Woomera (Purple Downs) Weather Records (ASN00016039)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Woomera (Purple Downs) (ASN00016039), Australia, with 106 years of record.

Key Facts for Woomera (Purple Downs)

Woomera (Purple Downs) (ASN00016039) is a weather station in Australia at -30.79 latitude and 136.89 longitude, 85 m (279 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1903 to 2008, 106 years of record.
0 records set at Woomera (Purple Downs) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Woomera (Purple Downs) set a daily record precipitation of 18.6 mm (0.7 in) on 21 December 2007.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -30.79 latitude, 136.89 longitude.
Elevation: 85 m (279 ft).
Period of record: 1903 to 2008, 106 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 (Purple Downs). 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 (Purple Downs), 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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May	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 Woomera (Purple Downs) still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

4 new records

4 all-time records were set at Woomera (Purple Downs) between 19 January 1937 and 14 March 1989. Each dot is a new record.

When Woomera (Purple Downs) set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1937-01-19	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1946-02-18	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1957-12-28	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1989-03-14	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 194.0 mm (7.6 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 194.0 mm (7.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Woomera (Purple Downs). The most was 194.0 mm (7.6 in) on 14 March 1989.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Woomera (Purple Downs)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	20 January 2007
Feb	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	18 February 1946
Mar	194.0 mm (7.6 in)	14 March 1989
Apr	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 April 1903
May	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	25 May 1979
Jun	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 June 1909
Jul	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	1 July 1968
Aug	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 August 1973
Sep	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	17 September 1903
Oct	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	6 October 1975
Nov	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 November 1971
Dec	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	28 December 1957

Latest Records

Latest records at Woomera (Purple Downs)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 December 2007	Woomera (Purple Downs), AU	daily rain	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	78 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 2007	Woomera (Purple Downs), AU	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 2007	Woomera (Purple Downs), AU	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	97 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 2007	Woomera (Purple Downs), AU	monthly rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 July 2006	Woomera (Purple Downs), AU	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 2006	Woomera (Purple Downs), AU	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	94 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 2005	Woomera (Purple Downs), AU	daily rain	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	71 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 2005	Woomera (Purple Downs), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	100 years	76 of 100 (Major)
16 September 2005	Woomera (Purple Downs), AU	daily rain	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 June 2005	Woomera (Purple Downs), AU	daily rain	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 2005	Woomera (Purple Downs), AU	daily rain	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	32 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 2005	Woomera (Purple Downs), AU	daily rain	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	31 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 2004	Woomera (Purple Downs), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 2004	Woomera (Purple Downs), AU	daily rain	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 2004	Woomera (Purple Downs), AU	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	93 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 June 2004	Woomera (Purple Downs), AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 October 2003	Woomera (Purple Downs), AU	daily rain	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 2003	Woomera (Purple Downs), AU	daily rain	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	88 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 August 2003	Woomera (Purple Downs), AU	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	24 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 2003	Woomera (Purple Downs), AU	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	70 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1903 to 2008

Yearly extremes at Woomera (Purple Downs): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	194.0 mm (7.6 in)	1989	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	106
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	233.0 mm (9.2 in)	1989	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	106
Longest dry spell (CDD)	180 days	1967	70 days	106

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Woomera (Purple Downs), 1903 to 2008. The record is 194.0 mm (7.6 in) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 29.6 mm (1.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Woomera (Purple Downs) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1903	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1904	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1905	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1906	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1907	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1908	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1909	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1910	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1911	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1912	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1913	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1914	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1915	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1916	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1917	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1918	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1919	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1920	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1921	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1922	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1923	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1924	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1925	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1926	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1927	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1928	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1929	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1930	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1931	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1932	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1933	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1934	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1935	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1936	9.4 mm (0.37 in)
1937	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1938	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1939	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1940	8.9 mm (0.35 in)
1941	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1942	7.6 mm (0.30 in)
1943	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1944	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1945	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1946	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1947	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1948	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1949	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1950	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1951	13.7 mm (0.5 in)
1952	13.7 mm (0.5 in)
1953	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1954	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1955	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1956	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1957	108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1958	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1959	9.9 mm (0.39 in)
1960	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1961	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1962	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1963	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1964	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1965	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1966	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1967	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1968	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1969	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1970	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1971	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1972	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1973	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1974	74.6 mm (2.9 in)
1975	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1976	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1977	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
1978	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1979	55.8 mm (2.2 in)
1980	10.0 mm (0.4 in)
1981	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1982	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1983	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1984	16.4 mm (0.6 in)
1985	14.8 mm (0.6 in)
1986	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1987	38.8 mm (1.5 in)
1988	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1989	194.0 mm (7.6 in)
1990	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1991	11.0 mm (0.4 in)
1992	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1993	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1994	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1995	14.8 mm (0.6 in)
1996	16.1 mm (0.6 in)
1997	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1998	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1999	11.6 mm (0.5 in)
2000	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2001	31.4 mm (1.2 in)
2002	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
2003	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
2004	32.6 mm (1.3 in)
2005	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
2006	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
2007	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
2008	34.0 mm (1.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Woomera (Purple Downs), 1903 to 2008. The record is 233.0 mm (9.2 in) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.1 mm (1.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Woomera (Purple Downs) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1903	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1904	97.7 mm (3.8 in)
1905	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1906	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1907	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1908	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1909	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1910	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1911	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1912	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1913	29.3 mm (1.2 in)
1914	32.6 mm (1.3 in)
1915	34.1 mm (1.3 in)
1916	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1917	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1918	12.5 mm (0.5 in)
1919	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1920	49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1921	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1922	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1923	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1924	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1925	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1926	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1927	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1928	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1929	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1930	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1931	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1932	26.6 mm (1.0 in)
1933	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1934	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1935	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1936	13.9 mm (0.5 in)
1937	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1938	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1939	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1940	8.9 mm (0.35 in)
1941	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1942	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1943	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1944	30.8 mm (1.2 in)
1945	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1946	154.1 mm (6.1 in)
1947	136.2 mm (5.4 in)
1948	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1949	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1950	108.4 mm (4.3 in)
1951	14.8 mm (0.6 in)
1952	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1953	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1954	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1955	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1956	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1957	133.6 mm (5.3 in)
1958	108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1959	10.4 mm (0.4 in)
1960	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1961	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1962	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1963	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1964	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1965	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1966	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1967	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1968	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1969	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1970	22.3 mm (0.9 in)
1971	43.1 mm (1.7 in)
1972	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1973	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1974	123.6 mm (4.9 in)
1975	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1976	45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1977	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
1978	22.8 mm (0.9 in)
1979	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1980	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1981	29.8 mm (1.2 in)
1982	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
1983	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1984	16.4 mm (0.6 in)
1985	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1986	34.7 mm (1.4 in)
1987	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1988	65.4 mm (2.6 in)
1989	233.0 mm (9.2 in)
1990	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1991	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1992	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1993	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1994	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1995	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1996	23.5 mm (0.9 in)
1997	119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1998	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1999	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
2000	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2001	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
2002	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
2003	55.8 mm (2.2 in)
2004	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
2005	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
2006	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
2007	139.2 mm (5.5 in)
2008	40.0 mm (1.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Woomera (Purple Downs), 1903 to 2008. The record is 180 days in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 70 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Woomera (Purple Downs) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1903	59 days
1904	49 days
1905	86 days
1906	56 days
1907	43 days
1908	41 days
1909	87 days
1910	62 days
1911	65 days
1912	80 days
1913	82 days
1914	71 days
1915	91 days
1916	93 days
1917	69 days
1918	133 days
1919	71 days
1920	85 days
1921	63 days
1922	103 days
1923	59 days
1924	47 days
1925	55 days
1926	78 days
1927	55 days
1928	67 days
1929	114 days
1930	68 days
1931	75 days
1932	37 days
1933	50 days
1934	104 days
1935	74 days
1936	148 days
1937	59 days
1938	120 days
1939	115 days
1940	123 days
1941	85 days
1942	87 days
1943	92 days
1944	61 days
1945	56 days
1946	57 days
1947	50 days
1948	70 days
1949	41 days
1950	55 days
1951	85 days
1952	55 days
1953	47 days
1954	75 days
1955	56 days
1956	60 days
1957	67 days
1958	63 days
1959	48 days
1960	76 days
1961	141 days
1962	63 days
1963	83 days
1964	66 days
1965	81 days
1966	76 days
1967	180 days
1968	49 days
1969	56 days
1970	108 days
1971	50 days
1972	129 days
1973	52 days
1974	69 days
1975	45 days
1976	134 days
1977	105 days
1978	62 days
1979	48 days
1980	96 days
1981	49 days
1982	78 days
1983	43 days
1984	82 days
1985	72 days
1986	74 days
1987	82 days
1988	83 days
1989	85 days
1990	54 days
1991	65 days
1992	51 days
1993	51 days
1994	96 days
1995	76 days
1996	114 days
1997	105 days
1998	32 days
1999	70 days
2000	30 days
2001	50 days
2002	64 days
2003	74 days
2004	46 days
2005	83 days
2006	92 days
2007	120 days
2008	84 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

104 years, 1903 to 2007

A day with at least 28.5 mm (1.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 136.5 mm (5.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Woomera (Purple Downs): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
5 years	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
10 years	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
25 years	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
50 years	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
100 years	136.5 mm (5.4 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 104 years of values from 1903 to 2007.

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: 194.0 mm (7.6 in) in 1989; 108.7 mm (4.3 in) in 1957; 105.0 mm (4.1 in) in 2007.

Download the Data

Data for Woomera (Purple Downs) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Woomera (Purple Downs) 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 2026-10-13 (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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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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