Extreme rain in Australia, 31 January to 10 February 2021

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 31 January to 10 February 2021
Start: 2021-01-31
End: 2021-02-10
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 31 January to 10 February 2021: 407 records at 287 stations, peak on 7 February 2021. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 31 January to 10 February 2021 set or tied 407 station records at 287 stations.
It ran from 31 January 2021 to 10 February 2021 (11 days) and its peak day was 7 February 2021.
Status: closed.
Pardelup set a daily record precipitation of 36.0 mm (1.4 in) on 8 February 2021.
The busiest day was 7 February 2021 with 127 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 114 years.

Footprint

31 January to 10 February 2021

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 31 January to 10 February 2021 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, 31 January to 10 February 2021: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Pardelup	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	2021-02-08
Cranbrook	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	2021-02-08
Cape Naturaliste	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	2021-02-07
Boyup Brook	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	2021-02-08
Bangalup	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	2021-02-08
Denmark	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	2021-02-08
Nannup	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	2021-02-08
Collie	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	2021-02-08
Wilgarrup	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	2021-02-08
Jourerdine	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	2021-02-03
Wattoning	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	2021-02-03
Wialki South	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	2021-02-03
Rosa Brook	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	2021-02-07
Innadong	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	2021-02-07
Wialki	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	2021-02-03
Carey Downs	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	2021-02-04
Edaggee	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	2021-02-05
Eradu	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	2021-02-06
Cape Leeuwin	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	2021-02-08
The Warriups	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	2021-02-08

Records per Day

Peak day 127

Records set or tied each day from 31 January 2021 to 10 February 2021. The most in one day was 127 on 7 February 2021.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Australia, 31 January to 10 February 2021
Date	Records
2021-01-31	1
2021-02-01	2
2021-02-02	11
2021-02-03	63
2021-02-04	18
2021-02-05	13
2021-02-06	58
2021-02-07	127
2021-02-08	101
2021-02-09	10
2021-02-10	3

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 31 January to 10 February 2021 ranked by margin
Carey Downs, 02-04	75.8 mm (3.0 in)
Collie, 02-08	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
Boyup Brook, 02-08	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
Edaggee, 02-05	51.4 mm (2.0 in)
Wattoning, 02-03	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
Wialki South, 02-03	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
Wialki, 02-03	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
Jourerdine, 02-03	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
Nannup, 02-08	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
Innadong, 02-07	35.7 mm (1.4 in)
Wilgarrup, 02-08	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
Cranbrook, 02-08	30.6 mm (1.2 in)
The Warriups, 02-08	29.3 mm (1.2 in)
Denmark, 02-08	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
Bangalup, 02-08	28.7 mm (1.1 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

407 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, 31 January to 10 February 2021
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
28	114
31	114
53	92
29	92
28	92
29	92
37	92
54	92
32	114
38	88
15	92
47	106
40	88
36	92
38	88
76	61
51	61
28	110
9	105
29	114
58	53
35	49
28	49
58	95
32	51
18	92
31	51
68	61
35	22
46	38
36	20
35	61
48	50
21	92
26	38
30	38
29	38
25	111
119	25
15	62
30	21
38	38
30	114
47	76
27	21
22	38
38	38
16	92
16	31
22	0
12	95
24	109
32	76
10	102
75	13
17	23
42	29
13	114
28	103
20	51
26	38
21	106
111	5
43	58
33	47
31	38
20	66
26	59
46	4
25	29
99	51
56	33
50	36
13	113
25	27
28	61
20	66
73	13
53	29
18	38
36	61
20	79
31	47
19	38
30	29
19	76
26	53
7	92
18	51
27	4
18	38
18	68
15	95
32	29
5	65
26	38
25	10
27	38
18	76
10	103
47	54
6	106
4	106
44	25
16	38
23	4
15	38
18	38
39	13
22	29
35	13
23	29
4	106
9	92
11	70
14	66
27	43
32	9
20	52
6	95
20	51
19	51
20	83
2	92
17	15
0	111
23	7
12	68
1	114
16	61
14	49
10	78
19	53
12	38
3	92
24	38
12	72
19	49
7	79
27	66
12	38
21	49
19	62
16	51
28	25
14	61
29	15
12	51
0	92
16	38
4	50
31	55
6	76
25	26
14	61
28	13
6	76
17	51
16	38
10	62
28	33
30	22
1	86
23	15
6	70
5	72
5	68
2	85
2	84
3	79
37	25
13	51
5	66
32	13
10	51
10	51
5	40
10	52
12	29
8	51
33	18
12	58
6	66
17	4
10	27
9	38
14	39
12	50
15	24
4	66
12	58
18	34
16	53
17	25
21	15
4	68
5	61
11	51
30	43
9	55

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 31 January to 10 February 2021 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, 31 January to 10 February 2021 (this event)	407 records

Every Record Set

20 of 407

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 31 January to 10 February 2021, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2021-02-03	Jourerdine	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	88	72 of 100 (Major)
2021-02-03	Wattoning	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	106	71 of 100 (Major)
2021-02-03	Wialki South	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	88	71 of 100 (Major)
2021-02-03	Wialki	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	88	69 of 100 (Major)
2021-02-04	Carey Downs	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	61	68 of 100 (Major)
2021-02-05	Edaggee	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	61	68 of 100 (Major)
2021-02-06	Eradu	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	110	68 of 100 (Major)
2021-02-07	Cape Naturaliste	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	92	77 of 100 (Major)
2021-02-07	Rosa Brook	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	92	71 of 100 (Major)
2021-02-07	Innadong	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	92	70 of 100 (Major)
2021-02-08	Pardelup	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	114	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2021-02-08	Cranbrook	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	114	79 of 100 (Major)
2021-02-08	Boyup Brook	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	92	77 of 100 (Major)
2021-02-08	Bangalup	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	92	77 of 100 (Major)
2021-02-08	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	92	77 of 100 (Major)
2021-02-08	Nannup	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	92	77 of 100 (Major)
2021-02-08	Collie	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	92	77 of 100 (Major)
2021-02-08	Wilgarrup	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	114	76 of 100 (Major)
2021-02-08	Cape Leeuwin	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	105	67 of 100 (Major)
2021-02-08	The Warriups	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	114	66 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 407 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	114
31	114
53	92
29	92
28	92
29	92
37	92
54	92
32	114
38	88
15	92
47	106
40	88
36	92
38	88
76	61
51	61
28	110
9	105
29	114
58	53
35	49
28	49
58	95
32	51
18	92
31	51
68	61
35	22
46	38
36	20
35	61
48	50
21	92
26	38
30	38
29	38
25	111
119	25
15	62
30	21
38	38
30	114
47	76
27	21
22	38
38	38
16	92
16	31
22	0
12	95
24	109
32	76
10	102
75	13
17	23
42	29
13	114
28	103
20	51
26	38
21	106
111	5
43	58
33	47
31	38
20	66
26	59
46	4
25	29
99	51
56	33
50	36
13	113
25	27
28	61
20	66
73	13
53	29
18	38
36	61
20	79
31	47
19	38
30	29
19	76
26	53
7	92
18	51
27	4
18	38
18	68
15	95
32	29
5	65
26	38
25	10
27	38
18	76
10	103
47	54
6	106
4	106
44	25
16	38
23	4
15	38
18	38
39	13
22	29
35	13
23	29
4	106
9	92
11	70
14	66
27	43
32	9
20	52
6	95
20	51
19	51
20	83
2	92
17	15
0	111
23	7
12	68
1	114
16	61
14	49
10	78
19	53
12	38
3	92
24	38
12	72
19	49
7	79
27	66
12	38
21	49
19	62
16	51
28	25
14	61
29	15
12	51
0	92
16	38
4	50
31	55
6	76
25	26
14	61
28	13
6	76
17	51
16	38
10	62
28	33
30	22
1	86
23	15
6	70
5	72
5	68
2	85
2	84
3	79
37	25
13	51
5	66
32	13
10	51
10	51
5	40
10	52
12	29
8	51
33	18
12	58
6	66
17	4
10	27
9	38
14	39
12	50
15	24
4	66
12	58
18	34
16	53
17	25
21	15
4	68
5	61
11	51
30	43
9	55

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
28	114
31	114
53	92
29	92
28	92
29	92
37	92
54	92
32	114
38	88
15	92
47	106
40	88
36	92
38	88
76	61
51	61
28	110
9	105
29	114
58	53
35	49
28	49
58	95
32	51
18	92
31	51
68	61
35	22
46	38
36	20
35	61
48	50
21	92
26	38
30	38
29	38
25	111
119	25
15	62
30	21
38	38
30	114
47	76
27	21
22	38
38	38
16	92
16	31
22	0
12	95
24	109
32	76
10	102
75	13
17	23
42	29
13	114
28	103
20	51
26	38
21	106
111	5
43	58
33	47
31	38
20	66
26	59
46	4
25	29
99	51
56	33
50	36
13	113
25	27
28	61
20	66
73	13
53	29
18	38
36	61
20	79
31	47
19	38
30	29
19	76
26	53
7	92
18	51
27	4
18	38
18	68
15	95
32	29
5	65
26	38
25	10
27	38
18	76
10	103
47	54
6	106
4	106
44	25
16	38
23	4
15	38
18	38
39	13
22	29
35	13
23	29
4	106
9	92
11	70
14	66
27	43
32	9
20	52
6	95
20	51
19	51
20	83
2	92
17	15
0	111
23	7
12	68
1	114
16	61
14	49
10	78
19	53
12	38
3	92
24	38
12	72
19	49
7	79
27	66
12	38
21	49
19	62
16	51
28	25
14	61
29	15
12	51
0	92
16	38
4	50
31	55
6	76
25	26
14	61
28	13
6	76
17	51
16	38
10	62
28	33
30	22
1	86
23	15
6	70
5	72
5	68
2	85
2	84
3	79
37	25
13	51
5	66
32	13
10	51
10	51
5	40
10	52
12	29
8	51
33	18
12	58
6	66
17	4
10	27
9	38
14	39
12	50
15	24
4	66
12	58
18	34
16	53
17	25
21	15
4	68
5	61
11	51
30	43
9	55

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
28	114
31	114
53	92
29	92
28	92
29	92
37	92
54	92
32	114
38	88
15	92
47	106
40	88
36	92
38	88
76	61
51	61
28	110
9	105
29	114
58	53
35	49
28	49
58	95
32	51
18	92
31	51
68	61
35	22
46	38
36	20
35	61
48	50
21	92
26	38
30	38
29	38
25	111
119	25
15	62
30	21
38	38
30	114
47	76
27	21
22	38
38	38
16	92
16	31
22	0
12	95
24	109
32	76
10	102
75	13
17	23
42	29
13	114
28	103
20	51
26	38
21	106
111	5
43	58
33	47
31	38
20	66
26	59
46	4
25	29
99	51
56	33
50	36
13	113
25	27
28	61
20	66
73	13
53	29
18	38
36	61
20	79
31	47
19	38
30	29
19	76
26	53
7	92
18	51
27	4
18	38
18	68
15	95
32	29
5	65
26	38
25	10
27	38
18	76
10	103
47	54
6	106
4	106
44	25
16	38
23	4
15	38
18	38
39	13
22	29
35	13
23	29
4	106
9	92
11	70
14	66
27	43
32	9
20	52
6	95
20	51
19	51
20	83
2	92
17	15
0	111
23	7
12	68
1	114
16	61
14	49
10	78
19	53
12	38
3	92
24	38
12	72
19	49
7	79
27	66
12	38
21	49
19	62
16	51
28	25
14	61
29	15
12	51
0	92
16	38
4	50
31	55
6	76
25	26
14	61
28	13
6	76
17	51
16	38
10	62
28	33
30	22
1	86
23	15
6	70
5	72
5	68
2	85
2	84
3	79
37	25
13	51
5	66
32	13
10	51
10	51
5	40
10	52
12	29
8	51
33	18
12	58
6	66
17	4
10	27
9	38
14	39
12	50
15	24
4	66
12	58
18	34
16	53
17	25
21	15
4	68
5	61
11	51
30	43
9	55