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Adelaide (Kent Town) Weather Records (ASN00023090)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Adelaide (Kent Town) (ASN00023090), Australia, with 44 years of record.

Key Facts for Adelaide (Kent Town)

  • Adelaide (Kent Town) (ASN00023090) is a weather station in Australia at -34.92 latitude and 138.62 longitude, 48 m (157 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1977 to 2020, 44 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Adelaide (Kent Town) still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Adelaide (Kent Town) set a daily record low minimum temperature of 2.7 C (36.9 F) on 29 July 2020.

About the Station

  • Location: Australia, -34.92 latitude, 138.62 longitude.
  • Elevation: 48 m (157 ft).
  • Period of record: 1977 to 2020, 44 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 (Kent Town), with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Adelaide (Kent Town). 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 (Kent Town). 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 (Kent Town), with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan47.7 C (117.9 F)9.2 C (48.6 F)n/an/a
Feb44.7 C (112.5 F)9.5 C (49.1 F)n/an/a
Mar42.2 C (108.0 F)7.2 C (45.0 F)n/an/a
Apr36.9 C (98.4 F)4.3 C (39.7 F)n/an/a
May31.1 C (88.0 F)1.5 C (34.7 F)n/an/a
Jun25.4 C (77.7 F)-0.4 C (31.3 F)n/an/a
Jul23.1 C (73.6 F)0.4 C (32.7 F)n/an/a
Aug30.4 C (86.7 F)0.9 C (33.6 F)n/an/a
Sep34.3 C (93.7 F)2.6 C (36.7 F)n/an/a
Oct39.0 C (102.2 F)4.7 C (40.5 F)n/an/a
Nov43.0 C (109.4 F)5.3 C (41.5 F)n/an/a
Dec45.2 C (113.4 F)7.9 C (46.2 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Adelaide (Kent Town) by the year they were set 1,464 records at Adelaide (Kent Town) still stand. 1987 holds the most, with 56. 02040601977: 381978: 451979: 261980: 361981: 381982: 441983: 311984: 371985: 331986: 291987: 561988: 231989: 421990: 381991: 271992: 341993: 301994: 481995: 381996: 281997: 241998: 211999: 412000: 292001: 302002: 252003: 252004: 192005: 432006: 302007: 322008: 372009: 392010: 262011: 192012: 252013: 402014: 382015: 362016: 262017: 322018: 402019: 492020: 17197719821987199219972002200720122017
1,464 records at Adelaide (Kent Town) still stand. 1987 holds the most, with 56.
Standing records at Adelaide (Kent Town) by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
197738
197845
197926
198036
198138
198244
198331
198437
198533
198629
198756
198823
198942
199038
199127
199234
199330
199448
199538
199628
199724
199821
199941
200029
200130
200225
200325
200419
200543
200630
200732
200837
200939
201026
201119
201225
201340
201438
201536
201626
201732
201840
201949
202017

All-Time Record Progression

5 new records
When Adelaide (Kent Town) set new all-time records 5 all-time records were set at Adelaide (Kent Town) between 28 January 2009 and 24 January 2019. Each dot is a new record. Record high maximum temperatureRecord high minimum temperatureRecord daily precipitation28 January 2009: Record high maximum temperature 45.7 C (114.3 F)29 January 2009: Record high minimum temperature 33.9 C (93.0 F)8 December 2010: Record daily precipitation 66.2 mm (2.6 in)14 February 2014: Record daily precipitation 75.2 mm (3.0 in)24 January 2019: Record high maximum temperature 47.7 C (117.9 F)201020152020
5 all-time records were set at Adelaide (Kent Town) between 28 January 2009 and 24 January 2019. Each dot is a new record.
When Adelaide (Kent Town) set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
2009-01-28Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 45.7 C (114.3 F)
2009-01-29Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 33.9 C (93.0 F)
2010-12-08Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 66.2 mm (2.6 in)
2014-02-14Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 75.2 mm (3.0 in)
2019-01-24Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 47.7 C (117.9 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 75.2 mm (3.0 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Adelaide (Kent Town) The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Adelaide (Kent Town). The most was 75.2 mm (3.0 in) on 14 February 2014. 020406080 Jan: 28.0 mm (1.1 in), 22 January 1997 Jan Feb: 75.2 mm (3.0 in), 14 February 2014 Feb Mar: 51.8 mm (2.0 in), 16 March 1985 Mar Apr: 39.0 mm (1.5 in), 27 April 2007 Apr May: 41.2 mm (1.6 in), 23 May 1999 May Jun: 54.6 mm (2.1 in), 21 June 2005 Jun Jul: 37.6 mm (1.5 in), 5 July 2016 Jul Aug: 43.2 mm (1.7 in), 30 August 1992 Aug Sep: 43.2 mm (1.7 in), 2 September 2001 Sep Oct: 55.6 mm (2.2 in), 31 October 1997 Oct Nov: 44.8 mm (1.8 in), 8 November 2005 Nov Dec: 66.2 mm (2.6 in), 8 December 2010 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Adelaide (Kent Town). The most was 75.2 mm (3.0 in) on 14 February 2014.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Adelaide (Kent Town)
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan28.0 mm (1.1 in)22 January 1997
Feb75.2 mm (3.0 in)14 February 2014
Mar51.8 mm (2.0 in)16 March 1985
Apr39.0 mm (1.5 in)27 April 2007
May41.2 mm (1.6 in)23 May 1999
Jun54.6 mm (2.1 in)21 June 2005
Jul37.6 mm (1.5 in)5 July 2016
Aug43.2 mm (1.7 in)30 August 1992
Sep43.2 mm (1.7 in)2 September 2001
Oct55.6 mm (2.2 in)31 October 1997
Nov44.8 mm (1.8 in)8 November 2005
Dec66.2 mm (2.6 in)8 December 2010

Period of Record Coverage

1977 to 2020
Days with data per year at Adelaide (Kent Town) 44 years of record at Adelaide (Kent Town), 1977 to 2020. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 2020. 1977: 334 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: 365 of 365 days1987: 365 of 365 days1988: 366 of 366 days1989: 365 of 365 days1990: 365 of 365 days1991: 365 of 365 days1992: 366 of 366 days1993: 364 of 365 days1994: 365 of 365 days1995: 365 of 365 days1996: 366 of 366 days1997: 365 of 365 days1998: 365 of 365 days1999: 365 of 365 days2000: 366 of 366 days2001: 365 of 365 days2002: 363 of 365 days2003: 365 of 365 days2004: 366 of 366 days2005: 365 of 365 days2006: 365 of 365 days2007: 365 of 365 days2008: 365 of 366 days2009: 365 of 365 days2010: 365 of 365 days2011: 365 of 365 days2012: 366 of 366 days2013: 365 of 365 days2014: 365 of 365 days2015: 364 of 365 days2016: 366 of 366 days2017: 364 of 365 days2018: 363 of 365 days2019: 364 of 365 days2020: 212 of 366 days19801990200020102020
44 years of record at Adelaide (Kent Town), 1977 to 2020. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 2020.
Days with data per year at Adelaide (Kent Town)
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
197733492%Yes
1978365100%Yes
1979365100%Yes
1980366100%Yes
1981365100%Yes
1982365100%Yes
1983365100%Yes
1984366100%Yes
1985365100%Yes
1986365100%Yes
1987365100%Yes
1988366100%Yes
1989365100%Yes
1990365100%Yes
1991365100%Yes
1992366100%Yes
1993364100%Yes
1994365100%Yes
1995365100%Yes
1996366100%Yes
1997365100%Yes
1998365100%Yes
1999365100%Yes
2000366100%Yes
2001365100%Yes
200236399%Yes
2003365100%Yes
2004366100%Yes
2005365100%Yes
2006365100%Yes
2007365100%Yes
2008365100%Yes
2009365100%Yes
2010365100%Yes
2011365100%Yes
2012366100%Yes
2013365100%Yes
2014365100%Yes
2015364100%Yes
2016366100%Yes
2017364100%Yes
201836399%Yes
2019364100%Yes
202021258%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Adelaide (Kent Town)
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
29 July 2020Adelaide (Kent Town), AUdaily low min2.7 C (36.9 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)33 years16 of 100 (Routine)
19 June 2020Adelaide (Kent Town), AUdaily high min12.6 C (54.7 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)29 years12 of 100 (Routine)
18 June 2020Adelaide (Kent Town), AUdaily high max19.1 C (66.4 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)27 years13 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 2020Adelaide (Kent Town), AUdaily high max (Tie)20.3 C (68.5 F)tie15 years2 of 100 (Routine)
11 June 2020Adelaide (Kent Town), AUdaily low min1.4 C (34.5 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)36 years15 of 100 (Routine)
10 June 2020Adelaide (Kent Town), AUdaily low min1.2 C (34.2 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)8 years10 of 100 (Routine)
9 June 2020Adelaide (Kent Town), AUdaily low min1.8 C (35.2 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)8 years8 of 100 (Routine)
7 June 2020Adelaide (Kent Town), AUdaily low max13.2 C (55.8 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)39 years18 of 100 (Routine)
21 May 2020Adelaide (Kent Town), AUdaily rain9.2 mm (0.36 in)1.4 mm (0.06 in)27 years14 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 2020Adelaide (Kent Town), AUdaily low max15.0 C (59.0 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)43 years16 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 2020Adelaide (Kent Town), AUdaily low max14.7 C (58.5 F)1.8 C (3.2 F)25 years15 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 2020Adelaide (Kent Town), AUdaily rain27.6 mm (1.1 in)5.0 mm (0.20 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 2020Adelaide (Kent Town), AUdaily low min7.8 C (46.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)19 years10 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 2020Adelaide (Kent Town), AUdaily rain20.8 mm (0.8 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)37 years20 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 2020Adelaide (Kent Town), AUdaily high min25.1 C (77.2 F)2.1 C (3.8 F)32 years18 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 2020Adelaide (Kent Town), AUdaily low min11.9 C (53.4 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)37 years15 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 2020Adelaide (Kent Town), AUdaily rain36.0 mm (1.4 in)30.8 mm (1.2 in)6 years42 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2020Adelaide (Kent Town), AUdaily high min29.9 C (85.8 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)8 years10 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 2020Adelaide (Kent Town), AUdaily high max43.9 C (111.0 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)10 years8 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 2020Adelaide (Kent Town), AUdaily low max19.7 C (67.5 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)24 years12 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

42 complete years, 1978 to 2019
Annual mean temperature at Adelaide (Kent Town) as warming stripes, 1978 to 2019 One stripe for each of 42 complete years at Adelaide (Kent Town), 1978 to 2019. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 17.4 C (63.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1978, at 16.4 C (61.5 F), and the warmest was 2007, at 18.4 C (65.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.0 C (1.8 F). 1978: 16.4 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1979: 17.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1980: 17.5 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1981: 17.4 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1982: 17.4 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1983: 17.0 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1984: 16.7 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1985: 16.9 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1986: 16.5 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1987: 16.9 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1988: 17.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1989: 17.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1990: 17.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1991: 17.4 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1992: 16.5 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1993: 17.4 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1994: 16.8 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1995: 16.8 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1996: 16.6 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1997: 17.1 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1998: 17.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1999: 17.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2000: 17.8 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2001: 17.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2002: 17.3 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2003: 17.4 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2004: 17.4 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2005: 17.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2006: 17.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2007: 18.4 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2008: 17.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2009: 18.3 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2010: 17.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2011: 17.8 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2012: 17.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2013: 18.3 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2014: 18.2 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2015: 17.9 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2016: 17.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2017: 18.0 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2018: 18.2 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2019: 18.1 C, +0.7 C from the station mean19781985199019952000200520102015
One stripe for each of 42 complete years at Adelaide (Kent Town), 1978 to 2019. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 17.4 C (63.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1978, at 16.4 C (61.5 F), and the warmest was 2007, at 18.4 C (65.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.0 C (1.8 F).
Annual mean temperature at Adelaide (Kent Town) as warming stripes, 1978 to 2019
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
197816.4 C-1.00 C
197917.2 C-0.22 C
198017.5 C+0.04 C
198117.4 C-0.04 C
198217.4 C+0.02 C
198317.0 C-0.37 C
198416.7 C-0.76 C
198516.9 C-0.54 C
198616.5 C-0.90 C
198716.9 C-0.55 C
198817.7 C+0.29 C
198917.3 C-0.15 C
199017.6 C+0.15 C
199117.4 C+0.02 C
199216.5 C-0.96 C
199317.4 C-0.04 C
199416.8 C-0.59 C
199516.8 C-0.57 C
199616.6 C-0.84 C
199717.1 C-0.29 C
199817.2 C-0.25 C
199917.3 C-0.12 C
200017.8 C+0.40 C
200117.2 C-0.25 C
200217.3 C-0.16 C
200317.4 C-0.04 C
200417.4 C-0.06 C
200517.6 C+0.19 C
200617.6 C+0.16 C
200718.4 C+0.94 C
200817.6 C+0.16 C
200918.3 C+0.93 C
201017.6 C+0.15 C
201117.8 C+0.39 C
201217.6 C+0.16 C
201318.3 C+0.93 C
201418.2 C+0.81 C
201517.9 C+0.44 C
201617.6 C+0.20 C
201718.0 C+0.63 C
201818.2 C+0.82 C
201918.1 C+0.69 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade over 1978 to 2019. In Fahrenheit: 0.5 F (0.4 to 0.7) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 42 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Adelaide (Kent Town)
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.3 C (0.2 to 0.4) per decade0.5 F (0.4 to 0.7) per decade1978 to 201942Rise
Mean daily maximum0.4 C (0.3 to 0.5) per decade0.7 F (0.5 to 0.9) per decade1978 to 201942Rise
Mean daily minimum0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade0.4 F (0.2 to 0.5) per decade1978 to 201942Rise

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

1977 to 2020
Yearly extremes at Adelaide (Kent Town): the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)47.7 C (117.9 F)201942.3 C (108.1 F)44
Coldest night (TNn)-0.4 C (31.3 F)19822.0 C (35.6 F)44
Wettest day (Rx1day)75.2 mm (3.0 in)201431.5 mm (1.2 in)44
Wettest five days (Rx5day)111.4 mm (4.4 in)198153.7 mm (2.1 in)44
Longest dry spell (CDD)89 days198032 days44

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Adelaide (Kent Town) by year The hottest day of the year at Adelaide (Kent Town), 1977 to 2020. The record is 47.7 C (117.9 F) in 2019, marked on the chart; the median year is 42.3 C (108.1 F). 37.54042.54547.55019801990200020102020Record: 47.7 C (117.9 F) in 2019
The hottest day of the year at Adelaide (Kent Town), 1977 to 2020. The record is 47.7 C (117.9 F) in 2019, marked on the chart; the median year is 42.3 C (108.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Adelaide (Kent Town) by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
197739.7 C (103.5 F)
197839.3 C (102.7 F)
197942.0 C (107.6 F)
198043.3 C (109.9 F)
198143.4 C (110.1 F)
198244.2 C (111.6 F)
198342.8 C (109.0 F)
198437.7 C (99.9 F)
198541.8 C (107.2 F)
198641.9 C (107.4 F)
198740.7 C (105.3 F)
198840.9 C (105.6 F)
198940.3 C (104.5 F)
199042.0 C (107.6 F)
199143.3 C (109.9 F)
199239.9 C (103.8 F)
199342.0 C (107.6 F)
199442.9 C (109.2 F)
199539.2 C (102.6 F)
199642.5 C (108.5 F)
199741.9 C (107.4 F)
199840.2 C (104.4 F)
199941.8 C (107.2 F)
200040.7 C (105.3 F)
200143.3 C (109.9 F)
200241.3 C (106.3 F)
200344.1 C (111.4 F)
200444.3 C (111.7 F)
200542.5 C (108.5 F)
200643.1 C (109.6 F)
200742.2 C (108.0 F)
200842.1 C (107.8 F)
200945.7 C (114.3 F)
201042.8 C (109.0 F)
201142.9 C (109.2 F)
201242.0 C (107.6 F)
201345.0 C (113.0 F)
201445.1 C (113.2 F)
201544.1 C (111.4 F)
201641.3 C (106.3 F)
201742.4 C (108.3 F)
201844.1 C (111.4 F)
201947.7 C (117.9 F)
202043.9 C (111.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Adelaide (Kent Town) by year The coldest night of the year at Adelaide (Kent Town), 1977 to 2020. The record is -0.4 C (31.3 F) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 2.0 C (35.6 F). -10123419801990200020102020Record: -0.4 C (31.3 F) in 1982
The coldest night of the year at Adelaide (Kent Town), 1977 to 2020. The record is -0.4 C (31.3 F) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 2.0 C (35.6 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Adelaide (Kent Town) by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
19771.7 C (35.1 F)
19782.2 C (36.0 F)
19793.0 C (37.4 F)
19803.3 C (37.9 F)
19812.4 C (36.3 F)
1982-0.4 C (31.3 F)
19830.7 C (33.3 F)
19841.9 C (35.4 F)
19851.5 C (34.7 F)
19861.7 C (35.1 F)
19871.6 C (34.9 F)
19883.0 C (37.4 F)
19890.7 C (33.3 F)
19902.0 C (35.6 F)
19912.6 C (36.7 F)
19922.7 C (36.9 F)
19932.2 C (36.0 F)
19941.6 C (34.9 F)
19952.4 C (36.3 F)
19962.6 C (36.7 F)
19972.4 C (36.3 F)
19982.6 C (36.7 F)
19991.7 C (35.1 F)
20003.2 C (37.8 F)
20012.8 C (37.0 F)
20021.9 C (35.4 F)
20033.0 C (37.4 F)
20042.9 C (37.2 F)
20051.8 C (35.2 F)
20060.2 C (32.4 F)
20071.3 C (34.3 F)
20080.7 C (33.3 F)
20092.9 C (37.2 F)
20102.2 C (36.0 F)
20111.3 C (34.3 F)
20122.2 C (36.0 F)
20133.6 C (38.5 F)
20140.9 C (33.6 F)
20151.8 C (35.2 F)
20162.0 C (35.6 F)
20171.7 C (35.1 F)
20182.3 C (36.1 F)
20191.3 C (34.3 F)
20201.2 C (34.2 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Adelaide (Kent Town) by year The wettest day of the year at Adelaide (Kent Town), 1977 to 2020. The record is 75.2 mm (3.0 in) in 2014, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.5 mm (1.2 in). 02040608019801990200020102020Record: 75.2 mm (3.0 in) in 2014
The wettest day of the year at Adelaide (Kent Town), 1977 to 2020. The record is 75.2 mm (3.0 in) in 2014, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.5 mm (1.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Adelaide (Kent Town) by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
197717.2 mm (0.7 in)
197830.6 mm (1.2 in)
197923.0 mm (0.9 in)
198047.0 mm (1.9 in)
198138.2 mm (1.5 in)
198219.8 mm (0.8 in)
198331.4 mm (1.2 in)
198424.8 mm (1.0 in)
198551.8 mm (2.0 in)
198630.0 mm (1.2 in)
198728.6 mm (1.1 in)
198825.0 mm (1.0 in)
198936.0 mm (1.4 in)
199025.2 mm (1.0 in)
199137.8 mm (1.5 in)
199243.2 mm (1.7 in)
199337.4 mm (1.5 in)
199426.8 mm (1.1 in)
199519.0 mm (0.7 in)
199622.6 mm (0.9 in)
199755.6 mm (2.2 in)
199838.2 mm (1.5 in)
199941.2 mm (1.6 in)
200028.8 mm (1.1 in)
200143.2 mm (1.7 in)
200231.2 mm (1.2 in)
200338.0 mm (1.5 in)
200427.0 mm (1.1 in)
200554.6 mm (2.1 in)
200627.8 mm (1.1 in)
200739.0 mm (1.5 in)
200823.6 mm (0.9 in)
200928.8 mm (1.1 in)
201066.2 mm (2.6 in)
201129.0 mm (1.1 in)
201235.6 mm (1.4 in)
201338.8 mm (1.5 in)
201475.2 mm (3.0 in)
201531.6 mm (1.2 in)
201661.2 mm (2.4 in)
201729.0 mm (1.1 in)
201822.2 mm (0.9 in)
201938.0 mm (1.5 in)
202036.0 mm (1.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Adelaide (Kent Town) by year The wettest five days of the year at Adelaide (Kent Town), 1977 to 2020. The record is 111.4 mm (4.4 in) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.7 mm (2.1 in). 25507510012519801990200020102020Record: 111.4 mm (4.4 in) in 1981
The wettest five days of the year at Adelaide (Kent Town), 1977 to 2020. The record is 111.4 mm (4.4 in) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.7 mm (2.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Adelaide (Kent Town) by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
197726.4 mm (1.0 in)
197850.0 mm (2.0 in)
197943.4 mm (1.7 in)
198051.0 mm (2.0 in)
1981111.4 mm (4.4 in)
198253.6 mm (2.1 in)
198359.4 mm (2.3 in)
198434.8 mm (1.4 in)
198552.6 mm (2.1 in)
198669.8 mm (2.7 in)
198770.4 mm (2.8 in)
198860.2 mm (2.4 in)
198944.0 mm (1.7 in)
199053.8 mm (2.1 in)
199166.2 mm (2.6 in)
199296.8 mm (3.8 in)
199352.4 mm (2.1 in)
199439.6 mm (1.6 in)
199541.2 mm (1.6 in)
199648.0 mm (1.9 in)
199791.4 mm (3.6 in)
199848.4 mm (1.9 in)
199982.0 mm (3.2 in)
200061.0 mm (2.4 in)
200171.6 mm (2.8 in)
200246.4 mm (1.8 in)
200356.8 mm (2.2 in)
200467.4 mm (2.7 in)
200582.4 mm (3.2 in)
200638.2 mm (1.5 in)
200743.6 mm (1.7 in)
200834.8 mm (1.4 in)
200968.6 mm (2.7 in)
201072.0 mm (2.8 in)
201141.4 mm (1.6 in)
201274.4 mm (2.9 in)
201348.2 mm (1.9 in)
201493.0 mm (3.7 in)
201534.8 mm (1.4 in)
201681.8 mm (3.2 in)
201764.4 mm (2.5 in)
201849.2 mm (1.9 in)
201944.6 mm (1.8 in)
202054.0 mm (2.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Adelaide (Kent Town) by year The longest dry spell of the year at Adelaide (Kent Town), 1977 to 2020. The record is 89 days in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 32 days. 02040608010019801990200020102020Record: 89 days in 1980
The longest dry spell of the year at Adelaide (Kent Town), 1977 to 2020. The record is 89 days in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 32 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Adelaide (Kent Town) by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
197722 days
197841 days
197929 days
198089 days
198139 days
198239 days
198321 days
198432 days
198536 days
198652 days
198728 days
198831 days
198943 days
199045 days
199155 days
199234 days
199329 days
199448 days
199526 days
199636 days
199726 days
199825 days
199940 days
200038 days
200130 days
200262 days
200329 days
200444 days
200528 days
200628 days
200740 days
200830 days
200937 days
201028 days
201128 days
201221 days
201321 days
201432 days
201562 days
201632 days
201718 days
201820 days
201939 days
202030 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

42 years, 1977 to 2019

A day with at least 32.8 mm (1.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 82.2 mm (3.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Adelaide (Kent Town): the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years32.8 mm (1.3 in)
5 years44.0 mm (1.7 in)
10 years52.2 mm (2.1 in)
25 years63.5 mm (2.5 in)
50 years72.5 mm (2.9 in)Longer than the 42 years of record
100 years82.2 mm (3.2 in)Longer than the 42 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, 42 years of values from 1977 to 2019.

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: 75.2 mm (3.0 in) in 2014; 66.2 mm (2.6 in) in 2010; 61.2 mm (2.4 in) in 2016.

Station Changes

No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.

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  • Data for Adelaide (Kent Town) standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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).