009	22
2010	17
2011	21
2012	19
2013	15
2014	22
2015	32
2016	31
2017	22
2018	23
2019	36
2020	18
2021	20
2022	14
2023	27
2024	22
2025	23
2026	9

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Esperance between 6 January 1999 and 6 January 2010. Each dot is a new record.

When Esperance set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1999-01-06	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1999-01-07	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 106.6 mm (4.2 in)
2010-01-06	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 46.9 C (116.4 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 106.6 mm (4.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Esperance. The most was 106.6 mm (4.2 in) on 7 January 1999.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Esperance
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	106.6 mm (4.2 in)	7 January 1999
Feb	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	17 February 1970
Mar	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	13 March 1985
Apr	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	1 April 2005
May	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	31 May 2013
Jun	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	14 June 1989
Jul	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	8 July 2014
Aug	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	4 August 2020
Sep	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	7 September 2001
Oct	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	4 October 1982
Nov	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	13 November 1983
Dec	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	1 December 1999

Period of Record Coverage

1969 to 2026

58 years of record at Esperance, 1969 to 2026. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1969, 2026.

Days with data per year at Esperance
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1969	186	51%	No
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	360	99%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	365	100%	Yes
1983	365	100%	Yes
1984	366	100%	Yes
1985	365	100%	Yes
1986	365	100%	Yes
1987	365	100%	Yes
1988	366	100%	Yes
1989	365	100%	Yes
1990	365	100%	Yes
1991	365	100%	Yes
1992	366	100%	Yes
1993	363	99%	Yes
1994	365	100%	Yes
1995	365	100%	Yes
1996	366	100%	Yes
1997	365	100%	Yes
1998	365	100%	Yes
1999	365	100%	Yes
2000	366	100%	Yes
2001	365	100%	Yes
2002	365	100%	Yes
2003	363	99%	Yes
2004	365	100%	Yes
2005	365	100%	Yes
2006	365	100%	Yes
2007	365	100%	Yes
2008	366	100%	Yes
2009	365	100%	Yes
2010	365	100%	Yes
2011	365	100%	Yes
2012	366	100%	Yes
2013	365	100%	Yes
2014	365	100%	Yes
2015	365	100%	Yes
2016	365	100%	Yes
2017	362	99%	Yes
2018	362	99%	Yes
2019	356	98%	Yes
2020	358	98%	Yes
2021	362	99%	Yes
2022	365	100%	Yes
2023	361	99%	Yes
2024	362	99%	Yes
2025	357	98%	Yes
2026	272	75%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Esperance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 September 2026	Esperance, AU	daily high min (Provisional)	17.1 C (62.8 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	37 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 2026	Esperance, AU	daily high min (Provisional)	17.6 C (63.7 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	7 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 2026	Esperance, AU	daily high min (Provisional)	14.3 C (57.7 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	49 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 2026	Esperance, AU	daily high max (Provisional)	32.5 C (90.5 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	39 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 2026	Esperance, AU	daily high max (Provisional)	27.8 C (82.0 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	49 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
12 September 2026	Esperance, AU	daily high min (Provisional)	15.3 C (59.5 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	3 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 2026	Esperance, AU	daily high min (Provisional)	15.3 C (59.5 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	1 year	7 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 2026	Esperance, AU	daily high min	14.3 C (57.7 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	53 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 2026	Esperance, AU	monthly high min	16.2 C (61.2 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 June 2026	Esperance, AU	daily rain	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 June 2026	Esperance, AU	daily low max (Tie)	13.8 C (56.8 F)	tie	31 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 2026	Esperance, AU	daily high max	27.9 C (82.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	16 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 2026	Esperance, AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	24 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 2026	Esperance, AU	daily high max	35.4 C (95.7 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	44 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 2026	Esperance, AU	daily low max	18.0 C (64.4 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	43 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 2026	Esperance, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 2026	Esperance, AU	daily rain	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	1 year	19 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 2026	Esperance, AU	daily low max	19.6 C (67.3 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 2026	Esperance, AU	daily high max	40.1 C (104.2 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	33 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 2026	Esperance, AU	daily rain	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

56 complete years, 1970 to 2025

One stripe for each of 56 complete years at Esperance, 1970 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 17.1 C (62.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1971, at 16.1 C (61.0 F), and the warmest was 2025, at 18.1 C (64.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.1 C (2.0 F).

Annual mean temperature at Esperance as warming stripes, 1970 to 2025
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1970	16.3 C	-0.73 C
1971	16.1 C	-0.93 C
1972	16.9 C	-0.12 C
1973	16.7 C	-0.40 C
1974	16.7 C	-0.37 C
1975	16.7 C	-0.33 C
1976	16.9 C	-0.15 C
1977	17.0 C	-0.04 C
1978	17.1 C	+0.08 C
1979	16.9 C	-0.14 C
1980	17.2 C	+0.10 C
1981	16.7 C	-0.33 C
1982	17.3 C	+0.21 C
1983	17.6 C	+0.56 C
1984	16.8 C	-0.27 C
1985	17.3 C	+0.28 C
1986	16.4 C	-0.64 C
1987	16.8 C	-0.30 C
1988	17.0 C	-0.03 C
1989	17.0 C	-0.05 C
1990	16.8 C	-0.31 C
1991	17.4 C	+0.35 C
1992	16.4 C	-0.65 C
1993	16.5 C	-0.52 C
1994	17.3 C	+0.20 C
1995	16.8 C	-0.26 C
1996	17.0 C	-0.02 C
1997	17.0 C	-0.07 C
1998	16.9 C	-0.13 C
1999	17.1 C	+0.03 C
2000	16.9 C	-0.21 C
2001	16.8 C	-0.28 C
2002	17.0 C	-0.05 C
2003	17.0 C	-0.02 C
2004	16.9 C	-0.14 C
2005	16.8 C	-0.29 C
2006	17.1 C	+0.01 C
2007	17.1 C	+0.02 C
2008	16.9 C	-0.21 C
2009	17.1 C	+0.01 C
2010	17.3 C	+0.27 C
2011	17.7 C	+0.64 C
2012	17.6 C	+0.56 C
2013	17.7 C	+0.67 C
2014	17.8 C	+0.70 C
2015	17.6 C	+0.50 C
2016	16.8 C	-0.26 C
2017	17.1 C	+0.02 C
2018	17.3 C	+0.26 C
2019	17.5 C	+0.39 C
2020	17.6 C	+0.50 C
2021	17.1 C	+0.02 C
2022	17.0 C	-0.03 C
2023	17.3 C	+0.19 C
2024	17.8 C	+0.77 C
2025	18.1 C	+1.04 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade over 1970 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (0.2 to 0.4) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 56 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Esperance
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade	0.3 F (0.2 to 0.4) per decade	1970 to 2025	56	Rise
Mean daily maximum	0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade	0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade	1970 to 2025	56	Rise
Mean daily minimum	0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade	0.3 F (0.2 to 0.4) per decade	1970 to 2025	56	Rise

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

1969 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Esperance: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	46.9 C (116.4 F)	2010	42.7 C (108.8 F)	58
Coldest night (TNn)	1.4 C (34.5 F)	1997	4.0 C (39.2 F)	58
Wettest day (Rx1day)	106.6 mm (4.2 in)	1999	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	58
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	1999	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	58
Longest dry spell (CDD)	65 days	2007	31 days	58

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Esperance, 1969 to 2026. The record is 46.9 C (116.4 F) in 2010, marked on the chart; the median year is 42.7 C (108.8 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Esperance by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1969	36.4 C (97.5 F)
1970	40.7 C (105.3 F)
1971	38.8 C (101.8 F)
1972	44.4 C (111.9 F)
1973	39.9 C (103.8 F)
1974	41.4 C (106.5 F)
1975	44.3 C (111.7 F)
1976	41.6 C (106.9 F)
1977	44.4 C (111.9 F)
1978	43.8 C (110.8 F)
1979	43.8 C (110.8 F)
1980	42.6 C (108.7 F)
1981	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1982	43.1 C (109.6 F)
1983	44.4 C (111.9 F)
1984	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1985	44.0 C (111.2 F)
1986	43.1 C (109.6 F)
1987	41.0 C (105.8 F)
1988	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1989	42.7 C (108.9 F)
1990	44.7 C (112.5 F)
1991	46.7 C (116.1 F)
1992	42.7 C (108.9 F)
1993	43.5 C (110.3 F)
1994	44.0 C (111.2 F)
1995	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1996	40.2 C (104.4 F)
1997	44.0 C (111.2 F)
1998	41.8 C (107.2 F)
1999	39.6 C (103.3 F)
2000	39.9 C (103.8 F)
2001	41.0 C (105.8 F)
2002	40.7 C (105.3 F)
2003	44.0 C (111.2 F)
2004	43.5 C (110.3 F)
2005	41.9 C (107.4 F)
2006	42.5 C (108.5 F)
2007	43.8 C (110.8 F)
2008	44.0 C (111.2 F)
2009	44.9 C (112.8 F)
2010	46.9 C (116.4 F)
2011	42.6 C (108.7 F)
2012	42.4 C (108.3 F)
2013	45.4 C (113.7 F)
2014	40.7 C (105.3 F)
2015	41.8 C (107.2 F)
2016	43.0 C (109.4 F)
2017	42.6 C (108.7 F)
2018	41.1 C (106.0 F)
2019	41.8 C (107.2 F)
2020	42.0 C (107.6 F)
2021	41.8 C (107.2 F)
2022	45.2 C (113.4 F)
2023	43.9 C (111.0 F)
2024	46.6 C (115.9 F)
2025	44.3 C (111.7 F)
2026	40.1 C (104.2 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Esperance, 1969 to 2026. The record is 1.4 C (34.5 F) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 4.0 C (39.2 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Esperance by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1969	3.2 C (37.8 F)
1970	2.5 C (36.5 F)
1971	2.7 C (36.9 F)
1972	2.9 C (37.2 F)
1973	3.9 C (39.0 F)
1974	2.2 C (36.0 F)
1975	4.2 C (39.6 F)
1976	4.0 C (39.2 F)
1977	3.8 C (38.8 F)
1978	4.3 C (39.7 F)
1979	5.0 C (41.0 F)
1980	4.3 C (39.7 F)
1981	4.5 C (40.1 F)
1982	2.3 C (36.1 F)
1983	2.6 C (36.7 F)
1984	3.5 C (38.3 F)
1985	5.0 C (41.0 F)
1986	4.0 C (39.2 F)
1987	3.4 C (38.1 F)
1988	2.7 C (36.9 F)
1989	4.7 C (40.5 F)
1990	4.4 C (39.9 F)
1991	5.1 C (41.2 F)
1992	4.0 C (39.2 F)
1993	4.5 C (40.1 F)
1994	2.9 C (37.2 F)
1995	4.6 C (40.3 F)
1996	4.0 C (39.2 F)
1997	1.4 C (34.5 F)
1998	2.6 C (36.7 F)
1999	4.5 C (40.1 F)
2000	3.8 C (38.8 F)
2001	4.8 C (40.6 F)
2002	3.6 C (38.5 F)
2003	4.2 C (39.6 F)
2004	2.3 C (36.1 F)
2005	4.2 C (39.6 F)
2006	3.1 C (37.6 F)
2007	5.1 C (41.2 F)
2008	3.3 C (37.9 F)
2009	4.8 C (40.6 F)
2010	4.2 C (39.6 F)
2011	5.1 C (41.2 F)
2012	4.7 C (40.5 F)
2013	3.6 C (38.5 F)
2014	3.3 C (37.9 F)
2015	4.3 C (39.7 F)
2016	3.7 C (38.7 F)
2017	3.6 C (38.5 F)
2018	4.8 C (40.6 F)
2019	3.3 C (37.9 F)
2020	3.8 C (38.8 F)
2021	4.8 C (40.6 F)
2022	4.3 C (39.7 F)
2023	4.4 C (39.9 F)
2024	5.1 C (41.2 F)
2025	4.1 C (39.4 F)
2026	4.5 C (40.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Esperance, 1969 to 2026. The record is 106.6 mm (4.2 in) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.3 mm (1.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Esperance by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1969	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1970	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1971	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1972	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1973	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1974	30.8 mm (1.2 in)
1975	24.8 mm (1.0 in)
1976	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1977	32.2 mm (1.3 in)
1978	22.2 mm (0.9 in)
1979	27.8 mm (1.1 in)
1980	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1981	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1982	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1983	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1984	45.6 mm (1.8 in)
1985	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1986	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1987	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1988	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1989	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1990	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1991	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1992	33.2 mm (1.3 in)
1993	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1994	34.2 mm (1.3 in)
1995	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1996	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1997	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1998	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1999	106.6 mm (4.2 in)
2000	70.2 mm (2.8 in)
2001	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
2002	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
2003	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
2004	20.4 mm (0.8 in)
2005	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
2006	30.6 mm (1.2 in)
2007	46.4 mm (1.8 in)
2008	32.6 mm (1.3 in)
2009	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
2010	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
2011	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
2012	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
2013	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
2014	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
2015	32.6 mm (1.3 in)
2016	27.8 mm (1.1 in)
2017	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
2018	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
2019	21.4 mm (0.8 in)
2020	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
2021	28.8 mm (1.1 in)
2022	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
2023	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
2024	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
2025	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
2026	60.8 mm (2.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Esperance, 1969 to 2026. The record is 207.0 mm (8.1 in) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 65.0 mm (2.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Esperance by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1969	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1970	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1971	115.9 mm (4.6 in)
1972	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1973	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1974	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1975	59.6 mm (2.3 in)
1976	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1977	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1978	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1979	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1980	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1981	63.4 mm (2.5 in)
1982	103.8 mm (4.1 in)
1983	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1984	73.8 mm (2.9 in)
1985	78.6 mm (3.1 in)
1986	89.8 mm (3.5 in)
1987	59.6 mm (2.3 in)
1988	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1989	123.6 mm (4.9 in)
1990	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1991	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1992	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1993	53.2 mm (2.1 in)
1994	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1995	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1996	68.2 mm (2.7 in)
1997	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1998	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1999	207.0 mm (8.1 in)
2000	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
2001	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
2002	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
2003	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
2004	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
2005	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
2006	47.4 mm (1.9 in)
2007	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
2008	46.4 mm (1.8 in)
2009	79.6 mm (3.1 in)
2010	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
2011	66.2 mm (2.6 in)
2012	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
2013	67.2 mm (2.6 in)
2014	84.2 mm (3.3 in)
2015	42.8 mm (1.7 in)
2016	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2017	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
2018	74.6 mm (2.9 in)
2019	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
2020	83.2 mm (3.3 in)
2021	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
2022	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
2023	68.2 mm (2.7 in)
2024	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
2025	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
2026	80.4 mm (3.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Esperance, 1969 to 2026. The record is 65 days in 2007, marked on the chart; the median year is 31 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Esperance by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1969	21 days
1970	38 days
1971	22 days
1972	32 days
1973	21 days
1974	29 days
1975	41 days
1976	28 days
1977	30 days
1978	26 days
1979	43 days
1980	37 days
1981	25 days
1982	33 days
1983	21 days
1984	40 days
1985	23 days
1986	32 days
1987	53 days
1988	53 days
1989	30 days
1990	34 days
1991	41 days
1992	24 days
1993	32 days
1994	55 days
1995	40 days
1996	35 days
1997	17 days
1998	61 days
1999	24 days
2000	17 days
2001	28 days
2002	33 days
2003	28 days
2004	33 days
2005	34 days
2006	23 days
2007	65 days
2008	47 days
2009	30 days
2010	23 days
2011	19 days
2012	30 days
2013	22 days
2014	40 days
2015	47 days
2016	28 days
2017	16 days
2018	20 days
2019	32 days
2020	29 days
2021	38 days
2022	36 days
2023	21 days
2024	29 days
2025	37 days
2026	41 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

52 years, 1970 to 2025

A day with at least 38.4 mm (1.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 111.3 mm (4.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Esperance: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
5 years	52.7 mm (2.1 in)
10 years	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
25 years	80.7 mm (3.2 in)
50 years	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
100 years	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	Longer than the 52 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, 52 years of values from 1970 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: 106.6 mm (4.2 in) in 1999; 77.2 mm (3.0 in) in 1982; 73.0 mm (2.9 in) in 2009.

Climate Twins

2011 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2011 to 2025, Esperance had a mean temperature of 17.5 C (63.4 F) and 612.6 mm (24.1 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Cape Agulhas (South Africa, 8,870 km away), Cape St. Francis (South Africa, 8,539 km away) and Bunbury Post Office (Australia, 583 km away).

Climate twins of Esperance: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2011 to 2025 climate
Twin station	Country	Distance away	Mean temperature, 1961-1990	Rain a year, 1961-1990	Climate difference
Cape Agulhas	South Africa	8,870 km (5,512 mi)	17.2 C (62.9 F)	449.1 mm (17.7 in)	0.85
Cape St. Francis	South Africa	8,539 km (5,306 mi)	17.2 C (62.9 F)	633.1 mm (24.9 in)	0.97
Bunbury Post Office	Australia	583 km (362 mi)	17.1 C (62.9 F)	794.0 mm (31.3 in)	1.05

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 2026-10-14 (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).