Extreme rain in Australia, 1 to 6 July 2018

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 1 to 6 July 2018
Start: 2018-07-01
End: 2018-07-06
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 1 to 6 July 2018: 234 records at 228 stations, peak on 3 July 2018. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 1 to 6 July 2018 set or tied 234 station records at 228 stations.
It ran from 1 July 2018 to 6 July 2018 (6 days) and its peak day was 3 July 2018.
Status: closed.
Yorkrakine set a daily record precipitation of 42.5 mm (1.7 in) on 3 July 2018.
The busiest day was 3 July 2018 with 175 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 105 years.

Footprint

1 to 6 July 2018

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 1 to 6 July 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, 1 to 6 July 2018: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Yorkrakine	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	2018-07-03
Telenning Hill	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	2018-07-03
Balline	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	2018-07-03
Chelsea	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	2018-07-03
Wongan Hills	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	2018-07-03
Konnongorring	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	2018-07-03
Barberton	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	2018-07-03
Berkshire Valley	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	2018-07-03
Ejanding	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	2018-07-03
Watheroo	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	2018-07-03
Tammin	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	2018-07-03
Kokardine	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	2018-07-03
Tenindewa Bindu	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	2018-07-03
Amery Acres	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	2018-07-03
Happy Valley	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	2018-07-03
Dowerin	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	2018-07-03
Wannamal	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	2018-07-03
Belka	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	2018-07-03
Quellington	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	2018-07-03
Wattening	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	2018-07-03

Records per Day

Peak day 175

Records set or tied each day from 1 July 2018 to 6 July 2018. The most in one day was 175 on 3 July 2018.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 1 to 6 July 2018 ranked by margin
Berkshire Valley, 07-03	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
Balline, 07-03	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
Konnongorring, 07-03	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
Wannamal, 07-03	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
Barberton, 07-03	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
Wongan Hills, 07-03	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
Ejanding, 07-03	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
Chelsea, 07-03	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
Telenning Hill, 07-03	24.3 mm (1.0 in)
Amery Acres, 07-03	22.5 mm (0.9 in)
Yorkrakine, 07-03	22.2 mm (0.9 in)
Wattening, 07-03	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
Happy Valley, 07-03	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
Dowerin, 07-03	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
Tenindewa Bindu, 07-03	17.7 mm (0.7 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

234 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, 1 to 6 July 2018
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
22	96
24	96
33	84
27	84
27	64
29	64
28	61
36	61
27	60
17	96
15	96
14	103
18	84
23	64
21	64
21	60
28	61
13	96
16	96
22	64
14	97
18	84
14	84
12	96
12	68
5	102
12	96
19	60
16	55
17	84
16	84
15	60
10	96
11	96
37	45
10	96
15	60
17	84
26	20
21	20
16	84
25	64
41	21
18	60
12	101
29	20
22	21
18	64
24	11
33	20
20	20
24	20
14	84
28	47
6	100
44	20
8	53
8	84
6	96
9	84
5	103
41	13
13	60
20	20
14	68
16	20
13	64
10	60
12	60
14	75
17	45
12	60
19	20
7	84
20	20
18	11
17	21
15	20
4	105
20	11
19	20
14	20
16	20
18	21
5	84
9	37
8	84
15	20
7	84
22	20
27	20
7	88
3	84
22	20
27	21
26	21
2	96
10	60
12	20
3	84
3	84
32	21
3	83
20	21
1	67
20	20
12	20
12	20
2	84
10	45
20	21
5	61
1	88
5	60
13	20
14	20
2	84
1	84
21	31
22	21
14	21
22	21
11	20
4	67
12	27
1	84
0	84
13	21
13	20
4	60
7	55
10	55
9	20
4	27
5	22
4	55
5	73
12	20
0	81
6	52
11	43
11	20
2	60
5	29
17	44
4	22
2	63
9	20
7	45
2	60
19	31
9	20
9	20
13	13
1	60
10	20
14	20
4	60
22	4
7	20
7	20
10	20
1	60
24	4
15	19
10	20
3	44
5	40
5	44
10	11
13	17
4	44
4	1
7	7
7	40
8	11
1	47
12	17
4	52
3	31
9	21
13	17
5	29
10	11
1	55
1	33
1	33
1	16
10	17
2	20
5	11
0	1
2	27
0	20
13	15
12	11
1	40
2	20
1	32
0	31

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 1 to 6 July 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, 1 to 6 July 2018 (this event)	234 records

Every Record Set

20 of 234

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 1 to 6 July 2018, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2018-07-03	Yorkrakine	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	96	78 of 100 (Major)
2018-07-03	Telenning Hill	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	96	76 of 100 (Major)
2018-07-03	Balline	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	84	71 of 100 (Major)
2018-07-03	Chelsea	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	84	70 of 100 (Major)
2018-07-03	Wongan Hills	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	64	69 of 100 (Major)
2018-07-03	Konnongorring	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	64	69 of 100 (Major)
2018-07-03	Barberton	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	61	68 of 100 (Major)
2018-07-03	Berkshire Valley	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	61	68 of 100 (Major)
2018-07-03	Ejanding	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	60	68 of 100 (Major)
2018-07-03	Watheroo	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	96	66 of 100 (Major)
2018-07-03	Tammin	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	96	66 of 100 (Major)
2018-07-03	Kokardine	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	103	65 of 100 (Major)
2018-07-03	Tenindewa Bindu	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	84	65 of 100 (Major)
2018-07-03	Amery Acres	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	64	65 of 100 (Major)
2018-07-03	Happy Valley	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	64	65 of 100 (Major)
2018-07-03	Dowerin	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	60	63 of 100 (Major)
2018-07-03	Wannamal	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	61	62 of 100 (Major)
2018-07-03	Belka	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	96	62 of 100 (Major)
2018-07-03	Quellington	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	96	62 of 100 (Major)
2018-07-03	Wattening	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	64	62 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 234 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.

Date	Records
2018-07-01	1
2018-07-02	11
2018-07-03	175
2018-07-04	18
2018-07-05	28
2018-07-06	1

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
22	96
24	96
33	84
27	84
27	64
29	64
28	61
36	61
27	60
17	96
15	96
14	103
18	84
23	64
21	64
21	60
28	61
13	96
16	96
22	64
14	97
18	84
14	84
12	96
12	68
5	102
12	96
19	60
16	55
17	84
16	84
15	60
10	96
11	96
37	45
10	96
15	60
17	84
26	20
21	20
16	84
25	64
41	21
18	60
12	101
29	20
22	21
18	64
24	11
33	20
20	20
24	20
14	84
28	47
6	100
44	20
8	53
8	84
6	96
9	84
5	103
41	13
13	60
20	20
14	68
16	20
13	64
10	60
12	60
14	75
17	45
12	60
19	20
7	84
20	20
18	11
17	21
15	20
4	105
20	11
19	20
14	20
16	20
18	21
5	84
9	37
8	84
15	20
7	84
22	20
27	20
7	88
3	84
22	20
27	21
26	21
2	96
10	60
12	20
3	84
3	84
32	21
3	83
20	21
1	67
20	20
12	20
12	20
2	84
10	45
20	21
5	61
1	88
5	60
13	20
14	20
2	84
1	84
21	31
22	21
14	21
22	21
11	20
4	67
12	27
1	84
0	84
13	21
13	20
4	60
7	55
10	55
9	20
4	27
5	22
4	55
5	73
12	20
0	81
6	52
11	43
11	20
2	60
5	29
17	44
4	22
2	63
9	20
7	45
2	60
19	31
9	20
9	20
13	13
1	60
10	20
14	20
4	60
22	4
7	20
7	20
10	20
1	60
24	4
15	19
10	20
3	44
5	40
5	44
10	11
13	17
4	44
4	1
7	7
7	40
8	11
1	47
12	17
4	52
3	31
9	21
13	17
5	29
10	11
1	55
1	33
1	33
1	16
10	17
2	20
5	11
0	1
2	27
0	20
13	15
12	11
1	40
2	20
1	32
0	31

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
22	96
24	96
33	84
27	84
27	64
29	64
28	61
36	61
27	60
17	96
15	96
14	103
18	84
23	64
21	64
21	60
28	61
13	96
16	96
22	64
14	97
18	84
14	84
12	96
12	68
5	102
12	96
19	60
16	55
17	84
16	84
15	60
10	96
11	96
37	45
10	96
15	60
17	84
26	20
21	20
16	84
25	64
41	21
18	60
12	101
29	20
22	21
18	64
24	11
33	20
20	20
24	20
14	84
28	47
6	100
44	20
8	53
8	84
6	96
9	84
5	103
41	13
13	60
20	20
14	68
16	20
13	64
10	60
12	60
14	75
17	45
12	60
19	20
7	84
20	20
18	11
17	21
15	20
4	105
20	11
19	20
14	20
16	20
18	21
5	84
9	37
8	84
15	20
7	84
22	20
27	20
7	88
3	84
22	20
27	21
26	21
2	96
10	60
12	20
3	84
3	84
32	21
3	83
20	21
1	67
20	20
12	20
12	20
2	84
10	45
20	21
5	61
1	88
5	60
13	20
14	20
2	84
1	84
21	31
22	21
14	21
22	21
11	20
4	67
12	27
1	84
0	84
13	21
13	20
4	60
7	55
10	55
9	20
4	27
5	22
4	55
5	73
12	20
0	81
6	52
11	43
11	20
2	60
5	29
17	44
4	22
2	63
9	20
7	45
2	60
19	31
9	20
9	20
13	13
1	60
10	20
14	20
4	60
22	4
7	20
7	20
10	20
1	60
24	4
15	19
10	20
3	44
5	40
5	44
10	11
13	17
4	44
4	1
7	7
7	40
8	11
1	47
12	17
4	52
3	31
9	21
13	17
5	29
10	11
1	55
1	33
1	33
1	16
10	17
2	20
5	11
0	1
2	27
0	20
13	15
12	11
1	40
2	20
1	32
0	31

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
22	96
24	96
33	84
27	84
27	64
29	64
28	61
36	61
27	60
17	96
15	96
14	103
18	84
23	64
21	64
21	60
28	61
13	96
16	96
22	64
14	97
18	84
14	84
12	96
12	68
5	102
12	96
19	60
16	55
17	84
16	84
15	60
10	96
11	96
37	45
10	96
15	60
17	84
26	20
21	20
16	84
25	64
41	21
18	60
12	101
29	20
22	21
18	64
24	11
33	20
20	20
24	20
14	84
28	47
6	100
44	20
8	53
8	84
6	96
9	84
5	103
41	13
13	60
20	20
14	68
16	20
13	64
10	60
12	60
14	75
17	45
12	60
19	20
7	84
20	20
18	11
17	21
15	20
4	105
20	11
19	20
14	20
16	20
18	21
5	84
9	37
8	84
15	20
7	84
22	20
27	20
7	88
3	84
22	20
27	21
26	21
2	96
10	60
12	20
3	84
3	84
32	21
3	83
20	21
1	67
20	20
12	20
12	20
2	84
10	45
20	21
5	61
1	88
5	60
13	20
14	20
2	84
1	84
21	31
22	21
14	21
22	21
11	20
4	67
12	27
1	84
0	84
13	21
13	20
4	60
7	55
10	55
9	20
4	27
5	22
4	55
5	73
12	20
0	81
6	52
11	43
11	20
2	60
5	29
17	44
4	22
2	63
9	20
7	45
2	60
19	31
9	20
9	20
13	13
1	60
10	20
14	20
4	60
22	4
7	20
7	20
10	20
1	60
24	4
15	19
10	20
3	44
5	40
5	44
10	11
13	17
4	44
4	1
7	7
7	40
8	11
1	47
12	17
4	52
3	31
9	21
13	17
5	29
10	11
1	55
1	33
1	33
1	16
10	17
2	20
5	11
0	1
2	27
0	20
13	15
12	11
1	40
2	20
1	32
0	31