Extreme rain in Australia, 21 to 29 February 2020

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 21 to 29 February 2020
Start: 2020-02-21
End: 2020-02-29
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 21 to 29 February 2020: 195 records at 166 stations, peak on 23 February 2020. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 21 to 29 February 2020 set or tied 195 station records at 166 stations.
It ran from 21 February 2020 to 29 February 2020 (9 days) and its peak day was 23 February 2020.
Status: closed.
Mitchell Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 137.0 mm (5.4 in) on 23 February 2020.
The busiest day was 23 February 2020 with 64 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 131 years.

Footprint

21 to 29 February 2020

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 21 to 29 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, 21 to 29 February 2020: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Mitchell Post Office	Record daily precipitation	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	2020-02-23
Angellala Downs Homestead	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	2020-02-22
Lowan Hills	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	2020-02-23
Strathmore	Record daily precipitation	112.1 mm (4.4 in)	2020-02-27
Mungallala	Record daily precipitation	102.2 mm (4.0 in)	2020-02-23
Normandy	Record daily precipitation	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	2020-02-23
Ivanhoe Downs	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	2020-02-23
Victoria Downs	Record daily precipitation	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	2020-02-23
Dillalah	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	2020-02-23
Morven Post Office	Record daily precipitation	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	2020-02-23
Glenorie	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	2020-02-23
Perola Park	Record daily precipitation	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	2020-02-23
Woodlands	Record daily precipitation	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	2020-02-23
Wansey Downs	Record daily precipitation	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	2020-02-23
Waverley Downs	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	2020-02-24
Minnie Downs	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	2020-02-26
Kenilworth	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	2020-02-23
Havelock	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	2020-02-23
Albury	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	2020-02-23
Carmila Beach Road	Record daily precipitation	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	2020-02-24

Records per Day

Peak day 64

Records set or tied each day from 21 February 2020 to 29 February 2020. The most in one day was 64 on 23 February 2020.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 21 to 29 February 2020 ranked by margin
Carmila Beach Road, 02-24	137.8 mm (5.4 in)
Wansey Downs, 02-23	110.6 mm (4.4 in)
Mitchell Post Office, 02-23	96.9 mm (3.8 in)
Angellala Downs Homestead, 02-22	93.9 mm (3.7 in)
Normandy, 02-23	90.8 mm (3.6 in)
Lowan Hills, 02-23	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
Waverley Downs, 02-24	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
Mungallala, 02-23	69.2 mm (2.7 in)
Woodlands, 02-23	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
Havelock, 02-23	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
Strathmore, 02-27	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
Victoria Downs, 02-23	54.8 mm (2.2 in)
Minnie Downs, 02-26	52.2 mm (2.1 in)
Ivanhoe Downs, 02-23	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
Glenorie, 02-23	47.8 mm (1.9 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

195 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, 21 to 29 February 2020
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
97	112
94	68
83	68
56	104
69	68
91	49
52	64
55	68
36	131
34	131
48	68
74	37
40	59
64	37
111	44
52	54
18	90
64	46
46	64
138	38
23	102
51	48
42	72
130	24
35	68
46	116
58	8
44	23
68	28
93	33
33	126
16	90
50	84
31	64
9	120
47	76
56	16
40	22
55	16
21	78
27	68
101	24
5	119
7	112
37	45
5	66
14	73
10	61
17	74
1	129
19	22
35	24
35	24
41	38
18	64
33	44
3	59
15	84
47	16
31	72
5	61
39	32
39	60
30	70
82	20
11	64
17	56
1	80
25	33
13	65
9	72
6	73
17	60
9	46
7	70
8	60
4	72
77	8
13	60
95	8
20	44
32	16
2	66
43	29
3	64
13	60
0	68
15	44
31	28
14	44
2	64
25	44
26	12
68	30
31	16
1	61
41	8
31	16
9	56
12	49
21	37
6	49
0	22
18	16
43	1
21	42
41	30
2	46
47	10
14	28
9	44
27	9
9	44
4	48
34	25
17	16
1	44
20	29
10	29
2	44
1	42
21	28
25	20
0	52
5	37
8	46
4	44
13	28
4	44
12	16
5	37
25	13
10	37
27	1
1	44
1	44
1	36
17	40
9	42
11	13
0	48
5	40
26	4
13	28
24	10
8	44
7	42
0	44
5	42
17	34
15	17
15	16
25	8
30	1
10	22
10	16
17	16
38	10
3	25
1	42
2	42
2	16
1	20
8	17
1	36
11	29
8	28
0	16
13	6
33	10
1	32
9	10
3	20
7	28
3	22
1	26
5	22
19	4
10	28
8	16
5	16
7	8
9	20
3	10
0	20
2	22
10	5
5	13
8	10
4	16
0	20
6	10
3	8
4	12
5	12

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 21 to 29 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, 21 to 29 February 2020 (this event)	195 records

Every Record Set

20 of 195

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 21 to 29 February 2020, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2020-02-22	Angellala Downs Homestead	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	93.9 mm (3.7 in)	68	70 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-23	Mitchell Post Office	Record daily precipitation	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	96.9 mm (3.8 in)	112	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2020-02-23	Lowan Hills	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	68	70 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-23	Mungallala	Record daily precipitation	102.2 mm (4.0 in)	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	68	64 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-23	Normandy	Record daily precipitation	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	49	63 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-23	Ivanhoe Downs	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	64	63 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-23	Victoria Downs	Record daily precipitation	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	68	63 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-23	Dillalah	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	131	61 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-23	Morven Post Office	Record daily precipitation	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	131	60 of 100 (Major)
2020-02-23	Glenorie	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	68	59 of 100 (Notable)
2020-02-23	Perola Park	Record daily precipitation	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	59	58 of 100 (Notable)
2020-02-23	Woodlands	Record daily precipitation	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	37	58 of 100 (Notable)
2020-02-23	Wansey Downs	Record daily precipitation	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	110.6 mm (4.4 in)	44	58 of 100 (Notable)
2020-02-23	Kenilworth	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	90	56 of 100 (Notable)
2020-02-23	Havelock	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	46	55 of 100 (Notable)
2020-02-23	Albury	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	64	55 of 100 (Notable)
2020-02-24	Waverley Downs	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	37	58 of 100 (Notable)
2020-02-24	Carmila Beach Road	Record daily precipitation	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	137.8 mm (5.4 in)	38	54 of 100 (Notable)
2020-02-26	Minnie Downs	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	54	57 of 100 (Notable)
2020-02-27	Strathmore	Record daily precipitation	112.1 mm (4.4 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	104	66 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 195 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 2026-10-12. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.

Date	Records
2020-02-21	2
2020-02-22	13
2020-02-23	64
2020-02-24	38
2020-02-25	15
2020-02-26	19
2020-02-27	27
2020-02-28	8
2020-02-29	9

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
97	112
94	68
83	68
56	104
69	68
91	49
52	64
55	68
36	131
34	131
48	68
74	37
40	59
64	37
111	44
52	54
18	90
64	46
46	64
138	38
23	102
51	48
42	72
130	24
35	68
46	116
58	8
44	23
68	28
93	33
33	126
16	90
50	84
31	64
9	120
47	76
56	16
40	22
55	16
21	78
27	68
101	24
5	119
7	112
37	45
5	66
14	73
10	61
17	74
1	129
19	22
35	24
35	24
41	38
18	64
33	44
3	59
15	84
47	16
31	72
5	61
39	32
39	60
30	70
82	20
11	64
17	56
1	80
25	33
13	65
9	72
6	73
17	60
9	46
7	70
8	60
4	72
77	8
13	60
95	8
20	44
32	16
2	66
43	29
3	64
13	60
0	68
15	44
31	28
14	44
2	64
25	44
26	12
68	30
31	16
1	61
41	8
31	16
9	56
12	49
21	37
6	49
0	22
18	16
43	1
21	42
41	30
2	46
47	10
14	28
9	44
27	9
9	44
4	48
34	25
17	16
1	44
20	29
10	29
2	44
1	42
21	28
25	20
0	52
5	37
8	46
4	44
13	28
4	44
12	16
5	37
25	13
10	37
27	1
1	44
1	44
1	36
17	40
9	42
11	13
0	48
5	40
26	4
13	28
24	10
8	44
7	42
0	44
5	42
17	34
15	17
15	16
25	8
30	1
10	22
10	16
17	16
38	10
3	25
1	42
2	42
2	16
1	20
8	17
1	36
11	29
8	28
0	16
13	6
33	10
1	32
9	10
3	20
7	28
3	22
1	26
5	22
19	4
10	28
8	16
5	16
7	8
9	20
3	10
0	20
2	22
10	5
5	13
8	10
4	16
0	20
6	10
3	8
4	12
5	12

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
97	112
94	68
83	68
56	104
69	68
91	49
52	64
55	68
36	131
34	131
48	68
74	37
40	59
64	37
111	44
52	54
18	90
64	46
46	64
138	38
23	102
51	48
42	72
130	24
35	68
46	116
58	8
44	23
68	28
93	33
33	126
16	90
50	84
31	64
9	120
47	76
56	16
40	22
55	16
21	78
27	68
101	24
5	119
7	112
37	45
5	66
14	73
10	61
17	74
1	129
19	22
35	24
35	24
41	38
18	64
33	44
3	59
15	84
47	16
31	72
5	61
39	32
39	60
30	70
82	20
11	64
17	56
1	80
25	33
13	65
9	72
6	73
17	60
9	46
7	70
8	60
4	72
77	8
13	60
95	8
20	44
32	16
2	66
43	29
3	64
13	60
0	68
15	44
31	28
14	44
2	64
25	44
26	12
68	30
31	16
1	61
41	8
31	16
9	56
12	49
21	37
6	49
0	22
18	16
43	1
21	42
41	30
2	46
47	10
14	28
9	44
27	9
9	44
4	48
34	25
17	16
1	44
20	29
10	29
2	44
1	42
21	28
25	20
0	52
5	37
8	46
4	44
13	28
4	44
12	16
5	37
25	13
10	37
27	1
1	44
1	44
1	36
17	40
9	42
11	13
0	48
5	40
26	4
13	28
24	10
8	44
7	42
0	44
5	42
17	34
15	17
15	16
25	8
30	1
10	22
10	16
17	16
38	10
3	25
1	42
2	42
2	16
1	20
8	17
1	36
11	29
8	28
0	16
13	6
33	10
1	32
9	10
3	20
7	28
3	22
1	26
5	22
19	4
10	28
8	16
5	16
7	8
9	20
3	10
0	20
2	22
10	5
5	13
8	10
4	16
0	20
6	10
3	8
4	12
5	12

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
97	112
94	68
83	68
56	104
69	68
91	49
52	64
55	68
36	131
34	131
48	68
74	37
40	59
64	37
111	44
52	54
18	90
64	46
46	64
138	38
23	102
51	48
42	72
130	24
35	68
46	116
58	8
44	23
68	28
93	33
33	126
16	90
50	84
31	64
9	120
47	76
56	16
40	22
55	16
21	78
27	68
101	24
5	119
7	112
37	45
5	66
14	73
10	61
17	74
1	129
19	22
35	24
35	24
41	38
18	64
33	44
3	59
15	84
47	16
31	72
5	61
39	32
39	60
30	70
82	20
11	64
17	56
1	80
25	33
13	65
9	72
6	73
17	60
9	46
7	70
8	60
4	72
77	8
13	60
95	8
20	44
32	16
2	66
43	29
3	64
13	60
0	68
15	44
31	28
14	44
2	64
25	44
26	12
68	30
31	16
1	61
41	8
31	16
9	56
12	49
21	37
6	49
0	22
18	16
43	1
21	42
41	30
2	46
47	10
14	28
9	44
27	9
9	44
4	48
34	25
17	16
1	44
20	29
10	29
2	44
1	42
21	28
25	20
0	52
5	37
8	46
4	44
13	28
4	44
12	16
5	37
25	13
10	37
27	1
1	44
1	44
1	36
17	40
9	42
11	13
0	48
5	40
26	4
13	28
24	10
8	44
7	42
0	44
5	42
17	34
15	17
15	16
25	8
30	1
10	22
10	16
17	16
38	10
3	25
1	42
2	42
2	16
1	20
8	17
1	36
11	29
8	28
0	16
13	6
33	10
1	32
9	10
3	20
7	28
3	22
1	26
5	22
19	4
10	28
8	16
5	16
7	8
9	20
3	10
0	20
2	22
10	5
5	13
8	10
4	16
0	20
6	10
3	8
4	12
5	12