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Owen Springs Weather Records (ASN00015564)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Owen Springs (ASN00015564), Australia, with 122 years of record.

Key Facts for Owen Springs

  • Owen Springs (ASN00015564) is a weather station in Australia at -23.88 latitude and 133.47 longitude, 598 m (1,962 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1898 to 2019, 122 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Owen Springs still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Owen Springs set a daily record precipitation of 15.6 mm (0.6 in) on 5 November 2018.

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -23.88 latitude, 133.47 longitude.
  • Elevation: 598 m (1,962 ft).
  • Period of record: 1898 to 2019, 122 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Owen Springs, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Owen Springs. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 000111 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Owen 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 Owen Springs, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records
Standing records at Owen Springs by the year they were set 0 records at Owen Springs still stand. 00000000000
0 records at Owen Springs still stand.
Standing records at Owen Springs by the year they were set
Year setStanding records

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 135.0 mm (5.3 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Owen Springs The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Owen Springs. The most was 135.0 mm (5.3 in) on 16 December 1975. 050100150 Jan: 97.0 mm (3.8 in), 17 January 1995 Jan Feb: 126.0 mm (5.0 in), 12 February 2000 Feb Mar: 100.6 mm (4.0 in), 20 March 1976 Mar Apr: 68.0 mm (2.7 in), 21 April 2000 Apr May: 57.4 mm (2.3 in), 11 May 1993 May Jun: 41.6 mm (1.6 in), 30 June 1986 Jun Jul: 57.6 mm (2.3 in), 1 July 1986 Jul Aug: 28.0 mm (1.1 in), 2 August 1975 Aug Sep: 38.1 mm (1.5 in), 15 September 1903 Sep Oct: 65.0 mm (2.6 in), 4 October 1997 Oct Nov: 61.2 mm (2.4 in), 27 November 1902 Nov Dec: 135.0 mm (5.3 in), 16 December 1975 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Owen Springs. The most was 135.0 mm (5.3 in) on 16 December 1975.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Owen Springs
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan97.0 mm (3.8 in)17 January 1995
Feb126.0 mm (5.0 in)12 February 2000
Mar100.6 mm (4.0 in)20 March 1976
Apr68.0 mm (2.7 in)21 April 2000
May57.4 mm (2.3 in)11 May 1993
Jun41.6 mm (1.6 in)30 June 1986
Jul57.6 mm (2.3 in)1 July 1986
Aug28.0 mm (1.1 in)2 August 1975
Sep38.1 mm (1.5 in)15 September 1903
Oct65.0 mm (2.6 in)4 October 1997
Nov61.2 mm (2.4 in)27 November 1902
Dec135.0 mm (5.3 in)16 December 1975

Latest Records

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Latest records at Owen Springs
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 November 2018Owen Springs, AUdaily rain15.6 mm (0.6 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)43 years20 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 2018Owen Springs, AUdaily rain19.2 mm (0.8 in)13.9 mm (0.5 in)113 years20 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 2018Owen Springs, AUdaily rain1.6 mm (0.06 in)0.4 mm (0.02 in)13 years14 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 2018Owen Springs, AUdaily rain9.4 mm (0.37 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)48 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 2018Owen Springs, AUdaily rain12.8 mm (0.5 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)14 years14 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 2017Owen Springs, AUdaily rain17.0 mm (0.7 in)4.5 mm (0.18 in)16 years18 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 2017Owen Springs, AUdaily rain32.6 mm (1.3 in)20.1 mm (0.8 in)16 years33 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 2017Owen Springs, AUdaily rain28.0 mm (1.1 in)19.2 mm (0.8 in)24 years34 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 2017Owen Springs, AUdaily rain13.0 mm (0.5 in)6.0 mm (0.24 in)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 2017Owen Springs, AUdaily rain4.6 mm (0.18 in)0.6 mm (0.02 in)22 years16 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 2017Owen Springs, AUdaily rain28.5 mm (1.1 in)2.9 mm (0.11 in)36 years21 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 2017Owen Springs, AUdaily rain51.0 mm (2.0 in)1.4 mm (0.06 in)43 years22 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 2016Owen Springs, AUdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)11.0 mm (0.4 in)34 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 2016Owen Springs, AUdaily rain71.0 mm (2.8 in)60.0 mm (2.4 in)15 years54 of 100 (Notable)
23 December 2016Owen Springs, AUdaily rain11.2 mm (0.4 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)10 years16 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 2016Owen Springs, AUdaily rain26.4 mm (1.0 in)6.0 mm (0.24 in)7 years16 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 2016Owen Springs, AUdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)18 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 2016Owen Springs, AUdaily rain2.8 mm (0.11 in)1.4 mm (0.06 in)7 years13 of 100 (Routine)
27 June 2016Owen Springs, AUdaily rain1.3 mm (0.05 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)3 years11 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 2016Owen Springs, AUdaily rain8.8 mm (0.35 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)43 years20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1898 to 2019
Yearly extremes at Owen Springs: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)135.0 mm (5.3 in)197545.7 mm (1.8 in)61
Wettest five days (Rx5day)235.5 mm (9.3 in)200068.1 mm (2.7 in)61
Longest dry spell (CDD)163 days201887 days61

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Owen Springs by year The wettest day of the year at Owen Springs, 1898 to 2019. The record is 135.0 mm (5.3 in) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 45.7 mm (1.8 in). 050100150190019201940196019802000Record: 135.0 mm (5.3 in) in 1975
The wettest day of the year at Owen Springs, 1898 to 2019. The record is 135.0 mm (5.3 in) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 45.7 mm (1.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Owen Springs by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
189865.8 mm (2.6 in)
189928.4 mm (1.1 in)
190033.0 mm (1.3 in)
190166.0 mm (2.6 in)
190261.2 mm (2.4 in)
190338.1 mm (1.5 in)
190455.4 mm (2.2 in)
190545.7 mm (1.8 in)
190630.7 mm (1.2 in)
190716.0 mm (0.6 in)
196935.8 mm (1.4 in)
197016.8 mm (0.7 in)
197136.6 mm (1.4 in)
197278.0 mm (3.1 in)
197392.7 mm (3.6 in)
197449.6 mm (2.0 in)
1975135.0 mm (5.3 in)
1976100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1977114.4 mm (4.5 in)
197835.2 mm (1.4 in)
197929.4 mm (1.2 in)
198075.0 mm (3.0 in)
198174.2 mm (2.9 in)
198253.8 mm (2.1 in)
198393.6 mm (3.7 in)
198433.0 mm (1.3 in)
198528.6 mm (1.1 in)
198657.6 mm (2.3 in)
198720.0 mm (0.8 in)
198883.8 mm (3.3 in)
198944.5 mm (1.8 in)
199056.8 mm (2.2 in)
199128.0 mm (1.1 in)
199242.2 mm (1.7 in)
199357.4 mm (2.3 in)
199451.0 mm (2.0 in)
199597.0 mm (3.8 in)
199626.0 mm (1.0 in)
199765.0 mm (2.6 in)
199855.0 mm (2.2 in)
199933.0 mm (1.3 in)
2000126.0 mm (5.0 in)
200158.6 mm (2.3 in)
200235.4 mm (1.4 in)
200329.6 mm (1.2 in)
200418.0 mm (0.7 in)
200535.2 mm (1.4 in)
200624.2 mm (1.0 in)
200727.9 mm (1.1 in)
200852.0 mm (2.0 in)
200920.4 mm (0.8 in)
201093.3 mm (3.7 in)
201123.5 mm (0.9 in)
201256.7 mm (2.2 in)
201326.0 mm (1.0 in)
201429.3 mm (1.2 in)
201558.1 mm (2.3 in)
201671.0 mm (2.8 in)
201751.0 mm (2.0 in)
201826.8 mm (1.1 in)
20196.8 mm (0.27 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Owen Springs by year The wettest five days of the year at Owen Springs, 1898 to 2019. The record is 235.5 mm (9.3 in) in 2000, marked on the chart; the median year is 68.1 mm (2.7 in). 0100200300190019201940196019802000Record: 235.5 mm (9.3 in) in 2000
The wettest five days of the year at Owen Springs, 1898 to 2019. The record is 235.5 mm (9.3 in) in 2000, marked on the chart; the median year is 68.1 mm (2.7 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Owen Springs by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
189881.3 mm (3.2 in)
189941.1 mm (1.6 in)
190044.9 mm (1.8 in)
1901115.1 mm (4.5 in)
190274.4 mm (2.9 in)
190368.1 mm (2.7 in)
190457.9 mm (2.3 in)
190545.7 mm (1.8 in)
190670.6 mm (2.8 in)
190728.0 mm (1.1 in)
196960.7 mm (2.4 in)
197036.3 mm (1.4 in)
197136.6 mm (1.4 in)
1972196.9 mm (7.8 in)
197392.7 mm (3.6 in)
1974141.2 mm (5.6 in)
1975186.0 mm (7.3 in)
1976132.0 mm (5.2 in)
1977175.8 mm (6.9 in)
197855.0 mm (2.2 in)
197944.4 mm (1.7 in)
198079.2 mm (3.1 in)
1981135.6 mm (5.3 in)
1982111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1983186.8 mm (7.4 in)
198466.8 mm (2.6 in)
198558.6 mm (2.3 in)
1986105.2 mm (4.1 in)
198737.6 mm (1.5 in)
1988125.2 mm (4.9 in)
198990.3 mm (3.6 in)
199090.0 mm (3.5 in)
199144.7 mm (1.8 in)
199250.6 mm (2.0 in)
1993106.0 mm (4.2 in)
199455.0 mm (2.2 in)
1995173.0 mm (6.8 in)
199651.0 mm (2.0 in)
1997109.0 mm (4.3 in)
199865.0 mm (2.6 in)
199953.5 mm (2.1 in)
2000235.5 mm (9.3 in)
2001149.4 mm (5.9 in)
200258.2 mm (2.3 in)
200359.4 mm (2.3 in)
200442.2 mm (1.7 in)
200539.0 mm (1.5 in)
200627.2 mm (1.1 in)
200744.4 mm (1.7 in)
200890.8 mm (3.6 in)
200920.6 mm (0.8 in)
2010147.0 mm (5.8 in)
201133.9 mm (1.3 in)
2012115.1 mm (4.5 in)
201334.6 mm (1.4 in)
201494.9 mm (3.7 in)
2015149.6 mm (5.9 in)
2016105.0 mm (4.1 in)
201788.8 mm (3.5 in)
201832.4 mm (1.3 in)
20199.2 mm (0.36 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Owen Springs by year The longest dry spell of the year at Owen Springs, 1898 to 2019. The record is 163 days in 2018, marked on the chart; the median year is 87 days. 050100150200190019201940196019802000Record: 163 days in 2018
The longest dry spell of the year at Owen Springs, 1898 to 2019. The record is 163 days in 2018, marked on the chart; the median year is 87 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Owen Springs by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
189878 days
189973 days
190092 days
190187 days
1902135 days
1903136 days
190456 days
190582 days
190666 days
190765 days
1969102 days
1970120 days
197184 days
1972147 days
197380 days
197485 days
1975103 days
1976131 days
197769 days
197840 days
197957 days
198074 days
1981130 days
198275 days
1983110 days
198487 days
198580 days
1986113 days
198758 days
198859 days
1989103 days
199099 days
1991131 days
199292 days
199348 days
1994160 days
199574 days
1996145 days
199769 days
199853 days
1999120 days
2000135 days
200158 days
2002102 days
200380 days
200483 days
200595 days
200651 days
200788 days
2008106 days
200983 days
201038 days
201178 days
2012153 days
2013138 days
201456 days
201594 days
201648 days
2017134 days
2018163 days
2019120 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

54 years, 1898 to 2018

A day with at least 46.2 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 156.1 mm (6.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Owen Springs: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years46.2 mm (1.8 in)
5 years70.8 mm (2.8 in)
10 years88.9 mm (3.5 in)
25 years113.9 mm (4.5 in)
50 years134.3 mm (5.3 in)
100 years156.1 mm (6.1 in)Longer than the 54 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, 54 years of values from 1898 to 2018.

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: 135.0 mm (5.3 in) in 1975; 126.0 mm (5.0 in) in 2000; 114.4 mm (4.5 in) in 1977.

Download the Data

  • Data for Owen Springs standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Owen 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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).