Roper Valley Weather Records (ASN00014617)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Roper Valley (ASN00014617), Australia, with 35 years of record.

Key Facts for Roper Valley

Roper Valley (ASN00014617) is a weather station in Australia at -14.93 latitude and 134.01 longitude, 69 m (226 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1963 to 1997, 35 years of record.
1,284 records set at Roper Valley still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -14.93 latitude, 134.01 longitude.
Elevation: 69 m (226 ft).
Period of record: 1963 to 1997, 35 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 Roper Valley. 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 Roper Valley, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	40.2 C (104.4 F)	21.0 C (69.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	40.0 C (104.0 F)	21.7 C (71.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	37.6 C (99.7 F)	19.5 C (67.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	37.0 C (98.6 F)	14.3 C (57.7 F)	n/a	n/a
May	34.9 C (94.8 F)	12.9 C (55.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	34.6 C (94.3 F)	7.3 C (45.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	36.1 C (97.0 F)	6.3 C (43.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	36.8 C (98.2 F)	8.3 C (46.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	39.1 C (102.4 F)	10.7 C (51.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	40.7 C (105.3 F)	17.9 C (64.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	42.3 C (108.1 F)	18.4 C (65.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	39.9 C (103.8 F)	20.2 C (68.4 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,284 standing records

1,284 records at Roper Valley still stand. 1996 holds the most, with 820.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 251.2 mm (9.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Roper Valley. The most was 251.2 mm (9.9 in) on 26 March 1985.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Roper Valley
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	21 January 1987
Feb	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	7 February 1988
Mar	251.2 mm (9.9 in)	26 March 1985
Apr	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	14 April 1963
May	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	10 May 1983
Jun	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	2 June 1995
Jul	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	2 July 1986
Aug	0.0 mm (0.00 in)	1 August 1963
Sep	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	13 September 1984
Oct	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 October 1964
Nov	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	3 November 1971
Dec	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	30 December 1967

Period of Record Coverage

1995 to 1997

3 years of record at Roper Valley, 1995 to 1997. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1995, 1996, 1997.

Latest Records

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

Extremes by Year

1963 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Roper Valley: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	42.3 C (108.1 F)	1996	41.4 C (106.5 F)	3
Coldest night (TNn)	6.3 C (43.3 F)	1996	7.3 C (45.1 F)	3
Wettest day (Rx1day)	251.2 mm (9.9 in)	1985	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	28
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	576.0 mm (22.7 in)	1985	152.6 mm (6.0 in)	28
Longest dry spell (CDD)	243 days	1966	157 days	28

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Roper Valley, 1963 to 1997. The record is 42.3 C (108.1 F) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.4 C (106.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Roper Valley by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	41.4 C (106.5 F)
1996	42.3 C (108.1 F)
1997	37.0 C (98.6 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Roper Valley, 1963 to 1997. The record is 6.3 C (43.3 F) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is 7.3 C (45.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Roper Valley by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	7.3 C (45.1 F)
1996	6.3 C (43.3 F)
1997	21.0 C (69.8 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Roper Valley, 1963 to 1997. The record is 251.2 mm (9.9 in) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 83.3 mm (3.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Roper Valley by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1963	121.7 mm (4.8 in)
1964	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1965	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1966	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1967	167.6 mm (6.6 in)
1968	137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1969	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1970	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1971	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1972	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1973	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1975	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1976	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1977	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1979	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1980	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1981	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1982	63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1983	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1984	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1985	251.2 mm (9.9 in)
1986	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1987	133.6 mm (5.3 in)
1988	172.0 mm (6.8 in)
1994	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1995	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1996	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1997	26.0 mm (1.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Roper Valley, 1963 to 1997. The record is 576.0 mm (22.7 in) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 152.6 mm (6.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Roper Valley by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1963	167.7 mm (6.6 in)
1964	145.3 mm (5.7 in)
1965	164.6 mm (6.5 in)
1966	125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1967	181.6 mm (7.1 in)
1968	186.2 mm (7.3 in)
1969	170.2 mm (6.7 in)
1970	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1971	114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1972	267.4 mm (10.5 in)
1973	119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1975	160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1976	202.4 mm (8.0 in)
1977	174.4 mm (6.9 in)
1979	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1980	145.6 mm (5.7 in)
1981	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1982	148.5 mm (5.8 in)
1983	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1984	228.2 mm (9.0 in)
1985	576.0 mm (22.7 in)
1986	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1987	265.2 mm (10.4 in)
1988	322.0 mm (12.7 in)
1994	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1995	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1996	156.7 mm (6.2 in)
1997	23.0 mm (0.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Roper Valley, 1963 to 1997. The record is 243 days in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 157 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Roper Valley by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1963	166 days
1964	191 days
1965	171 days
1966	243 days
1967	195 days
1968	117 days
1969	204 days
1970	178 days
1971	154 days
1972	232 days
1973	10 days
1975	170 days
1976	109 days
1977	201 days
1979	20 days
1980	20 days
1981	48 days
1982	32 days
1983	159 days
1984	165 days
1985	93 days
1986	57 days
1987	242 days
1988	23 days
1994	92 days
1995	123 days
1996	191 days
1997	3 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.

Download the Data

Data for Roper Valley standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Roper Valley 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.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).