Woomera (Pernatty Station) Weather Records (ASN00016036)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Woomera (Pernatty Station) (ASN00016036), Australia, with 90 years of record.

Key Facts for Woomera (Pernatty Station)

Woomera (Pernatty Station) (ASN00016036) is a weather station in Australia at -31.48 latitude and 137.48 longitude, 100 m (328 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1928 to 2017, 90 years of record.
0 records set at Woomera (Pernatty Station) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Woomera (Pernatty Station) set a daily record precipitation of 16.4 mm (0.6 in) on 25 April 2017.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -31.48 latitude, 137.48 longitude.
Elevation: 100 m (328 ft).
Period of record: 1928 to 2017, 90 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 Woomera (Pernatty Station). 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 Woomera (Pernatty Station), with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Woomera (Pernatty Station) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Woomera (Pernatty Station) between 14 March 1989 and 14 March 1989. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 132.0 mm (5.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Woomera (Pernatty Station). The most was 132.0 mm (5.2 in) on 14 March 1989.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Woomera (Pernatty Station)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	19 January 1937
Feb	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	18 February 1946
Mar	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	14 March 1989
Apr	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	8 April 1956
May	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	28 May 1985
Jun	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	1 June 2013
Jul	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	23 July 1930
Aug	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	15 August 1958
Sep	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	3 September 2005
Oct	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	1 October 2004
Nov	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	28 November 1977
Dec	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	16 December 1992

Latest Records

Latest records at Woomera (Pernatty Station)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 April 2017	Woomera (Pernatty Station), AU	daily rain	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 2016	Woomera (Pernatty Station), AU	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	87 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 September 2016	Woomera (Pernatty Station), AU	daily rain (Tie)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	tie	19 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 2016	Woomera (Pernatty Station), AU	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 2016	Woomera (Pernatty Station), AU	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 June 2016	Woomera (Pernatty Station), AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 2016	Woomera (Pernatty Station), AU	daily rain	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	20 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 2016	Woomera (Pernatty Station), AU	daily rain	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	27 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 2016	Woomera (Pernatty Station), AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	88 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2015	Woomera (Pernatty Station), AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 2015	Woomera (Pernatty Station), AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 2015	Woomera (Pernatty Station), AU	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 2014	Woomera (Pernatty Station), AU	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 2014	Woomera (Pernatty Station), AU	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 April 2014	Woomera (Pernatty Station), AU	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 2014	Woomera (Pernatty Station), AU	daily rain	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	31 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 2014	Woomera (Pernatty Station), AU	daily rain	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	85 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 2013	Woomera (Pernatty Station), AU	daily rain	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 2013	Woomera (Pernatty Station), AU	daily rain	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	59 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 2013	Woomera (Pernatty Station), AU	daily rain	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	7 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1928 to 2017

Yearly extremes at Woomera (Pernatty Station): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	1989	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	87
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	1989	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	87
Longest dry spell (CDD)	143 days	1972	68 days	87

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Woomera (Pernatty Station), 1928 to 2017. The record is 132.0 mm (5.2 in) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 29.7 mm (1.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Woomera (Pernatty Station) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1928	12.2 mm (0.5 in)
1929	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1930	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1931	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1932	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1933	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1934	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1935	11.7 mm (0.5 in)
1936	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1937	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1938	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1939	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1940	11.7 mm (0.5 in)
1941	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1942	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1943	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1944	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1945	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1946	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1947	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1948	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1949	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1950	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1951	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1952	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1953	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1954	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1955	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1956	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1957	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1958	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1959	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1960	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1961	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1962	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1963	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1964	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1965	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1966	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1967	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1968	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1969	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1970	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1971	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1972	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1973	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1974	47.4 mm (1.9 in)
1975	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1976	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1977	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1978	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1979	59.8 mm (2.4 in)
1980	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1981	25.2 mm (1.0 in)
1982	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1983	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1984	22.8 mm (0.9 in)
1985	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1986	22.5 mm (0.9 in)
1987	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1988	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1989	132.0 mm (5.2 in)
1990	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1991	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1992	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1993	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1996	24.5 mm (1.0 in)
1997	44.6 mm (1.8 in)
1998	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1999	13.4 mm (0.5 in)
2000	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2001	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
2002	10.0 mm (0.4 in)
2003	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
2004	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2005	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2006	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
2007	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
2008	14.6 mm (0.6 in)
2009	3.0 mm (0.12 in)
2011	8.5 mm (0.33 in)
2012	8.5 mm (0.33 in)
2013	37.2 mm (1.5 in)
2014	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
2015	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
2016	36.2 mm (1.4 in)
2017	27.0 mm (1.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Woomera (Pernatty Station), 1928 to 2017. The record is 152.0 mm (6.0 in) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.4 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Woomera (Pernatty Station) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1928	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1929	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1930	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1931	44.9 mm (1.8 in)
1932	29.8 mm (1.2 in)
1933	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1934	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1935	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1936	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1937	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1938	98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1939	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1940	11.7 mm (0.5 in)
1941	40.3 mm (1.6 in)
1942	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1943	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1944	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1945	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1946	148.1 mm (5.8 in)
1947	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1948	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1949	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1950	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1951	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1952	22.3 mm (0.9 in)
1953	32.2 mm (1.3 in)
1954	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1955	44.8 mm (1.8 in)
1956	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1957	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1958	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1959	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1960	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1961	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1962	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1963	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1964	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1965	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1966	58.1 mm (2.3 in)
1967	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1968	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1969	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1970	26.1 mm (1.0 in)
1971	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1972	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1973	120.8 mm (4.8 in)
1974	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1975	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1976	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1977	95.4 mm (3.8 in)
1978	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1979	106.6 mm (4.2 in)
1980	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1981	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1982	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1983	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1984	22.8 mm (0.9 in)
1985	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1986	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1987	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1988	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1989	152.0 mm (6.0 in)
1990	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1991	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1992	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1993	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1996	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1997	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1998	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1999	15.4 mm (0.6 in)
2000	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2001	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
2002	10.4 mm (0.4 in)
2003	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
2004	52.2 mm (2.1 in)
2005	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
2006	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
2007	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
2008	16.4 mm (0.6 in)
2009	3.0 mm (0.12 in)
2011	12.0 mm (0.5 in)
2012	11.0 mm (0.4 in)
2013	37.2 mm (1.5 in)
2014	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
2015	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
2016	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
2017	44.6 mm (1.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Woomera (Pernatty Station), 1928 to 2017. The record is 143 days in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 68 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Woomera (Pernatty Station) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1928	88 days
1929	71 days
1930	78 days
1931	75 days
1932	39 days
1933	63 days
1934	70 days
1935	74 days
1936	100 days
1937	74 days
1938	68 days
1939	83 days
1940	86 days
1941	45 days
1942	75 days
1943	63 days
1944	60 days
1945	56 days
1946	49 days
1947	76 days
1948	55 days
1949	48 days
1950	106 days
1951	75 days
1952	53 days
1953	76 days
1954	76 days
1955	56 days
1956	63 days
1957	64 days
1958	51 days
1959	47 days
1960	75 days
1961	63 days
1962	53 days
1963	107 days
1964	84 days
1965	127 days
1966	97 days
1967	83 days
1968	43 days
1969	57 days
1970	109 days
1971	50 days
1972	143 days
1973	48 days
1974	68 days
1975	46 days
1976	114 days
1977	131 days
1978	60 days
1979	57 days
1980	107 days
1981	50 days
1982	98 days
1983	52 days
1984	79 days
1985	73 days
1986	72 days
1987	90 days
1988	61 days
1989	66 days
1990	49 days
1991	111 days
1992	51 days
1993	124 days
1996	66 days
1997	99 days
1998	48 days
1999	48 days
2000	41 days
2001	71 days
2002	86 days
2003	49 days
2004	86 days
2005	75 days
2006	107 days
2007	51 days
2008	81 days
2009	43 days
2011	60 days
2012	61 days
2013	58 days
2014	46 days
2015	93 days
2016	53 days
2017	89 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

83 years, 1928 to 2016

A day with at least 29.3 mm (1.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 110.9 mm (4.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Woomera (Pernatty Station): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	29.3 mm (1.2 in)
5 years	45.3 mm (1.8 in)
10 years	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
25 years	76.6 mm (3.0 in)
50 years	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
100 years	110.9 mm (4.4 in)	Longer than the 83 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, 83 years of values from 1928 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: 132.0 mm (5.2 in) in 1989; 93.0 mm (3.7 in) in 1946; 83.1 mm (3.3 in) in 1938.

Download the Data

Data for Woomera (Pernatty Station) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Woomera (Pernatty Station) 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 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a