Ooldea Railway Weather Records (ASN00018108)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Ooldea Railway (ASN00018108), Australia, with 64 years of record.

Key Facts for Ooldea Railway

Ooldea Railway (ASN00018108) is a weather station in Australia at -30.46 latitude and 131.68 longitude, 132 m (433 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1918 to 1981, 64 years of record.
0 records set at Ooldea Railway still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Ooldea Railway set a daily record precipitation of 5.0 mm (0.20 in) on 20 July 1981.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -30.46 latitude, 131.68 longitude.
Elevation: 132 m (433 ft).
Period of record: 1918 to 1981, 64 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 Ooldea Railway. 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 Ooldea Railway, with 2026 drawn through them
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

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Ooldea Railway still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Ooldea Railway between 6 March 1958 and 21 September 1970. Each dot is a new record.

When Ooldea Railway set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1958-03-06	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1970-09-21	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 80.0 mm (3.1 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 80.0 mm (3.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ooldea Railway. The most was 80.0 mm (3.1 in) on 21 September 1970.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Ooldea Railway
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 January 1942
Feb	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	22 February 1975
Mar	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	6 March 1958
Apr	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	9 April 1961
May	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	8 May 1956
Jun	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	15 June 1955
Jul	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 July 1951
Aug	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 August 1930
Sep	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	21 September 1970
Oct	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	7 October 1975
Nov	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	25 November 1955
Dec	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	2 December 1966

Latest Records

Latest records at Ooldea Railway
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 July 1981	Ooldea Railway, AU	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	26 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
23 June 1981	Ooldea Railway, AU	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	55 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1981	Ooldea Railway, AU	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 1981	Ooldea Railway, AU	daily rain	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1981	Ooldea Railway, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	57 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 1980	Ooldea Railway, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 1979	Ooldea Railway, AU	daily rain	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1979	Ooldea Railway, AU	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 September 1979	Ooldea Railway, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	5 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1979	Ooldea Railway, AU	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	16 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1979	Ooldea Railway, AU	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1978	Ooldea Railway, AU	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	28 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 1978	Ooldea Railway, AU	daily rain	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	20 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
1 July 1978	Ooldea Railway, AU	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	9 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1978	Ooldea Railway, AU	daily rain	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1978	Ooldea Railway, AU	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1977	Ooldea Railway, AU	daily rain	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	4 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1977	Ooldea Railway, AU	daily rain	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	16 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1977	Ooldea Railway, AU	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1977	Ooldea Railway, AU	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	36 years	16 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1918 to 1981

Yearly extremes at Ooldea Railway: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	1970	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	64
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	93.9 mm (3.7 in)	1966	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	64
Longest dry spell (CDD)	196 days	1980	62 days	64

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Ooldea Railway, 1918 to 1981. The record is 80.0 mm (3.1 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 24.4 mm (1.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ooldea Railway by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1918	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1919	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1920	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1921	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1922	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1923	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1924	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1925	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1926	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1927	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1928	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1929	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1930	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1931	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1932	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1933	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1934	17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1935	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1936	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1937	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1938	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1939	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1940	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1941	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1942	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1943	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1944	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1945	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1946	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1947	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1948	12.2 mm (0.5 in)
1949	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1950	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1951	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1952	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1953	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1954	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1955	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1956	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1957	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1958	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1959	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1960	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1961	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1962	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1963	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1964	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1965	8.9 mm (0.35 in)
1966	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1967	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1968	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1969	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1970	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1971	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1972	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1973	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1974	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
1975	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1976	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1977	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1978	16.4 mm (0.6 in)
1979	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1980	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1981	36.0 mm (1.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Ooldea Railway, 1918 to 1981. The record is 93.9 mm (3.7 in) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.2 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ooldea Railway by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1918	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1919	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1920	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1921	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1922	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1923	14.4 mm (0.6 in)
1924	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1925	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1926	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1927	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1928	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1929	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1930	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1931	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1932	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1933	45.3 mm (1.8 in)
1934	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1935	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1936	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1937	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1938	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1939	28.8 mm (1.1 in)
1940	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1941	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
1942	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1943	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1944	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1945	46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1946	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1947	30.4 mm (1.2 in)
1948	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
1949	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1950	29.9 mm (1.2 in)
1951	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1952	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1953	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1954	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1955	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1956	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1957	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1958	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1959	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1960	32.6 mm (1.3 in)
1961	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1962	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1963	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1964	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1965	9.1 mm (0.36 in)
1966	93.9 mm (3.7 in)
1967	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1968	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1969	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1970	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1971	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1972	22.3 mm (0.9 in)
1973	33.1 mm (1.3 in)
1974	33.2 mm (1.3 in)
1975	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1976	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1977	17.6 mm (0.7 in)
1978	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1979	48.4 mm (1.9 in)
1980	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1981	65.5 mm (2.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Ooldea Railway, 1918 to 1981. The record is 196 days in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 62 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ooldea Railway by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1918	61 days
1919	44 days
1920	64 days
1921	57 days
1922	91 days
1923	63 days
1924	42 days
1925	44 days
1926	85 days
1927	49 days
1928	66 days
1929	70 days
1930	48 days
1931	71 days
1932	44 days
1933	41 days
1934	54 days
1935	40 days
1936	98 days
1937	134 days
1938	77 days
1939	69 days
1940	88 days
1941	39 days
1942	50 days
1943	47 days
1944	78 days
1945	60 days
1946	53 days
1947	31 days
1948	71 days
1949	58 days
1950	97 days
1951	104 days
1952	97 days
1953	45 days
1954	76 days
1955	36 days
1956	84 days
1957	54 days
1958	36 days
1959	44 days
1960	65 days
1961	56 days
1962	74 days
1963	98 days
1964	79 days
1965	70 days
1966	40 days
1967	79 days
1968	52 days
1969	40 days
1970	128 days
1971	59 days
1972	89 days
1973	54 days
1974	75 days
1975	53 days
1976	46 days
1977	91 days
1978	108 days
1979	120 days
1980	196 days
1981	53 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

63 years, 1918 to 1981

A day with at least 24.6 mm (1.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 85.9 mm (3.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Ooldea Railway: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
5 years	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
10 years	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
25 years	60.8 mm (2.4 in)
50 years	72.7 mm (2.9 in)
100 years	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	Longer than the 63 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, 63 years of values from 1918 to 1981.

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: 80.0 mm (3.1 in) in 1970; 71.0 mm (2.8 in) in 1975; 56.4 mm (2.2 in) in 1958.

Download the Data

Data for Ooldea Railway standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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 2026-10-17 (17 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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