Extreme rain in Australia, 15 to 19 June 2021

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 15 to 19 June 2021
Start: 2021-06-15
End: 2021-06-19
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 15 to 19 June 2021: 189 records at 178 stations, peak on 17 June 2021. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 15 to 19 June 2021 set or tied 189 station records at 178 stations.
It ran from 15 June 2021 to 19 June 2021 (5 days) and its peak day was 17 June 2021.
Status: closed.
Greenock set a daily record precipitation of 37.8 mm (1.5 in) on 18 June 2021.
The busiest day was 17 June 2021 with 78 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 179 years.

Footprint

15 to 19 June 2021

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 15 to 19 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, 15 to 19 June 2021: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Greenock	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	2021-06-18
Adelaide (Morphett Vale)	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	2021-06-18
North Adelaide	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	2021-06-18
Parafield Airport	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	2021-06-18
Tailem Bend	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	2021-06-18
Finniss	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	2021-06-18
Robe Comparison	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	2021-06-16
Adelaide West Terrace	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	2021-06-18
Meningie	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	2021-06-18
Adelaide (Glen Osmond)	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	2021-06-18
Kensington Upper (Burnside)	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	2021-06-18
Drung Drung	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	2021-06-17
Milang (Navarino)	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	2021-06-18
Lyndoch	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	2021-06-18
Meningie (Waltowa)	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	2021-06-18
Milang	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	2021-06-18
Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Cl	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	2021-06-18
Adelaide Airport	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	2021-06-18
Murtoa	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	2021-06-17
Wellington (Brinkley South)	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	2021-06-18

Records per Day

Peak day 78

Records set or tied each day from 15 June 2021 to 19 June 2021. The most in one day was 78 on 17 June 2021.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 15 to 19 June 2021 ranked by margin
Adelaide (Morphett Vale), 06-18	25.2 mm (1.0 in)
North Adelaide, 06-18	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
Parafield Airport, 06-18	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
Greenock, 06-18	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
Tailem Bend, 06-18	20.1 mm (0.8 in)
Adelaide Airport, 06-18	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
Milang (Navarino), 06-18	18.4 mm (0.7 in)
Wellington (Brinkley South), 06-18	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
Meningie (Waltowa), 06-18	16.2 mm (0.6 in)
Milang, 06-18	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
Finniss, 06-18	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
Robe Comparison, 06-16	14.4 mm (0.6 in)
Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Cl, 06-18	14.3 mm (0.6 in)
Adelaide (Glen Osmond), 06-18	13.5 mm (0.5 in)
Kensington Upper (Burnside), 06-18	13.2 mm (0.5 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

189 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, 15 to 19 June 2021
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
21	132
25	98
24	98
23	76
20	72
15	119
14	144
13	179
10	111
14	132
13	100
12	66
18	22
8	132
16	44
15	31
17	22
6	114
14	66
19	35
14	68
5	130
4	123
5	130
10	66
9	66
6	115
4	115
4	122
3	94
2	120
14	30
17	24
2	120
16	35
2	132
6	72
1	123
1	123
12	44
1	130
1	128
1	98
0	118
16	4
6	66
3	88
6	66
0	96
5	66
16	3
12	35
15	32
14	34
12	35
16	27
25	11
3	66
8	43
11	31
13	22
1	79
18	22
2	66
5	42
7	19
1	66
9	44
5	64
2	68
1	66
15	8
2	66
12	22
5	51
1	66
2	64
5	40
16	4
5	40
6	43
5	56
4	60
11	31
15	11
19	6
4	35
10	22
7	44
2	33
8	32
17	6
11	23
13	44
13	4
12	6
0	63
4	43
6	28
10	28
3	44
6	32
7	16
8	35
2	34
1	44
6	32
4	39
5	32
2	35
5	24
3	32
4	32
7	31
1	44
1	43
3	40
13	6
1	44
1	24
6	22
1	40
6	23
2	43
10	11
0	32
1	40
1	40
2	22
1	40
4	22
1	32
6	23
2	31
5	16
3	4
1	36
3	24
2	24
0	34
2	27
15	14
8	2
0	43
10	24
2	11
7	6
8	6
3	19
1	32
0	32
4	20
2	31
4	4
6	3
3	19
8	6
3	20
1	28
4	16
0	31
2	23
2	6
0	35
2	4
6	7
6	3
2	16
3	6
0	23
1	23
8	6
3	8
4	6
3	6
6	6
2	6
7	2
7	6
1	6
3	8
1	4
7	8
1	4
2	6
1	6
2	6
2	6
0	6

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 15 to 19 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, 15 to 19 June 2021 (this event)	189 records

Every Record Set

20 of 189

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 15 to 19 June 2021, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2021-06-16	Robe Comparison	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	144	63 of 100 (Major)
2021-06-17	Drung Drung	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	66	54 of 100 (Notable)
2021-06-17	Murtoa	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	114	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-06-18	Greenock	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	132	75 of 100 (Major)
2021-06-18	Adelaide (Morphett Vale)	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	98	75 of 100 (Major)
2021-06-18	North Adelaide	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	98	73 of 100 (Major)
2021-06-18	Parafield Airport	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	76	71 of 100 (Major)
2021-06-18	Tailem Bend	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	72	71 of 100 (Major)
2021-06-18	Finniss	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	119	65 of 100 (Major)
2021-06-18	Adelaide West Terrace	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	179	61 of 100 (Major)
2021-06-18	Meningie	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	111	60 of 100 (Major)
2021-06-18	Adelaide (Glen Osmond)	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	132	58 of 100 (Notable)
2021-06-18	Kensington Upper (Burnside)	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	100	55 of 100 (Notable)
2021-06-18	Milang (Navarino)	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	22	53 of 100 (Notable)
2021-06-18	Lyndoch	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	132	52 of 100 (Notable)
2021-06-18	Meningie (Waltowa)	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	44	52 of 100 (Notable)
2021-06-18	Milang	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	31	51 of 100 (Notable)
2021-06-18	Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Cl	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	66	50 of 100 (Notable)
2021-06-18	Adelaide Airport	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	35	49 of 100 (Notable)
2021-06-18	Wellington (Brinkley South)	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	22	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 189 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
21	132
25	98
24	98
23	76
20	72
15	119
14	144
13	179
10	111
14	132
13	100
12	66
18	22
8	132
16	44
15	31
17	22
6	114
14	66
19	35
14	68
5	130
4	123
5	130
10	66
9	66
6	115
4	115
4	122
3	94
2	120
14	30
17	24
2	120
16	35
2	132
6	72
1	123
1	123
12	44
1	130
1	128
1	98
0	118
16	4
6	66
3	88
6	66
0	96
5	66
16	3
12	35
15	32
14	34
12	35
16	27
25	11
3	66
8	43
11	31
13	22
1	79
18	22
2	66
5	42
7	19
1	66
9	44
5	64
2	68
1	66
15	8
2	66
12	22
5	51
1	66
2	64
5	40
16	4
5	40
6	43
5	56
4	60
11	31
15	11
19	6
4	35
10	22
7	44
2	33
8	32
17	6
11	23
13	44
13	4
12	6
0	63
4	43
6	28
10	28
3	44
6	32
7	16
8	35
2	34
1	44
6	32
4	39
5	32
2	35
5	24
3	32
4	32
7	31
1	44
1	43
3	40
13	6
1	44
1	24
6	22
1	40
6	23
2	43
10	11
0	32
1	40
1	40
2	22
1	40
4	22
1	32
6	23
2	31
5	16
3	4
1	36
3	24
2	24
0	34
2	27
15	14
8	2
0	43
10	24
2	11
7	6
8	6
3	19
1	32
0	32
4	20
2	31
4	4
6	3
3	19
8	6
3	20
1	28
4	16
0	31
2	23
2	6
0	35
2	4
6	7
6	3
2	16
3	6
0	23
1	23
8	6
3	8
4	6
3	6
6	6
2	6
7	2
7	6
1	6
3	8
1	4
7	8
1	4
2	6
1	6
2	6
2	6
0	6

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
21	132
25	98
24	98
23	76
20	72
15	119
14	144
13	179
10	111
14	132
13	100
12	66
18	22
8	132
16	44
15	31
17	22
6	114
14	66
19	35
14	68
5	130
4	123
5	130
10	66
9	66
6	115
4	115
4	122
3	94
2	120
14	30
17	24
2	120
16	35
2	132
6	72
1	123
1	123
12	44
1	130
1	128
1	98
0	118
16	4
6	66
3	88
6	66
0	96
5	66
16	3
12	35
15	32
14	34
12	35
16	27
25	11
3	66
8	43
11	31
13	22
1	79
18	22
2	66
5	42
7	19
1	66
9	44
5	64
2	68
1	66
15	8
2	66
12	22
5	51
1	66
2	64
5	40
16	4
5	40
6	43
5	56
4	60
11	31
15	11
19	6
4	35
10	22
7	44
2	33
8	32
17	6
11	23
13	44
13	4
12	6
0	63
4	43
6	28
10	28
3	44
6	32
7	16
8	35
2	34
1	44
6	32
4	39
5	32
2	35
5	24
3	32
4	32
7	31
1	44
1	43
3	40
13	6
1	44
1	24
6	22
1	40
6	23
2	43
10	11
0	32
1	40
1	40
2	22
1	40
4	22
1	32
6	23
2	31
5	16
3	4
1	36
3	24
2	24
0	34
2	27
15	14
8	2
0	43
10	24
2	11
7	6
8	6
3	19
1	32
0	32
4	20
2	31
4	4
6	3
3	19
8	6
3	20
1	28
4	16
0	31
2	23
2	6
0	35
2	4
6	7
6	3
2	16
3	6
0	23
1	23
8	6
3	8
4	6
3	6
6	6
2	6
7	2
7	6
1	6
3	8
1	4
7	8
1	4
2	6
1	6
2	6
2	6
0	6

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
21	132
25	98
24	98
23	76
20	72
15	119
14	144
13	179
10	111
14	132
13	100
12	66
18	22
8	132
16	44
15	31
17	22
6	114
14	66
19	35
14	68
5	130
4	123
5	130
10	66
9	66
6	115
4	115
4	122
3	94
2	120
14	30
17	24
2	120
16	35
2	132
6	72
1	123
1	123
12	44
1	130
1	128
1	98
0	118
16	4
6	66
3	88
6	66
0	96
5	66
16	3
12	35
15	32
14	34
12	35
16	27
25	11
3	66
8	43
11	31
13	22
1	79
18	22
2	66
5	42
7	19
1	66
9	44
5	64
2	68
1	66
15	8
2	66
12	22
5	51
1	66
2	64
5	40
16	4
5	40
6	43
5	56
4	60
11	31
15	11
19	6
4	35
10	22
7	44
2	33
8	32
17	6
11	23
13	44
13	4
12	6
0	63
4	43
6	28
10	28
3	44
6	32
7	16
8	35
2	34
1	44
6	32
4	39
5	32
2	35
5	24
3	32
4	32
7	31
1	44
1	43
3	40
13	6
1	44
1	24
6	22
1	40
6	23
2	43
10	11
0	32
1	40
1	40
2	22
1	40
4	22
1	32
6	23
2	31
5	16
3	4
1	36
3	24
2	24
0	34
2	27
15	14
8	2
0	43
10	24
2	11
7	6
8	6
3	19
1	32
0	32
4	20
2	31
4	4
6	3
3	19
8	6
3	20
1	28
4	16
0	31
2	23
2	6
0	35
2	4
6	7
6	3
2	16
3	6
0	23
1	23
8	6
3	8
4	6
3	6
6	6
2	6
7	2
7	6
1	6
3	8
1	4
7	8
1	4
2	6
1	6
2	6
2	6
0	6