Extreme rain in Australia, 30 October to 4 November 2019

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 30 October to 4 November 2019
Start: 2019-10-30
End: 2019-11-04
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 30 October to 4 November 2019: 154 records at 140 stations, peak on 31 October 2019. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 30 October to 4 November 2019 set or tied 154 station records at 140 stations.
It ran from 30 October 2019 to 4 November 2019 (6 days) and its peak day was 31 October 2019.
Status: closed.
Adina set a monthly record daily precipitation of 63.0 mm (2.5 in) on 2 November 2019.
The busiest day was 31 October 2019 with 110 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 97 years.

Footprint

30 October to 4 November 2019

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 30 October to 4 November 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, 30 October to 4 November 2019: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Adina	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	2019-11-02
Second Beach	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	2019-11-02
Boddington Shire	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	2019-11-01
Kimberley	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	2019-11-02
The Duke	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	2019-11-02
Cape le Grand Nat Park	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	2019-11-03
Karnet	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	2019-10-31
Barrett Meadows	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	2019-11-02
Wereroa	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	2019-11-02
Coorow	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	2019-10-31
Koobabbie	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	2019-10-31
Busselton Shire	Record daily precipitation	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	2019-10-31
Nannup	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	2019-10-31
Collie	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	2019-10-31
Doongin Peak	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	2019-10-31
Tammin	Record daily precipitation	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	2019-10-31
Karara	Record daily precipitation	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	2019-10-31
Fairfields	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	2019-10-31
Innadong	Record daily precipitation	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	2019-11-01
Redmond	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	2019-11-02

Records per Day

Peak day 110

Records set or tied each day from 30 October 2019 to 4 November 2019. The most in one day was 110 on 31 October 2019.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 30 October to 4 November 2019 ranked by margin
Kimberley, 11-02	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
Cape le Grand Nat Park, 11-03	24.8 mm (1.0 in)
Adina, 11-02	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
Karnet, 10-31	18.6 mm (0.7 in)
The Duke, 11-02	17.4 mm (0.7 in)
Second Beach, 11-02	17.2 mm (0.7 in)
Wereroa, 11-02	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
Boddington Shire, 11-01	14.0 mm (0.6 in)
Redmond, 11-02	10.7 mm (0.4 in)
Fairfields, 10-31	8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Barrett Meadows, 11-02	7.1 mm (0.28 in)
Tammin, 10-31	6.9 mm (0.27 in)
Doongin Peak, 10-31	6.4 mm (0.25 in)
Koobabbie, 10-31	4.6 mm (0.18 in)
Innadong, 11-01	3.2 mm (0.13 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

154 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, 30 October to 4 November 2019
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
22	35
17	43
7	92
14	53
6	92
5	97
27	24
3	97
11	60
3	88
2	90
8	56
17	32
25	14
1	97
19	53
1	97
7	64
1	97
17	32
1	97
3	80
6	66
21	32
7	60
13	16
9	53
14	38
5	56
17	28
5	56
10	26
11	32
5	56
4	56
4	56
8	56
5	56
3	66
4	56
7	56
4	56
3	56
3	56
6	34
5	56
3	56
15	13
1	66
17	4
5	34
13	13
3	52
3	52
2	56
1	56
0	62
3	40
0	62
1	56
6	41
9	25
6	38
1	56
3	41
1	56
1	56
5	42
9	38
2	52
9	10
3	30
1	56
8	32
1	53
1	64
3	44
3	52
1	56
2	56
8	24
5	41
4	25
2	41
6	32
7	24
8	13
12	6
1	52
4	6
2	41
0	38
7	12
4	32
2	45
2	41
6	24
4	24
2	28
2	37
3	42
1	25
3	16
10	6
4	10
3	10
3	10
13	4
2	10
4	30
4	22
6	4
1	32
0	41
2	25
4	28
7	6
1	37
5	4
7	4
1	28
2	10
2	12
1	13
2	8
2	25
2	25
3	25
0	32
2	22
4	16
2	25
2	25
2	4
4	13
5	4
3	13
3	4
1	24
7	4
5	4
5	4
4	4
3	4
0	24
1	16
1	16
2	4
0	16
0	12
1	4
2	0
0	4
1	4

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 30 October to 4 November 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, 30 October to 4 November 2019 (this event)	154 records

Every Record Set

20 of 154

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 30 October to 4 November 2019, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2019-10-31	Karnet	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	53	40 of 100 (Notable)
2019-10-31	Coorow	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	97	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-10-31	Koobabbie	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	97	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-10-31	Busselton Shire	Record daily precipitation	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	97	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-10-31	Nannup	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	97	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-10-31	Collie	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	97	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-10-31	Doongin Peak	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	92	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-10-31	Tammin	Record daily precipitation	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	92	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-10-31	Karara	Record daily precipitation	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	90	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-10-31	Fairfields	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	56	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-11-01	Boddington Shire	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	53	50 of 100 (Notable)
2019-11-01	Innadong	Record daily precipitation	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	88	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-11-02	Adina	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	35	61 of 100 (Major)
2019-11-02	Second Beach	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	43	56 of 100 (Notable)
2019-11-02	Kimberley	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24	47 of 100 (Notable)
2019-11-02	The Duke	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	32	41 of 100 (Notable)
2019-11-02	Barrett Meadows	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	64	40 of 100 (Notable)
2019-11-02	Wereroa	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	32	40 of 100 (Notable)
2019-11-02	Redmond	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	60	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-11-03	Cape le Grand Nat Park	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	14	41 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 154 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.

Date	Records
2019-10-30	1
2019-10-31	110
2019-11-01	12
2019-11-02	28
2019-11-03	2
2019-11-04	1

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
22	35
17	43
7	92
14	53
6	92
5	97
27	24
3	97
11	60
3	88
2	90
8	56
17	32
25	14
1	97
19	53
1	97
7	64
1	97
17	32
1	97
3	80
6	66
21	32
7	60
13	16
9	53
14	38
5	56
17	28
5	56
10	26
11	32
5	56
4	56
4	56
8	56
5	56
3	66
4	56
7	56
4	56
3	56
3	56
6	34
5	56
3	56
15	13
1	66
17	4
5	34
13	13
3	52
3	52
2	56
1	56
0	62
3	40
0	62
1	56
6	41
9	25
6	38
1	56
3	41
1	56
1	56
5	42
9	38
2	52
9	10
3	30
1	56
8	32
1	53
1	64
3	44
3	52
1	56
2	56
8	24
5	41
4	25
2	41
6	32
7	24
8	13
12	6
1	52
4	6
2	41
0	38
7	12
4	32
2	45
2	41
6	24
4	24
2	28
2	37
3	42
1	25
3	16
10	6
4	10
3	10
3	10
13	4
2	10
4	30
4	22
6	4
1	32
0	41
2	25
4	28
7	6
1	37
5	4
7	4
1	28
2	10
2	12
1	13
2	8
2	25
2	25
3	25
0	32
2	22
4	16
2	25
2	25
2	4
4	13
5	4
3	13
3	4
1	24
7	4
5	4
5	4
4	4
3	4
0	24
1	16
1	16
2	4
0	16
0	12
1	4
2	0
0	4
1	4

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
22	35
17	43
7	92
14	53
6	92
5	97
27	24
3	97
11	60
3	88
2	90
8	56
17	32
25	14
1	97
19	53
1	97
7	64
1	97
17	32
1	97
3	80
6	66
21	32
7	60
13	16
9	53
14	38
5	56
17	28
5	56
10	26
11	32
5	56
4	56
4	56
8	56
5	56
3	66
4	56
7	56
4	56
3	56
3	56
6	34
5	56
3	56
15	13
1	66
17	4
5	34
13	13
3	52
3	52
2	56
1	56
0	62
3	40
0	62
1	56
6	41
9	25
6	38
1	56
3	41
1	56
1	56
5	42
9	38
2	52
9	10
3	30
1	56
8	32
1	53
1	64
3	44
3	52
1	56
2	56
8	24
5	41
4	25
2	41
6	32
7	24
8	13
12	6
1	52
4	6
2	41
0	38
7	12
4	32
2	45
2	41
6	24
4	24
2	28
2	37
3	42
1	25
3	16
10	6
4	10
3	10
3	10
13	4
2	10
4	30
4	22
6	4
1	32
0	41
2	25
4	28
7	6
1	37
5	4
7	4
1	28
2	10
2	12
1	13
2	8
2	25
2	25
3	25
0	32
2	22
4	16
2	25
2	25
2	4
4	13
5	4
3	13
3	4
1	24
7	4
5	4
5	4
4	4
3	4
0	24
1	16
1	16
2	4
0	16
0	12
1	4
2	0
0	4
1	4

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
22	35
17	43
7	92
14	53
6	92
5	97
27	24
3	97
11	60
3	88
2	90
8	56
17	32
25	14
1	97
19	53
1	97
7	64
1	97
17	32
1	97
3	80
6	66
21	32
7	60
13	16
9	53
14	38
5	56
17	28
5	56
10	26
11	32
5	56
4	56
4	56
8	56
5	56
3	66
4	56
7	56
4	56
3	56
3	56
6	34
5	56
3	56
15	13
1	66
17	4
5	34
13	13
3	52
3	52
2	56
1	56
0	62
3	40
0	62
1	56
6	41
9	25
6	38
1	56
3	41
1	56
1	56
5	42
9	38
2	52
9	10
3	30
1	56
8	32
1	53
1	64
3	44
3	52
1	56
2	56
8	24
5	41
4	25
2	41
6	32
7	24
8	13
12	6
1	52
4	6
2	41
0	38
7	12
4	32
2	45
2	41
6	24
4	24
2	28
2	37
3	42
1	25
3	16
10	6
4	10
3	10
3	10
13	4
2	10
4	30
4	22
6	4
1	32
0	41
2	25
4	28
7	6
1	37
5	4
7	4
1	28
2	10
2	12
1	13
2	8
2	25
2	25
3	25
0	32
2	22
4	16
2	25
2	25
2	4
4	13
5	4
3	13
3	4
1	24
7	4
5	4
5	4
4	4
3	4
0	24
1	16
1	16
2	4
0	16
0	12
1	4
2	0
0	4
1	4