Extreme rain in Australia, 18 February to 1 March 2020

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 18 February to 1 March 2020
Start: 2020-02-18
End: 2020-03-01
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 18 February to 1 March 2020: 453 records at 269 stations, peak on 29 February 2020. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 18 February to 1 March 2020 set or tied 453 station records at 269 stations.
It ran from 18 February 2020 to 1 March 2020 (13 days) and its peak day was 29 February 2020.
Status: closed.
Cranbrook set a daily record precipitation of 39.0 mm (1.5 in) on 23 February 2020.
The busiest day was 29 February 2020 with 136 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 116 years.

Footprint

18 February to 1 March 2020

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 18 February to 1 March 2020 is outlined, with 18 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Extreme rain in Australia, 18 February to 1 March 2020: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Cranbrook	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	2020-02-23
Carnamah	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	2020-02-29
Latham	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	2020-02-19
Dowerin	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	2020-02-26
Amery Acres	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	2020-02-26
Turkey Hill North	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	2020-02-25
Kalannie	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	2020-02-26
Meka Station	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	2020-02-19
Rosa Brook	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	2020-02-23
Gabbin	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	2020-02-25
Dalwallinu North	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	2020-02-20
Geraldton Town	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	2020-02-27
Nungarin	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	2020-02-25
Trayning	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	2020-02-25
Valern	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	2020-02-24
Cowcowing	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	2020-02-25
Mindalla	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	2020-02-27
Hakea	Record daily precipitation	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	2020-02-27

Records per Day

Peak day 136

Records set or tied each day from 18 February 2020 to 1 March 2020. The most in one day was 136 on 29 February 2020.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Australia, 18 February to 1 March 2020
Date	Records
2020-02-18	3
2020-02-19	14
2020-02-20	8
2020-02-21	1
2020-02-22	26
2020-02-23	51
2020-02-24	14
2020-02-25	23
2020-02-26	30
2020-02-27	96
2020-02-28	41
2020-02-29	136
2020-03-01	10

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 18 February to 1 March 2020 ranked by margin
Gabbin, 02-25	43.6 mm (1.7 in)
Turkey Hill North, 02-25	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
Amery Acres, 02-26	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
Dowerin, 02-26	38.3 mm (1.5 in)
Carnamah, 02-29	38.2 mm (1.5 in)
Latham, 02-19	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
Valern, 02-24	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
Kalannie, 02-26	29.6 mm (1.2 in)
Cranbrook, 02-23	27.6 mm (1.1 in)
Dalwallinu North, 02-20	21.4 mm (0.8 in)
Hakea, 02-27	20.5 mm (0.8 in)
Meka Station, 02-19	20.2 mm (0.8 in)
Geraldton Town, 02-27	16.9 mm (0.7 in)
Mindalla, 02-27	16.2 mm (0.6 in)
Nungarin, 02-25	14.8 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

453 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, 18 February to 1 March 2020
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
28	97
38	84
34	68
38	64
40	78
21	104
43	44
30	64
7	93
20	112
11	22
44	40
21	56
17	94
15	112
11	104
11	104
16	74
33	24
9	104
11	112
12	94
27	16
13	112
16	78
12	94
10	108
9	98
13	116
15	94
8	94
20	78
11	94
9	104
11	94
10	112
19	56
10	94
11	94
9	100
6	108
8	112
8	97
6	100
6	108
7	97
17	68
6	108
6	116
34	24
6	97
8	94
6	104
5	112
8	94
3	104
8	90
4	112
19	13
4	112
10	92
10	85
3	104
12	90
8	94
15	56
18	45
4	112
2	104
6	94
3	104
6	94
5	94
4	104
8	96
5	94
15	56
1	108
3	108
13	80
14	68
6	90
4	94
26	40
1	108
1	108
0	112
17	41
1	112
0	108
1	102
1	108
1	97
4	94
10	76
2	98
1	108
19	36
3	96
12	72
6	88
3	92
25	40
5	88
7	84
1	94
16	64
19	36
4	88
13	28
1	94
9	78
2	90
1	94
3	88
2	88
6	85
10	60
4	78
10	56
5	78
20	8
0	88
9	33
16	40
17	41
2	88
2	85
12	60
13	60
19	49
23	16
4	50
6	74
5	74
11	60
13	30
2	84
13	33
7	64
7	64
19	30
1	84
22	25
25	36
16	36
4	64
8	64
1	78
2	80
0	78
6	64
6	64
5	64
13	60
12	36
8	60
4	64
4	64
7	64
5	64
6	64
12	36
0	76
3	64
3	64
3	64
5	58
3	64
4	64
4	56
13	24
3	60
10	44
2	64
3	72
2	64
1	64
3	64
1	64
22	32
3	56
1	64
1	64
1	64
3	60
9	30
15	25
8	41
8	44
1	64
4	68
9	36
9	36
10	36
3	64
0	60
4	60
21	8
22	1

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 18 February to 1 March 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, 18 February to 1 March 2020 (this event)	453 records

Every Record Set

20 of 453

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 18 February to 1 March 2020, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2020-02-19	Latham	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	68	61 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-19	Meka Station	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	112	55 of 100 (Notable)
2020-02-20	Dalwallinu North	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	56	52 of 100 (Notable)
2020-02-22	Carnamah	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	104	49 of 100 (Notable)
2020-02-23	Cranbrook	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	97	75 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-23	Rosa Brook	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	22	55 of 100 (Notable)
2020-02-24	Valern	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24	49 of 100 (Notable)
2020-02-25	Turkey Hill North	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	44	58 of 100 (Notable)
2020-02-25	Gabbin	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	40	53 of 100 (Notable)
2020-02-25	Nungarin	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	112	51 of 100 (Notable)
2020-02-25	Trayning	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	104	50 of 100 (Notable)
2020-02-25	Cowcowing	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	104	49 of 100 (Notable)
2020-02-26	Dowerin	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	64	61 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-26	Amery Acres	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	78	60 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-26	Kalannie	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	64	57 of 100 (Notable)
2020-02-27	Geraldton Town	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	94	52 of 100 (Notable)
2020-02-27	Mindalla	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	74	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-02-27	Hakea	Record daily precipitation	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	104	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-02-27	Rosa Brook	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	93	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-02-29	Carnamah	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	84	67 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 453 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
28	97
38	84
34	68
38	64
40	78
21	104
43	44
30	64
7	93
20	112
11	22
44	40
21	56
17	94
15	112
11	104
11	104
16	74
33	24
9	104
11	112
12	94
27	16
13	112
16	78
12	94
10	108
9	98
13	116
15	94
8	94
20	78
11	94
9	104
11	94
10	112
19	56
10	94
11	94
9	100
6	108
8	112
8	97
6	100
6	108
7	97
17	68
6	108
6	116
34	24
6	97
8	94
6	104
5	112
8	94
3	104
8	90
4	112
19	13
4	112
10	92
10	85
3	104
12	90
8	94
15	56
18	45
4	112
2	104
6	94
3	104
6	94
5	94
4	104
8	96
5	94
15	56
1	108
3	108
13	80
14	68
6	90
4	94
26	40
1	108
1	108
0	112
17	41
1	112
0	108
1	102
1	108
1	97
4	94
10	76
2	98
1	108
19	36
3	96
12	72
6	88
3	92
25	40
5	88
7	84
1	94
16	64
19	36
4	88
13	28
1	94
9	78
2	90
1	94
3	88
2	88
6	85
10	60
4	78
10	56
5	78
20	8
0	88
9	33
16	40
17	41
2	88
2	85
12	60
13	60
19	49
23	16
4	50
6	74
5	74
11	60
13	30
2	84
13	33
7	64
7	64
19	30
1	84
22	25
25	36
16	36
4	64
8	64
1	78
2	80
0	78
6	64
6	64
5	64
13	60
12	36
8	60
4	64
4	64
7	64
5	64
6	64
12	36
0	76
3	64
3	64
3	64
5	58
3	64
4	64
4	56
13	24
3	60
10	44
2	64
3	72
2	64
1	64
3	64
1	64
22	32
3	56
1	64
1	64
1	64
3	60
9	30
15	25
8	41
8	44
1	64
4	68
9	36
9	36
10	36
3	64
0	60
4	60
21	8
22	1

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
28	97
38	84
34	68
38	64
40	78
21	104
43	44
30	64
7	93
20	112
11	22
44	40
21	56
17	94
15	112
11	104
11	104
16	74
33	24
9	104
11	112
12	94
27	16
13	112
16	78
12	94
10	108
9	98
13	116
15	94
8	94
20	78
11	94
9	104
11	94
10	112
19	56
10	94
11	94
9	100
6	108
8	112
8	97
6	100
6	108
7	97
17	68
6	108
6	116
34	24
6	97
8	94
6	104
5	112
8	94
3	104
8	90
4	112
19	13
4	112
10	92
10	85
3	104
12	90
8	94
15	56
18	45
4	112
2	104
6	94
3	104
6	94
5	94
4	104
8	96
5	94
15	56
1	108
3	108
13	80
14	68
6	90
4	94
26	40
1	108
1	108
0	112
17	41
1	112
0	108
1	102
1	108
1	97
4	94
10	76
2	98
1	108
19	36
3	96
12	72
6	88
3	92
25	40
5	88
7	84
1	94
16	64
19	36
4	88
13	28
1	94
9	78
2	90
1	94
3	88
2	88
6	85
10	60
4	78
10	56
5	78
20	8
0	88
9	33
16	40
17	41
2	88
2	85
12	60
13	60
19	49
23	16
4	50
6	74
5	74
11	60
13	30
2	84
13	33
7	64
7	64
19	30
1	84
22	25
25	36
16	36
4	64
8	64
1	78
2	80
0	78
6	64
6	64
5	64
13	60
12	36
8	60
4	64
4	64
7	64
5	64
6	64
12	36
0	76
3	64
3	64
3	64
5	58
3	64
4	64
4	56
13	24
3	60
10	44
2	64
3	72
2	64
1	64
3	64
1	64
22	32
3	56
1	64
1	64
1	64
3	60
9	30
15	25
8	41
8	44
1	64
4	68
9	36
9	36
10	36
3	64
0	60
4	60
21	8
22	1

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
28	97
38	84
34	68
38	64
40	78
21	104
43	44
30	64
7	93
20	112
11	22
44	40
21	56
17	94
15	112
11	104
11	104
16	74
33	24
9	104
11	112
12	94
27	16
13	112
16	78
12	94
10	108
9	98
13	116
15	94
8	94
20	78
11	94
9	104
11	94
10	112
19	56
10	94
11	94
9	100
6	108
8	112
8	97
6	100
6	108
7	97
17	68
6	108
6	116
34	24
6	97
8	94
6	104
5	112
8	94
3	104
8	90
4	112
19	13
4	112
10	92
10	85
3	104
12	90
8	94
15	56
18	45
4	112
2	104
6	94
3	104
6	94
5	94
4	104
8	96
5	94
15	56
1	108
3	108
13	80
14	68
6	90
4	94
26	40
1	108
1	108
0	112
17	41
1	112
0	108
1	102
1	108
1	97
4	94
10	76
2	98
1	108
19	36
3	96
12	72
6	88
3	92
25	40
5	88
7	84
1	94
16	64
19	36
4	88
13	28
1	94
9	78
2	90
1	94
3	88
2	88
6	85
10	60
4	78
10	56
5	78
20	8
0	88
9	33
16	40
17	41
2	88
2	85
12	60
13	60
19	49
23	16
4	50
6	74
5	74
11	60
13	30
2	84
13	33
7	64
7	64
19	30
1	84
22	25
25	36
16	36
4	64
8	64
1	78
2	80
0	78
6	64
6	64
5	64
13	60
12	36
8	60
4	64
4	64
7	64
5	64
6	64
12	36
0	76
3	64
3	64
3	64
5	58
3	64
4	64
4	56
13	24
3	60
10	44
2	64
3	72
2	64
1	64
3	64
1	64
22	32
3	56
1	64
1	64
1	64
3	60
9	30
15	25
8	41
8	44
1	64
4	68
9	36
9	36
10	36
3	64
0	60
4	60
21	8
22	1