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Extreme rain in Australia, 4 to 11 December 2018

Extreme rain in Australia, 4 to 11 December 2018: 107 records at 83 stations, peak on 10 December 2018. Closed.

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

Key Facts

  • Extreme rain in Australia, 4 to 11 December 2018 set or tied 107 station records at 83 stations.
  • It ran from 4 December 2018 to 11 December 2018 (8 days) and its peak day was 10 December 2018.
  • Status: closed.
  • Mulgrave Mill set a daily record precipitation of 137.0 mm (5.4 in) on 10 December 2018.
  • The busiest day was 10 December 2018 with 33 records.
  • The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 123 years.

Footprint

4 to 11 December 2018
Footprint of Extreme rain in Australia, 4 to 11 December 2018 The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 4 to 11 December 2018 is outlined, with 19 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type.
The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 4 to 11 December 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, 4 to 11 December 2018: stations that set records in the event
StationTypeValueDate
Mulgrave MillRecord daily precipitation137.0 mm (5.4 in)2018-12-10
Cardwell Marine PdeRecord daily precipitation263.0 mm (10.4 in)2018-12-10
Cairns Post OfficeRecord daily precipitation169.7 mm (6.7 in)2018-12-09
Macknade Sugar MillRecord daily precipitation165.0 mm (6.5 in)2018-12-10
Babinda Post OfficeRecord daily precipitation288.0 mm (11.3 in)2018-12-10
Daintree VillageRecord daily precipitation343.0 mm (13.5 in)2018-12-11
Upper Stone ExelbyRecord daily precipitation153.2 mm (6.0 in)2018-12-11
BemersideRecord daily precipitation114.8 mm (4.5 in)2018-12-10
Elphinstone Pocket No1Record daily precipitation202.0 mm (8.0 in)2018-12-10
Kuranda Railway StationRecord daily precipitation239.0 mm (9.4 in)2018-12-10
Cairns AeroRecord daily precipitation169.6 mm (6.7 in)2018-12-10
Halifax Macrossan StRecord daily precipitation155.0 mm (6.1 in)2018-12-10
Tinaroo Falls DamRecord daily precipitation135.0 mm (5.3 in)2018-12-10
Glen HardingRecord daily precipitation99.5 mm (3.9 in)2018-12-10
GreenhavenRecord daily precipitation159.4 mm (6.3 in)2018-12-10
LethebrookRecord daily precipitation112.0 mm (4.4 in)2018-12-08
IrvinebankRecord daily precipitation56.8 mm (2.2 in)2018-12-10
Lucinda TownshipRecord daily precipitation169.0 mm (6.7 in)2018-12-10
Goshen StationRecord daily precipitation130.0 mm (5.1 in)2018-12-10

Records per Day

Peak day 33
Records per day during Extreme rain in Australia, 4 to 11 December 2018 Records set or tied each day from 4 December 2018 to 11 December 2018. The most in one day was 33 on 10 December 2018. 0 10 20 30 40 12-0412-0512-0612-0712-0812-0912-1012-11
Records set or tied each day from 4 December 2018 to 11 December 2018. The most in one day was 33 on 10 December 2018.
Records per day during Extreme rain in Australia, 4 to 11 December 2018
DateRecords
2018-12-043
2018-12-0521
2018-12-068
2018-12-0715
2018-12-089
2018-12-093
2018-12-1033
2018-12-1115

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced
Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 4 to 11 December 2018 ranked by margin
Kuranda Railway Station, 12-10201.0 mm (7.9 in)
Babinda Post Office, 12-10200.4 mm (7.9 in)
Cardwell Marine Pde, 12-10195.7 mm (7.7 in)
Elphinstone Pocket No1, 12-10156.5 mm (6.2 in)
Greenhaven, 12-10125.2 mm (4.9 in)
Tinaroo Falls Dam, 12-10122.0 mm (4.8 in)
Lucinda Township, 12-10121.8 mm (4.8 in)
Upper Stone Exelby, 12-11115.1 mm (4.5 in)
Daintree Village, 12-11111.9 mm (4.4 in)
Mulgrave Mill, 12-10111.6 mm (4.4 in)
Cairns Aero, 12-10103.0 mm (4.1 in)
Macknade Sugar Mill, 12-10102.8 mm (4.0 in)
Goshen Station, 12-1086.5 mm (3.4 in)
Cairns Post Office, 12-0985.9 mm (3.4 in)
Glen Harding, 12-1076.5 mm (3.0 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

Margin against age of the broken record in Extreme rain in Australia, 4 to 11 December 2018 107 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. 0 38 75 113 150 063125188250 Margin (mm) Years the old record stood
107 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, 4 to 11 December 2018
Margin (mm)Years the old record stood
112105
19693
86100
103123
20044
11244
11544
7489
15744
20129
10336
48100
12224
7713
12524
25100
14108
12216
8713
4187
669
11237
5753
7944
9244
5544
1112
647
3236
7527
5144
1788
2168
4127
2076
781
2649
5444
6740
481
4221
6620
237
2651
681
2549
7419
3837
4524
5321
1348
856
3421
4924
1049
4216
2643
3528
2433
1049
1049
2944
681
2044
660
353
3029
2837
849
440
1541
277
2620
3729
143
1615
527
443
251
2729
2927
333
823
1516
2724
1421
935
420
927
137
1215
133
129
128
118
821
820
224
821
615
04
225
108
913
37
34
50

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event
Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 4 to 11 December 2018 compared with similar events
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Extreme rain in Australia, 4 to 11 December 2018 (this event)107 records

Every Record Set

20 of 107
Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 4 to 11 December 2018, in date order
DateStationRecordValueMarginYears stoodSignificance
2018-12-08Mulgrave MillRecord daily precipitation61.0 mm (2.4 in)24.7 mm (1.0 in)10049 of 100 (Notable)
2018-12-08LethebrookRecord daily precipitation112.0 mm (4.4 in)41.4 mm (1.6 in)8748 of 100 (Notable)
2018-12-09Cairns Post OfficeRecord daily precipitation169.7 mm (6.7 in)85.9 mm (3.4 in)10074 of 100 (Major)
2018-12-10Mulgrave MillRecord daily precipitation137.0 mm (5.4 in)111.6 mm (4.4 in)10580 of 100 (Exceptional)
2018-12-10Cardwell Marine PdeRecord daily precipitation263.0 mm (10.4 in)195.7 mm (7.7 in)9378 of 100 (Major)
2018-12-10Macknade Sugar MillRecord daily precipitation165.0 mm (6.5 in)102.8 mm (4.0 in)12368 of 100 (Major)
2018-12-10Babinda Post OfficeRecord daily precipitation288.0 mm (11.3 in)200.4 mm (7.9 in)4463 of 100 (Major)
2018-12-10BemersideRecord daily precipitation114.8 mm (4.5 in)73.9 mm (2.9 in)8959 of 100 (Notable)
2018-12-10Elphinstone Pocket No1Record daily precipitation202.0 mm (8.0 in)156.5 mm (6.2 in)4459 of 100 (Notable)
2018-12-10Kuranda Railway StationRecord daily precipitation239.0 mm (9.4 in)201.0 mm (7.9 in)2958 of 100 (Notable)
2018-12-10Cairns AeroRecord daily precipitation169.6 mm (6.7 in)103.0 mm (4.1 in)3657 of 100 (Notable)
2018-12-10Halifax Macrossan StRecord daily precipitation155.0 mm (6.1 in)48.1 mm (1.9 in)10055 of 100 (Notable)
2018-12-10Tinaroo Falls DamRecord daily precipitation135.0 mm (5.3 in)122.0 mm (4.8 in)2453 of 100 (Notable)
2018-12-10Glen HardingRecord daily precipitation99.5 mm (3.9 in)76.5 mm (3.0 in)1351 of 100 (Notable)
2018-12-10GreenhavenRecord daily precipitation159.4 mm (6.3 in)125.2 mm (4.9 in)2450 of 100 (Notable)
2018-12-10IrvinebankRecord daily precipitation56.8 mm (2.2 in)13.9 mm (0.5 in)10848 of 100 (Notable)
2018-12-10Lucinda TownshipRecord daily precipitation169.0 mm (6.7 in)121.8 mm (4.8 in)1648 of 100 (Notable)
2018-12-10Goshen StationRecord daily precipitation130.0 mm (5.1 in)86.5 mm (3.4 in)1348 of 100 (Notable)
2018-12-11Daintree VillageRecord daily precipitation343.0 mm (13.5 in)111.9 mm (4.4 in)4462 of 100 (Major)
2018-12-11Upper Stone ExelbyRecord daily precipitation153.2 mm (6.0 in)115.1 mm (4.5 in)4461 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 107 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.