Extreme rain in Australia, 22 to 24 November 2020

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 22 to 24 November 2020
Start: 2020-11-22
End: 2020-11-24
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 22 to 24 November 2020: 141 records at 136 stations, peak on 23 November 2020. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 22 to 24 November 2020 set or tied 141 station records at 136 stations.
It ran from 22 November 2020 to 24 November 2020 (3 days) and its peak day was 23 November 2020.
Status: closed.
Cressy set a daily record precipitation of 42.0 mm (1.7 in) on 23 November 2020.
The busiest day was 23 November 2020 with 105 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 113 years.

Footprint

22 to 24 November 2020

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 22 to 24 November 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, 22 to 24 November 2020: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Cressy	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	2020-11-23
Yatchaw (Amaroo)	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	2020-11-23
Cheltenham Kingston Centre	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	2020-11-23
Little River (Mount Rothwell)	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	2020-11-23
Derrinallum (Post Office)	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	2020-11-23
Willaura (Main Street)	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	2020-11-23
Lismore (Post Office)	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	2020-11-23
Oakleigh (Metropolitan Golf Cl	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	2020-11-23
Ballarat Aerodrome	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	2020-11-23
Jindivick	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	2020-11-23
Avalon Airport	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	2020-11-23
Rokewood (Wurrook South)	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	2020-11-23
Wymah (Gwandallen)	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	2020-11-24
Springvale (Sandown)	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	2020-11-23
Creswick	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	2020-11-23
Little River	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	2020-11-23
Buxton	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	2020-11-23
Old Junee (Millbank)	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	2020-11-23
Bowning (Wanganui)	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	2020-11-23
Balldale Post Office	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	2020-11-24

Records per Day

Peak day 105

Records set or tied each day from 22 November 2020 to 24 November 2020. The most in one day was 105 on 23 November 2020.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 22 to 24 November 2020 ranked by margin
Avalon Airport, 11-23	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
Oakleigh (Metropolitan Golf Cl, 11-23	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
Springvale (Sandown), 11-23	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
Buxton, 11-23	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
Derrinallum (Post Office), 11-23	25.6 mm (1.0 in)
Ballarat Aerodrome, 11-23	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
Cressy, 11-23	22.2 mm (0.9 in)
Little River, 11-23	21.2 mm (0.8 in)
Rokewood (Wurrook South), 11-23	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
Creswick, 11-23	19.2 mm (0.8 in)
Lismore (Post Office), 11-23	18.2 mm (0.7 in)
Jindivick, 11-23	14.4 mm (0.6 in)
Cheltenham Kingston Centre, 11-23	12.2 mm (0.5 in)
Little River (Mount Rothwell), 11-23	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
Yatchaw (Amaroo), 11-23	10.9 mm (0.4 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

141 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 24 November 2020
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
22	78
11	113
12	103
12	104
26	52
9	103
18	45
11	96
32	2
24	11
10	96
14	80
36	11
21	32
7	103
29	32
19	45
21	32
28	32
5	103
4	103
4	113
4	106
4	103
5	90
28	32
8	78
2	106
2	104
6	80
20	32
6	80
3	96
2	96
2	96
26	2
1	96
5	78
10	45
5	73
2	80
14	12
12	32
18	11
7	45
14	32
10	32
8	52
23	11
10	32
1	78
8	30
23	2
2	36
16	33
8	41
13	32
1	62
16	12
11	32
10	32
1	42
16	2
9	32
3	45
5	11
10	32
4	48
5	41
2	48
10	13
8	28
10	12
9	17
3	32
1	48
7	17
10	4
6	11
8	17
5	32
2	28
1	32
1	32
1	48
7	13
3	41
9	2
2	41
5	30
1	41
11	13
4	32
1	46
12	12
6	2
3	33
5	17
4	13
8	11
5	4
2	36
0	28
2	17
3	13
1	32
0	32
5	17
3	32
1	32
5	2
0	32
4	2
2	17
1	32
1	24
6	13
0	32
5	17
2	9
8	4
4	17
1	32
12	2
6	4
3	17
3	17
2	17
4	4
1	17
1	2
0	17
0	2
2	13
2	17
2	17
2	12
1	11
0	9
1	6
1	4

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 22 to 24 November 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, 22 to 24 November 2020 (this event)	141 records

Every Record Set

20 of 141

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 22 to 24 November 2020, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2020-11-23	Cressy	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	78	63 of 100 (Major)
2020-11-23	Yatchaw (Amaroo)	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	113	55 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-23	Cheltenham Kingston Centre	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	103	54 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-23	Little River (Mount Rothwell)	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	104	54 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-23	Derrinallum (Post Office)	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	52	54 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-23	Willaura (Main Street)	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	103	52 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-23	Lismore (Post Office)	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	45	51 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-23	Oakleigh (Metropolitan Golf Cl	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	2	49 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-23	Ballarat Aerodrome	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	11	49 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-23	Jindivick	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	80	48 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-23	Avalon Airport	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	11	48 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-23	Rokewood (Wurrook South)	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	32	48 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-23	Springvale (Sandown)	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32	47 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-23	Creswick	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	45	47 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-23	Little River	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	32	46 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-23	Buxton	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32	46 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-23	Old Junee (Millbank)	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	103	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-11-23	Bowning (Wanganui)	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	103	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-11-24	Wymah (Gwandallen)	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	96	48 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-24	Balldale Post Office	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	96	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 141 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
22	78
11	113
12	103
12	104
26	52
9	103
18	45
11	96
32	2
24	11
10	96
14	80
36	11
21	32
7	103
29	32
19	45
21	32
28	32
5	103
4	103
4	113
4	106
4	103
5	90
28	32
8	78
2	106
2	104
6	80
20	32
6	80
3	96
2	96
2	96
26	2
1	96
5	78
10	45
5	73
2	80
14	12
12	32
18	11
7	45
14	32
10	32
8	52
23	11
10	32
1	78
8	30
23	2
2	36
16	33
8	41
13	32
1	62
16	12
11	32
10	32
1	42
16	2
9	32
3	45
5	11
10	32
4	48
5	41
2	48
10	13
8	28
10	12
9	17
3	32
1	48
7	17
10	4
6	11
8	17
5	32
2	28
1	32
1	32
1	48
7	13
3	41
9	2
2	41
5	30
1	41
11	13
4	32
1	46
12	12
6	2
3	33
5	17
4	13
8	11
5	4
2	36
0	28
2	17
3	13
1	32
0	32
5	17
3	32
1	32
5	2
0	32
4	2
2	17
1	32
1	24
6	13
0	32
5	17
2	9
8	4
4	17
1	32
12	2
6	4
3	17
3	17
2	17
4	4
1	17
1	2
0	17
0	2
2	13
2	17
2	17
2	12
1	11
0	9
1	6
1	4

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
22	78
11	113
12	103
12	104
26	52
9	103
18	45
11	96
32	2
24	11
10	96
14	80
36	11
21	32
7	103
29	32
19	45
21	32
28	32
5	103
4	103
4	113
4	106
4	103
5	90
28	32
8	78
2	106
2	104
6	80
20	32
6	80
3	96
2	96
2	96
26	2
1	96
5	78
10	45
5	73
2	80
14	12
12	32
18	11
7	45
14	32
10	32
8	52
23	11
10	32
1	78
8	30
23	2
2	36
16	33
8	41
13	32
1	62
16	12
11	32
10	32
1	42
16	2
9	32
3	45
5	11
10	32
4	48
5	41
2	48
10	13
8	28
10	12
9	17
3	32
1	48
7	17
10	4
6	11
8	17
5	32
2	28
1	32
1	32
1	48
7	13
3	41
9	2
2	41
5	30
1	41
11	13
4	32
1	46
12	12
6	2
3	33
5	17
4	13
8	11
5	4
2	36
0	28
2	17
3	13
1	32
0	32
5	17
3	32
1	32
5	2
0	32
4	2
2	17
1	32
1	24
6	13
0	32
5	17
2	9
8	4
4	17
1	32
12	2
6	4
3	17
3	17
2	17
4	4
1	17
1	2
0	17
0	2
2	13
2	17
2	17
2	12
1	11
0	9
1	6
1	4

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
22	78
11	113
12	103
12	104
26	52
9	103
18	45
11	96
32	2
24	11
10	96
14	80
36	11
21	32
7	103
29	32
19	45
21	32
28	32
5	103
4	103
4	113
4	106
4	103
5	90
28	32
8	78
2	106
2	104
6	80
20	32
6	80
3	96
2	96
2	96
26	2
1	96
5	78
10	45
5	73
2	80
14	12
12	32
18	11
7	45
14	32
10	32
8	52
23	11
10	32
1	78
8	30
23	2
2	36
16	33
8	41
13	32
1	62
16	12
11	32
10	32
1	42
16	2
9	32
3	45
5	11
10	32
4	48
5	41
2	48
10	13
8	28
10	12
9	17
3	32
1	48
7	17
10	4
6	11
8	17
5	32
2	28
1	32
1	32
1	48
7	13
3	41
9	2
2	41
5	30
1	41
11	13
4	32
1	46
12	12
6	2
3	33
5	17
4	13
8	11
5	4
2	36
0	28
2	17
3	13
1	32
0	32
5	17
3	32
1	32
5	2
0	32
4	2
2	17
1	32
1	24
6	13
0	32
5	17
2	9
8	4
4	17
1	32
12	2
6	4
3	17
3	17
2	17
4	4
1	17
1	2
0	17
0	2
2	13
2	17
2	17
2	12
1	11
0	9
1	6
1	4