Adelaide (Torrens Island) Weather Records (ASN00023018)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Adelaide (Torrens Island) (ASN00023018), Australia, with 86 years of record.

Key Facts for Adelaide (Torrens Island)

Adelaide (Torrens Island) (ASN00023018) is a weather station in Australia at -34.78 latitude and 138.52 longitude, 1 m (3 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1928 to 2013, 86 years of record.
0 records set at Adelaide (Torrens Island) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Adelaide (Torrens Island) set a daily record precipitation of 15.0 mm (0.6 in) on 14 May 2013.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -34.78 latitude, 138.52 longitude.
Elevation: 1 m (3 ft).
Period of record: 1928 to 2013, 86 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 Adelaide (Torrens Island). 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 Adelaide (Torrens Island), 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 Adelaide (Torrens Island) still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 93.5 mm (3.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Adelaide (Torrens Island). The most was 93.5 mm (3.7 in) on 18 February 1946.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Adelaide (Torrens Island)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	25 January 1941
Feb	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	18 February 1946
Mar	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	3 March 1983
Apr	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	11 April 1948
May	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	16 May 1952
Jun	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 June 1957
Jul	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	14 July 1941
Aug	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 August 1983
Sep	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	4 September 2010
Oct	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	31 October 1997
Nov	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	18 November 1964
Dec	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	20 December 1992

Latest Records

Latest records at Adelaide (Torrens Island)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 May 2013	Adelaide (Torrens Island), AU	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 2012	Adelaide (Torrens Island), AU	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 2012	Adelaide (Torrens Island), AU	daily rain	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 2012	Adelaide (Torrens Island), AU	daily rain	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 2012	Adelaide (Torrens Island), AU	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 2012	Adelaide (Torrens Island), AU	daily rain	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	36 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 2012	Adelaide (Torrens Island), AU	daily rain	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	12 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 2012	Adelaide (Torrens Island), AU	daily rain	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 2011	Adelaide (Torrens Island), AU	daily rain	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	13 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 2011	Adelaide (Torrens Island), AU	daily rain	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	9 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 2011	Adelaide (Torrens Island), AU	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	76 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 2011	Adelaide (Torrens Island), AU	daily rain	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	78 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 2011	Adelaide (Torrens Island), AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 2011	Adelaide (Torrens Island), AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	75 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2010	Adelaide (Torrens Island), AU	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2010	Adelaide (Torrens Island), AU	daily rain	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	32 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
25 November 2010	Adelaide (Torrens Island), AU	daily rain	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	8 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 2010	Adelaide (Torrens Island), AU	monthly rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	81 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2010	Adelaide (Torrens Island), AU	daily rain	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	0 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 April 2010	Adelaide (Torrens Island), AU	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1928 to 2013

Yearly extremes at Adelaide (Torrens Island): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	1946	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	85
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	110.3 mm (4.3 in)	1974	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	85
Longest dry spell (CDD)	71 days	1963	33 days	85

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Adelaide (Torrens Island), 1928 to 2013. The record is 93.5 mm (3.7 in) in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 28.2 mm (1.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Adelaide (Torrens Island) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1928	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1929	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1930	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1931	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1932	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1933	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1934	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1935	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1936	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1937	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1938	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1939	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1940	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1941	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1942	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1943	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1944	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1945	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1946	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1947	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1948	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1949	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1950	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1951	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1952	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1953	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1954	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1955	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1956	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1957	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1958	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1959	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1960	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1961	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1962	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1963	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1964	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1965	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1966	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1967	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1968	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1969	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1970	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1971	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1972	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1973	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1974	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1975	25.6 mm (1.0 in)
1976	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1977	31.4 mm (1.2 in)
1978	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1979	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1980	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1981	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1982	21.2 mm (0.8 in)
1983	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1984	17.4 mm (0.7 in)
1985	47.6 mm (1.9 in)
1986	19.4 mm (0.8 in)
1987	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1988	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1990	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1991	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1992	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1993	32.4 mm (1.3 in)
1994	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1995	17.4 mm (0.7 in)
1996	21.4 mm (0.8 in)
1997	66.2 mm (2.6 in)
1998	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1999	25.2 mm (1.0 in)
2000	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
2001	27.6 mm (1.1 in)
2002	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
2003	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
2004	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
2005	21.4 mm (0.8 in)
2006	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
2007	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
2008	23.8 mm (0.9 in)
2009	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
2010	36.4 mm (1.4 in)
2011	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
2012	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
2013	15.2 mm (0.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Adelaide (Torrens Island), 1928 to 2013. The record is 110.3 mm (4.3 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 45.8 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Adelaide (Torrens Island) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1928	48.4 mm (1.9 in)
1929	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1930	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1931	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1932	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1933	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1934	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1935	42.8 mm (1.7 in)
1936	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1937	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1938	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1939	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1940	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1941	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1942	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1943	61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1944	45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1945	45.9 mm (1.8 in)
1946	98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1947	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1948	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1949	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1950	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1951	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1952	51.9 mm (2.0 in)
1953	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1954	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1955	49.2 mm (1.9 in)
1956	45.1 mm (1.8 in)
1957	70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1958	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1959	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1960	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1961	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1962	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1963	54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1964	70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1965	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1966	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1967	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1968	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1969	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1970	31.7 mm (1.2 in)
1971	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1972	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1973	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1974	110.3 mm (4.3 in)
1975	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1976	33.2 mm (1.3 in)
1977	36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1978	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1979	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1980	48.4 mm (1.9 in)
1981	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
1982	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1983	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1984	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1985	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1986	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1987	40.3 mm (1.6 in)
1988	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1990	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1991	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1992	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1993	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1994	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1995	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1996	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1997	93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1998	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1999	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
2000	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
2001	47.4 mm (1.9 in)
2002	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
2003	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
2004	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
2005	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
2006	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
2007	69.2 mm (2.7 in)
2008	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
2009	64.6 mm (2.5 in)
2010	49.2 mm (1.9 in)
2011	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
2012	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
2013	7.2 mm (0.28 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Adelaide (Torrens Island), 1928 to 2013. The record is 71 days in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 33 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Adelaide (Torrens Island) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1928	35 days
1929	25 days
1930	49 days
1931	45 days
1932	26 days
1933	39 days
1934	41 days
1935	67 days
1936	37 days
1937	35 days
1938	30 days
1939	24 days
1940	26 days
1941	28 days
1942	27 days
1943	33 days
1944	26 days
1945	35 days
1946	17 days
1947	25 days
1948	36 days
1949	29 days
1950	36 days
1951	44 days
1952	24 days
1953	43 days
1954	48 days
1955	26 days
1956	43 days
1957	67 days
1958	26 days
1959	45 days
1960	27 days
1961	25 days
1962	31 days
1963	71 days
1964	36 days
1965	64 days
1966	31 days
1967	39 days
1968	30 days
1969	34 days
1970	57 days
1971	33 days
1972	47 days
1973	39 days
1974	24 days
1975	25 days
1976	35 days
1977	28 days
1978	65 days
1979	23 days
1980	48 days
1981	26 days
1982	41 days
1983	33 days
1984	24 days
1985	66 days
1986	56 days
1987	28 days
1988	43 days
1990	54 days
1991	44 days
1992	31 days
1993	27 days
1994	32 days
1995	18 days
1996	41 days
1997	36 days
1998	26 days
1999	30 days
2000	42 days
2001	30 days
2002	38 days
2003	27 days
2004	44 days
2005	21 days
2006	47 days
2007	57 days
2008	30 days
2009	61 days
2010	28 days
2011	28 days
2012	27 days
2013	14 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

71 years, 1928 to 2012

A day with at least 29.0 mm (1.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 100.4 mm (4.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Adelaide (Torrens Island): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
5 years	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
10 years	53.2 mm (2.1 in)
25 years	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
50 years	83.9 mm (3.3 in)
100 years	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	Longer than the 71 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, 71 years of values from 1928 to 2012.

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: 93.5 mm (3.7 in) in 1946; 83.3 mm (3.3 in) in 1969; 72.6 mm (2.9 in) in 1941.

Download the Data

Data for Adelaide (Torrens Island) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Adelaide (Torrens Island) 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 2026-10-14 (14 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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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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