Extreme rain in Australia, 4 to 7 June 2023

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 4 to 7 June 2023
Start: 2023-06-04
End: 2023-06-07
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 4 to 7 June 2023: 113 records at 97 stations, peak on 6 June 2023. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 4 to 7 June 2023 set or tied 113 station records at 97 stations.
It ran from 4 June 2023 to 7 June 2023 (4 days) and its peak day was 6 June 2023.
Status: closed.
Araluen set an all-time record daily precipitation of 210.0 mm (8.3 in) on 7 June 2023.
The busiest day was 6 June 2023 with 73 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 104 years.

Footprint

4 to 7 June 2023

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 4 to 7 June 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 7 June 2023: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Perth Airport	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	2023-06-05
Araluen	Record daily precipitation	210.0 mm (8.3 in)	2023-06-07
Gingin	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	2023-06-06
Roleystone	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	2023-06-05
Denmark Agric. School	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	2023-06-07
Karragullen	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	2023-06-05
Dumbleyung	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	2023-06-06
Wereroa	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	2023-06-07
Karragullen North	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	2023-06-05
Subiaco Treatment Plant	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	2023-06-05
Kimberley	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	2023-06-07
Jalna	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	2023-06-06
Redlands	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	2023-06-06
Hillcroft	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	2023-06-06
Kukerin	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	2023-06-06
Illalangi	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	2023-06-07
Breakell	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	2023-06-06
Bulyee	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	2023-06-06
Kellerberrin	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	2023-06-06
Monte Vista	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	2023-06-06

Records per Day

Peak day 73

Records set or tied each day from 4 June 2023 to 7 June 2023. The most in one day was 73 on 6 June 2023.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 4 to 7 June 2023 ranked by margin
Roleystone, 06-05	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
Araluen, 06-07	64.4 mm (2.5 in)
Karragullen, 06-05	63.6 mm (2.5 in)
Kimberley, 06-07	52.4 mm (2.1 in)
Karragullen North, 06-05	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
Subiaco Treatment Plant, 06-05	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
Perth Airport, 06-05	43.6 mm (1.7 in)
Wereroa, 06-07	35.0 mm (1.4 in)
Denmark Agric. School, 06-07	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
Illalangi, 06-07	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
Gingin, 06-06	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
Jalna, 06-06	16.2 mm (0.6 in)
Monte Vista, 06-06	15.6 mm (0.6 in)
Hillcroft, 06-06	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
Bulyee, 06-06	10.9 mm (0.4 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

113 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 7 June 2023
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
64	5
44	74
24	98
65	38
35	33
64	38
35	33
7	104
52	25
48	18
52	17
16	72
7	104
16	32
27	33
13	72
5	94
4	89
5	89
11	57
23	24
9	72
15	18
3	89
4	76
15	44
22	32
4	86
3	89
2	89
30	28
31	20
2	89
2	89
13	36
5	65
32	24
5	61
7	49
9	32
27	20
25	24
1	76
2	74
1	70
8	57
0	70
4	61
0	70
4	61
4	64
9	56
14	38
1	61
4	56
0	65
3	57
7	32
20	32
9	38
8	20
5	18
4	57
1	57
8	48
7	48
17	20
12	28
7	41
9	32
9	28
2	54
7	38
3	44
0	57
8	38
10	5
15	28
4	44
5	38
0	57
5	41
13	18
7	38
1	37
10	32
3	38
4	45
2	32
1	32
4	32
9	16
1	44
6	20
11	16
1	32
1	32
2	38
1	38
8	28
3	18
4	4
2	32
6	28
3	32
4	28
3	20
3	20
0	32
4	6
0	32
2	28
1	4

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 4 to 7 June 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, 4 to 7 June 2023 (this event)	113 records

Every Record Set

20 of 113

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 4 to 7 June 2023, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2023-06-05	Perth Airport	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	74	70 of 100 (Major)
2023-06-05	Roleystone	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38	57 of 100 (Notable)
2023-06-05	Karragullen	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	38	56 of 100 (Notable)
2023-06-05	Karragullen North	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	25	50 of 100 (Notable)
2023-06-05	Subiaco Treatment Plant	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	18	50 of 100 (Notable)
2023-06-06	Gingin	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	98	62 of 100 (Major)
2023-06-06	Dumbleyung	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	104	52 of 100 (Notable)
2023-06-06	Jalna	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	72	49 of 100 (Notable)
2023-06-06	Redlands	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	104	48 of 100 (Notable)
2023-06-06	Hillcroft	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	72	46 of 100 (Notable)
2023-06-06	Kukerin	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	94	46 of 100 (Notable)
2023-06-06	Breakell	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	89	43 of 100 (Notable)
2023-06-06	Bulyee	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	57	43 of 100 (Notable)
2023-06-06	Kellerberrin	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	89	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-06-06	Monte Vista	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	32	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-06-07	Araluen	Record daily precipitation	210.0 mm (8.3 in)	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	5	70 of 100 (Major)
2023-06-07	Denmark Agric. School	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33	57 of 100 (Notable)
2023-06-07	Wereroa	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	33	52 of 100 (Notable)
2023-06-07	Kimberley	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	17	50 of 100 (Notable)
2023-06-07	Illalangi	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	33	46 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 113 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
64	5
44	74
24	98
65	38
35	33
64	38
35	33
7	104
52	25
48	18
52	17
16	72
7	104
16	32
27	33
13	72
5	94
4	89
5	89
11	57
23	24
9	72
15	18
3	89
4	76
15	44
22	32
4	86
3	89
2	89
30	28
31	20
2	89
2	89
13	36
5	65
32	24
5	61
7	49
9	32
27	20
25	24
1	76
2	74
1	70
8	57
0	70
4	61
0	70
4	61
4	64
9	56
14	38
1	61
4	56
0	65
3	57
7	32
20	32
9	38
8	20
5	18
4	57
1	57
8	48
7	48
17	20
12	28
7	41
9	32
9	28
2	54
7	38
3	44
0	57
8	38
10	5
15	28
4	44
5	38
0	57
5	41
13	18
7	38
1	37
10	32
3	38
4	45
2	32
1	32
4	32
9	16
1	44
6	20
11	16
1	32
1	32
2	38
1	38
8	28
3	18
4	4
2	32
6	28
3	32
4	28
3	20
3	20
0	32
4	6
0	32
2	28
1	4

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
64	5
44	74
24	98
65	38
35	33
64	38
35	33
7	104
52	25
48	18
52	17
16	72
7	104
16	32
27	33
13	72
5	94
4	89
5	89
11	57
23	24
9	72
15	18
3	89
4	76
15	44
22	32
4	86
3	89
2	89
30	28
31	20
2	89
2	89
13	36
5	65
32	24
5	61
7	49
9	32
27	20
25	24
1	76
2	74
1	70
8	57
0	70
4	61
0	70
4	61
4	64
9	56
14	38
1	61
4	56
0	65
3	57
7	32
20	32
9	38
8	20
5	18
4	57
1	57
8	48
7	48
17	20
12	28
7	41
9	32
9	28
2	54
7	38
3	44
0	57
8	38
10	5
15	28
4	44
5	38
0	57
5	41
13	18
7	38
1	37
10	32
3	38
4	45
2	32
1	32
4	32
9	16
1	44
6	20
11	16
1	32
1	32
2	38
1	38
8	28
3	18
4	4
2	32
6	28
3	32
4	28
3	20
3	20
0	32
4	6
0	32
2	28
1	4

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
64	5
44	74
24	98
65	38
35	33
64	38
35	33
7	104
52	25
48	18
52	17
16	72
7	104
16	32
27	33
13	72
5	94
4	89
5	89
11	57
23	24
9	72
15	18
3	89
4	76
15	44
22	32
4	86
3	89
2	89
30	28
31	20
2	89
2	89
13	36
5	65
32	24
5	61
7	49
9	32
27	20
25	24
1	76
2	74
1	70
8	57
0	70
4	61
0	70
4	61
4	64
9	56
14	38
1	61
4	56
0	65
3	57
7	32
20	32
9	38
8	20
5	18
4	57
1	57
8	48
7	48
17	20
12	28
7	41
9	32
9	28
2	54
7	38
3	44
0	57
8	38
10	5
15	28
4	44
5	38
0	57
5	41
13	18
7	38
1	37
10	32
3	38
4	45
2	32
1	32
4	32
9	16
1	44
6	20
11	16
1	32
1	32
2	38
1	38
8	28
3	18
4	4
2	32
6	28
3	32
4	28
3	20
3	20
0	32
4	6
0	32
2	28
1	4