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Alice Springs Airport Weather Records (ASN00015590)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Alice Springs Airport (ASN00015590), Australia, with 86 years of record.

Key Facts for Alice Springs Airport

  • Alice Springs Airport (ASN00015590) is a weather station in Australia at -23.80 latitude and 133.89 longitude, 546 m (1,791 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1941 to 2026, 86 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Alice Springs Airport still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Alice Springs Airport set a daily record high minimum temperature of 20.4 C (68.7 F) on 4 September 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -23.80 latitude, 133.89 longitude.
  • Elevation: 546 m (1,791 ft).
  • Period of record: 1941 to 2026, 86 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

6 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Alice Springs Airport, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Alice Springs Airport. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 6 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -200204060 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Alice Springs Airport. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 6 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Alice Springs Airport, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan46.0 C (114.8 F)10.0 C (50.0 F)43.8 C (110.8 F)18.3 C (64.9 F)
Feb44.7 C (112.5 F)8.5 C (47.3 F)40.1 C (104.2 F)18.6 C (65.5 F)
Mar44.5 C (112.1 F)6.1 C (43.0 F)33.8 C (92.8 F)6.5 C (43.7 F)
Apr39.9 C (103.8 F)1.4 C (34.5 F)33.9 C (93.0 F)5.7 C (42.3 F)
May35.0 C (95.0 F)-2.7 C (27.1 F)31.4 C (88.5 F)0.9 C (33.6 F)
Jun31.6 C (88.9 F)-6.0 C (21.2 F)29.6 C (85.3 F)-0.3 C (31.5 F)
Jul31.8 C (89.2 F)-7.5 C (18.5 F)25.2 C (77.4 F)-3.2 C (26.2 F)
Aug36.6 C (97.9 F)-4.1 C (24.6 F)29.7 C (85.5 F)-1.6 C (29.1 F)
Sep38.8 C (101.8 F)-1.0 C (30.2 F)35.0 C (95.0 F)3.5 C (38.3 F)
Oct42.6 C (108.7 F)1.3 C (34.3 F)n/an/a
Nov44.9 C (112.8 F)3.5 C (38.3 F)n/an/a
Dec45.7 C (114.3 F)9.3 C (48.7 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Alice Springs Airport by the year they were set 1,464 records at Alice Springs Airport still stand. 1976 holds the most, with 48. 02040601941: 71942: 141943: 151944: 131945: 271946: 241947: 161948: 171949: 201950: 121951: 111952: 51953: 131954: 71955: 111956: 161957: 101958: 151959: 61960: 161961: 101962: 161963: 131964: 91965: 131966: 171967: 111968: 221969: 31970: 131971: 121972: 101973: 171974: 191975: 291976: 481977: 281978: 191979: 121980: 71981: 151982: 171983: 271984: 111985: 131986: 101987: 131988: 131989: 91990: 151991: 131992: 171993: 191994: 171995: 241996: 281997: 71998: 271999: 232000: 262001: 182002: 242003: 202004: 82005: 182006: 162007: 232008: 102009: 312010: 242011: 72012: 282013: 192014: 142015: 182016: 192017: 162018: 262019: 322020: 242021: 172022: 162023: 182024: 212025: 392026: 111941195019591968197719861995200420132022
1,464 records at Alice Springs Airport still stand. 1976 holds the most, with 48.
Standing records at Alice Springs Airport by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
19417
194214
194315
194413
194527
194624
194716
194817
194920
195012
195111
19525
195313
19547
195511
195616
195710
195815
19596
196016
196110
196216
196313
19649
196513
196617
196711
196822
19693
197013
197112
197210
197317
197419
197529
197648
197728
197819
197912
19807
198115
198217
198327
198411
198513
198610
198713
198813
19899
199015
199113
199217
199319
199417
199524
199628
19977
199827
199923
200026
200118
200224
200320
20048
200518
200616
200723
200810
200931
201024
20117
201228
201319
201414
201518
201619
201716
201826
201932
202024
202117
202216
202318
202421
202539
202611

All-Time Record Progression

5 new records
When Alice Springs Airport set new all-time records 5 all-time records were set at Alice Springs Airport between 5 March 1972 and 20 January 2015. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitationRecord low minimum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature5 March 1972: Record daily precipitation 94.2 mm (3.7 in)17 December 1975: Record daily precipitation 135.8 mm (5.3 in)17 July 1976: Record low minimum temperature -7.5 C (18.5 F)31 March 1988: Record daily precipitation 204.8 mm (8.1 in)20 January 2015: Record high maximum temperature 46.0 C (114.8 F)1980199020002010
5 all-time records were set at Alice Springs Airport between 5 March 1972 and 20 January 2015. Each dot is a new record.
When Alice Springs Airport set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1972-03-05Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1975-12-17Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 135.8 mm (5.3 in)
1976-07-17Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -7.5 C (18.5 F)
1988-03-31Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 204.8 mm (8.1 in)
2015-01-20Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 46.0 C (114.8 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 204.8 mm (8.1 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Alice Springs Airport The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Alice Springs Airport. The most was 204.8 mm (8.1 in) on 31 March 1988. 0100200300 Jan: 99.6 mm (3.9 in), 30 January 2001 Jan Feb: 111.8 mm (4.4 in), 12 February 2000 Feb Mar: 204.8 mm (8.1 in), 31 March 1988 Mar Apr: 85.6 mm (3.4 in), 21 April 2000 Apr May: 56.6 mm (2.2 in), 21 May 1990 May Jun: 70.6 mm (2.8 in), 15 June 1973 Jun Jul: 76.8 mm (3.0 in), 1 July 1986 Jul Aug: 63.0 mm (2.5 in), 16 August 1947 Aug Sep: 29.0 mm (1.1 in), 22 September 1993 Sep Oct: 38.8 mm (1.5 in), 2 October 1993 Oct Nov: 100.2 mm (3.9 in), 10 November 2021 Nov Dec: 135.8 mm (5.3 in), 17 December 1975 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Alice Springs Airport. The most was 204.8 mm (8.1 in) on 31 March 1988.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Alice Springs Airport
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan99.6 mm (3.9 in)30 January 2001
Feb111.8 mm (4.4 in)12 February 2000
Mar204.8 mm (8.1 in)31 March 1988
Apr85.6 mm (3.4 in)21 April 2000
May56.6 mm (2.2 in)21 May 1990
Jun70.6 mm (2.8 in)15 June 1973
Jul76.8 mm (3.0 in)1 July 1986
Aug63.0 mm (2.5 in)16 August 1947
Sep29.0 mm (1.1 in)22 September 1993
Oct38.8 mm (1.5 in)2 October 1993
Nov100.2 mm (3.9 in)10 November 2021
Dec135.8 mm (5.3 in)17 December 1975

Period of Record Coverage

1941 to 2026
Days with data per year at Alice Springs Airport 86 years of record at Alice Springs Airport, 1941 to 2026. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1941, 2026. 1941: 61 of 365 days1942: 365 of 365 days1943: 365 of 365 days1944: 366 of 366 days1945: 363 of 365 days1946: 364 of 365 days1947: 365 of 365 days1948: 366 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: 365 of 365 days1958: 365 of 365 days1959: 365 of 365 days1960: 366 of 366 days1961: 365 of 365 days1962: 365 of 365 days1963: 365 of 365 days1964: 366 of 366 days1965: 365 of 365 days1966: 365 of 365 days1967: 365 of 365 days1968: 366 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 365 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 365 of 366 days1973: 363 of 365 days1974: 365 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 365 of 365 days1978: 365 of 365 days1979: 365 of 365 days1980: 366 of 366 days1981: 365 of 365 days1982: 365 of 365 days1983: 365 of 365 days1984: 366 of 366 days1985: 365 of 365 days1986: 365 of 365 days1987: 365 of 365 days1988: 366 of 366 days1989: 365 of 365 days1990: 365 of 365 days1991: 365 of 365 days1992: 366 of 366 days1993: 364 of 365 days1994: 365 of 365 days1995: 365 of 365 days1996: 366 of 366 days1997: 365 of 365 days1998: 365 of 365 days1999: 365 of 365 days2000: 366 of 366 days2001: 363 of 365 days2002: 365 of 365 days2003: 365 of 365 days2004: 364 of 366 days2005: 365 of 365 days2006: 365 of 365 days2007: 365 of 365 days2008: 366 of 366 days2009: 365 of 365 days2010: 365 of 365 days2011: 365 of 365 days2012: 366 of 366 days2013: 365 of 365 days2014: 365 of 365 days2015: 365 of 365 days2016: 366 of 366 days2017: 363 of 365 days2018: 363 of 365 days2019: 364 of 365 days2020: 365 of 366 days2021: 364 of 365 days2022: 365 of 365 days2023: 360 of 365 days2024: 365 of 366 days2025: 362 of 365 days2026: 273 of 365 days195019651980199520102025
86 years of record at Alice Springs Airport, 1941 to 2026. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1941, 2026.
Days with data per year at Alice Springs Airport
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
19416117%No
1942365100%Yes
1943365100%Yes
1944366100%Yes
194536399%Yes
1946364100%Yes
1947365100%Yes
1948366100%Yes
1949365100%Yes
1950365100%Yes
1951365100%Yes
1952366100%Yes
1953365100%Yes
1954365100%Yes
1955365100%Yes
1956366100%Yes
1957365100%Yes
1958365100%Yes
1959365100%Yes
1960366100%Yes
1961365100%Yes
1962365100%Yes
1963365100%Yes
1964366100%Yes
1965365100%Yes
1966365100%Yes
1967365100%Yes
1968366100%Yes
1969365100%Yes
1970365100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
1972365100%Yes
197336399%Yes
1974365100%Yes
1975365100%Yes
1976366100%Yes
1977365100%Yes
1978365100%Yes
1979365100%Yes
1980366100%Yes
1981365100%Yes
1982365100%Yes
1983365100%Yes
1984366100%Yes
1985365100%Yes
1986365100%Yes
1987365100%Yes
1988366100%Yes
1989365100%Yes
1990365100%Yes
1991365100%Yes
1992366100%Yes
1993364100%Yes
1994365100%Yes
1995365100%Yes
1996366100%Yes
1997365100%Yes
1998365100%Yes
1999365100%Yes
2000366100%Yes
200136399%Yes
2002365100%Yes
2003365100%Yes
200436499%Yes
2005365100%Yes
2006365100%Yes
2007365100%Yes
2008366100%Yes
2009365100%Yes
2010365100%Yes
2011365100%Yes
2012366100%Yes
2013365100%Yes
2014365100%Yes
2015365100%Yes
2016366100%Yes
201736399%Yes
201836399%Yes
2019364100%Yes
2020365100%Yes
2021364100%Yes
2022365100%Yes
202336099%Yes
2024365100%Yes
202536299%Yes
202627375%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Alice Springs Airport
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
4 September 2026Alice Springs Airport, AUdaily high min (Provisional)20.4 C (68.7 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)27 years16 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 2026Alice Springs Airport, AUdaily rain (Provisional)20.2 mm (0.8 in)12.4 mm (0.5 in)40 years20 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 2026Alice Springs Airport, AUdaily rain (Provisional)5.8 mm (0.23 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)71 years20 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 2026Alice Springs Airport, AUdaily rain0.8 mm (0.03 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)52 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 2026Alice Springs Airport, AUdaily low min (Tie)-3.2 C (26.2 F)tie48 years5 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 2026Alice Springs Airport, AUdaily rain6.4 mm (0.25 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)16 years15 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 2026Alice Springs Airport, AUdaily rain19.0 mm (0.7 in)17.8 mm (0.7 in)37 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 2026Alice Springs Airport, AUdaily low max12.1 C (53.8 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)65 years29 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 2026Alice Springs Airport, AUdaily high min17.4 C (63.3 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)35 years19 of 100 (Routine)
13 June 2026Alice Springs Airport, AUdaily high max28.8 C (83.8 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)21 years15 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 2026Alice Springs Airport, AUdaily high max27.7 C (81.9 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)24 years15 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 2026Alice Springs Airport, AUdaily low min6.5 C (43.7 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)24 years18 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 2026Alice Springs Airport, AUdaily rain27.6 mm (1.1 in)7.2 mm (0.28 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 2026Alice Springs Airport, AUdaily high max43.3 C (109.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)62 years28 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 2026Alice Springs Airport, AUdaily high min31.5 C (88.7 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 2026Alice Springs Airport, AUdaily high max43.8 C (110.8 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)7 years12 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 2026Alice Springs Airport, AUdaily high min30.8 C (87.4 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)12 years13 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 2026Alice Springs Airport, AUdaily high min29.9 C (85.8 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)56 years28 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 2026Alice Springs Airport, AUdaily high min29.4 C (84.9 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)62 years26 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 2025Alice Springs Airport, AUdaily high max43.0 C (109.4 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)68 years32 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

84 complete years, 1942 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Alice Springs Airport as warming stripes, 1942 to 2025 One stripe for each of 84 complete years at Alice Springs Airport, 1942 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 21.1 C (70.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1976, at 18.5 C (65.3 F), and the warmest was 2013, at 22.4 C (72.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.6 C (4.7 F). 1942: 21.7 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1943: 20.7 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1944: 20.3 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1945: 20.4 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1946: 20.1 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1947: 20.8 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1948: 20.0 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1949: 19.6 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1950: 20.2 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1951: 20.8 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1952: 20.4 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1953: 20.7 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1954: 20.4 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1955: 21.6 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1956: 20.4 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1957: 21.7 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1958: 21.5 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1959: 21.4 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1960: 20.9 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1961: 21.4 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1962: 21.2 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1963: 21.7 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1964: 21.2 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1965: 21.7 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1966: 20.2 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1967: 20.6 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1968: 20.8 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1969: 20.9 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1970: 21.0 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1971: 21.8 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1972: 21.0 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1973: 22.1 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1974: 19.8 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1975: 19.8 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1976: 18.5 C, -2.6 C from the station mean1977: 19.9 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1978: 19.9 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1979: 21.2 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1980: 22.1 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1981: 21.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1982: 19.9 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1983: 20.6 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1984: 20.2 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1985: 21.1 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1986: 21.1 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1987: 21.1 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1988: 21.2 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1989: 20.4 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1990: 21.8 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1991: 22.1 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1992: 21.7 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1993: 21.7 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1994: 20.9 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1995: 21.2 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1996: 22.4 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1997: 20.9 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1998: 22.0 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1999: 21.8 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2000: 20.5 C, -0.6 C from the station mean2001: 19.9 C, -1.2 C from the station mean2002: 21.0 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2003: 21.5 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2004: 21.8 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2005: 22.2 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2006: 22.0 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2007: 21.7 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2008: 21.6 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2009: 22.2 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2010: 19.7 C, -1.4 C from the station mean2011: 20.4 C, -0.7 C from the station mean2012: 20.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2013: 22.4 C, +1.4 C from the station mean2014: 21.5 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2015: 21.0 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2016: 21.7 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2017: 22.0 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2018: 22.1 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2019: 22.3 C, +1.3 C from the station mean2020: 22.2 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2021: 21.0 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2022: 20.7 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2023: 21.4 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2024: 22.4 C, +1.3 C from the station mean2025: 21.9 C, +0.8 C from the station mean194219501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 84 complete years at Alice Springs Airport, 1942 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 21.1 C (70.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1976, at 18.5 C (65.3 F), and the warmest was 2013, at 22.4 C (72.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.6 C (4.7 F).
Annual mean temperature at Alice Springs Airport as warming stripes, 1942 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
194221.7 C+0.63 C
194320.7 C-0.41 C
194420.3 C-0.82 C
194520.4 C-0.73 C
194620.1 C-0.96 C
194720.8 C-0.29 C
194820.0 C-1.11 C
194919.6 C-1.44 C
195020.2 C-0.86 C
195120.8 C-0.31 C
195220.4 C-0.72 C
195320.7 C-0.42 C
195420.4 C-0.65 C
195521.6 C+0.48 C
195620.4 C-0.64 C
195721.7 C+0.60 C
195821.5 C+0.44 C
195921.4 C+0.34 C
196020.9 C-0.16 C
196121.4 C+0.27 C
196221.2 C+0.09 C
196321.7 C+0.58 C
196421.2 C+0.13 C
196521.7 C+0.64 C
196620.2 C-0.88 C
196720.6 C-0.51 C
196820.8 C-0.26 C
196920.9 C-0.15 C
197021.0 C-0.13 C
197121.8 C+0.76 C
197221.0 C-0.07 C
197322.1 C+0.97 C
197419.8 C-1.29 C
197519.8 C-1.27 C
197618.5 C-2.56 C
197719.9 C-1.21 C
197819.9 C-1.20 C
197921.2 C+0.13 C
198022.1 C+1.06 C
198121.3 C+0.21 C
198219.9 C-1.14 C
198320.6 C-0.47 C
198420.2 C-0.91 C
198521.1 C0.00 C
198621.1 C+0.02 C
198721.1 C-0.01 C
198821.2 C+0.14 C
198920.4 C-0.70 C
199021.8 C+0.70 C
199122.1 C+1.04 C
199221.7 C+0.62 C
199321.7 C+0.57 C
199420.9 C-0.16 C
199521.2 C+0.11 C
199622.4 C+1.28 C
199720.9 C-0.19 C
199822.0 C+0.92 C
199921.8 C+0.70 C
200020.5 C-0.56 C
200119.9 C-1.16 C
200221.0 C-0.13 C
200321.5 C+0.40 C
200421.8 C+0.70 C
200522.2 C+1.13 C
200622.0 C+0.93 C
200721.7 C+0.58 C
200821.6 C+0.47 C
200922.2 C+1.09 C
201019.7 C-1.36 C
201120.4 C-0.65 C
201220.7 C-0.34 C
201322.4 C+1.36 C
201421.5 C+0.43 C
201521.0 C-0.11 C
201621.7 C+0.57 C
201722.0 C+0.88 C
201822.1 C+0.98 C
201922.3 C+1.26 C
202022.2 C+1.13 C
202121.0 C-0.08 C
202220.7 C-0.36 C
202321.4 C+0.30 C
202422.4 C+1.31 C
202521.9 C+0.81 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade over 1942 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 84 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Alice Springs Airport
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade0.2 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade1942 to 202584Rise
Mean daily maximum0.2 C (0.2 to 0.3) per decade0.4 F (0.3 to 0.6) per decade1942 to 202584Rise
Mean daily minimum0.03 C (-0.05 to 0.11) per decade0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade1942 to 202584Not 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

1941 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Alice Springs Airport: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)46.0 C (114.8 F)201542.9 C (109.2 F)86
Coldest night (TNn)-7.5 C (18.5 F)1976-2.7 C (27.1 F)86
Wettest day (Rx1day)204.8 mm (8.1 in)198843.3 mm (1.7 in)86
Wettest five days (Rx5day)295.8 mm (11.6 in)198373.6 mm (2.9 in)86
Longest dry spell (CDD)198 days196181 days86

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Alice Springs Airport by year The hottest day of the year at Alice Springs Airport, 1941 to 2026. The record is 46.0 C (114.8 F) in 2015, marked on the chart; the median year is 42.9 C (109.2 F). 404244461960198020002020Record: 46.0 C (114.8 F) in 2015
The hottest day of the year at Alice Springs Airport, 1941 to 2026. The record is 46.0 C (114.8 F) in 2015, marked on the chart; the median year is 42.9 C (109.2 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Alice Springs Airport by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
194142.6 C (108.7 F)
194242.2 C (108.0 F)
194343.6 C (110.5 F)
194444.0 C (111.2 F)
194540.4 C (104.7 F)
194641.5 C (106.7 F)
194742.9 C (109.2 F)
194841.7 C (107.1 F)
194941.8 C (107.2 F)
195040.9 C (105.6 F)
195142.2 C (108.0 F)
195242.1 C (107.8 F)
195341.4 C (106.5 F)
195441.6 C (106.9 F)
195543.0 C (109.4 F)
195643.1 C (109.6 F)
195742.6 C (108.7 F)
195841.1 C (106.0 F)
195943.4 C (110.1 F)
196045.2 C (113.4 F)
196143.2 C (109.8 F)
196242.3 C (108.1 F)
196343.9 C (111.0 F)
196442.4 C (108.3 F)
196542.2 C (108.0 F)
196641.7 C (107.1 F)
196741.6 C (106.9 F)
196842.2 C (108.0 F)
196942.2 C (108.0 F)
197043.1 C (109.6 F)
197143.3 C (109.9 F)
197244.2 C (111.6 F)
197343.4 C (110.1 F)
197440.2 C (104.4 F)
197543.0 C (109.4 F)
197641.5 C (106.7 F)
197741.9 C (107.4 F)
197841.7 C (107.1 F)
197942.7 C (108.9 F)
198043.0 C (109.4 F)
198143.6 C (110.5 F)
198242.7 C (108.9 F)
198343.8 C (110.8 F)
198442.0 C (107.6 F)
198542.5 C (108.5 F)
198643.0 C (109.4 F)
198742.3 C (108.1 F)
198843.9 C (111.0 F)
198942.6 C (108.7 F)
199044.7 C (112.5 F)
199142.2 C (108.0 F)
199243.1 C (109.6 F)
199341.1 C (106.0 F)
199444.1 C (111.4 F)
199542.6 C (108.7 F)
199642.9 C (109.2 F)
199742.4 C (108.3 F)
199844.7 C (112.5 F)
199942.6 C (108.7 F)
200042.6 C (108.7 F)
200144.4 C (111.9 F)
200243.2 C (109.8 F)
200341.7 C (107.1 F)
200445.0 C (113.0 F)
200543.1 C (109.6 F)
200643.3 C (109.9 F)
200742.6 C (108.7 F)
200842.0 C (107.6 F)
200943.2 C (109.8 F)
201041.3 C (106.3 F)
201143.0 C (109.4 F)
201243.2 C (109.8 F)
201344.4 C (111.9 F)
201444.9 C (112.8 F)
201546.0 C (114.8 F)
201642.6 C (108.7 F)
201743.6 C (110.5 F)
201845.6 C (114.1 F)
201945.7 C (114.3 F)
202043.7 C (110.7 F)
202143.2 C (109.8 F)
202242.9 C (109.2 F)
202343.2 C (109.8 F)
202443.4 C (110.1 F)
202544.6 C (112.3 F)
202643.8 C (110.8 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Alice Springs Airport by year The coldest night of the year at Alice Springs Airport, 1941 to 2026. The record is -7.5 C (18.5 F) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is -2.7 C (27.1 F). -10-505101960198020002020Record: -7.5 C (18.5 F) in 1976
The coldest night of the year at Alice Springs Airport, 1941 to 2026. The record is -7.5 C (18.5 F) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is -2.7 C (27.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Alice Springs Airport by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
19419.7 C (49.5 F)
1942-2.6 C (27.3 F)
1943-0.7 C (30.7 F)
1944-4.8 C (23.4 F)
1945-1.6 C (29.1 F)
1946-2.7 C (27.1 F)
1947-1.8 C (28.8 F)
1948-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1949-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1950-1.5 C (29.3 F)
1951-4.1 C (24.6 F)
1952-3.8 C (25.2 F)
1953-2.7 C (27.1 F)
1954-3.1 C (26.4 F)
19550.2 C (32.4 F)
1956-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1957-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1958-2.1 C (28.2 F)
1959-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1960-2.7 C (27.1 F)
1961-3.8 C (25.2 F)
19620.2 C (32.4 F)
1963-2.7 C (27.1 F)
1964-0.9 C (30.4 F)
1965-4.3 C (24.3 F)
19660.4 C (32.7 F)
1967-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1968-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1969-0.9 C (30.4 F)
1970-3.5 C (25.7 F)
1971-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1972-1.6 C (29.1 F)
19730.6 C (33.1 F)
1974-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1975-4.8 C (23.4 F)
1976-7.5 C (18.5 F)
1977-6.2 C (20.8 F)
1978-2.7 C (27.1 F)
1979-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1980-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1981-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1982-4.5 C (23.9 F)
1983-5.5 C (22.1 F)
1984-4.9 C (23.2 F)
1985-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1986-0.7 C (30.7 F)
1987-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1988-1.9 C (28.6 F)
1989-5.2 C (22.6 F)
1990-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1991-0.4 C (31.3 F)
1992-1.2 C (29.8 F)
1993-1.4 C (29.5 F)
1994-4.1 C (24.6 F)
1995-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1996-0.2 C (31.6 F)
1997-3.5 C (25.7 F)
1998-2.3 C (27.9 F)
1999-0.9 C (30.4 F)
2000-2.5 C (27.5 F)
2001-1.8 C (28.8 F)
2002-6.0 C (21.2 F)
2003-2.9 C (26.8 F)
2004-4.2 C (24.4 F)
2005-0.4 C (31.3 F)
2006-3.8 C (25.2 F)
2007-3.7 C (25.3 F)
2008-2.4 C (27.7 F)
20090.2 C (32.4 F)
2010-2.7 C (27.1 F)
2011-3.4 C (25.9 F)
2012-5.2 C (22.6 F)
2013-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2014-3.0 C (26.6 F)
2015-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2016-4.0 C (24.8 F)
2017-2.9 C (26.8 F)
2018-3.8 C (25.2 F)
2019-3.2 C (26.2 F)
2020-0.9 C (30.4 F)
2021-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2022-4.0 C (24.8 F)
2023-0.8 C (30.6 F)
2024-3.1 C (26.4 F)
2025-2.1 C (28.2 F)
2026-3.2 C (26.2 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Alice Springs Airport by year The wettest day of the year at Alice Springs Airport, 1941 to 2026. The record is 204.8 mm (8.1 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.3 mm (1.7 in). 0501001502002501960198020002020Record: 204.8 mm (8.1 in) in 1988
The wettest day of the year at Alice Springs Airport, 1941 to 2026. The record is 204.8 mm (8.1 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.3 mm (1.7 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Alice Springs Airport by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
194123.9 mm (0.9 in)
194234.0 mm (1.3 in)
194328.7 mm (1.1 in)
194426.7 mm (1.1 in)
194541.4 mm (1.6 in)
194671.6 mm (2.8 in)
194763.0 mm (2.5 in)
194861.5 mm (2.4 in)
194930.5 mm (1.2 in)
195049.0 mm (1.9 in)
195153.1 mm (2.1 in)
195236.1 mm (1.4 in)
195345.5 mm (1.8 in)
195438.6 mm (1.5 in)
195539.4 mm (1.6 in)
195648.3 mm (1.9 in)
195737.6 mm (1.5 in)
195828.2 mm (1.1 in)
195927.4 mm (1.1 in)
196059.2 mm (2.3 in)
196134.8 mm (1.4 in)
196231.0 mm (1.2 in)
196321.8 mm (0.9 in)
196419.1 mm (0.8 in)
196518.5 mm (0.7 in)
196684.8 mm (3.3 in)
196793.5 mm (3.7 in)
196842.9 mm (1.7 in)
196933.5 mm (1.3 in)
197042.7 mm (1.7 in)
197116.0 mm (0.6 in)
197294.2 mm (3.7 in)
197370.6 mm (2.8 in)
197453.8 mm (2.1 in)
1975135.8 mm (5.3 in)
1976100.4 mm (4.0 in)
197746.2 mm (1.8 in)
197854.0 mm (2.1 in)
197939.4 mm (1.6 in)
198032.8 mm (1.3 in)
198163.0 mm (2.5 in)
198266.8 mm (2.6 in)
1983133.2 mm (5.2 in)
198447.0 mm (1.9 in)
198527.0 mm (1.1 in)
198676.8 mm (3.0 in)
198719.6 mm (0.8 in)
1988204.8 mm (8.1 in)
198936.4 mm (1.4 in)
199056.6 mm (2.2 in)
199121.8 mm (0.9 in)
199235.8 mm (1.4 in)
199340.2 mm (1.6 in)
199423.4 mm (0.9 in)
199548.8 mm (1.9 in)
199613.8 mm (0.5 in)
199796.6 mm (3.8 in)
199871.2 mm (2.8 in)
199943.8 mm (1.7 in)
2000111.8 mm (4.4 in)
200199.6 mm (3.9 in)
200253.2 mm (2.1 in)
200321.8 mm (0.9 in)
200428.8 mm (1.1 in)
200553.4 mm (2.1 in)
200627.2 mm (1.1 in)
200752.4 mm (2.1 in)
200845.6 mm (1.8 in)
200912.4 mm (0.5 in)
201062.0 mm (2.4 in)
201140.0 mm (1.6 in)
201228.2 mm (1.1 in)
201329.6 mm (1.2 in)
201435.4 mm (1.4 in)
201561.6 mm (2.4 in)
201648.6 mm (1.9 in)
201730.0 mm (1.2 in)
201832.8 mm (1.3 in)
201919.4 mm (0.8 in)
202034.8 mm (1.4 in)
2021100.2 mm (3.9 in)
202286.4 mm (3.4 in)
202383.6 mm (3.3 in)
202463.8 mm (2.5 in)
202550.8 mm (2.0 in)
202671.8 mm (2.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Alice Springs Airport by year The wettest five days of the year at Alice Springs Airport, 1941 to 2026. The record is 295.8 mm (11.6 in) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 73.6 mm (2.9 in). 01002003001960198020002020Record: 295.8 mm (11.6 in) in 1983
The wettest five days of the year at Alice Springs Airport, 1941 to 2026. The record is 295.8 mm (11.6 in) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 73.6 mm (2.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Alice Springs Airport by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
194137.6 mm (1.5 in)
194241.4 mm (1.6 in)
194357.7 mm (2.3 in)
194490.4 mm (3.6 in)
194566.8 mm (2.6 in)
1946177.5 mm (7.0 in)
1947110.2 mm (4.3 in)
194885.1 mm (3.4 in)
194979.7 mm (3.1 in)
1950115.1 mm (4.5 in)
195154.4 mm (2.1 in)
195256.6 mm (2.2 in)
195384.6 mm (3.3 in)
195462.0 mm (2.4 in)
195548.9 mm (1.9 in)
1956105.5 mm (4.2 in)
195791.7 mm (3.6 in)
195877.2 mm (3.0 in)
195948.3 mm (1.9 in)
196070.6 mm (2.8 in)
196157.1 mm (2.2 in)
196233.8 mm (1.3 in)
196325.7 mm (1.0 in)
196430.5 mm (1.2 in)
196530.2 mm (1.2 in)
1966115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1967113.1 mm (4.5 in)
196857.9 mm (2.3 in)
196944.2 mm (1.7 in)
197056.0 mm (2.2 in)
197124.4 mm (1.0 in)
1972225.8 mm (8.9 in)
197388.7 mm (3.5 in)
1974119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1975211.2 mm (8.3 in)
1976165.6 mm (6.5 in)
1977127.2 mm (5.0 in)
197880.2 mm (3.2 in)
197951.4 mm (2.0 in)
198034.6 mm (1.4 in)
198187.6 mm (3.4 in)
1982139.6 mm (5.5 in)
1983295.8 mm (11.6 in)
198464.8 mm (2.6 in)
198528.0 mm (1.1 in)
1986136.4 mm (5.4 in)
198754.4 mm (2.1 in)
1988251.6 mm (9.9 in)
198971.2 mm (2.8 in)
1990101.2 mm (4.0 in)
199153.4 mm (2.1 in)
199240.8 mm (1.6 in)
199381.6 mm (3.2 in)
199427.0 mm (1.1 in)
1995113.6 mm (4.5 in)
199620.8 mm (0.8 in)
1997116.2 mm (4.6 in)
199881.4 mm (3.2 in)
199958.8 mm (2.3 in)
2000229.2 mm (9.0 in)
2001251.4 mm (9.9 in)
2002115.0 mm (4.5 in)
200337.2 mm (1.5 in)
200476.0 mm (3.0 in)
200562.6 mm (2.5 in)
200628.0 mm (1.1 in)
200784.6 mm (3.3 in)
2008100.4 mm (4.0 in)
200921.6 mm (0.9 in)
2010180.0 mm (7.1 in)
201169.2 mm (2.7 in)
201258.8 mm (2.3 in)
201343.0 mm (1.7 in)
201478.6 mm (3.1 in)
2015190.6 mm (7.5 in)
201650.4 mm (2.0 in)
201743.8 mm (1.7 in)
201838.8 mm (1.5 in)
201926.6 mm (1.0 in)
202068.0 mm (2.7 in)
2021153.4 mm (6.0 in)
2022195.0 mm (7.7 in)
2023101.8 mm (4.0 in)
2024180.0 mm (7.1 in)
202561.6 mm (2.4 in)
202697.2 mm (3.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Alice Springs Airport by year The longest dry spell of the year at Alice Springs Airport, 1941 to 2026. The record is 198 days in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 81 days. 0501001502001960198020002020Record: 198 days in 1961
The longest dry spell of the year at Alice Springs Airport, 1941 to 2026. The record is 198 days in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 81 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Alice Springs Airport by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
194127 days
194250 days
194359 days
194468 days
194574 days
1946130 days
194765 days
194894 days
194995 days
1950109 days
195188 days
195274 days
1953113 days
195471 days
195536 days
195653 days
195773 days
195868 days
195988 days
196068 days
1961198 days
196257 days
1963144 days
1964107 days
196573 days
196672 days
1967124 days
196834 days
196991 days
1970120 days
197161 days
1972147 days
197381 days
197477 days
1975103 days
1976130 days
1977112 days
197839 days
197999 days
198071 days
198160 days
198286 days
1983111 days
198486 days
198576 days
1986110 days
198758 days
198861 days
198968 days
199074 days
1991120 days
199296 days
199338 days
1994152 days
199574 days
199676 days
199776 days
199863 days
1999102 days
200077 days
200173 days
2002173 days
200379 days
200486 days
2005128 days
200652 days
200788 days
2008125 days
2009117 days
201038 days
201181 days
2012157 days
2013138 days
2014123 days
2015141 days
201635 days
2017151 days
2018111 days
2019111 days
202090 days
202182 days
202290 days
202376 days
202477 days
202555 days
202655 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

74 years with a frost

Across 74 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Alice Springs Airport falls on 9 August and the median first autumn frost on 12 June, which leaves a median of 311 days between them.

In 1994 to 2025 the median growing season was 303 days. That is 12 days fewer than in 1942 to 1979.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -1.0 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Alice Springs Airport
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1942 to 1979)Recent period (1994 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost9 August11 August9 August2 days earlier+0.2 days per decade
First autumn frost12 June17 June9 June8 days earlier-0.8 days per decade
Growing days311 days315 days303 days12 days fewer-1.0 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

84 years, 1942 to 2025

A day with at least 43.5 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 173.6 mm (6.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Alice Springs Airport: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years43.5 mm (1.7 in)
5 years68.7 mm (2.7 in)
10 years88.7 mm (3.5 in)
25 years118.4 mm (4.7 in)
50 years144.2 mm (5.7 in)
100 years173.6 mm (6.8 in)Longer than the 84 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, 84 years of values from 1942 to 2025.

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: 204.8 mm (8.1 in) in 1988; 135.8 mm (5.3 in) in 1975; 133.2 mm (5.2 in) in 1983.

Climate Twins

2011 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2011 to 2025, Alice Springs Airport had a mean temperature of 21.6 C (70.8 F) and 278.3 mm (11.0 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Finke Post Office (Australia, 210 km away), Curtin Springs (Australia, 274 km away) and Oodnadatta Airport (Australia, 446 km away).

Climate twins of Alice Springs Airport: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2011 to 2025 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
Finke Post OfficeAustralia210 km (130 mi)22.0 C (71.6 F)224.4 mm (8.8 in)0.82
Curtin SpringsAustralia274 km (170 mi)21.0 C (69.9 F)243.8 mm (9.6 in)0.84
Oodnadatta AirportAustralia446 km (277 mi)21.8 C (71.3 F)184.4 mm (7.3 in)0.87

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-12).