Extreme rain in Australia, 6 to 12 September 2022

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 6 to 12 September 2022
Start: 2022-09-06
End: 2022-09-12
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 6 to 12 September 2022: 481 records at 440 stations, peak on 9 September 2022. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 6 to 12 September 2022 set or tied 481 station records at 440 stations.
It ran from 6 September 2022 to 12 September 2022 (7 days) and its peak day was 9 September 2022.
Status: closed.
Bower set a daily record precipitation of 30.8 mm (1.2 in) on 8 September 2022.
The busiest day was 9 September 2022 with 225 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 132 years.

Footprint

6 to 12 September 2022

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 6 to 12 September 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, 6 to 12 September 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Bower	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	2022-09-08
Sedan (Sandleton)	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	2022-09-08
Ivanhoe (Baden Park)	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	2022-09-08
Oodla Wirra	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	2022-09-08
Morundah Hotel	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	2022-09-09
Wentworth (Woodlands)	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	2022-09-08
Orroroo	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	2022-09-08
Mitchell Post Office	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	2022-09-09
Bayrick	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	2022-09-09
Robertstown	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	2022-09-08
Yeoval Post Office	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	2022-09-11
Booleroo Centre (Willowie)	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	2022-09-08
Yerong Creek (Fertilizer Depot	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	2022-09-09
Broken Hill Airport AWS	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	2022-09-08
Mungallala	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	2022-09-09
Urana Post Office	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	2022-09-09
White Cliffs (Kayrunnera)	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	2022-09-07
Cecil Plains Homestead	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	2022-09-09
Karoola Park	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	2022-09-09
Renmark Irrigation	Record daily precipitation	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	2022-09-08

Records per Day

Peak day 225

Records set or tied each day from 6 September 2022 to 12 September 2022. The most in one day was 225 on 9 September 2022.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 6 to 12 September 2022 ranked by margin
Bayrick, 09-09	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
Karoola Park, 09-09	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
Orroroo, 09-08	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
Ivanhoe (Baden Park), 09-08	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
White Cliffs (Kayrunnera), 09-07	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
Broken Hill Airport AWS, 09-08	30.8 mm (1.2 in)
Mitchell Post Office, 09-09	27.6 mm (1.1 in)
Wentworth (Woodlands), 09-08	27.5 mm (1.1 in)
Bower, 09-08	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
Mungallala, 09-09	23.7 mm (0.9 in)
Sedan (Sandleton), 09-08	21.2 mm (0.8 in)
Oodla Wirra, 09-08	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
Morundah Hotel, 09-09	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
Robertstown, 09-08	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
Yeoval Post Office, 09-11	18.3 mm (0.7 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

481 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, 6 to 12 September 2022
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
24	100
21	101
35	119
21	88
20	92
28	67
36	61
28	116
41	72
19	88
18	97
15	103
18	132
31	61
24	87
13	132
17	127
40	52
35	44
17	65
15	127
17	65
12	127
14	112
20	84
14	72
9	116
16	65
13	65
21	84
12	103
15	67
8	128
26	72
18	61
28	28
21	44
12	121
13	72
9	88
20	20
37	17
19	72
25	17
23	17
20	28
20	72
23	72
12	61
5	101
5	127
5	97
8	112
31	16
23	17
9	126
6	132
9	97
9	96
8	96
15	72
17	48
26	17
9	107
23	21
10	61
17	44
5	128
4	101
4	127
11	65
13	84
23	40
3	100
9	72
3	103
3	103
16	45
16	17
3	100
4	127
5	126
11	87
29	17
4	124
3	100
8	72
20	29
19	17
2	122
13	39
10	84
9	72
4	80
13	45
1	132
15	39
1	100
9	88
3	104
5	96
28	17
2	116
8	87
0	75
2	116
3	100
2	101
10	61
1	122
18	20
1	100
17	17
1	103
20	17
14	39
9	84
9	56
1	105
20	14
12	72
1	101
8	72
1	100
1	101
0	112
17	28
15	17
5	85
0	100
17	44
0	100
8	72
15	17
16	17
10	39
6	80
21	17
6	67
7	57
5	72
10	45
1	88
8	67
8	72
19	17
6	72
7	68
6	72
2	57
2	87
6	65
6	72
10	65
2	80
7	45
12	17
25	20
2	87
2	87
7	72
6	72
32	17
4	72
5	72
16	20
9	24
11	20
4	72
14	44
20	48
6	63
10	20
1	80
11	17
23	17
8	56
10	6
8	72
3	72
0	80
7	39
4	65
10	45
14	20
11	17
9	48
8	60
6	56
20	17
21	17
19	28
3	72
2	72
0	80
2	67
11	17
10	17
11	20
12	21

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 6 to 12 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, 6 to 12 September 2022 (this event)	481 records

Every Record Set

20 of 481

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 6 to 12 September 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-09-07	White Cliffs (Kayrunnera)	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	44	59 of 100 (Notable)
2022-09-08	Bower	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	100	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-09-08	Sedan (Sandleton)	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	101	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-09-08	Ivanhoe (Baden Park)	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	119	72 of 100 (Major)
2022-09-08	Oodla Wirra	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	88	71 of 100 (Major)
2022-09-08	Wentworth (Woodlands)	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	67	70 of 100 (Major)
2022-09-08	Orroroo	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	61	68 of 100 (Major)
2022-09-08	Robertstown	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	88	66 of 100 (Major)
2022-09-08	Booleroo Centre (Willowie)	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	103	62 of 100 (Major)
2022-09-08	Broken Hill Airport AWS	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	61	61 of 100 (Major)
2022-09-08	Renmark Irrigation	Record daily precipitation	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	65	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-09-09	Morundah Hotel	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	92	71 of 100 (Major)
2022-09-09	Mitchell Post Office	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	116	68 of 100 (Major)
2022-09-09	Bayrick	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	72	67 of 100 (Major)
2022-09-09	Yerong Creek (Fertilizer Depot	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	132	62 of 100 (Major)
2022-09-09	Mungallala	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	87	60 of 100 (Major)
2022-09-09	Urana Post Office	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	132	60 of 100 (Major)
2022-09-09	Cecil Plains Homestead	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	127	59 of 100 (Notable)
2022-09-09	Karoola Park	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	52	59 of 100 (Notable)
2022-09-11	Yeoval Post Office	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	97	64 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 481 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
2022-09-06	3
2022-09-07	13
2022-09-08	217
2022-09-09	225
2022-09-10	18
2022-09-11	3
2022-09-12	2

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
24	100
21	101
35	119
21	88
20	92
28	67
36	61
28	116
41	72
19	88
18	97
15	103
18	132
31	61
24	87
13	132
17	127
40	52
35	44
17	65
15	127
17	65
12	127
14	112
20	84
14	72
9	116
16	65
13	65
21	84
12	103
15	67
8	128
26	72
18	61
28	28
21	44
12	121
13	72
9	88
20	20
37	17
19	72
25	17
23	17
20	28
20	72
23	72
12	61
5	101
5	127
5	97
8	112
31	16
23	17
9	126
6	132
9	97
9	96
8	96
15	72
17	48
26	17
9	107
23	21
10	61
17	44
5	128
4	101
4	127
11	65
13	84
23	40
3	100
9	72
3	103
3	103
16	45
16	17
3	100
4	127
5	126
11	87
29	17
4	124
3	100
8	72
20	29
19	17
2	122
13	39
10	84
9	72
4	80
13	45
1	132
15	39
1	100
9	88
3	104
5	96
28	17
2	116
8	87
0	75
2	116
3	100
2	101
10	61
1	122
18	20
1	100
17	17
1	103
20	17
14	39
9	84
9	56
1	105
20	14
12	72
1	101
8	72
1	100
1	101
0	112
17	28
15	17
5	85
0	100
17	44
0	100
8	72
15	17
16	17
10	39
6	80
21	17
6	67
7	57
5	72
10	45
1	88
8	67
8	72
19	17
6	72
7	68
6	72
2	57
2	87
6	65
6	72
10	65
2	80
7	45
12	17
25	20
2	87
2	87
7	72
6	72
32	17
4	72
5	72
16	20
9	24
11	20
4	72
14	44
20	48
6	63
10	20
1	80
11	17
23	17
8	56
10	6
8	72
3	72
0	80
7	39
4	65
10	45
14	20
11	17
9	48
8	60
6	56
20	17
21	17
19	28
3	72
2	72
0	80
2	67
11	17
10	17
11	20
12	21

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
24	100
21	101
35	119
21	88
20	92
28	67
36	61
28	116
41	72
19	88
18	97
15	103
18	132
31	61
24	87
13	132
17	127
40	52
35	44
17	65
15	127
17	65
12	127
14	112
20	84
14	72
9	116
16	65
13	65
21	84
12	103
15	67
8	128
26	72
18	61
28	28
21	44
12	121
13	72
9	88
20	20
37	17
19	72
25	17
23	17
20	28
20	72
23	72
12	61
5	101
5	127
5	97
8	112
31	16
23	17
9	126
6	132
9	97
9	96
8	96
15	72
17	48
26	17
9	107
23	21
10	61
17	44
5	128
4	101
4	127
11	65
13	84
23	40
3	100
9	72
3	103
3	103
16	45
16	17
3	100
4	127
5	126
11	87
29	17
4	124
3	100
8	72
20	29
19	17
2	122
13	39
10	84
9	72
4	80
13	45
1	132
15	39
1	100
9	88
3	104
5	96
28	17
2	116
8	87
0	75
2	116
3	100
2	101
10	61
1	122
18	20
1	100
17	17
1	103
20	17
14	39
9	84
9	56
1	105
20	14
12	72
1	101
8	72
1	100
1	101
0	112
17	28
15	17
5	85
0	100
17	44
0	100
8	72
15	17
16	17
10	39
6	80
21	17
6	67
7	57
5	72
10	45
1	88
8	67
8	72
19	17
6	72
7	68
6	72
2	57
2	87
6	65
6	72
10	65
2	80
7	45
12	17
25	20
2	87
2	87
7	72
6	72
32	17
4	72
5	72
16	20
9	24
11	20
4	72
14	44
20	48
6	63
10	20
1	80
11	17
23	17
8	56
10	6
8	72
3	72
0	80
7	39
4	65
10	45
14	20
11	17
9	48
8	60
6	56
20	17
21	17
19	28
3	72
2	72
0	80
2	67
11	17
10	17
11	20
12	21

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
24	100
21	101
35	119
21	88
20	92
28	67
36	61
28	116
41	72
19	88
18	97
15	103
18	132
31	61
24	87
13	132
17	127
40	52
35	44
17	65
15	127
17	65
12	127
14	112
20	84
14	72
9	116
16	65
13	65
21	84
12	103
15	67
8	128
26	72
18	61
28	28
21	44
12	121
13	72
9	88
20	20
37	17
19	72
25	17
23	17
20	28
20	72
23	72
12	61
5	101
5	127
5	97
8	112
31	16
23	17
9	126
6	132
9	97
9	96
8	96
15	72
17	48
26	17
9	107
23	21
10	61
17	44
5	128
4	101
4	127
11	65
13	84
23	40
3	100
9	72
3	103
3	103
16	45
16	17
3	100
4	127
5	126
11	87
29	17
4	124
3	100
8	72
20	29
19	17
2	122
13	39
10	84
9	72
4	80
13	45
1	132
15	39
1	100
9	88
3	104
5	96
28	17
2	116
8	87
0	75
2	116
3	100
2	101
10	61
1	122
18	20
1	100
17	17
1	103
20	17
14	39
9	84
9	56
1	105
20	14
12	72
1	101
8	72
1	100
1	101
0	112
17	28
15	17
5	85
0	100
17	44
0	100
8	72
15	17
16	17
10	39
6	80
21	17
6	67
7	57
5	72
10	45
1	88
8	67
8	72
19	17
6	72
7	68
6	72
2	57
2	87
6	65
6	72
10	65
2	80
7	45
12	17
25	20
2	87
2	87
7	72
6	72
32	17
4	72
5	72
16	20
9	24
11	20
4	72
14	44
20	48
6	63
10	20
1	80
11	17
23	17
8	56
10	6
8	72
3	72
0	80
7	39
4	65
10	45
14	20
11	17
9	48
8	60
6	56
20	17
21	17
19	28
3	72
2	72
0	80
2	67
11	17
10	17
11	20
12	21