Extreme rain in Australia, 1 to 16 March 2023

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 1 to 16 March 2023
Start: 2023-03-01
End: 2023-03-16
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 1 to 16 March 2023: 455 records at 331 stations, peak on 13 March 2023. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 1 to 16 March 2023 set or tied 455 station records at 331 stations.
It ran from 1 March 2023 to 16 March 2023 (16 days) and its peak day was 13 March 2023.
Status: closed.
Alexandria set an all-time record daily precipitation of 262.0 mm (10.3 in) on 3 March 2023.
The busiest day was 13 March 2023 with 122 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 136 years.

Footprint

1 to 16 March 2023

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 1 to 16 March 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, 1 to 16 March 2023: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Alexandria	Record daily precipitation	262.0 mm (10.3 in)	2023-03-03
Herbert Vale	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	2023-03-09
Greendale Station	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	2023-03-12
Temora Ambulance Station	Record daily precipitation	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	2023-03-13
Tomoo	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	2023-03-12
Undilla Station	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	2023-03-08
Gregory Downs Outstation	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	2023-03-08
West Leichhardt Station	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	2023-03-08
Camooweal Township	Record daily precipitation	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	2023-03-08
Collarenebri (Goondoobluie)	Record daily precipitation	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	2023-03-12
Glen Morrison (Branga Plains)	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	2023-03-12
Calton Hills Station	Record daily precipitation	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	2023-03-08
Elderslie	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	2023-03-09
Dunollie	Record daily precipitation	152.6 mm (6.0 in)	2023-03-12
Glen Morrison (Millbank)	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	2023-03-12
Miles Post Office	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	2023-03-12
Gunnedah Resource Centre	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	2023-03-12
Breeza (the Park)	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	2023-03-12
Possum Park	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	2023-03-12

Records per Day

Peak day 122

Records set or tied each day from 1 March 2023 to 16 March 2023. The most in one day was 122 on 13 March 2023.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Australia, 1 to 16 March 2023
Date	Records
2023-03-01	1
2023-03-02	2
2023-03-03	5
2023-03-04	1
2023-03-05	1
2023-03-06	2
2023-03-07	5
2023-03-08	21
2023-03-09	34
2023-03-10	30
2023-03-11	43
2023-03-12	113
2023-03-13	122
2023-03-14	61
2023-03-15	13
2023-03-16	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 1 to 16 March 2023 ranked by margin
Calton Hills Station, 03-08	144.3 mm (5.7 in)
Camooweal Township, 03-08	115.3 mm (4.5 in)
Gregory Downs Outstation, 03-08	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
Herbert Vale, 03-09	97.6 mm (3.8 in)
Undilla Station, 03-08	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
Temora Ambulance Station, 03-13	83.2 mm (3.3 in)
Alexandria, 03-03	81.7 mm (3.2 in)
Tomoo, 03-12	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
West Leichhardt Station, 03-08	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
Elderslie, 03-09	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
Gunnedah Resource Centre, 03-12	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
Glen Morrison (Branga Plains), 03-12	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
Breeza (the Park), 03-12	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
Collarenebri (Goondoobluie), 03-12	44.1 mm (1.7 in)
Dunollie, 03-12	40.8 mm (1.6 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

455 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, 1 to 16 March 2023
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
82	121
98	114
38	108
83	76
73	73
91	50
101	50
58	102
115	50
44	116
46	65
144	40
56	101
41	67
27	59
33	106
54	48
46	48
16	69
35	100
22	112
42	64
26	109
36	132
20	112
44	57
24	112
36	53
49	68
16	136
19	72
55	53
28	92
100	4
117	8
17	92
16	136
22	92
58	52
55	45
45	72
25	101
21	130
48	21
22	76
29	14
55	57
17	123
89	24
54	20
61	45
38	48
14	125
10	116
48	48
37	34
16	114
25	64
55	10
36	57
9	130
13	84
72	48
33	33
10	101
8	112
10	92
7	112
38	45
5	112
70	12
49	16
15	84
3	116
24	60
7	96
32	66
29	32
3	116
44	8
19	64
40	34
42	57
20	48
7	84
32	21
24	68
12	76
23	68
1	120
33	48
34	48
21	61
33	8
47	46
20	60
6	92
7	88
38	1
6	81
19	61
67	8
49	28
46	9
61	37
35	45
23	19
15	61
46	17
25	48
29	21
15	60
20	57
8	81
37	1
32	5
22	53
27	52
18	57
43	28
33	42
12	66
32	28
17	62
19	61
39	29
10	61
17	62
0	86
13	68
24	44
15	61
2	84
17	48
38	46
4	76
30	12
10	72
10	62
26	40
23	60
24	21
15	57
24	50
112	4
29	60
12	64
21	48
13	56
35	28
10	65
6	72
49	12
8	66
28	40
22	40
13	61
1	76
6	73
12	66
1	76
11	57
14	45
11	33
2	68
7	60
6	64
7	61
34	1
11	61
25	21
37	40
30	40
5	70
18	45
6	68
7	64
28	25
18	45
16	53
6	60
10	60
11	56
10	60
44	0
37	21
13	38
29	32
42	33
1	76
26	13
14	49
26	28
17	40
0	64
22	45
12	52
15	48
3	61
2	61

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 1 to 16 March 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, 1 to 16 March 2023 (this event)	455 records

Every Record Set

20 of 455

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 1 to 16 March 2023, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2023-03-03	Alexandria	Record daily precipitation	262.0 mm (10.3 in)	81.7 mm (3.2 in)	121	98 of 100 (Exceptional)
2023-03-08	Undilla Station	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	50	65 of 100 (Major)
2023-03-08	Gregory Downs Outstation	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	50	65 of 100 (Major)
2023-03-08	West Leichhardt Station	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	102	65 of 100 (Major)
2023-03-08	Camooweal Township	Record daily precipitation	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	50	65 of 100 (Major)
2023-03-08	Calton Hills Station	Record daily precipitation	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	40	62 of 100 (Major)
2023-03-09	Herbert Vale	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	114	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2023-03-09	Elderslie	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	101	62 of 100 (Major)
2023-03-09	Undilla Station	Record daily precipitation	227.0 mm (8.9 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	69	57 of 100 (Notable)
2023-03-12	Greendale Station	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	108	72 of 100 (Major)
2023-03-12	Tomoo	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	73	66 of 100 (Major)
2023-03-12	Collarenebri (Goondoobluie)	Record daily precipitation	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	116	65 of 100 (Major)
2023-03-12	Glen Morrison (Branga Plains)	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	65	65 of 100 (Major)
2023-03-12	Dunollie	Record daily precipitation	152.6 mm (6.0 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	67	62 of 100 (Major)
2023-03-12	Glen Morrison (Millbank)	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	59	62 of 100 (Major)
2023-03-12	Miles Post Office	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	106	61 of 100 (Major)
2023-03-12	Gunnedah Resource Centre	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	48	61 of 100 (Major)
2023-03-12	Breeza (the Park)	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	48	59 of 100 (Notable)
2023-03-12	Possum Park	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	100	57 of 100 (Notable)
2023-03-13	Temora Ambulance Station	Record daily precipitation	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	76	72 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 455 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 2026-10-12. 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
82	121
98	114
38	108
83	76
73	73
91	50
101	50
58	102
115	50
44	116
46	65
144	40
56	101
41	67
27	59
33	106
54	48
46	48
16	69
35	100
22	112
42	64
26	109
36	132
20	112
44	57
24	112
36	53
49	68
16	136
19	72
55	53
28	92
100	4
117	8
17	92
16	136
22	92
58	52
55	45
45	72
25	101
21	130
48	21
22	76
29	14
55	57
17	123
89	24
54	20
61	45
38	48
14	125
10	116
48	48
37	34
16	114
25	64
55	10
36	57
9	130
13	84
72	48
33	33
10	101
8	112
10	92
7	112
38	45
5	112
70	12
49	16
15	84
3	116
24	60
7	96
32	66
29	32
3	116
44	8
19	64
40	34
42	57
20	48
7	84
32	21
24	68
12	76
23	68
1	120
33	48
34	48
21	61
33	8
47	46
20	60
6	92
7	88
38	1
6	81
19	61
67	8
49	28
46	9
61	37
35	45
23	19
15	61
46	17
25	48
29	21
15	60
20	57
8	81
37	1
32	5
22	53
27	52
18	57
43	28
33	42
12	66
32	28
17	62
19	61
39	29
10	61
17	62
0	86
13	68
24	44
15	61
2	84
17	48
38	46
4	76
30	12
10	72
10	62
26	40
23	60
24	21
15	57
24	50
112	4
29	60
12	64
21	48
13	56
35	28
10	65
6	72
49	12
8	66
28	40
22	40
13	61
1	76
6	73
12	66
1	76
11	57
14	45
11	33
2	68
7	60
6	64
7	61
34	1
11	61
25	21
37	40
30	40
5	70
18	45
6	68
7	64
28	25
18	45
16	53
6	60
10	60
11	56
10	60
44	0
37	21
13	38
29	32
42	33
1	76
26	13
14	49
26	28
17	40
0	64
22	45
12	52
15	48
3	61
2	61

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
82	121
98	114
38	108
83	76
73	73
91	50
101	50
58	102
115	50
44	116
46	65
144	40
56	101
41	67
27	59
33	106
54	48
46	48
16	69
35	100
22	112
42	64
26	109
36	132
20	112
44	57
24	112
36	53
49	68
16	136
19	72
55	53
28	92
100	4
117	8
17	92
16	136
22	92
58	52
55	45
45	72
25	101
21	130
48	21
22	76
29	14
55	57
17	123
89	24
54	20
61	45
38	48
14	125
10	116
48	48
37	34
16	114
25	64
55	10
36	57
9	130
13	84
72	48
33	33
10	101
8	112
10	92
7	112
38	45
5	112
70	12
49	16
15	84
3	116
24	60
7	96
32	66
29	32
3	116
44	8
19	64
40	34
42	57
20	48
7	84
32	21
24	68
12	76
23	68
1	120
33	48
34	48
21	61
33	8
47	46
20	60
6	92
7	88
38	1
6	81
19	61
67	8
49	28
46	9
61	37
35	45
23	19
15	61
46	17
25	48
29	21
15	60
20	57
8	81
37	1
32	5
22	53
27	52
18	57
43	28
33	42
12	66
32	28
17	62
19	61
39	29
10	61
17	62
0	86
13	68
24	44
15	61
2	84
17	48
38	46
4	76
30	12
10	72
10	62
26	40
23	60
24	21
15	57
24	50
112	4
29	60
12	64
21	48
13	56
35	28
10	65
6	72
49	12
8	66
28	40
22	40
13	61
1	76
6	73
12	66
1	76
11	57
14	45
11	33
2	68
7	60
6	64
7	61
34	1
11	61
25	21
37	40
30	40
5	70
18	45
6	68
7	64
28	25
18	45
16	53
6	60
10	60
11	56
10	60
44	0
37	21
13	38
29	32
42	33
1	76
26	13
14	49
26	28
17	40
0	64
22	45
12	52
15	48
3	61
2	61

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
82	121
98	114
38	108
83	76
73	73
91	50
101	50
58	102
115	50
44	116
46	65
144	40
56	101
41	67
27	59
33	106
54	48
46	48
16	69
35	100
22	112
42	64
26	109
36	132
20	112
44	57
24	112
36	53
49	68
16	136
19	72
55	53
28	92
100	4
117	8
17	92
16	136
22	92
58	52
55	45
45	72
25	101
21	130
48	21
22	76
29	14
55	57
17	123
89	24
54	20
61	45
38	48
14	125
10	116
48	48
37	34
16	114
25	64
55	10
36	57
9	130
13	84
72	48
33	33
10	101
8	112
10	92
7	112
38	45
5	112
70	12
49	16
15	84
3	116
24	60
7	96
32	66
29	32
3	116
44	8
19	64
40	34
42	57
20	48
7	84
32	21
24	68
12	76
23	68
1	120
33	48
34	48
21	61
33	8
47	46
20	60
6	92
7	88
38	1
6	81
19	61
67	8
49	28
46	9
61	37
35	45
23	19
15	61
46	17
25	48
29	21
15	60
20	57
8	81
37	1
32	5
22	53
27	52
18	57
43	28
33	42
12	66
32	28
17	62
19	61
39	29
10	61
17	62
0	86
13	68
24	44
15	61
2	84
17	48
38	46
4	76
30	12
10	72
10	62
26	40
23	60
24	21
15	57
24	50
112	4
29	60
12	64
21	48
13	56
35	28
10	65
6	72
49	12
8	66
28	40
22	40
13	61
1	76
6	73
12	66
1	76
11	57
14	45
11	33
2	68
7	60
6	64
7	61
34	1
11	61
25	21
37	40
30	40
5	70
18	45
6	68
7	64
28	25
18	45
16	53
6	60
10	60
11	56
10	60
44	0
37	21
13	38
29	32
42	33
1	76
26	13
14	49
26	28
17	40
0	64
22	45
12	52
15	48
3	61
2	61