Extreme rain in Australia, 7 to 26 March 2021

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 7 to 26 March 2021
Start: 2021-03-07
End: 2021-03-26
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 7 to 26 March 2021: 2,099 records at 1,236 stations, peak on 23 March 2021. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 7 to 26 March 2021 set or tied 2,099 station records at 1,236 stations.
It ran from 7 March 2021 to 26 March 2021 (20 days) and its peak day was 23 March 2021.
Status: closed.
Inglewood Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 86.6 mm (3.4 in) on 23 March 2021.
The busiest day was 23 March 2021 with 531 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 140 years.

Footprint

7 to 26 March 2021

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 7 to 26 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, 7 to 26 March 2021: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Bonshaw (Campbell St)	Record daily precipitation	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	2021-03-22
Inglewood Post Office	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	2021-03-23
Wallangarra Post Office	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	2021-03-24
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	2021-03-24
Cranbrook (Cranbrook House)	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	2021-03-25
Croppa Creek (Krui Plains)	Record daily precipitation	117.2 mm (4.6 in)	2021-03-23
Wee Waa (Pendennis)	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	2021-03-23
Yangan Post Office	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	2021-03-23
Delungra (Pearsby Hall)	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	2021-03-24
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	2021-03-22
Maryland	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	2021-03-23
Yaamba	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	2021-03-17
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Record daily precipitation	212.0 mm (8.3 in)	2021-03-22
Woodbridge	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	2021-03-25
Warren (Mumblebone)	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	2021-03-18
Toorooka (Moparrabah)	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	2021-03-21
Bingara Post Office	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	2021-03-23
Kookabookra	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	2021-03-23
Bicheno (Council Depot)	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	2021-03-25

Records per Day

Peak day 531

Records set or tied each day from 7 March 2021 to 26 March 2021. The most in one day was 531 on 23 March 2021.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Australia, 7 to 26 March 2021
Date	Records
2021-03-07	1
2021-03-08	6
2021-03-09	68
2021-03-10	9
2021-03-11	118
2021-03-12	84
2021-03-13	28
2021-03-14	118
2021-03-15	112
2021-03-16	26
2021-03-17	92
2021-03-18	68
2021-03-19	61
2021-03-20	53
2021-03-21	109
2021-03-22	209
2021-03-23	531
2021-03-24	317
2021-03-25	88
2021-03-26	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 7 to 26 March 2021 ranked by margin
Mt Tamborine Fern St, 03-22	156.9 mm (6.2 in)
Yaamba, 03-17	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
Cranbrook (Cranbrook House), 03-25	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
Croppa Creek (Krui Plains), 03-23	92.3 mm (3.6 in)
Bonshaw (Campbell St), 03-22	79.1 mm (3.1 in)
Wee Waa (Pendennis), 03-23	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
Delungra (Pearsby Hall), 03-24	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
Inglewood Post Office, 03-23	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
Toorooka (Moparrabah), 03-21	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
Bicheno (Council Depot), 03-25	64.4 mm (2.5 in)
Wallangarra Post Office, 03-24	60.3 mm (2.4 in)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, 03-24	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
Tulloona (Coolanga), 03-22	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
Yangan Post Office, 03-23	55.2 mm (2.2 in)
Wallangarra Post Office, 03-23	51.0 mm (2.0 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

500 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, 7 to 26 March 2021
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
72	107
60	130
79	114
58	140
112	107
51	123
92	96
79	95
55	90
74	90
57	126
42	130
123	82
157	80
38	86
49	84
50	107
39	114
69	120
64	75
43	84
121	70
53	71
135	68
53	96
68	68
28	53
19	102
51	94
52	68
52	79
32	93
75	68
47	71
72	64
42	116
36	82
74	80
55	68
24	94
38	92
44	60
32	71
58	68
58	59
52	58
61	68
39	100
73	58
138	58
152	58
137	55
45	95
48	107
42	107
43	71
110	68
39	107
133	66
88	66
30	29
27	68
31	71
67	64
56	58
40	90
41	107
25	84
19	128
37	95
36	107
73	74
30	108
29	38
29	58
32	58
36	95
42	84
64	107
39	38
70	56
67	55
71	47
32	95
49	58
44	79
48	32
82	43
47	51
89	55
144	52
46	68
33	126
38	90
44	54
35	90
66	68
109	38
123	38
29	96
57	39
44	18
39	90
112	47
26	130
51	42
34	44
35	126
45	126
76	38
38	66
27	58
26	58
49	59
32	130
26	128
35	95
40	90
68	44
42	39
73	48
114	48
40	107
41	51
60	18
30	40
39	40
35	44
65	51
56	28
66	42
64	46
12	94
22	82
68	36
56	68
45	51
82	18
45	51
27	80
17	108
77	40
29	120
31	79
24	126
54	22
32	92
25	90
45	55
42	44
47	40
59	52
49	83
30	96
63	20
57	20
52	42
55	20
41	58
58	20
28	95
25	84
62	83
219	36
41	48
64	38
37	48
78	36
47	44
43	44
29	40
65	66
58	28
52	42
36	90
9	113
24	95
18	133
29	108
50	43
43	114
78	39
75	38
50	39
45	76
13	92
67	40
76	56
104	43
24	131
34	68
28	95
47	68
63	32
33	58
37	36
19	95
48	55
40	36
134	36

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 7 to 26 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 (this event)	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 United States, 1 to 23 April 2019	1,769 records

Every Record Set

20 of 2,099

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 7 to 26 March 2021, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2021-03-17	Yaamba	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	82	74 of 100 (Major)
2021-03-18	Warren (Mumblebone)	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	84	72 of 100 (Major)
2021-03-21	Toorooka (Moparrabah)	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	120	72 of 100 (Major)
2021-03-22	Bonshaw (Campbell St)	Record daily precipitation	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	79.1 mm (3.1 in)	114	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2021-03-22	Tulloona (Coolanga)	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	126	76 of 100 (Major)
2021-03-22	Mt Tamborine Fern St	Record daily precipitation	212.0 mm (8.3 in)	156.9 mm (6.2 in)	80	74 of 100 (Major)
2021-03-23	Inglewood Post Office	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	107	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2021-03-23	Wallangarra Post Office	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	123	79 of 100 (Major)
2021-03-23	Croppa Creek (Krui Plains)	Record daily precipitation	117.2 mm (4.6 in)	92.3 mm (3.6 in)	96	78 of 100 (Major)
2021-03-23	Wee Waa (Pendennis)	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	95	78 of 100 (Major)
2021-03-23	Yangan Post Office	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	90	77 of 100 (Major)
2021-03-23	Maryland	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	130	75 of 100 (Major)
2021-03-23	Bingara Post Office	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	107	72 of 100 (Major)
2021-03-23	Kookabookra	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	114	72 of 100 (Major)
2021-03-24	Wallangarra Post Office	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	130	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2021-03-24	Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	140	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2021-03-24	Delungra (Pearsby Hall)	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	90	77 of 100 (Major)
2021-03-25	Cranbrook (Cranbrook House)	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	107	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2021-03-25	Woodbridge	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	86	74 of 100 (Major)
2021-03-25	Bicheno (Council Depot)	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	75	72 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 2,099 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
72	107
60	130
79	114
58	140
112	107
51	123
92	96
79	95
55	90
74	90
57	126
42	130
123	82
157	80
38	86
49	84
50	107
39	114
69	120
64	75
43	84
121	70
53	71
135	68
53	96
68	68
28	53
19	102
51	94
52	68
52	79
32	93
75	68
47	71
72	64
42	116
36	82
74	80
55	68
24	94
38	92
44	60
32	71
58	68
58	59
52	58
61	68
39	100
73	58
138	58
152	58
137	55
45	95
48	107
42	107
43	71
110	68
39	107
133	66
88	66
30	29
27	68
31	71
67	64
56	58
40	90
41	107
25	84
19	128
37	95
36	107
73	74
30	108
29	38
29	58
32	58
36	95
42	84
64	107
39	38
70	56
67	55
71	47
32	95
49	58
44	79
48	32
82	43
47	51
89	55
144	52
46	68
33	126
38	90
44	54
35	90
66	68
109	38
123	38
29	96
57	39
44	18
39	90
112	47
26	130
51	42
34	44
35	126
45	126
76	38
38	66
27	58
26	58
49	59
32	130
26	128
35	95
40	90
68	44
42	39
73	48
114	48
40	107
41	51
60	18
30	40
39	40
35	44
65	51
56	28
66	42
64	46
12	94
22	82
68	36
56	68
45	51
82	18
45	51
27	80
17	108
77	40
29	120
31	79
24	126
54	22
32	92
25	90
45	55
42	44
47	40
59	52
49	83
30	96
63	20
57	20
52	42
55	20
41	58
58	20
28	95
25	84
62	83
219	36
41	48
64	38
37	48
78	36
47	44
43	44
29	40
65	66
58	28
52	42
36	90
9	113
24	95
18	133
29	108
50	43
43	114
78	39
75	38
50	39
45	76
13	92
67	40
76	56
104	43
24	131
34	68
28	95
47	68
63	32
33	58
37	36
19	95
48	55
40	36
134	36

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
72	107
60	130
79	114
58	140
112	107
51	123
92	96
79	95
55	90
74	90
57	126
42	130
123	82
157	80
38	86
49	84
50	107
39	114
69	120
64	75
43	84
121	70
53	71
135	68
53	96
68	68
28	53
19	102
51	94
52	68
52	79
32	93
75	68
47	71
72	64
42	116
36	82
74	80
55	68
24	94
38	92
44	60
32	71
58	68
58	59
52	58
61	68
39	100
73	58
138	58
152	58
137	55
45	95
48	107
42	107
43	71
110	68
39	107
133	66
88	66
30	29
27	68
31	71
67	64
56	58
40	90
41	107
25	84
19	128
37	95
36	107
73	74
30	108
29	38
29	58
32	58
36	95
42	84
64	107
39	38
70	56
67	55
71	47
32	95
49	58
44	79
48	32
82	43
47	51
89	55
144	52
46	68
33	126
38	90
44	54
35	90
66	68
109	38
123	38
29	96
57	39
44	18
39	90
112	47
26	130
51	42
34	44
35	126
45	126
76	38
38	66
27	58
26	58
49	59
32	130
26	128
35	95
40	90
68	44
42	39
73	48
114	48
40	107
41	51
60	18
30	40
39	40
35	44
65	51
56	28
66	42
64	46
12	94
22	82
68	36
56	68
45	51
82	18
45	51
27	80
17	108
77	40
29	120
31	79
24	126
54	22
32	92
25	90
45	55
42	44
47	40
59	52
49	83
30	96
63	20
57	20
52	42
55	20
41	58
58	20
28	95
25	84
62	83
219	36
41	48
64	38
37	48
78	36
47	44
43	44
29	40
65	66
58	28
52	42
36	90
9	113
24	95
18	133
29	108
50	43
43	114
78	39
75	38
50	39
45	76
13	92
67	40
76	56
104	43
24	131
34	68
28	95
47	68
63	32
33	58
37	36
19	95
48	55
40	36
134	36

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
72	107
60	130
79	114
58	140
112	107
51	123
92	96
79	95
55	90
74	90
57	126
42	130
123	82
157	80
38	86
49	84
50	107
39	114
69	120
64	75
43	84
121	70
53	71
135	68
53	96
68	68
28	53
19	102
51	94
52	68
52	79
32	93
75	68
47	71
72	64
42	116
36	82
74	80
55	68
24	94
38	92
44	60
32	71
58	68
58	59
52	58
61	68
39	100
73	58
138	58
152	58
137	55
45	95
48	107
42	107
43	71
110	68
39	107
133	66
88	66
30	29
27	68
31	71
67	64
56	58
40	90
41	107
25	84
19	128
37	95
36	107
73	74
30	108
29	38
29	58
32	58
36	95
42	84
64	107
39	38
70	56
67	55
71	47
32	95
49	58
44	79
48	32
82	43
47	51
89	55
144	52
46	68
33	126
38	90
44	54
35	90
66	68
109	38
123	38
29	96
57	39
44	18
39	90
112	47
26	130
51	42
34	44
35	126
45	126
76	38
38	66
27	58
26	58
49	59
32	130
26	128
35	95
40	90
68	44
42	39
73	48
114	48
40	107
41	51
60	18
30	40
39	40
35	44
65	51
56	28
66	42
64	46
12	94
22	82
68	36
56	68
45	51
82	18
45	51
27	80
17	108
77	40
29	120
31	79
24	126
54	22
32	92
25	90
45	55
42	44
47	40
59	52
49	83
30	96
63	20
57	20
52	42
55	20
41	58
58	20
28	95
25	84
62	83
219	36
41	48
64	38
37	48
78	36
47	44
43	44
29	40
65	66
58	28
52	42
36	90
9	113
24	95
18	133
29	108
50	43
43	114
78	39
75	38
50	39
45	76
13	92
67	40
76	56
104	43
24	131
34	68
28	95
47	68
63	32
33	58
37	36
19	95
48	55
40	36
134	36