Extreme rain in Australia, 3 to 7 May 2021

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 3 to 7 May 2021
Start: 2021-05-03
End: 2021-05-07
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 3 to 7 May 2021: 206 records at 193 stations, peak on 5 May 2021. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 3 to 7 May 2021 set or tied 206 station records at 193 stations.
It ran from 3 May 2021 to 7 May 2021 (5 days) and its peak day was 5 May 2021.
Status: closed.
Congee set a daily record precipitation of 46.0 mm (1.8 in) on 5 May 2021.
The busiest day was 5 May 2021 with 171 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 111 years.

Footprint

3 to 7 May 2021

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 3 to 7 May 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, 3 to 7 May 2021: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Congee	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	2021-05-05
Doodenanning	Record daily precipitation	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	2021-05-07
Nyabing	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	2021-05-05
Muresk Agric.College	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	2021-05-05
Badgebup	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	2021-05-05
Graham Rock	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	2021-05-05
Bodallin South	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	2021-05-05
Wialki South	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	2021-05-05
Wagin	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	2021-05-05
Kukerin	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	2021-05-05
Mount Florance	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	2021-05-05
Kwobrup	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	2021-05-05
Wickepin	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	2021-05-05
Kojonup	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	2021-05-05
Chamingup	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	2021-05-05
Wialki North	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	2021-05-05
Nunile	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	2021-05-05
Hillcroft	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	2021-05-05
Breakell	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	2021-05-04
Dairy Creek	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	2021-05-05

Records per Day

Peak day 171

Records set or tied each day from 3 May 2021 to 7 May 2021. The most in one day was 171 on 5 May 2021.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 3 to 7 May 2021 ranked by margin
Doodenanning, 05-07	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
Mount Florance, 05-05	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
Nunile, 05-05	33.4 mm (1.3 in)
Congee, 05-05	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
Muresk Agric.College, 05-05	29.1 mm (1.1 in)
Wickepin, 05-05	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
Kojonup, 05-05	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
Nyabing, 05-05	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
Bodallin South, 05-05	25.0 mm (1.0 in)
Dairy Creek, 05-05	22.8 mm (0.9 in)
Wagin, 05-05	21.5 mm (0.8 in)
Kwobrup, 05-05	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
Badgebup, 05-05	20.4 mm (0.8 in)
Hillcroft, 05-05	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
Kukerin, 05-05	19.9 mm (0.8 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

206 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, 3 to 7 May 2021
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
32	90
45	53
26	90
29	82
20	80
16	76
25	90
20	90
22	80
20	80
36	111
21	80
27	68
27	6
20	80
18	90
33	21
20	80
23	106
16	82
9	83
27	47
36	40
13	80
16	80
20	56
11	106
16	80
13	103
21	96
26	108
14	46
39	7
14	102
11	80
17	56
17	46
14	106
43	46
77	16
8	108
13	108
2	97
3	87
11	80
12	80
11	80
21	46
14	82
3	83
25	8
13	82
38	7
13	68
1	83
8	96
13	56
14	56
1	83
20	68
35	7
50	8
49	8
8	80
15	31
18	47
15	71
24	8
14	56
26	16
3	108
7	80
6	80
14	56
4	96
2	102
14	56
3	111
7	82
20	8
10	33
19	32
3	111
2	108
1	104
52	28
19	72
26	51
26	51
3	90
12	56
23	51
8	86
11	46
16	28
46	10
2	90
10	56
10	56
1	90
4	82
6	68
8	56
17	20
13	36
14	36
5	68
8	56
9	47
9	47
11	32
21	8
17	8
2	74
1	74
1	74
6	56
5	27
9	40
29	16
1	74
4	67
11	60
2	68
5	56
7	56
9	28
3	39
4	56
12	46
2	64
3	56
5	56
7	63
4	56
4	56
2	72
16	7
12	47
29	0
3	56
7	47
9	40
4	47
2	56
4	47
2	21
15	26
8	34
18	7
8	46
12	8
1	56
10	8
1	56
0	63
3	56
0	64
5	47
14	8
28	16
2	51
1	51
3	56
5	47
14	16
10	40
1	47
0	47
18	8
11	8
11	0
2	51
13	26
16	0
3	6
17	8
2	47
9	32
2	10
19	10
9	16
1	46
10	8
11	16
1	16
2	24
4	35
2	40
19	0
0	46
2	22
6	8
2	36
7	8
0	28
5	8
6	4
3	16
5	8

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 3 to 7 May 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, 3 to 7 May 2021 (this event)	206 records

Every Record Set

20 of 206

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 3 to 7 May 2021, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2021-05-04	Breakell	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	82	58 of 100 (Notable)
2021-05-05	Congee	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	90	77 of 100 (Major)
2021-05-05	Nyabing	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	90	72 of 100 (Major)
2021-05-05	Muresk Agric.College	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	82	70 of 100 (Major)
2021-05-05	Badgebup	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	80	66 of 100 (Major)
2021-05-05	Graham Rock	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	76	66 of 100 (Major)
2021-05-05	Bodallin South	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	90	66 of 100 (Major)
2021-05-05	Wialki South	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	90	65 of 100 (Major)
2021-05-05	Wagin	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	80	65 of 100 (Major)
2021-05-05	Kukerin	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	80	65 of 100 (Major)
2021-05-05	Mount Florance	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	111	63 of 100 (Major)
2021-05-05	Kwobrup	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	80	63 of 100 (Major)
2021-05-05	Wickepin	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	68	63 of 100 (Major)
2021-05-05	Kojonup	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	6	62 of 100 (Major)
2021-05-05	Chamingup	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	80	61 of 100 (Major)
2021-05-05	Wialki North	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	90	59 of 100 (Notable)
2021-05-05	Nunile	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	21	59 of 100 (Notable)
2021-05-05	Hillcroft	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	80	59 of 100 (Notable)
2021-05-05	Dairy Creek	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	106	58 of 100 (Notable)
2021-05-07	Doodenanning	Record daily precipitation	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	53	76 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 206 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
32	90
45	53
26	90
29	82
20	80
16	76
25	90
20	90
22	80
20	80
36	111
21	80
27	68
27	6
20	80
18	90
33	21
20	80
23	106
16	82
9	83
27	47
36	40
13	80
16	80
20	56
11	106
16	80
13	103
21	96
26	108
14	46
39	7
14	102
11	80
17	56
17	46
14	106
43	46
77	16
8	108
13	108
2	97
3	87
11	80
12	80
11	80
21	46
14	82
3	83
25	8
13	82
38	7
13	68
1	83
8	96
13	56
14	56
1	83
20	68
35	7
50	8
49	8
8	80
15	31
18	47
15	71
24	8
14	56
26	16
3	108
7	80
6	80
14	56
4	96
2	102
14	56
3	111
7	82
20	8
10	33
19	32
3	111
2	108
1	104
52	28
19	72
26	51
26	51
3	90
12	56
23	51
8	86
11	46
16	28
46	10
2	90
10	56
10	56
1	90
4	82
6	68
8	56
17	20
13	36
14	36
5	68
8	56
9	47
9	47
11	32
21	8
17	8
2	74
1	74
1	74
6	56
5	27
9	40
29	16
1	74
4	67
11	60
2	68
5	56
7	56
9	28
3	39
4	56
12	46
2	64
3	56
5	56
7	63
4	56
4	56
2	72
16	7
12	47
29	0
3	56
7	47
9	40
4	47
2	56
4	47
2	21
15	26
8	34
18	7
8	46
12	8
1	56
10	8
1	56
0	63
3	56
0	64
5	47
14	8
28	16
2	51
1	51
3	56
5	47
14	16
10	40
1	47
0	47
18	8
11	8
11	0
2	51
13	26
16	0
3	6
17	8
2	47
9	32
2	10
19	10
9	16
1	46
10	8
11	16
1	16
2	24
4	35
2	40
19	0
0	46
2	22
6	8
2	36
7	8
0	28
5	8
6	4
3	16
5	8

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
32	90
45	53
26	90
29	82
20	80
16	76
25	90
20	90
22	80
20	80
36	111
21	80
27	68
27	6
20	80
18	90
33	21
20	80
23	106
16	82
9	83
27	47
36	40
13	80
16	80
20	56
11	106
16	80
13	103
21	96
26	108
14	46
39	7
14	102
11	80
17	56
17	46
14	106
43	46
77	16
8	108
13	108
2	97
3	87
11	80
12	80
11	80
21	46
14	82
3	83
25	8
13	82
38	7
13	68
1	83
8	96
13	56
14	56
1	83
20	68
35	7
50	8
49	8
8	80
15	31
18	47
15	71
24	8
14	56
26	16
3	108
7	80
6	80
14	56
4	96
2	102
14	56
3	111
7	82
20	8
10	33
19	32
3	111
2	108
1	104
52	28
19	72
26	51
26	51
3	90
12	56
23	51
8	86
11	46
16	28
46	10
2	90
10	56
10	56
1	90
4	82
6	68
8	56
17	20
13	36
14	36
5	68
8	56
9	47
9	47
11	32
21	8
17	8
2	74
1	74
1	74
6	56
5	27
9	40
29	16
1	74
4	67
11	60
2	68
5	56
7	56
9	28
3	39
4	56
12	46
2	64
3	56
5	56
7	63
4	56
4	56
2	72
16	7
12	47
29	0
3	56
7	47
9	40
4	47
2	56
4	47
2	21
15	26
8	34
18	7
8	46
12	8
1	56
10	8
1	56
0	63
3	56
0	64
5	47
14	8
28	16
2	51
1	51
3	56
5	47
14	16
10	40
1	47
0	47
18	8
11	8
11	0
2	51
13	26
16	0
3	6
17	8
2	47
9	32
2	10
19	10
9	16
1	46
10	8
11	16
1	16
2	24
4	35
2	40
19	0
0	46
2	22
6	8
2	36
7	8
0	28
5	8
6	4
3	16
5	8

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
32	90
45	53
26	90
29	82
20	80
16	76
25	90
20	90
22	80
20	80
36	111
21	80
27	68
27	6
20	80
18	90
33	21
20	80
23	106
16	82
9	83
27	47
36	40
13	80
16	80
20	56
11	106
16	80
13	103
21	96
26	108
14	46
39	7
14	102
11	80
17	56
17	46
14	106
43	46
77	16
8	108
13	108
2	97
3	87
11	80
12	80
11	80
21	46
14	82
3	83
25	8
13	82
38	7
13	68
1	83
8	96
13	56
14	56
1	83
20	68
35	7
50	8
49	8
8	80
15	31
18	47
15	71
24	8
14	56
26	16
3	108
7	80
6	80
14	56
4	96
2	102
14	56
3	111
7	82
20	8
10	33
19	32
3	111
2	108
1	104
52	28
19	72
26	51
26	51
3	90
12	56
23	51
8	86
11	46
16	28
46	10
2	90
10	56
10	56
1	90
4	82
6	68
8	56
17	20
13	36
14	36
5	68
8	56
9	47
9	47
11	32
21	8
17	8
2	74
1	74
1	74
6	56
5	27
9	40
29	16
1	74
4	67
11	60
2	68
5	56
7	56
9	28
3	39
4	56
12	46
2	64
3	56
5	56
7	63
4	56
4	56
2	72
16	7
12	47
29	0
3	56
7	47
9	40
4	47
2	56
4	47
2	21
15	26
8	34
18	7
8	46
12	8
1	56
10	8
1	56
0	63
3	56
0	64
5	47
14	8
28	16
2	51
1	51
3	56
5	47
14	16
10	40
1	47
0	47
18	8
11	8
11	0
2	51
13	26
16	0
3	6
17	8
2	47
9	32
2	10
19	10
9	16
1	46
10	8
11	16
1	16
2	24
4	35
2	40
19	0
0	46
2	22
6	8
2	36
7	8
0	28
5	8
6	4
3	16
5	8