Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Snowtown. 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 Snowtown, 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)
3.8 C (38.8 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
44.8 C (112.6 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
43.0 C (109.4 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
39.6 C (103.3 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-2.0 C (28.4 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
27.7 C (81.9 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
30.3 C (86.5 F)
-3.1 C (26.4 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
40.0 C (104.0 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
43.9 C (111.0 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
45.0 C (113.0 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Snowtown still stand. 1957 holds the most, with 56.
Standing records at Snowtown by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1908
11
1909
21
1910
17
1911
16
1912
21
1913
23
1914
31
1915
11
1916
28
1917
18
1918
13
1919
24
1920
7
1921
9
1922
19
1923
6
1924
16
1925
19
1926
17
1927
17
1928
19
1929
16
1930
12
1931
15
1932
17
1933
21
1934
24
1935
10
1936
13
1937
4
1938
24
1939
19
1940
18
1941
24
1942
16
1943
19
1944
23
1945
15
1946
24
1947
4
1948
10
1949
13
1950
13
1951
11
1952
18
1953
11
1954
17
1955
14
1956
30
1957
56
1958
42
1959
19
1960
21
1961
10
1962
22
1963
9
1964
13
1965
15
1966
10
1967
9
1968
11
1969
10
1970
14
1971
8
1972
13
1973
17
1974
3
1975
16
1976
4
1977
25
1978
9
1979
9
1980
13
1981
16
1982
26
1983
9
1984
13
1985
15
1986
15
1987
20
1988
16
1989
9
1990
6
1991
20
1992
6
1993
6
1994
17
1995
12
1996
8
1997
14
1998
8
1999
13
2000
14
2001
5
All-Time Record Progression
4 new records
4 all-time records were set at Snowtown between 10 January 1939 and 9 July 1959. Each dot is a new record.
When Snowtown set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1939-01-10
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 46.3 C (115.3 F)
1946-02-20
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1957-07-02
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -3.9 C (25.0 F)
1959-07-09
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -4.4 C (24.1 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Feb: 103.9 mm (4.1 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Snowtown. The most was 103.9 mm (4.1 in) on 20 February 1946.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Snowtown
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
27 January 1981
Feb
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
20 February 1946
Mar
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
5 March 1910
Apr
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
2 April 1889
May
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
14 May 1908
Jun
40.0 mm (1.6 in)
6 June 1994
Jul
44.4 mm (1.7 in)
22 July 1981
Aug
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
16 August 1900
Sep
37.0 mm (1.5 in)
2 September 1997
Oct
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
31 October 1997
Nov
38.2 mm (1.5 in)
28 November 1989
Dec
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
25 December 1948
Period of Record Coverage
1908 to 2001
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
94 years of record at Snowtown, 1908 to 2001. 9 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1908, 1965, 1966, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1990 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 84 complete years at Snowtown, 1909 to 2000. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 16.5 C (61.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1909, at 15.1 C (59.2 F), and the warmest was 1914, at 18.2 C (64.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Snowtown as warming stripes, 1909 to 2000
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1909
15.1 C
-1.37 C
1910
16.2 C
-0.27 C
1911
16.5 C
+0.02 C
1912
16.9 C
+0.44 C
1913
16.9 C
+0.37 C
1914
18.2 C
+1.66 C
1915
16.4 C
-0.08 C
1916
15.8 C
-0.67 C
1917
15.8 C
-0.69 C
1918
16.7 C
+0.18 C
1919
17.0 C
+0.51 C
1920
16.3 C
-0.17 C
1921
17.1 C
+0.59 C
1922
16.4 C
-0.11 C
1923
16.7 C
+0.18 C
1924
15.6 C
-0.92 C
1925
16.3 C
-0.22 C
1926
16.2 C
-0.28 C
1927
16.2 C
-0.30 C
1928
16.7 C
+0.17 C
1929
15.9 C
-0.60 C
1930
17.1 C
+0.59 C
1931
15.7 C
-0.79 C
1932
15.9 C
-0.65 C
1933
15.8 C
-0.71 C
1934
17.0 C
+0.51 C
1935
16.4 C
-0.12 C
1936
16.5 C
+0.03 C
1937
16.6 C
+0.12 C
1938
16.6 C
+0.12 C
1939
16.8 C
+0.31 C
1940
16.6 C
+0.09 C
1941
16.4 C
-0.08 C
1942
16.8 C
+0.26 C
1943
15.8 C
-0.71 C
1944
16.5 C
+0.04 C
1945
16.2 C
-0.27 C
1946
15.9 C
-0.64 C
1947
16.8 C
+0.33 C
1948
16.1 C
-0.38 C
1949
15.7 C
-0.76 C
1950
16.8 C
+0.31 C
1951
16.9 C
+0.38 C
1952
15.8 C
-0.73 C
1953
16.6 C
+0.11 C
1954
16.4 C
-0.15 C
1955
16.7 C
+0.16 C
1957
16.0 C
-0.48 C
1958
15.3 C
-1.22 C
1959
16.8 C
+0.29 C
1960
15.7 C
-0.76 C
1961
16.8 C
+0.31 C
1962
16.5 C
-0.04 C
1963
16.4 C
-0.07 C
1964
15.6 C
-0.95 C
1967
16.9 C
+0.36 C
1968
16.7 C
+0.17 C
1969
16.2 C
-0.35 C
1970
16.0 C
-0.47 C
1971
16.7 C
+0.15 C
1972
16.6 C
+0.11 C
1973
17.3 C
+0.75 C
1974
16.7 C
+0.22 C
1976
16.4 C
-0.12 C
1977
17.1 C
+0.56 C
1978
16.2 C
-0.31 C
1979
16.9 C
+0.39 C
1980
17.1 C
+0.58 C
1981
17.3 C
+0.78 C
1986
16.4 C
-0.11 C
1987
16.3 C
-0.19 C
1988
17.3 C
+0.84 C
1989
16.7 C
+0.18 C
1990
17.3 C
+0.84 C
1991
17.4 C
+0.94 C
1992
16.3 C
-0.16 C
1993
16.9 C
+0.40 C
1994
16.7 C
+0.19 C
1995
16.4 C
-0.15 C
1996
16.1 C
-0.41 C
1997
16.4 C
-0.06 C
1998
16.6 C
+0.07 C
1999
17.2 C
+0.67 C
2000
17.4 C
+0.94 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.05 C (0.01 to 0.09) per decade over 1909 to 2000. In Fahrenheit: 0.08 F (0.01 to 0.16) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 84 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Snowtown
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.05 C (0.01 to 0.09) per decade
0.08 F (0.01 to 0.16) per decade
1909 to 2000
84
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.06 C (0.01 to 0.11) per decade
0.10 F (0.01 to 0.20) per decade
1909 to 2000
84
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.04 C (-0.01 to 0.09) per decade
0.06 F (-0.03 to 0.15) per decade
1909 to 2000
84
Not clearly different from zero
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
1881 to 2001
Yearly extremes at Snowtown: 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)
1939
42.8 C (109.0 F)
94
Coldest night (TNn)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1959
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
94
Wettest day (Rx1day)
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1946
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
120
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
132.3 mm (5.2 in)
1946
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
120
Longest dry spell (CDD)
72 days
1963
38 days
120
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Snowtown, 1881 to 2001. The record is 46.3 C (115.3 F) in 1939, marked on the chart; the median year is 42.8 C (109.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Snowtown by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1881
n/a
1882
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
41.9 C (107.4 F)
1909
44.0 C (111.2 F)
1910
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1911
39.6 C (103.3 F)
1912
43.8 C (110.8 F)
1913
43.8 C (110.8 F)
1914
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1915
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1916
41.4 C (106.5 F)
1917
41.8 C (107.2 F)
1918
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1919
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1920
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1921
42.1 C (107.8 F)
1922
41.8 C (107.2 F)
1923
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1924
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1925
43.7 C (110.7 F)
1926
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1927
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1928
42.0 C (107.6 F)
1929
42.9 C (109.2 F)
1930
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1931
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1932
45.9 C (114.6 F)
1933
42.3 C (108.1 F)
1934
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1935
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1936
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1937
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1938
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1939
46.3 C (115.3 F)
1940
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1941
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1942
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1943
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1944
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1945
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1946
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1947
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1948
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1949
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1950
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1951
43.5 C (110.3 F)
1952
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1953
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1954
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1955
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1956
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1957
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1958
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1959
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1960
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1961
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1962
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1963
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1964
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1965
43.1 C (109.6 F)
1966
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1967
41.8 C (107.2 F)
1968
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1969
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1970
42.3 C (108.1 F)
1971
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1972
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1973
44.1 C (111.4 F)
1974
38.5 C (101.3 F)
1975
43.2 C (109.8 F)
1976
42.5 C (108.5 F)
1977
41.6 C (106.9 F)
1978
41.2 C (106.2 F)
1979
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1980
44.0 C (111.2 F)
1981
43.8 C (110.8 F)
1982
45.5 C (113.9 F)
1983
44.8 C (112.6 F)
1984
40.5 C (104.9 F)
1985
43.8 C (110.8 F)
1986
43.0 C (109.4 F)
1987
41.9 C (107.4 F)
1988
42.0 C (107.6 F)
1989
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1990
45.2 C (113.4 F)
1991
43.0 C (109.4 F)
1992
40.5 C (104.9 F)
1993
42.6 C (108.7 F)
1994
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1995
40.3 C (104.5 F)
1996
44.1 C (111.4 F)
1997
42.6 C (108.7 F)
1998
41.6 C (106.9 F)
1999
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2000
43.0 C (109.4 F)
2001
44.3 C (111.7 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Snowtown, 1881 to 2001. The record is -4.4 C (24.1 F) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is -1.1 C (30.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Snowtown by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1881
n/a
1882
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
-0.1 C (31.8 F)
1909
-2.6 C (27.3 F)
1910
-1.6 C (29.1 F)
1911
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1912
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1913
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1914
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1915
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1916
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1917
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1918
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1919
-0.9 C (30.4 F)
1920
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1921
-0.1 C (31.8 F)
1922
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1923
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1924
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1925
-3.1 C (26.4 F)
1926
-1.4 C (29.5 F)
1927
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1928
-1.4 C (29.5 F)
1929
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1930
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1931
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1932
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1933
-2.6 C (27.3 F)
1934
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1935
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1936
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1937
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1938
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1939
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1940
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1941
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1942
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1943
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1944
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1945
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1946
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1947
1.1 C (34.0 F)
1948
-0.8 C (30.6 F)
1949
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1950
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1951
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1952
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1953
-1.4 C (29.5 F)
1954
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1955
-1.2 C (29.8 F)
1956
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1957
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1958
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1959
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1960
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1961
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1962
-1.9 C (28.6 F)
1963
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1964
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1965
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1966
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1967
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1968
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1969
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1970
-1.4 C (29.5 F)
1971
-0.4 C (31.3 F)
1972
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1973
-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1974
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1975
-0.7 C (30.7 F)
1976
-1.9 C (28.6 F)
1977
-2.4 C (27.7 F)
1978
-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1979
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1980
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1981
-0.4 C (31.3 F)
1982
-3.0 C (26.6 F)
1983
-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1984
-0.8 C (30.6 F)
1985
-2.0 C (28.4 F)
1986
-0.8 C (30.6 F)
1987
0.2 C (32.4 F)
1988
-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1989
-0.8 C (30.6 F)
1990
-0.2 C (31.6 F)
1991
1.0 C (33.8 F)
1992
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1993
0.4 C (32.7 F)
1994
-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1995
-1.2 C (29.8 F)
1996
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1997
-3.5 C (25.7 F)
1998
-1.3 C (29.7 F)
1999
-2.1 C (28.2 F)
2000
0.0 C (32.0 F)
2001
0.9 C (33.6 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Snowtown, 1881 to 2001. The record is 103.9 mm (4.1 in) in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 29.2 mm (1.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Snowtown by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1881
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1882
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1884
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1885
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1886
21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1887
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1888
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1889
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1890
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1891
15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1892
21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1893
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1894
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1895
19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1896
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1897
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1898
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1899
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1900
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1901
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1902
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1903
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1904
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1905
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1906
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1907
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1908
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1909
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1910
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1911
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1912
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1913
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1914
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1915
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1916
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1917
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1918
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1919
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1920
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1921
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1922
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1923
21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1924
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1925
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1926
21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1927
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1928
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1929
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1930
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1931
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1932
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1933
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1934
18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1935
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1936
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1937
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1938
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1939
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1940
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1941
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1942
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1943
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1944
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1945
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1946
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1947
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1948
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1949
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1950
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1951
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1952
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1953
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1954
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1955
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1956
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1957
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1958
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1959
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1960
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1961
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1962
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1963
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1964
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1965
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1966
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1967
20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1968
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1969
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1970
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1971
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1972
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1973
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1974
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1975
25.6 mm (1.0 in)
1976
24.2 mm (1.0 in)
1977
13.8 mm (0.5 in)
1978
30.8 mm (1.2 in)
1979
34.4 mm (1.4 in)
1980
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1981
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1982
18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1983
17.4 mm (0.7 in)
1984
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1985
25.6 mm (1.0 in)
1986
24.8 mm (1.0 in)
1987
16.4 mm (0.6 in)
1988
34.2 mm (1.3 in)
1989
38.2 mm (1.5 in)
1990
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1991
23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1992
64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1993
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1994
40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1995
35.2 mm (1.4 in)
1996
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1997
84.2 mm (3.3 in)
1998
31.4 mm (1.2 in)
1999
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
2000
32.6 mm (1.3 in)
2001
26.6 mm (1.0 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Snowtown, 1881 to 2001. The record is 132.3 mm (5.2 in) in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 45.0 mm (1.8 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Snowtown by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1881
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1882
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1884
43.1 mm (1.7 in)
1885
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1886
40.3 mm (1.6 in)
1887
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1888
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1889
102.7 mm (4.0 in)
1890
42.5 mm (1.7 in)
1891
24.7 mm (1.0 in)
1892
29.3 mm (1.2 in)
1893
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1894
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1895
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1896
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1897
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1898
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1899
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1900
54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1901
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1902
36.2 mm (1.4 in)
1903
41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1904
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1905
28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1906
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1907
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1908
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1909
33.9 mm (1.3 in)
1910
99.9 mm (3.9 in)
1911
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1912
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1913
44.9 mm (1.8 in)
1914
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1915
54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1916
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1917
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1918
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1919
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1920
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1921
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1922
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1923
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1924
35.2 mm (1.4 in)
1925
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1926
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1927
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1928
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1929
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1930
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1931
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1932
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1933
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1934
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1935
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1936
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1937
53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1938
38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1939
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1940
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1941
89.1 mm (3.5 in)
1942
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1943
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1944
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1945
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1946
132.3 mm (5.2 in)
1947
33.4 mm (1.3 in)
1948
50.1 mm (2.0 in)
1949
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1950
50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1951
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1952
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1953
32.6 mm (1.3 in)
1954
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1955
33.1 mm (1.3 in)
1956
48.9 mm (1.9 in)
1957
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1958
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1959
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1960
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1961
38.8 mm (1.5 in)
1962
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1963
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1964
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1965
48.7 mm (1.9 in)
1966
55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1967
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1968
49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1969
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1970
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1971
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1972
34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1973
116.5 mm (4.6 in)
1974
127.6 mm (5.0 in)
1975
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1976
42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1977
31.4 mm (1.2 in)
1978
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1979
54.2 mm (2.1 in)
1980
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1981
102.5 mm (4.0 in)
1982
21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1983
56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1984
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1985
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1986
50.4 mm (2.0 in)
1987
38.2 mm (1.5 in)
1988
36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1989
54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1990
49.4 mm (1.9 in)
1991
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1992
73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1993
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1994
62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1995
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1996
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1997
93.6 mm (3.7 in)
1998
33.6 mm (1.3 in)
1999
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
2000
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
2001
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Snowtown, 1881 to 2001. The record is 72 days in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 38 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Snowtown by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1881
28 days
1882
28 days
1884
28 days
1885
30 days
1886
69 days
1887
44 days
1888
48 days
1889
46 days
1890
27 days
1891
62 days
1892
30 days
1893
71 days
1894
60 days
1895
45 days
1896
68 days
1897
34 days
1898
32 days
1899
30 days
1900
36 days
1901
40 days
1902
37 days
1903
25 days
1904
42 days
1905
61 days
1906
48 days
1907
63 days
1908
29 days
1909
50 days
1910
61 days
1911
48 days
1912
53 days
1913
42 days
1914
38 days
1915
65 days
1916
30 days
1917
21 days
1918
30 days
1919
34 days
1920
48 days
1921
32 days
1922
40 days
1923
50 days
1924
23 days
1925
41 days
1926
37 days
1927
30 days
1928
38 days
1929
44 days
1930
57 days
1931
32 days
1932
26 days
1933
34 days
1934
23 days
1935
59 days
1936
47 days
1937
28 days
1938
34 days
1939
27 days
1940
32 days
1941
29 days
1942
67 days
1943
46 days
1944
36 days
1945
37 days
1946
21 days
1947
28 days
1948
55 days
1949
53 days
1950
35 days
1951
47 days
1952
31 days
1953
43 days
1954
45 days
1955
38 days
1956
37 days
1957
67 days
1958
30 days
1959
46 days
1960
41 days
1961
45 days
1962
29 days
1963
72 days
1964
36 days
1965
70 days
1966
31 days
1967
60 days
1968
24 days
1969
34 days
1970
63 days
1971
22 days
1972
50 days
1973
32 days
1974
27 days
1975
39 days
1976
41 days
1977
27 days
1978
67 days
1979
32 days
1980
41 days
1981
31 days
1982
43 days
1983
26 days
1984
46 days
1985
42 days
1986
56 days
1987
28 days
1988
48 days
1989
57 days
1990
31 days
1991
61 days
1992
37 days
1993
29 days
1994
27 days
1995
28 days
1996
34 days
1997
42 days
1998
25 days
1999
31 days
2000
41 days
2001
25 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.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
67 years with a frost
Across 67 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Snowtown falls on 19 August and the median first autumn frost on 21 June, which leaves a median of 311 days between them.
In 1950 to 1999 the median growing season was 317 days. That is 6 days more than in 1909 to 1940.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -0.2 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Snowtown
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1909 to 1940)
Recent period (1950 to 1999)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
19 August
17 August
20 August
3 days later
-1.1 days per decade
First autumn frost
21 June
29 June
25 June
4 days earlier
-1.2 days per decade
Growing days
311 days
311 days
317 days
6 days more
-0.2 days per decade
A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.
Rainfall Return Levels
115 years, 1884 to 2000
A day with at least 29.2 mm (1.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 98.7 mm (3.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Snowtown: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
5 years
41.2 mm (1.6 in)
10 years
51.4 mm (2.0 in)
25 years
67.2 mm (2.6 in)
50 years
81.6 mm (3.2 in)
100 years
98.7 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, 115 years of values from 1884 to 2000.
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: 103.9 mm (4.1 in) in 1946; 102.4 mm (4.0 in) in 1981; 84.2 mm (3.3 in) in 1997.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.