Extreme rain in Australia, 4 to 20 February 2020

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 4 to 20 February 2020
Start: 2020-02-04
End: 2020-02-20
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 4 to 20 February 2020: 1,124 records at 726 stations, peak on 9 February 2020. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 4 to 20 February 2020 set or tied 1,124 station records at 726 stations.
It ran from 4 February 2020 to 20 February 2020 (17 days) and its peak day was 9 February 2020.
Status: closed.
Richlands (Bouverie) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 264.0 mm (10.4 in) on 9 February 2020.
The busiest day was 9 February 2020 with 232 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 148 years.

Footprint

4 to 20 February 2020

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 4 to 20 February 2020 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, 4 to 20 February 2020: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Richlands (Bouverie)	Record daily precipitation	264.0 mm (10.4 in)	2020-02-09
Taralga (Circle C)	Record daily precipitation	224.4 mm (8.8 in)	2020-02-10
Oakdale (Cooyong Park)	Record daily precipitation	296.0 mm (11.7 in)	2020-02-10
Springwood Bowling Club	Record daily precipitation	140.6 mm (5.5 in)	2020-02-09
Wombeyan Caves	Record daily precipitation	252.0 mm (9.9 in)	2020-02-10
Taralga Post Office	Record daily precipitation	197.0 mm (7.8 in)	2020-02-10
Bettowynd (Condry)	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	2020-02-10
Nerriga Composite	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	2020-02-10
Breadalbane (Old Post Office)	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	2020-02-10
Coramba (Glenfiddich)	Record daily precipitation	228.4 mm (9.0 in)	2020-02-12
La Palma	Record daily precipitation	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	2020-02-08
Woodhouselee (Leeston)	Record daily precipitation	159.4 mm (6.3 in)	2020-02-10
Gonyelinka	Record daily precipitation	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	2020-02-06
Boggabri (Kanownda)	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	2020-02-09
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Record daily precipitation	284.2 mm (11.2 in)	2020-02-09
Nerriga (Tolwong)	Record daily precipitation	133.2 mm (5.2 in)	2020-02-10
Jingi Jingi	Record daily precipitation	107.6 mm (4.2 in)	2020-02-12
Aubigny Purrawunda	Record daily precipitation	111.4 mm (4.4 in)	2020-02-09
Englesberg Village	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	2020-02-13
Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	2020-02-19

Records per Day

Peak day 232

Records set or tied each day from 4 February 2020 to 20 February 2020. The most in one day was 232 on 9 February 2020.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Australia, 4 to 20 February 2020
Date	Records
2020-02-04	11
2020-02-05	13
2020-02-06	48
2020-02-07	118
2020-02-08	87
2020-02-09	232
2020-02-10	151
2020-02-11	57
2020-02-12	52
2020-02-13	81
2020-02-14	55
2020-02-15	55
2020-02-16	19
2020-02-17	25
2020-02-18	36
2020-02-19	82
2020-02-20	2

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 4 to 20 February 2020 ranked by margin
Tweed Heads Golf Club, 02-09	175.0 mm (6.9 in)
Wombeyan Caves, 02-10	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
Richlands (Bouverie), 02-09	124.6 mm (4.9 in)
La Palma, 02-08	101.3 mm (4.0 in)
Coramba (Glenfiddich), 02-12	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
Oakdale (Cooyong Park), 02-10	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
Springwood Bowling Club, 02-09	81.4 mm (3.2 in)
Jingi Jingi, 02-12	80.7 mm (3.2 in)
Bettowynd (Condry), 02-10	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
Woodhouselee (Leeston), 02-10	65.2 mm (2.6 in)
Boggabri (Kanownda), 02-09	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
Englesberg Village, 02-13	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
Nerriga (Tolwong), 02-10	54.5 mm (2.1 in)
Aubigny Purrawunda, 02-09	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
Gonyelinka, 02-06	51.8 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, 4 to 20 February 2020
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
125	58
51	58
88	55
81	125
127	44
23	105
70	84
44	104
97	126
28	91
101	77
65	45
52	56
58	76
175	73
81	72
55	50
57	119
52	49
18	101
76	101
76	64
111	64
131	64
39	84
51	33
27	58
53	82
78	61
81	54
76	18
44	72
53	82
21	91
60	90
46	84
41	84
49	90
41	112
62	50
60	73
85	50
61	84
103	48
59	46
122	50
46	61
159	30
57	64
38	112
77	48
55	64
47	70
147	45
39	90
50	61
95	12
75	42
67	50
26	73
36	60
55	42
40	62
104	38
9	121
29	92
28	84
38	81
67	52
109	24
27	96
65	21
61	44
98	36
125	17
182	34
62	26
75	16
44	73
110	21
75	28
58	30
35	90
66	28
44	58
138	28
30	64
33	64
13	80
33	78
20	96
17	108
66	38
99	12
113	34
118	28
136	29
135	26
15	64
14	53
35	136
50	48
59	48
34	77
97	24
62	43
44	90
33	90
72	28
130	8
21	84
31	42
35	48
39	32
150	20
53	21
104	4
42	88
70	20
139	29
26	30
85	28
32	78
62	13
88	60
65	64
59	22
77	29
19	84
25	72
16	112
14	112
15	72
44	48
57	72
74	28
5	91
67	60
68	28
0	63
37	27
43	72
18	90
27	88
23	90
46	44
72	6
65	29
39	28
31	50
42	33
43	8
39	68
65	40
84	20
13	29
63	46
31	64
116	9
65	29
101	24
1	67
26	42
49	48
20	101
92	10
63	21
73	8
10	104
74	60
49	50
41	70
116	0
65	29
26	84
29	32
23	64
28	72
45	20
18	92
37	28
27	77
147	4
27	60
33	61
57	28
23	62
26	8
52	40
16	81
63	48
58	50
75	28
27	50
46	28
32	44
42	28
67	2
6	112
27	72

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 4 to 20 February 2020 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, 4 to 20 February 2020 (this event)	1,124 records

Every Record Set

20 of 1,124

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 4 to 20 February 2020, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2020-02-06	Gonyelinka	Record daily precipitation	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	56	72 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-08	La Palma	Record daily precipitation	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	77	73 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-09	Richlands (Bouverie)	Record daily precipitation	264.0 mm (10.4 in)	124.6 mm (4.9 in)	58	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
2020-02-09	Springwood Bowling Club	Record daily precipitation	140.6 mm (5.5 in)	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	125	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2020-02-09	Boggabri (Kanownda)	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	76	72 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-09	Tweed Heads Golf Club	Record daily precipitation	284.2 mm (11.2 in)	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	73	72 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-09	Aubigny Purrawunda	Record daily precipitation	111.4 mm (4.4 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	49	70 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-10	Taralga (Circle C)	Record daily precipitation	224.4 mm (8.8 in)	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	58	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
2020-02-10	Oakdale (Cooyong Park)	Record daily precipitation	296.0 mm (11.7 in)	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	55	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
2020-02-10	Wombeyan Caves	Record daily precipitation	252.0 mm (9.9 in)	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	44	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2020-02-10	Taralga Post Office	Record daily precipitation	197.0 mm (7.8 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	105	79 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-10	Bettowynd (Condry)	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	84	75 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-10	Nerriga Composite	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	104	75 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-10	Breadalbane (Old Post Office)	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	91	74 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-10	Woodhouselee (Leeston)	Record daily precipitation	159.4 mm (6.3 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	45	73 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-10	Nerriga (Tolwong)	Record daily precipitation	133.2 mm (5.2 in)	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	50	71 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-12	Coramba (Glenfiddich)	Record daily precipitation	228.4 mm (9.0 in)	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	126	74 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-12	Jingi Jingi	Record daily precipitation	107.6 mm (4.2 in)	80.7 mm (3.2 in)	72	71 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-13	Englesberg Village	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	119	70 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-19	Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	101	70 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 1,124 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
125	58
51	58
88	55
81	125
127	44
23	105
70	84
44	104
97	126
28	91
101	77
65	45
52	56
58	76
175	73
81	72
55	50
57	119
52	49
18	101
76	101
76	64
111	64
131	64
39	84
51	33
27	58
53	82
78	61
81	54
76	18
44	72
53	82
21	91
60	90
46	84
41	84
49	90
41	112
62	50
60	73
85	50
61	84
103	48
59	46
122	50
46	61
159	30
57	64
38	112
77	48
55	64
47	70
147	45
39	90
50	61
95	12
75	42
67	50
26	73
36	60
55	42
40	62
104	38
9	121
29	92
28	84
38	81
67	52
109	24
27	96
65	21
61	44
98	36
125	17
182	34
62	26
75	16
44	73
110	21
75	28
58	30
35	90
66	28
44	58
138	28
30	64
33	64
13	80
33	78
20	96
17	108
66	38
99	12
113	34
118	28
136	29
135	26
15	64
14	53
35	136
50	48
59	48
34	77
97	24
62	43
44	90
33	90
72	28
130	8
21	84
31	42
35	48
39	32
150	20
53	21
104	4
42	88
70	20
139	29
26	30
85	28
32	78
62	13
88	60
65	64
59	22
77	29
19	84
25	72
16	112
14	112
15	72
44	48
57	72
74	28
5	91
67	60
68	28
0	63
37	27
43	72
18	90
27	88
23	90
46	44
72	6
65	29
39	28
31	50
42	33
43	8
39	68
65	40
84	20
13	29
63	46
31	64
116	9
65	29
101	24
1	67
26	42
49	48
20	101
92	10
63	21
73	8
10	104
74	60
49	50
41	70
116	0
65	29
26	84
29	32
23	64
28	72
45	20
18	92
37	28
27	77
147	4
27	60
33	61
57	28
23	62
26	8
52	40
16	81
63	48
58	50
75	28
27	50
46	28
32	44
42	28
67	2
6	112
27	72

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
125	58
51	58
88	55
81	125
127	44
23	105
70	84
44	104
97	126
28	91
101	77
65	45
52	56
58	76
175	73
81	72
55	50
57	119
52	49
18	101
76	101
76	64
111	64
131	64
39	84
51	33
27	58
53	82
78	61
81	54
76	18
44	72
53	82
21	91
60	90
46	84
41	84
49	90
41	112
62	50
60	73
85	50
61	84
103	48
59	46
122	50
46	61
159	30
57	64
38	112
77	48
55	64
47	70
147	45
39	90
50	61
95	12
75	42
67	50
26	73
36	60
55	42
40	62
104	38
9	121
29	92
28	84
38	81
67	52
109	24
27	96
65	21
61	44
98	36
125	17
182	34
62	26
75	16
44	73
110	21
75	28
58	30
35	90
66	28
44	58
138	28
30	64
33	64
13	80
33	78
20	96
17	108
66	38
99	12
113	34
118	28
136	29
135	26
15	64
14	53
35	136
50	48
59	48
34	77
97	24
62	43
44	90
33	90
72	28
130	8
21	84
31	42
35	48
39	32
150	20
53	21
104	4
42	88
70	20
139	29
26	30
85	28
32	78
62	13
88	60
65	64
59	22
77	29
19	84
25	72
16	112
14	112
15	72
44	48
57	72
74	28
5	91
67	60
68	28
0	63
37	27
43	72
18	90
27	88
23	90
46	44
72	6
65	29
39	28
31	50
42	33
43	8
39	68
65	40
84	20
13	29
63	46
31	64
116	9
65	29
101	24
1	67
26	42
49	48
20	101
92	10
63	21
73	8
10	104
74	60
49	50
41	70
116	0
65	29
26	84
29	32
23	64
28	72
45	20
18	92
37	28
27	77
147	4
27	60
33	61
57	28
23	62
26	8
52	40
16	81
63	48
58	50
75	28
27	50
46	28
32	44
42	28
67	2
6	112
27	72

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
125	58
51	58
88	55
81	125
127	44
23	105
70	84
44	104
97	126
28	91
101	77
65	45
52	56
58	76
175	73
81	72
55	50
57	119
52	49
18	101
76	101
76	64
111	64
131	64
39	84
51	33
27	58
53	82
78	61
81	54
76	18
44	72
53	82
21	91
60	90
46	84
41	84
49	90
41	112
62	50
60	73
85	50
61	84
103	48
59	46
122	50
46	61
159	30
57	64
38	112
77	48
55	64
47	70
147	45
39	90
50	61
95	12
75	42
67	50
26	73
36	60
55	42
40	62
104	38
9	121
29	92
28	84
38	81
67	52
109	24
27	96
65	21
61	44
98	36
125	17
182	34
62	26
75	16
44	73
110	21
75	28
58	30
35	90
66	28
44	58
138	28
30	64
33	64
13	80
33	78
20	96
17	108
66	38
99	12
113	34
118	28
136	29
135	26
15	64
14	53
35	136
50	48
59	48
34	77
97	24
62	43
44	90
33	90
72	28
130	8
21	84
31	42
35	48
39	32
150	20
53	21
104	4
42	88
70	20
139	29
26	30
85	28
32	78
62	13
88	60
65	64
59	22
77	29
19	84
25	72
16	112
14	112
15	72
44	48
57	72
74	28
5	91
67	60
68	28
0	63
37	27
43	72
18	90
27	88
23	90
46	44
72	6
65	29
39	28
31	50
42	33
43	8
39	68
65	40
84	20
13	29
63	46
31	64
116	9
65	29
101	24
1	67
26	42
49	48
20	101
92	10
63	21
73	8
10	104
74	60
49	50
41	70
116	0
65	29
26	84
29	32
23	64
28	72
45	20
18	92
37	28
27	77
147	4
27	60
33	61
57	28
23	62
26	8
52	40
16	81
63	48
58	50
75	28
27	50
46	28
32	44
42	28
67	2
6	112
27	72