Extreme rain in Australia, 28 May to 1 June 2021

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 28 May to 1 June 2021
Start: 2021-05-28
End: 2021-06-01
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 28 May to 1 June 2021: 174 records at 159 stations, peak on 30 May 2021. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 28 May to 1 June 2021 set or tied 174 station records at 159 stations.
It ran from 28 May 2021 to 1 June 2021 (5 days) and its peak day was 30 May 2021.
Status: closed.
Kalgan River set a daily record precipitation of 53.0 mm (2.1 in) on 31 May 2021.
The busiest day was 30 May 2021 with 67 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 114 years.

Footprint

28 May to 1 June 2021

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 28 May to 1 June 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, 28 May to 1 June 2021: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Kalgan River	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	2021-05-31
Denmark	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	2021-05-31
White Gums	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	2021-05-31
Kirkalocka	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	2021-05-30
Meekatharra Airport	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	2021-05-30
Sherwood	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	2021-05-30
Wayjo Park	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	2021-05-30
Telina Downs	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	2021-06-01
Munarra	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	2021-05-30
Tamar	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	2021-05-31
Pleasant Valley	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	2021-06-01
Gingin	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	2021-05-31
Little Chorkerup	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	2021-05-31
Dalgety Downs	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	2021-05-30
Gorya Valley	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	2021-06-01
Salmon Gums Res.STN.	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	2021-06-01
I Dunno	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	2021-06-01
Mount Gould	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	2021-05-30
Mingenew	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	2021-05-31
Ongerup	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	2021-06-01

Records per Day

Peak day 67

Records set or tied each day from 28 May 2021 to 1 June 2021. The most in one day was 67 on 30 May 2021.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 28 May to 1 June 2021 ranked by margin
Tamar, 05-31	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
Wayjo Park, 05-30	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
Mount Gould, 05-30	33.2 mm (1.3 in)
Meekatharra Airport, 05-30	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
Kalgan River, 05-31	28.1 mm (1.1 in)
Little Chorkerup, 05-31	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
Munarra, 05-30	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
Pleasant Valley, 06-01	25.6 mm (1.0 in)
Salmon Gums Res.STN., 06-01	25.2 mm (1.0 in)
Telina Downs, 06-01	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
Gorya Valley, 06-01	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
Mingenew, 05-31	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
Denmark, 05-31	23.8 mm (0.9 in)
Sherwood, 05-30	21.7 mm (0.9 in)
I Dunno, 06-01	19.2 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

174 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, 28 May to 1 June 2021
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
28	92
24	92
14	92
16	100
28	40
22	80
25	44
34	40
26	80
26	32
37	32
18	92
27	0
5	113
24	16
25	16
19	16
33	48
24	59
11	62
4	92
24	32
17	80
13	88
7	114
14	71
46	18
13	63
8	103
44	28
6	100
6	104
21	59
20	66
10	88
4	96
34	40
29	8
9	88
35	40
7	88
22	27
21	8
11	67
27	28
7	80
4	88
1	104
1	99
31	8
21	28
20	55
10	59
12	32
15	51
2	54
9	59
10	59
9	59
14	44
14	54
4	71
16	28
14	32
11	46
19	27
15	27
14	23
10	51
8	40
2	75
10	59
10	10
21	8
8	56
8	46
5	58
20	8
25	30
10	27
8	50
18	16
9	27
8	48
6	51
7	59
6	46
3	58
6	64
18	8
1	64
8	64
14	40
8	51
5	28
10	40
16	0
16	8
2	58
6	47
6	47
1	63
6	46
9	28
4	51
0	58
8	44
4	40
11	27
3	51
3	46
10	27
6	24
3	47
9	40
10	28
5	51
0	51
1	51
2	51
7	32
22	8
2	27
7	32
3	46
4	1
1	48
1	59
12	31
9	40
2	46
5	46
11	28
6	32
5	44
7	40
2	19
3	40
10	10
2	23
4	27
1	27
6	23
8	40
4	43
10	31
3	32
12	31
1	32
3	27
6	28
3	32
3	40
13	22
3	44
7	8
3	20
4	27
5	10
9	20
6	22
6	8
7	12
2	27
1	27
1	27
0	32
2	28
2	27
5	8
5	12
2	10
0	10
1	0

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 28 May to 1 June 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, 28 May to 1 June 2021 (this event)	174 records

Every Record Set

20 of 174

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 28 May to 1 June 2021, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2021-05-30	Kirkalocka	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	100	57 of 100 (Notable)
2021-05-30	Meekatharra Airport	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40	57 of 100 (Notable)
2021-05-30	Sherwood	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	80	57 of 100 (Notable)
2021-05-30	Wayjo Park	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40	57 of 100 (Notable)
2021-05-30	Munarra	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	80	56 of 100 (Notable)
2021-05-30	Dalgety Downs	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	113	54 of 100 (Notable)
2021-05-30	Mount Gould	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	48	53 of 100 (Notable)
2021-05-31	Kalgan River	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	92	69 of 100 (Major)
2021-05-31	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	92	62 of 100 (Major)
2021-05-31	White Gums	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	92	58 of 100 (Notable)
2021-05-31	Tamar	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32	56 of 100 (Notable)
2021-05-31	Gingin	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	92	55 of 100 (Notable)
2021-05-31	Little Chorkerup	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	0	55 of 100 (Notable)
2021-05-31	Mingenew	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	59	53 of 100 (Notable)
2021-06-01	Telina Downs	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	44	57 of 100 (Notable)
2021-06-01	Pleasant Valley	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	32	56 of 100 (Notable)
2021-06-01	Gorya Valley	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	16	54 of 100 (Notable)
2021-06-01	Salmon Gums Res.STN.	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	16	54 of 100 (Notable)
2021-06-01	I Dunno	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	16	54 of 100 (Notable)
2021-06-01	Ongerup	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	62	53 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 174 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	92
24	92
14	92
16	100
28	40
22	80
25	44
34	40
26	80
26	32
37	32
18	92
27	0
5	113
24	16
25	16
19	16
33	48
24	59
11	62
4	92
24	32
17	80
13	88
7	114
14	71
46	18
13	63
8	103
44	28
6	100
6	104
21	59
20	66
10	88
4	96
34	40
29	8
9	88
35	40
7	88
22	27
21	8
11	67
27	28
7	80
4	88
1	104
1	99
31	8
21	28
20	55
10	59
12	32
15	51
2	54
9	59
10	59
9	59
14	44
14	54
4	71
16	28
14	32
11	46
19	27
15	27
14	23
10	51
8	40
2	75
10	59
10	10
21	8
8	56
8	46
5	58
20	8
25	30
10	27
8	50
18	16
9	27
8	48
6	51
7	59
6	46
3	58
6	64
18	8
1	64
8	64
14	40
8	51
5	28
10	40
16	0
16	8
2	58
6	47
6	47
1	63
6	46
9	28
4	51
0	58
8	44
4	40
11	27
3	51
3	46
10	27
6	24
3	47
9	40
10	28
5	51
0	51
1	51
2	51
7	32
22	8
2	27
7	32
3	46
4	1
1	48
1	59
12	31
9	40
2	46
5	46
11	28
6	32
5	44
7	40
2	19
3	40
10	10
2	23
4	27
1	27
6	23
8	40
4	43
10	31
3	32
12	31
1	32
3	27
6	28
3	32
3	40
13	22
3	44
7	8
3	20
4	27
5	10
9	20
6	22
6	8
7	12
2	27
1	27
1	27
0	32
2	28
2	27
5	8
5	12
2	10
0	10
1	0

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
28	92
24	92
14	92
16	100
28	40
22	80
25	44
34	40
26	80
26	32
37	32
18	92
27	0
5	113
24	16
25	16
19	16
33	48
24	59
11	62
4	92
24	32
17	80
13	88
7	114
14	71
46	18
13	63
8	103
44	28
6	100
6	104
21	59
20	66
10	88
4	96
34	40
29	8
9	88
35	40
7	88
22	27
21	8
11	67
27	28
7	80
4	88
1	104
1	99
31	8
21	28
20	55
10	59
12	32
15	51
2	54
9	59
10	59
9	59
14	44
14	54
4	71
16	28
14	32
11	46
19	27
15	27
14	23
10	51
8	40
2	75
10	59
10	10
21	8
8	56
8	46
5	58
20	8
25	30
10	27
8	50
18	16
9	27
8	48
6	51
7	59
6	46
3	58
6	64
18	8
1	64
8	64
14	40
8	51
5	28
10	40
16	0
16	8
2	58
6	47
6	47
1	63
6	46
9	28
4	51
0	58
8	44
4	40
11	27
3	51
3	46
10	27
6	24
3	47
9	40
10	28
5	51
0	51
1	51
2	51
7	32
22	8
2	27
7	32
3	46
4	1
1	48
1	59
12	31
9	40
2	46
5	46
11	28
6	32
5	44
7	40
2	19
3	40
10	10
2	23
4	27
1	27
6	23
8	40
4	43
10	31
3	32
12	31
1	32
3	27
6	28
3	32
3	40
13	22
3	44
7	8
3	20
4	27
5	10
9	20
6	22
6	8
7	12
2	27
1	27
1	27
0	32
2	28
2	27
5	8
5	12
2	10
0	10
1	0

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
28	92
24	92
14	92
16	100
28	40
22	80
25	44
34	40
26	80
26	32
37	32
18	92
27	0
5	113
24	16
25	16
19	16
33	48
24	59
11	62
4	92
24	32
17	80
13	88
7	114
14	71
46	18
13	63
8	103
44	28
6	100
6	104
21	59
20	66
10	88
4	96
34	40
29	8
9	88
35	40
7	88
22	27
21	8
11	67
27	28
7	80
4	88
1	104
1	99
31	8
21	28
20	55
10	59
12	32
15	51
2	54
9	59
10	59
9	59
14	44
14	54
4	71
16	28
14	32
11	46
19	27
15	27
14	23
10	51
8	40
2	75
10	59
10	10
21	8
8	56
8	46
5	58
20	8
25	30
10	27
8	50
18	16
9	27
8	48
6	51
7	59
6	46
3	58
6	64
18	8
1	64
8	64
14	40
8	51
5	28
10	40
16	0
16	8
2	58
6	47
6	47
1	63
6	46
9	28
4	51
0	58
8	44
4	40
11	27
3	51
3	46
10	27
6	24
3	47
9	40
10	28
5	51
0	51
1	51
2	51
7	32
22	8
2	27
7	32
3	46
4	1
1	48
1	59
12	31
9	40
2	46
5	46
11	28
6	32
5	44
7	40
2	19
3	40
10	10
2	23
4	27
1	27
6	23
8	40
4	43
10	31
3	32
12	31
1	32
3	27
6	28
3	32
3	40
13	22
3	44
7	8
3	20
4	27
5	10
9	20
6	22
6	8
7	12
2	27
1	27
1	27
0	32
2	28
2	27
5	8
5	12
2	10
0	10
1	0