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Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak) Weather Records (ASN00016027)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak) (ASN00016027), Australia, with 118 years of record.

Key Facts for Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak)

  • Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak) (ASN00016027) is a weather station in Australia at -29.84 latitude and 134.90 longitude, 150 m (492 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1909 to 2026, 118 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak) still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak) set a daily record precipitation of 46.2 mm (1.8 in) on 17 March 2026.

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -29.84 latitude, 134.90 longitude.
  • Elevation: 150 m (492 ft).
  • Period of record: 1909 to 2026, 118 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak), with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak). The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 000111 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak). 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 (McDouall Peak), with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records
Standing records at Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak) by the year they were set 0 records at Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak) still stand. 00000000000
0 records at Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak) still stand.
Standing records at Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak) by the year they were set
Year setStanding records

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records
When Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak) set new all-time records 1 all-time records were set at Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak) between 14 March 1989 and 14 March 1989. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitation14 March 1989: Record daily precipitation 145.0 mm (5.7 in)1990
1 all-time records were set at Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak) between 14 March 1989 and 14 March 1989. Each dot is a new record.
When Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak) set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1989-03-14Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 145.0 mm (5.7 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 145.0 mm (5.7 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak) The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak). The most was 145.0 mm (5.7 in) on 14 March 1989. 050100150 Jan: 91.4 mm (3.6 in), 22 January 1954 Jan Feb: 132.1 mm (5.2 in), 18 February 1938 Feb Mar: 145.0 mm (5.7 in), 14 March 1989 Mar Apr: 42.6 mm (1.7 in), 12 April 1998 Apr May: 42.9 mm (1.7 in), 26 May 1910 May Jun: 45.7 mm (1.8 in), 23 June 1909 Jun Jul: 25.0 mm (1.0 in), 14 July 2006 Jul Aug: 45.8 mm (1.8 in), 5 August 2020 Aug Sep: 39.6 mm (1.6 in), 22 September 1916 Sep Oct: 51.4 mm (2.0 in), 8 October 1992 Oct Nov: 28.0 mm (1.1 in), 12 November 2021 Nov Dec: 63.5 mm (2.5 in), 27 December 1919 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak). The most was 145.0 mm (5.7 in) on 14 March 1989.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak)
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan91.4 mm (3.6 in)22 January 1954
Feb132.1 mm (5.2 in)18 February 1938
Mar145.0 mm (5.7 in)14 March 1989
Apr42.6 mm (1.7 in)12 April 1998
May42.9 mm (1.7 in)26 May 1910
Jun45.7 mm (1.8 in)23 June 1909
Jul25.0 mm (1.0 in)14 July 2006
Aug45.8 mm (1.8 in)5 August 2020
Sep39.6 mm (1.6 in)22 September 1916
Oct51.4 mm (2.0 in)8 October 1992
Nov28.0 mm (1.1 in)12 November 2021
Dec63.5 mm (2.5 in)27 December 1919

Latest Records

20
Latest records at Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak)
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
17 March 2026Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak), AUdaily rain46.2 mm (1.8 in)44.1 mm (1.7 in)9 years37 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 2026Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak), AUdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
22 February 2026Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak), AUdaily rain27.6 mm (1.1 in)19.6 mm (0.8 in)51 years35 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 2026Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak), AUdaily rain36.0 mm (1.4 in)21.6 mm (0.9 in)34 years31 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 2025Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak), AUdaily rain15.0 mm (0.6 in)8.1 mm (0.32 in)80 years20 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 2025Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak), AUdaily rain11.0 mm (0.4 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)112 years20 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 2025Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak), AUdaily rain7.0 mm (0.28 in)6.5 mm (0.26 in)83 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 2024Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak), AUdaily rain10.0 mm (0.4 in)1.4 mm (0.06 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 2024Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak), AUdaily rain12.0 mm (0.5 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)69 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 2024Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak), AUdaily rain18.8 mm (0.7 in)13.8 mm (0.5 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 2024Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak), AUdaily rain8.2 mm (0.32 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)28 years19 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 2024Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak), AUdaily rain21.0 mm (0.8 in)1.6 mm (0.06 in)25 years18 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 2023Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak), AUdaily rain4.6 mm (0.18 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)18 years18 of 100 (Routine)
28 June 2023Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak), AUdaily rain15.0 mm (0.6 in)9.2 mm (0.36 in)56 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 June 2023Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak), AUdaily rain9.0 mm (0.35 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)20 years17 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 2023Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak), AUdaily rain39.0 mm (1.5 in)33.7 mm (1.3 in)49 years64 of 100 (Major)
4 October 2022Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak), AUdaily rain6.2 mm (0.24 in)4.2 mm (0.17 in)101 years20 of 100 (Routine)
25 April 2022Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak), AUdaily rain18.4 mm (0.7 in)7.0 mm (0.28 in)43 years20 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 2022Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak), AUdaily rain (Tie)29.0 mm (1.1 in)tie40 years5 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 2022Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak), AUdaily rain68.8 mm (2.7 in)57.9 mm (2.3 in)54 years63 of 100 (Major)

Extremes by Year

1909 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak): the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)145.0 mm (5.7 in)198927.8 mm (1.1 in)114
Wettest five days (Rx5day)160.8 mm (6.3 in)198936.3 mm (1.4 in)114
Longest dry spell (CDD)204 days197679 days114

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak) by year The wettest day of the year at Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak), 1909 to 2026. The record is 145.0 mm (5.7 in) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 27.8 mm (1.1 in). 050100150192019401960198020002020Record: 145.0 mm (5.7 in) in 1989
The wettest day of the year at Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak), 1909 to 2026. The record is 145.0 mm (5.7 in) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 27.8 mm (1.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak) by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
190945.7 mm (1.8 in)
191047.0 mm (1.9 in)
191116.8 mm (0.7 in)
191226.7 mm (1.1 in)
191390.9 mm (3.6 in)
191414.0 mm (0.6 in)
191520.1 mm (0.8 in)
191641.1 mm (1.6 in)
191732.5 mm (1.3 in)
191822.9 mm (0.9 in)
191963.5 mm (2.5 in)
192036.1 mm (1.4 in)
192166.8 mm (2.6 in)
192227.9 mm (1.1 in)
192340.6 mm (1.6 in)
192437.1 mm (1.5 in)
19256.9 mm (0.27 in)
192685.9 mm (3.4 in)
192738.9 mm (1.5 in)
192829.2 mm (1.1 in)
19296.6 mm (0.26 in)
193028.4 mm (1.1 in)
193117.8 mm (0.7 in)
193236.8 mm (1.4 in)
193321.6 mm (0.9 in)
193410.4 mm (0.4 in)
193536.8 mm (1.4 in)
193618.3 mm (0.7 in)
193758.7 mm (2.3 in)
1938132.1 mm (5.2 in)
193948.3 mm (1.9 in)
194013.2 mm (0.5 in)
194111.4 mm (0.4 in)
194224.9 mm (1.0 in)
194345.7 mm (1.8 in)
194436.6 mm (1.4 in)
194535.6 mm (1.4 in)
194690.2 mm (3.6 in)
194730.5 mm (1.2 in)
194884.3 mm (3.3 in)
194933.8 mm (1.3 in)
195043.2 mm (1.7 in)
195123.6 mm (0.9 in)
195227.7 mm (1.1 in)
195318.8 mm (0.7 in)
195491.4 mm (3.6 in)
195539.9 mm (1.6 in)
195620.6 mm (0.8 in)
195717.0 mm (0.7 in)
195820.8 mm (0.8 in)
195925.9 mm (1.0 in)
196020.8 mm (0.8 in)
19616.1 mm (0.24 in)
196220.6 mm (0.8 in)
196321.3 mm (0.8 in)
196423.1 mm (0.9 in)
196524.6 mm (1.0 in)
196636.8 mm (1.4 in)
19678.9 mm (0.35 in)
196822.6 mm (0.9 in)
196991.4 mm (3.6 in)
197012.4 mm (0.5 in)
197129.7 mm (1.2 in)
197247.2 mm (1.9 in)
197347.5 mm (1.9 in)
197423.2 mm (0.9 in)
197531.0 mm (1.2 in)
197664.8 mm (2.6 in)
197726.0 mm (1.0 in)
197840.0 mm (1.6 in)
197925.0 mm (1.0 in)
198028.6 mm (1.1 in)
198134.0 mm (1.3 in)
198220.0 mm (0.8 in)
198316.6 mm (0.7 in)
198416.2 mm (0.6 in)
198551.4 mm (2.0 in)
198615.2 mm (0.6 in)
198760.8 mm (2.4 in)
198863.2 mm (2.5 in)
1989145.0 mm (5.7 in)
199030.0 mm (1.2 in)
199125.2 mm (1.0 in)
199281.0 mm (3.2 in)
199322.0 mm (0.9 in)
199418.8 mm (0.7 in)
199515.8 mm (0.6 in)
199636.0 mm (1.4 in)
199763.0 mm (2.5 in)
199842.6 mm (1.7 in)
199923.8 mm (0.9 in)
200015.2 mm (0.6 in)
200119.8 mm (0.8 in)
20026.4 mm (0.25 in)
200318.5 mm (0.7 in)
200427.4 mm (1.1 in)
20059.0 mm (0.35 in)
200625.0 mm (1.0 in)
200754.2 mm (2.1 in)
201211.8 mm (0.5 in)
201333.4 mm (1.3 in)
201423.0 mm (0.9 in)
201519.2 mm (0.8 in)
201616.0 mm (0.6 in)
201776.8 mm (3.0 in)
20184.8 mm (0.19 in)
20199.0 mm (0.35 in)
202047.2 mm (1.9 in)
202128.0 mm (1.1 in)
202268.8 mm (2.7 in)
202339.0 mm (1.5 in)
202422.2 mm (0.9 in)
202522.0 mm (0.9 in)
202646.2 mm (1.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak) by year The wettest five days of the year at Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak), 1909 to 2026. The record is 160.8 mm (6.3 in) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.3 mm (1.4 in). 050100150200192019401960198020002020Record: 160.8 mm (6.3 in) in 1989
The wettest five days of the year at Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak), 1909 to 2026. The record is 160.8 mm (6.3 in) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.3 mm (1.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak) by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
190948.7 mm (1.9 in)
191072.6 mm (2.9 in)
191116.8 mm (0.7 in)
191226.7 mm (1.1 in)
191390.9 mm (3.6 in)
191419.1 mm (0.8 in)
191520.1 mm (0.8 in)
191664.5 mm (2.5 in)
191734.3 mm (1.4 in)
191822.9 mm (0.9 in)
191971.6 mm (2.8 in)
192069.9 mm (2.8 in)
192169.3 mm (2.7 in)
192253.3 mm (2.1 in)
192370.1 mm (2.8 in)
192437.1 mm (1.5 in)
192512.2 mm (0.5 in)
192699.9 mm (3.9 in)
192741.4 mm (1.6 in)
192833.3 mm (1.3 in)
19299.6 mm (0.38 in)
193038.4 mm (1.5 in)
193125.2 mm (1.0 in)
193236.8 mm (1.4 in)
193321.8 mm (0.9 in)
193416.0 mm (0.6 in)
193548.5 mm (1.9 in)
193620.8 mm (0.8 in)
193758.7 mm (2.3 in)
1938132.1 mm (5.2 in)
193999.1 mm (3.9 in)
194024.6 mm (1.0 in)
194119.8 mm (0.8 in)
194236.1 mm (1.4 in)
194345.7 mm (1.8 in)
194437.9 mm (1.5 in)
194564.3 mm (2.5 in)
1946119.6 mm (4.7 in)
194752.3 mm (2.1 in)
194884.3 mm (3.3 in)
194934.6 mm (1.4 in)
195043.2 mm (1.7 in)
195136.1 mm (1.4 in)
195231.3 mm (1.2 in)
195318.8 mm (0.7 in)
195491.4 mm (3.6 in)
195576.3 mm (3.0 in)
195623.6 mm (0.9 in)
195719.5 mm (0.8 in)
195852.4 mm (2.1 in)
195936.8 mm (1.4 in)
196023.1 mm (0.9 in)
196116.0 mm (0.6 in)
196221.3 mm (0.8 in)
196321.3 mm (0.8 in)
196423.1 mm (0.9 in)
196538.3 mm (1.5 in)
196652.8 mm (2.1 in)
19678.9 mm (0.35 in)
196834.5 mm (1.4 in)
196991.4 mm (3.6 in)
197014.2 mm (0.6 in)
197132.2 mm (1.3 in)
197247.2 mm (1.9 in)
1973115.8 mm (4.6 in)
197446.0 mm (1.8 in)
197532.8 mm (1.3 in)
197674.0 mm (2.9 in)
197727.2 mm (1.1 in)
197844.0 mm (1.7 in)
197944.0 mm (1.7 in)
198028.6 mm (1.1 in)
198195.0 mm (3.7 in)
198220.0 mm (0.8 in)
198327.6 mm (1.1 in)
198431.8 mm (1.3 in)
198551.4 mm (2.0 in)
198631.0 mm (1.2 in)
198788.8 mm (3.5 in)
198890.6 mm (3.6 in)
1989160.8 mm (6.3 in)
199032.0 mm (1.3 in)
199128.8 mm (1.1 in)
199295.4 mm (3.8 in)
199342.6 mm (1.7 in)
199435.6 mm (1.4 in)
199517.0 mm (0.7 in)
199641.4 mm (1.6 in)
199799.8 mm (3.9 in)
199842.6 mm (1.7 in)
199923.8 mm (0.9 in)
200024.6 mm (1.0 in)
200127.6 mm (1.1 in)
20026.4 mm (0.25 in)
200349.6 mm (2.0 in)
200468.0 mm (2.7 in)
20059.0 mm (0.35 in)
200628.0 mm (1.1 in)
200767.4 mm (2.7 in)
201211.8 mm (0.5 in)
201333.4 mm (1.3 in)
201428.0 mm (1.1 in)
201536.4 mm (1.4 in)
201630.7 mm (1.2 in)
201779.1 mm (3.1 in)
20188.6 mm (0.34 in)
20199.0 mm (0.35 in)
202053.4 mm (2.1 in)
202133.6 mm (1.3 in)
202282.2 mm (3.2 in)
202339.0 mm (1.5 in)
202430.6 mm (1.2 in)
202524.0 mm (0.9 in)
202670.6 mm (2.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak) by year The longest dry spell of the year at Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak), 1909 to 2026. The record is 204 days in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 79 days. 050100150200250192019401960198020002020Record: 204 days in 1976
The longest dry spell of the year at Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak), 1909 to 2026. The record is 204 days in 1976, marked on the chart; the median year is 79 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak) by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
190943 days
191071 days
191195 days
1912105 days
191363 days
1914108 days
191566 days
191697 days
191763 days
191866 days
191971 days
192084 days
192141 days
192235 days
1923147 days
1924150 days
1925100 days
192678 days
1927100 days
192886 days
1929152 days
193051 days
193171 days
193236 days
193348 days
193466 days
193590 days
193684 days
193781 days
193833 days
193966 days
1940103 days
194144 days
194275 days
194331 days
194494 days
194554 days
194681 days
1947145 days
1948111 days
194990 days
195055 days
195196 days
195256 days
195366 days
195488 days
195566 days
195659 days
195772 days
195865 days
195963 days
196096 days
1961201 days
196290 days
1963122 days
196484 days
1965126 days
196643 days
196783 days
196856 days
196957 days
1970109 days
197158 days
1972168 days
197342 days
197436 days
197545 days
1976204 days
1977110 days
197895 days
197944 days
198084 days
198149 days
198291 days
1983145 days
198473 days
198573 days
198686 days
198777 days
198880 days
198991 days
199053 days
199184 days
199237 days
199379 days
1994160 days
199572 days
199673 days
199799 days
199839 days
199980 days
200047 days
2001106 days
2002133 days
200348 days
200451 days
200584 days
200692 days
200757 days
201289 days
201361 days
201486 days
201556 days
201633 days
201736 days
201887 days
201998 days
2020124 days
202170 days
2022131 days
2023104 days
2024133 days
202567 days
202637 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

94 years, 1910 to 2025

A day with at least 27.5 mm (1.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 127.5 mm (5.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years27.5 mm (1.1 in)
5 years46.0 mm (1.8 in)
10 years61.0 mm (2.4 in)
25 years83.8 mm (3.3 in)
50 years104.1 mm (4.1 in)
100 years127.5 mm (5.0 in)Longer than the 94 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, 94 years of values from 1910 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: 145.0 mm (5.7 in) in 1989; 91.4 mm (3.6 in) in 1969; 90.9 mm (3.6 in) in 1913.

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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).