Kapunda Weather Records (ASN00023307)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Kapunda (ASN00023307), Australia, with 161 years of record.

Key Facts for Kapunda

Kapunda (ASN00023307) is a weather station in Australia at -34.34 latitude and 138.92 longitude, 245 m (804 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1866 to 2026, 161 years of record.
1,464 records set at Kapunda still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Kapunda set a daily record precipitation of 14.2 mm (0.6 in) on 2 July 2026.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -34.34 latitude, 138.92 longitude.
Elevation: 245 m (804 ft).
Period of record: 1866 to 2026, 161 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 Kapunda. 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 Kapunda, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	43.6 C (110.5 F)	6.7 C (44.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	40.8 C (105.4 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	37.8 C (100.0 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	33.9 C (93.0 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	20.6 C (69.1 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	26.1 C (79.0 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	32.2 C (90.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	35.6 C (96.1 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	42.2 C (108.0 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	42.8 C (109.0 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Kapunda still stand. 1959 holds the most, with 208.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 119.4 mm (4.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kapunda. The most was 119.4 mm (4.7 in) on 2 April 1889.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Kapunda
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	25 January 1941
Feb	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	9 February 1969
Mar	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	3 March 1983
Apr	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	2 April 1889
May	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	9 May 1989
Jun	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	1 June 1952
Jul	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	8 July 1890
Aug	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 August 1941
Sep	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	6 September 2010
Oct	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	24 October 2022
Nov	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	14 November 2022
Dec	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	8 December 2010

Period of Record Coverage

1957 to 1965

9 years of record at Kapunda, 1957 to 1965. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1965.

Latest Records

Latest records at Kapunda
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 July 2026	Kapunda, AU	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	80 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 July 2025	Kapunda, AU	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	11 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
10 June 2025	Kapunda, AU	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	102 years	76 of 100 (Major)
22 July 2024	Kapunda, AU	daily rain	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	97 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 2023	Kapunda, AU	daily rain	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 2023	Kapunda, AU	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	1 year	13 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 2023	Kapunda, AU	daily rain	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	136 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 2022	Kapunda, AU	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	104 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 2022	Kapunda, AU	monthly rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2022	Kapunda, AU	monthly rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 September 2022	Kapunda, AU	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 2021	Kapunda, AU	daily rain	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	4 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
5 October 2021	Kapunda, AU	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	80 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 June 2021	Kapunda, AU	daily rain	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	80 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 2021	Kapunda, AU	daily rain	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 2020	Kapunda, AU	daily rain	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	126 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 2020	Kapunda, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 June 2019	Kapunda, AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	45 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 2019	Kapunda, AU	daily rain	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	2 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 2018	Kapunda, AU	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1866 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Kapunda: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	43.6 C (110.5 F)	1959	41.7 C (107.1 F)	9
Coldest night (TNn)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	1959	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	9
Wettest day (Rx1day)	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	1889	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	150
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	1889	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	150
Longest dry spell (CDD)	71 days	1985	31 days	150

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Kapunda, 1866 to 2026. The record is 43.6 C (110.5 F) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.7 C (107.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Kapunda by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1866	n/a
1868	n/a
1870	n/a
1874	n/a
1878	n/a
1879	n/a
1881	n/a
1884	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	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1958	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1959	43.6 C (110.5 F)
1960	42.5 C (108.5 F)
1961	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1962	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1963	40.8 C (105.4 F)
1964	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1965	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	n/a
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 Kapunda, 1866 to 2026. The record is -3.3 C (26.1 F) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is -1.1 C (30.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Kapunda by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1866	n/a
1868	n/a
1870	n/a
1874	n/a
1878	n/a
1879	n/a
1881	n/a
1884	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	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1958	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1959	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1960	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1961	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1962	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1963	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1964	-1.4 C (29.5 F)
1965	7.7 C (45.9 F)
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
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2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
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2009	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	n/a
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 Kapunda, 1866 to 2026. The record is 119.4 mm (4.7 in) in 1889, marked on the chart; the median year is 29.8 mm (1.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kapunda by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1866	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1868	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1870	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1874	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1878	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1879	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1881	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1884	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1885	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1886	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1887	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1888	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1889	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1890	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1891	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1892	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1893	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1894	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1895	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1896	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1897	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1898	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1899	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1900	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1901	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1902	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1903	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1904	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1905	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1906	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1907	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1908	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1909	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1910	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1911	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1912	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1913	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1914	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1915	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1916	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1917	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1918	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1919	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1920	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1921	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1922	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1923	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1924	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1925	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1926	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1927	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1928	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1929	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1930	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1931	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1932	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1933	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1934	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1935	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1936	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1937	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1938	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1939	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1940	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1941	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1942	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1943	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1944	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1945	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1946	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1947	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1948	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1949	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1950	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1951	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1952	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1953	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1954	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1955	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1956	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1957	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1958	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1959	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1960	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1961	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1962	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1963	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1964	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1965	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
1966	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1967	9.4 mm (0.37 in)
1968	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1969	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1970	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1971	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1972	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1973	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1974	36.2 mm (1.4 in)
1975	26.0 mm (1.0 in)
1976	14.8 mm (0.6 in)
1977	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1978	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
1979	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1980	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1981	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
1982	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1983	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1984	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1985	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1986	22.8 mm (0.9 in)
1987	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
1988	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1989	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1990	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1991	19.2 mm (0.8 in)
1992	23.2 mm (0.9 in)
1993	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1994	34.2 mm (1.3 in)
1995	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1996	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1997	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1998	29.8 mm (1.2 in)
1999	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
2000	46.6 mm (1.8 in)
2001	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
2002	26.8 mm (1.1 in)
2003	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
2004	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
2005	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
2006	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
2007	70.2 mm (2.8 in)
2008	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
2009	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
2010	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
2011	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
2012	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
2013	26.6 mm (1.0 in)
2014	63.6 mm (2.5 in)
2015	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2016	48.4 mm (1.9 in)
2017	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2018	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
2019	32.6 mm (1.3 in)
2020	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
2021	28.6 mm (1.1 in)
2022	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
2023	22.8 mm (0.9 in)
2024	24.8 mm (1.0 in)
2025	44.8 mm (1.8 in)
2026	17.0 mm (0.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Kapunda, 1866 to 2026. The record is 147.1 mm (5.8 in) in 1889, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.0 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kapunda by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1866	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1868	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1870	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1874	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1878	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1879	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1881	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1884	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1885	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1886	63.1 mm (2.5 in)
1887	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1888	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1889	147.1 mm (5.8 in)
1890	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1891	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1892	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1893	104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1894	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1895	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1896	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1897	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1898	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1899	51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1900	74.6 mm (2.9 in)
1901	46.1 mm (1.8 in)
1902	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1903	55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1904	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1905	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1906	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1907	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1908	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1909	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1910	120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1911	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1912	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1913	67.2 mm (2.6 in)
1914	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1915	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1916	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1917	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1918	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1919	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1920	38.8 mm (1.5 in)
1921	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1922	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1923	82.2 mm (3.2 in)
1924	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
1925	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1926	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1927	38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1928	35.2 mm (1.4 in)
1929	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1930	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1931	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1932	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1933	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1934	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1935	39.2 mm (1.5 in)
1936	44.8 mm (1.8 in)
1937	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1938	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1939	77.9 mm (3.1 in)
1940	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1941	117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1942	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1943	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1944	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1945	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1946	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1947	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1948	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1949	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1950	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1951	48.7 mm (1.9 in)
1952	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1953	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1954	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1955	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1956	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1957	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1958	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1959	30.1 mm (1.2 in)
1960	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1961	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1962	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1963	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1964	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1965	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1966	43.6 mm (1.7 in)
1967	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1968	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1969	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1970	40.3 mm (1.6 in)
1971	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1972	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1973	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1974	95.1 mm (3.7 in)
1975	43.8 mm (1.7 in)
1976	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1977	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1978	43.6 mm (1.7 in)
1979	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1980	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1981	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1982	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1983	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1984	26.6 mm (1.0 in)
1985	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1986	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1987	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1988	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1989	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1990	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1991	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1992	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1993	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1994	51.2 mm (2.0 in)
1995	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
1996	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1997	98.4 mm (3.9 in)
1998	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1999	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
2000	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
2001	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
2002	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
2003	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
2004	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
2005	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
2006	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
2007	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
2008	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
2009	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
2010	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
2011	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
2012	29.8 mm (1.2 in)
2013	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
2014	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
2015	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
2016	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
2017	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
2018	24.0 mm (0.9 in)
2019	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
2020	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
2021	34.4 mm (1.4 in)
2022	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
2023	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
2024	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
2025	47.6 mm (1.9 in)
2026	41.0 mm (1.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Kapunda, 1866 to 2026. The record is 71 days in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 31 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kapunda by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1866	31 days
1868	29 days
1870	59 days
1874	28 days
1878	31 days
1879	31 days
1881	28 days
1884	40 days
1885	26 days
1886	57 days
1887	24 days
1888	40 days
1889	28 days
1890	28 days
1891	25 days
1892	31 days
1893	57 days
1894	50 days
1895	45 days
1896	47 days
1897	29 days
1898	30 days
1899	30 days
1900	35 days
1901	36 days
1902	28 days
1903	25 days
1904	34 days
1905	29 days
1906	48 days
1907	29 days
1908	32 days
1909	31 days
1910	48 days
1911	20 days
1912	33 days
1913	28 days
1914	35 days
1915	38 days
1916	25 days
1917	20 days
1918	46 days
1919	41 days
1920	49 days
1921	32 days
1922	35 days
1923	36 days
1924	16 days
1925	41 days
1926	38 days
1927	29 days
1928	29 days
1929	27 days
1930	39 days
1931	31 days
1932	26 days
1933	31 days
1934	37 days
1935	62 days
1936	25 days
1937	28 days
1938	39 days
1939	31 days
1940	28 days
1941	20 days
1942	43 days
1943	30 days
1944	32 days
1945	32 days
1946	19 days
1947	26 days
1948	36 days
1949	30 days
1950	35 days
1951	43 days
1952	23 days
1953	43 days
1954	49 days
1955	26 days
1956	24 days
1957	67 days
1958	28 days
1959	33 days
1960	24 days
1961	37 days
1962	32 days
1963	44 days
1964	29 days
1965	70 days
1966	30 days
1967	58 days
1968	28 days
1969	42 days
1970	55 days
1971	33 days
1972	43 days
1973	26 days
1974	38 days
1975	23 days
1976	24 days
1977	28 days
1978	26 days
1979	35 days
1980	37 days
1981	28 days
1982	27 days
1983	20 days
1984	19 days
1985	71 days
1986	56 days
1987	29 days
1988	31 days
1989	43 days
1990	29 days
1991	61 days
1992	24 days
1993	35 days
1994	43 days
1995	27 days
1996	22 days
1997	43 days
1998	25 days
1999	25 days
2000	40 days
2001	24 days
2002	62 days
2003	28 days
2004	44 days
2005	42 days
2006	47 days
2007	56 days
2008	46 days
2009	32 days
2010	54 days
2011	30 days
2012	25 days
2013	24 days
2014	29 days
2015	39 days
2016	23 days
2017	22 days
2018	20 days
2019	36 days
2020	28 days
2021	28 days
2022	34 days
2023	29 days
2024	70 days
2025	31 days
2026	42 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

111 years, 1884 to 2024

A day with at least 30.9 mm (1.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 105.1 mm (4.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Kapunda: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	30.9 mm (1.2 in)
5 years	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
10 years	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
25 years	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
50 years	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
100 years	105.1 mm (4.1 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 111 years of values from 1884 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: 119.4 mm (4.7 in) in 1889; 91.4 mm (3.6 in) in 1941; 85.0 mm (3.3 in) in 2010.

Download the Data

Data for Kapunda standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Kapunda 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 2026-10-14. Last revised 14 October 2026 (2026-10-14).

Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1957	365	100%	Yes
1958	365	100%	Yes
1959	362	99%	Yes
1960	362	99%	Yes
1961	361	99%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	350	96%	Yes
1965	26	7%	No