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Tennant Creek Post Office Weather Records (ASN00015087)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Tennant Creek Post Office (ASN00015087), Australia, with 126 years of record.

Key Facts for Tennant Creek Post Office

  • Tennant Creek Post Office (ASN00015087) is a weather station in Australia at -19.65 latitude and 134.19 longitude, 377 m (1,235 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1875 to 2000, 126 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Tennant Creek Post Office still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Tennant Creek Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 75.0 mm (3.0 in) on 13 November 2000.

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -19.65 latitude, 134.19 longitude.
  • Elevation: 377 m (1,235 ft).
  • Period of record: 1875 to 2000, 126 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Tennant Creek Post Office, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Tennant Creek Post Office. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 01020304050 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Tennant Creek Post Office. 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 Tennant Creek Post Office, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan46.1 C (115.0 F)15.7 C (60.3 F)n/an/a
Feb45.2 C (113.4 F)11.1 C (52.0 F)n/an/a
Mar43.9 C (111.0 F)11.9 C (53.4 F)n/an/a
Apr40.0 C (104.0 F)10.0 C (50.0 F)n/an/a
May37.8 C (100.0 F)5.4 C (41.7 F)n/an/a
Jun34.2 C (93.6 F)2.8 C (37.0 F)n/an/a
Jul33.3 C (91.9 F)2.4 C (36.3 F)n/an/a
Aug36.4 C (97.5 F)2.8 C (37.0 F)n/an/a
Sep38.9 C (102.0 F)5.6 C (42.1 F)n/an/a
Oct42.8 C (109.0 F)10.7 C (51.3 F)n/an/a
Nov44.2 C (111.6 F)13.3 C (55.9 F)n/an/a
Dec44.9 C (112.8 F)11.7 C (53.1 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Tennant Creek Post Office by the year they were set 1,464 records at Tennant Creek Post Office still stand. 1942 holds the most, with 48. 02040601910: 301911: 221912: 241913: 401914: 141915: 311916: 331917: 241918: 141919: 251920: 371921: 271922: 191923: 141924: 101925: 191926: 231927: 261928: 241929: 291930: 141931: 451932: 221933: 271934: 211935: 291936: 331937: 161938: 371939: 341940: 181941: 211942: 481943: 461944: 261945: 241946: 201947: 271948: 241949: 321950: 241951: 221952: 181953: 201954: 131955: 261956: 101957: 231958: 381959: 251960: 111961: 171962: 191963: 221964: 201965: 141966: 271967: 51968: 281969: 151970: 18191019171924193119381945195219591966
1,464 records at Tennant Creek Post Office still stand. 1942 holds the most, with 48.
Standing records at Tennant Creek Post Office by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
191030
191122
191224
191340
191414
191531
191633
191724
191814
191925
192037
192127
192219
192314
192410
192519
192623
192726
192824
192929
193014
193145
193222
193327
193421
193529
193633
193716
193837
193934
194018
194121
194248
194346
194426
194524
194620
194727
194824
194932
195024
195122
195218
195320
195413
195526
195610
195723
195838
195925
196011
196117
196219
196322
196420
196514
196627
19675
196828
196915
197018

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records
When Tennant Creek Post Office set new all-time records 1 all-time records were set at Tennant Creek Post Office between 30 January 1948 and 30 January 1948. Each dot is a new record. Record high minimum temperature30 January 1948: Record high minimum temperature 34.4 C (93.9 F)
1 all-time records were set at Tennant Creek Post Office between 30 January 1948 and 30 January 1948. Each dot is a new record.
When Tennant Creek Post Office set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1948-01-30Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 34.4 C (93.9 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 234.2 mm (9.2 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Tennant Creek Post Office The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Tennant Creek Post Office. The most was 234.2 mm (9.2 in) on 28 February 1910. 0100200300 Jan: 186.7 mm (7.4 in), 5 January 1913 Jan Feb: 234.2 mm (9.2 in), 28 February 1910 Feb Mar: 166.4 mm (6.6 in), 3 March 1930 Mar Apr: 101.6 mm (4.0 in), 5 April 1896 Apr May: 69.3 mm (2.7 in), 12 May 1968 May Jun: 47.2 mm (1.9 in), 15 June 1973 Jun Jul: 40.6 mm (1.6 in), 3 July 1900 Jul Aug: 36.3 mm (1.4 in), 4 August 1886 Aug Sep: 32.8 mm (1.3 in), 15 September 1975 Sep Oct: 47.1 mm (1.9 in), 29 October 1975 Oct Nov: 75.2 mm (3.0 in), 22 November 1942 Nov Dec: 102.9 mm (4.1 in), 30 December 1888 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Tennant Creek Post Office. The most was 234.2 mm (9.2 in) on 28 February 1910.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Tennant Creek Post Office
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan186.7 mm (7.4 in)5 January 1913
Feb234.2 mm (9.2 in)28 February 1910
Mar166.4 mm (6.6 in)3 March 1930
Apr101.6 mm (4.0 in)5 April 1896
May69.3 mm (2.7 in)12 May 1968
Jun47.2 mm (1.9 in)15 June 1973
Jul40.6 mm (1.6 in)3 July 1900
Aug36.3 mm (1.4 in)4 August 1886
Sep32.8 mm (1.3 in)15 September 1975
Oct47.1 mm (1.9 in)29 October 1975
Nov75.2 mm (3.0 in)22 November 1942
Dec102.9 mm (4.1 in)30 December 1888

Period of Record Coverage

1910 to 1970
Days with data per year at Tennant Creek Post Office 61 years of record at Tennant Creek Post Office, 1910 to 1970. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1915, 1970. 1910: 334 of 365 days1911: 365 of 365 days1912: 356 of 366 days1913: 358 of 365 days1914: 358 of 365 days1915: 303 of 365 days1916: 366 of 366 days1917: 355 of 365 days1918: 354 of 365 days1919: 365 of 365 days1920: 366 of 366 days1921: 365 of 365 days1922: 360 of 365 days1923: 363 of 365 days1924: 366 of 366 days1925: 365 of 365 days1926: 365 of 365 days1927: 365 of 365 days1928: 366 of 366 days1929: 365 of 365 days1930: 365 of 365 days1931: 365 of 365 days1932: 366 of 366 days1933: 363 of 365 days1934: 363 of 365 days1935: 361 of 365 days1936: 366 of 366 days1937: 359 of 365 days1938: 365 of 365 days1939: 365 of 365 days1940: 366 of 366 days1941: 365 of 365 days1942: 365 of 365 days1943: 365 of 365 days1944: 366 of 366 days1945: 365 of 365 days1946: 365 of 365 days1947: 364 of 365 days1948: 364 of 366 days1949: 365 of 365 days1950: 365 of 365 days1951: 365 of 365 days1952: 366 of 366 days1953: 365 of 365 days1954: 365 of 365 days1955: 365 of 365 days1956: 366 of 366 days1957: 339 of 365 days1958: 365 of 365 days1959: 364 of 365 days1960: 365 of 366 days1961: 365 of 365 days1962: 364 of 365 days1963: 365 of 365 days1964: 366 of 366 days1965: 365 of 365 days1966: 363 of 365 days1967: 364 of 365 days1968: 362 of 366 days1969: 364 of 365 days1970: 290 of 365 days1910192019301940195019601970
61 years of record at Tennant Creek Post Office, 1910 to 1970. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1915, 1970.
Days with data per year at Tennant Creek Post Office
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
191033492%Yes
1911365100%Yes
191235697%Yes
191335898%Yes
191435898%Yes
191530383%No
1916366100%Yes
191735597%Yes
191835497%Yes
1919365100%Yes
1920366100%Yes
1921365100%Yes
192236099%Yes
192336399%Yes
1924366100%Yes
1925365100%Yes
1926365100%Yes
1927365100%Yes
1928366100%Yes
1929365100%Yes
1930365100%Yes
1931365100%Yes
1932366100%Yes
193336399%Yes
193436399%Yes
193536199%Yes
1936366100%Yes
193735998%Yes
1938365100%Yes
1939365100%Yes
1940366100%Yes
1941365100%Yes
1942365100%Yes
1943365100%Yes
1944366100%Yes
1945365100%Yes
1946365100%Yes
1947364100%Yes
194836499%Yes
1949365100%Yes
1950365100%Yes
1951365100%Yes
1952366100%Yes
1953365100%Yes
1954365100%Yes
1955365100%Yes
1956366100%Yes
195733993%Yes
1958365100%Yes
1959364100%Yes
1960365100%Yes
1961365100%Yes
1962364100%Yes
1963365100%Yes
1964366100%Yes
1965365100%Yes
196636399%Yes
1967364100%Yes
196836299%Yes
1969364100%Yes
197029079%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Tennant Creek Post Office
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
13 November 2000Tennant Creek Post Office, AUdaily rain75.0 mm (3.0 in)54.9 mm (2.2 in)60 years68 of 100 (Major)
5 November 2000Tennant Creek Post Office, AUdaily rain21.0 mm (0.8 in)1.9 mm (0.07 in)64 years20 of 100 (Routine)
9 June 2000Tennant Creek Post Office, AUdaily rain3.4 mm (0.13 in)2.9 mm (0.11 in)38 years20 of 100 (Routine)
25 April 2000Tennant Creek Post Office, AUdaily rain32.0 mm (1.3 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)45 years25 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 2000Tennant Creek Post Office, AUdaily rain97.6 mm (3.8 in)74.5 mm (2.9 in)2 years50 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 2000Tennant Creek Post Office, AUdaily rain127.8 mm (5.0 in)61.8 mm (2.4 in)66 years59 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1999Tennant Creek Post Office, AUdaily rain35.0 mm (1.4 in)20.4 mm (0.8 in)2 years25 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1999Tennant Creek Post Office, AUdaily rain28.8 mm (1.1 in)18.0 mm (0.7 in)18 years40 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1999Tennant Creek Post Office, AUdaily rain11.2 mm (0.4 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1999Tennant Creek Post Office, AUdaily rain34.0 mm (1.3 in)7.4 mm (0.29 in)5 years14 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1998Tennant Creek Post Office, AUdaily rain22.6 mm (0.9 in)17.5 mm (0.7 in)109 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 June 1998Tennant Creek Post Office, AUdaily rain1.6 mm (0.06 in)1.6 mm (0.06 in)121 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1998Tennant Creek Post Office, AUdaily rain23.1 mm (0.9 in)11.9 mm (0.5 in)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 1997Tennant Creek Post Office, AUdaily rain42.6 mm (1.7 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)90 years39 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1997Tennant Creek Post Office, AUdaily rain48.4 mm (1.9 in)5.7 mm (0.22 in)47 years28 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1996Tennant Creek Post Office, AUdaily rain14.6 mm (0.6 in)4.7 mm (0.19 in)55 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1996Tennant Creek Post Office, AUdaily rain3.6 mm (0.14 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)57 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1995Tennant Creek Post Office, AUdaily rain38.0 mm (1.5 in)14.2 mm (0.6 in)5 years26 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1995Tennant Creek Post Office, AUdaily rain22.2 mm (0.9 in)12.5 mm (0.5 in)58 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1994Tennant Creek Post Office, AUdaily rain18.0 mm (0.7 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

55 complete years, 1911 to 1969
Annual mean temperature at Tennant Creek Post Office as warming stripes, 1911 to 1969 One stripe for each of 55 complete years at Tennant Creek Post Office, 1911 to 1969. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 25.4 C (77.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1939, at 24.3 C (75.7 F), and the warmest was 1942, at 27.1 C (80.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F). 1911: 25.2 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1912: 25.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1913: 24.5 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1914: 25.8 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1916: 25.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1917: 24.6 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1918: 24.8 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1919: 24.9 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1920: 25.1 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1921: 24.6 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1922: 25.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1923: 25.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1924: 25.5 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1925: 25.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1926: 25.4 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1927: 25.1 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1928: 26.6 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1929: 24.6 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1930: 24.3 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1931: 25.4 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1932: 25.0 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1933: 24.5 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1934: 25.4 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1935: 25.9 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1936: 25.8 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1937: 25.6 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1938: 26.2 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1939: 24.3 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1940: 25.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1941: 24.7 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1942: 27.1 C, +1.7 C from the station mean1943: 26.5 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1944: 25.7 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1945: 25.9 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1946: 24.9 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1947: 26.0 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1948: 25.8 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1949: 24.9 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1950: 25.0 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1951: 25.8 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1953: 25.4 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1955: 26.3 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1956: 25.0 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1958: 26.7 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1959: 26.5 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1960: 25.5 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1961: 26.0 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1962: 25.6 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1963: 25.8 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1964: 26.0 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1965: 25.8 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1966: 24.8 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1967: 24.8 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1968: 25.0 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1969: 25.5 C, +0.1 C from the station mean191119151920192519301935194019451950195519601965
One stripe for each of 55 complete years at Tennant Creek Post Office, 1911 to 1969. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 25.4 C (77.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1939, at 24.3 C (75.7 F), and the warmest was 1942, at 27.1 C (80.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Tennant Creek Post Office as warming stripes, 1911 to 1969
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
191125.2 C-0.26 C
191225.7 C+0.32 C
191324.5 C-0.95 C
191425.8 C+0.35 C
191625.3 C-0.13 C
191724.6 C-0.78 C
191824.8 C-0.66 C
191924.9 C-0.47 C
192025.1 C-0.34 C
192124.6 C-0.82 C
192225.2 C-0.20 C
192325.3 C-0.13 C
192425.5 C+0.05 C
192525.3 C-0.07 C
192625.4 C-0.02 C
192725.1 C-0.29 C
192826.6 C+1.14 C
192924.6 C-0.79 C
193024.3 C-1.13 C
193125.4 C+0.01 C
193225.0 C-0.45 C
193324.5 C-0.92 C
193425.4 C-0.01 C
193525.9 C+0.52 C
193625.8 C+0.37 C
193725.6 C+0.14 C
193826.2 C+0.76 C
193924.3 C-1.14 C
194025.2 C-0.22 C
194124.7 C-0.73 C
194227.1 C+1.66 C
194326.5 C+1.09 C
194425.7 C+0.24 C
194525.9 C+0.49 C
194624.9 C-0.52 C
194726.0 C+0.61 C
194825.8 C+0.42 C
194924.9 C-0.54 C
195025.0 C-0.44 C
195125.8 C+0.36 C
195325.4 C+0.03 C
195526.3 C+0.89 C
195625.0 C-0.38 C
195826.7 C+1.25 C
195926.5 C+1.08 C
196025.5 C+0.12 C
196126.0 C+0.59 C
196225.6 C+0.15 C
196325.8 C+0.39 C
196426.0 C+0.60 C
196525.8 C+0.41 C
196624.8 C-0.60 C
196724.8 C-0.65 C
196825.0 C-0.44 C
196925.5 C+0.10 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.11 C (0.01 to 0.21) per decade over 1911 to 1969. In Fahrenheit: 0.20 F (0.02 to 0.37) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 55 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Tennant Creek Post Office
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.11 C (0.01 to 0.21) per decade0.20 F (0.02 to 0.37) per decade1911 to 196955Rise
Mean daily maximum0.09 C (-0.03 to 0.20) per decade0.16 F (-0.05 to 0.36) per decade1911 to 196955Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum0.13 C (0.03 to 0.23) per decade0.2 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade1911 to 196955Rise

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

1875 to 2000
Yearly extremes at Tennant Creek Post Office: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)46.1 C (115.0 F)193943.3 C (109.9 F)61
Coldest night (TNn)2.4 C (36.3 F)19195.0 C (41.0 F)61
Wettest day (Rx1day)234.2 mm (9.2 in)191057.9 mm (2.3 in)125
Wettest five days (Rx5day)515.0 mm (20.3 in)193086.4 mm (3.4 in)125
Longest dry spell (CDD)277 days1914120 days125

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Tennant Creek Post Office by year The hottest day of the year at Tennant Creek Post Office, 1875 to 2000. The record is 46.1 C (115.0 F) in 1939, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.3 C (109.9 F). 40424446481880190019201940196019802000Record: 46.1 C (115.0 F) in 1939
The hottest day of the year at Tennant Creek Post Office, 1875 to 2000. The record is 46.1 C (115.0 F) in 1939, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.3 C (109.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Tennant Creek Post Office by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
1875n/a
1876n/a
1877n/a
1878n/a
1880n/a
1881n/a
1882n/a
1883n/a
1884n/a
1885n/a
1886n/a
1887n/a
1888n/a
1889n/a
1890n/a
1891n/a
1892n/a
1893n/a
1894n/a
1895n/a
1896n/a
1897n/a
1898n/a
1899n/a
1900n/a
1901n/a
1902n/a
1903n/a
1904n/a
1905n/a
1906n/a
1907n/a
1908n/a
1909n/a
191042.2 C (108.0 F)
191141.7 C (107.1 F)
191243.3 C (109.9 F)
191343.9 C (111.0 F)
191441.7 C (107.1 F)
191542.8 C (109.0 F)
191641.7 C (107.1 F)
191740.6 C (105.1 F)
191844.1 C (111.4 F)
191943.2 C (109.8 F)
192044.2 C (111.6 F)
192142.1 C (107.8 F)
192244.1 C (111.4 F)
192342.8 C (109.0 F)
192442.9 C (109.2 F)
192544.9 C (112.8 F)
192644.2 C (111.6 F)
192743.4 C (110.1 F)
192843.2 C (109.8 F)
192943.9 C (111.0 F)
193041.7 C (107.1 F)
193143.9 C (111.0 F)
193243.3 C (109.9 F)
193343.3 C (109.9 F)
193443.6 C (110.5 F)
193544.2 C (111.6 F)
193644.6 C (112.3 F)
193743.3 C (109.9 F)
193843.3 C (109.9 F)
193946.1 C (115.0 F)
194043.3 C (109.9 F)
194143.2 C (109.8 F)
194242.1 C (107.8 F)
194343.9 C (111.0 F)
194445.1 C (113.2 F)
194542.2 C (108.0 F)
194642.4 C (108.3 F)
194743.3 C (109.9 F)
194843.3 C (109.9 F)
194943.3 C (109.9 F)
195041.7 C (107.1 F)
195142.9 C (109.2 F)
195243.9 C (111.0 F)
195342.8 C (109.0 F)
195442.2 C (108.0 F)
195543.3 C (109.9 F)
195642.2 C (108.0 F)
195743.1 C (109.6 F)
195843.3 C (109.9 F)
195944.4 C (111.9 F)
196043.3 C (109.9 F)
196143.9 C (111.0 F)
196242.8 C (109.0 F)
196344.2 C (111.6 F)
196441.7 C (107.1 F)
196542.6 C (108.7 F)
196643.3 C (109.9 F)
196743.1 C (109.6 F)
196842.3 C (108.1 F)
196942.7 C (108.9 F)
197045.2 C (113.4 F)
1971n/a
1972n/a
1973n/a
1974n/a
1975n/a
1976n/a
1977n/a
1978n/a
1979n/a
1980n/a
1981n/a
1982n/a
1983n/a
1984n/a
1985n/a
1986n/a
1987n/a
1988n/a
1989n/a
1990n/a
1991n/a
1992n/a
1993n/a
1994n/a
1995n/a
1996n/a
1997n/a
1998n/a
1999n/a
2000n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Tennant Creek Post Office by year The coldest night of the year at Tennant Creek Post Office, 1875 to 2000. The record is 2.4 C (36.3 F) in 1919, marked on the chart; the median year is 5.0 C (41.0 F). 24681880190019201940196019802000Record: 2.4 C (36.3 F) in 1919
The coldest night of the year at Tennant Creek Post Office, 1875 to 2000. The record is 2.4 C (36.3 F) in 1919, marked on the chart; the median year is 5.0 C (41.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Tennant Creek Post Office by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1875n/a
1876n/a
1877n/a
1878n/a
1880n/a
1881n/a
1882n/a
1883n/a
1884n/a
1885n/a
1886n/a
1887n/a
1888n/a
1889n/a
1890n/a
1891n/a
1892n/a
1893n/a
1894n/a
1895n/a
1896n/a
1897n/a
1898n/a
1899n/a
1900n/a
1901n/a
1902n/a
1903n/a
1904n/a
1905n/a
1906n/a
1907n/a
1908n/a
1909n/a
19105.0 C (41.0 F)
19112.8 C (37.0 F)
19125.0 C (41.0 F)
19132.8 C (37.0 F)
19145.0 C (41.0 F)
19155.0 C (41.0 F)
19165.6 C (42.1 F)
19174.3 C (39.7 F)
19185.3 C (41.5 F)
19192.4 C (36.3 F)
19207.3 C (45.1 F)
19213.2 C (37.8 F)
19224.1 C (39.4 F)
19234.1 C (39.4 F)
19245.2 C (41.4 F)
19255.4 C (41.7 F)
19263.8 C (38.8 F)
19272.9 C (37.2 F)
19284.4 C (39.9 F)
19295.6 C (42.1 F)
19306.1 C (43.0 F)
19312.8 C (37.0 F)
19325.0 C (41.0 F)
19332.8 C (37.0 F)
19347.2 C (45.0 F)
19356.4 C (43.5 F)
19363.9 C (39.0 F)
19373.1 C (37.6 F)
19383.3 C (37.9 F)
19393.9 C (39.0 F)
19403.9 C (39.0 F)
19414.4 C (39.9 F)
19426.6 C (43.9 F)
19435.6 C (42.1 F)
19446.7 C (44.1 F)
19455.4 C (41.7 F)
19465.0 C (41.0 F)
19477.1 C (44.8 F)
19483.9 C (39.0 F)
19494.4 C (39.9 F)
19507.2 C (45.0 F)
19513.9 C (39.0 F)
19526.1 C (43.0 F)
19536.7 C (44.1 F)
19543.9 C (39.0 F)
19557.2 C (45.0 F)
19564.4 C (39.9 F)
19575.6 C (42.1 F)
19586.1 C (43.0 F)
19596.1 C (43.0 F)
19605.0 C (41.0 F)
19615.6 C (42.1 F)
19627.4 C (45.3 F)
19635.0 C (41.0 F)
19643.3 C (37.9 F)
19654.4 C (39.9 F)
19665.8 C (42.4 F)
19675.0 C (41.0 F)
19683.9 C (39.0 F)
19693.4 C (38.1 F)
19706.4 C (43.5 F)
1971n/a
1972n/a
1973n/a
1974n/a
1975n/a
1976n/a
1977n/a
1978n/a
1979n/a
1980n/a
1981n/a
1982n/a
1983n/a
1984n/a
1985n/a
1986n/a
1987n/a
1988n/a
1989n/a
1990n/a
1991n/a
1992n/a
1993n/a
1994n/a
1995n/a
1996n/a
1997n/a
1998n/a
1999n/a
2000n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Tennant Creek Post Office by year The wettest day of the year at Tennant Creek Post Office, 1875 to 2000. The record is 234.2 mm (9.2 in) in 1910, marked on the chart; the median year is 57.9 mm (2.3 in). 01002003001880190019201940196019802000Record: 234.2 mm (9.2 in) in 1910
The wettest day of the year at Tennant Creek Post Office, 1875 to 2000. The record is 234.2 mm (9.2 in) in 1910, marked on the chart; the median year is 57.9 mm (2.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Tennant Creek Post Office by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
18750.0 mm (0.00 in)
18760.0 mm (0.00 in)
18770.0 mm (0.00 in)
18780.0 mm (0.00 in)
18800.0 mm (0.00 in)
18810.0 mm (0.00 in)
18820.0 mm (0.00 in)
18830.0 mm (0.00 in)
188427.9 mm (1.1 in)
188581.3 mm (3.2 in)
188685.3 mm (3.4 in)
188766.3 mm (2.6 in)
1888102.9 mm (4.1 in)
188988.9 mm (3.5 in)
189089.4 mm (3.5 in)
189148.0 mm (1.9 in)
189259.9 mm (2.4 in)
189324.6 mm (1.0 in)
189463.8 mm (2.5 in)
189557.9 mm (2.3 in)
1896101.6 mm (4.0 in)
189718.8 mm (0.7 in)
189845.7 mm (1.8 in)
189965.5 mm (2.6 in)
190040.6 mm (1.6 in)
190122.1 mm (0.9 in)
190235.6 mm (1.4 in)
190365.5 mm (2.6 in)
190443.2 mm (1.7 in)
190550.8 mm (2.0 in)
1906102.1 mm (4.0 in)
190759.7 mm (2.4 in)
190839.1 mm (1.5 in)
190937.1 mm (1.5 in)
1910234.2 mm (9.2 in)
191120.8 mm (0.8 in)
191233.0 mm (1.3 in)
1913186.7 mm (7.4 in)
191461.0 mm (2.4 in)
191596.0 mm (3.8 in)
191670.4 mm (2.8 in)
191764.3 mm (2.5 in)
191888.1 mm (3.5 in)
1919166.4 mm (6.6 in)
192053.3 mm (2.1 in)
192166.0 mm (2.6 in)
192253.3 mm (2.1 in)
192339.6 mm (1.6 in)
192454.6 mm (2.1 in)
192551.8 mm (2.0 in)
192662.0 mm (2.4 in)
192766.0 mm (2.6 in)
192846.0 mm (1.8 in)
192970.6 mm (2.8 in)
1930166.4 mm (6.6 in)
193162.2 mm (2.4 in)
1932117.3 mm (4.6 in)
193366.0 mm (2.6 in)
193437.3 mm (1.5 in)
193524.4 mm (1.0 in)
193694.0 mm (3.7 in)
193742.7 mm (1.7 in)
193874.7 mm (2.9 in)
1939108.0 mm (4.3 in)
194087.6 mm (3.4 in)
194178.2 mm (3.1 in)
194275.2 mm (3.0 in)
194326.4 mm (1.0 in)
194476.7 mm (3.0 in)
194533.5 mm (1.3 in)
194686.1 mm (3.4 in)
194721.3 mm (0.8 in)
194856.9 mm (2.2 in)
194989.7 mm (3.5 in)
195042.7 mm (1.7 in)
1951112.3 mm (4.4 in)
195231.5 mm (1.2 in)
195361.7 mm (2.4 in)
195434.0 mm (1.3 in)
195569.6 mm (2.7 in)
195669.3 mm (2.7 in)
1957151.9 mm (6.0 in)
195858.9 mm (2.3 in)
195966.3 mm (2.6 in)
196055.1 mm (2.2 in)
196115.5 mm (0.6 in)
196247.5 mm (1.9 in)
196340.9 mm (1.6 in)
196422.9 mm (0.9 in)
196593.0 mm (3.7 in)
196657.4 mm (2.3 in)
196765.0 mm (2.6 in)
196869.3 mm (2.7 in)
196937.3 mm (1.5 in)
197027.2 mm (1.1 in)
197168.6 mm (2.7 in)
197227.7 mm (1.1 in)
197352.3 mm (2.1 in)
197467.8 mm (2.7 in)
197576.1 mm (3.0 in)
1976106.0 mm (4.2 in)
197782.2 mm (3.2 in)
197820.0 mm (0.8 in)
197976.2 mm (3.0 in)
198055.5 mm (2.2 in)
1981125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1982136.2 mm (5.4 in)
198361.0 mm (2.4 in)
198495.0 mm (3.7 in)
198543.0 mm (1.7 in)
198628.6 mm (1.1 in)
198747.4 mm (1.9 in)
198865.8 mm (2.6 in)
198939.0 mm (1.5 in)
199020.4 mm (0.8 in)
199161.4 mm (2.4 in)
199217.0 mm (0.7 in)
1993114.8 mm (4.5 in)
199425.2 mm (1.0 in)
199538.0 mm (1.5 in)
199636.8 mm (1.4 in)
199748.4 mm (1.9 in)
199845.2 mm (1.8 in)
199935.0 mm (1.4 in)
2000127.8 mm (5.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Tennant Creek Post Office by year The wettest five days of the year at Tennant Creek Post Office, 1875 to 2000. The record is 515.0 mm (20.3 in) in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is 86.4 mm (3.4 in). 02004006001880190019201940196019802000Record: 515.0 mm (20.3 in) in 1930
The wettest five days of the year at Tennant Creek Post Office, 1875 to 2000. The record is 515.0 mm (20.3 in) in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is 86.4 mm (3.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Tennant Creek Post Office by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
18750.0 mm (0.00 in)
18760.0 mm (0.00 in)
18770.0 mm (0.00 in)
18780.0 mm (0.00 in)
18800.0 mm (0.00 in)
18810.0 mm (0.00 in)
18820.0 mm (0.00 in)
18830.0 mm (0.00 in)
188427.9 mm (1.1 in)
1885109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1886149.5 mm (5.9 in)
1887109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1888180.7 mm (7.1 in)
1889263.4 mm (10.4 in)
1890154.2 mm (6.1 in)
189157.9 mm (2.3 in)
189276.6 mm (3.0 in)
189340.6 mm (1.6 in)
1894135.0 mm (5.3 in)
1895115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1896101.6 mm (4.0 in)
189737.6 mm (1.5 in)
189879.7 mm (3.1 in)
189993.5 mm (3.7 in)
190051.5 mm (2.0 in)
190161.5 mm (2.4 in)
190246.3 mm (1.8 in)
1903141.7 mm (5.6 in)
190495.5 mm (3.8 in)
190567.9 mm (2.7 in)
1906123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1907102.4 mm (4.0 in)
190886.6 mm (3.4 in)
190937.1 mm (1.5 in)
1910392.7 mm (15.5 in)
191150.3 mm (2.0 in)
191248.5 mm (1.9 in)
1913197.3 mm (7.8 in)
191487.9 mm (3.5 in)
1915134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1916113.4 mm (4.5 in)
191767.9 mm (2.7 in)
1918306.2 mm (12.1 in)
1919224.8 mm (8.9 in)
192065.0 mm (2.6 in)
1921110.2 mm (4.3 in)
192274.2 mm (2.9 in)
192396.3 mm (3.8 in)
192495.5 mm (3.8 in)
192566.0 mm (2.6 in)
1926144.8 mm (5.7 in)
192790.8 mm (3.6 in)
192852.1 mm (2.1 in)
1929153.4 mm (6.0 in)
1930515.0 mm (20.3 in)
193172.1 mm (2.8 in)
1932180.3 mm (7.1 in)
1933101.0 mm (4.0 in)
193452.3 mm (2.1 in)
193525.4 mm (1.0 in)
1936157.1 mm (6.2 in)
193772.7 mm (2.9 in)
193888.7 mm (3.5 in)
1939147.9 mm (5.8 in)
1940145.6 mm (5.7 in)
1941213.3 mm (8.4 in)
194293.2 mm (3.7 in)
194331.7 mm (1.2 in)
194492.0 mm (3.6 in)
194567.8 mm (2.7 in)
1946220.0 mm (8.7 in)
194743.9 mm (1.7 in)
194886.4 mm (3.4 in)
1949148.6 mm (5.9 in)
195064.8 mm (2.6 in)
1951173.0 mm (6.8 in)
195240.9 mm (1.6 in)
1953130.8 mm (5.1 in)
195441.1 mm (1.6 in)
195594.8 mm (3.7 in)
1956211.8 mm (8.3 in)
1957388.6 mm (15.3 in)
195883.0 mm (3.3 in)
1959132.3 mm (5.2 in)
196071.6 mm (2.8 in)
196122.8 mm (0.9 in)
196267.6 mm (2.7 in)
196372.2 mm (2.8 in)
196435.8 mm (1.4 in)
1965182.9 mm (7.2 in)
1966158.4 mm (6.2 in)
1967142.3 mm (5.6 in)
1968134.0 mm (5.3 in)
196958.4 mm (2.3 in)
197040.4 mm (1.6 in)
197171.4 mm (2.8 in)
197291.2 mm (3.6 in)
197397.4 mm (3.8 in)
197488.4 mm (3.5 in)
1975136.4 mm (5.4 in)
1976187.8 mm (7.4 in)
197782.2 mm (3.2 in)
197824.6 mm (1.0 in)
1979103.8 mm (4.1 in)
198071.5 mm (2.8 in)
198159.0 mm (2.3 in)
1982156.6 mm (6.2 in)
1983124.7 mm (4.9 in)
198495.0 mm (3.7 in)
198573.6 mm (2.9 in)
198636.6 mm (1.4 in)
198770.3 mm (2.8 in)
198881.0 mm (3.2 in)
198956.4 mm (2.2 in)
199038.4 mm (1.5 in)
1991163.2 mm (6.4 in)
199226.8 mm (1.1 in)
1993225.2 mm (8.9 in)
199438.8 mm (1.5 in)
199580.0 mm (3.1 in)
199655.6 mm (2.2 in)
199778.8 mm (3.1 in)
199859.2 mm (2.3 in)
199935.9 mm (1.4 in)
2000146.8 mm (5.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Tennant Creek Post Office by year The longest dry spell of the year at Tennant Creek Post Office, 1875 to 2000. The record is 277 days in 1914, marked on the chart; the median year is 120 days. 01002003001880190019201940196019802000Record: 277 days in 1914
The longest dry spell of the year at Tennant Creek Post Office, 1875 to 2000. The record is 277 days in 1914, marked on the chart; the median year is 120 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Tennant Creek Post Office by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
187592 days
187692 days
1877123 days
187892 days
1880153 days
1881245 days
188292 days
1883184 days
1884211 days
1885142 days
188667 days
188776 days
1888127 days
188990 days
189070 days
1891120 days
1892228 days
189379 days
1894123 days
1895127 days
189672 days
1897116 days
189875 days
1899134 days
190070 days
1901126 days
1902122 days
1903166 days
1904136 days
1905116 days
1906169 days
190781 days
1908194 days
1909106 days
1910107 days
1911164 days
1912102 days
1913135 days
1914277 days
1915209 days
191688 days
1917101 days
1918168 days
1919260 days
192077 days
1921108 days
1922105 days
1923115 days
1924141 days
1925114 days
1926197 days
1927184 days
1928113 days
1929206 days
1930141 days
1931125 days
1932119 days
193386 days
193481 days
1935104 days
1936150 days
1937117 days
1938118 days
193957 days
1940185 days
1941136 days
1942127 days
1943156 days
194480 days
1945226 days
1946254 days
194773 days
1948139 days
1949170 days
1950103 days
1951129 days
1952132 days
1953117 days
195470 days
195569 days
195674 days
1957102 days
195893 days
1959137 days
1960131 days
1961191 days
1962135 days
1963160 days
1964118 days
196597 days
196660 days
1967228 days
196887 days
1969104 days
1970143 days
197189 days
1972201 days
197379 days
1974104 days
1975176 days
1976134 days
1977188 days
197829 days
197960 days
1980172 days
1981181 days
1982202 days
1983181 days
198490 days
1985134 days
198683 days
1987131 days
198892 days
1989148 days
1990101 days
1991112 days
199223 days
1993125 days
1994258 days
1995107 days
1996102 days
199762 days
199877 days
1999179 days
2000130 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

112 years, 1884 to 2000

A day with at least 58.3 mm (2.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 194.7 mm (7.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Tennant Creek Post Office: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years58.3 mm (2.3 in)
5 years89.3 mm (3.5 in)
10 years111.8 mm (4.4 in)
25 years142.9 mm (5.6 in)
50 years168.0 mm (6.6 in)
100 years194.7 mm (7.7 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 112 years of values from 1884 to 2000.

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: 234.2 mm (9.2 in) in 1910; 186.7 mm (7.4 in) in 1913; 166.4 mm (6.6 in) in 1919.

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-14).