Ernabella Threshold Days by Year (ASN00016013)

12 fixed thresholds counted per year at Ernabella (ASN00016013): hot days, frost, tropical nights and heavy rain, with the most days in a year.

Key Facts for Ernabella Thresholds

Ernabella: days with 10 mm (0.39 in) or more of precipitation in 45 years, most in 1974 with 26.
Ernabella: days with 25 mm (0.98 in) or more of precipitation in 35 years, most in 1942 with 7.
Ernabella: days with 50 mm (1.97 in) or more of precipitation in 14 years, most in 1939 with 2.
Ernabella: days with a maximum temperature at or above 30 C (86 F) in 12 years, most in 1972 with 160.
12 fixed thresholds have at least one qualifying day at Ernabella.

Days at or above 30 C (86 F)

12 years with a qualifying day

Days per year at Ernabella with a maximum temperature at or above 30 C (86 F), with the decade average as a line. The most was 160 in 1972.

Days at or above 30 C (86 F) per year at Ernabella
Year	Days	Decade average
1962	135	133.9
1963	134	133.9
1964	128	133.9
1965	158	133.9
1966	118	133.9
1967	121	133.9
1968	138	133.9
1969	139	133.9
1971	135	132.3
1972	160	132.3
1973	141	132.3
1974	93	132.3

For each year, a bar from the first to the last day at Ernabella meeting 30 C (86 F).

First to last qualifying date each year at Ernabella
Year	First date	Last date
1962	1962-01-01	1962-12-31
1963	1963-01-01	1963-12-31
1964	1964-01-01	1964-12-31
1965	1965-01-01	1965-12-31
1966	1966-01-01	1966-12-31
1967	1967-01-01	1967-12-31
1968	1968-01-01	1968-12-31
1969	1969-01-01	1969-12-30
1971	1971-02-01	1971-12-31
1972	1972-01-01	1972-12-31
1973	1973-01-01	1973-12-31
1974	1974-01-01	1974-12-31

Every Fixed Threshold

Fixed thresholds at Ernabella
Threshold	Years with a qualifying day	Most days in a year	Year	Latest year days
30 C (86 F): Days	12	160	1972	93
35 C (95 F): Days	12	80	1963	15
40 C (104 F): Days	11	12	1963	12
90 F (32.2 C): Days	12	127	1965	47
100 F (37.8 C): Days	12	38	1963	2
0 C (32 F): Frost days (min	12	37	1967	18
20 C (68 F): Tropical nights (min	12	83	1963	36
25 C (77 F): Days with min	12	20	1963	2
10 mm (0.39 in): Days with 10 mm or more rain	45	26	1974	11
25 mm (0.98 in): Days with 25 mm or more rain	35	7	1942	5
50 mm (1.97 in): Days with 50 mm or more rain	14	2	1939	3
100 mm (3.94 in): Days with 100 mm or more rain	4	1	1938	2

Years with under 90 percent of days observed are left out of the most days column. Threshold history at this station starts in 1962.

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Data for Ernabella 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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Threshold counts are computed by this site.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Ernabella Threshold Days by Year (ASN00016013)

Key Facts for Ernabella Thresholds

Days at or above 30 C (86 F)

Every Fixed Threshold

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