Alice Springs Post Office Weather Records (ASN00015540)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Alice Springs Post Office (ASN00015540), Australia, with 115 years of record.

Key Facts for Alice Springs Post Office

Alice Springs Post Office (ASN00015540) is a weather station in Australia at -23.71 latitude and 133.87 longitude, 580 m (1,903 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1873 to 1987, 115 years of record.
1,464 records set at Alice Springs Post Office still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Alice Springs Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 36.0 mm (1.4 in) on 7 November 1986.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -23.71 latitude, 133.87 longitude.
Elevation: 580 m (1,903 ft).
Period of record: 1873 to 1987, 115 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, 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 Alice Springs 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 Alice Springs Post Office, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	46.7 C (116.1 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	44.4 C (111.9 F)	8.9 C (48.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	45.0 C (113.0 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	39.1 C (102.4 F)	1.8 C (35.2 F)	n/a	n/a
May	38.3 C (100.9 F)	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	31.4 C (88.5 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	37.6 C (99.7 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	45.0 C (113.0 F)	2.4 C (36.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	45.6 C (114.1 F)	4.1 C (39.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	47.5 C (117.5 F)	7.8 C (46.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Alice Springs Post Office still stand. 1885 holds the most, with 45.

Standing records at Alice Springs Post Office by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1878	29
1879	25
1880	42
1881	31
1882	32
1883	31
1884	28
1885	45
1886	30
1887	26
1888	16
1889	32
1890	6
1891	24
1892	28
1893	25
1894	12
1895	22
1896	20
1897	13
1898	17
1899	18
1900	21
1901	21
1902	15
1903	12
1904	20
1905	16
1906	41
1907	9
1908	21
1909	18
1910	27
1911	13
1912	8
1913	14
1914	18
1915	16
1916	17
1917	19
1918	6
1919	17
1920	27
1921	12
1922	8
1923	14
1924	18
1925	13
1926	27
1927	25
1928	23
1929	25
1930	13
1931	19
1932	11
1933	12
1934	11
1935	12
1936	9
1937	8
1938	9
1939	17
1940	21
1941	20
1942	21
1943	16
1944	9
1945	24
1946	31
1947	18
1948	21
1949	19
1950	12
1951	11
1952	10
1953	17

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Alice Springs Post Office between 3 March 1910 and 6 March 1972. Each dot is a new record.

When Alice Springs Post Office set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1910-03-03	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 147.1 mm (5.8 in)
1925-06-21	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -5.6 C (21.9 F)
1972-03-06	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 166.4 mm (6.6 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 166.4 mm (6.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Alice Springs Post Office. The most was 166.4 mm (6.6 in) on 6 March 1972.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Alice Springs Post Office
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	8 January 1877
Feb	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	11 February 1894
Mar	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	6 March 1972
Apr	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	18 April 1961
May	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	10 May 1968
Jun	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	30 June 1986
Jul	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	23 July 1986
Aug	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	4 August 1879
Sep	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	2 September 1894
Oct	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	21 October 1909
Nov	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	10 November 1920
Dec	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	29 December 1920

Period of Record Coverage

1878 to 1953

76 years of record at Alice Springs Post Office, 1878 to 1953. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1878.

Days with data per year at Alice Springs Post Office
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1878	299	82%	No
1879	354	97%	Yes
1880	366	100%	Yes
1881	365	100%	Yes
1882	365	100%	Yes
1883	365	100%	Yes
1884	366	100%	Yes
1885	365	100%	Yes
1886	364	100%	Yes
1887	365	100%	Yes
1888	366	100%	Yes
1889	365	100%	Yes
1890	335	92%	Yes
1891	364	100%	Yes
1892	354	97%	Yes
1893	364	100%	Yes
1894	364	100%	Yes
1895	365	100%	Yes
1896	366	100%	Yes
1897	364	100%	Yes
1898	364	100%	Yes
1899	365	100%	Yes
1900	364	100%	Yes
1901	365	100%	Yes
1902	365	100%	Yes
1903	365	100%	Yes
1904	366	100%	Yes
1905	365	100%	Yes
1906	365	100%	Yes
1907	364	100%	Yes
1908	365	100%	Yes
1909	365	100%	Yes
1910	365	100%	Yes
1911	365	100%	Yes
1912	366	100%	Yes
1913	364	100%	Yes
1914	365	100%	Yes
1915	365	100%	Yes
1916	365	100%	Yes
1917	365	100%	Yes
1918	364	100%	Yes
1919	365	100%	Yes
1920	365	100%	Yes
1921	364	100%	Yes
1922	365	100%	Yes
1923	365	100%	Yes
1924	365	100%	Yes
1925	365	100%	Yes
1926	365	100%	Yes
1927	362	99%	Yes
1928	366	100%	Yes
1929	364	100%	Yes
1930	365	100%	Yes
1931	365	100%	Yes
1932	366	100%	Yes
1933	364	100%	Yes
1934	363	99%	Yes
1935	365	100%	Yes
1936	366	100%	Yes
1937	364	100%	Yes
1938	365	100%	Yes
1939	365	100%	Yes
1940	353	96%	Yes
1941	364	100%	Yes
1942	363	99%	Yes
1943	363	99%	Yes
1944	366	100%	Yes
1945	365	100%	Yes
1946	365	100%	Yes
1947	365	100%	Yes
1948	357	98%	Yes
1949	365	100%	Yes
1950	365	100%	Yes
1951	365	100%	Yes
1952	366	100%	Yes
1953	365	100%	Yes

Latest Records

Latest records at Alice Springs Post Office
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 November 1986	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1986	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	monthly rain	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	0 years	60 of 100 (Major)
22 July 1986	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	monthly rain	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	106 years	72 of 100 (Major)
1 July 1986	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	17 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
30 June 1986	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	monthly rain	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	13 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 June 1986	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1985	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	4 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 1985	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	11 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1984	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	9 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1984	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	64 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1983	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	72 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1983	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1983	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily rain	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	8 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1983	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily rain	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	80 years	74 of 100 (Major)
16 March 1983	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	61 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 1982	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	85 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 1982	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily rain	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	51 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1982	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily rain	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1981	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	59 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1980	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily rain	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	16 years	15 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

71 complete years, 1879 to 1953

One stripe for each of 71 complete years at Alice Springs Post Office, 1879 to 1953. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 20.7 C (69.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1908, at 19.3 C (66.7 F), and the warmest was 1928, at 22.5 C (72.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F).

Annual mean temperature at Alice Springs Post Office as warming stripes, 1879 to 1953
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1879	20.3 C	-0.37 C
1880	21.6 C	+0.86 C
1881	21.9 C	+1.15 C
1882	21.0 C	+0.25 C
1883	21.0 C	+0.26 C
1884	21.4 C	+0.64 C
1885	20.8 C	+0.09 C
1886	21.0 C	+0.31 C
1887	20.7 C	-0.06 C
1888	21.7 C	+1.02 C
1889	22.1 C	+1.36 C
1891	20.1 C	-0.61 C
1893	22.1 C	+1.41 C
1894	20.0 C	-0.68 C
1895	20.0 C	-0.74 C
1896	21.3 C	+0.62 C
1897	21.3 C	+0.59 C
1898	20.6 C	-0.08 C
1899	20.4 C	-0.33 C
1900	21.6 C	+0.91 C
1901	20.6 C	-0.10 C
1902	21.1 C	+0.36 C
1904	19.8 C	-0.94 C
1905	20.5 C	-0.23 C
1906	21.7 C	+0.98 C
1907	20.6 C	-0.15 C
1908	19.3 C	-1.44 C
1909	20.7 C	+0.03 C
1910	20.9 C	+0.21 C
1911	21.1 C	+0.40 C
1912	20.8 C	+0.13 C
1913	20.4 C	-0.30 C
1914	21.2 C	+0.46 C
1915	22.1 C	+1.37 C
1916	21.1 C	+0.34 C
1917	20.2 C	-0.51 C
1918	20.9 C	+0.21 C
1919	20.5 C	-0.18 C
1920	19.7 C	-1.01 C
1921	19.9 C	-0.84 C
1922	20.4 C	-0.32 C
1923	20.5 C	-0.24 C
1924	20.0 C	-0.76 C
1925	20.5 C	-0.18 C
1926	21.2 C	+0.51 C
1927	21.1 C	+0.40 C
1928	22.5 C	+1.76 C
1929	20.5 C	-0.23 C
1930	21.0 C	+0.24 C
1931	20.3 C	-0.41 C
1932	20.2 C	-0.56 C
1933	20.1 C	-0.66 C
1934	20.5 C	-0.17 C
1935	20.6 C	-0.07 C
1936	20.8 C	+0.05 C
1937	20.2 C	-0.56 C
1938	20.8 C	+0.08 C
1939	19.8 C	-0.88 C
1941	20.3 C	-0.42 C
1942	21.9 C	+1.14 C
1943	20.2 C	-0.49 C
1944	20.3 C	-0.41 C
1945	20.2 C	-0.52 C
1946	20.0 C	-0.69 C
1947	20.8 C	+0.13 C
1948	20.1 C	-0.64 C
1949	19.9 C	-0.79 C
1950	20.3 C	-0.43 C
1951	20.9 C	+0.18 C
1952	20.3 C	-0.44 C
1953	20.4 C	-0.30 C

The annual mean temperature here has fallen by 0.11 C (0.04 to 0.17) per decade over 1879 to 1953. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 71 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Alice Springs Post Office
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	-0.10 C (-0.17 to -0.04) per decade	-0.2 F (-0.3 to -0.1) per decade	1879 to 1953	71	Fall
Mean daily maximum	-0.2 C (-0.3 to -0.1) per decade	-0.3 F (-0.5 to -0.2) per decade	1879 to 1953	71	Fall
Mean daily minimum	-0.04 C (-0.12 to 0.05) per decade	-0.1 F (-0.2 to 0.1) per decade	1879 to 1953	71	Not clearly different from zero

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 1987

Yearly extremes at Alice Springs Post Office: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	47.5 C (117.5 F)	1891	43.1 C (109.6 F)	76
Coldest night (TNn)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	1925	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	76
Wettest day (Rx1day)	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	1972	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	115
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	273.6 mm (10.8 in)	1877	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	115
Longest dry spell (CDD)	226 days	1883	84 days	115

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Alice Springs Post Office, 1873 to 1987. The record is 47.5 C (117.5 F) in 1891, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.1 C (109.6 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Alice Springs Post Office by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1873	n/a
1874	n/a
1875	n/a
1876	n/a
1877	n/a
1878	46.1 C (115.0 F)
1879	46.7 C (116.1 F)
1880	45.6 C (114.1 F)
1881	45.6 C (114.1 F)
1882	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1883	46.7 C (116.1 F)
1884	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1885	45.6 C (114.1 F)
1886	45.6 C (114.1 F)
1887	45.6 C (114.1 F)
1888	45.3 C (113.5 F)
1889	44.1 C (111.4 F)
1890	43.8 C (110.8 F)
1891	47.5 C (117.5 F)
1892	46.0 C (114.8 F)
1893	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1894	43.8 C (110.8 F)
1895	43.7 C (110.7 F)
1896	45.4 C (113.7 F)
1897	43.7 C (110.7 F)
1898	43.2 C (109.8 F)
1899	41.9 C (107.4 F)
1900	42.9 C (109.2 F)
1901	44.7 C (112.5 F)
1902	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1903	42.1 C (107.8 F)
1904	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1905	44.0 C (111.2 F)
1906	44.3 C (111.7 F)
1907	41.0 C (105.8 F)
1908	40.9 C (105.6 F)
1909	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1910	42.3 C (108.1 F)
1911	42.3 C (108.1 F)
1912	42.1 C (107.8 F)
1913	43.1 C (109.6 F)
1914	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1915	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1916	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1917	40.8 C (105.4 F)
1918	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1919	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1920	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1921	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1922	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1923	42.1 C (107.8 F)
1924	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1925	44.4 C (111.9 F)
1926	43.1 C (109.6 F)
1927	40.8 C (105.4 F)
1928	43.6 C (110.5 F)
1929	42.9 C (109.2 F)
1930	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1931	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1932	43.4 C (110.1 F)
1933	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1934	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1935	43.8 C (110.8 F)
1936	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1937	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1938	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1939	43.4 C (110.1 F)
1940	43.7 C (110.7 F)
1941	41.8 C (107.2 F)
1942	41.3 C (106.3 F)
1943	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1944	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1945	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1946	41.5 C (106.7 F)
1947	43.6 C (110.5 F)
1948	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1949	42.9 C (109.2 F)
1950	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1951	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1952	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1953	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
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
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

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Alice Springs Post Office, 1873 to 1987. The record is -5.6 C (21.9 F) in 1925, marked on the chart; the median year is -3.1 C (26.4 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Alice Springs Post Office by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1873	n/a
1874	n/a
1875	n/a
1876	n/a
1877	n/a
1878	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1879	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1880	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1881	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1882	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1883	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1884	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1885	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1886	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1887	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1888	-4.2 C (24.4 F)
1889	-1.9 C (28.6 F)
1890	-3.1 C (26.4 F)
1891	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1892	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1893	-2.1 C (28.2 F)
1894	-3.1 C (26.4 F)
1895	-2.6 C (27.3 F)
1896	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1897	-2.4 C (27.7 F)
1898	-3.0 C (26.6 F)
1899	-4.2 C (24.4 F)
1900	-3.6 C (25.5 F)
1901	-3.1 C (26.4 F)
1902	-2.7 C (27.1 F)
1903	-3.1 C (26.4 F)
1904	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1905	-3.1 C (26.4 F)
1906	0.2 C (32.4 F)
1907	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1908	-4.6 C (23.7 F)
1909	-3.6 C (25.5 F)
1910	-2.3 C (27.9 F)
1911	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1912	-1.6 C (29.1 F)
1913	-3.6 C (25.5 F)
1914	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1915	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1916	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1917	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1918	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1919	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1920	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1921	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1922	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1923	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1924	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1925	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1926	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1927	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1928	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1929	-3.2 C (26.2 F)
1930	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1931	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1932	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1933	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1934	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1935	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1936	-3.0 C (26.6 F)
1937	-3.7 C (25.3 F)
1938	-3.4 C (25.9 F)
1939	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1940	-4.0 C (24.8 F)
1941	-3.1 C (26.4 F)
1942	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1943	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1944	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1945	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1946	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1947	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1948	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1949	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1950	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1951	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1952	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1953	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
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
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

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Alice Springs Post Office, 1873 to 1987. The record is 166.4 mm (6.6 in) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 45.7 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Alice Springs Post Office by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1873	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1874	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1875	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1876	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1877	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1878	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1879	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1880	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1881	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1882	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1883	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1884	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1885	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1886	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1887	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1888	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1889	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1890	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1891	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1892	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1893	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1894	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1895	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1896	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1897	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1898	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1899	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1900	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1901	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1902	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1903	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1904	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1905	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1906	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1907	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1908	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1909	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1910	147.1 mm (5.8 in)
1911	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1912	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1913	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1914	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1915	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1916	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1917	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1918	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1919	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1920	118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1921	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1922	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1923	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1924	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1925	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1926	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1927	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1928	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1929	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1930	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1931	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1932	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1933	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1934	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1935	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1936	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1937	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1938	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1939	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1940	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1941	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1942	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1943	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1944	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1945	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1946	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1947	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1948	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1949	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1950	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1951	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1952	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1953	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1954	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1955	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1956	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1957	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1958	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1959	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1960	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1961	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1962	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1963	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1964	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1965	11.2 mm (0.4 in)
1966	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1967	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1968	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1969	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1970	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1971	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1972	166.4 mm (6.6 in)
1973	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1974	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1975	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1976	98.2 mm (3.9 in)
1977	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
1978	37.7 mm (1.5 in)
1979	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1980	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1981	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1982	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1983	158.0 mm (6.2 in)
1984	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1985	25.8 mm (1.0 in)
1986	135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1987	16.0 mm (0.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Alice Springs Post Office, 1873 to 1987. The record is 273.6 mm (10.8 in) in 1877, marked on the chart; the median year is 70.4 mm (2.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Alice Springs Post Office by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1873	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1874	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1875	174.3 mm (6.9 in)
1876	45.9 mm (1.8 in)
1877	273.6 mm (10.8 in)
1878	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1879	148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1880	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1881	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1882	77.9 mm (3.1 in)
1883	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1884	23.7 mm (0.9 in)
1885	118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1886	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1887	64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1888	128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1889	128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1890	117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1891	64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1892	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1893	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1894	212.9 mm (8.4 in)
1895	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1896	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1897	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1898	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1899	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1900	26.1 mm (1.0 in)
1901	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1902	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1903	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1904	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1905	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1906	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1907	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1908	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1909	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1910	227.3 mm (8.9 in)
1911	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1912	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1913	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1914	89.6 mm (3.5 in)
1915	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1916	76.8 mm (3.0 in)
1917	39.2 mm (1.5 in)
1918	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1919	162.8 mm (6.4 in)
1920	232.0 mm (9.1 in)
1921	233.7 mm (9.2 in)
1922	76.9 mm (3.0 in)
1923	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1924	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1925	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1926	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1927	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1928	18.1 mm (0.7 in)
1929	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1930	92.9 mm (3.7 in)
1931	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1932	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1933	63.9 mm (2.5 in)
1934	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1935	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1936	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1937	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1938	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1939	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1940	151.6 mm (6.0 in)
1941	46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1942	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1943	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1944	142.4 mm (5.6 in)
1945	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1946	138.8 mm (5.5 in)
1947	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1948	105.6 mm (4.2 in)
1949	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1950	101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1951	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1952	69.2 mm (2.7 in)
1953	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1954	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1955	70.5 mm (2.8 in)
1956	144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1957	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1958	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1959	59.1 mm (2.3 in)
1960	29.9 mm (1.2 in)
1961	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1962	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1963	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1964	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1965	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1966	113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1967	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1968	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1969	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1970	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1971	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1972	241.9 mm (9.5 in)
1973	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1974	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1975	145.4 mm (5.7 in)
1976	147.2 mm (5.8 in)
1977	67.2 mm (2.6 in)
1978	86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1979	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1980	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1981	25.2 mm (1.0 in)
1982	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1983	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1984	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1985	25.8 mm (1.0 in)
1986	212.8 mm (8.4 in)
1987	16.0 mm (0.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Alice Springs Post Office, 1873 to 1987. The record is 226 days in 1883, marked on the chart; the median year is 84 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Alice Springs Post Office by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1873	30 days
1874	56 days
1875	58 days
1876	104 days
1877	113 days
1878	122 days
1879	74 days
1880	72 days
1881	122 days
1882	47 days
1883	226 days
1884	67 days
1885	72 days
1886	60 days
1887	88 days
1888	100 days
1889	49 days
1890	59 days
1891	130 days
1892	87 days
1893	161 days
1894	139 days
1895	72 days
1896	73 days
1897	94 days
1898	66 days
1899	77 days
1900	80 days
1901	129 days
1902	139 days
1903	135 days
1904	63 days
1905	78 days
1906	109 days
1907	78 days
1908	72 days
1909	47 days
1910	59 days
1911	82 days
1912	74 days
1913	183 days
1914	163 days
1915	63 days
1916	67 days
1917	90 days
1918	105 days
1919	95 days
1920	46 days
1921	72 days
1922	95 days
1923	109 days
1924	196 days
1925	84 days
1926	136 days
1927	93 days
1928	124 days
1929	183 days
1930	92 days
1931	44 days
1932	79 days
1933	69 days
1934	124 days
1935	87 days
1936	74 days
1937	62 days
1938	129 days
1939	84 days
1940	109 days
1941	115 days
1942	79 days
1943	58 days
1944	71 days
1945	63 days
1946	118 days
1947	65 days
1948	139 days
1949	95 days
1950	116 days
1951	88 days
1952	75 days
1953	113 days
1954	72 days
1955	56 days
1956	58 days
1957	73 days
1958	68 days
1959	88 days
1960	68 days
1961	203 days
1962	57 days
1963	74 days
1964	96 days
1965	73 days
1966	54 days
1967	120 days
1968	46 days
1969	92 days
1970	119 days
1971	61 days
1972	104 days
1973	44 days
1974	69 days
1975	97 days
1976	113 days
1977	49 days
1978	62 days
1979	84 days
1980	105 days
1981	158 days
1982	132 days
1983	113 days
1984	166 days
1985	158 days
1986	155 days
1987	56 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.

Frost Dates and Growing Season

68 years with a frost

Across 68 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Alice Springs Post Office falls on 11 August and the median first autumn frost on 6 June, which leaves a median of 300 days between them.

In 1922 to 1952 the median growing season was 298 days. That is 3 days fewer than in 1879 to 1913.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.4 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Alice Springs Post Office
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period (1879 to 1913)	Recent period (1922 to 1952)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	11 August	12 August	12 August	no change	-0.8 days per decade
First autumn frost	6 June	4 June	7 June	3 days later	+0.6 days per decade
Growing days	300 days	301 days	298 days	3 days fewer	+1.4 days per decade

A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.

Rainfall Return Levels

111 years, 1874 to 1986

A day with at least 45.2 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 162.6 mm (6.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Alice Springs Post Office: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
5 years	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
10 years	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
25 years	114.7 mm (4.5 in)
50 years	137.4 mm (5.4 in)
100 years	162.6 mm (6.4 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 111 years of values from 1874 to 1986.

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: 166.4 mm (6.6 in) in 1972; 158.0 mm (6.2 in) in 1983; 147.1 mm (5.8 in) in 1910.

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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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).