Extreme rain in Australia, 19 February to 9 March 2018

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 19 February to 9 March 2018
Start: 2018-02-19
End: 2018-03-09
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 19 February to 9 March 2018: 904 records at 673 stations, peak on 26 February 2018. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 19 February to 9 March 2018 set or tied 904 station records at 673 stations.
It ran from 19 February 2018 to 9 March 2018 (19 days) and its peak day was 26 February 2018.
Status: closed.
The Rock Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 82.2 mm (3.2 in) on 26 February 2018.
The busiest day was 26 February 2018 with 233 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 130 years.

Footprint

19 February to 9 March 2018

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 19 February to 9 March 2018 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, 19 February to 9 March 2018: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
The Rock Post Office	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	2018-02-26
Ayrshire Downs	Record daily precipitation	159.4 mm (6.3 in)	2018-03-06
Injune Post Office	Record daily precipitation	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	2018-02-21
Woodbine Station	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	2018-02-25
Warrnambool Downs	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	2018-03-05
Harrisville Post Office	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	2018-02-24
Corona Downs	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	2018-03-04
Manly Railway Station	Record daily precipitation	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	2018-02-24
Boorowa Post Office	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	2018-02-25
Marulan (George St)	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	2018-02-26
University of Queensland Gatto	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	2018-02-27
Gunnewin	Record daily precipitation	159.4 mm (6.3 in)	2018-02-21
Bunda Bunda	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	2018-02-25
Carsland	Record daily precipitation	298.0 mm (11.7 in)	2018-03-03
Fernflat	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	2018-02-23
Goulburn (Cherryton)	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	2018-02-26
Goulburn (Pomeroy)	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	2018-02-26
Woodhouselee (Leeston)	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	2018-02-26
Jingi Jingi	Record daily precipitation	95.6 mm (3.8 in)	2018-02-20
Alderley	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	2018-02-24

Records per Day

Peak day 233

Records set or tied each day from 19 February 2018 to 9 March 2018. The most in one day was 233 on 26 February 2018.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Australia, 19 February to 9 March 2018
Date	Records
2018-02-19	4
2018-02-20	61
2018-02-21	32
2018-02-22	25
2018-02-23	56
2018-02-24	72
2018-02-25	99
2018-02-26	233
2018-02-27	56
2018-02-28	8
2018-03-01	23
2018-03-02	8
2018-03-03	10
2018-03-04	43
2018-03-05	56
2018-03-06	63
2018-03-07	47
2018-03-08	6
2018-03-09	2

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 19 February to 9 March 2018 ranked by margin
Ayrshire Downs, 03-06	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
Fernflat, 02-23	100.2 mm (3.9 in)
Warrnambool Downs, 03-05	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
Alderley, 02-24	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
Carsland, 03-03	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
Corona Downs, 03-04	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
Manly Railway Station, 02-24	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
The Rock Post Office, 02-26	59.6 mm (2.3 in)
Woodbine Station, 02-25	58.1 mm (2.3 in)
Woodhouselee (Leeston), 02-26	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
Gunnewin, 02-21	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
Goulburn (Cherryton), 02-26	53.2 mm (2.1 in)
Bunda Bunda, 02-25	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
Injune Post Office, 02-21	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
University of Queensland Gatto, 02-27	52.1 mm (2.1 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, 19 February to 9 March 2018
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
60	107
105	93
52	81
58	100
96	68
74	100
48	108
71	111
52	84
35	108
31	108
53	104
75	61
54	28
100	48
53	56
50	48
57	48
45	90
81	67
4	121
42	63
27	121
69	40
48	20
59	48
81	47
80	51
49	93
94	42
33	110
96	51
53	49
103	56
62	94
49	84
56	64
38	63
56	40
18	104
76	32
29	112
65	64
79	43
32	72
20	112
37	92
29	68
56	47
23	104
59	44
18	96
28	68
22	100
73	16
31	93
40	48
36	66
19	114
20	104
42	64
17	100
35	63
39	40
34	48
34	40
13	104
23	125
33	72
11	106
11	121
34	40
16	104
58	44
160	16
39	20
65	36
26	63
61	14
10	107
11	130
53	45
24	92
46	84
62	36
71	14
16	99
12	91
30	40
8	121
34	63
14	93
44	45
138	14
20	84
9	106
35	51
28	48
10	106
28	42
31	48
40	40
8	102
13	96
14	102
51	42
30	40
48	20
37	25
31	48
28	48
32	40
41	14
46	32
25	40
8	129
4	114
3	106
7	102
35	59
52	48
5	102
23	63
35	42
7	100
57	16
109	36
7	104
7	100
29	20
71	14
6	77
7	109
25	59
8	96
18	67
15	84
50	44
24	63
25	16
37	40
31	40
29	63
5	123
42	20
62	47
19	71
4	116
8	87
30	31
7	90
48	51
3	114
8	43
48	40
26	40
66	24
2	125
19	51
3	121
28	51
10	88
1	116
41	45
44	46
2	112
33	51
13	91
112	14
35	10
0	127
6	87
1	110
1	125
1	104
43	12
22	40
0	108
0	102
3	92
30	5
29	49
36	47
44	42
1	96
28	56
48	51
75	0
18	48
28	40
36	47
41	1
72	26
42	34
54	42
39	42
31	44
43	14
17	44
65	11

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 19 February to 9 March 2018 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, 19 February to 9 March 2018 (this event)	904 records

Every Record Set

20 of 904

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 19 February to 9 March 2018, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2018-02-20	Jingi Jingi	Record daily precipitation	95.6 mm (3.8 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	90	63 of 100 (Major)
2018-02-21	Injune Post Office	Record daily precipitation	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	81	76 of 100 (Major)
2018-02-21	Gunnewin	Record daily precipitation	159.4 mm (6.3 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	28	66 of 100 (Major)
2018-02-23	Fernflat	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	48	64 of 100 (Major)
2018-02-24	Harrisville Post Office	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	108	69 of 100 (Major)
2018-02-24	Manly Railway Station	Record daily precipitation	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	111	68 of 100 (Major)
2018-02-24	Alderley	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	67	62 of 100 (Major)
2018-02-25	Woodbine Station	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	100	75 of 100 (Major)
2018-02-25	Boorowa Post Office	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	108	67 of 100 (Major)
2018-02-25	Bunda Bunda	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	104	66 of 100 (Major)
2018-02-26	The Rock Post Office	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	107	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2018-02-26	Marulan (George St)	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	108	67 of 100 (Major)
2018-02-26	Goulburn (Cherryton)	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	56	64 of 100 (Major)
2018-02-26	Goulburn (Pomeroy)	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	48	64 of 100 (Major)
2018-02-26	Woodhouselee (Leeston)	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	48	64 of 100 (Major)
2018-02-27	University of Queensland Gatto	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	84	67 of 100 (Major)
2018-03-03	Carsland	Record daily precipitation	298.0 mm (11.7 in)	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	61	66 of 100 (Major)
2018-03-04	Corona Downs	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	100	69 of 100 (Major)
2018-03-05	Warrnambool Downs	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	68	70 of 100 (Major)
2018-03-06	Ayrshire Downs	Record daily precipitation	159.4 mm (6.3 in)	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	93	78 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 904 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 2026-10-12. 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
60	107
105	93
52	81
58	100
96	68
74	100
48	108
71	111
52	84
35	108
31	108
53	104
75	61
54	28
100	48
53	56
50	48
57	48
45	90
81	67
4	121
42	63
27	121
69	40
48	20
59	48
81	47
80	51
49	93
94	42
33	110
96	51
53	49
103	56
62	94
49	84
56	64
38	63
56	40
18	104
76	32
29	112
65	64
79	43
32	72
20	112
37	92
29	68
56	47
23	104
59	44
18	96
28	68
22	100
73	16
31	93
40	48
36	66
19	114
20	104
42	64
17	100
35	63
39	40
34	48
34	40
13	104
23	125
33	72
11	106
11	121
34	40
16	104
58	44
160	16
39	20
65	36
26	63
61	14
10	107
11	130
53	45
24	92
46	84
62	36
71	14
16	99
12	91
30	40
8	121
34	63
14	93
44	45
138	14
20	84
9	106
35	51
28	48
10	106
28	42
31	48
40	40
8	102
13	96
14	102
51	42
30	40
48	20
37	25
31	48
28	48
32	40
41	14
46	32
25	40
8	129
4	114
3	106
7	102
35	59
52	48
5	102
23	63
35	42
7	100
57	16
109	36
7	104
7	100
29	20
71	14
6	77
7	109
25	59
8	96
18	67
15	84
50	44
24	63
25	16
37	40
31	40
29	63
5	123
42	20
62	47
19	71
4	116
8	87
30	31
7	90
48	51
3	114
8	43
48	40
26	40
66	24
2	125
19	51
3	121
28	51
10	88
1	116
41	45
44	46
2	112
33	51
13	91
112	14
35	10
0	127
6	87
1	110
1	125
1	104
43	12
22	40
0	108
0	102
3	92
30	5
29	49
36	47
44	42
1	96
28	56
48	51
75	0
18	48
28	40
36	47
41	1
72	26
42	34
54	42
39	42
31	44
43	14
17	44
65	11

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
60	107
105	93
52	81
58	100
96	68
74	100
48	108
71	111
52	84
35	108
31	108
53	104
75	61
54	28
100	48
53	56
50	48
57	48
45	90
81	67
4	121
42	63
27	121
69	40
48	20
59	48
81	47
80	51
49	93
94	42
33	110
96	51
53	49
103	56
62	94
49	84
56	64
38	63
56	40
18	104
76	32
29	112
65	64
79	43
32	72
20	112
37	92
29	68
56	47
23	104
59	44
18	96
28	68
22	100
73	16
31	93
40	48
36	66
19	114
20	104
42	64
17	100
35	63
39	40
34	48
34	40
13	104
23	125
33	72
11	106
11	121
34	40
16	104
58	44
160	16
39	20
65	36
26	63
61	14
10	107
11	130
53	45
24	92
46	84
62	36
71	14
16	99
12	91
30	40
8	121
34	63
14	93
44	45
138	14
20	84
9	106
35	51
28	48
10	106
28	42
31	48
40	40
8	102
13	96
14	102
51	42
30	40
48	20
37	25
31	48
28	48
32	40
41	14
46	32
25	40
8	129
4	114
3	106
7	102
35	59
52	48
5	102
23	63
35	42
7	100
57	16
109	36
7	104
7	100
29	20
71	14
6	77
7	109
25	59
8	96
18	67
15	84
50	44
24	63
25	16
37	40
31	40
29	63
5	123
42	20
62	47
19	71
4	116
8	87
30	31
7	90
48	51
3	114
8	43
48	40
26	40
66	24
2	125
19	51
3	121
28	51
10	88
1	116
41	45
44	46
2	112
33	51
13	91
112	14
35	10
0	127
6	87
1	110
1	125
1	104
43	12
22	40
0	108
0	102
3	92
30	5
29	49
36	47
44	42
1	96
28	56
48	51
75	0
18	48
28	40
36	47
41	1
72	26
42	34
54	42
39	42
31	44
43	14
17	44
65	11

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
60	107
105	93
52	81
58	100
96	68
74	100
48	108
71	111
52	84
35	108
31	108
53	104
75	61
54	28
100	48
53	56
50	48
57	48
45	90
81	67
4	121
42	63
27	121
69	40
48	20
59	48
81	47
80	51
49	93
94	42
33	110
96	51
53	49
103	56
62	94
49	84
56	64
38	63
56	40
18	104
76	32
29	112
65	64
79	43
32	72
20	112
37	92
29	68
56	47
23	104
59	44
18	96
28	68
22	100
73	16
31	93
40	48
36	66
19	114
20	104
42	64
17	100
35	63
39	40
34	48
34	40
13	104
23	125
33	72
11	106
11	121
34	40
16	104
58	44
160	16
39	20
65	36
26	63
61	14
10	107
11	130
53	45
24	92
46	84
62	36
71	14
16	99
12	91
30	40
8	121
34	63
14	93
44	45
138	14
20	84
9	106
35	51
28	48
10	106
28	42
31	48
40	40
8	102
13	96
14	102
51	42
30	40
48	20
37	25
31	48
28	48
32	40
41	14
46	32
25	40
8	129
4	114
3	106
7	102
35	59
52	48
5	102
23	63
35	42
7	100
57	16
109	36
7	104
7	100
29	20
71	14
6	77
7	109
25	59
8	96
18	67
15	84
50	44
24	63
25	16
37	40
31	40
29	63
5	123
42	20
62	47
19	71
4	116
8	87
30	31
7	90
48	51
3	114
8	43
48	40
26	40
66	24
2	125
19	51
3	121
28	51
10	88
1	116
41	45
44	46
2	112
33	51
13	91
112	14
35	10
0	127
6	87
1	110
1	125
1	104
43	12
22	40
0	108
0	102
3	92
30	5
29	49
36	47
44	42
1	96
28	56
48	51
75	0
18	48
28	40
36	47
41	1
72	26
42	34
54	42
39	42
31	44
43	14
17	44
65	11