Kapunda Water Works Weather Records (ASN00023308)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Kapunda Water Works (ASN00023308), Australia, with 79 years of record.

Key Facts for Kapunda Water Works

Kapunda Water Works (ASN00023308) is a weather station in Australia at -34.35 latitude and 138.92 longitude, 235 m (770 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1884 to 1962, 79 years of record.
0 records set at Kapunda Water Works still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Kapunda Water Works tied a daily record precipitation of 10.4 mm (0.4 in) on 31 July 1962.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -34.35 latitude, 138.92 longitude.
Elevation: 235 m (770 ft).
Period of record: 1884 to 1962, 79 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 Water Works. 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 Water Works, 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 Kapunda Water Works still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 119.4 mm (4.7 in)

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

Record daily precipitation for each month at Kapunda Water Works
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	25 January 1941
Feb	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	18 February 1946
Mar	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	16 March 1946
Apr	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	2 April 1889
May	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	7 May 1919
Jun	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	1 June 1952
Jul	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	8 July 1890
Aug	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 August 1948
Sep	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	1 September 1937
Oct	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 October 1945
Nov	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	17 November 1961
Dec	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	18 December 1923

Latest Records

Latest records at Kapunda Water Works
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 July 1962	Kapunda Water Works, AU	daily rain (Tie)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	tie	16 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
25 May 1962	Kapunda Water Works, AU	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	7 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1962	Kapunda Water Works, AU	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	9 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1962	Kapunda Water Works, AU	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	36 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 1962	Kapunda Water Works, AU	daily rain	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	62 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1961	Kapunda Water Works, AU	monthly rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1961	Kapunda Water Works, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	74 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1961	Kapunda Water Works, AU	daily rain	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1961	Kapunda Water Works, AU	daily rain	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	30 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 1960	Kapunda Water Works, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 May 1960	Kapunda Water Works, AU	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1960	Kapunda Water Works, AU	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1960	Kapunda Water Works, AU	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	63 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1960	Kapunda Water Works, AU	daily rain	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	51 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1960	Kapunda Water Works, AU	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	26 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1960	Kapunda Water Works, AU	daily rain	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	4 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1959	Kapunda Water Works, AU	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	18 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1959	Kapunda Water Works, AU	daily rain	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1959	Kapunda Water Works, AU	daily rain	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	61 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 September 1958	Kapunda Water Works, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1884 to 1962

Yearly extremes at Kapunda Water Works: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	1889	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	79
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	1889	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	79
Longest dry spell (CDD)	70 days	1893	35 days	79

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Kapunda Water Works, 1884 to 1962. The record is 119.4 mm (4.7 in) in 1889, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.2 mm (1.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kapunda Water Works by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1884	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1885	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1886	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1887	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1888	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1889	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1890	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1891	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1892	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1893	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1894	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1895	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1896	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1897	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1898	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1899	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1900	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1901	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1902	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1903	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1904	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1905	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1906	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1907	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1908	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1909	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1910	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1911	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1912	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1913	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1914	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1915	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1916	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1917	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1918	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1919	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1920	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1921	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1922	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1923	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1924	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1925	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1926	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1927	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1928	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1929	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1930	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1931	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1932	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1933	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1934	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1935	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
1936	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1937	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1938	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1939	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1940	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1941	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1942	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1943	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1944	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1945	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1946	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1947	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1948	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1949	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1950	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1951	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1952	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1953	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1954	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1955	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1956	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1957	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1958	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1959	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1960	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1961	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1962	20.8 mm (0.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Kapunda Water Works, 1884 to 1962. The record is 142.0 mm (5.6 in) in 1889, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.5 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kapunda Water Works by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1884	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1885	28.6 mm (1.1 in)
1886	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1887	50.1 mm (2.0 in)
1888	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1889	142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1890	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1891	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1892	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1893	105.8 mm (4.2 in)
1894	56.3 mm (2.2 in)
1895	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1896	47.6 mm (1.9 in)
1897	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1898	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
1899	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1900	70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1901	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1902	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1903	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1904	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1905	55.2 mm (2.2 in)
1906	50.2 mm (2.0 in)
1907	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1908	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1909	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1910	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1911	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1912	45.1 mm (1.8 in)
1913	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1914	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1915	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1916	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1917	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1918	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1919	45.3 mm (1.8 in)
1920	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1921	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1922	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1923	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1924	51.9 mm (2.0 in)
1925	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1926	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1927	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1928	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1929	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1930	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1931	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1932	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1933	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1934	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1935	33.1 mm (1.3 in)
1936	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
1937	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1938	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1939	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1940	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1941	120.2 mm (4.7 in)
1942	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1943	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1944	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1945	65.9 mm (2.6 in)
1946	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1947	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1948	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1949	47.6 mm (1.9 in)
1950	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1951	51.2 mm (2.0 in)
1952	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1953	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1954	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1955	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1956	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1957	54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1958	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1959	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1960	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1961	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1962	61.8 mm (2.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Kapunda Water Works, 1884 to 1962. The record is 70 days in 1893, marked on the chart; the median year is 35 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kapunda Water Works by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1884	16 days
1885	26 days
1886	38 days
1887	31 days
1888	40 days
1889	26 days
1890	28 days
1891	46 days
1892	31 days
1893	70 days
1894	50 days
1895	45 days
1896	30 days
1897	29 days
1898	39 days
1899	26 days
1900	27 days
1901	34 days
1902	28 days
1903	22 days
1904	57 days
1905	48 days
1906	48 days
1907	29 days
1908	32 days
1909	32 days
1910	48 days
1911	21 days
1912	38 days
1913	33 days
1914	35 days
1915	38 days
1916	30 days
1917	21 days
1918	32 days
1919	42 days
1920	49 days
1921	32 days
1922	32 days
1923	40 days
1924	20 days
1925	42 days
1926	39 days
1927	38 days
1928	36 days
1929	43 days
1930	51 days
1931	42 days
1932	44 days
1933	43 days
1934	48 days
1935	60 days
1936	38 days
1937	67 days
1938	61 days
1939	32 days
1940	36 days
1941	20 days
1942	27 days
1943	30 days
1944	32 days
1945	35 days
1946	20 days
1947	28 days
1948	36 days
1949	31 days
1950	35 days
1951	43 days
1952	26 days
1953	42 days
1954	51 days
1955	26 days
1956	24 days
1957	67 days
1958	29 days
1959	47 days
1960	34 days
1961	37 days
1962	32 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

77 years, 1885 to 1962

A day with at least 30.1 mm (1.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 95.4 mm (3.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Kapunda Water Works: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	30.1 mm (1.2 in)
5 years	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
10 years	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
25 years	64.4 mm (2.5 in)
50 years	78.4 mm (3.1 in)
100 years	95.4 mm (3.8 in)	Longer than the 77 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, 77 years of values from 1885 to 1962.

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; 94.0 mm (3.7 in) in 1941; 84.8 mm (3.3 in) in 1946.

Download the Data

Data for Kapunda Water Works standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Kapunda Water Works 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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