Coober Pedy Weather Records (ASN00016007)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Coober Pedy (ASN00016007), Australia, with 98 years of record.

Key Facts for Coober Pedy

Coober Pedy (ASN00016007) is a weather station in Australia at -29.00 latitude and 134.76 longitude, 215 m (705 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1921 to 2018, 98 years of record.
1,464 records set at Coober Pedy still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Coober Pedy set a daily record precipitation of 3.0 mm (0.12 in) on 7 October 2017.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -29.00 latitude, 134.76 longitude.
Elevation: 215 m (705 ft).
Period of record: 1921 to 2018, 98 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 Coober Pedy. 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 Coober Pedy, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	47.0 C (116.6 F)	9.4 C (48.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	46.7 C (116.1 F)	10.6 C (51.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	44.4 C (111.9 F)	9.6 C (49.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	40.0 C (104.0 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	33.0 C (91.4 F)	1.4 C (34.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	29.4 C (84.9 F)	0.1 C (32.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	32.0 C (89.6 F)	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	39.1 C (102.4 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	43.9 C (111.0 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	45.6 C (114.1 F)	6.7 C (44.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	47.8 C (118.0 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Coober Pedy still stand. 1968 holds the most, with 79.

Standing records at Coober Pedy by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1965	56
1966	43
1967	31
1968	79
1969	40
1970	68
1971	36
1972	48
1973	63
1974	52
1975	48
1976	48
1977	35
1978	58
1979	35
1980	65
1981	67
1982	44
1983	57
1984	36
1985	35
1986	48
1987	38
1988	63
1989	48
1990	50
1991	45
1992	42
1993	57
1994	29

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Coober Pedy between 14 March 1989 and 14 March 1989. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 180.0 mm (7.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Coober Pedy. The most was 180.0 mm (7.1 in) on 14 March 1989.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Coober Pedy
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 January 1939
Feb	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	19 February 1938
Mar	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	14 March 1989
Apr	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	10 April 2014
May	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	2 May 2011
Jun	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	2 June 2004
Jul	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	1 July 1968
Aug	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 August 1992
Sep	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	2 September 2016
Oct	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	8 October 1992
Nov	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 November 1977
Dec	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	27 December 1987

Period of Record Coverage

1965 to 1994

30 years of record at Coober Pedy, 1965 to 1994. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1965, 1966, 1977, 1978, 1985, 1994.

Days with data per year at Coober Pedy
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1965	322	88%	No
1966	317	87%	No
1967	356	98%	Yes
1968	356	97%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	363	99%	Yes
1973	344	94%	Yes
1974	362	99%	Yes
1975	355	97%	Yes
1976	338	92%	Yes
1977	282	77%	No
1978	258	71%	No
1979	337	92%	Yes
1980	351	96%	Yes
1981	345	95%	Yes
1982	335	92%	Yes
1983	340	93%	Yes
1984	331	90%	Yes
1985	326	89%	No
1986	359	98%	Yes
1987	363	99%	Yes
1988	366	100%	Yes
1989	365	100%	Yes
1990	365	100%	Yes
1991	365	100%	Yes
1992	366	100%	Yes
1993	365	100%	Yes
1994	256	70%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Coober Pedy
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 October 2017	Coober Pedy, AU	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 2017	Coober Pedy, AU	daily rain	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 June 2017	Coober Pedy, AU	daily rain	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	51 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 2017	Coober Pedy, AU	daily rain	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	78 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 2016	Coober Pedy, AU	monthly rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	72 of 100 (Major)
30 August 2016	Coober Pedy, AU	daily rain	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 2016	Coober Pedy, AU	daily rain	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 2016	Coober Pedy, AU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	42 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 2016	Coober Pedy, AU	daily rain	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	3 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 2015	Coober Pedy, AU	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	65 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 2015	Coober Pedy, AU	daily rain	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	65 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 2014	Coober Pedy, AU	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	3 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 2014	Coober Pedy, AU	daily rain	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 2014	Coober Pedy, AU	monthly rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	83 years	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
4 April 2014	Coober Pedy, AU	daily rain	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 2014	Coober Pedy, AU	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 2013	Coober Pedy, AU	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 2013	Coober Pedy, AU	daily rain	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	2 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 2013	Coober Pedy, AU	daily rain	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 2012	Coober Pedy, AU	daily rain	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

18 complete years, 1965 to 1992

One stripe for each of 18 complete years at Coober Pedy, 1965 to 1992. 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 1974, at 20.1 C (68.1 F), and the warmest was 1991, at 21.9 C (71.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.2 C (2.2 F).

Annual mean temperature at Coober Pedy as warming stripes, 1965 to 1992
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1965	21.3 C	+0.52 C
1967	20.6 C	-0.17 C
1968	20.1 C	-0.61 C
1969	20.5 C	-0.28 C
1970	20.4 C	-0.37 C
1971	20.5 C	-0.23 C
1972	21.0 C	+0.22 C
1974	20.1 C	-0.67 C
1975	20.5 C	-0.26 C
1981	21.1 C	+0.33 C
1983	21.3 C	+0.54 C
1986	20.7 C	-0.01 C
1987	20.6 C	-0.09 C
1988	21.1 C	+0.41 C
1989	20.1 C	-0.67 C
1990	21.3 C	+0.60 C
1991	21.9 C	+1.18 C
1992	20.3 C	-0.48 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

1921 to 2018

Yearly extremes at Coober Pedy: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	47.8 C (118.0 F)	1972	45.2 C (113.4 F)	30
Coldest night (TNn)	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	1976	2.0 C (35.6 F)	30
Wettest day (Rx1day)	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	1989	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	93
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	203.4 mm (8.0 in)	1989	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	92
Longest dry spell (CDD)	203 days	1976	77 days	93

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Coober Pedy, 1921 to 2018. The record is 47.8 C (118.0 F) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 45.2 C (113.4 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Coober Pedy by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	46.1 C (115.0 F)
1966	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1967	44.4 C (111.9 F)
1968	46.1 C (115.0 F)
1969	45.3 C (113.5 F)
1970	45.6 C (114.1 F)
1971	46.1 C (115.0 F)
1972	47.8 C (118.0 F)
1973	46.6 C (115.9 F)
1974	41.9 C (107.4 F)
1975	42.4 C (108.3 F)
1976	44.0 C (111.2 F)
1977	44.5 C (112.1 F)
1978	44.5 C (112.1 F)
1979	45.2 C (113.4 F)
1980	45.5 C (113.9 F)
1981	46.4 C (115.5 F)
1982	44.9 C (112.8 F)
1983	46.7 C (116.1 F)
1984	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1985	43.7 C (110.7 F)
1986	45.2 C (113.4 F)
1987	44.0 C (111.2 F)
1988	47.0 C (116.6 F)
1989	44.0 C (111.2 F)
1990	47.0 C (116.6 F)
1991	44.0 C (111.2 F)
1992	46.6 C (115.9 F)
1993	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1994	45.5 C (113.9 F)
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2016	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Coober Pedy, 1921 to 2018. The record is -2.0 C (28.4 F) in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 2.0 C (35.6 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Coober Pedy by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	0.1 C (32.2 F)
1966	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1967	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1968	1.1 C (34.0 F)
1969	1.4 C (34.5 F)
1970	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1971	1.2 C (34.2 F)
1972	2.2 C (36.0 F)
1973	3.4 C (38.1 F)
1974	1.0 C (33.8 F)
1975	2.0 C (35.6 F)
1976	-2.0 C (28.4 F)
1977	3.6 C (38.5 F)
1978	2.6 C (36.7 F)
1979	3.3 C (37.9 F)
1980	3.7 C (38.7 F)
1981	2.7 C (36.9 F)
1982	2.4 C (36.3 F)
1983	0.7 C (33.3 F)
1984	1.5 C (34.7 F)
1985	2.2 C (36.0 F)
1986	0.5 C (32.9 F)
1987	1.5 C (34.7 F)
1988	3.2 C (37.8 F)
1989	1.3 C (34.3 F)
1990	3.0 C (37.4 F)
1991	2.7 C (36.9 F)
1992	2.5 C (36.5 F)
1993	2.0 C (35.6 F)
1994	2.1 C (35.8 F)
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2016	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Coober Pedy, 1921 to 2018. The record is 180.0 mm (7.1 in) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 24.4 mm (1.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Coober Pedy by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1921	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1922	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1923	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1924	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1925	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1926	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1927	8.9 mm (0.35 in)
1928	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1929	7.9 mm (0.31 in)
1930	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1931	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1932	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1933	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1934	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1935	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1936	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1937	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1938	165.1 mm (6.5 in)
1939	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1940	7.6 mm (0.30 in)
1941	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1942	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1943	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1944	12.2 mm (0.5 in)
1945	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1946	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1947	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1948	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1949	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1950	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1951	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1952	5.1 mm (0.20 in)
1953	13.7 mm (0.5 in)
1954	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1955	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1956	7.6 mm (0.30 in)
1962	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1963	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1964	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1965	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1966	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1967	9.4 mm (0.37 in)
1968	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1969	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1970	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1971	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1972	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1973	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1974	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1975	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1976	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1977	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1978	24.8 mm (1.0 in)
1979	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1980	15.8 mm (0.6 in)
1981	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1982	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1983	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1984	34.2 mm (1.3 in)
1985	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1986	18.6 mm (0.7 in)
1987	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1988	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1989	180.0 mm (7.1 in)
1990	12.6 mm (0.5 in)
1991	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1992	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1993	18.4 mm (0.7 in)
1994	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1995	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1996	23.2 mm (0.9 in)
1997	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1998	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1999	15.6 mm (0.6 in)
2000	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
2001	25.8 mm (1.0 in)
2002	9.2 mm (0.36 in)
2003	37.2 mm (1.5 in)
2004	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
2005	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
2006	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
2007	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
2008	17.2 mm (0.7 in)
2009	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
2010	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
2011	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
2012	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
2013	18.6 mm (0.7 in)
2014	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
2015	16.4 mm (0.6 in)
2016	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
2017	14.8 mm (0.6 in)
2018	0.0 mm (0.00 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Coober Pedy, 1921 to 2018. The record is 203.4 mm (8.0 in) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.5 mm (1.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Coober Pedy by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1921	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1922	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1923	27.3 mm (1.1 in)
1924	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1925	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1926	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1927	8.9 mm (0.35 in)
1928	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1929	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1930	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1931	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1932	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1933	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1934	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1935	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1936	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1937	67.9 mm (2.7 in)
1938	165.1 mm (6.5 in)
1939	150.3 mm (5.9 in)
1940	7.6 mm (0.30 in)
1941	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1942	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1943	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1944	16.6 mm (0.7 in)
1945	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1946	132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1947	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1948	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1949	26.1 mm (1.0 in)
1950	86.8 mm (3.4 in)
1951	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1952	5.1 mm (0.20 in)
1953	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1954	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1955	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1956	9.1 mm (0.36 in)
1962	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1963	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1964	22.3 mm (0.9 in)
1965	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1966	83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1967	12.2 mm (0.5 in)
1968	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1969	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1970	32.6 mm (1.3 in)
1971	26.1 mm (1.0 in)
1972	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1973	119.5 mm (4.7 in)
1974	128.6 mm (5.1 in)
1975	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1976	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1977	80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1978	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
1979	74.6 mm (2.9 in)
1980	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1981	148.8 mm (5.9 in)
1982	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
1983	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1984	75.1 mm (3.0 in)
1985	46.6 mm (1.8 in)
1986	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1987	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1988	51.9 mm (2.0 in)
1989	203.4 mm (8.0 in)
1990	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1991	21.2 mm (0.8 in)
1992	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1993	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1994	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1995	52.2 mm (2.1 in)
1996	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1997	30.6 mm (1.2 in)
1998	25.6 mm (1.0 in)
1999	15.6 mm (0.6 in)
2000	33.4 mm (1.3 in)
2001	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
2002	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
2003	91.8 mm (3.6 in)
2004	65.2 mm (2.6 in)
2005	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
2006	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
2007	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
2008	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
2009	34.1 mm (1.3 in)
2010	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
2011	78.6 mm (3.1 in)
2012	67.2 mm (2.6 in)
2013	18.6 mm (0.7 in)
2014	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
2015	47.4 mm (1.9 in)
2016	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
2017	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
2018	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Coober Pedy, 1921 to 2018. The record is 203 days in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 77 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Coober Pedy by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1921	169 days
1922	93 days
1923	116 days
1924	141 days
1925	173 days
1926	135 days
1927	99 days
1928	122 days
1929	141 days
1930	54 days
1931	100 days
1932	79 days
1933	80 days
1934	140 days
1935	90 days
1936	144 days
1937	92 days
1938	91 days
1939	64 days
1940	71 days
1941	43 days
1942	46 days
1943	53 days
1944	85 days
1945	58 days
1946	69 days
1947	77 days
1948	111 days
1949	89 days
1950	95 days
1951	90 days
1952	79 days
1953	26 days
1954	28 days
1955	56 days
1956	21 days
1962	64 days
1963	105 days
1964	51 days
1965	127 days
1966	54 days
1967	144 days
1968	54 days
1969	50 days
1970	99 days
1971	62 days
1972	180 days
1973	53 days
1974	75 days
1975	44 days
1976	203 days
1977	43 days
1978	52 days
1979	44 days
1980	69 days
1981	52 days
1982	82 days
1983	127 days
1984	58 days
1985	73 days
1986	128 days
1987	65 days
1988	54 days
1989	94 days
1990	38 days
1991	120 days
1992	49 days
1993	60 days
1994	112 days
1995	64 days
1996	138 days
1997	85 days
1998	46 days
1999	73 days
2000	45 days
2001	80 days
2002	111 days
2003	72 days
2004	55 days
2005	57 days
2006	117 days
2007	106 days
2008	126 days
2009	62 days
2010	42 days
2011	82 days
2012	80 days
2013	156 days
2014	57 days
2015	57 days
2016	49 days
2017	86 days
2018	2 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

77 years, 1921 to 2016

A day with at least 26.3 mm (1.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 162.5 mm (6.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Coober Pedy: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	26.3 mm (1.0 in)
5 years	45.6 mm (1.8 in)
10 years	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
25 years	93.9 mm (3.7 in)
50 years	124.1 mm (4.9 in)
100 years	162.5 mm (6.4 in)	Longer than the 77 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, 77 years of values from 1921 to 2016.

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: 180.0 mm (7.1 in) in 1989; 165.1 mm (6.5 in) in 1938; 115.6 mm (4.6 in) in 1946.

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).