Daly Waters Weather Records (ASN00014618)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Daly Waters (ASN00014618), Australia, with 141 years of record.

Key Facts for Daly Waters

Daly Waters (ASN00014618) is a weather station in Australia at -16.25 latitude and 133.37 longitude, 212 m (695 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1873 to 2013, 141 years of record.
1,464 records set at Daly Waters still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Daly Waters set a daily record precipitation of 9.0 mm (0.35 in) on 1 June 2012.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -16.25 latitude, 133.37 longitude.
Elevation: 212 m (695 ft).
Period of record: 1873 to 2013, 141 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 Daly Waters. 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 Daly Waters, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	44.0 C (111.2 F)	15.6 C (60.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	42.0 C (107.6 F)	15.6 C (60.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	40.0 C (104.0 F)	14.0 C (57.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	38.7 C (101.7 F)	11.2 C (52.2 F)	n/a	n/a
May	36.5 C (97.7 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	35.3 C (95.5 F)	2.1 C (35.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	34.9 C (94.8 F)	2.0 C (35.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	37.5 C (99.5 F)	2.7 C (36.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	39.5 C (103.1 F)	5.2 C (41.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	41.7 C (107.1 F)	11.0 C (51.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	42.8 C (109.0 F)	14.9 C (58.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	43.5 C (110.3 F)	16.0 C (60.8 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Daly Waters still stand. 1976 holds the most, with 131.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Nov: 180.1 mm (7.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Daly Waters. The most was 180.1 mm (7.1 in) on 24 November 1896.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Daly Waters
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	30 January 2009
Feb	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	14 February 2003
Mar	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	16 March 1935
Apr	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	3 April 1923
May	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	9 May 1889
Jun	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	16 June 1973
Jul	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	10 July 1978
Aug	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 August 1909
Sep	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 September 1904
Oct	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	19 October 1921
Nov	180.1 mm (7.1 in)	24 November 1896
Dec	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	9 December 1924

Period of Record Coverage

1970 to 1986

15 years of record at Daly Waters, 1970 to 1986. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1970, 1982, 1985, 1986.

Days with data per year at Daly Waters
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1970	240	66%	No
1971	343	94%	Yes
1972	361	99%	Yes
1973	341	93%	Yes
1974	340	93%	Yes
1975	361	99%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	348	95%	Yes
1978	349	96%	Yes
1979	351	96%	Yes
1980	362	99%	Yes
1981	344	94%	Yes
1982	165	45%	No
1985	309	85%	No
1986	226	62%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Daly Waters
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 June 2012	Daly Waters, AU	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	122 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 April 2012	Daly Waters, AU	daily rain	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	112 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 2012	Daly Waters, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 November 2011	Daly Waters, AU	daily rain	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	129 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
17 November 2011	Daly Waters, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	126 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 2011	Daly Waters, AU	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	4 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 2011	Daly Waters, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	76 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 2011	Daly Waters, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 2011	Daly Waters, AU	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	108 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2010	Daly Waters, AU	daily rain (Tie)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	tie	125 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 2010	Daly Waters, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	92 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 September 2010	Daly Waters, AU	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	136 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 2009	Daly Waters, AU	monthly rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	79 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 January 2009	Daly Waters, AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	77 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 January 2009	Daly Waters, AU	daily rain	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	85 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 November 2008	Daly Waters, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	125 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 November 2006	Daly Waters, AU	daily rain	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	12 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 2006	Daly Waters, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	96 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 April 2006	Daly Waters, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	96 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 2006	Daly Waters, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	103 years	70 of 100 (Major)

Extremes by Year

1873 to 2013

Yearly extremes at Daly Waters: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	44.0 C (111.2 F)	1971	41.9 C (107.4 F)	15
Coldest night (TNn)	2.0 C (35.6 F)	1974	3.9 C (39.0 F)	15
Wettest day (Rx1day)	180.1 mm (7.1 in)	1896	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	129
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	345.2 mm (13.6 in)	1895	128.6 mm (5.1 in)	129
Longest dry spell (CDD)	229 days	1924	132 days	129

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Daly Waters, 1873 to 2013. The record is 44.0 C (111.2 F) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.9 C (107.4 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Daly Waters by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1873	n/a
1874	n/a
1875	n/a
1876	n/a
1877	n/a
1878	n/a
1879	n/a
1880	n/a
1881	n/a
1882	n/a
1883	n/a
1884	n/a
1885	n/a
1886	n/a
1887	n/a
1888	n/a
1889	n/a
1890	n/a
1891	n/a
1892	n/a
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1896	n/a
1897	n/a
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1900	n/a
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1970	41.8 C (107.2 F)
1971	44.0 C (111.2 F)
1972	43.1 C (109.6 F)
1973	41.0 C (105.8 F)
1974	40.7 C (105.3 F)
1975	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1976	43.5 C (110.3 F)
1977	41.9 C (107.4 F)
1978	40.9 C (105.6 F)
1979	41.8 C (107.2 F)
1980	41.2 C (106.2 F)
1981	42.4 C (108.3 F)
1982	40.9 C (105.6 F)
1985	42.5 C (108.5 F)
1986	42.0 C (107.6 F)
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Daly Waters, 1873 to 2013. The record is 2.0 C (35.6 F) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 3.9 C (39.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Daly Waters by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1873	n/a
1874	n/a
1875	n/a
1876	n/a
1877	n/a
1878	n/a
1879	n/a
1880	n/a
1881	n/a
1882	n/a
1883	n/a
1884	n/a
1885	n/a
1886	n/a
1887	n/a
1888	n/a
1889	n/a
1890	n/a
1891	n/a
1892	n/a
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1896	n/a
1897	n/a
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1900	n/a
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1970	3.1 C (37.6 F)
1971	4.4 C (39.9 F)
1972	4.4 C (39.9 F)
1973	8.0 C (46.4 F)
1974	2.0 C (35.6 F)
1975	3.9 C (39.0 F)
1976	4.4 C (39.9 F)
1977	2.1 C (35.8 F)
1978	5.0 C (41.0 F)
1979	3.0 C (37.4 F)
1980	4.0 C (39.2 F)
1981	7.4 C (45.3 F)
1982	3.0 C (37.4 F)
1985	2.6 C (36.7 F)
1986	3.9 C (39.0 F)
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Daly Waters, 1873 to 2013. The record is 180.1 mm (7.1 in) in 1896, marked on the chart; the median year is 66.0 mm (2.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Daly Waters by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1873	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1874	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1875	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1876	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1877	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1878	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1879	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1880	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1881	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1882	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1883	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1884	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1885	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1886	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1887	118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1888	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1889	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1890	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1891	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1892	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1893	125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1894	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1895	118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1896	180.1 mm (7.1 in)
1897	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1898	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1899	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1900	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1901	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1902	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1903	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1904	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1905	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1906	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1907	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1908	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1909	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1910	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1911	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1912	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1913	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1914	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1915	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1916	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1917	105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1918	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1919	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1920	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1921	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1922	106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1923	137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1924	118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1925	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1926	114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1927	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1928	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1929	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1930	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1931	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1932	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1933	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1934	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1935	127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1936	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1937	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1938	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1939	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1940	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1941	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1942	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1943	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1944	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1945	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1946	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1947	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1948	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1949	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1950	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1951	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1952	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1953	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1954	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1955	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1956	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1957	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1959	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1960	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1961	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1970	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1971	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1972	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1973	113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1974	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1975	111.4 mm (4.4 in)
1976	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1977	63.1 mm (2.5 in)
1978	77.1 mm (3.0 in)
1979	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1980	58.8 mm (2.3 in)
1981	103.7 mm (4.1 in)
1982	78.6 mm (3.1 in)
1985	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1986	84.2 mm (3.3 in)
1987	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1988	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1990	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1991	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1992	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1993	117.2 mm (4.6 in)
1994	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1995	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1996	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1997	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1998	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1999	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
2000	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
2001	128.4 mm (5.1 in)
2002	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
2003	146.0 mm (5.7 in)
2004	58.6 mm (2.3 in)
2005	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
2006	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
2007	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
2008	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
2009	158.8 mm (6.3 in)
2010	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
2011	137.0 mm (5.4 in)
2012	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
2013	42.3 mm (1.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Daly Waters, 1873 to 2013. The record is 345.2 mm (13.6 in) in 1895, marked on the chart; the median year is 128.6 mm (5.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Daly Waters by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1873	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1874	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1875	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1876	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1877	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1878	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1879	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1880	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1881	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1882	167.2 mm (6.6 in)
1883	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1884	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1885	110.9 mm (4.4 in)
1886	131.3 mm (5.2 in)
1887	197.0 mm (7.8 in)
1888	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1889	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1890	181.3 mm (7.1 in)
1891	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1892	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1893	203.2 mm (8.0 in)
1894	118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1895	345.2 mm (13.6 in)
1896	237.3 mm (9.3 in)
1897	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1898	121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1899	190.2 mm (7.5 in)
1900	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1901	293.6 mm (11.6 in)
1902	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1903	122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1904	200.7 mm (7.9 in)
1905	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1906	100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1907	152.7 mm (6.0 in)
1908	141.5 mm (5.6 in)
1909	83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1910	251.7 mm (9.9 in)
1911	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1912	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1913	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1914	117.7 mm (4.6 in)
1915	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1916	136.4 mm (5.4 in)
1917	140.7 mm (5.5 in)
1918	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1919	103.8 mm (4.1 in)
1920	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1921	182.4 mm (7.2 in)
1922	175.3 mm (6.9 in)
1923	252.3 mm (9.9 in)
1924	208.1 mm (8.2 in)
1925	172.7 mm (6.8 in)
1926	238.7 mm (9.4 in)
1927	101.5 mm (4.0 in)
1928	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1929	188.0 mm (7.4 in)
1930	257.3 mm (10.1 in)
1931	112.1 mm (4.4 in)
1932	205.5 mm (8.1 in)
1933	158.4 mm (6.2 in)
1934	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1935	195.6 mm (7.7 in)
1936	130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1937	75.1 mm (3.0 in)
1938	140.8 mm (5.5 in)
1939	134.2 mm (5.3 in)
1940	236.8 mm (9.3 in)
1941	139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1942	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1943	128.6 mm (5.1 in)
1944	148.7 mm (5.9 in)
1945	110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1946	127.3 mm (5.0 in)
1947	170.7 mm (6.7 in)
1948	46.9 mm (1.8 in)
1949	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1950	158.3 mm (6.2 in)
1951	143.2 mm (5.6 in)
1952	88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1953	54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1954	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1955	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1956	182.3 mm (7.2 in)
1957	138.1 mm (5.4 in)
1959	86.8 mm (3.4 in)
1960	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1961	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1970	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1971	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1972	178.4 mm (7.0 in)
1973	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1974	164.0 mm (6.5 in)
1975	193.1 mm (7.6 in)
1976	111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1977	167.6 mm (6.6 in)
1978	121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1979	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1980	135.7 mm (5.3 in)
1981	158.5 mm (6.2 in)
1982	209.5 mm (8.2 in)
1985	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1986	151.4 mm (6.0 in)
1987	168.6 mm (6.6 in)
1988	144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1990	96.4 mm (3.8 in)
1991	220.3 mm (8.7 in)
1992	81.9 mm (3.2 in)
1993	151.4 mm (6.0 in)
1994	202.2 mm (8.0 in)
1995	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1996	184.0 mm (7.2 in)
1997	129.6 mm (5.1 in)
1998	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1999	148.2 mm (5.8 in)
2000	140.6 mm (5.5 in)
2001	208.6 mm (8.2 in)
2002	111.6 mm (4.4 in)
2003	201.1 mm (7.9 in)
2004	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
2005	135.4 mm (5.3 in)
2006	155.8 mm (6.1 in)
2007	64.4 mm (2.5 in)
2008	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
2009	216.0 mm (8.5 in)
2010	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
2011	228.6 mm (9.0 in)
2012	175.7 mm (6.9 in)
2013	133.4 mm (5.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Daly Waters, 1873 to 2013. The record is 229 days in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is 132 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Daly Waters by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1873	92 days
1874	31 days
1875	153 days
1876	123 days
1877	183 days
1878	122 days
1879	61 days
1880	174 days
1881	216 days
1882	96 days
1883	88 days
1884	188 days
1885	223 days
1886	65 days
1887	55 days
1888	210 days
1889	105 days
1890	106 days
1891	132 days
1892	211 days
1893	79 days
1894	152 days
1895	76 days
1896	124 days
1897	200 days
1898	98 days
1899	144 days
1900	81 days
1901	212 days
1902	210 days
1903	170 days
1904	115 days
1905	123 days
1906	193 days
1907	133 days
1908	174 days
1909	114 days
1910	88 days
1911	167 days
1912	176 days
1913	84 days
1914	173 days
1915	130 days
1916	106 days
1917	89 days
1918	216 days
1919	171 days
1920	139 days
1921	121 days
1922	155 days
1923	136 days
1924	229 days
1925	192 days
1926	157 days
1927	189 days
1928	208 days
1929	206 days
1930	178 days
1931	178 days
1932	152 days
1933	142 days
1934	56 days
1935	73 days
1936	105 days
1937	220 days
1938	112 days
1939	95 days
1940	177 days
1941	149 days
1942	135 days
1943	156 days
1944	130 days
1945	162 days
1946	131 days
1947	144 days
1948	151 days
1949	203 days
1950	206 days
1951	111 days
1952	175 days
1953	181 days
1954	165 days
1955	78 days
1956	73 days
1957	122 days
1959	131 days
1960	60 days
1961	31 days
1970	121 days
1971	118 days
1972	162 days
1973	124 days
1974	140 days
1975	92 days
1976	183 days
1977	179 days
1978	55 days
1979	166 days
1980	143 days
1981	130 days
1982	61 days
1985	115 days
1986	54 days
1987	79 days
1988	135 days
1990	151 days
1991	202 days
1992	22 days
1993	167 days
1994	22 days
1995	122 days
1996	121 days
1997	218 days
1998	87 days
1999	184 days
2000	113 days
2001	183 days
2002	160 days
2003	189 days
2004	19 days
2005	22 days
2006	33 days
2007	17 days
2008	106 days
2009	4 days
2010	28 days
2011	25 days
2012	140 days
2013	15 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

99 years, 1880 to 2012

A day with at least 70.5 mm (2.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 160.2 mm (6.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Daly Waters: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
5 years	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
10 years	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
25 years	131.0 mm (5.2 in)
50 years	145.8 mm (5.7 in)
100 years	160.2 mm (6.3 in)	Longer than the 99 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, 99 years of values from 1880 to 2012.

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: 180.1 mm (7.1 in) in 1896; 137.2 mm (5.4 in) in 1923; 127.8 mm (5.0 in) in 1935.

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Data for Daly Waters standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Daly Waters 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 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).