Adelaide (Dry Creek Saltworks) Weather Records (ASN00023079)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Adelaide (Dry Creek Saltworks) (ASN00023079), Australia, with 54 years of record.

Key Facts for Adelaide (Dry Creek Saltworks)

Adelaide (Dry Creek Saltworks) (ASN00023079) is a weather station in Australia at -34.83 latitude and 138.58 longitude, 3 m (10 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1960 to 2013, 54 years of record.
0 records set at Adelaide (Dry Creek Saltworks) still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Adelaide (Dry Creek Saltworks) set a daily record precipitation of 17.0 mm (0.7 in) on 22 April 2013.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -34.83 latitude, 138.58 longitude.
Elevation: 3 m (10 ft).
Period of record: 1960 to 2013, 54 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 (Dry Creek Saltworks). 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 (Dry Creek Saltworks), 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 (Dry Creek Saltworks) still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 70.1 mm (2.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Adelaide (Dry Creek Saltworks). The most was 70.1 mm (2.8 in) on 9 February 1969.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Adelaide (Dry Creek Saltworks)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	1 January 1996
Feb	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	9 February 1969
Mar	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	16 March 1985
Apr	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	20 April 1998
May	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 May 1999
Jun	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	5 June 1988
Jul	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 July 1994
Aug	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 August 1992
Sep	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	4 September 2010
Oct	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	31 October 1997
Nov	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	18 November 1964
Dec	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	8 December 2010

Latest Records

Latest records at Adelaide (Dry Creek Saltworks)
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 April 2013	Adelaide (Dry Creek Saltworks), AU	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 2012	Adelaide (Dry Creek Saltworks), AU	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 2012	Adelaide (Dry Creek Saltworks), AU	daily rain	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	20 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 2012	Adelaide (Dry Creek Saltworks), AU	daily rain	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 2012	Adelaide (Dry Creek Saltworks), AU	daily rain	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 2012	Adelaide (Dry Creek Saltworks), AU	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	36 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 2011	Adelaide (Dry Creek Saltworks), AU	daily rain	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	5 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 2011	Adelaide (Dry Creek Saltworks), AU	daily rain	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	14 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 2011	Adelaide (Dry Creek Saltworks), AU	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 2011	Adelaide (Dry Creek Saltworks), AU	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 2011	Adelaide (Dry Creek Saltworks), AU	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	32 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 2011	Adelaide (Dry Creek Saltworks), AU	daily rain	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	6 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 2011	Adelaide (Dry Creek Saltworks), AU	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	36 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 2011	Adelaide (Dry Creek Saltworks), AU	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	12 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 2011	Adelaide (Dry Creek Saltworks), AU	daily rain	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	6 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 2011	Adelaide (Dry Creek Saltworks), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 2011	Adelaide (Dry Creek Saltworks), AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2011	Adelaide (Dry Creek Saltworks), AU	daily rain	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	19 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 2011	Adelaide (Dry Creek Saltworks), AU	daily rain (Tie)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	tie	32 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 2010	Adelaide (Dry Creek Saltworks), AU	daily rain	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	12 years	10 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1960 to 2013

Yearly extremes at Adelaide (Dry Creek Saltworks): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	1969	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	54
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	1974	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	54
Longest dry spell (CDD)	78 days	1994	34 days	54

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Adelaide (Dry Creek Saltworks), 1960 to 2013. The record is 70.1 mm (2.8 in) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 27.6 mm (1.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Adelaide (Dry Creek Saltworks) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1960	0.8 mm (0.03 in)
1961	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1962	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1963	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1964	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1965	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1966	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1967	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1968	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1969	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1970	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1971	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1972	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1973	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1974	56.8 mm (2.2 in)
1975	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1976	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1977	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1978	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1979	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
1980	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1981	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1982	20.4 mm (0.8 in)
1983	61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1984	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1985	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1986	25.2 mm (1.0 in)
1987	34.2 mm (1.3 in)
1988	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1989	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1990	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1991	19.7 mm (0.8 in)
1992	35.9 mm (1.4 in)
1993	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1994	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1995	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1996	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1997	58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1998	31.6 mm (1.2 in)
1999	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
2000	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
2001	26.8 mm (1.1 in)
2002	19.5 mm (0.8 in)
2003	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
2004	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
2005	34.4 mm (1.4 in)
2006	18.2 mm (0.7 in)
2007	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
2008	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
2009	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
2010	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
2011	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
2012	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
2013	18.0 mm (0.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Adelaide (Dry Creek Saltworks), 1960 to 2013. The record is 95.0 mm (3.7 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.8 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Adelaide (Dry Creek Saltworks) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1960	0.8 mm (0.03 in)
1961	48.9 mm (1.9 in)
1962	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
1963	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1964	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1965	39.7 mm (1.6 in)
1966	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1967	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1968	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1969	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1970	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1971	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1972	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1973	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1974	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1975	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1976	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1977	35.9 mm (1.4 in)
1978	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1979	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1980	51.2 mm (2.0 in)
1981	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1982	50.2 mm (2.0 in)
1983	79.1 mm (3.1 in)
1984	30.3 mm (1.2 in)
1985	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1986	46.4 mm (1.8 in)
1987	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1988	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1989	36.4 mm (1.4 in)
1990	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1991	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1992	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1993	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
1994	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
1995	37.2 mm (1.5 in)
1996	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1997	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1998	38.2 mm (1.5 in)
1999	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
2000	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
2001	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
2002	29.1 mm (1.1 in)
2003	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
2004	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
2005	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2006	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
2007	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
2008	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
2009	54.7 mm (2.2 in)
2010	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
2011	52.4 mm (2.1 in)
2012	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
2013	48.6 mm (1.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Adelaide (Dry Creek Saltworks), 1960 to 2013. The record is 78 days in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 34 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Adelaide (Dry Creek Saltworks) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1960	31 days
1961	24 days
1962	31 days
1963	74 days
1964	23 days
1965	39 days
1966	30 days
1967	61 days
1968	29 days
1969	34 days
1970	53 days
1971	24 days
1972	52 days
1973	39 days
1974	30 days
1975	36 days
1976	38 days
1977	29 days
1978	45 days
1979	32 days
1980	46 days
1981	21 days
1982	36 days
1983	22 days
1984	32 days
1985	71 days
1986	32 days
1987	28 days
1988	32 days
1989	43 days
1990	44 days
1991	61 days
1992	34 days
1993	44 days
1994	78 days
1995	27 days
1996	34 days
1997	42 days
1998	25 days
1999	57 days
2000	33 days
2001	25 days
2002	62 days
2003	31 days
2004	23 days
2005	39 days
2006	47 days
2007	29 days
2008	42 days
2009	62 days
2010	26 days
2011	28 days
2012	28 days
2013	26 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

51 years, 1961 to 2011

A day with at least 29.5 mm (1.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 90.4 mm (3.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Adelaide (Dry Creek Saltworks): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
5 years	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
10 years	51.9 mm (2.0 in)
25 years	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
50 years	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
100 years	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	Longer than the 51 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, 51 years of values from 1961 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: 70.1 mm (2.8 in) in 1969; 66.0 mm (2.6 in) in 1964; 63.0 mm (2.5 in) in 1996.

Download the Data

Data for Adelaide (Dry Creek Saltworks) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Adelaide (Dry Creek Saltworks) 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).

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