Kingscote Weather Records (ASN00022807)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Kingscote (ASN00022807), Australia, with 149 years of record.

Key Facts for Kingscote

Kingscote (ASN00022807) is a weather station in Australia at -35.66 latitude and 137.64 longitude, 20 m (66 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1878 to 2026, 149 years of record.
1,464 records set at Kingscote still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Kingscote set a daily record precipitation of 26.4 mm (1.0 in) on 25 August 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -35.66 latitude, 137.64 longitude.
Elevation: 20 m (66 ft).
Period of record: 1878 to 2026, 149 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 Kingscote. 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 Kingscote, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	40.6 C (105.1 F)	8.3 C (46.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	41.0 C (105.8 F)	8.9 C (48.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	35.8 C (96.4 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	31.0 C (87.8 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	24.7 C (76.5 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	22.4 C (72.3 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	22.0 C (71.6 F)	2.1 C (35.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	23.0 C (73.4 F)	2.0 C (35.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	27.5 C (81.5 F)	1.6 C (34.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	32.2 C (90.0 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	38.3 C (100.9 F)	4.7 C (40.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	38.4 C (101.1 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Kingscote still stand. 1960 holds the most, with 90.

Standing records at Kingscote by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1957	51
1958	54
1959	25
1960	90
1961	41
1962	32
1963	32
1964	41
1965	30
1966	29
1967	24
1968	38
1969	27
1970	40
1971	18
1972	42
1973	23
1974	20
1975	31
1976	14
1977	27
1978	16
1979	11
1980	22
1981	16
1982	31
1983	33
1984	29
1985	30
1986	25
1987	36
1988	32
1989	33
1990	27
1991	31
1992	33
1993	38
1994	36
1995	36
1996	29
1997	33
1998	35
1999	42
2000	36
2001	26
2002	19

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Kingscote between 18 February 1946 and 18 February 1946. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 148.3 mm (5.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kingscote. The most was 148.3 mm (5.8 in) on 18 February 1946.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Kingscote
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	16 January 1939
Feb	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	18 February 1946
Mar	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	7 March 1910
Apr	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	3 April 1934
May	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	26 May 1910
Jun	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	7 June 1994
Jul	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	9 July 1984
Aug	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	8 August 1930
Sep	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	19 September 1997
Oct	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	19 October 1935
Nov	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	15 November 1979
Dec	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	4 December 1966

Period of Record Coverage

1957 to 2002

46 years of record at Kingscote, 1957 to 2002. 9 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1967, 1971, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 and others.

Days with data per year at Kingscote
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1957	362	99%	Yes
1958	363	99%	Yes
1959	364	100%	Yes
1960	359	98%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	362	99%	Yes
1963	330	90%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	354	97%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	317	87%	No
1968	361	99%	Yes
1969	361	99%	Yes
1970	361	99%	Yes
1971	291	80%	No
1972	349	95%	Yes
1973	360	99%	Yes
1974	358	98%	Yes
1975	348	95%	Yes
1976	338	92%	Yes
1977	274	75%	No
1978	267	73%	No
1979	250	68%	No
1980	251	69%	No
1981	253	69%	No
1982	258	71%	No
1983	351	96%	Yes
1984	358	98%	Yes
1985	358	98%	Yes
1986	346	95%	Yes
1987	342	94%	Yes
1988	360	98%	Yes
1989	365	100%	Yes
1990	365	100%	Yes
1991	365	100%	Yes
1992	366	100%	Yes
1993	365	100%	Yes
1994	362	99%	Yes
1995	365	100%	Yes
1996	366	100%	Yes
1997	365	100%	Yes
1998	361	99%	Yes
1999	364	100%	Yes
2000	364	99%	Yes
2001	364	100%	Yes
2002	178	49%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Kingscote
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 August 2026	Kingscote, AU	daily rain (Provisional)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	43 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 July 2026	Kingscote, AU	daily rain	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	59 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 2022	Kingscote, AU	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	57 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 2022	Kingscote, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	97 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
29 October 2021	Kingscote, AU	daily rain	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	129 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 2021	Kingscote, AU	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	111 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 2021	Kingscote, AU	daily rain	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	32 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 2020	Kingscote, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 2020	Kingscote, AU	daily rain	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	130 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 2018	Kingscote, AU	daily rain	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	127 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 2017	Kingscote, AU	daily rain	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	18 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 2017	Kingscote, AU	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	121 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
20 January 2017	Kingscote, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	75 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2016	Kingscote, AU	daily rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 September 2016	Kingscote, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	19 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 September 2016	Kingscote, AU	daily rain	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 2016	Kingscote, AU	daily rain	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 2016	Kingscote, AU	daily rain (Tie)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	tie	88 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 2016	Kingscote, AU	daily rain	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 2015	Kingscote, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	127 years	60 of 100 (Major)

Climate Trend

34 complete years, 1957 to 2001

One stripe for each of 34 complete years at Kingscote, 1957 to 2001. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 15.7 C (60.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1958, at 14.4 C (58.0 F), and the warmest was 2000, at 16.6 C (61.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F).

Annual mean temperature at Kingscote as warming stripes, 1957 to 2001
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1957	14.8 C	-0.90 C
1958	14.4 C	-1.31 C
1959	15.6 C	-0.13 C
1960	15.0 C	-0.70 C
1961	16.3 C	+0.52 C
1962	15.7 C	-0.05 C
1964	15.2 C	-0.53 C
1965	15.8 C	+0.08 C
1966	15.6 C	-0.10 C
1969	15.3 C	-0.44 C
1970	15.1 C	-0.69 C
1972	15.7 C	-0.09 C
1973	16.0 C	+0.30 C
1974	16.1 C	+0.33 C
1975	16.0 C	+0.29 C
1983	15.5 C	-0.22 C
1984	15.6 C	-0.18 C
1985	15.8 C	+0.04 C
1986	15.5 C	-0.20 C
1987	15.5 C	-0.24 C
1988	16.3 C	+0.60 C
1989	15.9 C	+0.17 C
1990	16.2 C	+0.46 C
1991	16.1 C	+0.37 C
1992	15.6 C	-0.19 C
1993	16.3 C	+0.55 C
1994	15.9 C	+0.19 C
1995	15.7 C	-0.08 C
1996	15.8 C	+0.01 C
1997	16.1 C	+0.32 C
1998	15.9 C	+0.11 C
1999	16.3 C	+0.52 C
2000	16.6 C	+0.85 C
2001	16.1 C	+0.38 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade over 1957 to 2001. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (0.2 to 0.5) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 34 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Kingscote
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade	0.3 F (0.2 to 0.5) per decade	1957 to 2001	34	Rise
Mean daily maximum	-0.04 C (-0.14 to 0.05) per decade	-0.1 F (-0.3 to 0.1) per decade	1957 to 2001	34	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum	0.4 C (0.3 to 0.5) per decade	0.8 F (0.6 to 1.0) per decade	1957 to 2001	34	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 2026

Yearly extremes at Kingscote: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	41.0 C (105.8 F)	1970	36.2 C (97.1 F)	46
Coldest night (TNn)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1958	3.7 C (38.6 F)	46
Wettest day (Rx1day)	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	1946	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	135
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	1946	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	135
Longest dry spell (CDD)	105 days	1980	36 days	135

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Kingscote, 1878 to 2026. The record is 41.0 C (105.8 F) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.2 C (97.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Kingscote by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1878	n/a
1882	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	35.4 C (95.7 F)
1958	34.0 C (93.2 F)
1959	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1960	39.3 C (102.7 F)
1961	37.3 C (99.1 F)
1962	37.7 C (99.9 F)
1963	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1964	34.5 C (94.1 F)
1965	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1966	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1967	37.3 C (99.1 F)
1968	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1969	36.0 C (96.8 F)
1970	41.0 C (105.8 F)
1971	37.1 C (98.8 F)
1972	37.1 C (98.8 F)
1973	33.5 C (92.3 F)
1974	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1975	33.7 C (92.7 F)
1976	35.1 C (95.2 F)
1977	38.2 C (100.8 F)
1978	36.2 C (97.2 F)
1979	33.4 C (92.1 F)
1980	39.5 C (103.1 F)
1981	38.7 C (101.7 F)
1982	39.2 C (102.6 F)
1983	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1984	31.4 C (88.5 F)
1985	35.8 C (96.4 F)
1986	35.8 C (96.4 F)
1987	35.2 C (95.4 F)
1988	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1989	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1990	32.4 C (90.3 F)
1991	39.2 C (102.6 F)
1992	35.2 C (95.4 F)
1993	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1994	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1995	36.5 C (97.7 F)
1996	38.2 C (100.8 F)
1997	40.2 C (104.4 F)
1998	36.3 C (97.3 F)
1999	36.2 C (97.2 F)
2000	38.8 C (101.8 F)
2001	38.8 C (101.8 F)
2002	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2012	n/a
2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2016	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2021	n/a
2022	n/a
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Kingscote, 1878 to 2026. The record is -1.1 C (30.0 F) in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is 3.7 C (38.6 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Kingscote by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1878	n/a
1882	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	3.3 C (37.9 F)
1958	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1959	4.4 C (39.9 F)
1960	2.2 C (36.0 F)
1961	1.6 C (34.9 F)
1962	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1963	2.8 C (37.0 F)
1964	2.4 C (36.3 F)
1965	3.3 C (37.9 F)
1966	4.3 C (39.7 F)
1967	3.9 C (39.0 F)
1968	3.8 C (38.8 F)
1969	3.3 C (37.9 F)
1970	2.7 C (36.9 F)
1971	3.7 C (38.7 F)
1972	2.7 C (36.9 F)
1973	4.0 C (39.2 F)
1974	4.5 C (40.1 F)
1975	4.0 C (39.2 F)
1976	4.0 C (39.2 F)
1977	2.3 C (36.1 F)
1978	3.4 C (38.1 F)
1979	2.4 C (36.3 F)
1980	4.0 C (39.2 F)
1981	4.0 C (39.2 F)
1982	2.1 C (35.8 F)
1983	3.0 C (37.4 F)
1984	2.0 C (35.6 F)
1985	4.6 C (40.3 F)
1986	4.7 C (40.5 F)
1987	3.6 C (38.5 F)
1988	4.5 C (40.1 F)
1989	3.1 C (37.6 F)
1990	3.4 C (38.1 F)
1991	5.2 C (41.4 F)
1992	4.0 C (39.2 F)
1993	4.2 C (39.6 F)
1994	1.3 C (34.3 F)
1995	5.0 C (41.0 F)
1996	4.5 C (40.1 F)
1997	3.6 C (38.5 F)
1998	4.1 C (39.4 F)
1999	4.0 C (39.2 F)
2000	4.3 C (39.7 F)
2001	0.8 C (33.4 F)
2002	6.0 C (42.8 F)
2012	n/a
2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2016	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2021	n/a
2022	n/a
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Kingscote, 1878 to 2026. The record is 148.3 mm (5.8 in) in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 32.0 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kingscote by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1878	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1882	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1885	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1886	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1887	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1888	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1889	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1890	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1891	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1892	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1893	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1894	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1895	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1896	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1897	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1898	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1899	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1900	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1901	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1902	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1903	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1904	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1905	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1906	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1907	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1908	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1909	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1910	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1911	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1912	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1913	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1914	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1915	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1916	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1917	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1918	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1919	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1920	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1921	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1922	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1923	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1924	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1925	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1926	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1927	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1928	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1929	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1930	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1931	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1932	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1933	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1934	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1935	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1936	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1937	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1938	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1939	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1940	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1941	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1942	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1943	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1944	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1945	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1946	148.3 mm (5.8 in)
1947	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1948	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1949	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1950	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1951	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1952	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1953	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1954	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1955	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1956	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1957	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1958	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1959	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1960	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1961	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1962	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1963	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1964	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1965	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1966	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1967	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1968	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1969	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1970	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1971	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1972	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1973	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1974	31.6 mm (1.2 in)
1975	27.8 mm (1.1 in)
1976	30.4 mm (1.2 in)
1977	19.2 mm (0.8 in)
1978	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1979	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1980	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1981	31.4 mm (1.2 in)
1982	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1983	35.2 mm (1.4 in)
1984	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1985	24.8 mm (1.0 in)
1986	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
1987	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1988	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1989	35.4 mm (1.4 in)
1990	44.6 mm (1.8 in)
1991	27.6 mm (1.1 in)
1992	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1993	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
1994	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1995	36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1996	34.2 mm (1.3 in)
1997	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1998	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1999	36.4 mm (1.4 in)
2000	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
2001	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
2002	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
2012	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
2013	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2014	19.7 mm (0.8 in)
2015	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
2016	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
2017	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
2018	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
2019	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
2020	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
2021	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
2022	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
2023	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
2024	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
2025	17.2 mm (0.7 in)
2026	26.4 mm (1.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Kingscote, 1878 to 2026. The record is 149.1 mm (5.9 in) in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.3 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kingscote by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1878	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1882	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1885	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1886	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1887	64.1 mm (2.5 in)
1888	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1889	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1890	88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1891	50.1 mm (2.0 in)
1892	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1893	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1894	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1895	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1896	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1897	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1898	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1899	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1900	35.9 mm (1.4 in)
1901	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1902	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1903	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1904	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1905	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1906	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1907	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1908	45.3 mm (1.8 in)
1909	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1910	118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1911	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1912	52.4 mm (2.1 in)
1913	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1914	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1915	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1916	63.1 mm (2.5 in)
1917	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1918	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1919	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1920	77.3 mm (3.0 in)
1921	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1922	38.7 mm (1.5 in)
1923	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1924	36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1925	87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1926	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1927	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1928	45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1929	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1930	72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1931	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1932	55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1933	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1934	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1935	71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1936	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1937	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1938	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1939	87.3 mm (3.4 in)
1940	49.4 mm (1.9 in)
1941	103.5 mm (4.1 in)
1942	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1943	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1944	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1945	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1946	149.1 mm (5.9 in)
1947	65.7 mm (2.6 in)
1948	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1949	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1950	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1951	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1952	41.3 mm (1.6 in)
1953	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1954	41.8 mm (1.6 in)
1955	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1956	55.8 mm (2.2 in)
1957	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1958	63.4 mm (2.5 in)
1959	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1960	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1961	35.9 mm (1.4 in)
1962	34.9 mm (1.4 in)
1963	50.1 mm (2.0 in)
1964	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1965	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1966	98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1967	95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1968	101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1969	72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1970	27.8 mm (1.1 in)
1971	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1972	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1973	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1974	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1975	35.2 mm (1.4 in)
1976	42.8 mm (1.7 in)
1977	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1978	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1979	63.1 mm (2.5 in)
1980	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1981	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
1982	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1983	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1984	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1985	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1986	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1987	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1988	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1989	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1990	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1991	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1992	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1993	55.2 mm (2.2 in)
1994	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1995	66.4 mm (2.6 in)
1996	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1997	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1998	32.6 mm (1.3 in)
1999	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
2000	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
2001	93.6 mm (3.7 in)
2002	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
2012	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
2013	31.4 mm (1.2 in)
2014	21.5 mm (0.8 in)
2015	27.1 mm (1.1 in)
2016	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
2017	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
2018	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
2019	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
2020	57.8 mm (2.3 in)
2021	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
2022	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
2023	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
2024	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
2025	20.9 mm (0.8 in)
2026	12.2 mm (0.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Kingscote, 1878 to 2026. The record is 105 days in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 36 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kingscote by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1878	31 days
1882	28 days
1885	24 days
1886	33 days
1887	33 days
1888	34 days
1889	29 days
1890	39 days
1891	84 days
1892	26 days
1893	43 days
1894	65 days
1895	68 days
1896	77 days
1897	42 days
1898	58 days
1899	27 days
1900	37 days
1901	34 days
1902	54 days
1903	25 days
1904	33 days
1905	48 days
1906	41 days
1907	39 days
1908	36 days
1909	48 days
1910	50 days
1911	36 days
1912	53 days
1913	41 days
1914	57 days
1915	59 days
1916	46 days
1917	21 days
1918	33 days
1919	25 days
1920	28 days
1921	51 days
1922	47 days
1923	40 days
1924	32 days
1925	41 days
1926	38 days
1927	28 days
1928	40 days
1929	34 days
1930	50 days
1931	43 days
1932	35 days
1933	42 days
1934	25 days
1935	59 days
1936	63 days
1937	38 days
1938	40 days
1939	23 days
1940	27 days
1941	27 days
1942	26 days
1943	38 days
1944	36 days
1945	33 days
1946	19 days
1947	30 days
1948	28 days
1949	32 days
1950	30 days
1951	45 days
1952	51 days
1953	43 days
1954	53 days
1955	38 days
1956	39 days
1957	36 days
1958	20 days
1959	33 days
1960	29 days
1961	43 days
1962	24 days
1963	56 days
1964	22 days
1965	28 days
1966	29 days
1967	59 days
1968	36 days
1969	34 days
1970	51 days
1971	46 days
1972	43 days
1973	29 days
1974	62 days
1975	28 days
1976	26 days
1977	29 days
1978	47 days
1979	26 days
1980	105 days
1981	33 days
1982	36 days
1983	25 days
1984	48 days
1985	70 days
1986	58 days
1987	29 days
1988	27 days
1989	55 days
1990	31 days
1991	52 days
1992	27 days
1993	32 days
1994	53 days
1995	41 days
1996	23 days
1997	47 days
1998	25 days
1999	41 days
2000	31 days
2001	25 days
2002	57 days
2012	19 days
2013	21 days
2014	37 days
2015	52 days
2016	35 days
2017	31 days
2018	22 days
2019	39 days
2020	53 days
2021	39 days
2022	28 days
2023	14 days
2024	44 days
2025	18 days
2026	11 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

117 years, 1885 to 2021

A day with at least 32.7 mm (1.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 101.4 mm (4.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Kingscote: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	32.7 mm (1.3 in)
5 years	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
10 years	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
25 years	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
50 years	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
100 years	101.4 mm (4.0 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 117 years of values from 1885 to 2021.

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: 148.3 mm (5.8 in) in 1946; 83.3 mm (3.3 in) in 1910; 79.2 mm (3.1 in) in 1939.

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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.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).