Ernabella (Pukatja) Weather Records (ASN00016097)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Ernabella (Pukatja) (ASN00016097), Australia, with 30 years of record.

Key Facts for Ernabella (Pukatja)

Ernabella (Pukatja) (ASN00016097) is a weather station in Australia at -26.26 latitude and 132.18 longitude, 703 m (2,307 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1997 to 2026, 30 years of record.
1,464 records set at Ernabella (Pukatja) still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -26.26 latitude, 132.18 longitude.
Elevation: 703 m (2,307 ft).
Period of record: 1997 to 2026, 30 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

14 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Ernabella (Pukatja). The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 14 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Ernabella (Pukatja), with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	44.5 C (112.1 F)	12.0 C (53.6 F)	43.3 C (109.9 F)	18.8 C (65.8 F)
Feb	43.5 C (110.3 F)	9.6 C (49.3 F)	36.9 C (98.4 F)	14.2 C (57.6 F)
Mar	42.6 C (108.7 F)	6.0 C (42.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	37.1 C (98.8 F)	2.0 C (35.6 F)	33.6 C (92.5 F)	6.8 C (44.2 F)
May	31.6 C (88.9 F)	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	29.0 C (84.2 F)	4.1 C (39.4 F)
Jun	29.2 C (84.6 F)	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	27.0 C (80.6 F)	-1.2 C (29.8 F)
Jul	28.7 C (83.7 F)	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	21.3 C (70.3 F)	-1.9 C (28.6 F)
Aug	34.9 C (94.8 F)	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	26.6 C (79.9 F)	0.9 C (33.6 F)
Sep	36.2 C (97.2 F)	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	33.0 C (91.4 F)	7.5 C (45.5 F)
Oct	40.9 C (105.6 F)	4.0 C (39.2 F)	24.4 C (75.9 F)	14.9 C (58.8 F)
Nov	43.5 C (110.3 F)	7.6 C (45.7 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	45.1 C (113.2 F)	9.9 C (49.8 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Ernabella (Pukatja) still stand. 2019 holds the most, with 80.

Standing records at Ernabella (Pukatja) by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1997	18
1998	50
1999	9
2000	9
2001	61
2002	59
2003	36
2004	49
2005	38
2006	39
2007	60
2008	27
2009	59
2010	58
2011	47
2012	66
2013	73
2014	51
2015	53
2016	59
2017	45
2018	51
2019	80
2020	68
2021	51
2022	56
2023	45
2024	62
2025	52
2026	33

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 173.6 mm (6.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ernabella (Pukatja). The most was 173.6 mm (6.8 in) on 7 February 2011.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Ernabella (Pukatja)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	9 January 2011
Feb	173.6 mm (6.8 in)	7 February 2011
Mar	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	22 March 2025
Apr	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 April 1998
May	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	21 May 2013
Jun	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 June 2023
Jul	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	17 July 1998
Aug	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	30 August 2016
Sep	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 September 2024
Oct	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	18 October 2005
Nov	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18 November 2003
Dec	117.2 mm (4.6 in)	27 December 2016

Period of Record Coverage

1997 to 2026

30 years of record at Ernabella (Pukatja), 1997 to 2026. 9 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2008 and others.

Days with data per year at Ernabella (Pukatja)
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1997	152	42%	No
1998	243	67%	No
1999	104	28%	No
2000	64	17%	No
2001	310	85%	No
2002	343	94%	Yes
2003	365	100%	Yes
2004	351	96%	Yes
2005	295	81%	No
2006	319	87%	No
2007	346	95%	Yes
2008	291	80%	No
2009	364	100%	Yes
2010	363	99%	Yes
2011	365	100%	Yes
2012	366	100%	Yes
2013	365	100%	Yes
2014	358	98%	Yes
2015	365	100%	Yes
2016	366	100%	Yes
2017	365	100%	Yes
2018	363	99%	Yes
2019	365	100%	Yes
2020	366	100%	Yes
2021	363	99%	Yes
2022	364	100%	Yes
2023	332	91%	Yes
2024	365	100%	Yes
2025	365	100%	Yes
2026	216	59%	No

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

19 complete years, 2003 to 2025

One stripe for each of 19 complete years at Ernabella (Pukatja), 2003 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 20.5 C (68.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2010, at 19.0 C (66.3 F), and the warmest was 2019, at 21.7 C (71.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F).

Annual mean temperature at Ernabella (Pukatja) as warming stripes, 2003 to 2025
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
2003	20.4 C	-0.12 C
2004	20.1 C	-0.42 C
2007	20.7 C	+0.21 C
2009	20.8 C	+0.25 C
2010	19.0 C	-1.46 C
2011	19.7 C	-0.85 C
2012	20.0 C	-0.48 C
2013	21.0 C	+0.53 C
2014	21.0 C	+0.47 C
2015	20.9 C	+0.39 C
2016	20.0 C	-0.51 C
2017	20.4 C	-0.11 C
2018	20.9 C	+0.41 C
2019	21.7 C	+1.18 C
2020	21.0 C	+0.46 C
2021	19.8 C	-0.75 C
2022	19.5 C	-0.98 C
2024	21.4 C	+0.94 C
2025	21.3 C	+0.75 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1997 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Ernabella (Pukatja): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	45.1 C (113.2 F)	2019	41.8 C (107.2 F)	30
Coldest night (TNn)	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	2008	-2.4 C (27.6 F)	30
Wettest day (Rx1day)	173.6 mm (6.8 in)	2011	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	30
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	215.0 mm (8.5 in)	2011	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30
Longest dry spell (CDD)	154 days	2002	57 days	30

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Ernabella (Pukatja), 1997 to 2026. The record is 45.1 C (113.2 F) in 2019, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.8 C (107.2 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Ernabella (Pukatja) by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1997	41.0 C (105.8 F)
1998	41.0 C (105.8 F)
1999	41.0 C (105.8 F)
2000	41.0 C (105.8 F)
2001	41.0 C (105.8 F)
2002	42.0 C (107.6 F)
2003	41.0 C (105.8 F)
2004	41.2 C (106.2 F)
2005	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2006	41.3 C (106.3 F)
2007	41.7 C (107.1 F)
2008	41.4 C (106.5 F)
2009	42.1 C (107.8 F)
2010	41.5 C (106.7 F)
2011	43.7 C (110.7 F)
2012	41.8 C (107.2 F)
2013	43.8 C (110.8 F)
2014	42.6 C (108.7 F)
2015	41.9 C (107.4 F)
2016	40.5 C (104.9 F)
2017	40.8 C (105.4 F)
2018	43.4 C (110.1 F)
2019	45.1 C (113.2 F)
2020	43.5 C (110.3 F)
2021	43.0 C (109.4 F)
2022	42.2 C (108.0 F)
2023	41.7 C (107.1 F)
2024	42.9 C (109.2 F)
2025	43.5 C (110.3 F)
2026	43.3 C (109.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Ernabella (Pukatja), 1997 to 2026. The record is -5.2 C (22.6 F) in 2008, marked on the chart; the median year is -2.4 C (27.6 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Ernabella (Pukatja) by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1997	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1998	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1999	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2000	-2.0 C (28.4 F)
2001	-3.0 C (26.6 F)
2002	-4.0 C (24.8 F)
2003	-1.5 C (29.3 F)
2004	-2.4 C (27.7 F)
2005	-2.7 C (27.1 F)
2006	-2.9 C (26.8 F)
2007	-3.8 C (25.2 F)
2008	-5.2 C (22.6 F)
2009	-0.8 C (30.6 F)
2010	-3.7 C (25.3 F)
2011	-2.3 C (27.9 F)
2012	-4.2 C (24.4 F)
2013	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2014	-2.1 C (28.2 F)
2015	-0.3 C (31.5 F)
2016	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
2017	-3.1 C (26.4 F)
2018	-2.5 C (27.5 F)
2019	-3.7 C (25.3 F)
2020	-0.9 C (30.4 F)
2021	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2022	-4.9 C (23.2 F)
2023	-1.9 C (28.6 F)
2024	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2025	-3.0 C (26.6 F)
2026	-1.9 C (28.6 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Ernabella (Pukatja), 1997 to 2026. The record is 173.6 mm (6.8 in) in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.2 mm (1.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ernabella (Pukatja) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1997	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1998	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1999	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
2000	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
2001	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2002	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
2003	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
2004	26.8 mm (1.1 in)
2005	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
2006	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
2007	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
2008	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
2009	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
2010	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
2011	173.6 mm (6.8 in)
2012	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
2013	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2014	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
2015	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
2016	117.2 mm (4.6 in)
2017	36.2 mm (1.4 in)
2018	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
2019	14.6 mm (0.6 in)
2020	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
2021	109.4 mm (4.3 in)
2022	105.8 mm (4.2 in)
2023	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
2024	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2025	60.8 mm (2.4 in)
2026	26.4 mm (1.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Ernabella (Pukatja), 1997 to 2026. The record is 215.0 mm (8.5 in) in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.8 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ernabella (Pukatja) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1997	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1998	33.4 mm (1.3 in)
1999	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
2000	9.0 mm (0.35 in)
2001	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
2002	154.2 mm (6.1 in)
2003	144.0 mm (5.7 in)
2004	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
2005	47.6 mm (1.9 in)
2006	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
2007	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2008	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
2009	77.6 mm (3.1 in)
2010	39.2 mm (1.5 in)
2011	215.0 mm (8.5 in)
2012	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
2013	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
2014	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
2015	36.4 mm (1.4 in)
2016	186.2 mm (7.3 in)
2017	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
2018	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2019	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
2020	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
2021	141.6 mm (5.6 in)
2022	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
2023	61.6 mm (2.4 in)
2024	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
2025	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
2026	54.0 mm (2.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Ernabella (Pukatja), 1997 to 2026. The record is 154 days in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 57 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ernabella (Pukatja) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1997	25 days
1998	24 days
1999	23 days
2000	8 days
2001	54 days
2002	154 days
2003	44 days
2004	44 days
2005	55 days
2006	73 days
2007	79 days
2008	82 days
2009	62 days
2010	42 days
2011	45 days
2012	114 days
2013	123 days
2014	70 days
2015	54 days
2016	45 days
2017	68 days
2018	90 days
2019	92 days
2020	71 days
2021	64 days
2022	61 days
2023	53 days
2024	57 days
2025	57 days
2026	40 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.

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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 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).