Extreme rain in Australia, 22 to 28 June 2019

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 22 to 28 June 2019
Start: 2019-06-22
End: 2019-06-28
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 22 to 28 June 2019: 158 records at 140 stations, peak on 23 June 2019. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 22 to 28 June 2019 set or tied 158 station records at 140 stations.
It ran from 22 June 2019 to 28 June 2019 (7 days) and its peak day was 23 June 2019.
Status: closed.
Quairading set a daily record precipitation of 50.0 mm (2.0 in) on 27 June 2019.
The busiest day was 23 June 2019 with 56 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 105 years.

Footprint

22 to 28 June 2019

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 22 to 28 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, 22 to 28 June 2019: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Quairading	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	2019-06-27
Edaggee	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	2019-06-22
Salmon Gums Res.STN.	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	2019-06-24
Melangata	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	2019-06-23
Gorya Valley	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	2019-06-24
Moree	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	2019-06-24
Mosman Park	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	2019-06-24
Boyup Brook	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	2019-06-24
Jourerdine	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	2019-06-24
Myrup	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	2019-06-24
Subiaco Treatment Plant	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	2019-06-23
Wooleen	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	2019-06-23
Wagin	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	2019-06-23
Murgoo	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	2019-06-23
Innadong	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	2019-06-23
Wialki	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	2019-06-24
Murchison	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	2019-06-23
Mulgara	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	2019-06-23
Muja Power Station	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	2019-06-24
Wialki North	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	2019-06-27

Records per Day

Peak day 56

Records set or tied each day from 22 June 2019 to 28 June 2019. The most in one day was 56 on 23 June 2019.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 22 to 28 June 2019 ranked by margin
Mosman Park, 06-24	47.6 mm (1.9 in)
Subiaco Treatment Plant, 06-23	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
Edaggee, 06-22	35.9 mm (1.4 in)
Mulgara, 06-23	35.4 mm (1.4 in)
Murchison, 06-23	24.8 mm (1.0 in)
Boyup Brook, 06-24	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
Quairading, 06-27	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
Moree, 06-24	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
Muja Power Station, 06-24	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
Wooleen, 06-23	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
Jourerdine, 06-24	17.6 mm (0.7 in)
Salmon Gums Res.STN., 06-24	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
Murgoo, 06-23	15.6 mm (0.6 in)
Gorya Valley, 06-24	15.4 mm (0.6 in)
Melangata, 06-23	14.1 mm (0.6 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

158 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, 22 to 28 June 2019
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
24	88
36	88
17	73
14	104
15	68
23	40
48	44
25	66
18	54
13	88
40	28
18	65
11	88
16	65
14	104
11	80
25	13
35	14
19	35
9	81
19	40
20	28
17	65
8	80
16	44
18	40
4	93
11	80
3	96
14	44
1	105
15	44
7	66
2	96
10	53
1	102
15	46
1	96
2	88
19	13
12	50
31	28
20	8
1	96
1	96
3	81
9	81
10	40
3	80
25	40
8	65
11	44
12	28
3	80
9	40
18	12
1	81
0	80
4	65
6	65
6	50
10	44
0	81
5	50
7	37
14	10
7	38
1	65
14	44
8	44
1	65
1	66
5	53
10	48
13	48
15	40
2	54
7	48
0	47
8	44
2	65
5	40
17	24
2	54
11	10
3	44
9	13
2	52
1	38
5	44
8	40
4	44
10	40
6	44
18	28
15	20
9	10
1	62
7	28
0	53
8	14
9	40
8	40
17	20
11	8
6	16
5	28
6	32
3	40
2	37
16	8
14	9
3	49
5	44
8	20
1	40
6	16
8	16
4	44
8	22
4	37
0	53
5	36
6	40
2	48
3	44
11	24
2	32
4	40
0	40
11	14
5	16
6	20
10	13
6	13
1	44
9	13
1	37
6	10
0	40
4	20
1	40
1	42
8	12
3	30
7	12
3	32
1	36
1	32
6	8
7	8
7	8
2	12
5	9
1	20
3	16
2	12
2	5

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 22 to 28 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, 22 to 28 June 2019 (this event)	158 records

Every Record Set

20 of 158

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 22 to 28 June 2019, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2019-06-22	Edaggee	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	88	69 of 100 (Major)
2019-06-23	Melangata	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	104	62 of 100 (Major)
2019-06-23	Subiaco Treatment Plant	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28	53 of 100 (Notable)
2019-06-23	Wooleen	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	65	52 of 100 (Notable)
2019-06-23	Wagin	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	88	52 of 100 (Notable)
2019-06-23	Murgoo	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	65	51 of 100 (Notable)
2019-06-23	Innadong	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	104	51 of 100 (Notable)
2019-06-23	Murchison	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	13	47 of 100 (Notable)
2019-06-23	Mulgara	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	14	47 of 100 (Notable)
2019-06-24	Salmon Gums Res.STN.	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	73	66 of 100 (Major)
2019-06-24	Gorya Valley	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	68	60 of 100 (Major)
2019-06-24	Moree	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	40	59 of 100 (Notable)
2019-06-24	Mosman Park	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	44	58 of 100 (Notable)
2019-06-24	Boyup Brook	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	66	58 of 100 (Notable)
2019-06-24	Jourerdine	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	54	57 of 100 (Notable)
2019-06-24	Myrup	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	88	54 of 100 (Notable)
2019-06-24	Wialki	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	80	49 of 100 (Notable)
2019-06-24	Muja Power Station	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	35	46 of 100 (Notable)
2019-06-27	Quairading	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	88	70 of 100 (Major)
2019-06-27	Wialki North	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	81	46 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 158 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 2026-10-18. 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
24	88
36	88
17	73
14	104
15	68
23	40
48	44
25	66
18	54
13	88
40	28
18	65
11	88
16	65
14	104
11	80
25	13
35	14
19	35
9	81
19	40
20	28
17	65
8	80
16	44
18	40
4	93
11	80
3	96
14	44
1	105
15	44
7	66
2	96
10	53
1	102
15	46
1	96
2	88
19	13
12	50
31	28
20	8
1	96
1	96
3	81
9	81
10	40
3	80
25	40
8	65
11	44
12	28
3	80
9	40
18	12
1	81
0	80
4	65
6	65
6	50
10	44
0	81
5	50
7	37
14	10
7	38
1	65
14	44
8	44
1	65
1	66
5	53
10	48
13	48
15	40
2	54
7	48
0	47
8	44
2	65
5	40
17	24
2	54
11	10
3	44
9	13
2	52
1	38
5	44
8	40
4	44
10	40
6	44
18	28
15	20
9	10
1	62
7	28
0	53
8	14
9	40
8	40
17	20
11	8
6	16
5	28
6	32
3	40
2	37
16	8
14	9
3	49
5	44
8	20
1	40
6	16
8	16
4	44
8	22
4	37
0	53
5	36
6	40
2	48
3	44
11	24
2	32
4	40
0	40
11	14
5	16
6	20
10	13
6	13
1	44
9	13
1	37
6	10
0	40
4	20
1	40
1	42
8	12
3	30
7	12
3	32
1	36
1	32
6	8
7	8
7	8
2	12
5	9
1	20
3	16
2	12
2	5

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
24	88
36	88
17	73
14	104
15	68
23	40
48	44
25	66
18	54
13	88
40	28
18	65
11	88
16	65
14	104
11	80
25	13
35	14
19	35
9	81
19	40
20	28
17	65
8	80
16	44
18	40
4	93
11	80
3	96
14	44
1	105
15	44
7	66
2	96
10	53
1	102
15	46
1	96
2	88
19	13
12	50
31	28
20	8
1	96
1	96
3	81
9	81
10	40
3	80
25	40
8	65
11	44
12	28
3	80
9	40
18	12
1	81
0	80
4	65
6	65
6	50
10	44
0	81
5	50
7	37
14	10
7	38
1	65
14	44
8	44
1	65
1	66
5	53
10	48
13	48
15	40
2	54
7	48
0	47
8	44
2	65
5	40
17	24
2	54
11	10
3	44
9	13
2	52
1	38
5	44
8	40
4	44
10	40
6	44
18	28
15	20
9	10
1	62
7	28
0	53
8	14
9	40
8	40
17	20
11	8
6	16
5	28
6	32
3	40
2	37
16	8
14	9
3	49
5	44
8	20
1	40
6	16
8	16
4	44
8	22
4	37
0	53
5	36
6	40
2	48
3	44
11	24
2	32
4	40
0	40
11	14
5	16
6	20
10	13
6	13
1	44
9	13
1	37
6	10
0	40
4	20
1	40
1	42
8	12
3	30
7	12
3	32
1	36
1	32
6	8
7	8
7	8
2	12
5	9
1	20
3	16
2	12
2	5

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
24	88
36	88
17	73
14	104
15	68
23	40
48	44
25	66
18	54
13	88
40	28
18	65
11	88
16	65
14	104
11	80
25	13
35	14
19	35
9	81
19	40
20	28
17	65
8	80
16	44
18	40
4	93
11	80
3	96
14	44
1	105
15	44
7	66
2	96
10	53
1	102
15	46
1	96
2	88
19	13
12	50
31	28
20	8
1	96
1	96
3	81
9	81
10	40
3	80
25	40
8	65
11	44
12	28
3	80
9	40
18	12
1	81
0	80
4	65
6	65
6	50
10	44
0	81
5	50
7	37
14	10
7	38
1	65
14	44
8	44
1	65
1	66
5	53
10	48
13	48
15	40
2	54
7	48
0	47
8	44
2	65
5	40
17	24
2	54
11	10
3	44
9	13
2	52
1	38
5	44
8	40
4	44
10	40
6	44
18	28
15	20
9	10
1	62
7	28
0	53
8	14
9	40
8	40
17	20
11	8
6	16
5	28
6	32
3	40
2	37
16	8
14	9
3	49
5	44
8	20
1	40
6	16
8	16
4	44
8	22
4	37
0	53
5	36
6	40
2	48
3	44
11	24
2	32
4	40
0	40
11	14
5	16
6	20
10	13
6	13
1	44
9	13
1	37
6	10
0	40
4	20
1	40
1	42
8	12
3	30
7	12
3	32
1	36
1	32
6	8
7	8
7	8
2	12
5	9
1	20
3	16
2	12
2	5