Extreme rain in Australia, 4 to 14 July 2021

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 4 to 14 July 2021
Start: 2021-07-04
End: 2021-07-14
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 4 to 14 July 2021: 136 records at 115 stations, peak on 10 July 2021. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 4 to 14 July 2021 set or tied 136 station records at 115 stations.
It ran from 4 July 2021 to 14 July 2021 (11 days) and its peak day was 10 July 2021.
Status: closed.
Congee set a monthly record daily precipitation of 51.6 mm (2.0 in) on 12 July 2021.
The busiest day was 10 July 2021 with 62 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 113 years.

Footprint

4 to 14 July 2021

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 4 to 14 July 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, 4 to 14 July 2021: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Congee	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	2021-07-12
Corrigin	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	2021-07-07
Benalla	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	2021-07-10
Araluen	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	2021-07-12
Northam	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	2021-07-07
St Albans	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	2021-07-07
Serpentine	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	2021-07-10
The Warriups	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	2021-07-09
Jaroma	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	2021-07-07
Koorikin	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	2021-07-07
Innadong	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	2021-07-10
Valern	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	2021-07-10
Wooroloo	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	2021-07-07
Brunswick Junction	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	2021-07-10
Chidlow	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	2021-07-13
The Granites	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	2021-07-07
Grass Valley	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	2021-07-07
Ardath	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	2021-07-10
Kukerin	Record daily precipitation	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	2021-07-10
Maria	Record daily precipitation	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	2021-07-10

Records per Day

Peak day 62

Records set or tied each day from 4 July 2021 to 14 July 2021. The most in one day was 62 on 10 July 2021.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Australia, 4 to 14 July 2021
Date	Records
2021-07-04	1
2021-07-05	11
2021-07-06	2
2021-07-07	35
2021-07-08	1
2021-07-09	2
2021-07-10	62
2021-07-11	1
2021-07-12	10
2021-07-13	10
2021-07-14	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 4 to 14 July 2021 ranked by margin
Araluen, 07-12	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
Corrigin, 07-07	22.3 mm (0.9 in)
Congee, 07-12	18.6 mm (0.7 in)
Jaroma, 07-07	18.4 mm (0.7 in)
Valern, 07-10	17.0 mm (0.7 in)
Maria, 07-10	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
Northam, 07-07	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
Serpentine, 07-10	12.9 mm (0.5 in)
St Albans, 07-07	12.0 mm (0.5 in)
Benalla, 07-10	11.2 mm (0.4 in)
Koorikin, 07-07	11.0 mm (0.4 in)
Chidlow, 07-13	10.3 mm (0.4 in)
Wooroloo, 07-07	9.4 mm (0.37 in)
The Warriups, 07-09	8.9 mm (0.35 in)
Brunswick Junction, 07-10	7.7 mm (0.30 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

136 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, 4 to 14 July 2021
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
19	113
22	80
35	86
11	95
15	64
17	52
13	99
12	63
9	96
6	108
18	20
6	86
5	99
11	48
17	40
7	72
8	80
7	56
9	79
10	75
29	42
16	20
2	88
4	80
6	80
2	80
7	52
12	63
8	48
5	60
13	52
2	80
5	63
1	80
9	48
1	80
1	79
10	48
2	75
13	20
3	63
3	60
3	75
3	60
7	40
3	64
0	75
8	38
15	40
11	20
1	68
1	68
1	68
1	68
20	18
2	63
1	68
8	28
3	59
12	20
8	20
10	28
10	30
9	7
5	40
0	58
2	47
11	16
10	28
8	48
3	48
15	24
2	40
4	40
20	4
23	7
10	18
2	52
6	16
1	42
1	52
19	7
3	20
3	28
6	32
5	36
2	24
4	12
5	23
10	7
2	40
10	20
11	22
5	26
2	32
7	15
1	40
2	16
6	7
12	4
2	32
1	28
2	28
4	23
1	31
1	32
4	26
11	0
0	16
1	28
1	28
3	20
4	28
0	31
10	2
9	7
2	18
5	7
3	23
1	23
2	2
2	11
3	2
1	22
2	12
3	7
3	7
3	16
5	4
3	2
2	2
1	4
4	2
1	4
1	4
2	2

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 4 to 14 July 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, 4 to 14 July 2021 (this event)	136 records

Every Record Set

20 of 136

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 4 to 14 July 2021, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2021-07-07	Corrigin	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	80	74 of 100 (Major)
2021-07-07	Northam	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	64	52 of 100 (Notable)
2021-07-07	St Albans	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	63	51 of 100 (Notable)
2021-07-07	Jaroma	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	20	46 of 100 (Notable)
2021-07-07	Koorikin	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	48	43 of 100 (Notable)
2021-07-07	Wooroloo	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	79	41 of 100 (Notable)
2021-07-07	The Granites	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	56	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-07-07	Grass Valley	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	108	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-07-09	The Warriups	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	96	49 of 100 (Notable)
2021-07-10	Benalla	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	95	59 of 100 (Notable)
2021-07-10	Serpentine	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	99	51 of 100 (Notable)
2021-07-10	Innadong	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	99	43 of 100 (Notable)
2021-07-10	Valern	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	40	42 of 100 (Notable)
2021-07-10	Brunswick Junction	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	80	41 of 100 (Notable)
2021-07-10	Ardath	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	72	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-07-10	Kukerin	Record daily precipitation	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	86	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-07-10	Maria	Record daily precipitation	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	52	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-07-12	Congee	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	113	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
2021-07-12	Araluen	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	86	59 of 100 (Notable)
2021-07-13	Chidlow	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	75	40 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 136 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
19	113
22	80
35	86
11	95
15	64
17	52
13	99
12	63
9	96
6	108
18	20
6	86
5	99
11	48
17	40
7	72
8	80
7	56
9	79
10	75
29	42
16	20
2	88
4	80
6	80
2	80
7	52
12	63
8	48
5	60
13	52
2	80
5	63
1	80
9	48
1	80
1	79
10	48
2	75
13	20
3	63
3	60
3	75
3	60
7	40
3	64
0	75
8	38
15	40
11	20
1	68
1	68
1	68
1	68
20	18
2	63
1	68
8	28
3	59
12	20
8	20
10	28
10	30
9	7
5	40
0	58
2	47
11	16
10	28
8	48
3	48
15	24
2	40
4	40
20	4
23	7
10	18
2	52
6	16
1	42
1	52
19	7
3	20
3	28
6	32
5	36
2	24
4	12
5	23
10	7
2	40
10	20
11	22
5	26
2	32
7	15
1	40
2	16
6	7
12	4
2	32
1	28
2	28
4	23
1	31
1	32
4	26
11	0
0	16
1	28
1	28
3	20
4	28
0	31
10	2
9	7
2	18
5	7
3	23
1	23
2	2
2	11
3	2
1	22
2	12
3	7
3	7
3	16
5	4
3	2
2	2
1	4
4	2
1	4
1	4
2	2

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
19	113
22	80
35	86
11	95
15	64
17	52
13	99
12	63
9	96
6	108
18	20
6	86
5	99
11	48
17	40
7	72
8	80
7	56
9	79
10	75
29	42
16	20
2	88
4	80
6	80
2	80
7	52
12	63
8	48
5	60
13	52
2	80
5	63
1	80
9	48
1	80
1	79
10	48
2	75
13	20
3	63
3	60
3	75
3	60
7	40
3	64
0	75
8	38
15	40
11	20
1	68
1	68
1	68
1	68
20	18
2	63
1	68
8	28
3	59
12	20
8	20
10	28
10	30
9	7
5	40
0	58
2	47
11	16
10	28
8	48
3	48
15	24
2	40
4	40
20	4
23	7
10	18
2	52
6	16
1	42
1	52
19	7
3	20
3	28
6	32
5	36
2	24
4	12
5	23
10	7
2	40
10	20
11	22
5	26
2	32
7	15
1	40
2	16
6	7
12	4
2	32
1	28
2	28
4	23
1	31
1	32
4	26
11	0
0	16
1	28
1	28
3	20
4	28
0	31
10	2
9	7
2	18
5	7
3	23
1	23
2	2
2	11
3	2
1	22
2	12
3	7
3	7
3	16
5	4
3	2
2	2
1	4
4	2
1	4
1	4
2	2

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
19	113
22	80
35	86
11	95
15	64
17	52
13	99
12	63
9	96
6	108
18	20
6	86
5	99
11	48
17	40
7	72
8	80
7	56
9	79
10	75
29	42
16	20
2	88
4	80
6	80
2	80
7	52
12	63
8	48
5	60
13	52
2	80
5	63
1	80
9	48
1	80
1	79
10	48
2	75
13	20
3	63
3	60
3	75
3	60
7	40
3	64
0	75
8	38
15	40
11	20
1	68
1	68
1	68
1	68
20	18
2	63
1	68
8	28
3	59
12	20
8	20
10	28
10	30
9	7
5	40
0	58
2	47
11	16
10	28
8	48
3	48
15	24
2	40
4	40
20	4
23	7
10	18
2	52
6	16
1	42
1	52
19	7
3	20
3	28
6	32
5	36
2	24
4	12
5	23
10	7
2	40
10	20
11	22
5	26
2	32
7	15
1	40
2	16
6	7
12	4
2	32
1	28
2	28
4	23
1	31
1	32
4	26
11	0
0	16
1	28
1	28
3	20
4	28
0	31
10	2
9	7
2	18
5	7
3	23
1	23
2	2
2	11
3	2
1	22
2	12
3	7
3	7
3	16
5	4
3	2
2	2
1	4
4	2
1	4
1	4
2	2