Karumba Airport Weather Records (ASN00029028)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Karumba Airport (ASN00029028), Australia, with 69 years of record.

Key Facts for Karumba Airport

Karumba Airport (ASN00029028) is a weather station in Australia at -17.46 latitude and 140.83 longitude, 5 m (16 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1938 to 2006, 69 years of record.
1,464 records set at Karumba Airport still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -17.46 latitude, 140.83 longitude.
Elevation: 5 m (16 ft).
Period of record: 1938 to 2006, 69 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

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 Karumba Airport. 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 Karumba Airport, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	39.8 C (103.6 F)	19.6 C (67.3 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	37.6 C (99.7 F)	18.3 C (64.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	38.4 C (101.1 F)	18.0 C (64.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	38.9 C (102.0 F)	13.6 C (56.5 F)	n/a	n/a
May	34.5 C (94.1 F)	8.0 C (46.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	32.8 C (91.0 F)	6.9 C (44.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	32.4 C (90.3 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	35.4 C (95.7 F)	5.3 C (41.5 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	36.9 C (98.4 F)	10.6 C (51.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	40.4 C (104.7 F)	12.2 C (54.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	40.7 C (105.3 F)	17.8 C (64.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	41.3 C (106.3 F)	17.9 C (64.2 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Karumba Airport still stand. 1942 holds the most, with 169.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 348.0 mm (13.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Karumba Airport. The most was 348.0 mm (13.7 in) on 27 March 1947.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Karumba Airport
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	189.5 mm (7.5 in)	11 January 1948
Feb	225.6 mm (8.9 in)	14 February 1949
Mar	348.0 mm (13.7 in)	27 March 1947
Apr	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	8 April 2006
May	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	28 May 1941
Jun	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	16 June 1939
Jul	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	9 July 1944
Aug	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	7 August 1947
Sep	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	26 September 1947
Oct	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	18 October 1950
Nov	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	24 November 1945
Dec	183.1 mm (7.2 in)	26 December 1942

Period of Record Coverage

1939 to 1951

13 years of record at Karumba Airport, 1939 to 1951. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1946, 1951.

Days with data per year at Karumba Airport
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1939	363	99%	Yes
1940	365	100%	Yes
1941	362	99%	Yes
1942	363	99%	Yes
1943	364	100%	Yes
1944	364	99%	Yes
1945	362	99%	Yes
1946	298	82%	No
1947	350	96%	Yes
1948	364	99%	Yes
1949	364	100%	Yes
1950	361	99%	Yes
1951	155	42%	No

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

11 complete years, 1939 to 1950

One stripe for each of 11 complete years at Karumba Airport, 1939 to 1950. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 25.4 C (77.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1939, at 24.7 C (76.4 F), and the warmest was 1942, at 26.3 C (79.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.9 C (1.6 F).

Annual mean temperature at Karumba Airport as warming stripes, 1939 to 1950
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1939	24.7 C	-0.75 C
1940	25.2 C	-0.19 C
1941	24.8 C	-0.59 C
1942	26.3 C	+0.85 C
1943	25.7 C	+0.30 C
1944	25.6 C	+0.20 C
1945	25.6 C	+0.17 C
1947	25.8 C	+0.34 C
1948	25.7 C	+0.23 C
1949	25.2 C	-0.24 C
1950	25.1 C	-0.31 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

1938 to 2006

Yearly extremes at Karumba Airport: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	41.3 C (106.3 F)	1943	39.4 C (102.9 F)	13
Coldest night (TNn)	5.3 C (41.5 F)	1939	8.4 C (47.1 F)	13
Wettest day (Rx1day)	348.0 mm (13.7 in)	1947	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	23
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	456.2 mm (18.0 in)	1942	209.0 mm (8.2 in)	23
Longest dry spell (CDD)	262 days	1946	135 days	23

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Karumba Airport, 1938 to 2006. The record is 41.3 C (106.3 F) in 1943, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.4 C (102.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Karumba Airport by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1938	n/a
1939	40.1 C (104.2 F)
1940	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1941	40.1 C (104.2 F)
1942	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1943	41.3 C (106.3 F)
1944	38.8 C (101.8 F)
1945	39.8 C (103.6 F)
1946	39.1 C (102.4 F)
1947	40.7 C (105.3 F)
1948	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1949	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1950	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1951	37.1 C (98.8 F)
1995	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

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Karumba Airport, 1938 to 2006. The record is 5.3 C (41.5 F) in 1939, marked on the chart; the median year is 8.4 C (47.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Karumba Airport by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1938	n/a
1939	5.3 C (41.5 F)
1940	8.8 C (47.8 F)
1941	6.1 C (43.0 F)
1942	9.8 C (49.6 F)
1943	8.4 C (47.1 F)
1944	10.3 C (50.5 F)
1945	7.8 C (46.0 F)
1946	8.3 C (46.9 F)
1947	10.7 C (51.3 F)
1948	8.9 C (48.0 F)
1949	6.7 C (44.1 F)
1950	6.9 C (44.4 F)
1951	12.6 C (54.7 F)
1995	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

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Karumba Airport, 1938 to 2006. The record is 348.0 mm (13.7 in) in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is 106.0 mm (4.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Karumba Airport by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1938	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1939	122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1940	113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1941	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1942	183.1 mm (7.2 in)
1943	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1944	144.5 mm (5.7 in)
1945	117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1946	118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1947	348.0 mm (13.7 in)
1948	189.5 mm (7.5 in)
1949	225.6 mm (8.9 in)
1950	116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1951	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1995	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
1999	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2000	160.0 mm (6.3 in)
2001	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
2002	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
2003	106.0 mm (4.2 in)
2004	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2005	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
2006	101.4 mm (4.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Karumba Airport, 1938 to 2006. The record is 456.2 mm (18.0 in) in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is 209.0 mm (8.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Karumba Airport by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1938	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1939	231.3 mm (9.1 in)
1940	209.0 mm (8.2 in)
1941	130.4 mm (5.1 in)
1942	456.2 mm (18.0 in)
1943	150.1 mm (5.9 in)
1944	232.2 mm (9.1 in)
1945	316.8 mm (12.5 in)
1946	178.3 mm (7.0 in)
1947	430.8 mm (17.0 in)
1948	382.8 mm (15.1 in)
1949	399.1 mm (15.7 in)
1950	170.0 mm (6.7 in)
1951	224.6 mm (8.8 in)
1995	74.8 mm (2.9 in)
1999	100.2 mm (3.9 in)
2000	207.8 mm (8.2 in)
2001	233.0 mm (9.2 in)
2002	142.6 mm (5.6 in)
2003	236.8 mm (9.3 in)
2004	197.4 mm (7.8 in)
2005	205.0 mm (8.1 in)
2006	217.8 mm (8.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Karumba Airport, 1938 to 2006. The record is 262 days in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 135 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Karumba Airport by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1938	61 days
1939	140 days
1940	213 days
1941	142 days
1942	70 days
1943	90 days
1944	112 days
1945	234 days
1946	262 days
1947	65 days
1948	134 days
1949	231 days
1950	75 days
1951	68 days
1995	17 days
1999	191 days
2000	126 days
2001	189 days
2002	167 days
2003	202 days
2004	198 days
2005	135 days
2006	108 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.

Download the Data

Data for Karumba Airport standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Karumba Airport 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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).