Extreme rain in Australia, 1 to 8 March 2021

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 1 to 8 March 2021
Start: 2021-03-01
End: 2021-03-08
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 1 to 8 March 2021: 478 records at 290 stations, peak on 4 March 2021. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 1 to 8 March 2021 set or tied 478 station records at 290 stations.
It ran from 1 March 2021 to 8 March 2021 (8 days) and its peak day was 4 March 2021.
Status: closed.
Innadong set a daily record precipitation of 54.4 mm (2.1 in) on 5 March 2021.
The busiest day was 4 March 2021 with 162 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 119 years.

Footprint

1 to 8 March 2021

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 1 to 8 March 2021 is outlined, with 19 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Extreme rain in Australia, 1 to 8 March 2021: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Innadong	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	2021-03-05
Woolgorong	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	2021-03-03
Wubin	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	2021-03-03
Boddington Shire	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	2021-03-05
Rosa Brook	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	2021-03-04
Cowaramup	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	2021-03-04
Yuinmery	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	2021-03-04
Meckering	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	2021-03-02
Mullewa	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	2021-03-04
Chidlow	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	2021-03-04
Dardanup East	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	2021-03-04
Muresk Agric.College	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	2021-03-04
Pindathuna	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	2021-03-03
Bindoon	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	2021-03-04
Hill Springs	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	2021-03-03
Bannister	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	2021-03-04
Mindalla	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	2021-03-03
Narembeen	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	2021-03-04
St Albans	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	2021-03-05

Records per Day

Peak day 162

Records set or tied each day from 1 March 2021 to 8 March 2021. The most in one day was 162 on 4 March 2021.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 1 to 8 March 2021 ranked by margin
Hill Springs, 03-03	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
Yuinmery, 03-04	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
Wubin, 03-03	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
Woolgorong, 03-03	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
Meckering, 03-02	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
Muresk Agric.College, 03-04	49.2 mm (1.9 in)
Bannister, 03-04	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
Innadong, 03-05	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
Mullewa, 03-04	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
Cowaramup, 03-04	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
Bindoon, 03-04	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
Boddington Shire, 03-05	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
Pindathuna, 03-03	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
Dardanup East, 03-04	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
Mindalla, 03-03	32.9 mm (1.3 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

478 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, 1 to 8 March 2021
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
46	90
54	78
56	78
39	64
25	87
45	64
59	63
27	96
46	64
53	48
32	64
34	64
49	47
37	96
41	50
83	47
47	36
33	84
26	84
31	64
25	84
20	96
43	36
56	36
15	88
23	84
33	63
82	36
27	78
38	36
20	104
24	75
36	36
33	36
35	78
17	87
25	63
27	56
42	64
6	86
20	84
36	64
46	30
13	91
24	64
21	84
45	30
29	4
39	4
27	26
13	99
32	48
12	99
14	104
23	78
15	84
21	27
17	96
29	36
20	78
9	96
18	84
13	99
25	36
33	36
43	36
9	96
11	87
47	8
18	64
12	84
19	40
7	104
19	64
8	87
21	43
30	8
18	48
14	84
25	47
16	84
22	70
12	84
24	50
11	96
25	78
40	4
15	64
15	84
13	84
20	78
18	78
12	84
39	16
9	91
16	78
17	63
20	40
40	16
30	36
27	48
28	36
5	114
18	64
8	96
19	70
8	87
19	64
6	96
8	84
5	96
10	84
7	96
21	36
36	26
8	88
5	100
22	48
18	63
31	47
49	36
3	96
22	40
10	78
20	50
7	84
2	104
7	84
6	84
12	64
11	84
0	119
26	47
29	36
20	32
9	64
5	84
26	36
7	84
6	88
12	78
19	36
15	58
7	84
27	30
11	64
6	79
10	64
18	39
17	58
8	78
21	36
14	64
1	96
20	36
41	36
18	32
19	24
23	31
2	91
7	74
4	84
20	36
16	47
12	47
21	8
18	31
23	20
8	63
2	84
16	36
17	47
3	84
19	16
9	27
2	84
1	84
20	20
1	87
14	47
4	78
10	63
17	48
3	78
23	16
13	39
23	4
14	58
2	79
14	48
13	46
1	84
26	6
9	63
27	36
0	84
25	26
19	47
12	47
16	36

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 1 to 8 March 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, 1 to 8 March 2021 (this event)	478 records

Every Record Set

20 of 478

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 1 to 8 March 2021, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2021-03-02	Meckering	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48	64 of 100 (Major)
2021-03-03	Woolgorong	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	78	73 of 100 (Major)
2021-03-03	Wubin	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	78	73 of 100 (Major)
2021-03-03	Boddington Shire	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	96	66 of 100 (Major)
2021-03-03	Pindathuna	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	96	62 of 100 (Major)
2021-03-03	Hill Springs	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	47	61 of 100 (Major)
2021-03-03	Mindalla	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	84	60 of 100 (Major)
2021-03-04	Rosa Brook	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	87	69 of 100 (Major)
2021-03-04	Cowaramup	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	64	68 of 100 (Major)
2021-03-04	Yuinmery	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	63	68 of 100 (Major)
2021-03-04	Mullewa	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	64	64 of 100 (Major)
2021-03-04	Chidlow	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	64	63 of 100 (Major)
2021-03-04	Dardanup East	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	64	63 of 100 (Major)
2021-03-04	Muresk Agric.College	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	47	63 of 100 (Major)
2021-03-04	Bindoon	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	50	62 of 100 (Major)
2021-03-04	Bannister	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36	61 of 100 (Major)
2021-03-04	Narembeen	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	84	59 of 100 (Notable)
2021-03-05	Innadong	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	90	77 of 100 (Major)
2021-03-05	Boddington Shire	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	64	69 of 100 (Major)
2021-03-05	St Albans	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	64	59 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 478 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.

Date	Records
2021-03-01	24
2021-03-02	70
2021-03-03	126
2021-03-04	162
2021-03-05	81
2021-03-06	11
2021-03-07	3
2021-03-08	1

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
46	90
54	78
56	78
39	64
25	87
45	64
59	63
27	96
46	64
53	48
32	64
34	64
49	47
37	96
41	50
83	47
47	36
33	84
26	84
31	64
25	84
20	96
43	36
56	36
15	88
23	84
33	63
82	36
27	78
38	36
20	104
24	75
36	36
33	36
35	78
17	87
25	63
27	56
42	64
6	86
20	84
36	64
46	30
13	91
24	64
21	84
45	30
29	4
39	4
27	26
13	99
32	48
12	99
14	104
23	78
15	84
21	27
17	96
29	36
20	78
9	96
18	84
13	99
25	36
33	36
43	36
9	96
11	87
47	8
18	64
12	84
19	40
7	104
19	64
8	87
21	43
30	8
18	48
14	84
25	47
16	84
22	70
12	84
24	50
11	96
25	78
40	4
15	64
15	84
13	84
20	78
18	78
12	84
39	16
9	91
16	78
17	63
20	40
40	16
30	36
27	48
28	36
5	114
18	64
8	96
19	70
8	87
19	64
6	96
8	84
5	96
10	84
7	96
21	36
36	26
8	88
5	100
22	48
18	63
31	47
49	36
3	96
22	40
10	78
20	50
7	84
2	104
7	84
6	84
12	64
11	84
0	119
26	47
29	36
20	32
9	64
5	84
26	36
7	84
6	88
12	78
19	36
15	58
7	84
27	30
11	64
6	79
10	64
18	39
17	58
8	78
21	36
14	64
1	96
20	36
41	36
18	32
19	24
23	31
2	91
7	74
4	84
20	36
16	47
12	47
21	8
18	31
23	20
8	63
2	84
16	36
17	47
3	84
19	16
9	27
2	84
1	84
20	20
1	87
14	47
4	78
10	63
17	48
3	78
23	16
13	39
23	4
14	58
2	79
14	48
13	46
1	84
26	6
9	63
27	36
0	84
25	26
19	47
12	47
16	36

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
46	90
54	78
56	78
39	64
25	87
45	64
59	63
27	96
46	64
53	48
32	64
34	64
49	47
37	96
41	50
83	47
47	36
33	84
26	84
31	64
25	84
20	96
43	36
56	36
15	88
23	84
33	63
82	36
27	78
38	36
20	104
24	75
36	36
33	36
35	78
17	87
25	63
27	56
42	64
6	86
20	84
36	64
46	30
13	91
24	64
21	84
45	30
29	4
39	4
27	26
13	99
32	48
12	99
14	104
23	78
15	84
21	27
17	96
29	36
20	78
9	96
18	84
13	99
25	36
33	36
43	36
9	96
11	87
47	8
18	64
12	84
19	40
7	104
19	64
8	87
21	43
30	8
18	48
14	84
25	47
16	84
22	70
12	84
24	50
11	96
25	78
40	4
15	64
15	84
13	84
20	78
18	78
12	84
39	16
9	91
16	78
17	63
20	40
40	16
30	36
27	48
28	36
5	114
18	64
8	96
19	70
8	87
19	64
6	96
8	84
5	96
10	84
7	96
21	36
36	26
8	88
5	100
22	48
18	63
31	47
49	36
3	96
22	40
10	78
20	50
7	84
2	104
7	84
6	84
12	64
11	84
0	119
26	47
29	36
20	32
9	64
5	84
26	36
7	84
6	88
12	78
19	36
15	58
7	84
27	30
11	64
6	79
10	64
18	39
17	58
8	78
21	36
14	64
1	96
20	36
41	36
18	32
19	24
23	31
2	91
7	74
4	84
20	36
16	47
12	47
21	8
18	31
23	20
8	63
2	84
16	36
17	47
3	84
19	16
9	27
2	84
1	84
20	20
1	87
14	47
4	78
10	63
17	48
3	78
23	16
13	39
23	4
14	58
2	79
14	48
13	46
1	84
26	6
9	63
27	36
0	84
25	26
19	47
12	47
16	36

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
46	90
54	78
56	78
39	64
25	87
45	64
59	63
27	96
46	64
53	48
32	64
34	64
49	47
37	96
41	50
83	47
47	36
33	84
26	84
31	64
25	84
20	96
43	36
56	36
15	88
23	84
33	63
82	36
27	78
38	36
20	104
24	75
36	36
33	36
35	78
17	87
25	63
27	56
42	64
6	86
20	84
36	64
46	30
13	91
24	64
21	84
45	30
29	4
39	4
27	26
13	99
32	48
12	99
14	104
23	78
15	84
21	27
17	96
29	36
20	78
9	96
18	84
13	99
25	36
33	36
43	36
9	96
11	87
47	8
18	64
12	84
19	40
7	104
19	64
8	87
21	43
30	8
18	48
14	84
25	47
16	84
22	70
12	84
24	50
11	96
25	78
40	4
15	64
15	84
13	84
20	78
18	78
12	84
39	16
9	91
16	78
17	63
20	40
40	16
30	36
27	48
28	36
5	114
18	64
8	96
19	70
8	87
19	64
6	96
8	84
5	96
10	84
7	96
21	36
36	26
8	88
5	100
22	48
18	63
31	47
49	36
3	96
22	40
10	78
20	50
7	84
2	104
7	84
6	84
12	64
11	84
0	119
26	47
29	36
20	32
9	64
5	84
26	36
7	84
6	88
12	78
19	36
15	58
7	84
27	30
11	64
6	79
10	64
18	39
17	58
8	78
21	36
14	64
1	96
20	36
41	36
18	32
19	24
23	31
2	91
7	74
4	84
20	36
16	47
12	47
21	8
18	31
23	20
8	63
2	84
16	36
17	47
3	84
19	16
9	27
2	84
1	84
20	20
1	87
14	47
4	78
10	63
17	48
3	78
23	16
13	39
23	4
14	58
2	79
14	48
13	46
1	84
26	6
9	63
27	36
0	84
25	26
19	47
12	47
16	36