Extreme rain in Australia, 27 August to 5 September 2022

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 27 August to 5 September 2022
Start: 2022-08-27
End: 2022-09-05
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 27 August to 5 September 2022: 552 records at 467 stations, peak on 3 September 2022. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 27 August to 5 September 2022 set or tied 552 station records at 467 stations.
It ran from 27 August 2022 to 5 September 2022 (10 days) and its peak day was 3 September 2022.
Status: closed.
Camooweal Township set a daily record precipitation of 51.4 mm (2.0 in) on 30 August 2022.
The busiest day was 3 September 2022 with 321 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 133 years.

Footprint

27 August to 5 September 2022

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 27 August to 5 September 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, 27 August to 5 September 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Camooweal Township	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	2022-08-30
Lansdowne Station	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	2022-08-30
Peachester	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	2022-09-03
Blackall Township	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	2022-08-30
Summer Hill	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	2022-08-30
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	2022-09-03
Meldrum (Coolawarrah)	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	2022-09-04
Murwillumbah (Taleswood)	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	2022-09-03
Miles Post Office	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	2022-09-03
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	2022-09-03
Woolners Arm	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	2022-09-03
Bonshaw (Campbell St)	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	2022-09-04
Cape Tribulation Store	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	2022-08-29
Muttaburra	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	2022-08-30
Ayrshire Downs	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	2022-08-30
Bulahdelah Post Office	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	2022-09-05
Topaz	Record daily precipitation	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	2022-08-29
Jundah Post Office	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	2022-08-30
Coorabulka	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	2022-08-29

Records per Day

Peak day 321

Records set or tied each day from 27 August 2022 to 5 September 2022. The most in one day was 321 on 3 September 2022.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Australia, 27 August to 5 September 2022
Date	Records
2022-08-27	1
2022-08-28	7
2022-08-29	28
2022-08-30	74
2022-08-31	18
2022-09-01	6
2022-09-02	30
2022-09-03	321
2022-09-04	62
2022-09-05	5

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 27 August to 5 September 2022 ranked by margin
Topaz, 08-29	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
Meldrum (Coolawarrah), 09-03	50.4 mm (2.0 in)
Cape Tribulation Store, 08-29	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
Muttaburra, 08-30	46.6 mm (1.8 in)
Peachester, 09-03	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
Murwillumbah (Taleswood), 09-03	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
Ayrshire Downs, 08-30	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
Camooweal Township, 08-30	35.7 mm (1.4 in)
Lansdowne Station, 08-30	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
Eumundi - Crescent Rd, 09-03	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
Meldrum (Coolawarrah), 09-04	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
Summer Hill, 08-30	31.9 mm (1.3 in)
Blackall Township, 08-30	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
Bulahdelah Post Office, 09-05	24.8 mm (1.0 in)
Miles Post Office, 09-03	24.1 mm (0.9 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, 27 August to 5 September 2022
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
36	123
35	97
41	105
30	119
32	100
33	113
33	67
23	122
41	63
50	52
24	75
20	100
24	75
18	129
47	40
47	25
37	25
25	113
96	40
13	97
26	63
38	48
26	68
15	128
20	64
15	68
34	87
35	32
21	75
30	28
19	76
21	64
23	75
14	29
29	60
3	132
21	75
19	75
12	101
14	132
11	123
11	96
19	75
16	88
23	48
16	75
16	75
31	16
12	100
9	129
17	6
29	28
18	75
35	33
15	75
71	16
11	108
16	75
8	128
13	75
9	128
32	7
39	27
25	57
7	132
16	75
30	27
11	101
10	88
47	13
9	128
5	100
40	28
4	75
25	47
5	83
18	25
16	75
21	75
26	48
19	75
9	105
13	88
36	25
5	133
6	97
18	75
8	101
7	99
22	48
6	100
13	75
13	88
6	97
35	5
15	28
2	75
14	79
5	103
28	29
15	64
16	63
14	64
18	48
23	23
17	51
18	48
31	5
5	128
36	5
20	24
5	100
30	28
30	52
7	99
27	16
3	100
24	24
22	51
23	29
11	75
22	27
1	75
23	27
34	23
17	75
1	75
12	76
30	5
15	36
13	75
16	64
20	48
31	5
32	27
4	96
4	96
25	16
2	101
27	5
10	79
8	88
29	27
0	131
1	132
19	6
7	79
25	45
37	25
2	97
9	75
25	7
17	48
19	27
12	64
28	29
29	5
8	75
1	127
38	7
32	23
34	16
4	87
14	68
7	75
17	48
9	76
36	7
28	5
20	36
25	56
34	5
4	88
15	56
57	16
17	64
37	25
16	48
19	23
17	27
23	25
20	48
20	16
4	91
1	91
3	85
6	34
17	25
6	75
6	75
5	75
12	45
16	52
11	37
1	88
15	25
25	5
2	47
23	16
20	27

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 27 August to 5 September 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, 27 August to 5 September 2022 (this event)	552 records

Every Record Set

20 of 552

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 27 August to 5 September 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-08-29	Cape Tribulation Store	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	40	57 of 100 (Notable)
2022-08-29	Topaz	Record daily precipitation	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	40	56 of 100 (Notable)
2022-08-29	Coorabulka	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	122	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-08-30	Camooweal Township	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	123	79 of 100 (Major)
2022-08-30	Lansdowne Station	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	97	76 of 100 (Major)
2022-08-30	Blackall Township	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	119	70 of 100 (Major)
2022-08-30	Summer Hill	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	100	69 of 100 (Major)
2022-08-30	Muttaburra	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	25	57 of 100 (Notable)
2022-08-30	Ayrshire Downs	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	25	57 of 100 (Notable)
2022-08-30	Jundah Post Office	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	97	56 of 100 (Notable)
2022-09-03	Peachester	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	105	73 of 100 (Major)
2022-09-03	Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	113	68 of 100 (Major)
2022-09-03	Murwillumbah (Taleswood)	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	63	65 of 100 (Major)
2022-09-03	Meldrum (Coolawarrah)	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	52	62 of 100 (Major)
2022-09-03	Miles Post Office	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	75	59 of 100 (Notable)
2022-09-03	Tulloona (Coolanga)	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	100	59 of 100 (Notable)
2022-09-03	Woolners Arm	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	75	59 of 100 (Notable)
2022-09-04	Meldrum (Coolawarrah)	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	67	67 of 100 (Major)
2022-09-04	Bonshaw (Campbell St)	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	129	58 of 100 (Notable)
2022-09-05	Bulahdelah Post Office	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	113	57 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 552 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
36	123
35	97
41	105
30	119
32	100
33	113
33	67
23	122
41	63
50	52
24	75
20	100
24	75
18	129
47	40
47	25
37	25
25	113
96	40
13	97
26	63
38	48
26	68
15	128
20	64
15	68
34	87
35	32
21	75
30	28
19	76
21	64
23	75
14	29
29	60
3	132
21	75
19	75
12	101
14	132
11	123
11	96
19	75
16	88
23	48
16	75
16	75
31	16
12	100
9	129
17	6
29	28
18	75
35	33
15	75
71	16
11	108
16	75
8	128
13	75
9	128
32	7
39	27
25	57
7	132
16	75
30	27
11	101
10	88
47	13
9	128
5	100
40	28
4	75
25	47
5	83
18	25
16	75
21	75
26	48
19	75
9	105
13	88
36	25
5	133
6	97
18	75
8	101
7	99
22	48
6	100
13	75
13	88
6	97
35	5
15	28
2	75
14	79
5	103
28	29
15	64
16	63
14	64
18	48
23	23
17	51
18	48
31	5
5	128
36	5
20	24
5	100
30	28
30	52
7	99
27	16
3	100
24	24
22	51
23	29
11	75
22	27
1	75
23	27
34	23
17	75
1	75
12	76
30	5
15	36
13	75
16	64
20	48
31	5
32	27
4	96
4	96
25	16
2	101
27	5
10	79
8	88
29	27
0	131
1	132
19	6
7	79
25	45
37	25
2	97
9	75
25	7
17	48
19	27
12	64
28	29
29	5
8	75
1	127
38	7
32	23
34	16
4	87
14	68
7	75
17	48
9	76
36	7
28	5
20	36
25	56
34	5
4	88
15	56
57	16
17	64
37	25
16	48
19	23
17	27
23	25
20	48
20	16
4	91
1	91
3	85
6	34
17	25
6	75
6	75
5	75
12	45
16	52
11	37
1	88
15	25
25	5
2	47
23	16
20	27

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
36	123
35	97
41	105
30	119
32	100
33	113
33	67
23	122
41	63
50	52
24	75
20	100
24	75
18	129
47	40
47	25
37	25
25	113
96	40
13	97
26	63
38	48
26	68
15	128
20	64
15	68
34	87
35	32
21	75
30	28
19	76
21	64
23	75
14	29
29	60
3	132
21	75
19	75
12	101
14	132
11	123
11	96
19	75
16	88
23	48
16	75
16	75
31	16
12	100
9	129
17	6
29	28
18	75
35	33
15	75
71	16
11	108
16	75
8	128
13	75
9	128
32	7
39	27
25	57
7	132
16	75
30	27
11	101
10	88
47	13
9	128
5	100
40	28
4	75
25	47
5	83
18	25
16	75
21	75
26	48
19	75
9	105
13	88
36	25
5	133
6	97
18	75
8	101
7	99
22	48
6	100
13	75
13	88
6	97
35	5
15	28
2	75
14	79
5	103
28	29
15	64
16	63
14	64
18	48
23	23
17	51
18	48
31	5
5	128
36	5
20	24
5	100
30	28
30	52
7	99
27	16
3	100
24	24
22	51
23	29
11	75
22	27
1	75
23	27
34	23
17	75
1	75
12	76
30	5
15	36
13	75
16	64
20	48
31	5
32	27
4	96
4	96
25	16
2	101
27	5
10	79
8	88
29	27
0	131
1	132
19	6
7	79
25	45
37	25
2	97
9	75
25	7
17	48
19	27
12	64
28	29
29	5
8	75
1	127
38	7
32	23
34	16
4	87
14	68
7	75
17	48
9	76
36	7
28	5
20	36
25	56
34	5
4	88
15	56
57	16
17	64
37	25
16	48
19	23
17	27
23	25
20	48
20	16
4	91
1	91
3	85
6	34
17	25
6	75
6	75
5	75
12	45
16	52
11	37
1	88
15	25
25	5
2	47
23	16
20	27

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
36	123
35	97
41	105
30	119
32	100
33	113
33	67
23	122
41	63
50	52
24	75
20	100
24	75
18	129
47	40
47	25
37	25
25	113
96	40
13	97
26	63
38	48
26	68
15	128
20	64
15	68
34	87
35	32
21	75
30	28
19	76
21	64
23	75
14	29
29	60
3	132
21	75
19	75
12	101
14	132
11	123
11	96
19	75
16	88
23	48
16	75
16	75
31	16
12	100
9	129
17	6
29	28
18	75
35	33
15	75
71	16
11	108
16	75
8	128
13	75
9	128
32	7
39	27
25	57
7	132
16	75
30	27
11	101
10	88
47	13
9	128
5	100
40	28
4	75
25	47
5	83
18	25
16	75
21	75
26	48
19	75
9	105
13	88
36	25
5	133
6	97
18	75
8	101
7	99
22	48
6	100
13	75
13	88
6	97
35	5
15	28
2	75
14	79
5	103
28	29
15	64
16	63
14	64
18	48
23	23
17	51
18	48
31	5
5	128
36	5
20	24
5	100
30	28
30	52
7	99
27	16
3	100
24	24
22	51
23	29
11	75
22	27
1	75
23	27
34	23
17	75
1	75
12	76
30	5
15	36
13	75
16	64
20	48
31	5
32	27
4	96
4	96
25	16
2	101
27	5
10	79
8	88
29	27
0	131
1	132
19	6
7	79
25	45
37	25
2	97
9	75
25	7
17	48
19	27
12	64
28	29
29	5
8	75
1	127
38	7
32	23
34	16
4	87
14	68
7	75
17	48
9	76
36	7
28	5
20	36
25	56
34	5
4	88
15	56
57	16
17	64
37	25
16	48
19	23
17	27
23	25
20	48
20	16
4	91
1	91
3	85
6	34
17	25
6	75
6	75
5	75
12	45
16	52
11	37
1	88
15	25
25	5
2	47
23	16
20	27