Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Darwin Airport. 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 Darwin Airport, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
36.1 C (97.0 F)
20.2 C (68.4 F)
34.2 C (93.6 F)
21.8 C (71.2 F)
Feb
36.0 C (96.8 F)
17.2 C (63.0 F)
32.3 C (90.1 F)
23.0 C (73.4 F)
Mar
36.0 C (96.8 F)
19.2 C (66.6 F)
34.3 C (93.7 F)
23.0 C (73.4 F)
Apr
36.7 C (98.1 F)
17.6 C (63.7 F)
34.6 C (94.3 F)
21.1 C (70.0 F)
May
36.0 C (96.8 F)
13.8 C (56.8 F)
34.3 C (93.7 F)
17.9 C (64.2 F)
Jun
35.0 C (95.0 F)
12.1 C (53.8 F)
32.9 C (91.2 F)
17.7 C (63.9 F)
Jul
35.0 C (95.0 F)
10.4 C (50.7 F)
33.4 C (92.1 F)
16.5 C (61.7 F)
Aug
36.8 C (98.2 F)
13.0 C (55.4 F)
34.8 C (94.6 F)
17.9 C (64.2 F)
Sep
38.0 C (100.4 F)
14.3 C (57.7 F)
36.0 C (96.8 F)
21.6 C (70.9 F)
Oct
38.9 C (102.0 F)
19.0 C (66.2 F)
32.9 C (91.2 F)
24.2 C (75.6 F)
Nov
37.3 C (99.1 F)
19.3 C (66.7 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
37.1 C (98.8 F)
19.8 C (67.6 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Darwin Airport still stand. 1942 holds the most, with 40.
Standing records at Darwin Airport by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1941
35
1942
40
1943
25
1944
10
1945
32
1946
6
1947
12
1948
23
1949
26
1950
9
1951
12
1952
15
1953
19
1954
14
1955
13
1956
19
1957
10
1958
21
1959
9
1960
19
1961
14
1962
12
1963
16
1964
26
1965
18
1966
10
1967
14
1968
22
1969
17
1970
31
1971
14
1972
12
1973
15
1974
17
1975
21
1976
16
1977
17
1978
12
1979
11
1980
7
1981
11
1982
18
1983
11
1984
11
1985
16
1986
17
1987
14
1988
32
1989
12
1990
28
1991
8
1992
20
1993
6
1994
2
1995
9
1996
12
1997
5
1998
29
1999
9
2000
13
2001
5
2002
18
2003
15
2004
14
2005
11
2006
18
2007
16
2008
15
2009
11
2010
21
2011
20
2012
15
2013
13
2014
17
2015
15
2016
37
2017
22
2018
12
2019
26
2020
36
2021
34
2022
29
2023
23
2024
28
2025
14
2026
5
All-Time Record Progression
8 new records
8 all-time records were set at Darwin Airport between 25 December 1974 and 27 December 2019. Each dot is a new record.
When Darwin Airport set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1974-12-25
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 277.0 mm (10.9 in)
1982-10-18
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 38.9 C (102.0 F)
1983-02-19
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 29.4 C (84.9 F)
1985-12-19
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 29.7 C (85.5 F)
1997-01-03
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 290.4 mm (11.4 in)
2011-02-16
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 367.6 mm (14.5 in)
2018-12-12
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 30.0 C (86.0 F)
2019-12-27
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 30.2 C (86.4 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Feb: 367.6 mm (14.5 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Darwin Airport. The most was 367.6 mm (14.5 in) on 16 February 2011.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Darwin Airport
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
290.4 mm (11.4 in)
3 January 1997
Feb
367.6 mm (14.5 in)
16 February 2011
Mar
240.6 mm (9.5 in)
16 March 1977
Apr
142.7 mm (5.6 in)
4 April 1959
May
89.6 mm (3.5 in)
18 May 1987
Jun
46.8 mm (1.8 in)
2 June 2004
Jul
19.2 mm (0.8 in)
17 July 2001
Aug
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
22 August 1947
Sep
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
21 September 1942
Oct
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
8 October 2020
Nov
168.6 mm (6.6 in)
23 November 2025
Dec
277.0 mm (10.9 in)
25 December 1974
Period of Record Coverage
1941 to 2026
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
86 years of record at Darwin Airport, 1941 to 2026. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1946, 1969, 2026.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 80 complete years at Darwin Airport, 1943 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 27.7 C (81.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1943, at 26.8 C (80.2 F), and the warmest was 2016, at 28.7 C (83.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.1 C (2.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at Darwin Airport as warming stripes, 1943 to 2025
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1943
26.8 C
-0.91 C
1945
27.3 C
-0.37 C
1947
27.6 C
-0.07 C
1948
27.4 C
-0.32 C
1949
26.8 C
-0.89 C
1950
27.0 C
-0.69 C
1951
27.7 C
-0.05 C
1952
28.0 C
+0.24 C
1953
27.4 C
-0.35 C
1954
27.3 C
-0.37 C
1955
27.9 C
+0.15 C
1956
27.4 C
-0.36 C
1957
27.3 C
-0.39 C
1958
28.1 C
+0.38 C
1959
27.4 C
-0.28 C
1960
27.1 C
-0.66 C
1961
27.2 C
-0.48 C
1962
27.8 C
+0.04 C
1963
27.0 C
-0.73 C
1964
27.6 C
-0.11 C
1965
27.1 C
-0.62 C
1966
27.5 C
-0.17 C
1967
27.1 C
-0.57 C
1968
27.5 C
-0.23 C
1970
28.1 C
+0.35 C
1971
27.5 C
-0.25 C
1972
27.6 C
-0.09 C
1973
28.3 C
+0.60 C
1974
27.2 C
-0.49 C
1975
27.7 C
-0.06 C
1976
27.3 C
-0.46 C
1977
27.1 C
-0.57 C
1978
28.0 C
+0.24 C
1979
28.0 C
+0.33 C
1980
27.9 C
+0.16 C
1981
28.0 C
+0.30 C
1982
27.4 C
-0.32 C
1983
27.9 C
+0.16 C
1984
27.6 C
-0.16 C
1985
27.8 C
+0.07 C
1986
28.1 C
+0.38 C
1987
28.0 C
+0.30 C
1988
28.2 C
+0.49 C
1989
27.8 C
+0.08 C
1990
27.8 C
+0.12 C
1991
27.6 C
-0.10 C
1992
28.0 C
+0.31 C
1993
28.0 C
+0.29 C
1994
27.4 C
-0.32 C
1995
27.6 C
-0.09 C
1996
27.9 C
+0.19 C
1997
27.5 C
-0.18 C
1998
28.5 C
+0.76 C
1999
27.2 C
-0.52 C
2000
27.3 C
-0.38 C
2001
27.7 C
-0.06 C
2002
27.8 C
+0.09 C
2003
28.0 C
+0.30 C
2004
27.5 C
-0.19 C
2005
28.2 C
+0.47 C
2006
27.1 C
-0.59 C
2007
27.7 C
-0.04 C
2008
27.7 C
+0.01 C
2009
28.0 C
+0.32 C
2010
28.3 C
+0.56 C
2011
27.0 C
-0.75 C
2012
27.4 C
-0.27 C
2013
28.1 C
+0.39 C
2014
27.8 C
+0.10 C
2015
27.9 C
+0.16 C
2016
28.7 C
+1.01 C
2017
28.2 C
+0.44 C
2018
28.1 C
+0.43 C
2019
28.1 C
+0.36 C
2020
28.5 C
+0.79 C
2021
28.4 C
+0.71 C
2022
28.4 C
+0.64 C
2023
28.3 C
+0.58 C
2024
28.5 C
+0.82 C
2025
28.2 C
+0.46 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.1 C (0.1 to 0.1) per decade over 1943 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 80 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Darwin Airport
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.1 C (0.1 to 0.1) per decade
0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
1943 to 2025
80
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.3 F (0.2 to 0.3) per decade
1943 to 2025
80
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.06 C (0.01 to 0.10) per decade
0.11 F (0.03 to 0.19) per decade
1943 to 2025
80
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
1941 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Darwin Airport: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1982
36.6 C (97.9 F)
86
Coldest night (TNn)
10.4 C (50.7 F)
1942
14.4 C (57.8 F)
86
Wettest day (Rx1day)
367.6 mm (14.5 in)
2011
114.4 mm (4.5 in)
86
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
813.4 mm (32.0 in)
2011
254.9 mm (10.0 in)
86
Longest dry spell (CDD)
197 days
1953
117 days
86
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Darwin Airport, 1941 to 2026. The record is 38.9 C (102.0 F) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.6 C (97.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Darwin Airport by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1941
34.6 C (94.3 F)
1942
36.0 C (96.8 F)
1943
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1944
37.1 C (98.8 F)
1945
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1946
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1947
35.4 C (95.7 F)
1948
36.0 C (96.8 F)
1949
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1950
34.5 C (94.1 F)
1951
37.0 C (98.6 F)
1952
36.8 C (98.2 F)
1953
36.3 C (97.3 F)
1954
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1955
37.0 C (98.6 F)
1956
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1957
36.0 C (96.8 F)
1958
36.5 C (97.7 F)
1959
36.0 C (96.8 F)
1960
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1961
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1962
35.5 C (95.9 F)
1963
36.2 C (97.2 F)
1964
36.2 C (97.2 F)
1965
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1966
35.8 C (96.4 F)
1967
37.0 C (98.6 F)
1968
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1969
36.6 C (97.9 F)
1970
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1971
36.8 C (98.2 F)
1972
37.0 C (98.6 F)
1973
37.0 C (98.6 F)
1974
35.4 C (95.7 F)
1975
36.5 C (97.7 F)
1976
37.0 C (98.6 F)
1977
36.9 C (98.4 F)
1978
35.7 C (96.3 F)
1979
36.6 C (97.9 F)
1980
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1981
36.4 C (97.5 F)
1982
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1983
37.7 C (99.9 F)
1984
36.2 C (97.2 F)
1985
36.0 C (96.8 F)
1986
35.4 C (95.7 F)
1987
37.1 C (98.8 F)
1988
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1989
36.6 C (97.9 F)
1990
36.6 C (97.9 F)
1991
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1992
36.0 C (96.8 F)
1993
37.1 C (98.8 F)
1994
35.4 C (95.7 F)
1995
36.4 C (97.5 F)
1996
35.8 C (96.4 F)
1997
36.2 C (97.2 F)
1998
36.5 C (97.7 F)
1999
36.0 C (96.8 F)
2000
35.9 C (96.6 F)
2001
36.6 C (97.9 F)
2002
36.2 C (97.2 F)
2003
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2004
37.3 C (99.1 F)
2005
36.6 C (97.9 F)
2006
37.0 C (98.6 F)
2007
37.0 C (98.6 F)
2008
37.5 C (99.5 F)
2009
38.0 C (100.4 F)
2010
36.5 C (97.7 F)
2011
35.8 C (96.4 F)
2012
36.6 C (97.9 F)
2013
36.6 C (97.9 F)
2014
37.4 C (99.3 F)
2015
36.9 C (98.4 F)
2016
37.5 C (99.5 F)
2017
36.9 C (98.4 F)
2018
37.3 C (99.1 F)
2019
38.2 C (100.8 F)
2020
37.0 C (98.6 F)
2021
38.0 C (100.4 F)
2022
37.4 C (99.3 F)
2023
38.0 C (100.4 F)
2024
36.9 C (98.4 F)
2025
38.4 C (101.1 F)
2026
36.0 C (96.8 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Darwin Airport, 1941 to 2026. The record is 10.4 C (50.7 F) in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is 14.4 C (57.8 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Darwin Airport by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1941
14.0 C (57.2 F)
1942
10.4 C (50.7 F)
1943
14.2 C (57.6 F)
1944
14.9 C (58.8 F)
1945
13.2 C (55.8 F)
1946
15.6 C (60.1 F)
1947
16.8 C (62.2 F)
1948
14.5 C (58.1 F)
1949
12.9 C (55.2 F)
1950
14.8 C (58.6 F)
1951
14.1 C (57.4 F)
1952
15.3 C (59.5 F)
1953
13.9 C (57.0 F)
1954
14.2 C (57.6 F)
1955
16.3 C (61.3 F)
1956
15.6 C (60.1 F)
1957
13.9 C (57.0 F)
1958
16.3 C (61.3 F)
1959
14.8 C (58.6 F)
1960
14.2 C (57.6 F)
1961
14.7 C (58.5 F)
1962
16.1 C (61.0 F)
1963
12.1 C (53.8 F)
1964
14.1 C (57.4 F)
1965
10.8 C (51.4 F)
1966
14.1 C (57.4 F)
1967
13.1 C (55.6 F)
1968
15.1 C (59.2 F)
1969
16.1 C (61.0 F)
1970
13.6 C (56.5 F)
1971
14.2 C (57.6 F)
1972
15.6 C (60.1 F)
1973
16.2 C (61.2 F)
1974
13.3 C (55.9 F)
1975
14.0 C (57.2 F)
1976
13.5 C (56.3 F)
1977
14.3 C (57.7 F)
1978
14.7 C (58.5 F)
1979
16.1 C (61.0 F)
1980
15.2 C (59.4 F)
1981
17.3 C (63.1 F)
1982
15.3 C (59.5 F)
1983
13.4 C (56.1 F)
1984
13.4 C (56.1 F)
1985
13.7 C (56.7 F)
1986
16.3 C (61.3 F)
1987
16.4 C (61.5 F)
1988
16.5 C (61.7 F)
1989
13.7 C (56.7 F)
1990
13.2 C (55.8 F)
1991
14.7 C (58.5 F)
1992
15.2 C (59.4 F)
1993
16.3 C (61.3 F)
1994
13.9 C (57.0 F)
1995
13.1 C (55.6 F)
1996
14.0 C (57.2 F)
1997
15.0 C (59.0 F)
1998
16.1 C (61.0 F)
1999
13.9 C (57.0 F)
2000
12.5 C (54.5 F)
2001
15.3 C (59.5 F)
2002
13.9 C (57.0 F)
2003
14.4 C (57.9 F)
2004
13.3 C (55.9 F)
2005
15.9 C (60.6 F)
2006
13.6 C (56.5 F)
2007
12.4 C (54.3 F)
2008
12.5 C (54.5 F)
2009
14.9 C (58.8 F)
2010
16.0 C (60.8 F)
2011
12.7 C (54.9 F)
2012
13.1 C (55.6 F)
2013
15.8 C (60.4 F)
2014
13.0 C (55.4 F)
2015
14.8 C (58.6 F)
2016
13.3 C (55.9 F)
2017
15.4 C (59.7 F)
2018
15.3 C (59.5 F)
2019
12.7 C (54.9 F)
2020
16.2 C (61.2 F)
2021
17.4 C (63.3 F)
2022
14.1 C (57.4 F)
2023
13.4 C (56.1 F)
2024
14.7 C (58.5 F)
2025
14.9 C (58.8 F)
2026
16.5 C (61.7 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Darwin Airport, 1941 to 2026. The record is 367.6 mm (14.5 in) in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is 114.4 mm (4.5 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Darwin Airport by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1941
125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1942
194.1 mm (7.6 in)
1943
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1944
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1945
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1946
86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1947
140.2 mm (5.5 in)
1948
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1949
137.7 mm (5.4 in)
1950
153.9 mm (6.1 in)
1951
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1952
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1953
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1954
112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1955
250.2 mm (9.9 in)
1956
114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1957
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1958
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1959
142.7 mm (5.6 in)
1960
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1961
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1962
126.2 mm (5.0 in)
1963
108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1964
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1965
147.1 mm (5.8 in)
1966
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1967
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1968
134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1969
155.7 mm (6.1 in)
1970
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1971
129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1972
129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1973
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1974
277.0 mm (10.9 in)
1975
109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1976
123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1977
240.6 mm (9.5 in)
1978
110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1979
84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1980
119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1981
205.2 mm (8.1 in)
1982
105.6 mm (4.2 in)
1983
163.8 mm (6.4 in)
1984
98.2 mm (3.9 in)
1985
141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1986
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1987
151.6 mm (6.0 in)
1988
100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1989
87.8 mm (3.5 in)
1990
90.6 mm (3.6 in)
1991
214.2 mm (8.4 in)
1992
96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1993
161.8 mm (6.4 in)
1994
114.2 mm (4.5 in)
1995
178.2 mm (7.0 in)
1996
155.6 mm (6.1 in)
1997
290.4 mm (11.4 in)
1998
244.0 mm (9.6 in)
1999
83.0 mm (3.3 in)
2000
123.4 mm (4.9 in)
2001
72.2 mm (2.8 in)
2002
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
2003
129.2 mm (5.1 in)
2004
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
2005
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
2006
95.6 mm (3.8 in)
2007
152.8 mm (6.0 in)
2008
242.0 mm (9.5 in)
2009
162.2 mm (6.4 in)
2010
136.4 mm (5.4 in)
2011
367.6 mm (14.5 in)
2012
182.2 mm (7.2 in)
2013
105.0 mm (4.1 in)
2014
106.4 mm (4.2 in)
2015
129.4 mm (5.1 in)
2016
85.0 mm (3.3 in)
2017
210.6 mm (8.3 in)
2018
155.2 mm (6.1 in)
2019
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
2020
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
2021
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2022
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
2023
98.0 mm (3.9 in)
2024
177.4 mm (7.0 in)
2025
168.6 mm (6.6 in)
2026
104.2 mm (4.1 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Darwin Airport, 1941 to 2026. The record is 813.4 mm (32.0 in) in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is 254.9 mm (10.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Darwin Airport by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1941
200.9 mm (7.9 in)
1942
291.6 mm (11.5 in)
1943
188.9 mm (7.4 in)
1944
168.1 mm (6.6 in)
1945
228.6 mm (9.0 in)
1946
151.1 mm (5.9 in)
1947
246.5 mm (9.7 in)
1948
141.5 mm (5.6 in)
1949
347.9 mm (13.7 in)
1950
308.7 mm (12.2 in)
1951
170.2 mm (6.7 in)
1952
242.5 mm (9.5 in)
1953
247.1 mm (9.7 in)
1954
217.1 mm (8.5 in)
1955
455.0 mm (17.9 in)
1956
334.1 mm (13.2 in)
1957
251.7 mm (9.9 in)
1958
104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1959
273.7 mm (10.8 in)
1960
302.6 mm (11.9 in)
1961
143.0 mm (5.6 in)
1962
275.6 mm (10.9 in)
1963
139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1964
132.5 mm (5.2 in)
1965
329.5 mm (13.0 in)
1966
296.8 mm (11.7 in)
1967
227.8 mm (9.0 in)
1968
246.8 mm (9.7 in)
1969
352.1 mm (13.9 in)
1970
169.4 mm (6.7 in)
1971
261.4 mm (10.3 in)
1972
262.9 mm (10.4 in)
1973
211.4 mm (8.3 in)
1974
376.2 mm (14.8 in)
1975
281.8 mm (11.1 in)
1976
215.6 mm (8.5 in)
1977
416.6 mm (16.4 in)
1978
306.0 mm (12.0 in)
1979
217.4 mm (8.6 in)
1980
247.6 mm (9.7 in)
1981
443.6 mm (17.5 in)
1982
219.6 mm (8.6 in)
1983
450.4 mm (17.7 in)
1984
214.2 mm (8.4 in)
1985
177.4 mm (7.0 in)
1986
270.2 mm (10.6 in)
1987
237.6 mm (9.4 in)
1988
293.4 mm (11.6 in)
1989
273.6 mm (10.8 in)
1990
179.2 mm (7.1 in)
1991
517.6 mm (20.4 in)
1992
185.2 mm (7.3 in)
1993
296.8 mm (11.7 in)
1994
317.8 mm (12.5 in)
1995
443.4 mm (17.5 in)
1996
271.8 mm (10.7 in)
1997
440.8 mm (17.4 in)
1998
480.2 mm (18.9 in)
1999
197.0 mm (7.8 in)
2000
237.2 mm (9.3 in)
2001
182.8 mm (7.2 in)
2002
241.0 mm (9.5 in)
2003
262.8 mm (10.3 in)
2004
182.4 mm (7.2 in)
2005
182.4 mm (7.2 in)
2006
209.6 mm (8.3 in)
2007
420.8 mm (16.6 in)
2008
321.2 mm (12.6 in)
2009
370.2 mm (14.6 in)
2010
336.0 mm (13.2 in)
2011
813.4 mm (32.0 in)
2012
300.4 mm (11.8 in)
2013
197.4 mm (7.8 in)
2014
233.8 mm (9.2 in)
2015
299.4 mm (11.8 in)
2016
186.2 mm (7.3 in)
2017
337.4 mm (13.3 in)
2018
498.2 mm (19.6 in)
2019
155.4 mm (6.1 in)
2020
243.2 mm (9.6 in)
2021
326.8 mm (12.9 in)
2022
258.0 mm (10.2 in)
2023
321.6 mm (12.7 in)
2024
354.2 mm (13.9 in)
2025
206.6 mm (8.1 in)
2026
173.4 mm (6.8 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Darwin Airport, 1941 to 2026. The record is 197 days in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 117 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Darwin Airport by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1941
145 days
1942
97 days
1943
157 days
1944
139 days
1945
166 days
1946
85 days
1947
118 days
1948
154 days
1949
192 days
1950
100 days
1951
149 days
1952
93 days
1953
197 days
1954
108 days
1955
103 days
1956
71 days
1957
74 days
1958
81 days
1959
106 days
1960
137 days
1961
184 days
1962
168 days
1963
169 days
1964
101 days
1965
139 days
1966
66 days
1967
148 days
1968
49 days
1969
72 days
1970
116 days
1971
119 days
1972
87 days
1973
123 days
1974
121 days
1975
149 days
1976
171 days
1977
148 days
1978
81 days
1979
108 days
1980
124 days
1981
92 days
1982
112 days
1983
147 days
1984
132 days
1985
153 days
1986
41 days
1987
126 days
1988
94 days
1989
133 days
1990
152 days
1991
169 days
1992
137 days
1993
80 days
1994
161 days
1995
104 days
1996
113 days
1997
87 days
1998
103 days
1999
144 days
2000
143 days
2001
79 days
2002
109 days
2003
99 days
2004
90 days
2005
103 days
2006
122 days
2007
101 days
2008
171 days
2009
143 days
2010
97 days
2011
139 days
2012
148 days
2013
90 days
2014
137 days
2015
115 days
2016
103 days
2017
155 days
2018
163 days
2019
162 days
2020
89 days
2021
59 days
2022
87 days
2023
166 days
2024
113 days
2025
115 days
2026
79 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
85 years, 1941 to 2025
A day with at least 116.3 mm (4.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 348.6 mm (13.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Darwin Airport: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
116.3 mm (4.6 in)
5 years
164.4 mm (6.5 in)
10 years
201.2 mm (7.9 in)
25 years
254.3 mm (10.0 in)
50 years
299.1 mm (11.8 in)
100 years
348.6 mm (13.7 in)
Longer than the 85 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, 85 years of values from 1941 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: 367.6 mm (14.5 in) in 2011; 290.4 mm (11.4 in) in 1997; 277.0 mm (10.9 in) in 1974.
Climate Twins
2011 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990
Over 2011 to 2025, Darwin Airport had a mean temperature of 28.1 C (82.6 F) and 1,811.5 mm (71.3 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Weipa Eastern Ave (Australia, 1,193 km away), Oenpelli (Australia, 235 km away) and Thursday Island Mo (Australia, 1,250 km away).
Climate twins of Darwin Airport: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2011 to 2025 climate
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.
Download the Data
Data for Darwin Airport standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Darwin Airport 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.