Extreme rain in Australia, 9 to 17 November 2022

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 9 to 17 November 2022
Start: 2022-11-09
End: 2022-11-17
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 9 to 17 November 2022: 677 records at 597 stations, peak on 14 November 2022. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 9 to 17 November 2022 set or tied 677 station records at 597 stations.
It ran from 9 November 2022 to 17 November 2022 (9 days) and its peak day was 14 November 2022.
Status: closed.
Gooloogong Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 120.0 mm (4.7 in) on 13 November 2022.
The busiest day was 14 November 2022 with 289 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 142 years.

Footprint

9 to 17 November 2022

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 9 to 17 November 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, 9 to 17 November 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Gooloogong Post Office	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	2022-11-13
Finniss	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	2022-11-13
Adelaide (Morphett Vale)	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	2022-11-13
Yankalilla	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	2022-11-13
Cambrai (Kongolia)	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	2022-11-13
Langhorne Creek	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	2022-11-13
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	2022-11-13
Tintinara	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	2022-11-14
Manildra (George St)	Record daily precipitation	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	2022-11-14
Manildra (Hazeldale)	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	2022-11-14
Urana Post Office	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	2022-11-14
Mornington	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	2022-11-14
Tuena (Wyoming)	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	2022-11-14
Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road)	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	2022-11-16
Truro	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	2022-11-13
Yankalilla (Inman Valley)	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	2022-11-13
Parndana (Pioneer Bend)	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	2022-11-13
Kangiara (Laverstock)	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	2022-11-14
Port Lincoln (Westmere)	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	2022-11-13

Records per Day

Peak day 289

Records set or tied each day from 9 November 2022 to 17 November 2022. The most in one day was 289 on 14 November 2022.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 9 to 17 November 2022 ranked by margin
Manildra (George St), 11-14	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
Gooloogong Post Office, 11-13	59.0 mm (2.3 in)
Hatfield (Benilkie), 11-13	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
Yankalilla (Inman Valley), 11-13	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
Urana Post Office, 11-14	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
Manildra (Hazeldale), 11-14	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
Finniss, 11-13	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
Tuena (Wyoming), 11-14	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
Langhorne Creek, 11-13	40.5 mm (1.6 in)
Yankalilla, 11-13	36.9 mm (1.5 in)
Tintinara, 11-14	35.4 mm (1.4 in)
Adelaide (Morphett Vale), 11-13	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
Kangiara (Laverstock), 11-14	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road), 11-16	32.1 mm (1.3 in)
Cambrai (Kongolia), 11-13	31.1 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

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, 9 to 17 November 2022
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
59	115
47	101
34	131
37	128
31	112
41	128
35	120
55	131
73	116
48	104
51	104
31	131
23	120
45	66
32	91
24	112
52	84
26	81
32	104
17	116
18	112
38	29
25	46
19	92
16	128
16	131
20	92
79	36
30	52
41	51
40	51
16	131
17	115
27	61
14	120
28	89
16	112
13	104
21	104
13	112
65	52
18	92
13	112
41	52
22	116
27	83
13	120
13	131
21	101
11	98
33	57
19	40
33	52
42	10
32	36
20	116
13	105
15	131
14	101
27	12
13	120
23	132
19	116
26	33
23	64
24	84
34	24
51	21
35	51
7	142
11	60
14	105
22	104
63	28
18	104
24	51
30	51
19	56
15	128
20	83
71	21
50	16
21	61
99	24
12	85
37	20
31	28
43	12
30	12
36	12
12	131
55	36
37	0
9	69
9	105
9	112
27	20
12	101
13	131
12	116
25	52
9	57
31	5
26	5
39	20
9	104
11	104
13	89
16	89
10	97
11	131
28	64
9	120
9	131
8	112
23	59
6	48
12	116
20	51
28	33
29	12
27	12
6	103
40	5
30	21
15	89
24	36
10	116
26	51
30	51
28	24
29	8
29	45
7	92
8	108
46	5
25	21
35	52
11	116
7	104
17	72
13	76
14	64
6	140
7	105
22	61
42	12
15	72
19	72
26	5
37	5
10	76
8	92
42	5
15	45
11	88
7	116
15	61
19	51
6	109
5	116
19	64
28	61
17	15
30	8
14	68
20	52
18	52
27	5
33	12
18	20
4	131
6	101
27	52
25	52
6	25
24	12
17	25
31	20
20	48
26	52
6	116
23	52
24	52
24	52
29	20
12	67
6	131
4	104
19	52
28	13
4	103
3	112
3	112
40	5
5	57
3	128
18	24
24	52
13	64

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 9 to 17 November 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, 9 to 17 November 2022 (this event)	677 records

Every Record Set

20 of 677

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 9 to 17 November 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-11-13	Gooloogong Post Office	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	115	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-11-13	Finniss	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	101	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-11-13	Adelaide (Morphett Vale)	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	131	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-11-13	Yankalilla	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	128	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-11-13	Cambrai (Kongolia)	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	112	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-11-13	Langhorne Creek	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	128	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-11-13	Hatfield (Benilkie)	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	131	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-11-13	Truro	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	112	76 of 100 (Major)
2022-11-13	Yankalilla (Inman Valley)	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	84	74 of 100 (Major)
2022-11-13	Parndana (Pioneer Bend)	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	81	72 of 100 (Major)
2022-11-13	Port Lincoln (Westmere)	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	116	69 of 100 (Major)
2022-11-14	Tintinara	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	120	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-11-14	Manildra (George St)	Record daily precipitation	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	116	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-11-14	Manildra (Hazeldale)	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	104	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-11-14	Urana Post Office	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	104	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-11-14	Mornington	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	131	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-11-14	Yankalilla	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	120	78 of 100 (Major)
2022-11-14	Tuena (Wyoming)	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	66	77 of 100 (Major)
2022-11-14	Kangiara (Laverstock)	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	104	71 of 100 (Major)
2022-11-16	Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road)	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	91	77 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 677 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
2022-11-09	5
2022-11-10	8
2022-11-11	32
2022-11-12	16
2022-11-13	278
2022-11-14	289
2022-11-15	30
2022-11-16	17
2022-11-17	2

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
59	115
47	101
34	131
37	128
31	112
41	128
35	120
55	131
73	116
48	104
51	104
31	131
23	120
45	66
32	91
24	112
52	84
26	81
32	104
17	116
18	112
38	29
25	46
19	92
16	128
16	131
20	92
79	36
30	52
41	51
40	51
16	131
17	115
27	61
14	120
28	89
16	112
13	104
21	104
13	112
65	52
18	92
13	112
41	52
22	116
27	83
13	120
13	131
21	101
11	98
33	57
19	40
33	52
42	10
32	36
20	116
13	105
15	131
14	101
27	12
13	120
23	132
19	116
26	33
23	64
24	84
34	24
51	21
35	51
7	142
11	60
14	105
22	104
63	28
18	104
24	51
30	51
19	56
15	128
20	83
71	21
50	16
21	61
99	24
12	85
37	20
31	28
43	12
30	12
36	12
12	131
55	36
37	0
9	69
9	105
9	112
27	20
12	101
13	131
12	116
25	52
9	57
31	5
26	5
39	20
9	104
11	104
13	89
16	89
10	97
11	131
28	64
9	120
9	131
8	112
23	59
6	48
12	116
20	51
28	33
29	12
27	12
6	103
40	5
30	21
15	89
24	36
10	116
26	51
30	51
28	24
29	8
29	45
7	92
8	108
46	5
25	21
35	52
11	116
7	104
17	72
13	76
14	64
6	140
7	105
22	61
42	12
15	72
19	72
26	5
37	5
10	76
8	92
42	5
15	45
11	88
7	116
15	61
19	51
6	109
5	116
19	64
28	61
17	15
30	8
14	68
20	52
18	52
27	5
33	12
18	20
4	131
6	101
27	52
25	52
6	25
24	12
17	25
31	20
20	48
26	52
6	116
23	52
24	52
24	52
29	20
12	67
6	131
4	104
19	52
28	13
4	103
3	112
3	112
40	5
5	57
3	128
18	24
24	52
13	64

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
59	115
47	101
34	131
37	128
31	112
41	128
35	120
55	131
73	116
48	104
51	104
31	131
23	120
45	66
32	91
24	112
52	84
26	81
32	104
17	116
18	112
38	29
25	46
19	92
16	128
16	131
20	92
79	36
30	52
41	51
40	51
16	131
17	115
27	61
14	120
28	89
16	112
13	104
21	104
13	112
65	52
18	92
13	112
41	52
22	116
27	83
13	120
13	131
21	101
11	98
33	57
19	40
33	52
42	10
32	36
20	116
13	105
15	131
14	101
27	12
13	120
23	132
19	116
26	33
23	64
24	84
34	24
51	21
35	51
7	142
11	60
14	105
22	104
63	28
18	104
24	51
30	51
19	56
15	128
20	83
71	21
50	16
21	61
99	24
12	85
37	20
31	28
43	12
30	12
36	12
12	131
55	36
37	0
9	69
9	105
9	112
27	20
12	101
13	131
12	116
25	52
9	57
31	5
26	5
39	20
9	104
11	104
13	89
16	89
10	97
11	131
28	64
9	120
9	131
8	112
23	59
6	48
12	116
20	51
28	33
29	12
27	12
6	103
40	5
30	21
15	89
24	36
10	116
26	51
30	51
28	24
29	8
29	45
7	92
8	108
46	5
25	21
35	52
11	116
7	104
17	72
13	76
14	64
6	140
7	105
22	61
42	12
15	72
19	72
26	5
37	5
10	76
8	92
42	5
15	45
11	88
7	116
15	61
19	51
6	109
5	116
19	64
28	61
17	15
30	8
14	68
20	52
18	52
27	5
33	12
18	20
4	131
6	101
27	52
25	52
6	25
24	12
17	25
31	20
20	48
26	52
6	116
23	52
24	52
24	52
29	20
12	67
6	131
4	104
19	52
28	13
4	103
3	112
3	112
40	5
5	57
3	128
18	24
24	52
13	64

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
59	115
47	101
34	131
37	128
31	112
41	128
35	120
55	131
73	116
48	104
51	104
31	131
23	120
45	66
32	91
24	112
52	84
26	81
32	104
17	116
18	112
38	29
25	46
19	92
16	128
16	131
20	92
79	36
30	52
41	51
40	51
16	131
17	115
27	61
14	120
28	89
16	112
13	104
21	104
13	112
65	52
18	92
13	112
41	52
22	116
27	83
13	120
13	131
21	101
11	98
33	57
19	40
33	52
42	10
32	36
20	116
13	105
15	131
14	101
27	12
13	120
23	132
19	116
26	33
23	64
24	84
34	24
51	21
35	51
7	142
11	60
14	105
22	104
63	28
18	104
24	51
30	51
19	56
15	128
20	83
71	21
50	16
21	61
99	24
12	85
37	20
31	28
43	12
30	12
36	12
12	131
55	36
37	0
9	69
9	105
9	112
27	20
12	101
13	131
12	116
25	52
9	57
31	5
26	5
39	20
9	104
11	104
13	89
16	89
10	97
11	131
28	64
9	120
9	131
8	112
23	59
6	48
12	116
20	51
28	33
29	12
27	12
6	103
40	5
30	21
15	89
24	36
10	116
26	51
30	51
28	24
29	8
29	45
7	92
8	108
46	5
25	21
35	52
11	116
7	104
17	72
13	76
14	64
6	140
7	105
22	61
42	12
15	72
19	72
26	5
37	5
10	76
8	92
42	5
15	45
11	88
7	116
15	61
19	51
6	109
5	116
19	64
28	61
17	15
30	8
14	68
20	52
18	52
27	5
33	12
18	20
4	131
6	101
27	52
25	52
6	25
24	12
17	25
31	20
20	48
26	52
6	116
23	52
24	52
24	52
29	20
12	67
6	131
4	104
19	52
28	13
4	103
3	112
3	112
40	5
5	57
3	128
18	24
24	52
13	64