Extreme rain in Australia, 28 January to 1 February 2023

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 28 January to 1 February 2023
Start: 2023-01-28
End: 2023-02-01
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 28 January to 1 February 2023: 210 records at 203 stations, peak on 29 January 2023. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 28 January to 1 February 2023 set or tied 210 station records at 203 stations.
It ran from 28 January 2023 to 1 February 2023 (5 days) and its peak day was 29 January 2023.
Status: closed.
Koetong set an all-time record daily precipitation of 187.4 mm (7.4 in) on 30 January 2023.
The busiest day was 29 January 2023 with 88 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 150 years.

Footprint

28 January to 1 February 2023

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 28 January to 1 February 2023 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, 28 January to 1 February 2023: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Koetong	Record daily precipitation	187.4 mm (7.4 in)	2023-01-30
Camden (Brownlow Hill)	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	2023-01-31
Hume Reservoir	Record daily precipitation	134.2 mm (5.3 in)	2023-01-30
Numinbah State Farm	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	2023-01-31
Killarney Post Office	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	2023-01-31
Pooncarie (Tarcoola)	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	2023-01-30
Woomera (Oakden Hills)	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	2023-01-28
Pooncarie Mail Agency	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	2023-01-31
Wymah (Gwandallen)	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	2023-01-30
Old Koreelah (McPherson)	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	2023-01-31
Oakdale (Cooyong Park)	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	2023-01-31
Camden Airport AWS	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	2023-01-31
Canning Downs	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	2023-01-31
Albury Airport	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	2023-01-30
Marrickville Golf Club	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	2023-01-31
Cleve	Record daily precipitation	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	2023-01-29
Mutooroo	Record daily precipitation	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	2023-01-29
Belair (State Flora Nursery)	Record daily precipitation	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	2023-01-29
Happy Valley Reservoir	Record daily precipitation	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	2023-01-29

Records per Day

Peak day 88

Records set or tied each day from 28 January 2023 to 1 February 2023. The most in one day was 88 on 29 January 2023.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 28 January to 1 February 2023 ranked by margin
Numinbah State Farm, 02-01	109.6 mm (4.3 in)
Numinbah State Farm, 01-31	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
Camden Airport AWS, 01-31	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
Koetong, 01-30	66.7 mm (2.6 in)
Oakdale (Cooyong Park), 01-31	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
Camden (Brownlow Hill), 01-31	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
Killarney Post Office, 01-31	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
Old Koreelah (McPherson), 01-31	32.6 mm (1.3 in)
Albury Airport, 01-30	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
Canning Downs, 01-31	27.3 mm (1.1 in)
Wymah (Gwandallen), 01-30	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
Pooncarie (Tarcoola), 01-30	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
Pooncarie Mail Agency, 01-31	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
Cleve, 01-29	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
Woomera (Oakden Hills), 01-28	13.8 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

210 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, 28 January to 1 February 2023
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
67	83
40	105
10	83
109	72
38	72
20	104
14	132
17	116
16	60
33	72
58	21
79	7
22	10
7	122
110	21
27	72
7	117
29	10
12	104
9	104
9	123
39	1
3	108
4	93
4	115
3	122
41	52
21	33
2	132
2	117
15	72
25	60
1	105
0	150
10	60
1	104
10	84
24	64
20	1
12	48
2	88
36	7
6	76
7	57
12	57
9	64
43	1
12	48
16	44
32	0
28	1
25	16
17	0
26	17
13	48
13	48
4	69
12	48
17	16
13	57
20	39
11	56
6	56
20	1
11	48
7	48
11	17
24	35
28	32
11	57
5	68
10	48
16	48
11	52
23	0
18	17
2	60
5	48
4	48
11	41
7	52
2	48
9	48
7	48
6	52
8	57
3	49
5	48
3	48
10	16
2	48
12	59
15	25
15	17
3	41
1	48
0	48
11	16
4	48
22	21
17	17
3	56
5	49
12	17
12	35
25	21
22	21
5	52
13	39
3	52
14	11
18	24
4	49
0	44
3	48
8	16
7	7
5	16
12	35
7	21
2	44
5	17
8	17
4	17
8	7
5	43
8	25
12	17
3	16
6	16
4	16
5	21
11	4
1	16
2	16
6	16
13	24
2	21
6	21
20	24
17	4
10	1
9	4
13	21
5	21
5	1
13	4
0	16
3	11
2	13
3	17
4	17
5	17
1	16
10	15
6	21
9	17
4	28
9	4
2	7
3	16
3	16
1	16
7	21
2	25
2	11
2	16
6	1
0	16
1	25
0	7
2	7
2	17
4	23
2	21
2	4
1	21
5	7
3	1
3	17
1	4
5	17
1	1
11	11
1	7
3	7
4	7
4	7
4	21
2	25
1	11
4	7
3	4
3	7
1	25
3	7
1	17
5	7
1	12
3	7

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 28 January to 1 February 2023 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, 28 January to 1 February 2023 (this event)	210 records

Every Record Set

20 of 210

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 28 January to 1 February 2023, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2023-01-28	Woomera (Oakden Hills)	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	132	53 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-29	Cleve	Record daily precipitation	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	60	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-01-29	Mutooroo	Record daily precipitation	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	104	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-01-29	Belair (State Flora Nursery)	Record daily precipitation	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	117	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-01-29	Happy Valley Reservoir	Record daily precipitation	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	122	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-01-30	Koetong	Record daily precipitation	187.4 mm (7.4 in)	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	83	95 of 100 (Exceptional)
2023-01-30	Hume Reservoir	Record daily precipitation	134.2 mm (5.3 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	83	62 of 100 (Major)
2023-01-30	Pooncarie (Tarcoola)	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	104	56 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-30	Wymah (Gwandallen)	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	10	50 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-30	Albury Airport	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	10	48 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-31	Camden (Brownlow Hill)	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	105	63 of 100 (Major)
2023-01-31	Numinbah State Farm	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	72	59 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-31	Killarney Post Office	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	72	59 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-31	Pooncarie Mail Agency	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	116	53 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-31	Old Koreelah (McPherson)	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	72	50 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-31	Oakdale (Cooyong Park)	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	21	50 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-31	Camden Airport AWS	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	7	50 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-31	Canning Downs	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	72	49 of 100 (Notable)
2023-01-31	Marrickville Golf Club	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	104	46 of 100 (Notable)
2023-02-01	Numinbah State Farm	Record daily precipitation	184.0 mm (7.2 in)	109.6 mm (4.3 in)	21	49 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 210 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
67	83
40	105
10	83
109	72
38	72
20	104
14	132
17	116
16	60
33	72
58	21
79	7
22	10
7	122
110	21
27	72
7	117
29	10
12	104
9	104
9	123
39	1
3	108
4	93
4	115
3	122
41	52
21	33
2	132
2	117
15	72
25	60
1	105
0	150
10	60
1	104
10	84
24	64
20	1
12	48
2	88
36	7
6	76
7	57
12	57
9	64
43	1
12	48
16	44
32	0
28	1
25	16
17	0
26	17
13	48
13	48
4	69
12	48
17	16
13	57
20	39
11	56
6	56
20	1
11	48
7	48
11	17
24	35
28	32
11	57
5	68
10	48
16	48
11	52
23	0
18	17
2	60
5	48
4	48
11	41
7	52
2	48
9	48
7	48
6	52
8	57
3	49
5	48
3	48
10	16
2	48
12	59
15	25
15	17
3	41
1	48
0	48
11	16
4	48
22	21
17	17
3	56
5	49
12	17
12	35
25	21
22	21
5	52
13	39
3	52
14	11
18	24
4	49
0	44
3	48
8	16
7	7
5	16
12	35
7	21
2	44
5	17
8	17
4	17
8	7
5	43
8	25
12	17
3	16
6	16
4	16
5	21
11	4
1	16
2	16
6	16
13	24
2	21
6	21
20	24
17	4
10	1
9	4
13	21
5	21
5	1
13	4
0	16
3	11
2	13
3	17
4	17
5	17
1	16
10	15
6	21
9	17
4	28
9	4
2	7
3	16
3	16
1	16
7	21
2	25
2	11
2	16
6	1
0	16
1	25
0	7
2	7
2	17
4	23
2	21
2	4
1	21
5	7
3	1
3	17
1	4
5	17
1	1
11	11
1	7
3	7
4	7
4	7
4	21
2	25
1	11
4	7
3	4
3	7
1	25
3	7
1	17
5	7
1	12
3	7

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
67	83
40	105
10	83
109	72
38	72
20	104
14	132
17	116
16	60
33	72
58	21
79	7
22	10
7	122
110	21
27	72
7	117
29	10
12	104
9	104
9	123
39	1
3	108
4	93
4	115
3	122
41	52
21	33
2	132
2	117
15	72
25	60
1	105
0	150
10	60
1	104
10	84
24	64
20	1
12	48
2	88
36	7
6	76
7	57
12	57
9	64
43	1
12	48
16	44
32	0
28	1
25	16
17	0
26	17
13	48
13	48
4	69
12	48
17	16
13	57
20	39
11	56
6	56
20	1
11	48
7	48
11	17
24	35
28	32
11	57
5	68
10	48
16	48
11	52
23	0
18	17
2	60
5	48
4	48
11	41
7	52
2	48
9	48
7	48
6	52
8	57
3	49
5	48
3	48
10	16
2	48
12	59
15	25
15	17
3	41
1	48
0	48
11	16
4	48
22	21
17	17
3	56
5	49
12	17
12	35
25	21
22	21
5	52
13	39
3	52
14	11
18	24
4	49
0	44
3	48
8	16
7	7
5	16
12	35
7	21
2	44
5	17
8	17
4	17
8	7
5	43
8	25
12	17
3	16
6	16
4	16
5	21
11	4
1	16
2	16
6	16
13	24
2	21
6	21
20	24
17	4
10	1
9	4
13	21
5	21
5	1
13	4
0	16
3	11
2	13
3	17
4	17
5	17
1	16
10	15
6	21
9	17
4	28
9	4
2	7
3	16
3	16
1	16
7	21
2	25
2	11
2	16
6	1
0	16
1	25
0	7
2	7
2	17
4	23
2	21
2	4
1	21
5	7
3	1
3	17
1	4
5	17
1	1
11	11
1	7
3	7
4	7
4	7
4	21
2	25
1	11
4	7
3	4
3	7
1	25
3	7
1	17
5	7
1	12
3	7

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
67	83
40	105
10	83
109	72
38	72
20	104
14	132
17	116
16	60
33	72
58	21
79	7
22	10
7	122
110	21
27	72
7	117
29	10
12	104
9	104
9	123
39	1
3	108
4	93
4	115
3	122
41	52
21	33
2	132
2	117
15	72
25	60
1	105
0	150
10	60
1	104
10	84
24	64
20	1
12	48
2	88
36	7
6	76
7	57
12	57
9	64
43	1
12	48
16	44
32	0
28	1
25	16
17	0
26	17
13	48
13	48
4	69
12	48
17	16
13	57
20	39
11	56
6	56
20	1
11	48
7	48
11	17
24	35
28	32
11	57
5	68
10	48
16	48
11	52
23	0
18	17
2	60
5	48
4	48
11	41
7	52
2	48
9	48
7	48
6	52
8	57
3	49
5	48
3	48
10	16
2	48
12	59
15	25
15	17
3	41
1	48
0	48
11	16
4	48
22	21
17	17
3	56
5	49
12	17
12	35
25	21
22	21
5	52
13	39
3	52
14	11
18	24
4	49
0	44
3	48
8	16
7	7
5	16
12	35
7	21
2	44
5	17
8	17
4	17
8	7
5	43
8	25
12	17
3	16
6	16
4	16
5	21
11	4
1	16
2	16
6	16
13	24
2	21
6	21
20	24
17	4
10	1
9	4
13	21
5	21
5	1
13	4
0	16
3	11
2	13
3	17
4	17
5	17
1	16
10	15
6	21
9	17
4	28
9	4
2	7
3	16
3	16
1	16
7	21
2	25
2	11
2	16
6	1
0	16
1	25
0	7
2	7
2	17
4	23
2	21
2	4
1	21
5	7
3	1
3	17
1	4
5	17
1	1
11	11
1	7
3	7
4	7
4	7
4	21
2	25
1	11
4	7
3	4
3	7
1	25
3	7
1	17
5	7
1	12
3	7