Extreme rain in Australia, 21 February to 9 March 2022

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 21 February to 9 March 2022
Start: 2022-02-21
End: 2022-03-09
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 21 February to 9 March 2022: 1,476 records at 783 stations, peak on 27 February 2022. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 21 February to 9 March 2022 set or tied 1,476 station records at 783 stations.
It ran from 21 February 2022 to 9 March 2022 (17 days) and its peak day was 27 February 2022.
Status: closed.
Grafton Research STN set an all-time record daily precipitation of 252.0 mm (9.9 in) on 28 February 2022.
The busiest day was 27 February 2022 with 166 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 151 years.

Footprint

21 February to 9 March 2022

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 21 February to 9 March 2022 is outlined, with 18 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Extreme rain in Australia, 21 February to 9 March 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Grafton Research STN	Record daily precipitation	252.0 mm (9.9 in)	2022-02-28
Mt Brisbane	Record daily precipitation	250.0 mm (9.8 in)	2022-02-26
Doon Doon (McCabes Road)	Record daily precipitation	758.0 mm (29.8 in)	2022-02-28
Forest Hill	Record daily precipitation	269.8 mm (10.6 in)	2022-02-26
Alderley	Record daily precipitation	268.6 mm (10.6 in)	2022-02-27
Avoca	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	2022-03-02
Bringelly (Maryland)	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	2022-03-03
Mittagong (Beatrice Street)	Record daily precipitation	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	2022-03-08
Green Cape Lighthouse	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	2022-03-08
Nimbin Post Office	Record daily precipitation	471.0 mm (18.5 in)	2022-02-28
Kenilworth Township	Record daily precipitation	212.5 mm (8.4 in)	2022-02-23
Esk Post Office	Record daily precipitation	172.6 mm (6.8 in)	2022-02-27
Woolners Arm	Record daily precipitation	146.2 mm (5.8 in)	2022-02-28
Richmond Raaf	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	2022-03-05
Gordon Golf Club	Record daily precipitation	187.0 mm (7.4 in)	2022-03-08
Amberley AMO	Record daily precipitation	216.8 mm (8.5 in)	2022-02-26
Wodonga Express	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	2022-03-01
Bundanoon Bowling Club	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	2022-03-06

Records per Day

Peak day 166

Records set or tied each day from 21 February 2022 to 9 March 2022. The most in one day was 166 on 27 February 2022.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Australia, 21 February to 9 March 2022
Date	Records
2022-02-21	10
2022-02-22	6
2022-02-23	58
2022-02-24	53
2022-02-25	140
2022-02-26	107
2022-02-27	166
2022-02-28	122
2022-03-01	80
2022-03-02	140
2022-03-03	103
2022-03-04	33
2022-03-05	74
2022-03-06	149
2022-03-07	112
2022-03-08	87
2022-03-09	36

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 21 February to 9 March 2022 ranked by margin
Doon Doon (McCabes Road), 02-28	287.8 mm (11.3 in)
Alderley, 02-27	216.5 mm (8.5 in)
Kenilworth Township, 02-23	135.0 mm (5.3 in)
Mittagong (Beatrice Street), 03-08	130.5 mm (5.1 in)
Esk Post Office, 02-27	122.3 mm (4.8 in)
Mt Brisbane, 02-27	119.0 mm (4.7 in)
Amberley AMO, 02-26	107.8 mm (4.2 in)
Gordon Golf Club, 03-08	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
Grafton Research STN, 02-28	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
Woolners Arm, 02-28	90.1 mm (3.5 in)
Forest Hill, 02-26	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
Richmond Raaf, 03-05	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
Bundanoon Bowling Club, 03-06	76.9 mm (3.0 in)
Mt Brisbane, 02-26	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
Bringelly (Maryland), 03-03	63.1 mm (2.5 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

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, 21 February to 9 March 2022
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
95	100
63	91
288	68
88	56
217	106
63	151
131	111
52	108
50	121
58	91
122	88
135	88
119	88
90	92
87	91
107	85
108	55
36	113
77	83
38	116
51	84
151	76
71	25
73	9
70	85
172	72
119	72
139	72
108	72
162	70
91	76
123	72
105	50
199	72
280	76
158	4
98	4
24	133
82	68
95	72
224	72
102	75
28	108
83	72
229	72
72	75
33	128
117	68
212	68
285	62
71	73
79	65
60	72
92	25
161	9
92	11
73	56
36	128
91	57
45	134
32	112
32	89
18	95
63	68
85	47
122	48
43	49
33	63
27	60
97	72
198	46
115	47
151	52
103	43
85	4
55	49
25	112
33	48
69	47
116	50
188	42
165	46
143	47
69	70
28	59
32	100
100	53
49	65
19	121
89	72
217	42
126	48
187	46
131	42
50	68
46	55
68	51
23	79
32	119
167	48
80	47
105	32
59	12
224	48
50	44
112	36
29	146
63	49
36	100
58	49
94	45
104	49
61	47
130	42
85	44
67	40
70	48
51	72
84	72
58	125
66	35
23	116
10	73
60	45
101	45
68	28
26	43
87	72
52	45
54	46
15	111
63	39
58	39
231	32
252	30
63	40
62	46
34	72
84	4
62	43
45	103
84	72
67	29
15	88
17	56
87	68
68	76
158	35
40	34
61	43
17	121
179	23
234	32
43	116
98	46
26	111
30	39
23	39
203	18
75	24
88	4
109	38
33	57
39	114
35	127
55	35
17	80
14	91
75	72
49	74
55	54
18	80
185	32
170	32
48	46
36	71
73	24
49	92
171	28
38	83
65	44
44	50
19	111
40	45
34	38
17	125
13	100
65	72
64	52
23	48
307	32
274	30
159	32
57	47
47	28
28	130
76	28
88	21
42	45
40	45

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 21 February to 9 March 2022 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, 21 February to 9 March 2022 (this event)	1,476 records

Every Record Set

20 of 1,476

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 21 February to 9 March 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-02-23	Kenilworth Township	Record daily precipitation	212.5 mm (8.4 in)	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	88	76 of 100 (Major)
2022-02-26	Mt Brisbane	Record daily precipitation	250.0 mm (9.8 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	91	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-02-26	Forest Hill	Record daily precipitation	269.8 mm (10.6 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	56	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-02-26	Amberley AMO	Record daily precipitation	216.8 mm (8.5 in)	107.8 mm (4.2 in)	55	74 of 100 (Major)
2022-02-27	Alderley	Record daily precipitation	268.6 mm (10.6 in)	216.5 mm (8.5 in)	106	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-02-27	Esk Post Office	Record daily precipitation	172.6 mm (6.8 in)	122.3 mm (4.8 in)	88	76 of 100 (Major)
2022-02-27	Mt Brisbane	Record daily precipitation	160.4 mm (6.3 in)	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	88	76 of 100 (Major)
2022-02-28	Grafton Research STN	Record daily precipitation	252.0 mm (9.9 in)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	100	100 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-02-28	Doon Doon (McCabes Road)	Record daily precipitation	758.0 mm (29.8 in)	287.8 mm (11.3 in)	68	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-02-28	Nimbin Post Office	Record daily precipitation	471.0 mm (18.5 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	91	77 of 100 (Major)
2022-02-28	Woolners Arm	Record daily precipitation	146.2 mm (5.8 in)	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	92	76 of 100 (Major)
2022-02-28	Alderley	Record daily precipitation	344.8 mm (13.6 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	113	74 of 100 (Major)
2022-03-01	Wodonga Express	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	116	74 of 100 (Major)
2022-03-02	Avoca	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	121	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-03-03	Bringelly (Maryland)	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	151	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-03-05	Richmond Raaf	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	91	76 of 100 (Major)
2022-03-06	Bundanoon Bowling Club	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	83	74 of 100 (Major)
2022-03-08	Mittagong (Beatrice Street)	Record daily precipitation	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	130.5 mm (5.1 in)	111	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-03-08	Green Cape Lighthouse	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	108	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-03-08	Gordon Golf Club	Record daily precipitation	187.0 mm (7.4 in)	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	85	75 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 1,476 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 2026-10-12. 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
95	100
63	91
288	68
88	56
217	106
63	151
131	111
52	108
50	121
58	91
122	88
135	88
119	88
90	92
87	91
107	85
108	55
36	113
77	83
38	116
51	84
151	76
71	25
73	9
70	85
172	72
119	72
139	72
108	72
162	70
91	76
123	72
105	50
199	72
280	76
158	4
98	4
24	133
82	68
95	72
224	72
102	75
28	108
83	72
229	72
72	75
33	128
117	68
212	68
285	62
71	73
79	65
60	72
92	25
161	9
92	11
73	56
36	128
91	57
45	134
32	112
32	89
18	95
63	68
85	47
122	48
43	49
33	63
27	60
97	72
198	46
115	47
151	52
103	43
85	4
55	49
25	112
33	48
69	47
116	50
188	42
165	46
143	47
69	70
28	59
32	100
100	53
49	65
19	121
89	72
217	42
126	48
187	46
131	42
50	68
46	55
68	51
23	79
32	119
167	48
80	47
105	32
59	12
224	48
50	44
112	36
29	146
63	49
36	100
58	49
94	45
104	49
61	47
130	42
85	44
67	40
70	48
51	72
84	72
58	125
66	35
23	116
10	73
60	45
101	45
68	28
26	43
87	72
52	45
54	46
15	111
63	39
58	39
231	32
252	30
63	40
62	46
34	72
84	4
62	43
45	103
84	72
67	29
15	88
17	56
87	68
68	76
158	35
40	34
61	43
17	121
179	23
234	32
43	116
98	46
26	111
30	39
23	39
203	18
75	24
88	4
109	38
33	57
39	114
35	127
55	35
17	80
14	91
75	72
49	74
55	54
18	80
185	32
170	32
48	46
36	71
73	24
49	92
171	28
38	83
65	44
44	50
19	111
40	45
34	38
17	125
13	100
65	72
64	52
23	48
307	32
274	30
159	32
57	47
47	28
28	130
76	28
88	21
42	45
40	45

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
95	100
63	91
288	68
88	56
217	106
63	151
131	111
52	108
50	121
58	91
122	88
135	88
119	88
90	92
87	91
107	85
108	55
36	113
77	83
38	116
51	84
151	76
71	25
73	9
70	85
172	72
119	72
139	72
108	72
162	70
91	76
123	72
105	50
199	72
280	76
158	4
98	4
24	133
82	68
95	72
224	72
102	75
28	108
83	72
229	72
72	75
33	128
117	68
212	68
285	62
71	73
79	65
60	72
92	25
161	9
92	11
73	56
36	128
91	57
45	134
32	112
32	89
18	95
63	68
85	47
122	48
43	49
33	63
27	60
97	72
198	46
115	47
151	52
103	43
85	4
55	49
25	112
33	48
69	47
116	50
188	42
165	46
143	47
69	70
28	59
32	100
100	53
49	65
19	121
89	72
217	42
126	48
187	46
131	42
50	68
46	55
68	51
23	79
32	119
167	48
80	47
105	32
59	12
224	48
50	44
112	36
29	146
63	49
36	100
58	49
94	45
104	49
61	47
130	42
85	44
67	40
70	48
51	72
84	72
58	125
66	35
23	116
10	73
60	45
101	45
68	28
26	43
87	72
52	45
54	46
15	111
63	39
58	39
231	32
252	30
63	40
62	46
34	72
84	4
62	43
45	103
84	72
67	29
15	88
17	56
87	68
68	76
158	35
40	34
61	43
17	121
179	23
234	32
43	116
98	46
26	111
30	39
23	39
203	18
75	24
88	4
109	38
33	57
39	114
35	127
55	35
17	80
14	91
75	72
49	74
55	54
18	80
185	32
170	32
48	46
36	71
73	24
49	92
171	28
38	83
65	44
44	50
19	111
40	45
34	38
17	125
13	100
65	72
64	52
23	48
307	32
274	30
159	32
57	47
47	28
28	130
76	28
88	21
42	45
40	45

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
95	100
63	91
288	68
88	56
217	106
63	151
131	111
52	108
50	121
58	91
122	88
135	88
119	88
90	92
87	91
107	85
108	55
36	113
77	83
38	116
51	84
151	76
71	25
73	9
70	85
172	72
119	72
139	72
108	72
162	70
91	76
123	72
105	50
199	72
280	76
158	4
98	4
24	133
82	68
95	72
224	72
102	75
28	108
83	72
229	72
72	75
33	128
117	68
212	68
285	62
71	73
79	65
60	72
92	25
161	9
92	11
73	56
36	128
91	57
45	134
32	112
32	89
18	95
63	68
85	47
122	48
43	49
33	63
27	60
97	72
198	46
115	47
151	52
103	43
85	4
55	49
25	112
33	48
69	47
116	50
188	42
165	46
143	47
69	70
28	59
32	100
100	53
49	65
19	121
89	72
217	42
126	48
187	46
131	42
50	68
46	55
68	51
23	79
32	119
167	48
80	47
105	32
59	12
224	48
50	44
112	36
29	146
63	49
36	100
58	49
94	45
104	49
61	47
130	42
85	44
67	40
70	48
51	72
84	72
58	125
66	35
23	116
10	73
60	45
101	45
68	28
26	43
87	72
52	45
54	46
15	111
63	39
58	39
231	32
252	30
63	40
62	46
34	72
84	4
62	43
45	103
84	72
67	29
15	88
17	56
87	68
68	76
158	35
40	34
61	43
17	121
179	23
234	32
43	116
98	46
26	111
30	39
23	39
203	18
75	24
88	4
109	38
33	57
39	114
35	127
55	35
17	80
14	91
75	72
49	74
55	54
18	80
185	32
170	32
48	46
36	71
73	24
49	92
171	28
38	83
65	44
44	50
19	111
40	45
34	38
17	125
13	100
65	72
64	52
23	48
307	32
274	30
159	32
57	47
47	28
28	130
76	28
88	21
42	45
40	45