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Adelaide (Waite Institute) Weather Records (ASN00023031)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Adelaide (Waite Institute) (ASN00023031), Australia, with 101 years of record.

Key Facts for Adelaide (Waite Institute)

  • Adelaide (Waite Institute) (ASN00023031) is a weather station in Australia at -34.97 latitude and 138.63 longitude, 115 m (377 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1925 to 2025, 101 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Adelaide (Waite Institute) still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Adelaide (Waite Institute) set a daily record precipitation of 23.4 mm (0.9 in) on 25 July 2025.

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -34.97 latitude, 138.63 longitude.
  • Elevation: 115 m (377 ft).
  • Period of record: 1925 to 2025, 101 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Adelaide (Waite Institute), with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Adelaide (Waite Institute). The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -1001020304050 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Adelaide (Waite Institute). 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 (Waite Institute), with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan45.8 C (114.4 F)7.8 C (46.0 F)n/an/a
Feb43.6 C (110.5 F)1.5 C (34.7 F)n/an/a
Mar41.4 C (106.5 F)6.6 C (43.9 F)n/an/a
Apr36.9 C (98.4 F)-1.5 C (29.3 F)n/an/a
May30.4 C (86.7 F)-1.5 C (29.3 F)n/an/a
Jun26.1 C (79.0 F)-1.2 C (29.8 F)n/an/a
Jul25.5 C (77.9 F)-3.0 C (26.6 F)n/an/a
Aug29.9 C (85.8 F)-1.8 C (28.8 F)n/an/a
Sep33.4 C (92.1 F)-1.5 C (29.3 F)n/an/a
Oct37.7 C (99.9 F)-1.7 C (28.9 F)n/an/a
Nov43.1 C (109.6 F)4.7 C (40.5 F)n/an/a
Dec43.9 C (111.0 F)6.7 C (44.1 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Adelaide (Waite Institute) by the year they were set 1,464 records at Adelaide (Waite Institute) still stand. 1981 holds the most, with 48. 02040601955: 261956: 191957: 381965: 221966: 421967: 361968: 441969: 351970: 411971: 281972: 161973: 311974: 221975: 331976: 181977: 401978: 371979: 181980: 441981: 481982: 361983: 301984: 281985: 341986: 201989: 251990: 271991: 201992: 161993: 241994: 431995: 271996: 251997: 181998: 231999: 292000: 152001: 182002: 242003: 122004: 152005: 222006: 322007: 202008: 212009: 202010: 122011: 132012: 122013: 192014: 192015: 202016: 122017: 162018: 132019: 242020: 102021: 102022: 52023: 42024: 92025: 4195519691976198319921999200620132020
1,464 records at Adelaide (Waite Institute) still stand. 1981 holds the most, with 48.
Standing records at Adelaide (Waite Institute) by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
195526
195619
195738
196522
196642
196736
196844
196935
197041
197128
197216
197331
197422
197533
197618
197740
197837
197918
198044
198148
198236
198330
198428
198534
198620
198925
199027
199120
199216
199324
199443
199527
199625
199718
199823
199929
200015
200118
200224
200312
200415
200522
200632
200720
200821
200920
201012
201113
201212
201319
201419
201520
201612
201716
201813
201924
202010
202110
20225
20234
20249
20254

All-Time Record Progression

8 new records
When Adelaide (Waite Institute) set new all-time records 8 all-time records were set at Adelaide (Waite Institute) between 9 February 1969 and 24 January 2019. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitationRecord low minimum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature9 February 1969: Record daily precipitation 81.8 mm (3.2 in)25 April 1998: Record low minimum temperature -1.5 C (29.3 F)26 October 1998: Record low minimum temperature -1.7 C (28.9 F)19 July 1999: Record low minimum temperature -3.0 C (26.6 F)13 January 2001: Record high maximum temperature 43.8 C (110.8 F)28 January 2009: Record high maximum temperature 44.0 C (111.2 F)4 January 2013: Record high maximum temperature 44.1 C (111.4 F)24 January 2019: Record high maximum temperature 45.8 C (114.4 F)197019801990200020102020
8 all-time records were set at Adelaide (Waite Institute) between 9 February 1969 and 24 January 2019. Each dot is a new record.
When Adelaide (Waite Institute) set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1969-02-09Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1998-04-25Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -1.5 C (29.3 F)
1998-10-26Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -1.7 C (28.9 F)
1999-07-19Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -3.0 C (26.6 F)
2001-01-13Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 43.8 C (110.8 F)
2009-01-28Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 44.0 C (111.2 F)
2013-01-04Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 44.1 C (111.4 F)
2019-01-24Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 45.8 C (114.4 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 81.8 mm (3.2 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Adelaide (Waite Institute) The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Adelaide (Waite Institute). The most was 81.8 mm (3.2 in) on 9 February 1969. 0255075100 Jan: 56.9 mm (2.2 in), 13 January 1963 Jan Feb: 81.8 mm (3.2 in), 9 February 1969 Feb Mar: 47.6 mm (1.9 in), 16 March 1985 Mar Apr: 57.7 mm (2.3 in), 21 April 1964 Apr May: 45.0 mm (1.8 in), 3 May 1942 May Jun: 48.5 mm (1.9 in), 21 June 1957 Jun Jul: 44.7 mm (1.8 in), 14 July 1941 Jul Aug: 44.0 mm (1.7 in), 30 August 1992 Aug Sep: 36.0 mm (1.4 in), 10 September 1985 Sep Oct: 57.0 mm (2.2 in), 31 October 1997 Oct Nov: 65.0 mm (2.6 in), 18 November 1964 Nov Dec: 57.4 mm (2.3 in), 4 December 1966 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Adelaide (Waite Institute). The most was 81.8 mm (3.2 in) on 9 February 1969.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Adelaide (Waite Institute)
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan56.9 mm (2.2 in)13 January 1963
Feb81.8 mm (3.2 in)9 February 1969
Mar47.6 mm (1.9 in)16 March 1985
Apr57.7 mm (2.3 in)21 April 1964
May45.0 mm (1.8 in)3 May 1942
Jun48.5 mm (1.9 in)21 June 1957
Jul44.7 mm (1.8 in)14 July 1941
Aug44.0 mm (1.7 in)30 August 1992
Sep36.0 mm (1.4 in)10 September 1985
Oct57.0 mm (2.2 in)31 October 1997
Nov65.0 mm (2.6 in)18 November 1964
Dec57.4 mm (2.3 in)4 December 1966

Period of Record Coverage

1955 to 2025
Days with data per year at Adelaide (Waite Institute) 63 years of record at Adelaide (Waite Institute), 1955 to 2025. 38 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1955, 1965, 1972, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 and others. 1955: 318 of 365 days1956: 361 of 366 days1957: 364 of 365 days1965: 122 of 365 days1966: 365 of 365 days1967: 365 of 365 days1968: 366 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 365 of 365 days1971: 357 of 365 days1972: 183 of 366 days1973: 365 of 365 days1974: 365 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 365 of 365 days1978: 365 of 365 days1979: 365 of 365 days1980: 366 of 366 days1981: 365 of 365 days1982: 365 of 365 days1983: 365 of 365 days1984: 366 of 366 days1985: 365 of 365 days1986: 243 of 365 days1988: 11 of 366 days1989: 324 of 365 days1990: 319 of 365 days1991: 299 of 365 days1992: 298 of 366 days1993: 298 of 365 days1994: 301 of 365 days1995: 335 of 365 days1996: 342 of 366 days1997: 323 of 365 days1998: 323 of 365 days1999: 300 of 365 days2000: 321 of 366 days2001: 323 of 365 days2002: 329 of 365 days2003: 322 of 365 days2004: 333 of 366 days2005: 317 of 365 days2006: 310 of 365 days2007: 311 of 365 days2008: 323 of 366 days2009: 289 of 365 days2010: 318 of 365 days2011: 321 of 365 days2012: 315 of 366 days2013: 310 of 365 days2014: 292 of 365 days2015: 307 of 365 days2016: 300 of 366 days2017: 286 of 365 days2018: 282 of 365 days2019: 289 of 365 days2020: 170 of 366 days2021: 223 of 365 days2022: 171 of 365 days2023: 120 of 365 days2024: 48 of 366 days2025: 60 of 365 days197019801990200020102020
63 years of record at Adelaide (Waite Institute), 1955 to 2025. 38 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1955, 1965, 1972, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 and others.
Days with data per year at Adelaide (Waite Institute)
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
195531887%No
195636199%Yes
1957364100%Yes
196512233%No
1966365100%Yes
1967365100%Yes
1968366100%Yes
1969365100%Yes
1970365100%Yes
197135798%Yes
197218350%No
1973365100%Yes
1974365100%Yes
1975365100%Yes
1976366100%Yes
1977365100%Yes
1978365100%Yes
1979365100%Yes
1980366100%Yes
1981365100%Yes
1982365100%Yes
1983365100%Yes
1984366100%Yes
1985365100%Yes
198624367%No
1988113%No
198932489%No
199031987%No
199129982%No
199229881%No
199329882%No
199430182%No
199533592%Yes
199634293%Yes
199732388%No
199832388%No
199930082%No
200032188%No
200132388%No
200232990%Yes
200332288%No
200433391%Yes
200531787%No
200631085%No
200731185%No
200832388%No
200928979%No
201031887%No
201132188%No
201231586%No
201331085%No
201429280%No
201530784%No
201630082%No
201728678%No
201828277%No
201928979%No
202017046%No
202122361%No
202217147%No
202312033%No
20244813%No
20256016%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Adelaide (Waite Institute)
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
25 July 2025Adelaide (Waite Institute), AUdaily rain23.4 mm (0.9 in)12.0 mm (0.5 in)59 years20 of 100 (Routine)
9 July 2025Adelaide (Waite Institute), AUdaily rain27.4 mm (1.1 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)74 years33 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 2025Adelaide (Waite Institute), AUdaily low min2.3 C (36.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)35 years22 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 2025Adelaide (Waite Institute), AUdaily low min2.8 C (37.0 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 2025Adelaide (Waite Institute), AUdaily high max32.5 C (90.5 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)48 years23 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 2025Adelaide (Waite Institute), AUdaily high max33.2 C (91.8 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)20 years15 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 2024Adelaide (Waite Institute), AUdaily high max37.9 C (100.2 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)15 years12 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 2024Adelaide (Waite Institute), AUdaily low min1.9 C (35.4 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)5 years11 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 2024Adelaide (Waite Institute), AUdaily high max20.4 C (68.7 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)11 years12 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 2024Adelaide (Waite Institute), AUdaily low min3.5 C (38.3 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)4 years8 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 2024Adelaide (Waite Institute), AUdaily low min2.0 C (35.6 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)34 years17 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 2024Adelaide (Waite Institute), AUdaily low min0.5 C (32.9 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)9 years16 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 2024Adelaide (Waite Institute), AUdaily low min2.4 C (36.3 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)26 years15 of 100 (Routine)
22 April 2024Adelaide (Waite Institute), AUdaily low min5.6 C (42.1 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 2024Adelaide (Waite Institute), AUdaily low min5.4 C (41.7 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)33 years17 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 2024Adelaide (Waite Institute), AUdaily low min (Tie)10.4 C (50.7 F)tie52 years5 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 2023Adelaide (Waite Institute), AUdaily rain28.4 mm (1.1 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)18 years14 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 2023Adelaide (Waite Institute), AUdaily rain19.3 mm (0.8 in)11.3 mm (0.4 in)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 2023Adelaide (Waite Institute), AUdaily low min6.0 C (42.8 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)32 years16 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 2023Adelaide (Waite Institute), AUdaily low min2.7 C (36.9 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)18 years12 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

22 complete years, 1966 to 1996
Annual mean temperature at Adelaide (Waite Institute) as warming stripes, 1966 to 1996 One stripe for each of 22 complete years at Adelaide (Waite Institute), 1966 to 1996. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 16.7 C (62.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1970, at 16.1 C (61.1 F), and the warmest was 1980, at 17.4 C (63.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.7 C (1.3 F). 1966: 16.5 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1967: 17.1 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1968: 16.6 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1969: 16.4 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1970: 16.1 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1971: 16.5 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1973: 17.4 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1974: 16.8 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1975: 17.1 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1976: 16.4 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1977: 16.9 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1978: 16.4 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1979: 17.0 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1980: 17.4 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1981: 17.2 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1982: 17.4 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1983: 16.9 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1984: 16.4 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1985: 16.7 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1989: 16.6 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1995: 16.4 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1996: 16.2 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1966197019751980198519901995
One stripe for each of 22 complete years at Adelaide (Waite Institute), 1966 to 1996. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 16.7 C (62.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1970, at 16.1 C (61.1 F), and the warmest was 1980, at 17.4 C (63.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.7 C (1.3 F).
Annual mean temperature at Adelaide (Waite Institute) as warming stripes, 1966 to 1996
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
196616.5 C-0.27 C
196717.1 C+0.31 C
196816.6 C-0.14 C
196916.4 C-0.38 C
197016.1 C-0.60 C
197116.5 C-0.24 C
197317.4 C+0.62 C
197416.8 C+0.09 C
197517.1 C+0.34 C
197616.4 C-0.31 C
197716.9 C+0.20 C
197816.4 C-0.38 C
197917.0 C+0.25 C
198017.4 C+0.64 C
198117.2 C+0.46 C
198217.4 C+0.61 C
198316.9 C+0.17 C
198416.4 C-0.30 C
198516.7 C0.00 C
198916.6 C-0.19 C
199516.4 C-0.32 C
199616.2 C-0.56 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

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

1925 to 2025
Yearly extremes at Adelaide (Waite Institute): the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)45.8 C (114.4 F)201940.7 C (105.3 F)63
Coldest night (TNn)-3.0 C (26.6 F)19992.2 C (36.0 F)63
Wettest day (Rx1day)81.8 mm (3.2 in)196934.6 mm (1.4 in)98
Wettest five days (Rx5day)104.9 mm (4.1 in)193855.9 mm (2.2 in)98
Longest dry spell (CDD)79 days198031 days98

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Adelaide (Waite Institute) by year The hottest day of the year at Adelaide (Waite Institute), 1925 to 2025. The record is 45.8 C (114.4 F) in 2019, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.7 C (105.3 F). 303540455019401960198020002020Record: 45.8 C (114.4 F) in 2019
The hottest day of the year at Adelaide (Waite Institute), 1925 to 2025. The record is 45.8 C (114.4 F) in 2019, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.7 C (105.3 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Adelaide (Waite Institute) by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
1925n/a
1926n/a
1927n/a
1931n/a
1932n/a
1933n/a
1934n/a
1935n/a
1936n/a
1937n/a
1938n/a
1939n/a
1940n/a
1941n/a
1942n/a
1943n/a
1944n/a
1945n/a
1946n/a
1947n/a
1948n/a
1949n/a
1950n/a
1951n/a
1952n/a
1953n/a
1954n/a
195538.9 C (102.0 F)
195637.8 C (100.0 F)
195739.4 C (102.9 F)
1958n/a
1959n/a
1960n/a
1961n/a
1962n/a
1963n/a
1964n/a
196537.5 C (99.5 F)
196639.7 C (103.5 F)
196739.4 C (102.9 F)
196843.6 C (110.5 F)
196940.6 C (105.1 F)
197041.1 C (106.0 F)
197139.1 C (102.4 F)
197239.6 C (103.3 F)
197340.5 C (104.9 F)
197436.7 C (98.1 F)
197541.2 C (106.2 F)
197640.5 C (104.9 F)
197739.5 C (103.1 F)
197839.0 C (102.2 F)
197941.1 C (106.0 F)
198042.5 C (108.5 F)
198143.1 C (109.6 F)
198242.9 C (109.2 F)
198341.8 C (107.2 F)
198436.9 C (98.4 F)
198540.7 C (105.3 F)
198641.4 C (106.5 F)
1987n/a
198833.0 C (91.4 F)
198939.9 C (103.8 F)
199041.4 C (106.5 F)
199141.8 C (107.2 F)
199239.5 C (103.1 F)
199341.7 C (107.1 F)
199441.0 C (105.8 F)
199538.8 C (101.8 F)
199638.9 C (102.0 F)
199739.3 C (102.7 F)
199839.8 C (103.6 F)
199940.5 C (104.9 F)
200040.8 C (105.4 F)
200143.8 C (110.8 F)
200238.3 C (100.9 F)
200341.8 C (107.2 F)
200443.6 C (110.5 F)
200542.4 C (108.3 F)
200643.2 C (109.8 F)
200740.5 C (104.9 F)
200840.8 C (105.4 F)
200944.0 C (111.2 F)
201041.0 C (105.8 F)
201141.9 C (107.4 F)
201241.7 C (107.1 F)
201344.1 C (111.4 F)
201443.3 C (109.9 F)
201542.5 C (108.5 F)
201637.5 C (99.5 F)
201741.7 C (107.1 F)
201841.4 C (106.5 F)
201945.8 C (114.4 F)
202042.3 C (108.1 F)
202138.0 C (100.4 F)
202235.0 C (95.0 F)
202338.1 C (100.6 F)
202437.9 C (100.2 F)
202537.1 C (98.8 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Adelaide (Waite Institute) by year The coldest night of the year at Adelaide (Waite Institute), 1925 to 2025. The record is -3.0 C (26.6 F) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 2.2 C (36.0 F). -505101519401960198020002020Record: -3.0 C (26.6 F) in 1999
The coldest night of the year at Adelaide (Waite Institute), 1925 to 2025. The record is -3.0 C (26.6 F) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 2.2 C (36.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Adelaide (Waite Institute) by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1925n/a
1926n/a
1927n/a
1931n/a
1932n/a
1933n/a
1934n/a
1935n/a
1936n/a
1937n/a
1938n/a
1939n/a
1940n/a
1941n/a
1942n/a
1943n/a
1944n/a
1945n/a
1946n/a
1947n/a
1948n/a
1949n/a
1950n/a
1951n/a
1952n/a
1953n/a
1954n/a
19551.1 C (34.0 F)
19562.2 C (36.0 F)
19571.1 C (34.0 F)
1958n/a
1959n/a
1960n/a
1961n/a
1962n/a
1963n/a
1964n/a
19655.6 C (42.1 F)
19662.6 C (36.7 F)
19673.8 C (38.8 F)
19682.6 C (36.7 F)
19693.8 C (38.8 F)
19703.7 C (38.7 F)
19714.7 C (40.5 F)
19724.1 C (39.4 F)
19733.9 C (39.0 F)
19744.3 C (39.7 F)
19754.3 C (39.7 F)
19763.9 C (39.0 F)
19774.5 C (40.1 F)
19783.4 C (38.1 F)
19794.4 C (39.9 F)
19804.4 C (39.9 F)
19814.0 C (39.2 F)
19823.3 C (37.9 F)
19833.3 C (37.9 F)
19843.5 C (38.3 F)
19854.6 C (40.3 F)
19863.3 C (37.9 F)
1987n/a
198811.1 C (52.0 F)
19890.0 C (32.0 F)
19902.2 C (36.0 F)
19911.1 C (34.0 F)
19921.7 C (35.1 F)
19932.6 C (36.7 F)
1994-0.7 C (30.7 F)
19950.9 C (33.6 F)
19962.6 C (36.7 F)
19970.4 C (32.7 F)
1998-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1999-3.0 C (26.6 F)
20000.0 C (32.0 F)
20010.0 C (32.0 F)
2002-0.2 C (31.6 F)
20031.7 C (35.1 F)
20042.2 C (36.0 F)
20051.4 C (34.5 F)
2006-0.5 C (31.1 F)
2007-0.4 C (31.3 F)
2008-0.1 C (31.8 F)
20091.8 C (35.2 F)
20101.8 C (35.2 F)
20110.1 C (32.2 F)
20121.1 C (34.0 F)
20132.5 C (36.5 F)
20140.5 C (32.9 F)
20151.4 C (34.5 F)
20162.3 C (36.1 F)
20171.8 C (35.2 F)
20182.2 C (36.0 F)
2019-0.2 C (31.6 F)
2020-0.4 C (31.3 F)
20212.0 C (35.6 F)
20221.5 C (34.7 F)
20232.0 C (35.6 F)
20240.5 C (32.9 F)
20252.3 C (36.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Adelaide (Waite Institute) by year The wettest day of the year at Adelaide (Waite Institute), 1925 to 2025. The record is 81.8 mm (3.2 in) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.6 mm (1.4 in). 025507510019401960198020002020Record: 81.8 mm (3.2 in) in 1969
The wettest day of the year at Adelaide (Waite Institute), 1925 to 2025. The record is 81.8 mm (3.2 in) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.6 mm (1.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Adelaide (Waite Institute) by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
192513.5 mm (0.5 in)
19260.0 mm (0.00 in)
19274.1 mm (0.16 in)
193135.3 mm (1.4 in)
193234.3 mm (1.4 in)
193337.1 mm (1.5 in)
193447.0 mm (1.9 in)
193531.2 mm (1.2 in)
193625.7 mm (1.0 in)
193726.2 mm (1.0 in)
193847.8 mm (1.9 in)
193941.4 mm (1.6 in)
194029.7 mm (1.2 in)
194155.6 mm (2.2 in)
194245.0 mm (1.8 in)
194367.8 mm (2.7 in)
194437.8 mm (1.5 in)
194529.2 mm (1.1 in)
194666.0 mm (2.6 in)
194722.4 mm (0.9 in)
194852.1 mm (2.1 in)
194943.4 mm (1.7 in)
195043.9 mm (1.7 in)
195128.7 mm (1.1 in)
195244.5 mm (1.8 in)
195327.9 mm (1.1 in)
195451.3 mm (2.0 in)
195540.4 mm (1.6 in)
195633.8 mm (1.3 in)
195748.5 mm (1.9 in)
195844.2 mm (1.7 in)
195931.8 mm (1.3 in)
196059.2 mm (2.3 in)
196127.9 mm (1.1 in)
196220.8 mm (0.8 in)
196356.9 mm (2.2 in)
196465.0 mm (2.6 in)
196518.0 mm (0.7 in)
196657.4 mm (2.3 in)
196720.3 mm (0.8 in)
196837.1 mm (1.5 in)
196981.8 mm (3.2 in)
197024.6 mm (1.0 in)
197139.6 mm (1.6 in)
197229.0 mm (1.1 in)
197340.1 mm (1.6 in)
197455.6 mm (2.2 in)
197536.2 mm (1.4 in)
197631.0 mm (1.2 in)
197732.4 mm (1.3 in)
197828.4 mm (1.1 in)
197930.6 mm (1.2 in)
198041.6 mm (1.6 in)
198141.2 mm (1.6 in)
198226.4 mm (1.0 in)
198333.0 mm (1.3 in)
198435.4 mm (1.4 in)
198547.6 mm (1.9 in)
198639.2 mm (1.5 in)
198733.4 mm (1.3 in)
198825.4 mm (1.0 in)
198934.8 mm (1.4 in)
199029.0 mm (1.1 in)
199128.4 mm (1.1 in)
199248.0 mm (1.9 in)
199340.8 mm (1.6 in)
199427.6 mm (1.1 in)
199520.4 mm (0.8 in)
199622.6 mm (0.9 in)
199757.0 mm (2.2 in)
199844.0 mm (1.7 in)
199936.0 mm (1.4 in)
200037.1 mm (1.5 in)
200122.1 mm (0.9 in)
200222.1 mm (0.9 in)
200345.0 mm (1.8 in)
200427.9 mm (1.1 in)
200523.1 mm (0.9 in)
200616.8 mm (0.7 in)
200729.2 mm (1.1 in)
200818.5 mm (0.7 in)
200920.6 mm (0.8 in)
201042.9 mm (1.7 in)
201133.8 mm (1.3 in)
201241.1 mm (1.6 in)
201335.6 mm (1.4 in)
201457.4 mm (2.3 in)
201529.0 mm (1.1 in)
201650.0 mm (2.0 in)
201720.1 mm (0.8 in)
201821.1 mm (0.8 in)
201939.1 mm (1.5 in)
202027.9 mm (1.1 in)
202131.0 mm (1.2 in)
202226.4 mm (1.0 in)
202338.1 mm (1.5 in)
202435.8 mm (1.4 in)
202527.4 mm (1.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Adelaide (Waite Institute) by year The wettest five days of the year at Adelaide (Waite Institute), 1925 to 2025. The record is 104.9 mm (4.1 in) in 1938, marked on the chart; the median year is 55.9 mm (2.2 in). 05010015019401960198020002020Record: 104.9 mm (4.1 in) in 1938
The wettest five days of the year at Adelaide (Waite Institute), 1925 to 2025. The record is 104.9 mm (4.1 in) in 1938, marked on the chart; the median year is 55.9 mm (2.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Adelaide (Waite Institute) by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
192524.9 mm (1.0 in)
19260.0 mm (0.00 in)
19277.2 mm (0.28 in)
193174.2 mm (2.9 in)
193258.7 mm (2.3 in)
193372.2 mm (2.8 in)
193487.9 mm (3.5 in)
193557.9 mm (2.3 in)
193645.8 mm (1.8 in)
193752.8 mm (2.1 in)
1938104.9 mm (4.1 in)
193967.1 mm (2.6 in)
194055.6 mm (2.2 in)
194190.1 mm (3.5 in)
194262.0 mm (2.4 in)
194383.8 mm (3.3 in)
194462.4 mm (2.5 in)
194557.8 mm (2.3 in)
194677.7 mm (3.1 in)
194754.6 mm (2.1 in)
194891.4 mm (3.6 in)
194991.2 mm (3.6 in)
195085.9 mm (3.4 in)
195174.9 mm (2.9 in)
195259.8 mm (2.4 in)
195358.3 mm (2.3 in)
195462.5 mm (2.5 in)
195566.1 mm (2.6 in)
195667.1 mm (2.6 in)
195757.4 mm (2.3 in)
195861.5 mm (2.4 in)
195944.8 mm (1.8 in)
196074.7 mm (2.9 in)
196149.0 mm (1.9 in)
196253.8 mm (2.1 in)
196374.0 mm (2.9 in)
196479.9 mm (3.1 in)
196534.5 mm (1.4 in)
196680.7 mm (3.2 in)
196735.0 mm (1.4 in)
196849.7 mm (2.0 in)
196993.5 mm (3.7 in)
197038.8 mm (1.5 in)
197189.4 mm (3.5 in)
197239.7 mm (1.6 in)
197373.1 mm (2.9 in)
197487.4 mm (3.4 in)
197566.6 mm (2.6 in)
197654.6 mm (2.1 in)
197747.0 mm (1.9 in)
197856.4 mm (2.2 in)
197975.4 mm (3.0 in)
198049.2 mm (1.9 in)
198196.6 mm (3.8 in)
198266.4 mm (2.6 in)
198363.4 mm (2.5 in)
198449.2 mm (1.9 in)
198551.6 mm (2.0 in)
198677.4 mm (3.0 in)
198776.8 mm (3.0 in)
198864.0 mm (2.5 in)
198946.6 mm (1.8 in)
199055.8 mm (2.2 in)
199155.6 mm (2.2 in)
199299.8 mm (3.9 in)
199352.4 mm (2.1 in)
199437.4 mm (1.5 in)
199547.2 mm (1.9 in)
199642.4 mm (1.7 in)
199793.2 mm (3.7 in)
199852.2 mm (2.1 in)
199967.8 mm (2.7 in)
200054.1 mm (2.1 in)
200153.3 mm (2.1 in)
200252.1 mm (2.1 in)
200354.1 mm (2.1 in)
200446.3 mm (1.8 in)
200545.0 mm (1.8 in)
200622.9 mm (0.9 in)
200772.6 mm (2.9 in)
200830.2 mm (1.2 in)
200947.5 mm (1.9 in)
201052.3 mm (2.1 in)
201145.5 mm (1.8 in)
201259.4 mm (2.3 in)
201346.0 mm (1.8 in)
201472.9 mm (2.9 in)
201530.0 mm (1.2 in)
201655.9 mm (2.2 in)
201739.2 mm (1.5 in)
201841.1 mm (1.6 in)
201945.7 mm (1.8 in)
202046.0 mm (1.8 in)
202145.3 mm (1.8 in)
202240.9 mm (1.6 in)
202357.4 mm (2.3 in)
202440.4 mm (1.6 in)
202548.3 mm (1.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Adelaide (Waite Institute) by year The longest dry spell of the year at Adelaide (Waite Institute), 1925 to 2025. The record is 79 days in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 31 days. 02040608019401960198020002020Record: 79 days in 1980
The longest dry spell of the year at Adelaide (Waite Institute), 1925 to 2025. The record is 79 days in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 31 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Adelaide (Waite Institute) by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
192513 days
192631 days
192716 days
193134 days
193226 days
193323 days
193441 days
193563 days
193627 days
193734 days
193823 days
193924 days
194020 days
194128 days
194229 days
194332 days
194426 days
194533 days
194617 days
194718 days
194848 days
194930 days
195042 days
195142 days
195227 days
195344 days
195446 days
195535 days
195641 days
195767 days
195826 days
195932 days
196037 days
196139 days
196230 days
196343 days
196423 days
196564 days
196627 days
196742 days
196830 days
196934 days
197050 days
197132 days
197246 days
197334 days
197430 days
197527 days
197635 days
197722 days
197841 days
197921 days
198079 days
198125 days
198220 days
198321 days
198432 days
198535 days
198652 days
198725 days
198831 days
198935 days
199044 days
199142 days
199234 days
199329 days
199448 days
199519 days
199623 days
199725 days
199825 days
199957 days
20007 days
20016 days
200224 days
200320 days
200445 days
200528 days
200634 days
200739 days
200830 days
200960 days
201022 days
201123 days
201226 days
201323 days
201430 days
201550 days
201632 days
201721 days
201824 days
201938 days
202030 days
202137 days
202221 days
202338 days
202429 days
202553 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

90 years, 1931 to 2024

A day with at least 35.4 mm (1.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 76.7 mm (3.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Adelaide (Waite Institute): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years35.4 mm (1.4 in)
5 years46.9 mm (1.8 in)
10 years54.3 mm (2.1 in)
25 years63.5 mm (2.5 in)
50 years70.2 mm (2.8 in)
100 years76.7 mm (3.0 in)Longer than the 90 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, 90 years of values from 1931 to 2024.

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: 81.8 mm (3.2 in) in 1969; 67.8 mm (2.7 in) in 1943; 66.0 mm (2.6 in) in 1946.

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-14).