Kidman Springs Weather Records (ASN00014847)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Kidman Springs (ASN00014847), Australia, with 58 years of record.

Key Facts for Kidman Springs

Kidman Springs (ASN00014847) is a weather station in Australia at -16.12 latitude and 130.96 longitude, 100 m (328 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1969 to 2026, 58 years of record.
1,464 records set at Kidman Springs still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Kidman Springs set a daily record precipitation of 38.6 mm (1.5 in) on 13 March 2026.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -16.12 latitude, 130.96 longitude.
Elevation: 100 m (328 ft).
Period of record: 1969 to 2026, 58 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 Kidman Springs. 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 Kidman Springs, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	43.2 C (109.8 F)	19.8 C (67.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	41.8 C (107.2 F)	17.6 C (63.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	41.8 C (107.2 F)	15.1 C (59.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	40.0 C (104.0 F)	10.5 C (50.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	38.2 C (100.8 F)	5.7 C (42.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	37.0 C (98.6 F)	4.2 C (39.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	36.8 C (98.2 F)	2.4 C (36.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	38.2 C (100.8 F)	4.0 C (39.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	42.0 C (107.6 F)	7.1 C (44.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	45.5 C (113.9 F)	10.5 C (50.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	47.2 C (117.0 F)	16.4 C (61.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	44.0 C (111.2 F)	14.1 C (57.4 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Kidman Springs still stand. 1998 holds the most, with 135.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Kidman Springs between 27 April 2006 and 27 April 2006. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 261.4 mm (10.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kidman Springs. The most was 261.4 mm (10.3 in) on 27 April 2006.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Kidman Springs
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	130.2 mm (5.1 in)	15 January 2015
Feb	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	27 February 2020
Mar	134.2 mm (5.3 in)	6 March 2024
Apr	261.4 mm (10.3 in)	27 April 2006
May	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	7 May 1990
Jun	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	20 June 2007
Jul	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	1 July 1986
Aug	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	30 August 1996
Sep	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	21 September 2024
Oct	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	30 October 2010
Nov	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	20 November 2017
Dec	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	29 December 2022

Period of Record Coverage

1996 to 2012

17 years of record at Kidman Springs, 1996 to 2012. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1996, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2011, 2012.

Days with data per year at Kidman Springs
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1996	251	69%	No
1997	313	86%	No
1998	358	98%	Yes
1999	363	99%	Yes
2000	359	98%	Yes
2001	361	99%	Yes
2002	363	99%	Yes
2003	360	99%	Yes
2004	299	82%	No
2005	324	89%	No
2006	363	99%	Yes
2007	353	97%	Yes
2008	348	95%	Yes
2009	336	92%	Yes
2010	335	92%	Yes
2011	317	87%	No
2012	191	52%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Kidman Springs
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 March 2026	Kidman Springs, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 2026	Kidman Springs, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	49 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 2026	Kidman Springs, AU	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	53 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 2026	Kidman Springs, AU	daily rain	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 2026	Kidman Springs, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 2025	Kidman Springs, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 2025	Kidman Springs, AU	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	24 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 2025	Kidman Springs, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	20 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 2025	Kidman Springs, AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 2024	Kidman Springs, AU	monthly rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2024	Kidman Springs, AU	daily rain	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 2024	Kidman Springs, AU	daily rain	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 June 2024	Kidman Springs, AU	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 2024	Kidman Springs, AU	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 2024	Kidman Springs, AU	monthly rain	134.2 mm (5.3 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 2024	Kidman Springs, AU	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	24 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 2024	Kidman Springs, AU	daily rain (Tie)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	tie	8 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 2024	Kidman Springs, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	20 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 2024	Kidman Springs, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	30 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 2024	Kidman Springs, AU	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	25 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

11 complete years, 1998 to 2011

One stripe for each of 11 complete years at Kidman Springs, 1998 to 2011. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 27.4 C (81.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2011, at 26.1 C (79.1 F), and the warmest was 1998, at 29.0 C (84.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).

Annual mean temperature at Kidman Springs as warming stripes, 1998 to 2011
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1998	29.0 C	+1.53 C
1999	27.4 C	-0.09 C
2000	27.1 C	-0.33 C
2001	27.2 C	-0.26 C
2002	27.4 C	-0.04 C
2003	27.7 C	+0.29 C
2006	26.8 C	-0.67 C
2007	27.7 C	+0.22 C
2008	27.2 C	-0.21 C
2010	28.3 C	+0.90 C
2011	26.1 C	-1.30 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

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 Kidman Springs: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	47.2 C (117.0 F)	1996	42.8 C (109.0 F)	17
Coldest night (TNn)	2.4 C (36.3 F)	2002	5.5 C (41.9 F)	17
Wettest day (Rx1day)	261.4 mm (10.3 in)	2006	76.1 mm (3.0 in)	58
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	329.0 mm (13.0 in)	2024	138.8 mm (5.5 in)	58
Longest dry spell (CDD)	239 days	2009	140 days	58

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Kidman Springs, 1969 to 2026. The record is 47.2 C (117.0 F) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is 42.8 C (109.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Kidman Springs by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	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
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	47.2 C (117.0 F)
1997	45.5 C (113.9 F)
1998	42.4 C (108.3 F)
1999	41.3 C (106.3 F)
2000	42.0 C (107.6 F)
2001	41.9 C (107.4 F)
2002	44.2 C (111.6 F)
2003	42.5 C (108.5 F)
2004	43.0 C (109.4 F)
2005	42.5 C (108.5 F)
2006	44.0 C (111.2 F)
2007	43.1 C (109.6 F)
2008	43.2 C (109.8 F)
2009	43.5 C (110.3 F)
2010	41.6 C (106.9 F)
2011	41.9 C (107.4 F)
2012	42.8 C (109.0 F)
2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2016	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2021	n/a
2022	n/a
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Kidman Springs, 1969 to 2026. The record is 2.4 C (36.3 F) in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 5.5 C (41.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Kidman Springs by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	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
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	9.7 C (49.5 F)
1997	9.1 C (48.4 F)
1998	7.5 C (45.5 F)
1999	5.4 C (41.7 F)
2000	3.7 C (38.7 F)
2001	5.9 C (42.6 F)
2002	2.4 C (36.3 F)
2003	5.7 C (42.3 F)
2004	3.9 C (39.0 F)
2005	4.0 C (39.2 F)
2006	6.6 C (43.9 F)
2007	6.7 C (44.1 F)
2008	4.4 C (39.9 F)
2009	4.8 C (40.6 F)
2010	6.5 C (43.7 F)
2011	4.3 C (39.7 F)
2012	5.5 C (41.9 F)
2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2016	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2021	n/a
2022	n/a
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Kidman Springs, 1969 to 2026. The record is 261.4 mm (10.3 in) in 2006, marked on the chart; the median year is 76.1 mm (3.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kidman Springs by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1969	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1970	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1971	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1972	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1973	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1974	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1975	102.8 mm (4.0 in)
1976	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1977	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1978	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1979	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1980	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1981	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1982	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1983	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1984	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1985	216.6 mm (8.5 in)
1986	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1987	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1988	68.2 mm (2.7 in)
1989	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1990	46.6 mm (1.8 in)
1991	59.8 mm (2.4 in)
1992	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1993	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1994	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1995	90.6 mm (3.6 in)
1996	58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1997	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1998	66.4 mm (2.6 in)
1999	43.6 mm (1.7 in)
2000	88.8 mm (3.5 in)
2001	108.4 mm (4.3 in)
2002	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
2003	106.8 mm (4.2 in)
2004	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
2005	41.8 mm (1.6 in)
2006	261.4 mm (10.3 in)
2007	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
2008	133.8 mm (5.3 in)
2009	118.0 mm (4.6 in)
2010	67.9 mm (2.7 in)
2011	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
2012	114.6 mm (4.5 in)
2013	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
2014	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2015	130.2 mm (5.1 in)
2016	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
2017	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
2018	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2019	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2020	143.0 mm (5.6 in)
2021	94.4 mm (3.7 in)
2022	161.0 mm (6.3 in)
2023	106.6 mm (4.2 in)
2024	134.2 mm (5.3 in)
2025	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
2026	63.0 mm (2.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Kidman Springs, 1969 to 2026. The record is 329.0 mm (13.0 in) in 2024, marked on the chart; the median year is 138.8 mm (5.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kidman Springs by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1969	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1970	80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1971	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1972	184.6 mm (7.3 in)
1973	106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1974	212.0 mm (8.3 in)
1975	119.7 mm (4.7 in)
1976	213.0 mm (8.4 in)
1977	152.9 mm (6.0 in)
1978	122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1979	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1980	160.8 mm (6.3 in)
1981	128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1982	120.6 mm (4.7 in)
1983	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1984	123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1985	260.4 mm (10.3 in)
1986	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1987	176.4 mm (6.9 in)
1988	92.8 mm (3.7 in)
1989	85.2 mm (3.4 in)
1990	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1991	137.6 mm (5.4 in)
1992	102.8 mm (4.0 in)
1993	166.0 mm (6.5 in)
1994	144.2 mm (5.7 in)
1995	136.8 mm (5.4 in)
1996	157.4 mm (6.2 in)
1997	145.6 mm (5.7 in)
1998	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1999	89.8 mm (3.5 in)
2000	188.0 mm (7.4 in)
2001	141.2 mm (5.6 in)
2002	223.6 mm (8.8 in)
2003	132.2 mm (5.2 in)
2004	155.7 mm (6.1 in)
2005	91.8 mm (3.6 in)
2006	268.6 mm (10.6 in)
2007	142.2 mm (5.6 in)
2008	323.6 mm (12.7 in)
2009	184.9 mm (7.3 in)
2010	103.3 mm (4.1 in)
2011	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
2012	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
2013	119.6 mm (4.7 in)
2014	146.2 mm (5.8 in)
2015	228.4 mm (9.0 in)
2016	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
2017	188.5 mm (7.4 in)
2018	131.4 mm (5.2 in)
2019	140.0 mm (5.5 in)
2020	238.5 mm (9.4 in)
2021	169.5 mm (6.7 in)
2022	196.6 mm (7.7 in)
2023	230.0 mm (9.1 in)
2024	329.0 mm (13.0 in)
2025	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
2026	183.1 mm (7.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Kidman Springs, 1969 to 2026. The record is 239 days in 2009, marked on the chart; the median year is 140 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kidman Springs by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1969	47 days
1970	209 days
1971	150 days
1972	196 days
1973	75 days
1974	81 days
1975	142 days
1976	192 days
1977	198 days
1978	100 days
1979	113 days
1980	152 days
1981	204 days
1982	222 days
1983	120 days
1984	159 days
1985	147 days
1986	103 days
1987	200 days
1988	155 days
1989	154 days
1990	166 days
1991	210 days
1992	105 days
1993	105 days
1994	206 days
1995	144 days
1996	136 days
1997	92 days
1998	154 days
1999	91 days
2000	165 days
2001	115 days
2002	182 days
2003	67 days
2004	150 days
2005	129 days
2006	188 days
2007	102 days
2008	178 days
2009	239 days
2010	57 days
2011	138 days
2012	129 days
2013	78 days
2014	92 days
2015	127 days
2016	110 days
2017	122 days
2018	199 days
2019	200 days
2020	123 days
2021	199 days
2022	96 days
2023	120 days
2024	56 days
2025	177 days
2026	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

51 years, 1970 to 2025

A day with at least 78.0 mm (3.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 245.9 mm (9.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Kidman Springs: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
5 years	111.2 mm (4.4 in)
10 years	137.2 mm (5.4 in)
25 years	175.6 mm (6.9 in)
50 years	208.6 mm (8.2 in)
100 years	245.9 mm (9.7 in)	Longer than the 51 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, 51 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: 261.4 mm (10.3 in) in 2006; 216.6 mm (8.5 in) in 1985; 161.0 mm (6.3 in) in 2022.

Download the Data

Data for Kidman Springs standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Kidman Springs 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 2026-10-14. Last revised 14 October 2026 (2026-10-14).