Watarrka Weather Records (ASN00015652)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Watarrka (ASN00015652), Australia, with 37 years of record.

Key Facts for Watarrka

Watarrka (ASN00015652) is a weather station in Australia at -24.29 latitude and 131.55 longitude, 614 m (2,014 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1990 to 2026, 37 years of record.
1,464 records set at Watarrka still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Watarrka set a daily record precipitation of 6.6 mm (0.26 in) on 11 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, -24.29 latitude, 131.55 longitude.
Elevation: 614 m (2,014 ft).
Period of record: 1990 to 2026, 37 years.
Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

9 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Watarrka. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 9 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Watarrka, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	46.0 C (114.8 F)	15.4 C (59.7 F)	43.5 C (110.3 F)	21.5 C (70.7 F)
Feb	45.2 C (113.4 F)	12.0 C (53.6 F)	36.9 C (98.4 F)	20.0 C (68.0 F)
Mar	43.0 C (109.4 F)	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35.1 C (95.2 F)	17.5 C (63.5 F)
Apr	39.0 C (102.2 F)	3.1 C (37.6 F)	35.1 C (95.2 F)	12.2 C (54.0 F)
May	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	29.0 C (84.2 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)
Jun	31.2 C (88.2 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	29.0 C (84.2 F)	-0.5 C (31.1 F)
Jul	30.8 C (87.4 F)	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	23.5 C (74.3 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
Aug	37.1 C (98.8 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	29.0 C (84.2 F)	-2.0 C (28.4 F)
Sep	38.0 C (100.4 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	34.0 C (93.2 F)	13.0 C (55.4 F)
Oct	43.0 C (109.4 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	44.9 C (112.8 F)	7.8 C (46.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	46.0 C (114.8 F)	8.3 C (46.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Watarrka still stand. 1992 holds the most, with 81.

Standing records at Watarrka by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1990	34
1991	35
1992	81
1993	48
1994	46
1995	74
1996	62
1997	31
1998	66
1999	32
2000	54
2001	63
2002	68
2003	25
2004	37
2005	56
2006	42
2007	41
2008	31
2009	61
2010	51
2011	19
2012	20
2013	5
2014	26
2015	22
2016	38
2017	15
2018	17
2019	30
2020	30
2021	30
2022	37
2023	36
2024	41
2025	45
2026	15

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 100.6 mm (4.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Watarrka. The most was 100.6 mm (4.0 in) on 12 February 2000.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Watarrka
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	93.9 mm (3.7 in)	24 January 2017
Feb	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	12 February 2000
Mar	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	13 March 2010
Apr	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	21 April 2000
May	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	20 May 1990
Jun	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	13 June 2001
Jul	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	24 July 1998
Aug	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 August 2016
Sep	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	16 September 2010
Oct	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	15 October 2010
Nov	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	16 November 2008
Dec	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	6 December 2008

Period of Record Coverage

1990 to 2026

37 years of record at Watarrka, 1990 to 2026. 18 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1990, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and others.

Days with data per year at Watarrka
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1990	214	59%	No
1991	365	100%	Yes
1992	366	100%	Yes
1993	365	100%	Yes
1994	365	100%	Yes
1995	365	100%	Yes
1996	366	100%	Yes
1997	365	100%	Yes
1998	363	99%	Yes
1999	332	91%	Yes
2000	346	95%	Yes
2001	361	99%	Yes
2002	362	99%	Yes
2003	360	99%	Yes
2004	353	96%	Yes
2005	360	99%	Yes
2006	348	95%	Yes
2007	343	94%	Yes
2008	336	92%	Yes
2009	336	92%	Yes
2010	294	81%	No
2011	113	31%	No
2012	107	29%	No
2013	19	5%	No
2014	163	45%	No
2015	221	61%	No
2016	231	63%	No
2017	150	41%	No
2018	102	28%	No
2019	160	44%	No
2020	140	38%	No
2021	238	65%	No
2022	148	41%	No
2023	239	65%	No
2024	268	73%	No
2025	207	57%	No
2026	76	21%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Watarrka
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 September 2026	Watarrka, AU	daily rain (Provisional)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	24 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 2026	Watarrka, AU	daily rain (Provisional)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 2026	Watarrka, AU	daily rain (Provisional)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	29 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 2026	Watarrka, AU	daily rain	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	23 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 2026	Watarrka, AU	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 2026	Watarrka, AU	daily rain	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	21 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 2026	Watarrka, AU	daily rain	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	9 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 2025	Watarrka, AU	daily rain	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	12 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 2025	Watarrka, AU	daily rain	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	35 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 2025	Watarrka, AU	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	24 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 2025	Watarrka, AU	daily rain	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	35 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 2025	Watarrka, AU	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 2025	Watarrka, AU	daily rain	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	16 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 2025	Watarrka, AU	daily rain	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 2025	Watarrka, AU	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 2025	Watarrka, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2025	Watarrka, AU	daily rain	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 2024	Watarrka, AU	daily rain	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 2024	Watarrka, AU	daily rain	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	13 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 2024	Watarrka, AU	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	6 years	17 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

19 complete years, 1991 to 2009

One stripe for each of 19 complete years at Watarrka, 1991 to 2009. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 23.2 C (73.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2001, at 21.4 C (70.5 F), and the warmest was 2005, at 24.2 C (75.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F).

Annual mean temperature at Watarrka as warming stripes, 1991 to 2009
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1991	23.7 C	+0.54 C
1992	23.2 C	+0.02 C
1993	23.1 C	-0.07 C
1994	23.0 C	-0.19 C
1995	22.9 C	-0.30 C
1996	24.0 C	+0.79 C
1997	23.2 C	+0.02 C
1998	23.9 C	+0.74 C
1999	23.0 C	-0.19 C
2000	21.8 C	-1.39 C
2001	21.4 C	-1.78 C
2002	23.3 C	+0.14 C
2003	23.2 C	+0.06 C
2004	23.4 C	+0.19 C
2005	24.2 C	+1.02 C
2006	23.8 C	+0.66 C
2007	22.9 C	-0.25 C
2008	22.9 C	-0.24 C
2009	23.4 C	+0.22 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

1990 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Watarrka: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	46.0 C (114.8 F)	2019	44.0 C (111.2 F)	37
Coldest night (TNn)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	2023	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	37
Wettest day (Rx1day)	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	2000	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	37
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	235.8 mm (9.3 in)	2000	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	37
Longest dry spell (CDD)	159 days	1994	71 days	37

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Watarrka, 1990 to 2026. The record is 46.0 C (114.8 F) in 2019, marked on the chart; the median year is 44.0 C (111.2 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Watarrka by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1990	45.3 C (113.5 F)
1991	44.1 C (111.4 F)
1992	45.2 C (113.4 F)
1993	44.0 C (111.2 F)
1994	44.7 C (112.5 F)
1995	43.2 C (109.8 F)
1996	44.5 C (112.1 F)
1997	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1998	44.8 C (112.6 F)
1999	41.7 C (107.1 F)
2000	43.7 C (110.7 F)
2001	44.4 C (111.9 F)
2002	43.6 C (110.5 F)
2003	41.9 C (107.4 F)
2004	45.1 C (113.2 F)
2005	43.6 C (110.5 F)
2006	44.0 C (111.2 F)
2007	44.0 C (111.2 F)
2008	42.5 C (108.5 F)
2009	43.4 C (110.1 F)
2010	42.3 C (108.1 F)
2011	44.6 C (112.3 F)
2012	43.5 C (110.3 F)
2013	45.2 C (113.4 F)
2014	43.5 C (110.3 F)
2015	42.5 C (108.5 F)
2016	42.7 C (108.9 F)
2017	40.9 C (105.6 F)
2018	44.5 C (112.1 F)
2019	46.0 C (114.8 F)
2020	44.9 C (112.8 F)
2021	44.4 C (111.9 F)
2022	45.3 C (113.5 F)
2023	44.1 C (111.4 F)
2024	46.0 C (114.8 F)
2025	44.0 C (111.2 F)
2026	43.5 C (110.3 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Watarrka, 1990 to 2026. The record is -6.1 C (21.0 F) in 2023, marked on the chart; the median year is -1.9 C (28.6 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Watarrka by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1990	-4.6 C (23.7 F)
1991	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1992	-1.6 C (29.1 F)
1993	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1994	-1.8 C (28.8 F)
1995	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1996	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1997	-0.5 C (31.1 F)
1998	0.4 C (32.7 F)
1999	-0.5 C (31.1 F)
2000	-3.6 C (25.5 F)
2001	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2002	-5.1 C (22.8 F)
2003	-1.9 C (28.6 F)
2004	-2.7 C (27.1 F)
2005	-1.5 C (29.3 F)
2006	-2.0 C (28.4 F)
2007	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
2008	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
2009	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
2010	-0.4 C (31.3 F)
2011	3.9 C (39.0 F)
2012	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2013	4.0 C (39.2 F)
2014	-3.4 C (25.9 F)
2015	-1.9 C (28.6 F)
2016	0.5 C (32.9 F)
2017	-2.1 C (28.2 F)
2018	-3.2 C (26.2 F)
2019	1.0 C (33.8 F)
2020	0.8 C (33.4 F)
2021	-2.7 C (27.1 F)
2022	-4.2 C (24.4 F)
2023	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2024	-5.8 C (21.6 F)
2025	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
2026	-5.0 C (23.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Watarrka, 1990 to 2026. The record is 100.6 mm (4.0 in) in 2000, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.2 mm (1.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Watarrka by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1990	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1991	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1992	6.8 mm (0.27 in)
1993	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1994	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1995	88.8 mm (3.5 in)
1996	9.8 mm (0.39 in)
1997	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1998	39.2 mm (1.5 in)
1999	38.2 mm (1.5 in)
2000	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
2001	53.2 mm (2.1 in)
2002	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
2003	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
2004	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
2005	30.4 mm (1.2 in)
2006	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
2007	53.7 mm (2.1 in)
2008	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
2009	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
2010	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
2011	33.4 mm (1.3 in)
2012	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2013	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
2014	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
2015	32.2 mm (1.3 in)
2016	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
2017	93.9 mm (3.7 in)
2018	29.6 mm (1.2 in)
2019	7.5 mm (0.30 in)
2020	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
2021	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
2022	37.2 mm (1.5 in)
2023	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
2024	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
2025	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
2026	18.6 mm (0.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Watarrka, 1990 to 2026. The record is 235.8 mm (9.3 in) in 2000, marked on the chart; the median year is 57.3 mm (2.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Watarrka by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1990	120.6 mm (4.7 in)
1991	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1992	15.6 mm (0.6 in)
1993	65.4 mm (2.6 in)
1994	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1995	140.5 mm (5.5 in)
1996	18.4 mm (0.7 in)
1997	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1998	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1999	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
2000	235.8 mm (9.3 in)
2001	135.6 mm (5.3 in)
2002	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
2003	39.2 mm (1.5 in)
2004	57.3 mm (2.3 in)
2005	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
2006	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
2007	143.5 mm (5.6 in)
2008	95.4 mm (3.8 in)
2009	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
2010	137.7 mm (5.4 in)
2011	64.7 mm (2.5 in)
2012	121.5 mm (4.8 in)
2013	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
2014	48.9 mm (1.9 in)
2015	30.4 mm (1.2 in)
2016	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
2017	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
2018	56.8 mm (2.2 in)
2019	9.9 mm (0.39 in)
2020	36.7 mm (1.4 in)
2021	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
2022	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
2023	52.4 mm (2.1 in)
2024	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
2025	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
2026	20.8 mm (0.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Watarrka, 1990 to 2026. The record is 159 days in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 71 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Watarrka by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1990	58 days
1991	67 days
1992	83 days
1993	39 days
1994	159 days
1995	70 days
1996	73 days
1997	75 days
1998	46 days
1999	63 days
2000	135 days
2001	51 days
2002	112 days
2003	46 days
2004	84 days
2005	129 days
2006	84 days
2007	126 days
2008	155 days
2009	67 days
2010	33 days
2011	82 days
2012	54 days
2013	39 days
2014	108 days
2015	59 days
2016	26 days
2017	71 days
2018	146 days
2019	79 days
2020	80 days
2021	88 days
2022	33 days
2023	121 days
2024	60 days
2025	56 days
2026	31 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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Data for Watarrka standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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).