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Oodnadatta Post Office Weather Records (ASN00017044)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Oodnadatta Post Office (ASN00017044), Australia, with 51 years of record.

Key Facts for Oodnadatta Post Office

  • Oodnadatta Post Office (ASN00017044) is a weather station in Australia at -27.55 latitude and 135.44 longitude, 117 m (384 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1891 to 1941, 51 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Oodnadatta Post Office still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Oodnadatta Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 1.0 mm (0.04 in) on 29 December 1941.

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -27.55 latitude, 135.44 longitude.
  • Elevation: 117 m (384 ft).
  • Period of record: 1891 to 1941, 51 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

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Daily record high and record low at Oodnadatta Post Office, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Oodnadatta Post Office. 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 Oodnadatta Post Office. 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 Oodnadatta Post Office, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

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Standing records at Oodnadatta Post Office by the year they were set 0 records at Oodnadatta Post Office still stand. 00000000000
0 records at Oodnadatta Post Office still stand.
Standing records at Oodnadatta Post Office by the year they were set
Year setStanding records

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records
When Oodnadatta Post Office set new all-time records 1 all-time records were set at Oodnadatta Post Office between 19 February 1938 and 19 February 1938. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitation19 February 1938: Record daily precipitation 84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1 all-time records were set at Oodnadatta Post Office between 19 February 1938 and 19 February 1938. Each dot is a new record.
When Oodnadatta Post Office set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1938-02-19Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 84.1 mm (3.3 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 84.1 mm (3.3 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Oodnadatta Post Office The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Oodnadatta Post Office. The most was 84.1 mm (3.3 in) on 19 February 1938. 0255075100 Jan: 65.8 mm (2.6 in), 12 January 1914 Jan Feb: 84.1 mm (3.3 in), 19 February 1938 Feb Mar: 43.7 mm (1.7 in), 5 March 1908 Mar Apr: 21.1 mm (0.8 in), 29 April 1922 Apr May: 27.4 mm (1.1 in), 29 May 1921 May Jun: 40.6 mm (1.6 in), 20 June 1910 Jun Jul: 20.1 mm (0.8 in), 3 July 1925 Jul Aug: 18.8 mm (0.7 in), 19 August 1933 Aug Sep: 19.1 mm (0.8 in), 23 September 1927 Sep Oct: 44.5 mm (1.8 in), 20 October 1920 Oct Nov: 36.8 mm (1.4 in), 28 November 1920 Nov Dec: 33.5 mm (1.3 in), 15 December 1923 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Oodnadatta Post Office. The most was 84.1 mm (3.3 in) on 19 February 1938.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Oodnadatta Post Office
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan65.8 mm (2.6 in)12 January 1914
Feb84.1 mm (3.3 in)19 February 1938
Mar43.7 mm (1.7 in)5 March 1908
Apr21.1 mm (0.8 in)29 April 1922
May27.4 mm (1.1 in)29 May 1921
Jun40.6 mm (1.6 in)20 June 1910
Jul20.1 mm (0.8 in)3 July 1925
Aug18.8 mm (0.7 in)19 August 1933
Sep19.1 mm (0.8 in)23 September 1927
Oct44.5 mm (1.8 in)20 October 1920
Nov36.8 mm (1.4 in)28 November 1920
Dec33.5 mm (1.3 in)15 December 1923

Latest Records

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Latest records at Oodnadatta Post Office
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
29 December 1941Oodnadatta Post Office, AUdaily rain1.0 mm (0.04 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)49 years20 of 100 (Routine)
19 November 1941Oodnadatta Post Office, AUdaily rain6.4 mm (0.25 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)49 years20 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1941Oodnadatta Post Office, AUdaily rain13.7 mm (0.5 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)48 years20 of 100 (Routine)
9 July 1941Oodnadatta Post Office, AUdaily rain5.6 mm (0.22 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)16 years15 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 1941Oodnadatta Post Office, AUdaily rain0.3 mm (0.01 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)49 years19 of 100 (Routine)
13 June 1941Oodnadatta Post Office, AUdaily rain10.7 mm (0.4 in)8.2 mm (0.32 in)42 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 1941Oodnadatta Post Office, AUdaily rain7.9 mm (0.31 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)41 years17 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1941Oodnadatta Post Office, AUdaily rain12.4 mm (0.5 in)11.4 mm (0.4 in)47 years20 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1941Oodnadatta Post Office, AUdaily rain0.3 mm (0.01 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)48 years19 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1941Oodnadatta Post Office, AUdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)8.7 mm (0.34 in)2 years11 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1941Oodnadatta Post Office, AUdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)12.4 mm (0.5 in)44 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1941Oodnadatta Post Office, AUdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1940Oodnadatta Post Office, AUdaily rain2.8 mm (0.11 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)33 years16 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1940Oodnadatta Post Office, AUdaily rain2.8 mm (0.11 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)4 years7 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1940Oodnadatta Post Office, AUdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)45 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 1940Oodnadatta Post Office, AUdaily rain47.2 mm (1.9 in)39.8 mm (1.6 in)26 years45 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1939Oodnadatta Post Office, AUdaily rain4.1 mm (0.16 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)43 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1939Oodnadatta Post Office, AUdaily rain3.0 mm (0.12 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)47 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 1939Oodnadatta Post Office, AUdaily rain13.2 mm (0.5 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)4 years7 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 1939Oodnadatta Post Office, AUdaily rain35.8 mm (1.4 in)30.7 mm (1.2 in)16 years49 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1891 to 1941
Yearly extremes at Oodnadatta Post Office: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)84.1 mm (3.3 in)193820.3 mm (0.8 in)51
Wettest five days (Rx5day)109.8 mm (4.3 in)190830.5 mm (1.2 in)51
Longest dry spell (CDD)234 days194090 days51

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Oodnadatta Post Office by year The wettest day of the year at Oodnadatta Post Office, 1891 to 1941. The record is 84.1 mm (3.3 in) in 1938, marked on the chart; the median year is 20.3 mm (0.8 in). 025507510019001910192019301940Record: 84.1 mm (3.3 in) in 1938
The wettest day of the year at Oodnadatta Post Office, 1891 to 1941. The record is 84.1 mm (3.3 in) in 1938, marked on the chart; the median year is 20.3 mm (0.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Oodnadatta Post Office by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
18918.1 mm (0.32 in)
189217.5 mm (0.7 in)
189325.4 mm (1.0 in)
189444.7 mm (1.8 in)
189551.3 mm (2.0 in)
189620.3 mm (0.8 in)
189742.4 mm (1.7 in)
189820.3 mm (0.8 in)
189925.4 mm (1.0 in)
19007.6 mm (0.30 in)
19010.0 mm (0.00 in)
19020.0 mm (0.00 in)
19030.0 mm (0.00 in)
19040.0 mm (0.00 in)
19050.0 mm (0.00 in)
19060.0 mm (0.00 in)
190733.0 mm (1.3 in)
190843.7 mm (1.7 in)
19099.1 mm (0.36 in)
191040.6 mm (1.6 in)
191116.0 mm (0.6 in)
191212.7 mm (0.5 in)
191336.6 mm (1.4 in)
191465.8 mm (2.6 in)
19157.9 mm (0.31 in)
191641.9 mm (1.6 in)
191732.5 mm (1.3 in)
191822.6 mm (0.9 in)
191913.2 mm (0.5 in)
192044.5 mm (1.8 in)
192127.4 mm (1.1 in)
192231.5 mm (1.2 in)
192333.5 mm (1.3 in)
192425.9 mm (1.0 in)
192520.1 mm (0.8 in)
192612.4 mm (0.5 in)
192719.1 mm (0.8 in)
192817.8 mm (0.7 in)
192916.3 mm (0.6 in)
193037.1 mm (1.5 in)
193113.5 mm (0.5 in)
193225.7 mm (1.0 in)
193318.8 mm (0.7 in)
193418.8 mm (0.7 in)
193518.5 mm (0.7 in)
193626.4 mm (1.0 in)
19376.9 mm (0.27 in)
193884.1 mm (3.3 in)
193981.8 mm (3.2 in)
194047.2 mm (1.9 in)
194119.1 mm (0.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Oodnadatta Post Office by year The wettest five days of the year at Oodnadatta Post Office, 1891 to 1941. The record is 109.8 mm (4.3 in) in 1908, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.5 mm (1.2 in). 05010015019001910192019301940Record: 109.8 mm (4.3 in) in 1908
The wettest five days of the year at Oodnadatta Post Office, 1891 to 1941. The record is 109.8 mm (4.3 in) in 1908, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.5 mm (1.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Oodnadatta Post Office by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
189110.4 mm (0.4 in)
189217.5 mm (0.7 in)
189333.2 mm (1.3 in)
189444.7 mm (1.8 in)
1895102.9 mm (4.1 in)
189627.7 mm (1.1 in)
189753.8 mm (2.1 in)
189862.0 mm (2.4 in)
189930.5 mm (1.2 in)
190016.5 mm (0.6 in)
19010.0 mm (0.00 in)
19020.0 mm (0.00 in)
19030.0 mm (0.00 in)
19040.0 mm (0.00 in)
19050.0 mm (0.00 in)
19060.0 mm (0.00 in)
190737.6 mm (1.5 in)
1908109.8 mm (4.3 in)
190918.5 mm (0.7 in)
191046.9 mm (1.8 in)
191122.4 mm (0.9 in)
191221.6 mm (0.9 in)
191377.5 mm (3.1 in)
191465.8 mm (2.6 in)
191510.9 mm (0.4 in)
191663.0 mm (2.5 in)
191736.8 mm (1.4 in)
191822.6 mm (0.9 in)
191914.5 mm (0.6 in)
192064.8 mm (2.6 in)
192158.4 mm (2.3 in)
192248.3 mm (1.9 in)
192370.1 mm (2.8 in)
192436.6 mm (1.4 in)
192524.2 mm (1.0 in)
192617.7 mm (0.7 in)
192732.9 mm (1.3 in)
192826.7 mm (1.1 in)
192932.3 mm (1.3 in)
193039.7 mm (1.6 in)
193118.1 mm (0.7 in)
193232.8 mm (1.3 in)
193325.7 mm (1.0 in)
193421.9 mm (0.9 in)
193524.1 mm (0.9 in)
193628.2 mm (1.1 in)
193713.5 mm (0.5 in)
193886.9 mm (3.4 in)
193993.0 mm (3.7 in)
194048.8 mm (1.9 in)
194137.6 mm (1.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Oodnadatta Post Office by year The longest dry spell of the year at Oodnadatta Post Office, 1891 to 1941. The record is 234 days in 1940, marked on the chart; the median year is 90 days. 010020030019001910192019301940Record: 234 days in 1940
The longest dry spell of the year at Oodnadatta Post Office, 1891 to 1941. The record is 234 days in 1940, marked on the chart; the median year is 90 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Oodnadatta Post Office by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
189175 days
1892145 days
1893151 days
189459 days
189596 days
1896116 days
189783 days
1898101 days
189980 days
1900147 days
190131 days
190292 days
190361 days
190431 days
190590 days
190630 days
1907114 days
190867 days
190952 days
191057 days
1911127 days
1912110 days
1913111 days
191498 days
191569 days
191671 days
1917105 days
1918133 days
191991 days
192053 days
192180 days
1922125 days
1923120 days
1924144 days
1925129 days
192666 days
192776 days
1928101 days
192974 days
193067 days
193174 days
1932106 days
193377 days
193498 days
193590 days
193688 days
193769 days
1938110 days
1939104 days
1940234 days
194174 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

43 years, 1892 to 1941

A day with at least 25.1 mm (1.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 96.2 mm (3.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Oodnadatta Post Office: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years25.1 mm (1.0 in)
5 years40.5 mm (1.6 in)
10 years52.0 mm (2.0 in)
25 years68.2 mm (2.7 in)
50 years81.6 mm (3.2 in)Longer than the 43 years of record
100 years96.2 mm (3.8 in)Longer than the 43 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, 43 years of values from 1892 to 1941.

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: 84.1 mm (3.3 in) in 1938; 81.8 mm (3.2 in) in 1939; 65.8 mm (2.6 in) in 1914.

Download the Data

  • Data for Oodnadatta Post Office standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Oodnadatta Post Office 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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).