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Extreme rain in Australia, 4 to 9 March 2023

Extreme rain in Australia, 4 to 9 March 2023: 146 records at 131 stations, peak on 6 March 2023. Closed.

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

Key Facts

  • Extreme rain in Australia, 4 to 9 March 2023 set or tied 146 station records at 131 stations.
  • It ran from 4 March 2023 to 9 March 2023 (6 days) and its peak day was 6 March 2023.
  • Status: closed.
  • Ellendale Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 32.0 mm (1.3 in) on 8 March 2023.
  • The busiest day was 6 March 2023 with 75 records.
  • The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 112 years.

Footprint

4 to 9 March 2023
Footprint of Extreme rain in Australia, 4 to 9 March 2023 The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 4 to 9 March 2023 is outlined, with 20 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type.
The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 4 to 9 March 2023 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, 4 to 9 March 2023: stations that set records in the event
StationTypeValueDate
Ellendale Post OfficeRecord daily precipitation32.0 mm (1.3 in)2023-03-08
Parkham (Avenue Road)Record daily precipitation31.4 mm (1.2 in)2023-03-07
Savage River MineRecord daily precipitation35.0 mm (1.4 in)2023-03-08
Willow GroveRecord daily precipitation34.0 mm (1.3 in)2023-03-08
Connorville (Lake River)Record daily precipitation31.2 mm (1.2 in)2023-03-05
Forthside Research StationRecord daily precipitation30.4 mm (1.2 in)2023-03-07
Woodbury (Warringa)Record daily precipitation22.2 mm (0.9 in)2023-03-05
Parafield AirportRecord daily precipitation3.0 mm (0.12 in)2023-03-06
Lauriston ReservoirRecord daily precipitation22.6 mm (0.9 in)2023-03-06
Kimberley (Siding)Record daily precipitation22.0 mm (0.9 in)2023-03-06
Springvale NecropolisRecord daily precipitation15.1 mm (0.6 in)2023-03-07
Cressy HouseRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)2023-03-07
Launceston (Kings Meadows)Record daily precipitation16.4 mm (0.6 in)2023-03-07
Barrington Post OfficeRecord daily precipitation17.6 mm (0.7 in)2023-03-07
Weetah (Weetah Road)Record daily precipitation20.8 mm (0.8 in)2023-03-07
Hagley (Fairbank)Record daily precipitation22.4 mm (0.9 in)2023-03-07
Launceston AirportRecord daily precipitation11.0 mm (0.4 in)2023-03-07
Mount Gambier AeroRecord daily precipitation10.8 mm (0.4 in)2023-03-08
Middleton Post OfficeRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)2023-03-08
Manoora (Cooinda)Record daily precipitation22.0 mm (0.9 in)2023-03-09

Records per Day

Peak day 75
Records per day during Extreme rain in Australia, 4 to 9 March 2023 Records set or tied each day from 4 March 2023 to 9 March 2023. The most in one day was 75 on 6 March 2023. 0 20 40 60 80 03-0403-0503-0603-0703-0803-09
Records set or tied each day from 4 March 2023 to 9 March 2023. The most in one day was 75 on 6 March 2023.
Records per day during Extreme rain in Australia, 4 to 9 March 2023
DateRecords
2023-03-041
2023-03-0511
2023-03-0675
2023-03-0729
2023-03-0826
2023-03-094

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced
Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 4 to 9 March 2023 ranked by margin
Parkham (Avenue Road), 03-0722.0 mm (0.9 in)
Willow Grove, 03-0819.4 mm (0.8 in)
Forthside Research Station, 03-0719.4 mm (0.8 in)
Savage River Mine, 03-0818.5 mm (0.7 in)
Weetah (Weetah Road), 03-0717.4 mm (0.7 in)
Kimberley (Siding), 03-0614.4 mm (0.6 in)
Hagley (Fairbank), 03-0714.4 mm (0.6 in)
Connorville (Lake River), 03-0512.9 mm (0.5 in)
Manoora (Cooinda), 03-0912.8 mm (0.5 in)
Cressy House, 03-0710.4 mm (0.4 in)
Launceston (Kings Meadows), 03-0710.4 mm (0.4 in)
Lauriston Reservoir, 03-069.9 mm (0.39 in)
Ellendale Post Office, 03-089.6 mm (0.38 in)
Barrington Post Office, 03-078.5 mm (0.33 in)
Springvale Necropolis, 03-077.3 mm (0.29 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

Margin against age of the broken record in Extreme rain in Australia, 4 to 9 March 2023 146 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. 0 30 60 90 120 06131925 Margin (mm) Years the old record stood
146 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, 4 to 9 March 2023
Margin (mm)Years the old record stood
10100
4112
2240
1949
1942
1354
1066
1940
1740
766
654
278
1440
1036
1312
740
1018
440
1426
940
260
1040
1329
356
736
436
544
1117
1412
652
736
160
227
352
1512
440
921
254
440
444
146
040
192
152
440
152
052
040
442
152
104
036
142
84
340
122
046
142
162
240
144
242
80
232
817
318
618
1010
536
418
140
140
424
228
236
140
040
124
137
612
712
917
117
612
118
22
512
54
112
812
429
621
136
50
036
028
19
412
318
318
317
212
112
220
124
118
80
44
312
312
217
217
64
117
312
118
46
118
32
217
38
52
30
118
412
112
24
312
012
30
34
112
012
212
32
20
10
20
22
10
10
10
00
02
00
11

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event
Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 4 to 9 March 2023 compared with similar events
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Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 29 September to 19 October 20181,970 records
Extreme rain in United States, 19 December 2022 to 13 January 20231,941 records
Extreme rain in Australia, 4 to 9 March 2023 (this event)146 records

Every Record Set

20 of 146
Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 4 to 9 March 2023, in date order
DateStationRecordValueMarginYears stoodSignificance
2023-03-05Connorville (Lake River)Record daily precipitation31.2 mm (1.2 in)12.9 mm (0.5 in)5439 of 100 (Notable)
2023-03-05Woodbury (Warringa)Record daily precipitation22.2 mm (0.9 in)6.2 mm (0.24 in)5420 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-06Parafield AirportRecord daily precipitation3.0 mm (0.12 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)7820 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-06Lauriston ReservoirRecord daily precipitation22.6 mm (0.9 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)6620 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-06Kimberley (Siding)Record daily precipitation22.0 mm (0.9 in)14.4 mm (0.6 in)2620 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-07Parkham (Avenue Road)Record daily precipitation31.4 mm (1.2 in)22.0 mm (0.9 in)4042 of 100 (Notable)
2023-03-07Forthside Research StationRecord daily precipitation30.4 mm (1.2 in)19.4 mm (0.8 in)4037 of 100 (Notable)
2023-03-07Springvale NecropolisRecord daily precipitation15.1 mm (0.6 in)7.3 mm (0.29 in)4020 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-07Cressy HouseRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)3620 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-07Launceston (Kings Meadows)Record daily precipitation16.4 mm (0.6 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)1820 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-07Barrington Post OfficeRecord daily precipitation17.6 mm (0.7 in)8.5 mm (0.33 in)4020 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-07Weetah (Weetah Road)Record daily precipitation20.8 mm (0.8 in)17.4 mm (0.7 in)4020 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-07Hagley (Fairbank)Record daily precipitation22.4 mm (0.9 in)14.4 mm (0.6 in)4020 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-07Launceston AirportRecord daily precipitation11.0 mm (0.4 in)6.9 mm (0.27 in)6620 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-08Ellendale Post OfficeRecord daily precipitation32.0 mm (1.3 in)9.6 mm (0.38 in)10053 of 100 (Notable)
2023-03-08Savage River MineRecord daily precipitation35.0 mm (1.4 in)18.5 mm (0.7 in)4942 of 100 (Notable)
2023-03-08Willow GroveRecord daily precipitation34.0 mm (1.3 in)19.4 mm (0.8 in)4240 of 100 (Notable)
2023-03-08Mount Gambier AeroRecord daily precipitation10.8 mm (0.4 in)4.4 mm (0.17 in)4020 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-08Middleton Post OfficeRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)11220 of 100 (Routine)
2023-03-09Manoora (Cooinda)Record daily precipitation22.0 mm (0.9 in)12.8 mm (0.5 in)1220 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 146 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.