Extreme rain in Australia, 5 to 7 February 2021

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 5 to 7 February 2021
Start: 2021-02-05
End: 2021-02-07
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 5 to 7 February 2021: 103 records at 101 stations, peak on 6 February 2021. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 5 to 7 February 2021 set or tied 103 station records at 101 stations.
It ran from 5 February 2021 to 7 February 2021 (3 days) and its peak day was 6 February 2021.
Status: closed.
Yarrangobilly Caves set a monthly record daily precipitation of 96.6 mm (3.8 in) on 6 February 2021.
The busiest day was 6 February 2021 with 93 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 131 years.

Footprint

5 to 7 February 2021

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 5 to 7 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, 5 to 7 February 2021: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Yarrangobilly Caves	Record daily precipitation	96.6 mm (3.8 in)	2021-02-06
Carabost	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	2021-02-06
Batlow Post Office	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	2021-02-06
Tumut (Wattle Cres)	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	2021-02-06
Tallangatta (Bullioh)	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	2021-02-06
Cooma (Kiaora)	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	2021-02-06
Wantabadgery	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	2021-02-06
Wyalong Post Office	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	2021-02-06
Peechelba East	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	2021-02-06
Uplands (Gibbo River Park)	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	2021-02-06
Michelago (Soglio)	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	2021-02-06
Milawa Brown Bros	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	2021-02-06
Dartmouth Reservoir	Record daily precipitation	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	2021-02-06
Hermidale Tank	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	2021-02-06
Burrinjuck Dam	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	2021-02-06
Wolseley Park (the Pastures)	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	2021-02-06
Tumbarumba (Landsdowne)	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	2021-02-06
Eurongilly (Bundaleer)	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	2021-02-06
Garryowen (Yallock)	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	2021-02-06
Temora Ambulance Station	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	2021-02-06

Records per Day

Peak day 93

Records set or tied each day from 5 February 2021 to 7 February 2021. The most in one day was 93 on 6 February 2021.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 5 to 7 February 2021 ranked by margin
Milawa Brown Bros, 02-06	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
Dartmouth Reservoir, 02-06	55.8 mm (2.2 in)
Wolseley Park (the Pastures), 02-06	45.6 mm (1.8 in)
Peechelba East, 02-06	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
Cooma (Kiaora), 02-06	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
Carabost, 02-06	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
Tumbarumba (Landsdowne), 02-06	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
Batlow Post Office, 02-06	36.2 mm (1.4 in)
Wyalong Post Office, 02-06	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
Yarrangobilly Caves, 02-06	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
Eurongilly (Bundaleer), 02-06	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
Tumut (Wattle Cres), 02-06	29.3 mm (1.2 in)
Garryowen (Yallock), 02-06	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
Tallangatta (Bullioh), 02-06	26.8 mm (1.1 in)
Uplands (Gibbo River Park), 02-06	25.1 mm (1.0 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

103 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, 5 to 7 February 2021
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
34	111
40	131
36	92
29	97
27	131
42	40
22	131
36	68
45	44
25	49
16	131
60	10
56	10
24	108
19	97
46	10
38	44
34	40
28	10
13	131
11	97
82	10
34	44
68	10
52	11
48	10
26	40
29	44
34	44
0	81
4	110
34	44
3	110
36	10
31	40
33	19
24	40
24	10
18	40
14	65
26	11
11	68
26	7
10	30
37	11
40	20
3	47
25	40
33	11
35	10
8	45
24	44
17	8
28	10
14	40
29	26
7	50
34	2
23	10
17	40
12	40
12	40
22	20
1	49
40	10
24	10
26	20
4	50
23	10
15	29
30	10
9	48
20	13
7	40
5	40
5	40
10	44
13	4
13	10
22	20
1	20
21	19
18	26
2	40
7	40
5	40
16	10
8	10
17	10
3	19
0	40
0	20
6	10
7	26
3	27
0	27
7	10
8	11
1	10
7	11
6	2
3	10
5	10

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 5 to 7 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, 5 to 7 February 2021 (this event)	103 records

Every Record Set

20 of 103

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 5 to 7 February 2021, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2021-02-06	Yarrangobilly Caves	Record daily precipitation	96.6 mm (3.8 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	111	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2021-02-06	Carabost	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	131	77 of 100 (Major)
2021-02-06	Batlow Post Office	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	92	73 of 100 (Major)
2021-02-06	Tumut (Wattle Cres)	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	97	66 of 100 (Major)
2021-02-06	Tallangatta (Bullioh)	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	131	63 of 100 (Major)
2021-02-06	Cooma (Kiaora)	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40	60 of 100 (Major)
2021-02-06	Wantabadgery	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	131	59 of 100 (Notable)
2021-02-06	Wyalong Post Office	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	68	58 of 100 (Notable)
2021-02-06	Peechelba East	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44	57 of 100 (Notable)
2021-02-06	Uplands (Gibbo River Park)	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	49	55 of 100 (Notable)
2021-02-06	Michelago (Soglio)	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	131	54 of 100 (Notable)
2021-02-06	Milawa Brown Bros	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	10	53 of 100 (Notable)
2021-02-06	Dartmouth Reservoir	Record daily precipitation	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	10	53 of 100 (Notable)
2021-02-06	Hermidale Tank	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	108	52 of 100 (Notable)
2021-02-06	Burrinjuck Dam	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	97	52 of 100 (Notable)
2021-02-06	Wolseley Park (the Pastures)	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	10	51 of 100 (Notable)
2021-02-06	Tumbarumba (Landsdowne)	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	44	51 of 100 (Notable)
2021-02-06	Eurongilly (Bundaleer)	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	40	51 of 100 (Notable)
2021-02-06	Garryowen (Yallock)	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	10	50 of 100 (Notable)
2021-02-06	Temora Ambulance Station	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	131	50 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 103 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
34	111
40	131
36	92
29	97
27	131
42	40
22	131
36	68
45	44
25	49
16	131
60	10
56	10
24	108
19	97
46	10
38	44
34	40
28	10
13	131
11	97
82	10
34	44
68	10
52	11
48	10
26	40
29	44
34	44
0	81
4	110
34	44
3	110
36	10
31	40
33	19
24	40
24	10
18	40
14	65
26	11
11	68
26	7
10	30
37	11
40	20
3	47
25	40
33	11
35	10
8	45
24	44
17	8
28	10
14	40
29	26
7	50
34	2
23	10
17	40
12	40
12	40
22	20
1	49
40	10
24	10
26	20
4	50
23	10
15	29
30	10
9	48
20	13
7	40
5	40
5	40
10	44
13	4
13	10
22	20
1	20
21	19
18	26
2	40
7	40
5	40
16	10
8	10
17	10
3	19
0	40
0	20
6	10
7	26
3	27
0	27
7	10
8	11
1	10
7	11
6	2
3	10
5	10

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
34	111
40	131
36	92
29	97
27	131
42	40
22	131
36	68
45	44
25	49
16	131
60	10
56	10
24	108
19	97
46	10
38	44
34	40
28	10
13	131
11	97
82	10
34	44
68	10
52	11
48	10
26	40
29	44
34	44
0	81
4	110
34	44
3	110
36	10
31	40
33	19
24	40
24	10
18	40
14	65
26	11
11	68
26	7
10	30
37	11
40	20
3	47
25	40
33	11
35	10
8	45
24	44
17	8
28	10
14	40
29	26
7	50
34	2
23	10
17	40
12	40
12	40
22	20
1	49
40	10
24	10
26	20
4	50
23	10
15	29
30	10
9	48
20	13
7	40
5	40
5	40
10	44
13	4
13	10
22	20
1	20
21	19
18	26
2	40
7	40
5	40
16	10
8	10
17	10
3	19
0	40
0	20
6	10
7	26
3	27
0	27
7	10
8	11
1	10
7	11
6	2
3	10
5	10

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
34	111
40	131
36	92
29	97
27	131
42	40
22	131
36	68
45	44
25	49
16	131
60	10
56	10
24	108
19	97
46	10
38	44
34	40
28	10
13	131
11	97
82	10
34	44
68	10
52	11
48	10
26	40
29	44
34	44
0	81
4	110
34	44
3	110
36	10
31	40
33	19
24	40
24	10
18	40
14	65
26	11
11	68
26	7
10	30
37	11
40	20
3	47
25	40
33	11
35	10
8	45
24	44
17	8
28	10
14	40
29	26
7	50
34	2
23	10
17	40
12	40
12	40
22	20
1	49
40	10
24	10
26	20
4	50
23	10
15	29
30	10
9	48
20	13
7	40
5	40
5	40
10	44
13	4
13	10
22	20
1	20
21	19
18	26
2	40
7	40
5	40
16	10
8	10
17	10
3	19
0	40
0	20
6	10
7	26
3	27
0	27
7	10
8	11
1	10
7	11
6	2
3	10
5	10