Extreme rain in Australia, 1 to 11 April 2022

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 1 to 11 April 2022
Start: 2022-04-01
End: 2022-04-11
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 1 to 11 April 2022: 275 records at 218 stations, peak on 8 April 2022. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 1 to 11 April 2022 set or tied 275 station records at 218 stations.
It ran from 1 April 2022 to 11 April 2022 (11 days) and its peak day was 8 April 2022.
Status: closed.
Randwick Bowling Club set a daily record precipitation of 155.4 mm (6.1 in) on 7 April 2022.
The busiest day was 8 April 2022 with 101 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 132 years.

Footprint

1 to 11 April 2022

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 1 to 11 April 2022 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, 1 to 11 April 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Randwick Bowling Club	Record daily precipitation	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	2022-04-07
Darkes Forest (Kintyre)	Record daily precipitation	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	2022-04-07
Centennial Park	Record daily precipitation	163.0 mm (6.4 in)	2022-04-07
Sydney Airport AMO	Record daily precipitation	128.4 mm (5.1 in)	2022-04-07
Tannymorel	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	2022-04-03
Whyenbah	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	2022-04-07
Randwick Racecourse	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	2022-04-07
Marra Creek (Womboin)	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	2022-04-09
Marrickville Golf Club	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	2022-04-07
Nowra Ran Air Station AWS	Record daily precipitation	132.2 mm (5.2 in)	2022-04-07
Lake Cargelligo Airport	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	2022-04-08
Arthurville (Cramond)	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	2022-04-08
Wellington (Agrowplow)	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	2022-04-08
Avoca Beach Bowling Club	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	2022-04-08
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	2022-04-07
Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave)	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	2022-04-08
Colo Heights (Mountain Pines)	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	2022-04-08
Concord Golf Club	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	2022-04-07
Lucas Heights (Ansto)	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	2022-04-07
Eumungerie Post Office	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	2022-04-09

Records per Day

Peak day 101

Records set or tied each day from 1 April 2022 to 11 April 2022. The most in one day was 101 on 8 April 2022.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Australia, 1 to 11 April 2022
Date	Records
2022-04-01	1
2022-04-02	1
2022-04-03	3
2022-04-04	20
2022-04-05	3
2022-04-06	5
2022-04-07	97
2022-04-08	101
2022-04-09	35
2022-04-10	8
2022-04-11	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 1 to 11 April 2022 ranked by margin
Randwick Racecourse, 04-07	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
Darkes Forest (Kintyre), 04-07	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
Avoca Beach Bowling Club, 04-08	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
Randwick Bowling Club, 04-07	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
Centennial Park, 04-07	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
Marra Creek (Womboin), 04-09	65.7 mm (2.6 in)
Lucas Heights (Ansto), 04-07	65.4 mm (2.6 in)
Colo Heights (Mountain Pines), 04-08	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
Sydney Airport AMO, 04-07	59.6 mm (2.3 in)
Concord Golf Club, 04-07	52.9 mm (2.1 in)
Nowra Ran Air Station AWS, 04-07	51.2 mm (2.0 in)
Marrickville Golf Club, 04-07	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
Whyenbah, 04-07	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
Eumungerie Post Office, 04-09	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
Tannymorel, 04-03	31.2 mm (1.2 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

275 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, 1 to 11 April 2022
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
75	108
105	108
72	108
60	88
31	97
41	132
106	72
66	68
46	108
51	32
23	97
29	100
25	100
79	44
22	100
63	37
30	107
35	69
53	72
65	33
75	40
68	33
38	93
19	99
25	108
26	76
63	56
49	44
74	32
39	33
56	40
15	89
83	15
41	44
28	93
63	37
67	40
36	33
85	12
36	76
8	116
44	33
13	100
11	100
32	65
60	32
17	79
60	33
27	69
24	48
68	33
46	40
35	33
10	96
17	22
49	44
33	56
12	97
42	24
17	80
8	104
19	72
7	96
8	93
23	76
4	100
91	8
116	0
116	0
4	108
34	28
8	89
43	33
3	107
5	92
24	7
28	56
21	56
44	33
9	76
0	93
11	76
36	33
25	49
1	92
12	67
24	33
11	57
49	16
41	37
3	85
19	40
23	32
12	69
2	85
2	88
7	76
9	72
31	33
26	57
3	81
22	32
3	76
37	0
28	40
16	44
34	8
5	34
10	60
9	72
6	76
1	81
15	48
16	44
12	48
28	37
3	79
41	13
24	32
21	15
60	15
12	48
10	33
3	72
29	36
24	33
37	13
0	69
23	13
30	32
20	32
23	44
29	7
17	33
18	7
11	56
12	40
9	56
40	7
12	44
17	33
17	32
38	12
37	33
14	48
12	44
5	56
10	48
8	37
10	32
8	44
3	48
13	33
10	32
16	37
16	33
11	32
9	33
2	61
12	33
17	36
13	40
7	44
8	48
8	44
2	44
12	37
7	33
21	0
5	44
8	33
29	0
8	33
3	52
5	32
11	37
11	33
8	33
3	48
2	52
2	49
4	44
1	37
5	36
8	33
18	15
4	44
1	33
5	33
2	32
7	32
4	37
13	7
14	7
11	29
3	33
26	0
28	15
8	17
1	33

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 1 to 11 April 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, 1 to 11 April 2022 (this event)	275 records

Every Record Set

20 of 275

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 1 to 11 April 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-04-03	Tannymorel	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	97	71 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-07	Randwick Bowling Club	Record daily precipitation	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	108	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-04-07	Darkes Forest (Kintyre)	Record daily precipitation	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	108	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-04-07	Centennial Park	Record daily precipitation	163.0 mm (6.4 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	108	79 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-07	Sydney Airport AMO	Record daily precipitation	128.4 mm (5.1 in)	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	88	72 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-07	Whyenbah	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	132	70 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-07	Randwick Racecourse	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	72	69 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-07	Marrickville Golf Club	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	108	65 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-07	Nowra Ran Air Station AWS	Record daily precipitation	132.2 mm (5.2 in)	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	32	65 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-07	Sydney Botanic Gardens	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	107	57 of 100 (Notable)
2022-04-07	Concord Golf Club	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	72	56 of 100 (Notable)
2022-04-07	Lucas Heights (Ansto)	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	33	56 of 100 (Notable)
2022-04-08	Lake Cargelligo Airport	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	97	63 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-08	Arthurville (Cramond)	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	100	61 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-08	Wellington (Agrowplow)	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	100	59 of 100 (Notable)
2022-04-08	Avoca Beach Bowling Club	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	44	58 of 100 (Notable)
2022-04-08	Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave)	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	100	57 of 100 (Notable)
2022-04-08	Colo Heights (Mountain Pines)	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37	57 of 100 (Notable)
2022-04-09	Marra Creek (Womboin)	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	68	68 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-09	Eumungerie Post Office	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	69	56 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 275 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
75	108
105	108
72	108
60	88
31	97
41	132
106	72
66	68
46	108
51	32
23	97
29	100
25	100
79	44
22	100
63	37
30	107
35	69
53	72
65	33
75	40
68	33
38	93
19	99
25	108
26	76
63	56
49	44
74	32
39	33
56	40
15	89
83	15
41	44
28	93
63	37
67	40
36	33
85	12
36	76
8	116
44	33
13	100
11	100
32	65
60	32
17	79
60	33
27	69
24	48
68	33
46	40
35	33
10	96
17	22
49	44
33	56
12	97
42	24
17	80
8	104
19	72
7	96
8	93
23	76
4	100
91	8
116	0
116	0
4	108
34	28
8	89
43	33
3	107
5	92
24	7
28	56
21	56
44	33
9	76
0	93
11	76
36	33
25	49
1	92
12	67
24	33
11	57
49	16
41	37
3	85
19	40
23	32
12	69
2	85
2	88
7	76
9	72
31	33
26	57
3	81
22	32
3	76
37	0
28	40
16	44
34	8
5	34
10	60
9	72
6	76
1	81
15	48
16	44
12	48
28	37
3	79
41	13
24	32
21	15
60	15
12	48
10	33
3	72
29	36
24	33
37	13
0	69
23	13
30	32
20	32
23	44
29	7
17	33
18	7
11	56
12	40
9	56
40	7
12	44
17	33
17	32
38	12
37	33
14	48
12	44
5	56
10	48
8	37
10	32
8	44
3	48
13	33
10	32
16	37
16	33
11	32
9	33
2	61
12	33
17	36
13	40
7	44
8	48
8	44
2	44
12	37
7	33
21	0
5	44
8	33
29	0
8	33
3	52
5	32
11	37
11	33
8	33
3	48
2	52
2	49
4	44
1	37
5	36
8	33
18	15
4	44
1	33
5	33
2	32
7	32
4	37
13	7
14	7
11	29
3	33
26	0
28	15
8	17
1	33

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
75	108
105	108
72	108
60	88
31	97
41	132
106	72
66	68
46	108
51	32
23	97
29	100
25	100
79	44
22	100
63	37
30	107
35	69
53	72
65	33
75	40
68	33
38	93
19	99
25	108
26	76
63	56
49	44
74	32
39	33
56	40
15	89
83	15
41	44
28	93
63	37
67	40
36	33
85	12
36	76
8	116
44	33
13	100
11	100
32	65
60	32
17	79
60	33
27	69
24	48
68	33
46	40
35	33
10	96
17	22
49	44
33	56
12	97
42	24
17	80
8	104
19	72
7	96
8	93
23	76
4	100
91	8
116	0
116	0
4	108
34	28
8	89
43	33
3	107
5	92
24	7
28	56
21	56
44	33
9	76
0	93
11	76
36	33
25	49
1	92
12	67
24	33
11	57
49	16
41	37
3	85
19	40
23	32
12	69
2	85
2	88
7	76
9	72
31	33
26	57
3	81
22	32
3	76
37	0
28	40
16	44
34	8
5	34
10	60
9	72
6	76
1	81
15	48
16	44
12	48
28	37
3	79
41	13
24	32
21	15
60	15
12	48
10	33
3	72
29	36
24	33
37	13
0	69
23	13
30	32
20	32
23	44
29	7
17	33
18	7
11	56
12	40
9	56
40	7
12	44
17	33
17	32
38	12
37	33
14	48
12	44
5	56
10	48
8	37
10	32
8	44
3	48
13	33
10	32
16	37
16	33
11	32
9	33
2	61
12	33
17	36
13	40
7	44
8	48
8	44
2	44
12	37
7	33
21	0
5	44
8	33
29	0
8	33
3	52
5	32
11	37
11	33
8	33
3	48
2	52
2	49
4	44
1	37
5	36
8	33
18	15
4	44
1	33
5	33
2	32
7	32
4	37
13	7
14	7
11	29
3	33
26	0
28	15
8	17
1	33

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
75	108
105	108
72	108
60	88
31	97
41	132
106	72
66	68
46	108
51	32
23	97
29	100
25	100
79	44
22	100
63	37
30	107
35	69
53	72
65	33
75	40
68	33
38	93
19	99
25	108
26	76
63	56
49	44
74	32
39	33
56	40
15	89
83	15
41	44
28	93
63	37
67	40
36	33
85	12
36	76
8	116
44	33
13	100
11	100
32	65
60	32
17	79
60	33
27	69
24	48
68	33
46	40
35	33
10	96
17	22
49	44
33	56
12	97
42	24
17	80
8	104
19	72
7	96
8	93
23	76
4	100
91	8
116	0
116	0
4	108
34	28
8	89
43	33
3	107
5	92
24	7
28	56
21	56
44	33
9	76
0	93
11	76
36	33
25	49
1	92
12	67
24	33
11	57
49	16
41	37
3	85
19	40
23	32
12	69
2	85
2	88
7	76
9	72
31	33
26	57
3	81
22	32
3	76
37	0
28	40
16	44
34	8
5	34
10	60
9	72
6	76
1	81
15	48
16	44
12	48
28	37
3	79
41	13
24	32
21	15
60	15
12	48
10	33
3	72
29	36
24	33
37	13
0	69
23	13
30	32
20	32
23	44
29	7
17	33
18	7
11	56
12	40
9	56
40	7
12	44
17	33
17	32
38	12
37	33
14	48
12	44
5	56
10	48
8	37
10	32
8	44
3	48
13	33
10	32
16	37
16	33
11	32
9	33
2	61
12	33
17	36
13	40
7	44
8	48
8	44
2	44
12	37
7	33
21	0
5	44
8	33
29	0
8	33
3	52
5	32
11	37
11	33
8	33
3	48
2	52
2	49
4	44
1	37
5	36
8	33
18	15
4	44
1	33
5	33
2	32
7	32
4	37
13	7
14	7
11	29
3	33
26	0
28	15
8	17
1	33