Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison Weather Records (ASN00021043)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison (ASN00021043), Australia, with 135 years of record.

Key Facts for Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison

Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison (ASN00021043) is a weather station in Australia at -33.17 latitude and 138.01 longitude, 4 m (13 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1878 to 2012, 135 years of record.
1,464 records set at Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison set a daily record precipitation of 22.4 mm (0.9 in) on 22 June 2012.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -33.17 latitude, 138.01 longitude.
Elevation: 4 m (13 ft).
Period of record: 1878 to 2012, 135 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 Pirie Nyrstar Comparison. 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 Pirie Nyrstar Comparison, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	46.3 C (115.3 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	45.5 C (113.9 F)	7.1 C (44.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	42.5 C (108.5 F)	7.4 C (45.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	37.7 C (99.9 F)	5.2 C (41.4 F)	n/a	n/a
May	31.0 C (87.8 F)	2.5 C (36.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	25.5 C (77.9 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	26.5 C (79.7 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	30.0 C (86.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.3 C (32.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	39.5 C (103.1 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	44.0 C (111.2 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	44.6 C (112.3 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison still stand. 1960 holds the most, with 73.

Standing records at Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1957	44
1958	45
1959	8
1960	73
1961	28
1962	28
1963	22
1964	30
1965	32
1966	30
1967	20
1968	31
1969	24
1970	46
1971	16
1972	34
1973	29
1974	15
1975	35
1976	12
1977	28
1978	20
1979	20
1980	32
1981	21
1982	28
1983	20
1984	19
1985	24
1986	23
1987	32
1988	25
1989	25
1990	31
1991	19
1992	18
1993	18
1994	32
1995	22
1996	25
1997	16
1998	22
1999	27
2000	26
2001	19
2002	28
2003	19
2004	22
2005	37
2006	24
2007	27
2008	27
2009	34
2010	15
2011	27
2012	10

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison between 18 February 1946 and 31 December 1979. Each dot is a new record.

When Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1946-02-18	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1979-12-31	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 125.0 mm (4.9 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 125.0 mm (4.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison. The most was 125.0 mm (4.9 in) on 31 December 1979.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	20 January 2007
Feb	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	18 February 1946
Mar	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	1 March 1921
Apr	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	2 April 1889
May	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	29 May 1893
Jun	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	21 June 1910
Jul	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 July 1907
Aug	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	22 August 1908
Sep	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	27 September 1979
Oct	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	31 October 1997
Nov	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	17 November 1914
Dec	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	31 December 1979

Period of Record Coverage

1957 to 2012

56 years of record at Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison, 1957 to 2012. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1959, 1960, 2012.

Days with data per year at Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1957	337	92%	Yes
1958	359	98%	Yes
1959	86	24%	No
1960	299	82%	No
1961	353	97%	Yes
1962	335	92%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	364	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	334	92%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	365	100%	Yes
1983	365	100%	Yes
1984	354	97%	Yes
1985	362	99%	Yes
1986	361	99%	Yes
1987	361	99%	Yes
1988	366	100%	Yes
1989	365	100%	Yes
1990	357	98%	Yes
1991	365	100%	Yes
1992	366	100%	Yes
1993	364	100%	Yes
1994	365	100%	Yes
1995	365	100%	Yes
1996	364	99%	Yes
1997	365	100%	Yes
1998	365	100%	Yes
1999	365	100%	Yes
2000	366	100%	Yes
2001	365	100%	Yes
2002	363	99%	Yes
2003	365	100%	Yes
2004	364	99%	Yes
2005	353	97%	Yes
2006	356	98%	Yes
2007	365	100%	Yes
2008	363	99%	Yes
2009	365	100%	Yes
2010	365	100%	Yes
2011	365	100%	Yes
2012	243	66%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 June 2012	Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison, AU	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 June 2012	Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison, AU	daily low min	3.0 C (37.4 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	48 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 2012	Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison, AU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	1 year	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 2012	Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison, AU	monthly low max (Tie)	11.7 C (53.1 F)	tie	31 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 2012	Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison, AU	daily low min (Tie)	6.1 C (43.0 F)	tie	50 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 2012	Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison, AU	daily high max	31.8 C (89.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	19 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 2012	Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison, AU	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	45 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 2012	Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison, AU	daily high min	24.0 C (75.2 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	16 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 2012	Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison, AU	daily high max	35.5 C (95.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	54 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 2012	Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison, AU	daily low max	19.6 C (67.3 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	36 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 2012	Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison, AU	daily high min	28.5 C (83.3 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	28 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 2012	Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison, AU	daily high min	27.0 C (80.6 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	16 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 2012	Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison, AU	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	12 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 2012	Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison, AU	daily high max	42.1 C (107.8 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	13 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 2011	Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison, AU	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	44 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 2011	Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison, AU	daily high min	22.0 C (71.6 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	49 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 2011	Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison, AU	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	30 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 2011	Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison, AU	daily high max (Tie)	34.0 C (93.2 F)	tie	2 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 2011	Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison, AU	daily high min	13.5 C (56.3 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	12 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
3 August 2011	Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison, AU	daily high max	27.5 C (81.5 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	10 years	21 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

50 complete years, 1957 to 2011

One stripe for each of 50 complete years at Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison, 1957 to 2011. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 18.7 C (65.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1958, at 17.3 C (63.2 F), and the warmest was 2000, at 20.0 C (67.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F).

Annual mean temperature at Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison as warming stripes, 1957 to 2011
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1957	18.1 C	-0.61 C
1958	17.3 C	-1.42 C
1963	18.5 C	-0.26 C
1964	17.7 C	-1.04 C
1965	18.7 C	-0.06 C
1966	17.9 C	-0.84 C
1967	18.4 C	-0.37 C
1968	18.2 C	-0.52 C
1969	17.7 C	-1.08 C
1971	18.2 C	-0.55 C
1972	18.3 C	-0.41 C
1973	18.8 C	+0.11 C
1974	18.4 C	-0.30 C
1975	18.7 C	+0.01 C
1976	18.0 C	-0.70 C
1977	19.0 C	+0.23 C
1978	18.3 C	-0.47 C
1979	19.1 C	+0.32 C
1980	19.3 C	+0.53 C
1981	19.3 C	+0.60 C
1982	19.5 C	+0.74 C
1983	19.3 C	+0.53 C
1984	18.2 C	-0.56 C
1985	18.4 C	-0.38 C
1986	18.1 C	-0.61 C
1987	18.4 C	-0.38 C
1988	19.1 C	+0.40 C
1989	18.6 C	-0.14 C
1990	18.9 C	+0.13 C
1991	19.0 C	+0.23 C
1992	17.9 C	-0.80 C
1993	19.0 C	+0.24 C
1994	18.7 C	-0.01 C
1995	18.5 C	-0.20 C
1996	18.5 C	-0.24 C
1997	19.2 C	+0.42 C
1998	18.8 C	+0.03 C
1999	19.5 C	+0.72 C
2000	20.0 C	+1.22 C
2001	19.1 C	+0.33 C
2002	19.0 C	+0.30 C
2003	19.4 C	+0.64 C
2004	19.0 C	+0.31 C
2005	19.5 C	+0.72 C
2006	19.2 C	+0.48 C
2007	19.8 C	+1.02 C
2008	19.2 C	+0.42 C
2009	19.7 C	+0.93 C
2010	18.8 C	+0.09 C
2011	19.2 C	+0.48 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.3 C (0.2 to 0.3) per decade over 1957 to 2011. In Fahrenheit: 0.5 F (0.3 to 0.6) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 50 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.3 C (0.2 to 0.3) per decade	0.5 F (0.3 to 0.6) per decade	1957 to 2011	50	Rise
Mean daily maximum	0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade	0.5 F (0.3 to 0.7) per decade	1957 to 2011	50	Rise
Mean daily minimum	0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade	0.4 F (0.3 to 0.6) per decade	1957 to 2011	50	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

1878 to 2012

Yearly extremes at Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	46.3 C (115.3 F)	1979	43.0 C (109.4 F)	56
Coldest night (TNn)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	1958	2.1 C (35.7 F)	56
Wettest day (Rx1day)	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	1979	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	135
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	164.1 mm (6.5 in)	1893	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	135
Longest dry spell (CDD)	97 days	1948	42 days	135

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison, 1878 to 2012. The record is 46.3 C (115.3 F) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.0 C (109.4 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1878	n/a
1879	n/a
1880	n/a
1881	n/a
1882	n/a
1883	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	n/a
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1896	n/a
1897	n/a
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1900	n/a
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1958	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1959	44.4 C (111.9 F)
1960	40.7 C (105.3 F)
1961	40.7 C (105.3 F)
1962	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1963	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1964	44.1 C (111.4 F)
1965	41.8 C (107.2 F)
1966	41.6 C (106.9 F)
1967	40.7 C (105.3 F)
1968	44.7 C (112.5 F)
1969	42.9 C (109.2 F)
1970	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1971	41.4 C (106.5 F)
1972	43.8 C (110.8 F)
1973	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1974	38.8 C (101.8 F)
1975	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1976	42.6 C (108.7 F)
1977	41.2 C (106.2 F)
1978	40.4 C (104.7 F)
1979	46.3 C (115.3 F)
1980	43.0 C (109.4 F)
1981	45.2 C (113.4 F)
1982	45.1 C (113.2 F)
1983	44.6 C (112.3 F)
1984	39.6 C (103.3 F)
1985	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1986	42.5 C (108.5 F)
1987	41.8 C (107.2 F)
1988	42.0 C (107.6 F)
1989	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1990	45.5 C (113.9 F)
1991	44.0 C (111.2 F)
1992	40.4 C (104.7 F)
1993	42.4 C (108.3 F)
1994	43.5 C (110.3 F)
1995	42.1 C (107.8 F)
1996	43.4 C (110.1 F)
1997	42.6 C (108.7 F)
1998	43.0 C (109.4 F)
1999	43.6 C (110.5 F)
2000	44.0 C (111.2 F)
2001	45.9 C (114.6 F)
2002	43.5 C (110.3 F)
2003	45.5 C (113.9 F)
2004	44.5 C (112.1 F)
2005	44.6 C (112.3 F)
2006	45.0 C (113.0 F)
2007	43.0 C (109.4 F)
2008	43.0 C (109.4 F)
2009	45.5 C (113.9 F)
2010	43.0 C (109.4 F)
2011	44.5 C (112.1 F)
2012	42.1 C (107.8 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison, 1878 to 2012. The record is -1.7 C (28.9 F) in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is 2.1 C (35.7 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1878	n/a
1879	n/a
1880	n/a
1881	n/a
1882	n/a
1883	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	n/a
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1896	n/a
1897	n/a
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1900	n/a
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	1.1 C (34.0 F)
1958	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1959	7.8 C (46.0 F)
1960	0.3 C (32.5 F)
1961	1.4 C (34.5 F)
1962	2.1 C (35.8 F)
1963	1.6 C (34.9 F)
1964	1.8 C (35.2 F)
1965	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1966	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1967	2.6 C (36.7 F)
1968	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1969	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1970	1.3 C (34.3 F)
1971	2.5 C (36.5 F)
1972	1.3 C (34.3 F)
1973	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1974	3.8 C (38.8 F)
1975	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1976	1.0 C (33.8 F)
1977	2.0 C (35.6 F)
1978	1.5 C (34.7 F)
1979	2.4 C (36.3 F)
1980	3.0 C (37.4 F)
1981	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1982	2.7 C (36.9 F)
1983	2.4 C (36.3 F)
1984	2.7 C (36.9 F)
1985	1.0 C (33.8 F)
1986	1.3 C (34.3 F)
1987	0.7 C (33.3 F)
1988	3.5 C (38.3 F)
1989	1.5 C (34.7 F)
1990	0.9 C (33.6 F)
1991	3.5 C (38.3 F)
1992	2.1 C (35.8 F)
1993	3.2 C (37.8 F)
1994	1.1 C (34.0 F)
1995	1.8 C (35.2 F)
1996	4.5 C (40.1 F)
1997	2.3 C (36.1 F)
1998	3.3 C (37.9 F)
1999	3.0 C (37.4 F)
2000	4.0 C (39.2 F)
2001	3.5 C (38.3 F)
2002	2.0 C (35.6 F)
2003	2.2 C (36.0 F)
2004	2.5 C (36.5 F)
2005	3.5 C (38.3 F)
2006	0.6 C (33.1 F)
2007	1.0 C (33.8 F)
2008	1.0 C (33.8 F)
2009	1.0 C (33.8 F)
2010	3.0 C (37.4 F)
2011	2.5 C (36.5 F)
2012	3.0 C (37.4 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison, 1878 to 2012. The record is 125.0 mm (4.9 in) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 29.0 mm (1.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1878	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1879	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1880	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1881	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1882	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1883	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1884	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1885	2.5 mm (0.10 in)
1886	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1887	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1888	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1889	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1890	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1891	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1892	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1893	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1894	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1895	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1896	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1897	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1898	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1899	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1900	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1901	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1902	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1903	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1904	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1905	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1906	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1907	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1908	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1909	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1910	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1911	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1912	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1913	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1914	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1915	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1916	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1917	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1918	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1919	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1920	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1921	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1922	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1923	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1924	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1925	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1926	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1927	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1928	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1929	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1930	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1931	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1932	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1933	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1934	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1935	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1936	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1937	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1938	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1939	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1940	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1941	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1942	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1943	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1944	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1945	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1946	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1947	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1948	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1949	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1950	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1951	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1952	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1953	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1954	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1955	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1956	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1957	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1958	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1959	12.4 mm (0.5 in)
1960	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1961	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1962	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1963	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1964	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1965	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1966	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1967	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1968	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1969	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1970	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1971	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1972	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1973	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1974	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1975	30.6 mm (1.2 in)
1976	46.6 mm (1.8 in)
1977	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1978	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1979	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1980	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1981	17.6 mm (0.7 in)
1982	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1983	28.8 mm (1.1 in)
1984	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1985	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1986	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1987	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1988	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1989	31.6 mm (1.2 in)
1990	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1991	23.8 mm (0.9 in)
1992	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1993	30.1 mm (1.2 in)
1994	50.4 mm (2.0 in)
1995	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1996	14.4 mm (0.6 in)
1997	65.2 mm (2.6 in)
1998	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1999	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
2000	31.4 mm (1.2 in)
2001	26.6 mm (1.0 in)
2002	20.5 mm (0.8 in)
2003	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
2004	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
2005	18.2 mm (0.7 in)
2006	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
2007	86.2 mm (3.4 in)
2008	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
2009	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
2010	27.6 mm (1.1 in)
2011	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
2012	31.4 mm (1.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison, 1878 to 2012. The record is 164.1 mm (6.5 in) in 1893, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.9 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1878	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1879	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1880	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1881	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1882	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1883	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1884	66.9 mm (2.6 in)
1885	2.8 mm (0.11 in)
1886	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1887	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1888	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
1889	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1890	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1891	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1892	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1893	164.1 mm (6.5 in)
1894	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1895	42.8 mm (1.7 in)
1896	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1897	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1898	47.1 mm (1.9 in)
1899	24.3 mm (1.0 in)
1900	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1901	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1902	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1903	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1904	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1905	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1906	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1907	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1908	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1909	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1910	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1911	36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1912	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1913	34.1 mm (1.3 in)
1914	54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1915	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1916	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
1917	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1918	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1919	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1920	70.7 mm (2.8 in)
1921	141.4 mm (5.6 in)
1922	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1923	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1924	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1925	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1926	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
1927	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1928	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1929	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1930	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1931	38.8 mm (1.5 in)
1932	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1933	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1934	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1935	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1936	82.9 mm (3.3 in)
1937	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1938	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1939	86.7 mm (3.4 in)
1940	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1941	89.6 mm (3.5 in)
1942	62.9 mm (2.5 in)
1943	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1944	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1945	30.8 mm (1.2 in)
1946	138.9 mm (5.5 in)
1947	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1948	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1949	38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1950	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1951	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1952	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1953	46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1954	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1955	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1956	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1957	31.6 mm (1.2 in)
1958	37.9 mm (1.5 in)
1959	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1960	47.9 mm (1.9 in)
1961	31.7 mm (1.2 in)
1962	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1963	49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1964	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1965	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1966	62.9 mm (2.5 in)
1967	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1968	45.9 mm (1.8 in)
1969	60.8 mm (2.4 in)
1970	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1971	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1972	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1973	149.7 mm (5.9 in)
1974	118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1975	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1976	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1977	50.2 mm (2.0 in)
1978	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1979	136.8 mm (5.4 in)
1980	154.8 mm (6.1 in)
1981	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1982	26.3 mm (1.0 in)
1983	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1984	28.8 mm (1.1 in)
1985	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1986	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1987	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1988	34.2 mm (1.3 in)
1989	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1990	27.8 mm (1.1 in)
1991	65.2 mm (2.6 in)
1992	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1993	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1994	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1995	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1996	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1997	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1998	52.4 mm (2.1 in)
1999	27.8 mm (1.1 in)
2000	31.4 mm (1.2 in)
2001	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
2002	26.8 mm (1.1 in)
2003	50.2 mm (2.0 in)
2004	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
2005	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
2006	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
2007	123.1 mm (4.8 in)
2008	108.9 mm (4.3 in)
2009	30.6 mm (1.2 in)
2010	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
2011	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
2012	43.6 mm (1.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison, 1878 to 2012. The record is 97 days in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is 42 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1878	31 days
1879	31 days
1880	30 days
1881	28 days
1882	28 days
1883	31 days
1884	40 days
1885	15 days
1886	65 days
1887	32 days
1888	57 days
1889	67 days
1890	38 days
1891	81 days
1892	44 days
1893	90 days
1894	38 days
1895	55 days
1896	47 days
1897	90 days
1898	39 days
1899	36 days
1900	27 days
1901	52 days
1902	29 days
1903	25 days
1904	42 days
1905	62 days
1906	49 days
1907	63 days
1908	31 days
1909	49 days
1910	61 days
1911	48 days
1912	53 days
1913	32 days
1914	36 days
1915	75 days
1916	60 days
1917	31 days
1918	28 days
1919	41 days
1920	49 days
1921	49 days
1922	52 days
1923	65 days
1924	47 days
1925	33 days
1926	38 days
1927	45 days
1928	78 days
1929	30 days
1930	42 days
1931	44 days
1932	34 days
1933	39 days
1934	37 days
1935	43 days
1936	48 days
1937	68 days
1938	47 days
1939	32 days
1940	27 days
1941	33 days
1942	47 days
1943	42 days
1944	32 days
1945	59 days
1946	36 days
1947	29 days
1948	97 days
1949	63 days
1950	31 days
1951	50 days
1952	54 days
1953	44 days
1954	71 days
1955	28 days
1956	43 days
1957	37 days
1958	65 days
1959	38 days
1960	28 days
1961	38 days
1962	34 days
1963	33 days
1964	23 days
1965	70 days
1966	26 days
1967	46 days
1968	32 days
1969	25 days
1970	49 days
1971	59 days
1972	47 days
1973	47 days
1974	43 days
1975	38 days
1976	43 days
1977	68 days
1978	67 days
1979	35 days
1980	45 days
1981	21 days
1982	36 days
1983	33 days
1984	58 days
1985	42 days
1986	51 days
1987	33 days
1988	36 days
1989	42 days
1990	45 days
1991	44 days
1992	42 days
1993	29 days
1994	32 days
1995	33 days
1996	48 days
1997	84 days
1998	33 days
1999	37 days
2000	42 days
2001	30 days
2002	62 days
2003	47 days
2004	44 days
2005	30 days
2006	56 days
2007	55 days
2008	52 days
2009	60 days
2010	36 days
2011	39 days
2012	30 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

121 years, 1887 to 2011

A day with at least 31.1 mm (1.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 113.8 mm (4.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	31.1 mm (1.2 in)
5 years	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
10 years	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
25 years	76.3 mm (3.0 in)
50 years	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
100 years	113.8 mm (4.5 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 121 years of values from 1887 to 2011.

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: 125.0 mm (4.9 in) in 1979; 104.1 mm (4.1 in) in 1946; 91.9 mm (3.6 in) in 1893.

Station Changes

1 suspected

One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison, at 1977. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1977 ran 0.2 C (0.4 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).

Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison, against neighbouring stations
Year	Shift (C)	Shift (F)	Strength	Neighbours
1977	+0.2	+0.4	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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).