Extreme rain in Australia, 2 to 6 December 2017

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 2 to 6 December 2017
Start: 2017-12-02
End: 2017-12-06
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 2 to 6 December 2017: 789 records at 677 stations, peak on 2 December 2017. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 2 to 6 December 2017 set or tied 789 station records at 677 stations.
It ran from 2 December 2017 to 6 December 2017 (5 days) and its peak day was 2 December 2017.
Status: closed.
Euroa set an all-time record daily precipitation of 146.0 mm (5.7 in) on 2 December 2017.
The busiest day was 2 December 2017 with 371 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 130 years.

Footprint

2 to 6 December 2017

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 2 to 6 December 2017 is outlined, with 20 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Extreme rain in Australia, 2 to 6 December 2017: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Euroa	Record daily precipitation	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	2017-12-02
Waranga Reservoir	Record daily precipitation	178.4 mm (7.0 in)	2017-12-02
Lake Eildon	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	2017-12-02
Molka (Lowana)	Record daily precipitation	110.4 mm (4.3 in)	2017-12-02
Wyalong Post Office	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	2017-12-02
Binya Post Office	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	2017-12-02
Murchison	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	2017-12-02
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Record daily precipitation	112.4 mm (4.4 in)	2017-12-03
Caulfield (Racecourse)	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	2017-12-03
Oatlands Post Office	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	2017-12-03
Wentworth (Wamberra Station)	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	2017-12-02
Urana Post Office	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	2017-12-04
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	2017-12-02
Alexandra (Post Office)	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	2017-12-02
Woodbury (Warringa)	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	2017-12-03
Maude Post Office	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	2017-12-02
Creightons Creek (Baronga (Cre	Record daily precipitation	149.0 mm (5.9 in)	2017-12-02
Marysville (Post Office)	Record daily precipitation	101.2 mm (4.0 in)	2017-12-02
Ellendale Post Office	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	2017-12-03
Oxley (Walmer Downs)	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	2017-12-04

Records per Day

Peak day 371

Records set or tied each day from 2 December 2017 to 6 December 2017. The most in one day was 371 on 2 December 2017.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 2 to 6 December 2017 ranked by margin
Murchison, 12-02	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
Marysville (Post Office), 12-02	54.7 mm (2.2 in)
Wyalong Post Office, 12-02	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
Molka (Lowana), 12-02	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek), 12-03	50.7 mm (2.0 in)
Waranga Reservoir, 12-02	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
Creightons Creek (Baronga (Cre, 12-02	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
Oatlands Post Office, 12-03	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
Lake Eildon, 12-02	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
Euroa, 12-02	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
Binya Post Office, 12-02	45.6 mm (1.8 in)
Wentworth (Wamberra Station), 12-02	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
Caulfield (Racecourse), 12-03	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), 12-02	32.7 mm (1.3 in)
Maude Post Office, 12-02	31.7 mm (1.2 in)

Margin is how far the new value is beyond the record it replaced. Ties are not shown.

Margin Against Age of the Broken Record

500 records plotted by how far they beat the old record (across) and how many years the old record had stood (up). Long standing records beaten by a wide margin sit in the top right.

Margin against age of the broken record in Extreme rain in Australia, 2 to 6 December 2017
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
46	76
51	67
47	67
52	86
52	100
46	100
83	69
51	112
38	100
49	90
40	120
22	81
33	84
30	68
27	90
32	58
50	12
55	70
21	116
23	94
44	70
36	82
20	67
49	70
20	86
35	70
41	63
32	84
37	63
30	106
47	63
29	5
28	88
49	52
20	117
36	56
42	62
29	51
47	52
36	63
85	48
65	59
34	70
23	33
40	44
27	106
30	48
59	52
11	114
29	80
17	90
15	86
26	70
17	129
31	63
43	30
26	84
37	63
51	30
47	30
47	48
44	48
23	70
25	70
26	100
27	80
32	63
21	98
45	30
32	70
44	42
33	40
10	93
51	44
26	84
16	129
18	100
16	100
12	86
25	70
71	42
49	39
14	100
26	76
52	36
19	61
13	129
10	86
27	40
22	70
25	62
13	110
31	32
40	30
19	98
46	30
14	121
33	56
54	30
27	9
54	30
8	61
11	68
40	30
22	92
48	30
36	30
44	30
49	36
26	52
54	30
16	100
53	32
29	30
53	30
33	10
19	70
24	50
38	10
24	70
13	103
12	129
14	62
3	67
27	63
42	30
29	30
24	70
14	129
14	106
52	12
32	52
12	100
22	28
24	70
54	24
22	36
27	63
42	75
15	120
15	120
1	113
38	30
26	52
54	3
34	30
23	48
38	3
17	80
40	30
31	30
32	44
27	6
12	102
25	56
29	52
18	76
11	130
34	30
30	48
31	48
28	48
14	33
19	60
55	16
58	16
47	35
13	106
11	116
24	45
22	63
18	76
20	70
12	84
2	86
29	70
39	44
25	30
25	10
11	106
16	80
16	82
33	34
33	32
10	90
58	7
31	10
26	30
41	30
9	76
12	70
18	70
5	100
20	92
15	76
22	13
48	4
45	7
40	30
33	32

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 2 to 6 December 2017 compared with similar events
Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 23 February to 15 March 2019	2,223 records
Extreme rain in United States, 3 to 19 January 2024	2,133 records
Extreme rain in Australia, 7 to 26 March 2021	2,099 records
Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 29 September to 19 October 2018	1,970 records
Extreme rain in United States, 19 December 2022 to 13 January 2023	1,941 records
Extreme rain in Australia, 2 to 6 December 2017 (this event)	789 records

Every Record Set

20 of 789

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 2 to 6 December 2017, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2017-12-02	Euroa	Record daily precipitation	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	76	93 of 100 (Exceptional)
2017-12-02	Waranga Reservoir	Record daily precipitation	178.4 mm (7.0 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	67	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
2017-12-02	Lake Eildon	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	67	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
2017-12-02	Molka (Lowana)	Record daily precipitation	110.4 mm (4.3 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	86	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
2017-12-02	Wyalong Post Office	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	100	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2017-12-02	Binya Post Office	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	100	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2017-12-02	Murchison	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	69	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2017-12-02	Wentworth (Wamberra Station)	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	120	75 of 100 (Major)
2017-12-02	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	84	73 of 100 (Major)
2017-12-02	Alexandra (Post Office)	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	68	73 of 100 (Major)
2017-12-02	Maude Post Office	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	58	71 of 100 (Major)
2017-12-02	Creightons Creek (Baronga (Cre	Record daily precipitation	149.0 mm (5.9 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	12	71 of 100 (Major)
2017-12-02	Marysville (Post Office)	Record daily precipitation	101.2 mm (4.0 in)	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	70	71 of 100 (Major)
2017-12-03	Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Record daily precipitation	112.4 mm (4.4 in)	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	112	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2017-12-03	Caulfield (Racecourse)	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	100	77 of 100 (Major)
2017-12-03	Oatlands Post Office	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	90	77 of 100 (Major)
2017-12-03	Woodbury (Warringa)	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	90	73 of 100 (Major)
2017-12-03	Ellendale Post Office	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	116	70 of 100 (Major)
2017-12-04	Urana Post Office	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	81	75 of 100 (Major)
2017-12-04	Oxley (Walmer Downs)	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	94	69 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 789 records the event counts. The counts above use the full total.

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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 2026-10-17. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
46	76
51	67
47	67
52	86
52	100
46	100
83	69
51	112
38	100
49	90
40	120
22	81
33	84
30	68
27	90
32	58
50	12
55	70
21	116
23	94
44	70
36	82
20	67
49	70
20	86
35	70
41	63
32	84
37	63
30	106
47	63
29	5
28	88
49	52
20	117
36	56
42	62
29	51
47	52
36	63
85	48
65	59
34	70
23	33
40	44
27	106
30	48
59	52
11	114
29	80
17	90
15	86
26	70
17	129
31	63
43	30
26	84
37	63
51	30
47	30
47	48
44	48
23	70
25	70
26	100
27	80
32	63
21	98
45	30
32	70
44	42
33	40
10	93
51	44
26	84
16	129
18	100
16	100
12	86
25	70
71	42
49	39
14	100
26	76
52	36
19	61
13	129
10	86
27	40
22	70
25	62
13	110
31	32
40	30
19	98
46	30
14	121
33	56
54	30
27	9
54	30
8	61
11	68
40	30
22	92
48	30
36	30
44	30
49	36
26	52
54	30
16	100
53	32
29	30
53	30
33	10
19	70
24	50
38	10
24	70
13	103
12	129
14	62
3	67
27	63
42	30
29	30
24	70
14	129
14	106
52	12
32	52
12	100
22	28
24	70
54	24
22	36
27	63
42	75
15	120
15	120
1	113
38	30
26	52
54	3
34	30
23	48
38	3
17	80
40	30
31	30
32	44
27	6
12	102
25	56
29	52
18	76
11	130
34	30
30	48
31	48
28	48
14	33
19	60
55	16
58	16
47	35
13	106
11	116
24	45
22	63
18	76
20	70
12	84
2	86
29	70
39	44
25	30
25	10
11	106
16	80
16	82
33	34
33	32
10	90
58	7
31	10
26	30
41	30
9	76
12	70
18	70
5	100
20	92
15	76
22	13
48	4
45	7
40	30
33	32

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
46	76
51	67
47	67
52	86
52	100
46	100
83	69
51	112
38	100
49	90
40	120
22	81
33	84
30	68
27	90
32	58
50	12
55	70
21	116
23	94
44	70
36	82
20	67
49	70
20	86
35	70
41	63
32	84
37	63
30	106
47	63
29	5
28	88
49	52
20	117
36	56
42	62
29	51
47	52
36	63
85	48
65	59
34	70
23	33
40	44
27	106
30	48
59	52
11	114
29	80
17	90
15	86
26	70
17	129
31	63
43	30
26	84
37	63
51	30
47	30
47	48
44	48
23	70
25	70
26	100
27	80
32	63
21	98
45	30
32	70
44	42
33	40
10	93
51	44
26	84
16	129
18	100
16	100
12	86
25	70
71	42
49	39
14	100
26	76
52	36
19	61
13	129
10	86
27	40
22	70
25	62
13	110
31	32
40	30
19	98
46	30
14	121
33	56
54	30
27	9
54	30
8	61
11	68
40	30
22	92
48	30
36	30
44	30
49	36
26	52
54	30
16	100
53	32
29	30
53	30
33	10
19	70
24	50
38	10
24	70
13	103
12	129
14	62
3	67
27	63
42	30
29	30
24	70
14	129
14	106
52	12
32	52
12	100
22	28
24	70
54	24
22	36
27	63
42	75
15	120
15	120
1	113
38	30
26	52
54	3
34	30
23	48
38	3
17	80
40	30
31	30
32	44
27	6
12	102
25	56
29	52
18	76
11	130
34	30
30	48
31	48
28	48
14	33
19	60
55	16
58	16
47	35
13	106
11	116
24	45
22	63
18	76
20	70
12	84
2	86
29	70
39	44
25	30
25	10
11	106
16	80
16	82
33	34
33	32
10	90
58	7
31	10
26	30
41	30
9	76
12	70
18	70
5	100
20	92
15	76
22	13
48	4
45	7
40	30
33	32

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
46	76
51	67
47	67
52	86
52	100
46	100
83	69
51	112
38	100
49	90
40	120
22	81
33	84
30	68
27	90
32	58
50	12
55	70
21	116
23	94
44	70
36	82
20	67
49	70
20	86
35	70
41	63
32	84
37	63
30	106
47	63
29	5
28	88
49	52
20	117
36	56
42	62
29	51
47	52
36	63
85	48
65	59
34	70
23	33
40	44
27	106
30	48
59	52
11	114
29	80
17	90
15	86
26	70
17	129
31	63
43	30
26	84
37	63
51	30
47	30
47	48
44	48
23	70
25	70
26	100
27	80
32	63
21	98
45	30
32	70
44	42
33	40
10	93
51	44
26	84
16	129
18	100
16	100
12	86
25	70
71	42
49	39
14	100
26	76
52	36
19	61
13	129
10	86
27	40
22	70
25	62
13	110
31	32
40	30
19	98
46	30
14	121
33	56
54	30
27	9
54	30
8	61
11	68
40	30
22	92
48	30
36	30
44	30
49	36
26	52
54	30
16	100
53	32
29	30
53	30
33	10
19	70
24	50
38	10
24	70
13	103
12	129
14	62
3	67
27	63
42	30
29	30
24	70
14	129
14	106
52	12
32	52
12	100
22	28
24	70
54	24
22	36
27	63
42	75
15	120
15	120
1	113
38	30
26	52
54	3
34	30
23	48
38	3
17	80
40	30
31	30
32	44
27	6
12	102
25	56
29	52
18	76
11	130
34	30
30	48
31	48
28	48
14	33
19	60
55	16
58	16
47	35
13	106
11	116
24	45
22	63
18	76
20	70
12	84
2	86
29	70
39	44
25	30
25	10
11	106
16	80
16	82
33	34
33	32
10	90
58	7
31	10
26	30
41	30
9	76
12	70
18	70
5	100
20	92
15	76
22	13
48	4
45	7
40	30
33	32