Extreme rain in Australia, 20 to 24 July 2022

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 20 to 24 July 2022
Start: 2022-07-20
End: 2022-07-24
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 20 to 24 July 2022: 322 records at 232 stations, peak on 22 July 2022. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 20 to 24 July 2022 set or tied 322 station records at 232 stations.
It ran from 20 July 2022 to 24 July 2022 (5 days) and its peak day was 22 July 2022.
Status: closed.
Mapleton Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 134.6 mm (5.3 in) on 22 July 2022.
The busiest day was 22 July 2022 with 169 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 131 years.

Footprint

20 to 24 July 2022

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 20 to 24 July 2022 is outlined, with 19 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Extreme rain in Australia, 20 to 24 July 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Mapleton Post Office	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	2022-07-22
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	2022-07-22
Miara	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	2022-07-23
Proston Post Office	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	2022-07-21
Belah Park	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	2022-07-23
Seventeen Seventy	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	2022-07-22
Maleny Denning Rd	Record daily precipitation	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	2022-07-22
Peachester	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	2022-07-22
Gin Gin Post Office	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	2022-07-23
Watalgan Winfield Rd	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	2022-07-22
Moolboolaman	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	2022-07-22
Embreys Bridge	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	2022-07-22
Springbrook Road	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	2022-07-22
Old Bonalbo (Alcheringa)	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	2022-07-22
Waterloo	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	2022-07-23
Mundubbera	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	2022-07-24
Woodlea	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	2022-07-22
Mt Perry the Pines	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	2022-07-23
Boothulla	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	2022-07-21

Records per Day

Peak day 169

Records set or tied each day from 20 July 2022 to 24 July 2022. The most in one day was 169 on 22 July 2022.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 20 to 24 July 2022 ranked by margin
Maleny Denning Rd, 07-22	117.0 mm (4.6 in)
Mapleton Post Office, 07-22	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
Miara, 07-23	83.4 mm (3.3 in)
Miara, 07-22	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
Watalgan Winfield Rd, 07-22	67.4 mm (2.7 in)
Seventeen Seventy, 07-22	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
Springbrook Road, 07-22	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
Bustard Head Lighthouse, 07-22	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
Gin Gin Post Office, 07-23	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
Proston Post Office, 07-21	49.1 mm (1.9 in)
Embreys Bridge, 07-22	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
Mundubbera, 07-24	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
Woodlea, 07-22	43.6 mm (1.7 in)
Waterloo, 07-23	42.8 mm (1.7 in)
Moolboolaman, 07-22	39.8 mm (1.6 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

322 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, 20 to 24 July 2022
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
94	100
60	131
83	69
49	63
34	84
65	29
117	40
38	100
53	69
67	40
40	72
48	40
61	40
44	23
43	95
34	40
68	40
44	24
12	104
26	69
20	83
49	40
74	72
18	95
24	64
30	52
69	7
10	100
24	63
29	40
11	121
59	40
60	1
28	40
25	40
15	97
27	40
10	88
32	65
32	40
51	1
32	40
23	65
37	24
12	72
27	65
68	45
41	40
35	40
27	40
65	40
3	100
44	33
2	100
23	65
25	33
43	40
32	40
18	24
10	84
15	72
22	63
1	121
38	0
21	24
32	63
20	56
19	40
22	40
14	65
7	84
12	69
20	40
40	24
21	34
31	7
20	40
29	40
5	88
27	51
41	13
5	84
10	56
10	69
20	40
34	13
17	40
6	84
10	65
9	60
19	51
10	64
22	40
20	40
4	80
20	40
9	69
21	31
1	81
8	65
19	48
23	40
10	65
17	40
15	40
12	37
21	45
16	48
5	69
23	40
16	48
10	56
14	40
23	13
14	40
28	40
24	40
13	40
6	52
3	72
10	40
5	65
13	40
14	40
15	40
18	24
7	63
2	75
2	72
6	53
4	65
22	13
16	40
12	40
21	7
26	40
20	33
8	52
14	33
1	65
26	13
10	40
15	33
10	40
8	40
3	56
13	40
8	56
2	56
12	40
10	40
19	40
11	24
9	40
14	37
7	40
25	13
31	7
14	40
3	37
10	24
9	40
6	40
8	40
23	37
1	63
5	40
14	13
7	40
12	40
6	40
8	40
53	9
7	60
21	11
8	40
41	7
9	40
8	40
31	7
21	33
11	31
3	53
21	13
8	40
3	40
8	40
4	40
11	33
6	40
23	37
14	24
6	52
7	40
15	40
1	40
2	40
18	40
15	32
3	52

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 20 to 24 July 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, 20 to 24 July 2022 (this event)	322 records

Every Record Set

20 of 322

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 20 to 24 July 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-07-21	Proston Post Office	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	63	64 of 100 (Major)
2022-07-21	Boothulla	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	104	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-07-22	Mapleton Post Office	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	100	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-07-22	Bustard Head Lighthouse	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	131	72 of 100 (Major)
2022-07-22	Seventeen Seventy	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	29	61 of 100 (Major)
2022-07-22	Maleny Denning Rd	Record daily precipitation	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	40	61 of 100 (Major)
2022-07-22	Peachester	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	100	60 of 100 (Major)
2022-07-22	Watalgan Winfield Rd	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	40	57 of 100 (Notable)
2022-07-22	Moolboolaman	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	72	56 of 100 (Notable)
2022-07-22	Embreys Bridge	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	40	56 of 100 (Notable)
2022-07-22	Springbrook Road	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40	56 of 100 (Notable)
2022-07-22	Old Bonalbo (Alcheringa)	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40	55 of 100 (Notable)
2022-07-22	Miara	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	40	50 of 100 (Notable)
2022-07-22	Woodlea	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	24	50 of 100 (Notable)
2022-07-23	Miara	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	69	66 of 100 (Major)
2022-07-23	Belah Park	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	84	62 of 100 (Major)
2022-07-23	Gin Gin Post Office	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	69	59 of 100 (Notable)
2022-07-23	Waterloo	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	95	55 of 100 (Notable)
2022-07-23	Mt Perry the Pines	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	69	49 of 100 (Notable)
2022-07-24	Mundubbera	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	23	55 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 322 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.

Date	Records
2022-07-20	17
2022-07-21	63
2022-07-22	169
2022-07-23	72
2022-07-24	1

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
94	100
60	131
83	69
49	63
34	84
65	29
117	40
38	100
53	69
67	40
40	72
48	40
61	40
44	23
43	95
34	40
68	40
44	24
12	104
26	69
20	83
49	40
74	72
18	95
24	64
30	52
69	7
10	100
24	63
29	40
11	121
59	40
60	1
28	40
25	40
15	97
27	40
10	88
32	65
32	40
51	1
32	40
23	65
37	24
12	72
27	65
68	45
41	40
35	40
27	40
65	40
3	100
44	33
2	100
23	65
25	33
43	40
32	40
18	24
10	84
15	72
22	63
1	121
38	0
21	24
32	63
20	56
19	40
22	40
14	65
7	84
12	69
20	40
40	24
21	34
31	7
20	40
29	40
5	88
27	51
41	13
5	84
10	56
10	69
20	40
34	13
17	40
6	84
10	65
9	60
19	51
10	64
22	40
20	40
4	80
20	40
9	69
21	31
1	81
8	65
19	48
23	40
10	65
17	40
15	40
12	37
21	45
16	48
5	69
23	40
16	48
10	56
14	40
23	13
14	40
28	40
24	40
13	40
6	52
3	72
10	40
5	65
13	40
14	40
15	40
18	24
7	63
2	75
2	72
6	53
4	65
22	13
16	40
12	40
21	7
26	40
20	33
8	52
14	33
1	65
26	13
10	40
15	33
10	40
8	40
3	56
13	40
8	56
2	56
12	40
10	40
19	40
11	24
9	40
14	37
7	40
25	13
31	7
14	40
3	37
10	24
9	40
6	40
8	40
23	37
1	63
5	40
14	13
7	40
12	40
6	40
8	40
53	9
7	60
21	11
8	40
41	7
9	40
8	40
31	7
21	33
11	31
3	53
21	13
8	40
3	40
8	40
4	40
11	33
6	40
23	37
14	24
6	52
7	40
15	40
1	40
2	40
18	40
15	32
3	52

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
94	100
60	131
83	69
49	63
34	84
65	29
117	40
38	100
53	69
67	40
40	72
48	40
61	40
44	23
43	95
34	40
68	40
44	24
12	104
26	69
20	83
49	40
74	72
18	95
24	64
30	52
69	7
10	100
24	63
29	40
11	121
59	40
60	1
28	40
25	40
15	97
27	40
10	88
32	65
32	40
51	1
32	40
23	65
37	24
12	72
27	65
68	45
41	40
35	40
27	40
65	40
3	100
44	33
2	100
23	65
25	33
43	40
32	40
18	24
10	84
15	72
22	63
1	121
38	0
21	24
32	63
20	56
19	40
22	40
14	65
7	84
12	69
20	40
40	24
21	34
31	7
20	40
29	40
5	88
27	51
41	13
5	84
10	56
10	69
20	40
34	13
17	40
6	84
10	65
9	60
19	51
10	64
22	40
20	40
4	80
20	40
9	69
21	31
1	81
8	65
19	48
23	40
10	65
17	40
15	40
12	37
21	45
16	48
5	69
23	40
16	48
10	56
14	40
23	13
14	40
28	40
24	40
13	40
6	52
3	72
10	40
5	65
13	40
14	40
15	40
18	24
7	63
2	75
2	72
6	53
4	65
22	13
16	40
12	40
21	7
26	40
20	33
8	52
14	33
1	65
26	13
10	40
15	33
10	40
8	40
3	56
13	40
8	56
2	56
12	40
10	40
19	40
11	24
9	40
14	37
7	40
25	13
31	7
14	40
3	37
10	24
9	40
6	40
8	40
23	37
1	63
5	40
14	13
7	40
12	40
6	40
8	40
53	9
7	60
21	11
8	40
41	7
9	40
8	40
31	7
21	33
11	31
3	53
21	13
8	40
3	40
8	40
4	40
11	33
6	40
23	37
14	24
6	52
7	40
15	40
1	40
2	40
18	40
15	32
3	52

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
94	100
60	131
83	69
49	63
34	84
65	29
117	40
38	100
53	69
67	40
40	72
48	40
61	40
44	23
43	95
34	40
68	40
44	24
12	104
26	69
20	83
49	40
74	72
18	95
24	64
30	52
69	7
10	100
24	63
29	40
11	121
59	40
60	1
28	40
25	40
15	97
27	40
10	88
32	65
32	40
51	1
32	40
23	65
37	24
12	72
27	65
68	45
41	40
35	40
27	40
65	40
3	100
44	33
2	100
23	65
25	33
43	40
32	40
18	24
10	84
15	72
22	63
1	121
38	0
21	24
32	63
20	56
19	40
22	40
14	65
7	84
12	69
20	40
40	24
21	34
31	7
20	40
29	40
5	88
27	51
41	13
5	84
10	56
10	69
20	40
34	13
17	40
6	84
10	65
9	60
19	51
10	64
22	40
20	40
4	80
20	40
9	69
21	31
1	81
8	65
19	48
23	40
10	65
17	40
15	40
12	37
21	45
16	48
5	69
23	40
16	48
10	56
14	40
23	13
14	40
28	40
24	40
13	40
6	52
3	72
10	40
5	65
13	40
14	40
15	40
18	24
7	63
2	75
2	72
6	53
4	65
22	13
16	40
12	40
21	7
26	40
20	33
8	52
14	33
1	65
26	13
10	40
15	33
10	40
8	40
3	56
13	40
8	56
2	56
12	40
10	40
19	40
11	24
9	40
14	37
7	40
25	13
31	7
14	40
3	37
10	24
9	40
6	40
8	40
23	37
1	63
5	40
14	13
7	40
12	40
6	40
8	40
53	9
7	60
21	11
8	40
41	7
9	40
8	40
31	7
21	33
11	31
3	53
21	13
8	40
3	40
8	40
4	40
11	33
6	40
23	37
14	24
6	52
7	40
15	40
1	40
2	40
18	40
15	32
3	52