Katherine Council Weather Records (ASN00014902)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Katherine Council (ASN00014902), Australia, with 153 years of record.

Key Facts for Katherine Council

Katherine Council (ASN00014902) is a weather station in Australia at -14.46 latitude and 132.26 longitude, 107 m (351 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1873 to 2025, 153 years of record.
1,464 records set at Katherine Council still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Katherine Council set a daily record precipitation of 50.2 mm (2.0 in) on 10 February 2025.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -14.46 latitude, 132.26 longitude.
Elevation: 107 m (351 ft).
Period of record: 1873 to 2025, 153 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 Katherine Council. 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 Katherine Council, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	41.1 C (106.0 F)	17.2 C (63.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	40.5 C (104.9 F)	18.9 C (66.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	39.2 C (102.6 F)	13.8 C (56.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	38.3 C (100.9 F)	10.7 C (51.3 F)	n/a	n/a
May	36.0 C (96.8 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	36.1 C (97.0 F)	3.4 C (38.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	35.2 C (95.4 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	37.3 C (99.1 F)	5.3 C (41.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	39.4 C (102.9 F)	9.8 C (49.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	41.7 C (107.1 F)	12.4 C (54.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	45.6 C (114.1 F)	17.4 C (63.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	43.3 C (109.9 F)	17.3 C (63.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Katherine Council still stand. 1961 holds the most, with 77.

Standing records at Katherine Council by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1957	53
1958	68
1959	73
1960	63
1961	77
1962	61
1963	56
1964	66
1965	59
1966	34
1967	44
1968	41
1969	74
1970	73
1971	53
1972	37
1973	37
1974	40
1975	49
1976	48
1977	34
1978	57
1979	33
1980	20
1981	65
1982	31
1983	68
1984	41
1985	9

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 233.7 mm (9.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Katherine Council. The most was 233.7 mm (9.2 in) on 13 January 1910.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Katherine Council
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	233.7 mm (9.2 in)	13 January 1910
Feb	229.1 mm (9.0 in)	28 February 1943
Mar	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	3 March 1994
Apr	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	5 April 1953
May	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	17 May 1915
Jun	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 June 2022
Jul	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	14 July 1968
Aug	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	23 August 1947
Sep	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	29 September 1895
Oct	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	16 October 1915
Nov	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	25 November 1966
Dec	228.0 mm (9.0 in)	23 December 2003

Period of Record Coverage

1957 to 1985

29 years of record at Katherine Council, 1957 to 1985. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1985.

Days with data per year at Katherine Council
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1957	365	100%	Yes
1958	364	100%	Yes
1959	363	99%	Yes
1960	356	97%	Yes
1961	364	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	335	92%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	364	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	364	100%	Yes
1968	335	92%	Yes
1969	360	99%	Yes
1970	363	99%	Yes
1971	360	99%	Yes
1972	355	97%	Yes
1973	357	98%	Yes
1974	359	98%	Yes
1975	361	99%	Yes
1976	364	99%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	364	100%	Yes
1980	364	99%	Yes
1981	364	100%	Yes
1982	365	100%	Yes
1983	363	99%	Yes
1984	360	98%	Yes
1985	25	7%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Katherine Council
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 February 2025	Katherine Council, AU	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	2 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 2024	Katherine Council, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 September 2024	Katherine Council, AU	daily rain	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 2024	Katherine Council, AU	daily rain	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	124 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 November 2023	Katherine Council, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2023	Katherine Council, AU	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 2023	Katherine Council, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 June 2022	Katherine Council, AU	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	49 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 2021	Katherine Council, AU	daily rain	162.0 mm (6.4 in)	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	85 years	75 of 100 (Major)
8 February 2021	Katherine Council, AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	120 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 2020	Katherine Council, AU	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 2020	Katherine Council, AU	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	146 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 2017	Katherine Council, AU	daily rain	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 2017	Katherine Council, AU	daily rain	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2016	Katherine Council, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	61 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 2016	Katherine Council, AU	daily rain	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	79 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 2016	Katherine Council, AU	daily rain	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	142 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 2014	Katherine Council, AU	daily rain	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2013	Katherine Council, AU	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 2013	Katherine Council, AU	daily rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	104 years	53 of 100 (Notable)

Climate Trend

24 complete years, 1957 to 1984

One stripe for each of 24 complete years at Katherine Council, 1957 to 1984. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 27.3 C (81.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1967, at 26.4 C (79.5 F), and the warmest was 1983, at 28.2 C (82.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.9 C (1.6 F).

Annual mean temperature at Katherine Council as warming stripes, 1957 to 1984
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1957	26.9 C	-0.39 C
1958	27.9 C	+0.57 C
1959	27.6 C	+0.34 C
1960	26.8 C	-0.52 C
1961	27.7 C	+0.45 C
1962	27.7 C	+0.46 C
1964	27.3 C	-0.02 C
1965	27.0 C	-0.26 C
1966	27.3 C	+0.01 C
1967	26.4 C	-0.87 C
1969	26.7 C	-0.58 C
1970	27.9 C	+0.63 C
1972	27.1 C	-0.18 C
1974	26.5 C	-0.74 C
1975	27.3 C	-0.02 C
1976	26.5 C	-0.78 C
1977	26.6 C	-0.72 C
1978	27.8 C	+0.51 C
1979	27.9 C	+0.64 C
1980	27.6 C	+0.33 C
1981	28.0 C	+0.69 C
1982	26.7 C	-0.56 C
1983	28.2 C	+0.88 C
1984	27.5 C	+0.21 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

1873 to 2025

Yearly extremes at Katherine Council: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	45.6 C (114.1 F)	1962	41.0 C (105.8 F)	29
Coldest night (TNn)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1965	6.0 C (42.8 F)	29
Wettest day (Rx1day)	233.7 mm (9.2 in)	1910	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	153
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	479.6 mm (18.9 in)	1897	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	153
Longest dry spell (CDD)	252 days	1888	148 days	153

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Katherine Council, 1873 to 2025. The record is 45.6 C (114.1 F) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.0 C (105.8 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Katherine Council 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	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1958	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1959	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1960	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1961	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1962	45.6 C (114.1 F)
1963	40.9 C (105.6 F)
1964	39.5 C (103.1 F)
1965	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1966	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1967	41.6 C (106.9 F)
1968	40.9 C (105.6 F)
1969	41.4 C (106.5 F)
1970	40.5 C (104.9 F)
1971	40.3 C (104.5 F)
1972	41.6 C (106.9 F)
1973	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1974	39.8 C (103.6 F)
1975	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1976	40.9 C (105.6 F)
1977	41.2 C (106.2 F)
1978	40.1 C (104.2 F)
1979	41.0 C (105.8 F)
1980	41.0 C (105.8 F)
1981	41.4 C (106.5 F)
1982	41.3 C (106.3 F)
1983	40.5 C (104.9 F)
1984	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1985	40.1 C (104.2 F)
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	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
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

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Katherine Council, 1873 to 2025. The record is 2.8 C (37.0 F) in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 6.0 C (42.8 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Katherine Council 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	6.1 C (43.0 F)
1958	3.9 C (39.0 F)
1959	6.7 C (44.1 F)
1960	3.9 C (39.0 F)
1961	6.1 C (43.0 F)
1962	8.1 C (46.6 F)
1963	3.4 C (38.1 F)
1964	3.1 C (37.6 F)
1965	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1966	4.7 C (40.5 F)
1967	5.8 C (42.4 F)
1968	7.7 C (45.9 F)
1969	7.4 C (45.3 F)
1970	5.4 C (41.7 F)
1971	5.7 C (42.3 F)
1972	5.6 C (42.1 F)
1973	9.4 C (48.9 F)
1974	4.7 C (40.5 F)
1975	6.0 C (42.8 F)
1976	6.6 C (43.9 F)
1977	5.5 C (41.9 F)
1978	6.3 C (43.3 F)
1979	8.8 C (47.8 F)
1980	7.0 C (44.6 F)
1981	8.2 C (46.8 F)
1982	5.4 C (41.7 F)
1983	6.2 C (43.2 F)
1984	4.8 C (40.6 F)
1985	21.2 C (70.2 F)
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	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
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

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Katherine Council, 1873 to 2025. The record is 233.7 mm (9.2 in) in 1910, marked on the chart; the median year is 78.5 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Katherine Council 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	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1881	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1882	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1883	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1884	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1885	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1886	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1887	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1888	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1889	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1890	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1891	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1892	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1893	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1894	115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1895	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1896	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1897	221.2 mm (8.7 in)
1898	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1899	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1900	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1901	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1902	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1903	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1904	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1905	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1906	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1907	114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1908	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1909	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1910	233.7 mm (9.2 in)
1911	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1912	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1913	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1914	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1915	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1916	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1917	119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1918	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1919	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1920	122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1921	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1922	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1923	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1924	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1925	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1926	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1927	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1928	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1929	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1930	117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1931	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1932	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1933	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1934	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1935	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1936	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1937	173.5 mm (6.8 in)
1938	105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1939	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1940	109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1941	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1942	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1943	229.1 mm (9.0 in)
1944	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1945	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1946	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1947	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1948	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1949	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1950	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1951	105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1952	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1953	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1954	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1955	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1956	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1957	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1958	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1959	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1960	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1961	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1962	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1963	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1964	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1965	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1966	121.7 mm (4.8 in)
1967	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1968	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1969	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1970	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1971	134.4 mm (5.3 in)
1972	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1973	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1974	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1975	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1976	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1977	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1978	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1979	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1980	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1981	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1982	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1983	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1984	140.4 mm (5.5 in)
1985	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1986	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1987	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1988	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1989	93.4 mm (3.7 in)
1990	69.2 mm (2.7 in)
1991	61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1992	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1993	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1994	152.0 mm (6.0 in)
1995	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1996	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1997	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1998	33.4 mm (1.3 in)
1999	33.4 mm (1.3 in)
2000	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2001	60.6 mm (2.4 in)
2002	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
2003	228.0 mm (9.0 in)
2004	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
2005	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
2006	124.2 mm (4.9 in)
2007	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
2008	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
2009	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
2010	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
2011	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
2012	71.8 mm (2.8 in)
2013	116.0 mm (4.6 in)
2014	147.0 mm (5.8 in)
2015	68.2 mm (2.7 in)
2016	60.8 mm (2.4 in)
2017	93.4 mm (3.7 in)
2018	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
2019	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
2020	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
2021	162.0 mm (6.4 in)
2022	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
2023	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
2024	76.6 mm (3.0 in)
2025	51.2 mm (2.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Katherine Council, 1873 to 2025. The record is 479.6 mm (18.9 in) in 1897, marked on the chart; the median year is 137.4 mm (5.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Katherine Council 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	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1881	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1882	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1883	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1884	73.3 mm (2.9 in)
1885	225.5 mm (8.9 in)
1886	181.0 mm (7.1 in)
1887	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1888	243.8 mm (9.6 in)
1889	244.0 mm (9.6 in)
1890	165.9 mm (6.5 in)
1891	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1892	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1893	179.1 mm (7.1 in)
1894	141.7 mm (5.6 in)
1895	164.1 mm (6.5 in)
1896	155.9 mm (6.1 in)
1897	479.6 mm (18.9 in)
1898	204.0 mm (8.0 in)
1899	298.1 mm (11.7 in)
1900	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1901	315.6 mm (12.4 in)
1902	131.0 mm (5.2 in)
1903	208.2 mm (8.2 in)
1904	289.0 mm (11.4 in)
1905	110.4 mm (4.3 in)
1906	148.9 mm (5.9 in)
1907	177.5 mm (7.0 in)
1908	146.8 mm (5.8 in)
1909	141.7 mm (5.6 in)
1910	322.1 mm (12.7 in)
1911	151.0 mm (5.9 in)
1912	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1913	138.4 mm (5.4 in)
1914	226.7 mm (8.9 in)
1915	274.4 mm (10.8 in)
1916	122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1917	192.6 mm (7.6 in)
1918	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1919	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1920	130.3 mm (5.1 in)
1921	209.2 mm (8.2 in)
1922	170.5 mm (6.7 in)
1923	192.0 mm (7.6 in)
1924	174.7 mm (6.9 in)
1925	133.6 mm (5.3 in)
1926	215.8 mm (8.5 in)
1927	147.1 mm (5.8 in)
1928	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1929	150.7 mm (5.9 in)
1930	137.4 mm (5.4 in)
1931	159.5 mm (6.3 in)
1932	187.4 mm (7.4 in)
1933	113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1934	162.3 mm (6.4 in)
1935	130.9 mm (5.2 in)
1936	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1937	394.7 mm (15.5 in)
1938	148.8 mm (5.9 in)
1939	157.8 mm (6.2 in)
1940	205.5 mm (8.1 in)
1941	148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1942	153.7 mm (6.1 in)
1943	259.7 mm (10.2 in)
1944	344.2 mm (13.6 in)
1945	160.2 mm (6.3 in)
1946	196.4 mm (7.7 in)
1947	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1948	141.3 mm (5.6 in)
1949	121.5 mm (4.8 in)
1950	122.5 mm (4.8 in)
1951	160.3 mm (6.3 in)
1952	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1953	179.6 mm (7.1 in)
1954	246.1 mm (9.7 in)
1955	98.7 mm (3.9 in)
1956	192.2 mm (7.6 in)
1957	420.8 mm (16.6 in)
1958	108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1959	151.1 mm (5.9 in)
1960	159.6 mm (6.3 in)
1961	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1962	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1963	202.8 mm (8.0 in)
1964	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1965	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1966	160.1 mm (6.3 in)
1967	171.5 mm (6.8 in)
1968	169.4 mm (6.7 in)
1969	215.6 mm (8.5 in)
1970	109.4 mm (4.3 in)
1971	205.9 mm (8.1 in)
1972	181.1 mm (7.1 in)
1973	135.7 mm (5.3 in)
1974	167.8 mm (6.6 in)
1975	229.6 mm (9.0 in)
1976	193.0 mm (7.6 in)
1977	262.2 mm (10.3 in)
1978	220.6 mm (8.7 in)
1979	162.8 mm (6.4 in)
1980	190.0 mm (7.5 in)
1981	207.7 mm (8.2 in)
1982	130.1 mm (5.1 in)
1983	123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1984	246.6 mm (9.7 in)
1985	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1986	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1987	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1988	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1989	114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1990	96.4 mm (3.8 in)
1991	77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1992	94.4 mm (3.7 in)
1993	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1994	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1995	74.8 mm (2.9 in)
1996	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1997	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1998	7.1 mm (0.28 in)
1999	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
2000	92.6 mm (3.6 in)
2001	128.2 mm (5.0 in)
2002	173.2 mm (6.8 in)
2003	228.0 mm (9.0 in)
2004	139.6 mm (5.5 in)
2005	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
2006	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
2007	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
2008	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
2009	5.0 mm (0.20 in)
2010	101.5 mm (4.0 in)
2011	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
2012	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
2013	121.6 mm (4.8 in)
2014	191.6 mm (7.5 in)
2015	115.4 mm (4.5 in)
2016	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
2017	93.4 mm (3.7 in)
2018	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
2019	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
2020	99.2 mm (3.9 in)
2021	190.9 mm (7.5 in)
2022	177.0 mm (7.0 in)
2023	150.1 mm (5.9 in)
2024	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
2025	125.8 mm (5.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Katherine Council, 1873 to 2025. The record is 252 days in 1888, marked on the chart; the median year is 148 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Katherine Council by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1873	92 days
1874	61 days
1875	153 days
1876	62 days
1877	92 days
1878	122 days
1879	122 days
1880	122 days
1881	122 days
1882	62 days
1883	92 days
1884	6 days
1885	202 days
1886	14 days
1887	153 days
1888	252 days
1889	105 days
1890	60 days
1891	151 days
1892	210 days
1893	155 days
1894	150 days
1895	151 days
1896	121 days
1897	185 days
1898	154 days
1899	127 days
1900	103 days
1901	237 days
1902	211 days
1903	154 days
1904	116 days
1905	121 days
1906	177 days
1907	146 days
1908	100 days
1909	156 days
1910	199 days
1911	173 days
1912	205 days
1913	157 days
1914	173 days
1915	151 days
1916	193 days
1917	77 days
1918	122 days
1919	142 days
1920	139 days
1921	171 days
1922	164 days
1923	130 days
1924	208 days
1925	210 days
1926	156 days
1927	195 days
1928	179 days
1929	206 days
1930	216 days
1931	151 days
1932	123 days
1933	139 days
1934	178 days
1935	89 days
1936	105 days
1937	140 days
1938	129 days
1939	94 days
1940	207 days
1941	141 days
1942	131 days
1943	153 days
1944	220 days
1945	181 days
1946	228 days
1947	81 days
1948	136 days
1949	239 days
1950	153 days
1951	217 days
1952	208 days
1953	172 days
1954	172 days
1955	97 days
1956	79 days
1957	198 days
1958	131 days
1959	146 days
1960	135 days
1961	196 days
1962	239 days
1963	192 days
1964	150 days
1965	148 days
1966	118 days
1967	225 days
1968	52 days
1969	106 days
1970	166 days
1971	92 days
1972	185 days
1973	95 days
1974	140 days
1975	154 days
1976	215 days
1977	180 days
1978	71 days
1979	165 days
1980	143 days
1981	98 days
1982	203 days
1983	143 days
1984	154 days
1985	11 days
1986	18 days
1987	232 days
1988	150 days
1989	164 days
1990	169 days
1991	153 days
1992	116 days
1993	99 days
1994	128 days
1995	143 days
1996	188 days
1997	143 days
1998	14 days
1999	7 days
2000	15 days
2001	12 days
2002	221 days
2003	92 days
2004	173 days
2005	175 days
2006	9 days
2007	30 days
2008	20 days
2009	23 days
2010	31 days
2011	184 days
2012	148 days
2013	192 days
2014	94 days
2015	92 days
2016	65 days
2017	121 days
2018	224 days
2019	219 days
2020	118 days
2021	182 days
2022	126 days
2023	166 days
2024	169 days
2025	35 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

104 years, 1885 to 2024

A day with at least 86.7 mm (3.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 205.2 mm (8.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Katherine Council: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	86.7 mm (3.4 in)
5 years	113.3 mm (4.5 in)
10 years	132.9 mm (5.2 in)
25 years	159.9 mm (6.3 in)
50 years	181.8 mm (7.2 in)
100 years	205.2 mm (8.1 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 104 years of values from 1885 to 2024.

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: 233.7 mm (9.2 in) in 1910; 229.1 mm (9.0 in) in 1943; 221.2 mm (8.7 in) in 1897.

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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 2026-10-13 (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).