Extreme rain in Australia, 24 March to 2 April 2019

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 24 March to 2 April 2019
Start: 2019-03-24
End: 2019-04-02
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 24 March to 2 April 2019: 524 records at 461 stations, peak on 30 March 2019. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 24 March to 2 April 2019 set or tied 524 station records at 461 stations.
It ran from 24 March 2019 to 2 April 2019 (10 days) and its peak day was 30 March 2019.
Status: closed.
Bunnan (Milhaven) set a daily record precipitation of 101.0 mm (4.0 in) on 30 March 2019.
The busiest day was 30 March 2019 with 213 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 130 years.

Footprint

24 March to 2 April 2019

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 24 March to 2 April 2019 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, 24 March to 2 April 2019: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Bunnan (Milhaven)	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	2019-03-30
Blackall Township	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	2019-03-27
Ambo Station	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	2019-03-28
Pilliga (Nirvana)	Record daily precipitation	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	2019-03-30
Willow Tree (Yarrabah)	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	2019-03-30
Kenebri (Ellerslie)	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	2019-03-30
Glenormiston	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	2019-03-25
Kelvin (Kahana)	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	2019-03-30
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Record daily precipitation	117.4 mm (4.6 in)	2019-03-29
Gundy (Miller St)	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	2019-03-30
Elderslie	Record daily precipitation	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	2019-03-27
Victoria Sugar Mill	Record daily precipitation	211.0 mm (8.3 in)	2019-03-29
Montrose	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	2019-03-31
Alni	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	2019-03-27
Moonan Flat (High St)	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	2019-03-30
Ulcanbah	Record daily precipitation	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	2019-03-28
Gwabegar Post Office	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	2019-03-30
Marion Downs	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	2019-03-26
Tambo Post Office	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	2019-03-27
Dillalah	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	2019-03-30

Records per Day

Peak day 213

Records set or tied each day from 24 March 2019 to 2 April 2019. The most in one day was 213 on 30 March 2019.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Australia, 24 March to 2 April 2019
Date	Records
2019-03-24	4
2019-03-25	26
2019-03-26	44
2019-03-27	52
2019-03-28	68
2019-03-29	42
2019-03-30	213
2019-03-31	51
2019-04-01	18
2019-04-02	6

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 24 March to 2 April 2019 ranked by margin
Victoria Sugar Mill, 03-29	124.4 mm (4.9 in)
Elderslie, 03-27	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
Ulcanbah, 03-28	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
Alni, 03-27	87.3 mm (3.4 in)
Marion Downs, 03-26	83.4 mm (3.3 in)
Kelvin (Kahana), 03-30	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
Ambo Station, 03-28	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
Gwabegar Post Office, 03-30	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
Bunnan (Milhaven), 03-30	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
Eumundi - Crescent Rd, 03-29	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
Blackall Township, 03-27	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
Willow Tree (Yarrabah), 03-30	59.6 mm (2.3 in)
Glenormiston, 03-25	58.1 mm (2.3 in)
Dillalah, 03-30	57.3 mm (2.3 in)
Gundy (Miller St), 03-30	50.7 mm (2.0 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

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, 24 March to 2 April 2019
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
63	104
61	128
66	121
43	118
60	69
46	44
58	89
70	56
63	100
51	60
124	74
112	45
23	100
87	45
27	104
110	44
65	40
35	108
83	34
57	72
37	73
56	29
133	45
56	28
65	28
60	54
59	44
80	34
49	28
93	44
98	34
106	74
160	37
39	56
24	104
31	102
54	2
31	89
45	56
37	56
46	28
61	28
100	28
46	56
27	127
108	32
75	28
71	44
4	128
41	69
75	45
39	80
75	45
35	40
46	28
2	126
16	68
28	106
18	118
61	61
19	90
47	28
57	28
15	104
25	68
69	74
60	6
27	64
39	56
45	28
18	114
22	116
75	10
12	104
11	116
45	45
3	93
7	83
10	106
49	72
57	45
43	56
36	77
75	28
37	56
38	28
25	43
49	28
9	106
247	5
44	29
30	89
52	34
25	45
36	28
8	104
12	88
30	49
20	104
51	74
17	54
34	60
37	20
15	89
22	82
32	28
42	28
22	68
40	60
26	72
15	85
59	16
29	56
5	109
43	12
26	49
23	56
8	130
18	69
32	45
5	100
28	68
19	77
18	54
31	60
15	89
31	57
45	28
36	45
21	56
31	28
35	28
26	49
2	104
36	12
24	72
19	77
34	32
40	30
19	69
31	28
23	57
35	72
16	77
61	58
31	74
54	37
1	108
28	40
25	43
2	124
2	105
25	49
1	104
43	38
1	64
55	45
30	0
32	34
24	45
17	42
3	92
22	40
14	43
20	49
15	82
79	44
38	29
3	92
31	29
28	45
6	89
43	29
10	73
21	45
25	45
10	77
2	92
11	72
24	40
10	68
9	68
17	45
32	34
21	56
18	69
41	28
13	30
25	30
11	56
72	44
18	49
31	29
8	80
32	34
6	72
23	28
35	44
10	42
0	88

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 24 March to 2 April 2019 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, 24 March to 2 April 2019 (this event)	524 records

Every Record Set

20 of 524

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 24 March to 2 April 2019, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2019-03-25	Glenormiston	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	89	66 of 100 (Major)
2019-03-26	Marion Downs	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	34	60 of 100 (Major)
2019-03-27	Blackall Township	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	128	73 of 100 (Major)
2019-03-27	Elderslie	Record daily precipitation	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	45	63 of 100 (Major)
2019-03-27	Alni	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	87.3 mm (3.4 in)	45	62 of 100 (Major)
2019-03-27	Tambo Post Office	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	108	60 of 100 (Major)
2019-03-28	Ambo Station	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	121	72 of 100 (Major)
2019-03-28	Ulcanbah	Record daily precipitation	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	44	61 of 100 (Major)
2019-03-29	Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Record daily precipitation	117.4 mm (4.6 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	100	64 of 100 (Major)
2019-03-29	Victoria Sugar Mill	Record daily precipitation	211.0 mm (8.3 in)	124.4 mm (4.9 in)	74	63 of 100 (Major)
2019-03-30	Bunnan (Milhaven)	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	104	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2019-03-30	Pilliga (Nirvana)	Record daily precipitation	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	118	70 of 100 (Major)
2019-03-30	Willow Tree (Yarrabah)	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	69	69 of 100 (Major)
2019-03-30	Kenebri (Ellerslie)	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	44	68 of 100 (Major)
2019-03-30	Kelvin (Kahana)	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	56	66 of 100 (Major)
2019-03-30	Gundy (Miller St)	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	60	64 of 100 (Major)
2019-03-30	Moonan Flat (High St)	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	104	62 of 100 (Major)
2019-03-30	Gwabegar Post Office	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	40	61 of 100 (Major)
2019-03-30	Dillalah	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	72	60 of 100 (Major)
2019-03-31	Montrose	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	100	63 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 524 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
63	104
61	128
66	121
43	118
60	69
46	44
58	89
70	56
63	100
51	60
124	74
112	45
23	100
87	45
27	104
110	44
65	40
35	108
83	34
57	72
37	73
56	29
133	45
56	28
65	28
60	54
59	44
80	34
49	28
93	44
98	34
106	74
160	37
39	56
24	104
31	102
54	2
31	89
45	56
37	56
46	28
61	28
100	28
46	56
27	127
108	32
75	28
71	44
4	128
41	69
75	45
39	80
75	45
35	40
46	28
2	126
16	68
28	106
18	118
61	61
19	90
47	28
57	28
15	104
25	68
69	74
60	6
27	64
39	56
45	28
18	114
22	116
75	10
12	104
11	116
45	45
3	93
7	83
10	106
49	72
57	45
43	56
36	77
75	28
37	56
38	28
25	43
49	28
9	106
247	5
44	29
30	89
52	34
25	45
36	28
8	104
12	88
30	49
20	104
51	74
17	54
34	60
37	20
15	89
22	82
32	28
42	28
22	68
40	60
26	72
15	85
59	16
29	56
5	109
43	12
26	49
23	56
8	130
18	69
32	45
5	100
28	68
19	77
18	54
31	60
15	89
31	57
45	28
36	45
21	56
31	28
35	28
26	49
2	104
36	12
24	72
19	77
34	32
40	30
19	69
31	28
23	57
35	72
16	77
61	58
31	74
54	37
1	108
28	40
25	43
2	124
2	105
25	49
1	104
43	38
1	64
55	45
30	0
32	34
24	45
17	42
3	92
22	40
14	43
20	49
15	82
79	44
38	29
3	92
31	29
28	45
6	89
43	29
10	73
21	45
25	45
10	77
2	92
11	72
24	40
10	68
9	68
17	45
32	34
21	56
18	69
41	28
13	30
25	30
11	56
72	44
18	49
31	29
8	80
32	34
6	72
23	28
35	44
10	42
0	88

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
63	104
61	128
66	121
43	118
60	69
46	44
58	89
70	56
63	100
51	60
124	74
112	45
23	100
87	45
27	104
110	44
65	40
35	108
83	34
57	72
37	73
56	29
133	45
56	28
65	28
60	54
59	44
80	34
49	28
93	44
98	34
106	74
160	37
39	56
24	104
31	102
54	2
31	89
45	56
37	56
46	28
61	28
100	28
46	56
27	127
108	32
75	28
71	44
4	128
41	69
75	45
39	80
75	45
35	40
46	28
2	126
16	68
28	106
18	118
61	61
19	90
47	28
57	28
15	104
25	68
69	74
60	6
27	64
39	56
45	28
18	114
22	116
75	10
12	104
11	116
45	45
3	93
7	83
10	106
49	72
57	45
43	56
36	77
75	28
37	56
38	28
25	43
49	28
9	106
247	5
44	29
30	89
52	34
25	45
36	28
8	104
12	88
30	49
20	104
51	74
17	54
34	60
37	20
15	89
22	82
32	28
42	28
22	68
40	60
26	72
15	85
59	16
29	56
5	109
43	12
26	49
23	56
8	130
18	69
32	45
5	100
28	68
19	77
18	54
31	60
15	89
31	57
45	28
36	45
21	56
31	28
35	28
26	49
2	104
36	12
24	72
19	77
34	32
40	30
19	69
31	28
23	57
35	72
16	77
61	58
31	74
54	37
1	108
28	40
25	43
2	124
2	105
25	49
1	104
43	38
1	64
55	45
30	0
32	34
24	45
17	42
3	92
22	40
14	43
20	49
15	82
79	44
38	29
3	92
31	29
28	45
6	89
43	29
10	73
21	45
25	45
10	77
2	92
11	72
24	40
10	68
9	68
17	45
32	34
21	56
18	69
41	28
13	30
25	30
11	56
72	44
18	49
31	29
8	80
32	34
6	72
23	28
35	44
10	42
0	88

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
63	104
61	128
66	121
43	118
60	69
46	44
58	89
70	56
63	100
51	60
124	74
112	45
23	100
87	45
27	104
110	44
65	40
35	108
83	34
57	72
37	73
56	29
133	45
56	28
65	28
60	54
59	44
80	34
49	28
93	44
98	34
106	74
160	37
39	56
24	104
31	102
54	2
31	89
45	56
37	56
46	28
61	28
100	28
46	56
27	127
108	32
75	28
71	44
4	128
41	69
75	45
39	80
75	45
35	40
46	28
2	126
16	68
28	106
18	118
61	61
19	90
47	28
57	28
15	104
25	68
69	74
60	6
27	64
39	56
45	28
18	114
22	116
75	10
12	104
11	116
45	45
3	93
7	83
10	106
49	72
57	45
43	56
36	77
75	28
37	56
38	28
25	43
49	28
9	106
247	5
44	29
30	89
52	34
25	45
36	28
8	104
12	88
30	49
20	104
51	74
17	54
34	60
37	20
15	89
22	82
32	28
42	28
22	68
40	60
26	72
15	85
59	16
29	56
5	109
43	12
26	49
23	56
8	130
18	69
32	45
5	100
28	68
19	77
18	54
31	60
15	89
31	57
45	28
36	45
21	56
31	28
35	28
26	49
2	104
36	12
24	72
19	77
34	32
40	30
19	69
31	28
23	57
35	72
16	77
61	58
31	74
54	37
1	108
28	40
25	43
2	124
2	105
25	49
1	104
43	38
1	64
55	45
30	0
32	34
24	45
17	42
3	92
22	40
14	43
20	49
15	82
79	44
38	29
3	92
31	29
28	45
6	89
43	29
10	73
21	45
25	45
10	77
2	92
11	72
24	40
10	68
9	68
17	45
32	34
21	56
18	69
41	28
13	30
25	30
11	56
72	44
18	49
31	29
8	80
32	34
6	72
23	28
35	44
10	42
0	88