Woomera Weather Records (ASN00041129)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Woomera (ASN00041129), Australia, with 91 years of record.

Key Facts for Woomera

Woomera (ASN00041129) is a weather station in Australia at -28.49 latitude and 150.48 longitude, n/a above sea level.
The station reports from 1917 to 2007, 91 years of record.
0 records set at Woomera still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Woomera set a daily record precipitation of 26.2 mm (1.0 in) on 4 January 2007.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -28.49 latitude, 150.48 longitude.
Elevation: n/a.
Period of record: 1917 to 2007, 91 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 Woomera. 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 Woomera, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Woomera still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jan: 134.4 mm (5.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Woomera. The most was 134.4 mm (5.3 in) on 21 January 1956.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Woomera
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	21 January 1956
Feb	124.8 mm (4.9 in)	11 February 1976
Mar	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	15 March 1937
Apr	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	1 April 1988
May	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	26 May 1938
Jun	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	1 June 1981
Jul	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	9 July 1985
Aug	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	27 August 1998
Sep	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	20 September 1946
Oct	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	26 October 1998
Nov	130.4 mm (5.1 in)	19 November 1974
Dec	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	1 December 1987

Latest Records

Latest records at Woomera
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 January 2007	Woomera, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	44 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 2002	Woomera, AU	daily rain	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	4 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 2002	Woomera, AU	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 2002	Woomera, AU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	4 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 2002	Woomera, AU	daily rain	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	0 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 2002	Woomera, AU	daily rain	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	12 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 2002	Woomera, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	39 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 2002	Woomera, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	6 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 2001	Woomera, AU	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 2001	Woomera, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 2001	Woomera, AU	daily rain	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	67 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2001	Woomera, AU	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 2000	Woomera, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	31 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 2000	Woomera, AU	daily rain	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 2000	Woomera, AU	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	59 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 2000	Woomera, AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	2 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1999	Woomera, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	20 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1999	Woomera, AU	daily rain	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1999	Woomera, AU	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1999	Woomera, AU	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1917 to 2007

Yearly extremes at Woomera: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	1956	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	79
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	198.8 mm (7.8 in)	1997	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	79
Longest dry spell (CDD)	79 days	1946	38 days	79

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Woomera, 1917 to 2007. The record is 134.4 mm (5.3 in) in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 56.2 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Woomera by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1917	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1918	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1922	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1923	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1925	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1926	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1928	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1929	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1933	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1934	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1935	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1936	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1937	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1938	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1939	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1940	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1941	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1942	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1943	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1944	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1945	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1946	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1947	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1948	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1949	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1950	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1951	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1952	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1953	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1954	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1955	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1956	134.4 mm (5.3 in)
1957	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1958	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1959	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1960	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1961	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1962	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1963	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1964	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1965	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1966	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1967	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1968	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1969	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1970	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1971	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1972	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1973	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1974	130.4 mm (5.1 in)
1975	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1976	124.8 mm (4.9 in)
1977	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1978	63.6 mm (2.5 in)
1979	48.4 mm (1.9 in)
1980	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1981	80.4 mm (3.2 in)
1982	42.8 mm (1.7 in)
1983	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1984	96.2 mm (3.8 in)
1985	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1986	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1987	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1988	65.4 mm (2.6 in)
1989	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1990	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1991	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1992	29.8 mm (1.2 in)
1993	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1994	42.8 mm (1.7 in)
1995	83.4 mm (3.3 in)
1996	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1997	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
1998	76.6 mm (3.0 in)
1999	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
2000	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
2001	87.8 mm (3.5 in)
2002	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
2007	26.2 mm (1.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Woomera, 1917 to 2007. The record is 198.8 mm (7.8 in) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 82.6 mm (3.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Woomera by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1917	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1918	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1922	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1923	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1925	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1926	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1928	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1929	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1933	147.6 mm (5.8 in)
1934	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1935	129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1936	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1937	153.2 mm (6.0 in)
1938	120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1939	61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1940	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1941	67.9 mm (2.7 in)
1942	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1943	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1944	75.1 mm (3.0 in)
1945	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1946	142.5 mm (5.6 in)
1947	84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1948	66.2 mm (2.6 in)
1949	127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1950	121.6 mm (4.8 in)
1951	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1952	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1953	158.7 mm (6.2 in)
1954	171.2 mm (6.7 in)
1955	134.4 mm (5.3 in)
1956	153.2 mm (6.0 in)
1957	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1958	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1959	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1960	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1961	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1962	140.3 mm (5.5 in)
1963	96.7 mm (3.8 in)
1964	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1965	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1966	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1967	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1968	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1969	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1970	122.5 mm (4.8 in)
1971	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1972	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1973	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1974	154.4 mm (6.1 in)
1975	128.4 mm (5.1 in)
1976	182.6 mm (7.2 in)
1977	115.2 mm (4.5 in)
1978	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1979	58.8 mm (2.3 in)
1980	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1981	97.2 mm (3.8 in)
1982	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1983	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1984	135.0 mm (5.3 in)
1985	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1986	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1987	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1988	94.6 mm (3.7 in)
1989	57.8 mm (2.3 in)
1990	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1991	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1992	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1993	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1994	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1995	129.2 mm (5.1 in)
1996	164.6 mm (6.5 in)
1997	198.8 mm (7.8 in)
1998	110.6 mm (4.4 in)
1999	100.2 mm (3.9 in)
2000	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
2001	119.6 mm (4.7 in)
2002	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
2007	28.6 mm (1.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Woomera, 1917 to 2007. The record is 79 days in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 38 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Woomera by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1917	31 days
1918	30 days
1922	31 days
1923	31 days
1925	30 days
1926	31 days
1928	30 days
1929	31 days
1933	71 days
1934	35 days
1935	60 days
1936	41 days
1937	41 days
1938	53 days
1939	52 days
1940	48 days
1941	46 days
1942	62 days
1943	27 days
1944	47 days
1945	41 days
1946	79 days
1947	35 days
1948	38 days
1949	37 days
1950	38 days
1951	45 days
1952	32 days
1953	52 days
1954	46 days
1955	46 days
1956	42 days
1957	49 days
1958	20 days
1959	50 days
1960	43 days
1961	33 days
1962	34 days
1963	67 days
1964	43 days
1965	33 days
1966	31 days
1967	49 days
1968	35 days
1969	29 days
1970	48 days
1971	33 days
1972	40 days
1973	36 days
1974	34 days
1975	33 days
1976	24 days
1977	49 days
1978	37 days
1979	36 days
1980	53 days
1981	42 days
1982	53 days
1983	20 days
1984	28 days
1985	30 days
1986	67 days
1987	33 days
1988	32 days
1989	35 days
1990	41 days
1991	76 days
1992	34 days
1993	43 days
1994	50 days
1995	57 days
1996	45 days
1997	35 days
1998	29 days
1999	20 days
2000	46 days
2001	43 days
2002	60 days
2007	35 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

70 years, 1933 to 2002

A day with at least 59.3 mm (2.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 142.8 mm (5.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Woomera: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	59.3 mm (2.3 in)
5 years	80.4 mm (3.2 in)
10 years	94.8 mm (3.7 in)
25 years	113.6 mm (4.5 in)
50 years	128.1 mm (5.0 in)
100 years	142.8 mm (5.6 in)	Longer than the 70 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, 70 years of values from 1933 to 2002.

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: 134.4 mm (5.3 in) in 1956; 130.4 mm (5.1 in) in 1974; 124.8 mm (4.9 in) in 1976.

Download the Data

Data for Woomera standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Woomera 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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Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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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Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a