Extreme rain in Australia, 9 to 12 November 2018

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 9 to 12 November 2018
Start: 2018-11-09
End: 2018-11-12
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 9 to 12 November 2018: 126 records at 107 stations, peak on 11 November 2018. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 9 to 12 November 2018 set or tied 126 station records at 107 stations.
It ran from 9 November 2018 to 12 November 2018 (4 days) and its peak day was 11 November 2018.
Status: closed.
Melrose set a daily record precipitation of 39.0 mm (1.5 in) on 12 November 2018.
The busiest day was 11 November 2018 with 76 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 117 years.

Footprint

9 to 12 November 2018

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 9 to 12 November 2018 is outlined, with 19 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Extreme rain in Australia, 9 to 12 November 2018: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Melrose	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	2018-11-12
Laverton	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	2018-11-12
Burracoppin	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	2018-11-11
Bulong	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	2018-11-11
Judal Station	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	2018-11-11
Ninghan Station	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	2018-11-11
Pullagaroo	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	2018-11-11
Yerilla	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	2018-11-12
Wondinong	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	2018-11-11
Sandstone	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	2018-11-11
Trayning	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	2018-11-11
Cue	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	2018-11-11
Coolangatta	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	2018-11-11
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	2018-11-11
Yuinmery	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	2018-11-12
Noongaar	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	2018-11-11
Youanmi Valley	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	2018-11-11
Paynes Find	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	2018-11-11
Bowgada	Record daily precipitation	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	2018-11-11

Records per Day

Peak day 76

Records set or tied each day from 9 November 2018 to 12 November 2018. The most in one day was 76 on 11 November 2018.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 9 to 12 November 2018 ranked by margin
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport, 11-11	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
Judal Station, 11-11	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
Melrose, 11-12	31.4 mm (1.2 in)
Sandstone, 11-10	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
Wondinong, 11-11	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
Coolangatta, 11-11	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
Laverton, 11-12	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
Youanmi Valley, 11-11	22.2 mm (0.9 in)
Bulong, 11-11	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
Yuinmery, 11-12	20.2 mm (0.8 in)
Paynes Find, 11-11	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
Burracoppin, 11-11	19.4 mm (0.8 in)
Noongaar, 11-11	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
Trayning, 11-11	17.1 mm (0.7 in)
Cue, 11-11	13.9 mm (0.5 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

126 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, 9 to 12 November 2018
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
31	75
25	108
19	104
21	111
38	96
10	97
10	87
13	108
28	31
17	72
6	91
14	52
25	41
20	31
12	72
40	13
31	8
20	9
19	47
22	47
6	104
6	104
11	79
19	47
21	31
7	87
26	48
4	104
8	72
9	72
11	7
1	81
7	72
2	109
7	79
11	19
17	53
2	104
19	4
11	47
17	36
1	117
0	109
1	109
10	16
4	87
1	113
11	47
6	79
2	79
4	72
11	36
2	79
2	79
8	47
7	71
12	4
2	72
4	72
17	9
0	80
2	72
1	79
2	72
10	28
12	19
3	60
7	39
18	4
5	47
2	68
4	53
15	4
7	31
7	20
11	28
15	4
10	53
10	4
5	44
5	47
5	45
8	47
8	53
6	47
3	44
2	68
9	28
12	36
14	4
0	56
11	16
10	35
4	57
5	24
7	31
8	35
2	41
1	47
1	47
2	36
4	36
7	23
10	31
3	41
2	36
0	41
6	4
4	35
3	48
1	35
4	29
12	4
10	17
5	4
2	16
3	20
8	0
1	17
7	4
1	4
2	4
2	4
0	0
0	1
0	0

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 9 to 12 November 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, 9 to 12 November 2018 (this event)	126 records

Every Record Set

20 of 126

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 9 to 12 November 2018, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2018-11-10	Sandstone	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	8	52 of 100 (Notable)
2018-11-11	Burracoppin	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	104	67 of 100 (Major)
2018-11-11	Bulong	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	111	67 of 100 (Major)
2018-11-11	Judal Station	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	96	64 of 100 (Major)
2018-11-11	Ninghan Station	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	97	64 of 100 (Major)
2018-11-11	Pullagaroo	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	87	61 of 100 (Major)
2018-11-11	Wondinong	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31	59 of 100 (Notable)
2018-11-11	Trayning	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	72	57 of 100 (Notable)
2018-11-11	Sandstone	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	91	57 of 100 (Notable)
2018-11-11	Cue	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	52	56 of 100 (Notable)
2018-11-11	Coolangatta	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41	56 of 100 (Notable)
2018-11-11	Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	13	52 of 100 (Notable)
2018-11-11	Noongaar	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	47	50 of 100 (Notable)
2018-11-11	Youanmi Valley	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	47	50 of 100 (Notable)
2018-11-11	Paynes Find	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	31	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-11-11	Bowgada	Record daily precipitation	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	72	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-11-12	Melrose	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	75	71 of 100 (Major)
2018-11-12	Laverton	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	108	69 of 100 (Major)
2018-11-12	Yerilla	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	108	61 of 100 (Major)
2018-11-12	Yuinmery	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	9	51 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 126 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
31	75
25	108
19	104
21	111
38	96
10	97
10	87
13	108
28	31
17	72
6	91
14	52
25	41
20	31
12	72
40	13
31	8
20	9
19	47
22	47
6	104
6	104
11	79
19	47
21	31
7	87
26	48
4	104
8	72
9	72
11	7
1	81
7	72
2	109
7	79
11	19
17	53
2	104
19	4
11	47
17	36
1	117
0	109
1	109
10	16
4	87
1	113
11	47
6	79
2	79
4	72
11	36
2	79
2	79
8	47
7	71
12	4
2	72
4	72
17	9
0	80
2	72
1	79
2	72
10	28
12	19
3	60
7	39
18	4
5	47
2	68
4	53
15	4
7	31
7	20
11	28
15	4
10	53
10	4
5	44
5	47
5	45
8	47
8	53
6	47
3	44
2	68
9	28
12	36
14	4
0	56
11	16
10	35
4	57
5	24
7	31
8	35
2	41
1	47
1	47
2	36
4	36
7	23
10	31
3	41
2	36
0	41
6	4
4	35
3	48
1	35
4	29
12	4
10	17
5	4
2	16
3	20
8	0
1	17
7	4
1	4
2	4
2	4
0	0
0	1
0	0

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
31	75
25	108
19	104
21	111
38	96
10	97
10	87
13	108
28	31
17	72
6	91
14	52
25	41
20	31
12	72
40	13
31	8
20	9
19	47
22	47
6	104
6	104
11	79
19	47
21	31
7	87
26	48
4	104
8	72
9	72
11	7
1	81
7	72
2	109
7	79
11	19
17	53
2	104
19	4
11	47
17	36
1	117
0	109
1	109
10	16
4	87
1	113
11	47
6	79
2	79
4	72
11	36
2	79
2	79
8	47
7	71
12	4
2	72
4	72
17	9
0	80
2	72
1	79
2	72
10	28
12	19
3	60
7	39
18	4
5	47
2	68
4	53
15	4
7	31
7	20
11	28
15	4
10	53
10	4
5	44
5	47
5	45
8	47
8	53
6	47
3	44
2	68
9	28
12	36
14	4
0	56
11	16
10	35
4	57
5	24
7	31
8	35
2	41
1	47
1	47
2	36
4	36
7	23
10	31
3	41
2	36
0	41
6	4
4	35
3	48
1	35
4	29
12	4
10	17
5	4
2	16
3	20
8	0
1	17
7	4
1	4
2	4
2	4
0	0
0	1
0	0

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
31	75
25	108
19	104
21	111
38	96
10	97
10	87
13	108
28	31
17	72
6	91
14	52
25	41
20	31
12	72
40	13
31	8
20	9
19	47
22	47
6	104
6	104
11	79
19	47
21	31
7	87
26	48
4	104
8	72
9	72
11	7
1	81
7	72
2	109
7	79
11	19
17	53
2	104
19	4
11	47
17	36
1	117
0	109
1	109
10	16
4	87
1	113
11	47
6	79
2	79
4	72
11	36
2	79
2	79
8	47
7	71
12	4
2	72
4	72
17	9
0	80
2	72
1	79
2	72
10	28
12	19
3	60
7	39
18	4
5	47
2	68
4	53
15	4
7	31
7	20
11	28
15	4
10	53
10	4
5	44
5	47
5	45
8	47
8	53
6	47
3	44
2	68
9	28
12	36
14	4
0	56
11	16
10	35
4	57
5	24
7	31
8	35
2	41
1	47
1	47
2	36
4	36
7	23
10	31
3	41
2	36
0	41
6	4
4	35
3	48
1	35
4	29
12	4
10	17
5	4
2	16
3	20
8	0
1	17
7	4
1	4
2	4
2	4
0	0
0	1
0	0