Extreme rain in Australia, 2 to 4 June 2019

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 2 to 4 June 2019
Start: 2019-06-02
End: 2019-06-04
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 2 to 4 June 2019: 128 records at 127 stations, peak on 4 June 2019. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 2 to 4 June 2019 set or tied 128 station records at 127 stations.
It ran from 2 June 2019 to 4 June 2019 (3 days) and its peak day was 4 June 2019.
Status: closed.
Rosebud (Country Club) set a daily record precipitation of 34.0 mm (1.3 in) on 3 June 2019.
The busiest day was 4 June 2019 with 75 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 137 years.

Footprint

2 to 4 June 2019

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 2 to 4 June 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, 2 to 4 June 2019: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Rosebud (Country Club)	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	2019-06-03
Blackwood	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	2019-06-03
Woodhouselee (Leeston)	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	2019-06-04
Drysdale (Brimdale)	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	2019-06-03
Goulburn (Cherryton)	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	2019-06-04
Goulburn Tafe	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	2019-06-04
Morrisons (Ballark)	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	2019-06-03
Nerriga Composite	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	2019-06-04
Trentham (Post Office)	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	2019-06-03
Yatchaw (Amaroo)	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	2019-06-03
Meredith	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	2019-06-03
Bullengarook East (Seskinore)	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	2019-06-03
Goulburn (Hillwood)	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	2019-06-04
Willow Tree (Yarrabah)	Record daily precipitation	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	2019-06-03
Woolsthorpe	Record daily precipitation	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	2019-06-03
Surprise Bay	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	2019-06-03
Flemington Racecourse	Record daily precipitation	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	2019-06-04
Laverton Raaf	Record daily precipitation	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	2019-06-04
Rockbank (Melton)	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	2019-06-04
Merrimu Reservoir	Record daily precipitation	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	2019-06-04

Records per Day

Peak day 75

Records set or tied each day from 2 June 2019 to 4 June 2019. The most in one day was 75 on 4 June 2019.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 2 to 4 June 2019 ranked by margin
Goulburn Tafe, 06-04	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
Goulburn (Hillwood), 06-04	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
Drysdale (Brimdale), 06-03	24.8 mm (1.0 in)
Goulburn (Cherryton), 06-04	20.4 mm (0.8 in)
Bullengarook East (Seskinore), 06-03	19.2 mm (0.8 in)
Blackwood, 06-03	17.7 mm (0.7 in)
Woodhouselee (Leeston), 06-04	17.7 mm (0.7 in)
Rockbank (Melton), 06-04	16.4 mm (0.6 in)
Rosebud (Country Club), 06-03	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
Nerriga Composite, 06-04	14.6 mm (0.6 in)
Laverton Raaf, 06-04	14.6 mm (0.6 in)
Merrimu Reservoir, 06-04	13.9 mm (0.5 in)
Morrisons (Ballark), 06-03	13.4 mm (0.5 in)
Surprise Bay, 06-03	12.3 mm (0.5 in)
Trentham (Post Office), 06-03	10.5 mm (0.4 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

128 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, 2 to 4 June 2019
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
15	90
12	104
18	88
18	137
8	96
15	25
25	28
16	29
20	69
33	20
13	40
14	29
15	96
11	90
3	102
4	102
27	44
5	88
19	28
5	98
20	40
7	45
2	102
7	69
34	56
15	28
27	20
9	66
3	90
1	119
0	102
2	96
2	88
11	69
15	64
17	33
1	45
7	69
13	28
8	69
33	44
5	69
15	40
10	29
7	28
4	69
13	64
23	49
4	69
2	72
23	40
8	50
2	69
4	69
1	69
11	40
1	69
0	69
10	28
18	22
2	66
9	33
10	25
14	44
0	69
10	33
6	28
3	40
3	57
3	56
0	64
0	64
8	40
7	40
9	22
9	40
5	33
6	33
6	44
8	28
2	40
3	44
4	44
12	2
19	8
4	25
0	48
2	29
11	10
2	40
6	25
30	2
1	40
1	40
5	22
3	28
3	37
0	45
1	40
1	40
0	40
2	40
18	12
2	25
11	10
7	16
20	6
2	25
20	2
5	20
0	29
4	10
3	16
4	10
2	14
3	9
2	29
5	10
3	14
9	8
10	2
3	6
4	5
5	10
0	22
1	6
4	8
1	2

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 2 to 4 June 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, 2 to 4 June 2019 (this event)	128 records

Every Record Set

20 of 128

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 2 to 4 June 2019, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2019-06-03	Rosebud (Country Club)	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	90	62 of 100 (Major)
2019-06-03	Blackwood	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	88	57 of 100 (Notable)
2019-06-03	Drysdale (Brimdale)	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	28	53 of 100 (Notable)
2019-06-03	Morrisons (Ballark)	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	40	49 of 100 (Notable)
2019-06-03	Trentham (Post Office)	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	90	47 of 100 (Notable)
2019-06-03	Yatchaw (Amaroo)	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	102	47 of 100 (Notable)
2019-06-03	Meredith	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	88	45 of 100 (Notable)
2019-06-03	Bullengarook East (Seskinore)	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	28	45 of 100 (Notable)
2019-06-03	Willow Tree (Yarrabah)	Record daily precipitation	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	98	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-06-03	Woolsthorpe	Record daily precipitation	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	102	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-06-03	Surprise Bay	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	104	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-06-04	Woodhouselee (Leeston)	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	137	56 of 100 (Notable)
2019-06-04	Goulburn (Cherryton)	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	69	50 of 100 (Notable)
2019-06-04	Goulburn Tafe	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20	50 of 100 (Notable)
2019-06-04	Nerriga Composite	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	96	48 of 100 (Notable)
2019-06-04	Goulburn (Hillwood)	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	44	45 of 100 (Notable)
2019-06-04	Flemington Racecourse	Record daily precipitation	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	96	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-06-04	Laverton Raaf	Record daily precipitation	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	25	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-06-04	Rockbank (Melton)	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	29	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-06-04	Merrimu Reservoir	Record daily precipitation	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	29	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 128 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
15	90
12	104
18	88
18	137
8	96
15	25
25	28
16	29
20	69
33	20
13	40
14	29
15	96
11	90
3	102
4	102
27	44
5	88
19	28
5	98
20	40
7	45
2	102
7	69
34	56
15	28
27	20
9	66
3	90
1	119
0	102
2	96
2	88
11	69
15	64
17	33
1	45
7	69
13	28
8	69
33	44
5	69
15	40
10	29
7	28
4	69
13	64
23	49
4	69
2	72
23	40
8	50
2	69
4	69
1	69
11	40
1	69
0	69
10	28
18	22
2	66
9	33
10	25
14	44
0	69
10	33
6	28
3	40
3	57
3	56
0	64
0	64
8	40
7	40
9	22
9	40
5	33
6	33
6	44
8	28
2	40
3	44
4	44
12	2
19	8
4	25
0	48
2	29
11	10
2	40
6	25
30	2
1	40
1	40
5	22
3	28
3	37
0	45
1	40
1	40
0	40
2	40
18	12
2	25
11	10
7	16
20	6
2	25
20	2
5	20
0	29
4	10
3	16
4	10
2	14
3	9
2	29
5	10
3	14
9	8
10	2
3	6
4	5
5	10
0	22
1	6
4	8
1	2

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
15	90
12	104
18	88
18	137
8	96
15	25
25	28
16	29
20	69
33	20
13	40
14	29
15	96
11	90
3	102
4	102
27	44
5	88
19	28
5	98
20	40
7	45
2	102
7	69
34	56
15	28
27	20
9	66
3	90
1	119
0	102
2	96
2	88
11	69
15	64
17	33
1	45
7	69
13	28
8	69
33	44
5	69
15	40
10	29
7	28
4	69
13	64
23	49
4	69
2	72
23	40
8	50
2	69
4	69
1	69
11	40
1	69
0	69
10	28
18	22
2	66
9	33
10	25
14	44
0	69
10	33
6	28
3	40
3	57
3	56
0	64
0	64
8	40
7	40
9	22
9	40
5	33
6	33
6	44
8	28
2	40
3	44
4	44
12	2
19	8
4	25
0	48
2	29
11	10
2	40
6	25
30	2
1	40
1	40
5	22
3	28
3	37
0	45
1	40
1	40
0	40
2	40
18	12
2	25
11	10
7	16
20	6
2	25
20	2
5	20
0	29
4	10
3	16
4	10
2	14
3	9
2	29
5	10
3	14
9	8
10	2
3	6
4	5
5	10
0	22
1	6
4	8
1	2

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
15	90
12	104
18	88
18	137
8	96
15	25
25	28
16	29
20	69
33	20
13	40
14	29
15	96
11	90
3	102
4	102
27	44
5	88
19	28
5	98
20	40
7	45
2	102
7	69
34	56
15	28
27	20
9	66
3	90
1	119
0	102
2	96
2	88
11	69
15	64
17	33
1	45
7	69
13	28
8	69
33	44
5	69
15	40
10	29
7	28
4	69
13	64
23	49
4	69
2	72
23	40
8	50
2	69
4	69
1	69
11	40
1	69
0	69
10	28
18	22
2	66
9	33
10	25
14	44
0	69
10	33
6	28
3	40
3	57
3	56
0	64
0	64
8	40
7	40
9	22
9	40
5	33
6	33
6	44
8	28
2	40
3	44
4	44
12	2
19	8
4	25
0	48
2	29
11	10
2	40
6	25
30	2
1	40
1	40
5	22
3	28
3	37
0	45
1	40
1	40
0	40
2	40
18	12
2	25
11	10
7	16
20	6
2	25
20	2
5	20
0	29
4	10
3	16
4	10
2	14
3	9
2	29
5	10
3	14
9	8
10	2
3	6
4	5
5	10
0	22
1	6
4	8
1	2