Wilpena Head Station Weather Records (ASN00019049)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Wilpena Head Station (ASN00019049), Australia, with 83 years of record.

Key Facts for Wilpena Head Station

Wilpena Head Station (ASN00019049) is a weather station in Australia at -31.52 latitude and 138.61 longitude, 515 m (1,690 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1903 to 1985, 83 years of record.
0 records set at Wilpena Head Station still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Wilpena Head Station tied a monthly record daily precipitation of 57.2 mm (2.3 in) on 6 August 1985.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -31.52 latitude, 138.61 longitude.
Elevation: 515 m (1,690 ft).
Period of record: 1903 to 1985, 83 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 Wilpena Head Station. 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 Wilpena Head Station, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Wilpena Head Station still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Wilpena Head Station between 29 June 1939 and 29 June 1939. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 137.2 mm (5.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Wilpena Head Station. The most was 137.2 mm (5.4 in) on 29 June 1939.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Wilpena Head Station
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	17 January 1946
Feb	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	25 February 1939
Mar	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	17 March 1950
Apr	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 April 1954
May	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	29 May 1921
Jun	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	29 June 1939
Jul	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	18 July 1917
Aug	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	19 August 1979
Sep	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	16 September 1975
Oct	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	13 October 1976
Nov	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	12 November 1920
Dec	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	23 December 1914

Latest Records

Latest records at Wilpena Head Station
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 August 1985	Wilpena Head Station, AU	monthly rain (Tie)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	tie	5 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1984	Wilpena Head Station, AU	daily rain (Tie)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	tie	80 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 1984	Wilpena Head Station, AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1984	Wilpena Head Station, AU	daily rain	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	23 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1984	Wilpena Head Station, AU	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	11 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 1984	Wilpena Head Station, AU	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	21 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1984	Wilpena Head Station, AU	daily rain	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1983	Wilpena Head Station, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	5 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1983	Wilpena Head Station, AU	daily rain	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1983	Wilpena Head Station, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1983	Wilpena Head Station, AU	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	62 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1983	Wilpena Head Station, AU	daily rain	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1983	Wilpena Head Station, AU	daily rain	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	8 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1983	Wilpena Head Station, AU	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	36 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1982	Wilpena Head Station, AU	daily rain	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	79 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1982	Wilpena Head Station, AU	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1981	Wilpena Head Station, AU	daily rain	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 June 1981	Wilpena Head Station, AU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	72 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 June 1981	Wilpena Head Station, AU	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1980	Wilpena Head Station, AU	daily rain	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1903 to 1985

Yearly extremes at Wilpena Head Station: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	1939	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	83
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	200.9 mm (7.9 in)	1950	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	83
Longest dry spell (CDD)	130 days	1977	53 days	83

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Wilpena Head Station, 1903 to 1985. The record is 137.2 mm (5.4 in) in 1939, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.9 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Wilpena Head Station by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1903	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1904	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1905	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1906	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1907	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1908	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1909	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1910	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1911	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1912	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1913	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1914	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1915	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1916	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1917	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1918	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1919	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1920	125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1921	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1922	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1923	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1924	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1925	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1926	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1927	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1928	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1929	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1930	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1931	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1932	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1933	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1934	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1935	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1936	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1937	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1938	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1939	137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1940	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1941	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1942	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1943	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1944	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1945	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1946	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1947	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1948	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1949	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1950	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1951	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1952	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1953	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1954	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1955	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1956	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1957	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1958	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1959	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1960	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1961	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1962	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1963	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1964	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1965	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1966	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1967	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1968	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1969	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1970	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1971	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1972	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1973	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1974	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1975	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1976	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1977	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1978	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1979	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1980	35.2 mm (1.4 in)
1981	45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1982	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1983	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1984	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1985	57.2 mm (2.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Wilpena Head Station, 1903 to 1985. The record is 200.9 mm (7.9 in) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 66.3 mm (2.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Wilpena Head Station by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1903	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1904	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1905	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1906	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1907	109.8 mm (4.3 in)
1908	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1909	53.7 mm (2.1 in)
1910	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1911	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1912	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1913	28.9 mm (1.1 in)
1914	127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1915	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1916	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1917	114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1918	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1919	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1920	177.5 mm (7.0 in)
1921	105.6 mm (4.2 in)
1922	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1923	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1924	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1925	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1926	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1927	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1928	52.7 mm (2.1 in)
1929	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1930	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1931	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1932	64.1 mm (2.5 in)
1933	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1934	67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1935	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1936	61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1937	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1938	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1939	153.2 mm (6.0 in)
1940	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1941	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1942	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1943	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1944	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1945	134.8 mm (5.3 in)
1946	169.6 mm (6.7 in)
1947	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1948	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1949	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1950	200.9 mm (7.9 in)
1951	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1952	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1953	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1954	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1955	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1956	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1957	79.1 mm (3.1 in)
1958	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1959	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1960	70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1961	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1962	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
1963	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1964	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1965	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1966	74.3 mm (2.9 in)
1967	21.7 mm (0.9 in)
1968	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1969	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1970	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1971	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1972	118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1973	97.2 mm (3.8 in)
1974	116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1975	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1976	89.6 mm (3.5 in)
1977	104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1978	63.4 mm (2.5 in)
1979	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1980	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1981	82.4 mm (3.2 in)
1982	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1983	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1984	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1985	71.2 mm (2.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Wilpena Head Station, 1903 to 1985. The record is 130 days in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 53 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Wilpena Head Station by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1903	33 days
1904	46 days
1905	77 days
1906	46 days
1907	41 days
1908	37 days
1909	48 days
1910	53 days
1911	70 days
1912	80 days
1913	81 days
1914	45 days
1915	42 days
1916	68 days
1917	35 days
1918	87 days
1919	81 days
1920	77 days
1921	48 days
1922	109 days
1923	66 days
1924	47 days
1925	79 days
1926	79 days
1927	47 days
1928	46 days
1929	47 days
1930	69 days
1931	71 days
1932	39 days
1933	45 days
1934	41 days
1935	63 days
1936	50 days
1937	67 days
1938	60 days
1939	34 days
1940	86 days
1941	65 days
1942	37 days
1943	47 days
1944	46 days
1945	41 days
1946	46 days
1947	58 days
1948	107 days
1949	49 days
1950	53 days
1951	48 days
1952	55 days
1953	38 days
1954	67 days
1955	55 days
1956	77 days
1957	64 days
1958	39 days
1959	63 days
1960	72 days
1961	60 days
1962	52 days
1963	97 days
1964	37 days
1965	89 days
1966	36 days
1967	83 days
1968	46 days
1969	53 days
1970	40 days
1971	55 days
1972	90 days
1973	32 days
1974	36 days
1975	41 days
1976	71 days
1977	130 days
1978	42 days
1979	45 days
1980	107 days
1981	52 days
1982	97 days
1983	43 days
1984	68 days
1985	72 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

79 years, 1904 to 1984

A day with at least 44.7 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 143.1 mm (5.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Wilpena Head Station: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
5 years	66.4 mm (2.6 in)
10 years	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
25 years	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
50 years	123.3 mm (4.9 in)
100 years	143.1 mm (5.6 in)	Longer than the 79 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, 79 years of values from 1904 to 1984.

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: 137.2 mm (5.4 in) in 1939; 125.7 mm (4.9 in) in 1920; 111.8 mm (4.4 in) in 1914.

Download the Data

Data for Wilpena Head Station standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Wilpena Head Station 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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Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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