Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Port Lincoln. 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 Lincoln, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
45.6 C (114.1 F)
7.9 C (46.2 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
42.8 C (109.0 F)
4.9 C (40.8 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
43.6 C (110.5 F)
6.1 C (43.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
37.8 C (100.0 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
32.2 C (90.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
27.2 C (81.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
25.6 C (78.1 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
29.3 C (84.7 F)
0.8 C (33.4 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
36.2 C (97.2 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
43.2 C (109.8 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
43.9 C (111.0 F)
5.9 C (42.6 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Port Lincoln still stand. 1908 holds the most, with 38.
Standing records at Port Lincoln by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1892
19
1893
13
1894
9
1895
16
1896
13
1897
20
1898
19
1899
18
1900
22
1901
22
1902
22
1903
15
1904
20
1905
33
1906
18
1907
31
1908
38
1909
26
1910
8
1911
12
1912
15
1913
21
1914
15
1915
12
1916
22
1917
13
1918
17
1919
35
1920
33
1921
15
1922
17
1923
11
1924
11
1925
7
1926
14
1927
20
1928
9
1929
11
1930
13
1931
13
1932
8
1933
13
1934
28
1935
9
1936
7
1937
3
1938
16
1939
20
1940
12
1941
20
1942
14
1943
17
1944
20
1945
14
1946
20
1947
13
1948
17
1949
6
1950
9
1951
7
1952
9
1953
6
1954
7
1955
13
1956
4
1957
16
1958
10
1959
12
1960
20
1961
15
1962
12
1963
7
1964
10
1965
11
1966
6
1967
7
1968
10
1969
9
1970
11
1971
4
1972
7
1973
13
1974
4
1975
15
1976
7
1977
13
1978
8
1979
6
1980
12
1981
9
1982
11
1983
6
1984
6
1985
8
1986
6
1987
9
1988
8
1989
11
1990
11
1991
10
1992
3
1993
12
1994
15
1995
6
1996
9
1997
8
1998
6
1999
10
2000
13
2001
12
All-Time Record Progression
4 new records
4 all-time records were set at Port Lincoln between 23 January 1923 and 22 February 1997. Each dot is a new record.
When Port Lincoln set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1923-01-23
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 44.1 C (111.4 F)
1939-01-10
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 45.6 C (114.1 F)
1941-12-26
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 24.8 C (76.6 F)
1997-02-22
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 24.9 C (76.8 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jan: 110.5 mm (4.4 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Port Lincoln. The most was 110.5 mm (4.4 in) on 27 January 1890.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Port Lincoln
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
27 January 1890
Feb
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
20 February 1938
Mar
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
9 March 1912
Apr
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
29 April 1968
May
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
12 May 1996
Jun
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
16 June 1955
Jul
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
5 July 1910
Aug
36.4 mm (1.4 in)
21 August 1985
Sep
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
2 September 1947
Oct
45.6 mm (1.8 in)
18 October 2000
Nov
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
8 November 1947
Dec
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
3 December 1966
Period of Record Coverage
1892 to 2002
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
111 years of record at Port Lincoln, 1892 to 2002. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 2002.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 106 complete years at Port Lincoln, 1892 to 2001. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 16.2 C (61.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1905, at 15.0 C (58.9 F), and the warmest was 2000, at 17.7 C (63.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F).
Annual mean temperature at Port Lincoln as warming stripes, 1892 to 2001
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1892
15.3 C
-0.90 C
1893
15.4 C
-0.81 C
1894
15.5 C
-0.68 C
1895
16.1 C
-0.14 C
1896
15.8 C
-0.38 C
1897
16.0 C
-0.26 C
1898
16.2 C
-0.01 C
1899
15.6 C
-0.57 C
1900
15.6 C
-0.57 C
1901
15.9 C
-0.32 C
1902
15.9 C
-0.27 C
1903
15.6 C
-0.63 C
1904
15.7 C
-0.55 C
1905
15.0 C
-1.24 C
1906
16.3 C
+0.12 C
1907
15.3 C
-0.95 C
1908
15.7 C
-0.54 C
1910
16.3 C
+0.06 C
1911
16.3 C
+0.13 C
1912
16.7 C
+0.49 C
1913
16.3 C
+0.07 C
1914
17.1 C
+0.88 C
1915
16.5 C
+0.27 C
1916
15.8 C
-0.37 C
1917
15.6 C
-0.63 C
1918
16.5 C
+0.31 C
1919
16.0 C
-0.19 C
1920
15.9 C
-0.34 C
1921
17.0 C
+0.77 C
1922
16.2 C
+0.01 C
1923
16.4 C
+0.15 C
1924
15.5 C
-0.71 C
1925
16.2 C
-0.05 C
1926
16.4 C
+0.16 C
1927
15.8 C
-0.40 C
1928
16.3 C
+0.05 C
1929
15.4 C
-0.82 C
1930
16.5 C
+0.26 C
1931
15.6 C
-0.59 C
1932
15.6 C
-0.57 C
1933
15.6 C
-0.57 C
1934
16.6 C
+0.34 C
1935
15.9 C
-0.29 C
1936
15.9 C
-0.31 C
1937
16.1 C
-0.09 C
1938
16.0 C
-0.20 C
1939
16.2 C
-0.05 C
1940
15.9 C
-0.33 C
1941
16.0 C
-0.23 C
1942
16.1 C
-0.08 C
1943
15.5 C
-0.76 C
1944
15.9 C
-0.35 C
1945
15.8 C
-0.37 C
1946
15.8 C
-0.46 C
1947
16.2 C
-0.02 C
1948
15.8 C
-0.40 C
1949
15.6 C
-0.66 C
1950
16.3 C
+0.08 C
1951
16.2 C
+0.02 C
1952
15.5 C
-0.74 C
1953
16.1 C
-0.10 C
1954
15.9 C
-0.27 C
1956
15.9 C
-0.33 C
1957
16.3 C
+0.12 C
1958
16.0 C
-0.20 C
1959
16.8 C
+0.63 C
1960
15.8 C
-0.40 C
1961
17.4 C
+1.23 C
1962
17.0 C
+0.83 C
1963
16.1 C
-0.10 C
1964
15.7 C
-0.48 C
1965
16.3 C
+0.06 C
1966
16.2 C
-0.05 C
1967
16.5 C
+0.27 C
1968
16.5 C
+0.24 C
1969
16.2 C
-0.03 C
1970
16.0 C
-0.26 C
1971
16.2 C
-0.03 C
1972
16.3 C
+0.13 C
1973
16.9 C
+0.64 C
1974
16.8 C
+0.54 C
1975
16.5 C
+0.33 C
1976
15.8 C
-0.43 C
1978
16.3 C
+0.09 C
1979
16.7 C
+0.45 C
1980
16.9 C
+0.70 C
1981
16.5 C
+0.27 C
1982
16.5 C
+0.28 C
1983
16.2 C
-0.01 C
1984
16.0 C
-0.25 C
1985
16.4 C
+0.18 C
1986
16.2 C
0.00 C
1987
16.5 C
+0.31 C
1988
17.2 C
+0.96 C
1989
16.8 C
+0.59 C
1990
17.2 C
+0.94 C
1991
17.1 C
+0.93 C
1992
16.3 C
+0.05 C
1993
17.2 C
+1.03 C
1994
17.0 C
+0.77 C
1995
16.5 C
+0.32 C
1997
17.1 C
+0.90 C
1998
16.9 C
+0.68 C
1999
17.4 C
+1.23 C
2000
17.7 C
+1.48 C
2001
17.4 C
+1.19 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.1 C (0.1 to 0.1) per decade over 1892 to 2001. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (0.1 to 0.2) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 106 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Port Lincoln
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.1 C (0.1 to 0.1) per decade
0.2 F (0.1 to 0.2) per decade
1892 to 2001
106
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.06 C (0.02 to 0.10) per decade
0.10 F (0.03 to 0.17) per decade
1892 to 2001
106
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.3 F (0.2 to 0.3) per decade
1892 to 2001
106
Rise
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
1870 to 2002
Yearly extremes at Port Lincoln: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1939
40.4 C (104.7 F)
111
Coldest night (TNn)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1896
3.4 C (38.1 F)
111
Wettest day (Rx1day)
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1890
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
111
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
144.7 mm (5.7 in)
1968
47.9 mm (1.9 in)
111
Longest dry spell (CDD)
73 days
1986
35 days
111
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Port Lincoln, 1870 to 2002. The record is 45.6 C (114.1 F) in 1939, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.4 C (104.7 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Port Lincoln by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1870
n/a
1878
n/a
1880
n/a
1884
n/a
1885
n/a
1886
n/a
1887
n/a
1888
n/a
1889
n/a
1890
n/a
1891
n/a
1892
35.4 C (95.7 F)
1893
39.2 C (102.6 F)
1894
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1895
38.2 C (100.8 F)
1896
41.3 C (106.3 F)
1897
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1898
40.3 C (104.5 F)
1899
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1900
42.3 C (108.1 F)
1901
39.2 C (102.6 F)
1902
39.1 C (102.4 F)
1903
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1904
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1905
40.4 C (104.7 F)
1906
43.1 C (109.6 F)
1907
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1908
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1909
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1910
36.8 C (98.2 F)
1911
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1912
40.8 C (105.4 F)
1913
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1914
37.3 C (99.1 F)
1915
40.8 C (105.4 F)
1916
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1917
39.3 C (102.7 F)
1918
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1919
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1920
42.3 C (108.1 F)
1921
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1922
40.4 C (104.7 F)
1923
44.1 C (111.4 F)
1924
41.4 C (106.5 F)
1925
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1926
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1927
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1928
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1929
38.1 C (100.6 F)
1930
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1931
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1932
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1933
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1934
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1935
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1936
37.1 C (98.8 F)
1937
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1938
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1939
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1940
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1941
41.3 C (106.3 F)
1942
40.5 C (104.9 F)
1943
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1944
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1945
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1946
40.8 C (105.4 F)
1947
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1948
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1949
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1950
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1951
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1952
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1953
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1954
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1955
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1956
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1957
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1958
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1959
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1960
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1961
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1962
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1963
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1964
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1965
40.3 C (104.5 F)
1966
40.4 C (104.7 F)
1967
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1968
38.7 C (101.7 F)
1969
40.7 C (105.3 F)
1970
39.5 C (103.1 F)
1971
40.4 C (104.7 F)
1972
42.0 C (107.6 F)
1973
42.0 C (107.6 F)
1974
35.4 C (95.7 F)
1975
41.2 C (106.2 F)
1976
38.8 C (101.8 F)
1977
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1978
41.6 C (106.9 F)
1979
40.8 C (105.4 F)
1980
40.8 C (105.4 F)
1981
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1982
42.0 C (107.6 F)
1983
43.5 C (110.3 F)
1984
39.7 C (103.5 F)
1985
40.1 C (104.2 F)
1986
43.6 C (110.5 F)
1987
37.6 C (99.7 F)
1988
40.2 C (104.4 F)
1989
38.8 C (101.8 F)
1990
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1991
40.5 C (104.9 F)
1992
34.7 C (94.5 F)
1993
43.2 C (109.8 F)
1994
41.3 C (106.3 F)
1995
38.2 C (100.8 F)
1996
39.1 C (102.4 F)
1997
42.0 C (107.6 F)
1998
40.5 C (104.9 F)
1999
41.3 C (106.3 F)
2000
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2001
43.3 C (109.9 F)
2002
42.4 C (108.3 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Port Lincoln, 1870 to 2002. The record is 0.0 C (32.0 F) in 1896, marked on the chart; the median year is 3.4 C (38.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Port Lincoln by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1870
n/a
1878
n/a
1880
n/a
1884
n/a
1885
n/a
1886
n/a
1887
n/a
1888
n/a
1889
n/a
1890
n/a
1891
n/a
1892
1.5 C (34.7 F)
1893
1.2 C (34.2 F)
1894
2.3 C (36.1 F)
1895
1.4 C (34.5 F)
1896
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1897
2.8 C (37.0 F)
1898
2.5 C (36.5 F)
1899
0.2 C (32.4 F)
1900
2.6 C (36.7 F)
1901
2.3 C (36.1 F)
1902
1.4 C (34.5 F)
1903
2.2 C (36.0 F)
1904
1.3 C (34.3 F)
1905
0.8 C (33.4 F)
1906
2.2 C (36.0 F)
1907
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1908
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1909
2.8 C (37.0 F)
1910
3.4 C (38.1 F)
1911
3.3 C (37.9 F)
1912
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1913
2.2 C (36.0 F)
1914
2.5 C (36.5 F)
1915
4.4 C (39.9 F)
1916
2.8 C (37.0 F)
1917
3.3 C (37.9 F)
1918
1.2 C (34.2 F)
1919
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1920
2.2 C (36.0 F)
1921
2.8 C (37.0 F)
1922
2.8 C (37.0 F)
1923
2.9 C (37.2 F)
1924
2.8 C (37.0 F)
1925
2.6 C (36.7 F)
1926
3.3 C (37.9 F)
1927
2.2 C (36.0 F)
1928
1.7 C (35.1 F)
1929
2.2 C (36.0 F)
1930
3.9 C (39.0 F)
1931
3.9 C (39.0 F)
1932
2.8 C (37.0 F)
1933
3.9 C (39.0 F)
1934
3.9 C (39.0 F)
1935
3.3 C (37.9 F)
1936
3.9 C (39.0 F)
1937
4.4 C (39.9 F)
1938
2.8 C (37.0 F)
1939
3.1 C (37.6 F)
1940
4.4 C (39.9 F)
1941
3.9 C (39.0 F)
1942
4.4 C (39.9 F)
1943
3.9 C (39.0 F)
1944
3.1 C (37.6 F)
1945
1.7 C (35.1 F)
1946
2.8 C (37.0 F)
1947
3.9 C (39.0 F)
1948
4.4 C (39.9 F)
1949
3.9 C (39.0 F)
1950
5.0 C (41.0 F)
1951
4.4 C (39.9 F)
1952
2.8 C (37.0 F)
1953
3.9 C (39.0 F)
1954
3.3 C (37.9 F)
1955
3.9 C (39.0 F)
1956
4.4 C (39.9 F)
1957
5.0 C (41.0 F)
1958
4.4 C (39.9 F)
1959
5.0 C (41.0 F)
1960
4.4 C (39.9 F)
1961
5.0 C (41.0 F)
1962
5.0 C (41.0 F)
1963
2.2 C (36.0 F)
1964
3.3 C (37.9 F)
1965
3.2 C (37.8 F)
1966
3.3 C (37.9 F)
1967
3.9 C (39.0 F)
1968
4.4 C (39.9 F)
1969
2.8 C (37.0 F)
1970
3.3 C (37.9 F)
1971
4.5 C (40.1 F)
1972
4.8 C (40.6 F)
1973
4.9 C (40.8 F)
1974
5.5 C (41.9 F)
1975
5.0 C (41.0 F)
1976
2.0 C (35.6 F)
1977
4.6 C (40.3 F)
1978
5.0 C (41.0 F)
1979
4.6 C (40.3 F)
1980
5.1 C (41.2 F)
1981
3.4 C (38.1 F)
1982
3.4 C (38.1 F)
1983
3.4 C (38.1 F)
1984
4.0 C (39.2 F)
1985
4.3 C (39.7 F)
1986
4.8 C (40.6 F)
1987
4.9 C (40.8 F)
1988
5.6 C (42.1 F)
1989
4.0 C (39.2 F)
1990
5.0 C (41.0 F)
1991
5.0 C (41.0 F)
1992
4.5 C (40.1 F)
1993
4.5 C (40.1 F)
1994
3.0 C (37.4 F)
1995
4.6 C (40.3 F)
1996
1.5 C (34.7 F)
1997
3.6 C (38.5 F)
1998
4.4 C (39.9 F)
1999
3.7 C (38.7 F)
2000
5.4 C (41.7 F)
2001
5.3 C (41.5 F)
2002
11.0 C (51.8 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Port Lincoln, 1870 to 2002. The record is 110.5 mm (4.4 in) in 1890, marked on the chart; the median year is 28.7 mm (1.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Port Lincoln by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1870
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1878
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1880
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1884
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1885
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1886
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1887
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1888
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1889
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1890
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1891
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1892
n/a
1893
n/a
1894
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1895
n/a
1896
n/a
1897
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1898
n/a
1899
n/a
1900
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1901
n/a
1902
n/a
1903
n/a
1904
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1905
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1906
n/a
1907
n/a
1908
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1909
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1910
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1911
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1912
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1913
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1914
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1915
20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1916
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1917
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1918
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1919
16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1920
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1921
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1922
14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1923
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1924
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1925
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1926
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1927
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1928
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1929
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1930
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1931
21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1932
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1933
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1934
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1935
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1936
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1937
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1938
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1939
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1940
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1941
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1942
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1943
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1944
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1945
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1946
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1947
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1948
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1949
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1950
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1951
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1952
18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1953
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1954
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1955
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1956
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1957
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1958
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1959
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1960
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1961
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1962
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1963
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1964
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1965
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1966
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1967
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1968
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1969
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1970
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1971
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1972
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1973
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1974
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1975
30.6 mm (1.2 in)
1976
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1977
27.6 mm (1.1 in)
1978
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1979
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1980
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1981
30.6 mm (1.2 in)
1982
24.8 mm (1.0 in)
1983
73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1984
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1985
36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1986
22.8 mm (0.9 in)
1987
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1988
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1989
45.6 mm (1.8 in)
1990
46.6 mm (1.8 in)
1991
13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1992
39.2 mm (1.5 in)
1993
20.2 mm (0.8 in)
1994
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1995
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1996
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1997
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1998
28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1999
39.0 mm (1.5 in)
2000
45.6 mm (1.8 in)
2001
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
2002
3.6 mm (0.14 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Port Lincoln, 1870 to 2002. The record is 144.7 mm (5.7 in) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.9 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Port Lincoln by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1870
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1878
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1880
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1884
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1885
56.3 mm (2.2 in)
1886
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1887
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1888
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1889
63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1890
121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1891
40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1892
n/a
1893
n/a
1894
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1895
n/a
1896
n/a
1897
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1898
n/a
1899
n/a
1900
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1901
n/a
1902
n/a
1903
n/a
1904
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1905
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1906
n/a
1907
n/a
1908
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1909
49.7 mm (2.0 in)
1910
99.9 mm (3.9 in)
1911
43.3 mm (1.7 in)
1912
105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1913
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1914
28.9 mm (1.1 in)
1915
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1916
67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1917
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1918
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1919
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1920
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1921
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1922
42.8 mm (1.7 in)
1923
60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1924
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1925
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1926
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1927
60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1928
59.1 mm (2.3 in)
1929
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1930
40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1931
47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1932
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1933
44.9 mm (1.8 in)
1934
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1935
47.9 mm (1.9 in)
1936
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1937
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1938
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1939
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1940
58.3 mm (2.3 in)
1941
41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1942
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1943
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1944
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1945
43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1946
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1947
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1948
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1949
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1950
34.9 mm (1.4 in)
1951
64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1952
38.7 mm (1.5 in)
1953
48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1954
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1955
89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1956
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1957
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1958
43.6 mm (1.7 in)
1959
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1960
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1961
55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1962
35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1963
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1964
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1965
40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1966
83.4 mm (3.3 in)
1967
40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1968
144.7 mm (5.7 in)
1969
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1970
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1971
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1972
51.9 mm (2.0 in)
1973
41.8 mm (1.6 in)
1974
38.2 mm (1.5 in)
1975
43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1976
75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1977
39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1978
65.4 mm (2.6 in)
1979
60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1980
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1981
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1982
33.4 mm (1.3 in)
1983
87.2 mm (3.4 in)
1984
59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1985
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1986
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1987
44.8 mm (1.8 in)
1988
45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1989
77.6 mm (3.1 in)
1990
65.2 mm (2.6 in)
1991
33.2 mm (1.3 in)
1992
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1993
46.4 mm (1.8 in)
1994
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1995
45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1996
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1997
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1998
53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1999
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2000
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
2001
53.2 mm (2.1 in)
2002
4.8 mm (0.19 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Port Lincoln, 1870 to 2002. The record is 73 days in 1986, marked on the chart; the median year is 35 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Port Lincoln by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1870
28 days
1878
31 days
1880
29 days
1884
27 days
1885
44 days
1886
29 days
1887
45 days
1888
34 days
1889
37 days
1890
36 days
1891
37 days
1892
n/a
1893
n/a
1894
28 days
1895
n/a
1896
n/a
1897
31 days
1898
n/a
1899
n/a
1900
28 days
1901
n/a
1902
n/a
1903
n/a
1904
31 days
1905
31 days
1906
n/a
1907
n/a
1908
29 days
1909
32 days
1910
63 days
1911
34 days
1912
34 days
1913
41 days
1914
44 days
1915
40 days
1916
52 days
1917
21 days
1918
37 days
1919
36 days
1920
28 days
1921
40 days
1922
44 days
1923
65 days
1924
20 days
1925
43 days
1926
32 days
1927
30 days
1928
37 days
1929
41 days
1930
42 days
1931
44 days
1932
26 days
1933
35 days
1934
25 days
1935
35 days
1936
39 days
1937
38 days
1938
51 days
1939
31 days
1940
34 days
1941
22 days
1942
25 days
1943
34 days
1944
36 days
1945
36 days
1946
26 days
1947
28 days
1948
38 days
1949
31 days
1950
61 days
1951
45 days
1952
23 days
1953
43 days
1954
46 days
1955
35 days
1956
33 days
1957
67 days
1958
29 days
1959
43 days
1960
28 days
1961
33 days
1962
43 days
1963
46 days
1964
23 days
1965
64 days
1966
28 days
1967
43 days
1968
31 days
1969
30 days
1970
55 days
1971
34 days
1972
42 days
1973
39 days
1974
41 days
1975
32 days
1976
36 days
1977
29 days
1978
63 days
1979
36 days
1980
38 days
1981
32 days
1982
39 days
1983
21 days
1984
33 days
1985
50 days
1986
73 days
1987
25 days
1988
27 days
1989
59 days
1990
33 days
1991
52 days
1992
34 days
1993
41 days
1994
35 days
1995
23 days
1996
36 days
1997
38 days
1998
34 days
1999
27 days
2000
59 days
2001
25 days
2002
49 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
102 years, 1884 to 2001
A day with at least 30.6 mm (1.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 98.1 mm (3.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Port Lincoln: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
30.6 mm (1.2 in)
5 years
43.5 mm (1.7 in)
10 years
53.7 mm (2.1 in)
25 years
69.2 mm (2.7 in)
50 years
82.7 mm (3.3 in)
100 years
98.1 mm (3.9 in)
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 102 years of values from 1884 to 2001.
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: 110.5 mm (4.4 in) in 1890; 104.1 mm (4.1 in) in 1912; 91.2 mm (3.6 in) in 1968.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Port Lincoln, at 1987. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1987 ran 0.4 C (0.6 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Port Lincoln, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1987
+0.4
+0.6
likely
5
Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.
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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.