Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Ali Curung. 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 Ali Curung, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
46.1 C (115.0 F)
15.8 C (60.4 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
44.8 C (112.6 F)
15.3 C (59.5 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
41.9 C (107.4 F)
10.1 C (50.2 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
39.3 C (102.7 F)
5.9 C (42.6 F)
n/a
n/a
May
36.6 C (97.9 F)
1.0 C (33.8 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-2.5 C (27.5 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
34.2 C (93.6 F)
-1.2 C (29.8 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
35.4 C (95.7 F)
-1.0 C (30.2 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
40.4 C (104.7 F)
4.2 C (39.6 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
42.1 C (107.8 F)
7.3 C (45.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
44.5 C (112.1 F)
11.3 C (52.3 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
46.0 C (114.8 F)
14.8 C (58.6 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Ali Curung still stand. 1996 holds the most, with 109.
Standing records at Ali Curung by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1988
40
1989
60
1990
102
1991
71
1992
67
1993
73
1994
55
1995
62
1996
109
1997
48
1998
76
1999
50
2000
73
2001
46
2002
87
2003
53
2004
67
2005
72
2006
59
2007
75
2008
54
2009
2
2010
42
2011
5
2013
10
2014
6
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jan: 132.0 mm (5.2 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ali Curung. The most was 132.0 mm (5.2 in) on 21 January 1974.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Ali Curung
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
132.0 mm (5.2 in)
21 January 1974
Feb
126.2 mm (5.0 in)
12 February 1997
Mar
68.0 mm (2.7 in)
17 March 1975
Apr
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
2 April 1971
May
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
21 May 1990
Jun
21.7 mm (0.9 in)
20 June 2005
Jul
39.0 mm (1.5 in)
6 July 2010
Aug
13.7 mm (0.5 in)
23 August 1971
Sep
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
28 September 1993
Oct
62.9 mm (2.5 in)
21 October 2005
Nov
56.0 mm (2.2 in)
18 November 1997
Dec
98.2 mm (3.9 in)
13 December 2000
Period of Record Coverage
1988 to 2014
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
27 years of record at Ali Curung, 1988 to 2014. 12 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1988, 1998, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 14 complete years at Ali Curung, 1989 to 2006. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 24.5 C (76.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2001, at 23.3 C (73.9 F), and the warmest was 2005, at 25.6 C (78.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.2 C (2.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Ali Curung as warming stripes, 1989 to 2006
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1989
24.4 C
-0.05 C
1990
24.9 C
+0.42 C
1992
25.0 C
+0.58 C
1993
24.2 C
-0.24 C
1995
24.7 C
+0.20 C
1996
25.1 C
+0.62 C
1997
23.9 C
-0.58 C
2000
23.5 C
-0.92 C
2001
23.3 C
-1.19 C
2002
24.2 C
-0.30 C
2003
24.7 C
+0.20 C
2004
24.8 C
+0.29 C
2005
25.6 C
+1.18 C
2006
24.2 C
-0.25 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
1967 to 2015
Yearly extremes at Ali Curung: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
46.1 C (115.0 F)
2014
43.3 C (109.9 F)
27
Coldest night (TNn)
-2.5 C (27.5 F)
1988
1.5 C (34.7 F)
27
Wettest day (Rx1day)
132.0 mm (5.2 in)
1974
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
38
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
289.2 mm (11.4 in)
1975
67.0 mm (2.6 in)
38
Longest dry spell (CDD)
247 days
2002
97 days
38
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Ali Curung, 1967 to 2015. The record is 46.1 C (115.0 F) in 2014, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.3 C (109.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Ali Curung by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1967
n/a
1968
n/a
1969
n/a
1970
n/a
1971
n/a
1972
n/a
1973
n/a
1974
n/a
1975
n/a
1976
n/a
1988
44.6 C (112.3 F)
1989
43.0 C (109.4 F)
1990
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1991
43.8 C (110.8 F)
1992
43.7 C (110.7 F)
1993
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1994
44.6 C (112.3 F)
1995
42.7 C (108.9 F)
1996
44.2 C (111.6 F)
1997
42.6 C (108.7 F)
1998
44.8 C (112.6 F)
1999
42.8 C (109.0 F)
2000
41.2 C (106.2 F)
2001
43.3 C (109.9 F)
2002
42.7 C (108.9 F)
2003
42.0 C (107.6 F)
2004
44.0 C (111.2 F)
2005
42.6 C (108.7 F)
2006
44.1 C (111.4 F)
2007
46.0 C (114.8 F)
2008
42.7 C (108.9 F)
2009
38.5 C (101.3 F)
2010
38.6 C (101.5 F)
2011
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2012
41.9 C (107.4 F)
2013
43.8 C (110.8 F)
2014
46.1 C (115.0 F)
2015
n/a
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Ali Curung, 1967 to 2015. The record is -2.5 C (27.5 F) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 1.5 C (34.7 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Ali Curung by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1967
n/a
1968
n/a
1969
n/a
1970
n/a
1971
n/a
1972
n/a
1973
n/a
1974
n/a
1975
n/a
1976
n/a
1988
-2.5 C (27.5 F)
1989
1.4 C (34.5 F)
1990
-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1991
0.5 C (32.9 F)
1992
2.9 C (37.2 F)
1993
2.2 C (36.0 F)
1994
1.2 C (34.2 F)
1995
3.0 C (37.4 F)
1996
2.9 C (37.2 F)
1997
1.1 C (34.0 F)
1998
0.2 C (32.4 F)
1999
2.5 C (36.5 F)
2000
-2.0 C (28.4 F)
2001
1.5 C (34.7 F)
2002
-1.2 C (29.8 F)
2003
1.9 C (35.4 F)
2004
1.3 C (34.3 F)
2005
2.5 C (36.5 F)
2006
1.0 C (33.8 F)
2007
0.9 C (33.6 F)
2008
1.2 C (34.2 F)
2009
19.2 C (66.6 F)
2010
1.6 C (34.9 F)
2011
17.5 C (63.5 F)
2012
21.7 C (71.1 F)
2013
15.5 C (59.9 F)
2014
18.6 C (65.5 F)
2015
n/a
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Ali Curung, 1967 to 2015. The record is 132.0 mm (5.2 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.0 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ali Curung by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1967
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1968
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1969
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1970
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1971
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1972
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1973
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1974
132.0 mm (5.2 in)
1975
115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1976
91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1988
15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1989
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1990
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1991
70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1992
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1993
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1994
35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1995
30.4 mm (1.2 in)
1996
36.2 mm (1.4 in)
1997
126.2 mm (5.0 in)
1998
39.3 mm (1.5 in)
1999
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
2000
98.2 mm (3.9 in)
2001
66.4 mm (2.6 in)
2002
95.4 mm (3.8 in)
2003
65.6 mm (2.6 in)
2004
66.4 mm (2.6 in)
2005
62.9 mm (2.5 in)
2006
53.9 mm (2.1 in)
2007
82.2 mm (3.2 in)
2008
20.5 mm (0.8 in)
2009
25.2 mm (1.0 in)
2010
39.0 mm (1.5 in)
2011
8.0 mm (0.31 in)
2012
6.8 mm (0.27 in)
2013
17.4 mm (0.7 in)
2014
20.0 mm (0.8 in)
2015
41.2 mm (1.6 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Ali Curung, 1967 to 2015. The record is 289.2 mm (11.4 in) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 67.0 mm (2.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ali Curung by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1967
133.5 mm (5.3 in)
1968
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1969
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1970
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1971
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1972
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1973
73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1974
270.4 mm (10.6 in)
1975
289.2 mm (11.4 in)
1976
163.0 mm (6.4 in)
1988
23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1989
69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1990
115.4 mm (4.5 in)
1991
97.7 mm (3.8 in)
1992
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1993
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1994
38.2 mm (1.5 in)
1995
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1996
47.6 mm (1.9 in)
1997
179.9 mm (7.1 in)
1998
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1999
55.3 mm (2.2 in)
2000
258.4 mm (10.2 in)
2001
129.1 mm (5.1 in)
2002
146.8 mm (5.8 in)
2003
116.7 mm (4.6 in)
2004
78.6 mm (3.1 in)
2005
92.0 mm (3.6 in)
2006
112.5 mm (4.4 in)
2007
146.7 mm (5.8 in)
2008
36.5 mm (1.4 in)
2009
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
2010
58.0 mm (2.3 in)
2011
12.2 mm (0.5 in)
2012
6.8 mm (0.27 in)
2013
21.4 mm (0.8 in)
2014
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
2015
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Ali Curung, 1967 to 2015. The record is 247 days in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 97 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ali Curung by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1967
235 days
1968
41 days
1969
104 days
1970
169 days
1971
65 days
1972
246 days
1973
51 days
1974
104 days
1975
61 days
1976
128 days
1988
49 days
1989
92 days
1990
102 days
1991
103 days
1992
103 days
1993
96 days
1994
242 days
1995
81 days
1996
105 days
1997
95 days
1998
53 days
1999
113 days
2000
166 days
2001
108 days
2002
247 days
2003
122 days
2004
94 days
2005
98 days
2006
110 days
2007
127 days
2008
79 days
2009
4 days
2010
56 days
2011
6 days
2012
4 days
2013
32 days
2014
16 days
2015
65 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.
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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.