Port Augusta Power Station Weather Records (ASN00019066)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Port Augusta Power Station (ASN00019066), Australia, with 40 years of record.

Key Facts for Port Augusta Power Station

Port Augusta Power Station (ASN00019066) is a weather station in Australia at -32.53 latitude and 137.79 longitude, 7 m (23 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1958 to 1997, 40 years of record.
1,464 records set at Port Augusta Power Station still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Port Augusta Power Station set a daily record high maximum temperature of 22.7 C (72.9 F) on 4 June 1997.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -32.53 latitude, 137.79 longitude.
Elevation: 7 m (23 ft).
Period of record: 1958 to 1997, 40 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, 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 Port Augusta Power 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 Port Augusta Power Station, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	46.4 C (115.5 F)	9.7 C (49.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	45.6 C (114.1 F)	9.4 C (48.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	44.0 C (111.2 F)	9.6 C (49.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	38.4 C (101.1 F)	6.4 C (43.5 F)	n/a	n/a
May	30.6 C (87.1 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	26.0 C (78.8 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	28.0 C (82.4 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	31.2 C (88.2 F)	1.4 C (34.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	36.3 C (97.3 F)	3.0 C (37.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	40.3 C (104.5 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	44.4 C (111.9 F)	5.8 C (42.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	45.1 C (113.2 F)	8.1 C (46.6 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Port Augusta Power Station still stand. 1964 holds the most, with 72.

Standing records at Port Augusta Power Station by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1962	31
1963	59
1964	72
1965	62
1966	42
1967	46
1968	56
1969	32
1970	53
1971	40
1972	31
1973	52
1974	33
1975	49
1976	37
1977	32
1978	54
1979	30
1980	43
1981	40
1982	49
1983	40
1984	44
1985	28
1986	41
1987	40
1988	35
1989	38
1990	45
1991	37
1992	38
1993	28
1994	35
1995	33
1996	26
1997	13

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Port Augusta Power Station between 14 March 1989 and 1 March 1992. Each dot is a new record.

When Port Augusta Power Station set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1989-03-14	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 50.4 mm (2.0 in)
1992-03-01	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 90.8 mm (3.6 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 90.8 mm (3.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Port Augusta Power Station. The most was 90.8 mm (3.6 in) on 1 March 1992.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Port Augusta Power Station
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	1 January 1996
Feb	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	1 February 1974
Mar	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	1 March 1992
Apr	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 April 1968
May	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	13 May 1974
Jun	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	6 June 1994
Jul	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	1 July 1986
Aug	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 August 1973
Sep	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 September 1970
Oct	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	13 October 1976
Nov	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 November 1977
Dec	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	1 December 1966

Period of Record Coverage

1962 to 1997

36 years of record at Port Augusta Power Station, 1962 to 1997. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1962, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997.

Days with data per year at Port Augusta Power Station
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1962	184	50%	No
1963	353	97%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	363	99%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	364	99%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	359	98%	Yes
1977	356	98%	Yes
1978	359	98%	Yes
1979	364	100%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	365	100%	Yes
1983	359	98%	Yes
1984	366	100%	Yes
1985	358	98%	Yes
1986	365	100%	Yes
1987	363	99%	Yes
1988	364	99%	Yes
1989	363	99%	Yes
1990	365	100%	Yes
1991	365	100%	Yes
1992	366	100%	Yes
1993	365	100%	Yes
1994	302	83%	No
1995	211	58%	No
1996	199	54%	No
1997	89	24%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Port Augusta Power Station
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 June 1997	Port Augusta Power Station, AU	daily high max	22.7 C (72.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	18 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1997	Port Augusta Power Station, AU	daily high min	14.0 C (57.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	24 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1997	Port Augusta Power Station, AU	daily high min	18.8 C (65.8 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	18 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1997	Port Augusta Power Station, AU	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	12 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1997	Port Augusta Power Station, AU	daily high max	29.8 C (85.6 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	7 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1997	Port Augusta Power Station, AU	daily high max	29.6 C (85.3 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	24 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1997	Port Augusta Power Station, AU	daily high min	17.6 C (63.7 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	4 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1997	Port Augusta Power Station, AU	daily high max	31.4 C (88.5 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	28 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1997	Port Augusta Power Station, AU	daily high max	30.9 C (87.6 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	28 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 1997	Port Augusta Power Station, AU	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	16 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1997	Port Augusta Power Station, AU	daily low min (Tie)	11.5 C (52.7 F)	tie	12 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1997	Port Augusta Power Station, AU	daily high min	27.4 C (81.3 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	26 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 1997	Port Augusta Power Station, AU	daily rain	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	7 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1997	Port Augusta Power Station, AU	daily rain	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1997	Port Augusta Power Station, AU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	24 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1997	Port Augusta Power Station, AU	daily high min	29.4 C (84.9 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	20 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1997	Port Augusta Power Station, AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1997	Port Augusta Power Station, AU	daily high min	29.6 C (85.3 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	15 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1996	Port Augusta Power Station, AU	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	27 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1996	Port Augusta Power Station, AU	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

31 complete years, 1963 to 1993

One stripe for each of 31 complete years at Port Augusta Power Station, 1963 to 1993. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 19.1 C (66.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1964, at 18.3 C (65.0 F), and the warmest was 1991, at 19.8 C (67.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.9 C (1.6 F).

Annual mean temperature at Port Augusta Power Station as warming stripes, 1963 to 1993
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1963	18.8 C	-0.32 C
1964	18.3 C	-0.82 C
1965	19.3 C	+0.17 C
1966	18.6 C	-0.55 C
1967	19.2 C	+0.09 C
1968	19.0 C	-0.12 C
1969	18.7 C	-0.49 C
1970	18.6 C	-0.58 C
1971	19.1 C	-0.09 C
1972	19.3 C	+0.14 C
1973	19.7 C	+0.51 C
1974	18.9 C	-0.21 C
1975	19.3 C	+0.18 C
1976	18.7 C	-0.42 C
1977	19.7 C	+0.50 C
1978	18.6 C	-0.59 C
1979	19.4 C	+0.24 C
1980	19.8 C	+0.60 C
1981	19.7 C	+0.52 C
1982	19.8 C	+0.60 C
1983	19.5 C	+0.38 C
1984	18.7 C	-0.45 C
1985	19.1 C	-0.08 C
1986	18.7 C	-0.41 C
1987	19.1 C	-0.10 C
1988	19.7 C	+0.54 C
1989	19.0 C	-0.20 C
1990	19.7 C	+0.55 C
1991	19.8 C	+0.67 C
1992	18.4 C	-0.73 C
1993	19.6 C	+0.43 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1963 to 1993 is 0.17 C (-0.01 to 0.35) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.31 F (-0.01 to 0.63) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 31 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Port Augusta Power Station
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.17 C (-0.01 to 0.35) per decade	0.31 F (-0.01 to 0.63) per decade	1963 to 1993	31	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum	0.2 C (-0.1 to 0.4) per decade	0.3 F (-0.1 to 0.7) per decade	1963 to 1993	31	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum	0.19 C (0.03 to 0.35) per decade	0.3 F (0.1 to 0.6) per decade	1963 to 1993	31	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

1958 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Port Augusta Power Station: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	46.4 C (115.5 F)	1968	43.7 C (110.7 F)	36
Coldest night (TNn)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	1967	2.7 C (36.8 F)	36
Wettest day (Rx1day)	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	1992	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	40
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	143.4 mm (5.6 in)	1974	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	40
Longest dry spell (CDD)	99 days	1997	50 days	40

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Port Augusta Power Station, 1958 to 1997. The record is 46.4 C (115.5 F) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.7 C (110.7 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Port Augusta Power Station by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	44.4 C (111.9 F)
1963	45.6 C (114.1 F)
1964	45.1 C (113.2 F)
1965	42.9 C (109.2 F)
1966	43.2 C (109.8 F)
1967	43.0 C (109.4 F)
1968	46.4 C (115.5 F)
1969	44.4 C (111.9 F)
1970	44.3 C (111.7 F)
1971	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1972	45.1 C (113.2 F)
1973	44.6 C (112.3 F)
1974	40.7 C (105.3 F)
1975	42.9 C (109.2 F)
1976	43.5 C (110.3 F)
1977	42.6 C (108.7 F)
1978	41.2 C (106.2 F)
1979	46.1 C (115.0 F)
1980	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1981	45.5 C (113.9 F)
1982	45.7 C (114.3 F)
1983	45.2 C (113.4 F)
1984	41.2 C (106.2 F)
1985	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1986	44.1 C (111.4 F)
1987	42.7 C (108.9 F)
1988	44.2 C (111.6 F)
1989	42.5 C (108.5 F)
1990	46.0 C (114.8 F)
1991	45.8 C (114.4 F)
1992	42.3 C (108.1 F)
1993	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1994	44.0 C (111.2 F)
1995	40.8 C (105.4 F)
1996	42.6 C (108.7 F)
1997	42.0 C (107.6 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Port Augusta Power Station, 1958 to 1997. The record is -0.6 C (30.9 F) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 2.7 C (36.8 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Port Augusta Power Station by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	3.0 C (37.4 F)
1963	1.4 C (34.5 F)
1964	1.8 C (35.2 F)
1965	2.3 C (36.1 F)
1966	2.1 C (35.8 F)
1967	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1968	1.6 C (34.9 F)
1969	3.0 C (37.4 F)
1970	2.0 C (35.6 F)
1971	2.2 C (36.0 F)
1972	2.2 C (36.0 F)
1973	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1974	3.7 C (38.7 F)
1975	3.0 C (37.4 F)
1976	0.3 C (32.5 F)
1977	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1978	2.2 C (36.0 F)
1979	3.4 C (38.1 F)
1980	3.6 C (38.5 F)
1981	3.6 C (38.5 F)
1982	2.2 C (36.0 F)
1983	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1984	3.0 C (37.4 F)
1985	1.6 C (34.9 F)
1986	2.0 C (35.6 F)
1987	3.3 C (37.9 F)
1988	3.8 C (38.8 F)
1989	1.4 C (34.5 F)
1990	3.0 C (37.4 F)
1991	4.1 C (39.4 F)
1992	2.5 C (36.5 F)
1993	3.8 C (38.8 F)
1994	1.8 C (35.2 F)
1995	1.0 C (33.8 F)
1996	4.6 C (40.3 F)
1997	5.8 C (42.4 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Port Augusta Power Station, 1958 to 1997. The record is 90.8 mm (3.6 in) in 1992, marked on the chart; the median year is 27.6 mm (1.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Port Augusta Power Station by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1958	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1959	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1960	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1961	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1962	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1963	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1964	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1965	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1966	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1967	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1968	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1969	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1970	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1971	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1972	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1973	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1974	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1975	21.4 mm (0.8 in)
1976	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1977	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1978	23.2 mm (0.9 in)
1979	30.6 mm (1.2 in)
1980	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1981	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1982	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1983	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1984	17.2 mm (0.7 in)
1985	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1986	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1987	36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1988	20.4 mm (0.8 in)
1989	50.4 mm (2.0 in)
1990	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1991	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1992	90.8 mm (3.6 in)
1993	33.2 mm (1.3 in)
1994	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1995	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1996	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1997	30.4 mm (1.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Port Augusta Power Station, 1958 to 1997. The record is 143.4 mm (5.6 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.3 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Port Augusta Power Station by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1958	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1959	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1960	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1961	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1962	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1963	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1964	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1965	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1966	61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1967	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1968	49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1969	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1970	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1971	34.2 mm (1.3 in)
1972	27.6 mm (1.1 in)
1973	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1974	143.4 mm (5.6 in)
1975	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1976	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1977	56.8 mm (2.2 in)
1978	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1979	56.8 mm (2.2 in)
1980	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1981	24.5 mm (1.0 in)
1982	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1983	28.6 mm (1.1 in)
1984	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1985	34.1 mm (1.3 in)
1986	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1987	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1988	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1989	75.1 mm (3.0 in)
1990	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1991	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1992	103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1993	69.2 mm (2.7 in)
1994	45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1995	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
1996	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1997	71.0 mm (2.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Port Augusta Power Station, 1958 to 1997. The record is 99 days in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 50 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Port Augusta Power Station by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1958	50 days
1959	18 days
1960	40 days
1961	38 days
1962	69 days
1963	51 days
1964	84 days
1965	72 days
1966	41 days
1967	39 days
1968	30 days
1969	35 days
1970	55 days
1971	49 days
1972	47 days
1973	50 days
1974	40 days
1975	46 days
1976	55 days
1977	83 days
1978	65 days
1979	29 days
1980	65 days
1981	51 days
1982	76 days
1983	42 days
1984	57 days
1985	38 days
1986	58 days
1987	49 days
1988	40 days
1989	63 days
1990	26 days
1991	61 days
1992	32 days
1993	39 days
1994	71 days
1995	28 days
1996	77 days
1997	99 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

35 years, 1961 to 1996

A day with at least 27.9 mm (1.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 86.6 mm (3.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Port Augusta Power 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	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
5 years	38.8 mm (1.5 in)
10 years	47.6 mm (1.9 in)
25 years	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
50 years	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	Longer than the 35 years of record
100 years	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	Longer than the 35 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, 35 years of values from 1961 to 1996.

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: 90.8 mm (3.6 in) in 1992; 50.4 mm (2.0 in) in 1989; 48.0 mm (1.9 in) in 1966.

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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.

Data as of 2026-10-14. Last revised 14 October 2026 (2026-10-14).