Extreme rain in Australia, 17 to 22 November 2022

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 17 to 22 November 2022
Start: 2022-11-17
End: 2022-11-22
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 17 to 22 November 2022: 237 records at 227 stations, peak on 20 November 2022. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 17 to 22 November 2022 set or tied 237 station records at 227 stations.
It ran from 17 November 2022 to 22 November 2022 (6 days) and its peak day was 20 November 2022.
Status: closed.
Nullarbor set a daily record precipitation of 43.4 mm (1.7 in) on 18 November 2022.
The busiest day was 20 November 2022 with 155 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 145 years.

Footprint

17 to 22 November 2022

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 17 to 22 November 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, 17 to 22 November 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Nullarbor	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	2022-11-18
Falls Creek (Rocky Valley)	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	2022-11-22
Beazleys Bridge	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	2022-11-20
Port Campbell Post Office	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	2022-11-20
Princetown	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	2022-11-20
Portland	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	2022-11-21
Kyancutta	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	2022-11-19
Woomelang	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	2022-11-20
Moutajup	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	2022-11-20
Nullawarre	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	2022-11-20
Timboon	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	2022-11-20
Irrewillipe (Tomahawk Creek)	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	2022-11-20
Woodend (Carlisle Street)	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	2022-11-20
Gama	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	2022-11-20
Vaughan	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	2022-11-20
Simpson South	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	2022-11-20
Crooked Rvr (Crooked River (Ha	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	2022-11-22
Joyces Creek	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	2022-11-20
Hahndorf	Record daily precipitation	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	2022-11-20
Wilsons Reservoir	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	2022-11-20

Records per Day

Peak day 155

Records set or tied each day from 17 November 2022 to 22 November 2022. The most in one day was 155 on 20 November 2022.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 17 to 22 November 2022 ranked by margin
Falls Creek (Rocky Valley), 11-22	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
Timboon, 11-20	44.8 mm (1.8 in)
Simpson South, 11-20	37.4 mm (1.5 in)
Nullarbor, 11-18	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
Irrewillipe (Tomahawk Creek), 11-20	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
Vaughan, 11-20	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
Crooked Rvr (Crooked River (Ha, 11-22	21.7 mm (0.9 in)
Kyancutta, 11-19	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
Woodend (Carlisle Street), 11-20	20.4 mm (0.8 in)
Beazleys Bridge, 11-20	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
Joyces Creek, 11-20	15.3 mm (0.6 in)
Port Campbell Post Office, 11-20	14.8 mm (0.6 in)
Princetown, 11-20	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
Woomelang, 11-20	13.1 mm (0.5 in)
Portland, 11-21	12.7 mm (0.5 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

237 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, 17 to 22 November 2022
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
28	57
80	61
18	116
15	112
13	145
15	112
21	44
13	96
12	112
12	108
45	19
26	35
20	68
8	96
7	96
22	48
23	49
37	19
7	112
15	68
16	68
8	89
6	104
7	96
7	96
5	112
6	128
13	88
4	112
19	8
6	140
12	69
4	112
4	96
3	104
4	140
11	68
4	128
13	44
26	29
4	129
5	92
2	109
6	76
10	72
20	29
2	128
2	128
23	13
2	112
1	109
1	109
2	96
11	68
8	57
4	80
8	69
8	68
13	52
10	47
17	35
22	28
4	80
16	41
7	68
8	68
11	49
5	80
14	48
17	19
20	15
16	28
0	88
5	69
5	69
14	48
7	22
4	68
14	48
10	35
9	47
7	47
3	68
1	80
0	80
4	69
13	35
14	40
12	41
1	42
15	28
8	44
15	35
3	61
7	40
4	68
2	68
0	72
1	72
11	35
14	19
8	41
2	69
14	29
2	68
16	13
6	47
7	44
8	28
7	35
1	68
1	72
5	49
7	48
22	11
9	13
4	44
7	47
1	57
0	60
3	68
13	29
11	29
7	51
21	13
14	0
7	36
4	44
1	68
6	47
0	68
10	35
6	47
5	48
4	57
2	48
5	35
6	29
2	61
9	35
5	52
1	52
8	28
15	11
4	47
9	35
15	13
8	35
7	19
9	19
6	29
7	28
8	29
0	44
3	44
21	17
11	29
9	19
3	35
6	29
2	44
4	41
11	35
15	11
8	19
2	44
5	28
1	44
6	28
3	36
6	13
4	44
7	29
10	16
2	21
0	44
1	44
2	28
1	35
1	48
2	35
5	35
1	44
5	29
3	13
8	11
3	28
5	29
6	29
4	11
5	28
7	28
2	37
1	43
2	28
2	19
13	11
7	11
3	27
1	33

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 17 to 22 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, 17 to 22 November 2022 (this event)	237 records

Every Record Set

20 of 237

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 17 to 22 November 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-11-18	Nullarbor	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	57	67 of 100 (Major)
2022-11-19	Kyancutta	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	44	59 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-20	Beazleys Bridge	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	116	62 of 100 (Major)
2022-11-20	Port Campbell Post Office	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	112	62 of 100 (Major)
2022-11-20	Princetown	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	112	61 of 100 (Major)
2022-11-20	Woomelang	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	96	57 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-20	Moutajup	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	112	57 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-20	Nullawarre	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	108	57 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-20	Timboon	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	19	55 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-20	Irrewillipe (Tomahawk Creek)	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35	55 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-20	Woodend (Carlisle Street)	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	68	52 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-20	Gama	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	96	50 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-20	Vaughan	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	49	50 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-20	Simpson South	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	19	50 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-20	Joyces Creek	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	68	49 of 100 (Notable)
2022-11-20	Hahndorf	Record daily precipitation	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	96	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-11-20	Wilsons Reservoir	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	112	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-11-21	Portland	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	145	61 of 100 (Major)
2022-11-22	Falls Creek (Rocky Valley)	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	61	65 of 100 (Major)
2022-11-22	Crooked Rvr (Crooked River (Ha	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	48	50 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 237 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
2022-11-17	1
2022-11-18	8
2022-11-19	44
2022-11-20	155
2022-11-21	22
2022-11-22	7

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
28	57
80	61
18	116
15	112
13	145
15	112
21	44
13	96
12	112
12	108
45	19
26	35
20	68
8	96
7	96
22	48
23	49
37	19
7	112
15	68
16	68
8	89
6	104
7	96
7	96
5	112
6	128
13	88
4	112
19	8
6	140
12	69
4	112
4	96
3	104
4	140
11	68
4	128
13	44
26	29
4	129
5	92
2	109
6	76
10	72
20	29
2	128
2	128
23	13
2	112
1	109
1	109
2	96
11	68
8	57
4	80
8	69
8	68
13	52
10	47
17	35
22	28
4	80
16	41
7	68
8	68
11	49
5	80
14	48
17	19
20	15
16	28
0	88
5	69
5	69
14	48
7	22
4	68
14	48
10	35
9	47
7	47
3	68
1	80
0	80
4	69
13	35
14	40
12	41
1	42
15	28
8	44
15	35
3	61
7	40
4	68
2	68
0	72
1	72
11	35
14	19
8	41
2	69
14	29
2	68
16	13
6	47
7	44
8	28
7	35
1	68
1	72
5	49
7	48
22	11
9	13
4	44
7	47
1	57
0	60
3	68
13	29
11	29
7	51
21	13
14	0
7	36
4	44
1	68
6	47
0	68
10	35
6	47
5	48
4	57
2	48
5	35
6	29
2	61
9	35
5	52
1	52
8	28
15	11
4	47
9	35
15	13
8	35
7	19
9	19
6	29
7	28
8	29
0	44
3	44
21	17
11	29
9	19
3	35
6	29
2	44
4	41
11	35
15	11
8	19
2	44
5	28
1	44
6	28
3	36
6	13
4	44
7	29
10	16
2	21
0	44
1	44
2	28
1	35
1	48
2	35
5	35
1	44
5	29
3	13
8	11
3	28
5	29
6	29
4	11
5	28
7	28
2	37
1	43
2	28
2	19
13	11
7	11
3	27
1	33

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
28	57
80	61
18	116
15	112
13	145
15	112
21	44
13	96
12	112
12	108
45	19
26	35
20	68
8	96
7	96
22	48
23	49
37	19
7	112
15	68
16	68
8	89
6	104
7	96
7	96
5	112
6	128
13	88
4	112
19	8
6	140
12	69
4	112
4	96
3	104
4	140
11	68
4	128
13	44
26	29
4	129
5	92
2	109
6	76
10	72
20	29
2	128
2	128
23	13
2	112
1	109
1	109
2	96
11	68
8	57
4	80
8	69
8	68
13	52
10	47
17	35
22	28
4	80
16	41
7	68
8	68
11	49
5	80
14	48
17	19
20	15
16	28
0	88
5	69
5	69
14	48
7	22
4	68
14	48
10	35
9	47
7	47
3	68
1	80
0	80
4	69
13	35
14	40
12	41
1	42
15	28
8	44
15	35
3	61
7	40
4	68
2	68
0	72
1	72
11	35
14	19
8	41
2	69
14	29
2	68
16	13
6	47
7	44
8	28
7	35
1	68
1	72
5	49
7	48
22	11
9	13
4	44
7	47
1	57
0	60
3	68
13	29
11	29
7	51
21	13
14	0
7	36
4	44
1	68
6	47
0	68
10	35
6	47
5	48
4	57
2	48
5	35
6	29
2	61
9	35
5	52
1	52
8	28
15	11
4	47
9	35
15	13
8	35
7	19
9	19
6	29
7	28
8	29
0	44
3	44
21	17
11	29
9	19
3	35
6	29
2	44
4	41
11	35
15	11
8	19
2	44
5	28
1	44
6	28
3	36
6	13
4	44
7	29
10	16
2	21
0	44
1	44
2	28
1	35
1	48
2	35
5	35
1	44
5	29
3	13
8	11
3	28
5	29
6	29
4	11
5	28
7	28
2	37
1	43
2	28
2	19
13	11
7	11
3	27
1	33

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
28	57
80	61
18	116
15	112
13	145
15	112
21	44
13	96
12	112
12	108
45	19
26	35
20	68
8	96
7	96
22	48
23	49
37	19
7	112
15	68
16	68
8	89
6	104
7	96
7	96
5	112
6	128
13	88
4	112
19	8
6	140
12	69
4	112
4	96
3	104
4	140
11	68
4	128
13	44
26	29
4	129
5	92
2	109
6	76
10	72
20	29
2	128
2	128
23	13
2	112
1	109
1	109
2	96
11	68
8	57
4	80
8	69
8	68
13	52
10	47
17	35
22	28
4	80
16	41
7	68
8	68
11	49
5	80
14	48
17	19
20	15
16	28
0	88
5	69
5	69
14	48
7	22
4	68
14	48
10	35
9	47
7	47
3	68
1	80
0	80
4	69
13	35
14	40
12	41
1	42
15	28
8	44
15	35
3	61
7	40
4	68
2	68
0	72
1	72
11	35
14	19
8	41
2	69
14	29
2	68
16	13
6	47
7	44
8	28
7	35
1	68
1	72
5	49
7	48
22	11
9	13
4	44
7	47
1	57
0	60
3	68
13	29
11	29
7	51
21	13
14	0
7	36
4	44
1	68
6	47
0	68
10	35
6	47
5	48
4	57
2	48
5	35
6	29
2	61
9	35
5	52
1	52
8	28
15	11
4	47
9	35
15	13
8	35
7	19
9	19
6	29
7	28
8	29
0	44
3	44
21	17
11	29
9	19
3	35
6	29
2	44
4	41
11	35
15	11
8	19
2	44
5	28
1	44
6	28
3	36
6	13
4	44
7	29
10	16
2	21
0	44
1	44
2	28
1	35
1	48
2	35
5	35
1	44
5	29
3	13
8	11
3	28
5	29
6	29
4	11
5	28
7	28
2	37
1	43
2	28
2	19
13	11
7	11
3	27
1	33