Papunya Weather Records (ASN00015612)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Papunya (ASN00015612), Australia, with 57 years of record.

Key Facts for Papunya

Papunya (ASN00015612) is a weather station in Australia at -23.20 latitude and 131.92 longitude, 608 m (1,995 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1958 to 2014, 57 years of record.
1,464 records set at Papunya still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Papunya set a daily record precipitation of 3.0 mm (0.12 in) on 15 July 2014.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -23.20 latitude, 131.92 longitude.
Elevation: 608 m (1,995 ft).
Period of record: 1958 to 2014, 57 years.
Eligible elements: 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 Papunya. 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 Papunya, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	44.5 C (112.1 F)	6.6 C (43.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	43.5 C (110.3 F)	14.0 C (57.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	41.5 C (106.7 F)	11.4 C (52.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	38.8 C (101.8 F)	7.1 C (44.8 F)	n/a	n/a
May	34.5 C (94.1 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	30.2 C (86.4 F)	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	30.1 C (86.2 F)	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	39.1 C (102.4 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	41.5 C (106.7 F)	8.0 C (46.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	43.5 C (110.3 F)	11.1 C (52.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	43.4 C (110.1 F)	13.5 C (56.3 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Papunya still stand. 2002 holds the most, with 191.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 148.1 mm (5.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Papunya. The most was 148.1 mm (5.8 in) on 31 March 1988.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Papunya
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	8 January 2010
Feb	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	13 February 1982
Mar	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	31 March 1988
Apr	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	28 April 1968
May	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	18 May 2004
Jun	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	30 June 1986
Jul	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	23 July 1986
Aug	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	5 August 1966
Sep	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	26 September 1964
Oct	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	31 October 2011
Nov	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	25 November 1973
Dec	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	24 December 1987

Period of Record Coverage

2001 to 2014

13 years of record at Papunya, 2001 to 2014. 9 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and others.

Days with data per year at Papunya
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
2001	81	22%	No
2002	358	98%	Yes
2003	333	91%	Yes
2004	344	94%	Yes
2005	294	81%	No
2006	333	91%	Yes
2007	317	87%	No
2008	295	81%	No
2009	233	64%	No
2010	106	29%	No
2011	284	78%	No
2012	271	74%	No
2014	63	17%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Papunya
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 July 2014	Papunya, AU	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	43 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 2014	Papunya, AU	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	8 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
29 September 2012	Papunya, AU	daily rain	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 2012	Papunya, AU	daily rain	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	22 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 2012	Papunya, AU	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	50 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 2012	Papunya, AU	daily rain	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	8 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 2012	Papunya, AU	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2012	Papunya, AU	daily rain	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	20 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 2011	Papunya, AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 2011	Papunya, AU	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	9 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 2011	Papunya, AU	monthly rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 2011	Papunya, AU	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	32 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 2011	Papunya, AU	daily rain	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 2011	Papunya, AU	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 2011	Papunya, AU	daily rain	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	9 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 2011	Papunya, AU	daily rain	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	28 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 2011	Papunya, AU	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 2010	Papunya, AU	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	17 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 2010	Papunya, AU	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 2010	Papunya, AU	daily rain	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1958 to 2014

Yearly extremes at Papunya: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	44.5 C (112.1 F)	2004	43.0 C (109.4 F)	13
Coldest night (TNn)	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	2008	0.9 C (33.6 F)	13
Wettest day (Rx1day)	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	1988	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	53
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	273.5 mm (10.8 in)	1972	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	52
Longest dry spell (CDD)	252 days	2002	84 days	52

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Papunya, 1958 to 2014. The record is 44.5 C (112.1 F) in 2004, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.0 C (109.4 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Papunya by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	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
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
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	39.8 C (103.6 F)
2002	43.4 C (110.1 F)
2003	42.1 C (107.8 F)
2004	44.5 C (112.1 F)
2005	43.5 C (110.3 F)
2006	43.5 C (110.3 F)
2007	43.1 C (109.6 F)
2008	44.0 C (111.2 F)
2009	43.0 C (109.4 F)
2010	42.0 C (107.6 F)
2011	43.0 C (109.4 F)
2012	41.4 C (106.5 F)
2014	41.0 C (105.8 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Papunya, 1958 to 2014. The record is -0.9 C (30.4 F) in 2008, marked on the chart; the median year is 0.9 C (33.6 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Papunya by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	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
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
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	11.0 C (51.8 F)
2002	0.5 C (32.9 F)
2003	2.4 C (36.3 F)
2004	1.0 C (33.8 F)
2005	-0.5 C (31.1 F)
2006	-0.7 C (30.7 F)
2007	0.9 C (33.6 F)
2008	-0.9 C (30.4 F)
2009	2.5 C (36.5 F)
2010	3.0 C (37.4 F)
2011	0.7 C (33.3 F)
2012	0.9 C (33.6 F)
2014	1.9 C (35.4 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Papunya, 1958 to 2014. The record is 148.1 mm (5.8 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 42.0 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Papunya by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1958	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1959	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1960	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1962	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1963	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1964	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1965	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1966	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1967	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1968	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1969	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1970	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1971	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1972	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1973	137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1974	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1976	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1977	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1978	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1979	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1980	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1981	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1982	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1983	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1984	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1985	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1986	63.4 mm (2.5 in)
1987	47.4 mm (1.9 in)
1988	148.1 mm (5.8 in)
1989	35.4 mm (1.4 in)
1990	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1991	29.8 mm (1.2 in)
1992	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1993	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1994	18.4 mm (0.7 in)
1995	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
1997	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1998	31.6 mm (1.2 in)
1999	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
2000	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2001	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
2002	21.4 mm (0.8 in)
2003	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
2004	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
2005	40.8 mm (1.6 in)
2006	26.1 mm (1.0 in)
2007	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
2008	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
2009	21.5 mm (0.8 in)
2010	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
2011	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
2012	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
2014	22.0 mm (0.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Papunya, 1958 to 2014. The record is 273.5 mm (10.8 in) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 76.9 mm (3.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Papunya by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1958	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1959	43.1 mm (1.7 in)
1960	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1962	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1963	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1964	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1965	79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1966	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1967	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1968	94.3 mm (3.7 in)
1969	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1970	98.9 mm (3.9 in)
1971	89.1 mm (3.5 in)
1972	273.5 mm (10.8 in)
1973	140.7 mm (5.5 in)
1974	218.2 mm (8.6 in)
1976	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1977	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1978	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1979	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1980	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1981	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1982	255.2 mm (10.0 in)
1983	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1984	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1985	80.6 mm (3.2 in)
1986	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1987	97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1988	160.3 mm (6.3 in)
1989	108.6 mm (4.3 in)
1990	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1991	40.8 mm (1.6 in)
1992	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1993	83.4 mm (3.3 in)
1994	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1995	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1997	97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1998	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1999	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
2000	n/a
2001	223.2 mm (8.8 in)
2002	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
2003	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
2004	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
2005	90.1 mm (3.5 in)
2006	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
2007	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
2008	28.1 mm (1.1 in)
2009	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
2010	149.7 mm (5.9 in)
2011	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
2012	85.2 mm (3.4 in)
2014	29.0 mm (1.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Papunya, 1958 to 2014. The record is 252 days in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 84 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Papunya by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1958	75 days
1959	37 days
1960	73 days
1962	57 days
1963	140 days
1964	89 days
1965	64 days
1966	93 days
1967	143 days
1968	51 days
1969	103 days
1970	119 days
1971	61 days
1972	146 days
1973	88 days
1974	64 days
1976	29 days
1977	69 days
1978	40 days
1979	56 days
1980	140 days
1981	87 days
1982	87 days
1983	76 days
1984	129 days
1985	91 days
1986	112 days
1987	95 days
1988	85 days
1989	74 days
1990	101 days
1991	70 days
1992	69 days
1993	58 days
1994	92 days
1995	58 days
1997	192 days
1998	13 days
1999	71 days
2000	n/a
2001	20 days
2002	252 days
2003	81 days
2004	120 days
2005	134 days
2006	51 days
2007	80 days
2008	215 days
2009	128 days
2010	49 days
2011	82 days
2012	157 days
2014	87 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

39 years, 1958 to 2011

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 189.7 mm (7.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Papunya: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
5 years	70.3 mm (2.8 in)
10 years	92.1 mm (3.6 in)
25 years	125.5 mm (4.9 in)
50 years	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	Longer than the 39 years of record
100 years	189.7 mm (7.5 in)	Longer than the 39 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, 39 years of values from 1958 to 2011.

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: 148.1 mm (5.8 in) in 1988; 139.7 mm (5.5 in) in 1972; 137.2 mm (5.4 in) in 1973.

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Data for Papunya standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Papunya 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 2026-10-14. Last revised 14 October 2026 (2026-10-14).