Elliston Weather Records (ASN00018069)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Elliston (ASN00018069), Australia, with 145 years of record.

Key Facts for Elliston

Elliston (ASN00018069) is a weather station in Australia at -33.65 latitude and 134.89 longitude, 7 m (23 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1882 to 2026, 145 years of record.
1,464 records set at Elliston still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Elliston set a daily record high maximum temperature of 34.5 C (94.1 F) on 28 September 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

Location: Australia, -33.65 latitude, 134.89 longitude.
Elevation: 7 m (23 ft).
Period of record: 1882 to 2026, 145 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

6 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Elliston. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 6 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Elliston, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	44.3 C (111.7 F)	5.7 C (42.3 F)	40.8 C (105.4 F)	12.1 C (53.8 F)
Feb	43.5 C (110.3 F)	6.4 C (43.5 F)	36.1 C (97.0 F)	12.8 C (55.0 F)
Mar	42.2 C (108.0 F)	4.0 C (39.2 F)	32.4 C (90.3 F)	9.0 C (48.2 F)
Apr	39.1 C (102.4 F)	1.6 C (34.9 F)	32.2 C (90.0 F)	9.6 C (49.3 F)
May	33.0 C (91.4 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24.4 C (75.9 F)	5.4 C (41.7 F)
Jun	26.0 C (78.8 F)	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	20.5 C (68.9 F)	4.6 C (40.3 F)
Jul	26.6 C (79.9 F)	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	19.3 C (66.7 F)	1.8 C (35.2 F)
Aug	29.5 C (85.1 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	24.0 C (75.2 F)	4.1 C (39.4 F)
Sep	35.4 C (95.7 F)	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	34.5 C (94.1 F)	7.4 C (45.3 F)
Oct	42.3 C (108.1 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	44.0 C (111.2 F)	4.2 C (39.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	43.5 C (110.3 F)	4.8 C (40.6 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Elliston still stand. 1970 holds the most, with 40.

Standing records at Elliston by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1962	29
1963	15
1964	20
1965	21
1966	21
1967	16
1968	28
1969	35
1970	40
1971	36
1972	21
1973	23
1974	16
1975	32
1976	24
1977	23
1978	27
1979	20
1980	27
1981	28
1982	23
1983	28
1984	25
1985	19
1986	30
1987	33
1988	23
1989	21
1990	17
1991	18
1992	22
1993	26
1994	27
1995	23
1996	20
1997	22
1998	30
1999	28
2000	22
2001	14
2002	13
2003	14
2004	20
2005	27
2006	30
2007	17
2008	21
2009	27
2010	13
2011	20
2012	16
2013	31
2014	26
2015	16
2016	13
2017	23
2018	22
2019	34
2020	26
2021	12
2022	10
2023	12
2024	25
2025	14
2026	9

All-Time Record Progression

6 new records

6 all-time records were set at Elliston between 27 September 1994 and 23 January 2019. Each dot is a new record.

When Elliston set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1994-09-27	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -1.0 C (30.2 F)
2006-07-13	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature 9.8 C (49.6 F)
2006-11-29	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 43.3 C (109.9 F)
2007-02-17	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 43.5 C (110.3 F)
2009-11-19	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 44.0 C (111.2 F)
2019-01-23	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 44.3 C (111.7 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 77.5 mm (3.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Elliston. The most was 77.5 mm (3.1 in) on 20 February 1938.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Elliston
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	24 January 2017
Feb	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	20 February 1938
Mar	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	12 March 1939
Apr	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	3 April 1934
May	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 May 1891
Jun	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	22 June 1908
Jul	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	2 July 1950
Aug	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	19 August 1950
Sep	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	15 September 1970
Oct	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	22 October 1912
Nov	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	18 November 1906
Dec	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	4 December 1911

Period of Record Coverage

1962 to 2026

65 years of record at Elliston, 1962 to 2026. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1981, 1982, 2024, 2025, 2026.

Days with data per year at Elliston
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1962	352	96%	Yes
1963	363	99%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	361	99%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	335	92%	Yes
1968	363	99%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	337	92%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	362	99%	Yes
1975	361	99%	Yes
1976	363	99%	Yes
1977	362	99%	Yes
1978	360	99%	Yes
1979	355	97%	Yes
1980	351	96%	Yes
1981	328	90%	No
1982	328	90%	No
1983	357	98%	Yes
1984	363	99%	Yes
1985	350	96%	Yes
1986	360	99%	Yes
1987	364	100%	Yes
1988	366	100%	Yes
1989	365	100%	Yes
1990	365	100%	Yes
1991	357	98%	Yes
1992	366	100%	Yes
1993	365	100%	Yes
1994	365	100%	Yes
1995	361	99%	Yes
1996	364	99%	Yes
1997	365	100%	Yes
1998	365	100%	Yes
1999	364	100%	Yes
2000	365	100%	Yes
2001	363	99%	Yes
2002	363	99%	Yes
2003	365	100%	Yes
2004	365	100%	Yes
2005	364	100%	Yes
2006	363	99%	Yes
2007	365	100%	Yes
2008	366	100%	Yes
2009	365	100%	Yes
2010	364	100%	Yes
2011	365	100%	Yes
2012	366	100%	Yes
2013	360	99%	Yes
2014	357	98%	Yes
2015	361	99%	Yes
2016	347	95%	Yes
2017	343	94%	Yes
2018	337	92%	Yes
2019	340	93%	Yes
2020	349	95%	Yes
2021	343	94%	Yes
2022	342	94%	Yes
2023	330	90%	Yes
2024	282	77%	No
2025	291	80%	No
2026	189	52%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Elliston
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 September 2026	Elliston, AU	daily high max (Provisional)	34.5 C (94.1 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	27 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
14 July 2026	Elliston, AU	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	17 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 2026	Elliston, AU	daily low max	11.6 C (52.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	52 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 2026	Elliston, AU	daily high min	15.8 C (60.4 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	61 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 2026	Elliston, AU	daily high min	14.3 C (57.7 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	5 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 2026	Elliston, AU	daily high max	30.3 C (86.5 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	56 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 2026	Elliston, AU	daily high min (Tie)	17.2 C (63.0 F)	tie	61 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
23 April 2026	Elliston, AU	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	20 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 2026	Elliston, AU	daily high max	30.9 C (87.6 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	21 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 2026	Elliston, AU	daily rain	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	93 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 2026	Elliston, AU	daily rain	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	8 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 2026	Elliston, AU	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	24 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 2026	Elliston, AU	daily low min	9.0 C (48.2 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	13 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 2026	Elliston, AU	daily high max	40.8 C (105.4 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	58 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 2025	Elliston, AU	daily rain	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 2025	Elliston, AU	daily high max	35.3 C (95.5 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	12 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 2025	Elliston, AU	daily high max	34.9 C (94.8 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	6 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 2025	Elliston, AU	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	43 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 2025	Elliston, AU	daily low max	11.8 C (53.2 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	56 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 2025	Elliston, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)

Climate Trend

56 complete years, 1962 to 2023

One stripe for each of 56 complete years at Elliston, 1962 to 2023. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 16.7 C (62.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1978, at 15.6 C (60.2 F), and the warmest was 2013, at 17.8 C (64.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.2 C (2.2 F).

Annual mean temperature at Elliston as warming stripes, 1962 to 2023
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1962	16.5 C	-0.19 C
1963	16.7 C	-0.01 C
1964	16.0 C	-0.74 C
1965	16.7 C	-0.03 C
1966	16.3 C	-0.43 C
1968	16.7 C	0.00 C
1969	16.3 C	-0.45 C
1971	16.3 C	-0.44 C
1972	16.3 C	-0.37 C
1973	16.6 C	-0.08 C
1974	16.4 C	-0.30 C
1975	16.6 C	-0.09 C
1976	15.8 C	-0.90 C
1977	16.4 C	-0.33 C
1978	15.6 C	-1.07 C
1979	16.3 C	-0.37 C
1980	16.6 C	-0.08 C
1982	16.6 C	-0.15 C
1983	16.3 C	-0.38 C
1985	16.3 C	-0.45 C
1986	16.1 C	-0.65 C
1987	16.2 C	-0.56 C
1988	16.8 C	+0.12 C
1989	16.4 C	-0.27 C
1990	16.7 C	+0.02 C
1991	16.9 C	+0.14 C
1992	15.9 C	-0.84 C
1993	16.7 C	+0.01 C
1994	16.6 C	-0.11 C
1995	16.3 C	-0.44 C
1996	16.5 C	-0.23 C
1997	16.6 C	-0.11 C
1998	16.4 C	-0.28 C
1999	16.7 C	0.00 C
2000	17.4 C	+0.72 C
2001	16.8 C	+0.09 C
2002	16.8 C	+0.11 C
2003	16.6 C	-0.15 C
2004	16.8 C	+0.10 C
2005	17.3 C	+0.55 C
2006	16.9 C	+0.14 C
2008	17.2 C	+0.45 C
2009	17.7 C	+0.95 C
2010	16.7 C	-0.04 C
2011	17.1 C	+0.38 C
2012	16.9 C	+0.22 C
2013	17.8 C	+1.13 C
2014	17.5 C	+0.80 C
2015	17.0 C	+0.32 C
2017	17.4 C	+0.67 C
2018	17.6 C	+0.88 C
2019	17.8 C	+1.10 C
2020	17.3 C	+0.56 C
2021	17.0 C	+0.31 C
2022	17.1 C	+0.34 C
2023	17.4 C	+0.64 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade over 1962 to 2023. In Fahrenheit: 0.4 F (0.3 to 0.4) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 56 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Elliston
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade	0.4 F (0.3 to 0.4) per decade	1962 to 2023	56	Rise
Mean daily maximum	0.3 C (0.2 to 0.3) per decade	0.5 F (0.4 to 0.6) per decade	1962 to 2023	56	Rise
Mean daily minimum	0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade	0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade	1962 to 2023	56	Rise

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

1882 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Elliston: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	44.3 C (111.7 F)	2019	41.1 C (106.0 F)	65
Coldest night (TNn)	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	1994	1.3 C (34.3 F)	65
Wettest day (Rx1day)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	1912	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	144
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	1938	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	144
Longest dry spell (CDD)	110 days	2019	41 days	144

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Elliston, 1882 to 2026. The record is 44.3 C (111.7 F) in 2019, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.1 C (106.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Elliston by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1882	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	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	40.7 C (105.3 F)
1963	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1964	41.3 C (106.3 F)
1965	39.6 C (103.3 F)
1966	39.3 C (102.7 F)
1967	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1968	41.2 C (106.2 F)
1969	42.1 C (107.8 F)
1970	40.4 C (104.7 F)
1971	39.1 C (102.4 F)
1972	38.0 C (100.4 F)
1973	41.0 C (105.8 F)
1974	38.1 C (100.6 F)
1975	41.0 C (105.8 F)
1976	42.4 C (108.3 F)
1977	42.0 C (107.6 F)
1978	39.3 C (102.7 F)
1979	43.1 C (109.6 F)
1980	43.2 C (109.8 F)
1981	41.2 C (106.2 F)
1982	42.0 C (107.6 F)
1983	42.0 C (107.6 F)
1984	37.5 C (99.5 F)
1985	41.0 C (105.8 F)
1986	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1987	43.1 C (109.6 F)
1988	39.1 C (102.4 F)
1989	40.4 C (104.7 F)
1990	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1991	42.7 C (108.9 F)
1992	37.5 C (99.5 F)
1993	40.8 C (105.4 F)
1994	41.8 C (107.2 F)
1995	41.2 C (106.2 F)
1996	41.3 C (106.3 F)
1997	41.0 C (105.8 F)
1998	41.4 C (106.5 F)
1999	40.5 C (104.9 F)
2000	41.0 C (105.8 F)
2001	42.9 C (109.2 F)
2002	40.7 C (105.3 F)
2003	40.7 C (105.3 F)
2004	40.7 C (105.3 F)
2005	41.3 C (106.3 F)
2006	43.3 C (109.9 F)
2007	43.5 C (110.3 F)
2008	39.7 C (103.5 F)
2009	44.0 C (111.2 F)
2010	40.1 C (104.2 F)
2011	41.1 C (106.0 F)
2012	42.7 C (108.9 F)
2013	41.8 C (107.2 F)
2014	43.4 C (110.1 F)
2015	41.3 C (106.3 F)
2016	39.1 C (102.4 F)
2017	43.3 C (109.9 F)
2018	41.4 C (106.5 F)
2019	44.3 C (111.7 F)
2020	43.5 C (110.3 F)
2021	41.4 C (106.5 F)
2022	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2023	41.4 C (106.5 F)
2024	40.5 C (104.9 F)
2025	40.1 C (104.2 F)
2026	40.8 C (105.4 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Elliston, 1882 to 2026. The record is -1.0 C (30.2 F) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 1.3 C (34.3 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Elliston by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1882	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	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	0.8 C (33.4 F)
1963	1.3 C (34.3 F)
1964	2.0 C (35.6 F)
1965	-0.2 C (31.6 F)
1966	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1967	2.5 C (36.5 F)
1968	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1969	0.4 C (32.7 F)
1970	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1971	2.3 C (36.1 F)
1972	0.7 C (33.3 F)
1973	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1974	1.0 C (33.8 F)
1975	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1976	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1977	2.3 C (36.1 F)
1978	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1979	2.3 C (36.1 F)
1980	1.3 C (34.3 F)
1981	2.0 C (35.6 F)
1982	1.4 C (34.5 F)
1983	0.3 C (32.5 F)
1984	1.0 C (33.8 F)
1985	1.1 C (34.0 F)
1986	1.9 C (35.4 F)
1987	0.9 C (33.6 F)
1988	2.5 C (36.5 F)
1989	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1990	1.0 C (33.8 F)
1991	2.3 C (36.1 F)
1992	2.7 C (36.9 F)
1993	1.2 C (34.2 F)
1994	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1995	2.2 C (36.0 F)
1996	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1997	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1998	1.5 C (34.7 F)
1999	0.7 C (33.3 F)
2000	1.8 C (35.2 F)
2001	1.7 C (35.1 F)
2002	0.0 C (32.0 F)
2003	3.3 C (37.9 F)
2004	1.7 C (35.1 F)
2005	1.8 C (35.2 F)
2006	-0.8 C (30.6 F)
2007	-0.5 C (31.1 F)
2008	1.0 C (33.8 F)
2009	3.5 C (38.3 F)
2010	1.1 C (34.0 F)
2011	3.0 C (37.4 F)
2012	1.6 C (34.9 F)
2013	1.8 C (35.2 F)
2014	1.0 C (33.8 F)
2015	0.7 C (33.3 F)
2016	2.1 C (35.8 F)
2017	-0.5 C (31.1 F)
2018	0.5 C (32.9 F)
2019	1.6 C (34.9 F)
2020	-0.2 C (31.6 F)
2021	2.9 C (37.2 F)
2022	1.5 C (34.7 F)
2023	2.7 C (36.9 F)
2024	1.8 C (35.2 F)
2025	1.4 C (34.5 F)
2026	1.8 C (35.2 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Elliston, 1882 to 2026. The record is 77.5 mm (3.1 in) in 1912, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.8 mm (1.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Elliston by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1882	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1884	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1885	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1886	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
1887	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1888	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1889	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1890	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1891	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1892	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1893	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1894	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1895	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1896	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1897	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1898	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1899	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1900	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1901	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1902	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1903	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1904	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1905	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1906	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1907	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1908	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1909	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1910	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1911	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1912	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1913	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1914	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1915	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1916	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1917	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1918	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1919	18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1920	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1921	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1922	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1923	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1924	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1925	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1926	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1927	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1928	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1929	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1930	12.2 mm (0.5 in)
1931	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1932	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1933	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1934	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1935	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1936	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1937	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1938	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1939	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1940	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1941	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1942	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1943	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1944	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1945	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1946	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1947	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1948	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1949	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1950	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1951	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1952	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1953	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1954	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1955	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1956	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1957	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1958	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1959	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1960	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1961	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1962	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1963	25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1964	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1965	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1966	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1967	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1968	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1969	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1970	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1971	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1972	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1973	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1974	38.8 mm (1.5 in)
1975	35.2 mm (1.4 in)
1976	69.2 mm (2.7 in)
1977	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1978	38.8 mm (1.5 in)
1979	45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1980	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1981	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1982	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1983	34.2 mm (1.3 in)
1984	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
1985	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1986	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1987	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1988	22.2 mm (0.9 in)
1989	27.6 mm (1.1 in)
1990	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1991	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1992	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
1993	26.6 mm (1.0 in)
1994	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1995	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1996	25.8 mm (1.0 in)
1997	33.4 mm (1.3 in)
1998	17.2 mm (0.7 in)
1999	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
2000	33.2 mm (1.3 in)
2001	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
2002	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
2003	33.2 mm (1.3 in)
2004	21.8 mm (0.9 in)
2005	28.6 mm (1.1 in)
2006	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
2007	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
2008	32.4 mm (1.3 in)
2009	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
2010	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
2011	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
2012	27.8 mm (1.1 in)
2013	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
2014	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
2015	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
2016	30.6 mm (1.2 in)
2017	60.6 mm (2.4 in)
2018	32.4 mm (1.3 in)
2019	23.8 mm (0.9 in)
2020	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
2021	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
2022	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
2023	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
2024	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
2025	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
2026	33.2 mm (1.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Elliston, 1882 to 2026. The record is 120.0 mm (4.7 in) in 1938, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.8 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Elliston by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1882	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1884	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1885	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1886	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1887	49.4 mm (1.9 in)
1888	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1889	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1890	77.9 mm (3.1 in)
1891	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1892	60.6 mm (2.4 in)
1893	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1894	51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1895	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1896	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1897	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1898	42.1 mm (1.7 in)
1899	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1900	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1901	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1902	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1903	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1904	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1905	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1906	79.6 mm (3.1 in)
1907	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1908	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1909	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1910	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1911	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1912	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1913	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
1914	31.3 mm (1.2 in)
1915	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1916	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1917	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1918	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1919	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1920	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1921	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1922	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1923	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1924	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1925	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1926	57.3 mm (2.3 in)
1927	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1928	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1929	48.7 mm (1.9 in)
1930	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1931	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1932	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1933	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1934	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1935	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1936	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1937	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1938	120.0 mm (4.7 in)
1939	63.6 mm (2.5 in)
1940	49.9 mm (2.0 in)
1941	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1942	68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1943	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1944	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1945	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1946	48.7 mm (1.9 in)
1947	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1948	55.7 mm (2.2 in)
1949	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1950	66.4 mm (2.6 in)
1951	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1952	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1953	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1954	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1955	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1956	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1957	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1958	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1959	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
1960	42.1 mm (1.7 in)
1961	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1962	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1963	51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1964	45.6 mm (1.8 in)
1965	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1966	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1967	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1968	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1969	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
1970	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1971	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1972	50.7 mm (2.0 in)
1973	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1974	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1975	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1976	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1977	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1978	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1979	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1980	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1981	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1982	43.6 mm (1.7 in)
1983	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1984	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1985	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1986	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
1987	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1988	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1989	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1990	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1991	62.4 mm (2.5 in)
1992	55.0 mm (2.2 in)
1993	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
1994	34.4 mm (1.4 in)
1995	58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1996	47.6 mm (1.9 in)
1997	50.2 mm (2.0 in)
1998	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1999	34.2 mm (1.3 in)
2000	43.6 mm (1.7 in)
2001	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
2002	33.2 mm (1.3 in)
2003	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2004	35.2 mm (1.4 in)
2005	60.6 mm (2.4 in)
2006	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
2007	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
2008	47.9 mm (1.9 in)
2009	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
2010	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
2011	46.6 mm (1.8 in)
2012	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
2013	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2014	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
2015	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
2016	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
2017	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
2018	56.8 mm (2.2 in)
2019	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
2020	33.4 mm (1.3 in)
2021	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
2022	44.8 mm (1.8 in)
2023	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
2024	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
2025	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
2026	65.2 mm (2.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Elliston, 1882 to 2026. The record is 110 days in 2019, marked on the chart; the median year is 41 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Elliston by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1882	28 days
1884	61 days
1885	53 days
1886	65 days
1887	65 days
1888	54 days
1889	61 days
1890	60 days
1891	59 days
1892	46 days
1893	77 days
1894	39 days
1895	64 days
1896	24 days
1897	70 days
1898	57 days
1899	25 days
1900	38 days
1901	30 days
1902	29 days
1903	32 days
1904	52 days
1905	40 days
1906	41 days
1907	38 days
1908	29 days
1909	50 days
1910	52 days
1911	36 days
1912	53 days
1913	30 days
1914	37 days
1915	52 days
1916	78 days
1917	20 days
1918	34 days
1919	39 days
1920	49 days
1921	43 days
1922	67 days
1923	40 days
1924	37 days
1925	54 days
1926	38 days
1927	31 days
1928	50 days
1929	30 days
1930	50 days
1931	42 days
1932	26 days
1933	42 days
1934	40 days
1935	46 days
1936	48 days
1937	30 days
1938	56 days
1939	36 days
1940	27 days
1941	32 days
1942	44 days
1943	44 days
1944	38 days
1945	44 days
1946	21 days
1947	20 days
1948	30 days
1949	31 days
1950	62 days
1951	62 days
1952	54 days
1953	43 days
1954	50 days
1955	38 days
1956	35 days
1957	67 days
1958	28 days
1959	43 days
1960	43 days
1961	38 days
1962	49 days
1963	57 days
1964	37 days
1965	70 days
1966	30 days
1967	42 days
1968	31 days
1969	55 days
1970	46 days
1971	32 days
1972	57 days
1973	29 days
1974	40 days
1975	26 days
1976	29 days
1977	40 days
1978	57 days
1979	32 days
1980	45 days
1981	47 days
1982	63 days
1983	52 days
1984	32 days
1985	50 days
1986	40 days
1987	31 days
1988	51 days
1989	59 days
1990	44 days
1991	51 days
1992	25 days
1993	35 days
1994	35 days
1995	28 days
1996	41 days
1997	39 days
1998	34 days
1999	44 days
2000	33 days
2001	25 days
2002	62 days
2003	26 days
2004	29 days
2005	29 days
2006	51 days
2007	53 days
2008	34 days
2009	59 days
2010	26 days
2011	34 days
2012	27 days
2013	24 days
2014	45 days
2015	44 days
2016	23 days
2017	44 days
2018	26 days
2019	110 days
2020	50 days
2021	24 days
2022	27 days
2023	50 days
2024	51 days
2025	44 days
2026	28 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

142 years, 1884 to 2025

A day with at least 30.5 mm (1.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 67.8 mm (2.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Elliston: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
5 years	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
10 years	46.4 mm (1.8 in)
25 years	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
50 years	61.3 mm (2.4 in)
100 years	67.8 mm (2.7 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 142 years of values from 1884 to 2025.

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: 77.5 mm (3.1 in) in 1912; 77.5 mm (3.1 in) in 1938; 69.2 mm (2.7 in) in 1976.

Station Changes

3 suspected

3 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Elliston, at 1972, 2000 and 2018. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1972 ran 0.3 C (0.5 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 2000 ran 0.2 C (0.3 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 2018 ran 0.3 C (0.5 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).

Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Elliston, against neighbouring stations
Year	Shift (C)	Shift (F)	Strength	Neighbours
1972	-0.3	-0.5	likely	5
2000	+0.2	+0.3	likely	5
2018	+0.3	+0.5	likely	5

Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.

Climate Twins

2008 to 2023 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2008 to 2023, Elliston had a mean temperature of 17.3 C (63.1 F) and 418.7 mm (16.5 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Streaky Bay (Australia, 114 km away), Ceduna AMO (Australia, 202 km away) and Cape Agulhas (South Africa, 9,822 km away).

Climate twins of Elliston: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2008 to 2023 climate
Twin station	Country	Distance away	Mean temperature, 1961-1990	Rain a year, 1961-1990	Climate difference
Streaky Bay	Australia	114 km (71 mi)	17.6 C (63.7 F)	397.0 mm (15.6 in)	0.55
Ceduna AMO	Australia	202 km (126 mi)	17.0 C (62.6 F)	289.8 mm (11.4 in)	0.75
Cape Agulhas	South Africa	9,822 km (6,103 mi)	17.2 C (62.9 F)	449.1 mm (17.7 in)	0.88

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

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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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).