Port Augusta West Weather Records (ASN00016038)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Port Augusta West (ASN00016038), Australia, with 127 years of record.

Key Facts for Port Augusta West

Port Augusta West (ASN00016038) is a weather station in Australia at -32.48 latitude and 137.76 longitude, 9 m (30 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1884 to 2010, 127 years of record.
0 records set at Port Augusta West still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Port Augusta West set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 4 September 2010.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -32.48 latitude, 137.76 longitude.
Elevation: 9 m (30 ft).
Period of record: 1884 to 2010, 127 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 Port Augusta West. 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 Port Augusta West, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Port Augusta West still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

4 new records

4 all-time records were set at Port Augusta West between 19 September 1915 and 17 February 1943. Each dot is a new record.

When Port Augusta West set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1915-09-19	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1920-06-01	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1921-03-01	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1943-02-17	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 117.9 mm (4.6 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 117.9 mm (4.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Port Augusta West. The most was 117.9 mm (4.6 in) on 17 February 1943.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Port Augusta West
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	19 January 2007
Feb	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	17 February 1943
Mar	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	1 March 1921
Apr	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	7 April 1921
May	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	3 May 1922
Jun	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	1 June 1920
Jul	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	1 July 1986
Aug	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 August 1933
Sep	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	19 September 1915
Oct	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	24 October 1938
Nov	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 November 1937
Dec	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	3 December 1999

Latest Records

Latest records at Port Augusta West
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 September 2010	Port Augusta West, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 2010	Port Augusta West, AU	daily rain	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	65 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 2010	Port Augusta West, AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 November 2009	Port Augusta West, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
21 November 2009	Port Augusta West, AU	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	2 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
2 October 2009	Port Augusta West, AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 2008	Port Augusta West, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 2008	Port Augusta West, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	100 years	72 of 100 (Major)
9 June 2008	Port Augusta West, AU	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	96 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 2007	Port Augusta West, AU	daily rain	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 2007	Port Augusta West, AU	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 2007	Port Augusta West, AU	daily rain	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 2007	Port Augusta West, AU	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	112 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 2007	Port Augusta West, AU	monthly rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	69 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 2006	Port Augusta West, AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	5 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 2006	Port Augusta West, AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 November 2005	Port Augusta West, AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	103 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 December 2004	Port Augusta West, AU	daily rain	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	102 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 2004	Port Augusta West, AU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	53 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 2004	Port Augusta West, AU	daily rain	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	20 years	18 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1884 to 2010

Yearly extremes at Port Augusta West: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	1943	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	127
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	167.1 mm (6.6 in)	1946	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	127
Longest dry spell (CDD)	125 days	1988	49 days	127

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Port Augusta West, 1884 to 2010. The record is 117.9 mm (4.6 in) in 1943, marked on the chart; the median year is 26.9 mm (1.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Port Augusta West by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1884	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1885	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1886	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1887	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1888	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1889	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1890	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1891	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1892	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1893	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1894	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1895	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1896	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1897	12.2 mm (0.5 in)
1898	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1899	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1900	12.2 mm (0.5 in)
1901	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1902	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1903	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1904	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1905	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1906	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1907	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1908	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1909	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1910	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1911	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1912	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1913	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1914	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1915	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1916	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1917	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1918	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1919	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1920	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1921	117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1922	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1923	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1924	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1925	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1926	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1927	10.4 mm (0.4 in)
1928	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1929	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1930	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1931	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1932	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1933	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1934	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1935	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1936	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1937	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1938	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1939	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1940	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1941	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1942	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1943	117.9 mm (4.6 in)
1944	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1945	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1946	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1947	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1948	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1949	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1950	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1951	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1952	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1953	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1954	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1955	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1956	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1957	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1958	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1959	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1960	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1961	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1962	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1963	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1964	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1965	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1966	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1967	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1968	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1969	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1970	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1971	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1972	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1973	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1974	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1975	18.6 mm (0.7 in)
1976	60.1 mm (2.4 in)
1977	35.7 mm (1.4 in)
1978	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1979	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
1980	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1981	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1982	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1983	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1984	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1985	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1986	25.8 mm (1.0 in)
1987	15.8 mm (0.6 in)
1988	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1989	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1990	29.6 mm (1.2 in)
1991	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1992	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1993	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1994	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1995	23.8 mm (0.9 in)
1996	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1997	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1998	44.6 mm (1.8 in)
1999	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
2000	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
2001	19.4 mm (0.8 in)
2002	11.4 mm (0.4 in)
2003	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
2004	25.8 mm (1.0 in)
2005	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
2006	25.2 mm (1.0 in)
2007	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
2008	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
2009	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2010	33.0 mm (1.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Port Augusta West, 1884 to 2010. The record is 167.1 mm (6.6 in) in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.4 mm (1.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Port Augusta West by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1884	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1885	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1886	63.9 mm (2.5 in)
1887	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1888	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1889	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1890	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1891	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1892	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1893	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1894	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1895	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1896	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1897	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1898	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1899	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1900	36.9 mm (1.5 in)
1901	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1902	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1903	42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1904	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1905	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1906	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1907	30.8 mm (1.2 in)
1908	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1909	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1910	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1911	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1912	30.9 mm (1.2 in)
1913	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1914	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
1915	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1916	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1917	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1918	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1919	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1920	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1921	117.9 mm (4.6 in)
1922	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1923	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1924	25.6 mm (1.0 in)
1925	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1926	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1927	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1928	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1929	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1930	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1931	52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1932	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1933	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1934	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1935	31.7 mm (1.2 in)
1936	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1937	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1938	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1939	26.1 mm (1.0 in)
1940	16.6 mm (0.7 in)
1941	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1942	31.7 mm (1.2 in)
1943	119.2 mm (4.7 in)
1944	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1945	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1946	167.1 mm (6.6 in)
1947	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1948	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1949	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1950	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1951	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1952	36.9 mm (1.5 in)
1953	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1954	37.9 mm (1.5 in)
1955	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1956	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1957	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1958	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1959	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1960	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1961	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1962	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1963	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1964	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1965	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1966	58.3 mm (2.3 in)
1967	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1968	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1969	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1970	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1971	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1972	30.4 mm (1.2 in)
1973	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1974	112.2 mm (4.4 in)
1975	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1976	70.7 mm (2.8 in)
1977	48.1 mm (1.9 in)
1978	32.2 mm (1.3 in)
1979	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
1980	24.8 mm (1.0 in)
1981	25.6 mm (1.0 in)
1982	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1983	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1984	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1985	34.4 mm (1.4 in)
1986	26.6 mm (1.0 in)
1987	26.6 mm (1.0 in)
1988	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1989	83.2 mm (3.3 in)
1990	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1991	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1992	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1993	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1994	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1995	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1996	30.8 mm (1.2 in)
1997	88.8 mm (3.5 in)
1998	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1999	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
2000	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
2001	38.8 mm (1.5 in)
2002	15.4 mm (0.6 in)
2003	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
2004	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
2005	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
2006	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
2007	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
2008	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
2009	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2010	37.6 mm (1.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Port Augusta West, 1884 to 2010. The record is 125 days in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 49 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Port Augusta West by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1884	29 days
1885	42 days
1886	113 days
1887	46 days
1888	61 days
1889	29 days
1890	37 days
1891	47 days
1892	50 days
1893	40 days
1894	78 days
1895	55 days
1896	36 days
1897	72 days
1898	68 days
1899	55 days
1900	40 days
1901	44 days
1902	66 days
1903	24 days
1904	42 days
1905	62 days
1906	48 days
1907	40 days
1908	31 days
1909	49 days
1910	60 days
1911	48 days
1912	52 days
1913	40 days
1914	35 days
1915	65 days
1916	76 days
1917	36 days
1918	48 days
1919	42 days
1920	49 days
1921	42 days
1922	46 days
1923	53 days
1924	55 days
1925	55 days
1926	58 days
1927	49 days
1928	78 days
1929	71 days
1930	57 days
1931	62 days
1932	35 days
1933	45 days
1934	42 days
1935	59 days
1936	50 days
1937	54 days
1938	59 days
1939	41 days
1940	65 days
1941	37 days
1942	53 days
1943	51 days
1944	46 days
1945	56 days
1946	17 days
1947	29 days
1948	44 days
1949	53 days
1950	36 days
1951	48 days
1952	54 days
1953	82 days
1954	71 days
1955	35 days
1956	46 days
1957	67 days
1958	51 days
1959	46 days
1960	30 days
1961	38 days
1962	34 days
1963	50 days
1964	85 days
1965	72 days
1966	47 days
1967	74 days
1968	28 days
1969	34 days
1970	59 days
1971	49 days
1972	39 days
1973	50 days
1974	36 days
1975	52 days
1976	62 days
1977	70 days
1978	65 days
1979	34 days
1980	67 days
1981	51 days
1982	85 days
1983	42 days
1984	58 days
1985	39 days
1986	48 days
1987	90 days
1988	125 days
1989	63 days
1990	48 days
1991	65 days
1992	37 days
1993	18 days
1994	43 days
1995	51 days
1996	57 days
1997	99 days
1998	33 days
1999	46 days
2000	42 days
2001	74 days
2002	45 days
2003	36 days
2004	52 days
2005	39 days
2006	54 days
2007	33 days
2008	63 days
2009	61 days
2010	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.

Rainfall Return Levels

116 years, 1886 to 2009

A day with at least 27.0 mm (1.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 101.0 mm (4.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Port Augusta West: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
5 years	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
10 years	50.7 mm (2.0 in)
25 years	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
50 years	82.9 mm (3.3 in)
100 years	101.0 mm (4.0 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 116 years of values from 1886 to 2009.

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: 117.9 mm (4.6 in) in 1943; 117.1 mm (4.6 in) in 1921; 102.4 mm (4.0 in) in 1992.

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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 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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Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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