Extreme rain in Australia, 23 to 28 December 2023

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 23 to 28 December 2023
Start: 2023-12-23
End: 2023-12-28
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 23 to 28 December 2023: 453 records at 395 stations, peak on 25 December 2023. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 23 to 28 December 2023 set or tied 453 station records at 395 stations.
It ran from 23 December 2023 to 28 December 2023 (6 days) and its peak day was 25 December 2023.
Status: closed.
Boort set an all-time record daily precipitation of 113.4 mm (4.5 in) on 27 December 2023.
The busiest day was 25 December 2023 with 220 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 135 years.

Footprint

23 to 28 December 2023

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 23 to 28 December 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, 23 to 28 December 2023: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Boort	Record daily precipitation	113.4 mm (4.5 in)	2023-12-27
Quambatook (Barraport North)	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	2023-12-25
Clunes	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	2023-12-25
Maryborough	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	2023-12-25
Foster (Post Office)	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	2023-12-27
Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir)	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	2023-12-26
Avoca (Post Office)	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	2023-12-25
Bridgewater (Post Office)	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	2023-12-27
Moulamein Post Office	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	2023-12-25
Randwick Bowling Club	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	2023-12-25
Concord Golf Club	Record daily precipitation	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	2023-12-25
Nhill (Woorak)	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	2023-12-25
Albion Park Post Office	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	2023-12-26
Dimboola	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	2023-12-25
Tongala	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	2023-12-25
Quambatook South	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	2023-12-25
Fish Creek	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	2023-12-26
Navarre	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	2023-12-26
Gladfield Hopefield Estate	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	2023-12-25
Culgoa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	2023-12-25

Records per Day

Peak day 220

Records set or tied each day from 23 December 2023 to 28 December 2023. The most in one day was 220 on 25 December 2023.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 23 to 28 December 2023 ranked by margin
Randwick Bowling Club, 12-25	64.1 mm (2.5 in)
Foster (Post Office), 12-27	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
Quambatook (Barraport North), 12-25	61.6 mm (2.4 in)
Concord Golf Club, 12-25	59.1 mm (2.3 in)
Fish Creek, 12-26	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
Moulamein Post Office, 12-25	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
Navarre, 12-26	50.2 mm (2.0 in)
Albion Park Post Office, 12-26	47.6 mm (1.9 in)
Maryborough, 12-25	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
Avoca (Post Office), 12-25	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
Bridgewater (Post Office), 12-27	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
Clunes, 12-25	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
Tongala, 12-25	33.1 mm (1.3 in)
Nhill (Woorak), 12-25	31.6 mm (1.2 in)
Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir), 12-26	31.5 mm (1.2 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

453 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, 23 to 28 December 2023
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
30	102
62	104
37	108
42	104
62	98
32	108
42	92
40	23
55	80
64	76
59	76
48	90
32	70
25	92
33	92
29	35
56	65
50	58
14	119
22	104
67	56
4	104
32	36
27	69
33	56
27	64
21	92
22	104
34	53
63	41
23	92
20	74
32	64
36	58
25	92
54	30
13	108
37	54
18	98
23	92
15	93
49	26
13	108
38	76
24	92
19	92
19	53
24	64
13	126
68	24
24	64
17	104
17	98
20	92
33	44
19	98
17	92
46	30
43	38
25	88
13	69
19	92
41	34
31	26
47	26
27	5
46	26
12	31
56	26
3	115
57	28
38	34
65	26
17	92
17	113
38	70
113	26
34	41
21	64
19	31
16	92
34	44
38	54
74	1
11	108
24	44
52	13
19	18
21	88
9	108
31	54
68	8
8	120
13	74
13	113
29	60
36	44
38	12
9	116
7	116
12	74
8	135
15	76
16	64
19	64
19	16
36	30
22	9
28	26
9	92
5	100
8	113
15	36
16	64
20	64
12	74
13	64
6	100
20	64
6	104
35	49
12	65
5	116
30	26
27	24
29	16
20	26
26	48
19	16
5	104
11	88
10	53
8	92
3	100
4	113
18	64
32	41
38	12
56	9
8	89
22	60
21	60
9	65
4	101
17	54
12	77
28	44
15	38
21	44
9	65
0	104
3	92
21	46
9	38
1	100
8	64
17	60
7	88
19	60
15	54
7	74
9	64
19	56
17	34
2	92
16	56
18	54
15	54
9	31
17	34
26	29
8	64
0	92
5	74
19	26
8	64
11	50
13	68
30	41
18	54
6	77
6	74
30	30
8	65
13	34
1	80
24	30
10	60
15	64
8	34
26	44
9	54
19	6
16	44
7	64
15	13
2	74
7	50
9	60
10	30

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 23 to 28 December 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, 23 to 28 December 2023 (this event)	453 records

Every Record Set

20 of 453

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 23 to 28 December 2023, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2023-12-25	Quambatook (Barraport North)	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	104	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2023-12-25	Clunes	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	108	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2023-12-25	Maryborough	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	104	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2023-12-25	Avoca (Post Office)	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	92	77 of 100 (Major)
2023-12-25	Moulamein Post Office	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	80	74 of 100 (Major)
2023-12-25	Randwick Bowling Club	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	76	72 of 100 (Major)
2023-12-25	Concord Golf Club	Record daily precipitation	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	76	71 of 100 (Major)
2023-12-25	Nhill (Woorak)	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	70	70 of 100 (Major)
2023-12-25	Dimboola	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	92	69 of 100 (Major)
2023-12-25	Tongala	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	92	69 of 100 (Major)
2023-12-25	Quambatook South	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35	68 of 100 (Major)
2023-12-25	Gladfield Hopefield Estate	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	119	66 of 100 (Major)
2023-12-25	Culgoa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	104	65 of 100 (Major)
2023-12-26	Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir)	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	108	78 of 100 (Major)
2023-12-26	Albion Park Post Office	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	90	70 of 100 (Major)
2023-12-26	Fish Creek	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	65	68 of 100 (Major)
2023-12-26	Navarre	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	58	67 of 100 (Major)
2023-12-27	Boort	Record daily precipitation	113.4 mm (4.5 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	102	92 of 100 (Exceptional)
2023-12-27	Foster (Post Office)	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	98	79 of 100 (Major)
2023-12-27	Bridgewater (Post Office)	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	23	76 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 453 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
2023-12-23	1
2023-12-24	40
2023-12-25	220
2023-12-26	119
2023-12-27	66
2023-12-28	7

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
30	102
62	104
37	108
42	104
62	98
32	108
42	92
40	23
55	80
64	76
59	76
48	90
32	70
25	92
33	92
29	35
56	65
50	58
14	119
22	104
67	56
4	104
32	36
27	69
33	56
27	64
21	92
22	104
34	53
63	41
23	92
20	74
32	64
36	58
25	92
54	30
13	108
37	54
18	98
23	92
15	93
49	26
13	108
38	76
24	92
19	92
19	53
24	64
13	126
68	24
24	64
17	104
17	98
20	92
33	44
19	98
17	92
46	30
43	38
25	88
13	69
19	92
41	34
31	26
47	26
27	5
46	26
12	31
56	26
3	115
57	28
38	34
65	26
17	92
17	113
38	70
113	26
34	41
21	64
19	31
16	92
34	44
38	54
74	1
11	108
24	44
52	13
19	18
21	88
9	108
31	54
68	8
8	120
13	74
13	113
29	60
36	44
38	12
9	116
7	116
12	74
8	135
15	76
16	64
19	64
19	16
36	30
22	9
28	26
9	92
5	100
8	113
15	36
16	64
20	64
12	74
13	64
6	100
20	64
6	104
35	49
12	65
5	116
30	26
27	24
29	16
20	26
26	48
19	16
5	104
11	88
10	53
8	92
3	100
4	113
18	64
32	41
38	12
56	9
8	89
22	60
21	60
9	65
4	101
17	54
12	77
28	44
15	38
21	44
9	65
0	104
3	92
21	46
9	38
1	100
8	64
17	60
7	88
19	60
15	54
7	74
9	64
19	56
17	34
2	92
16	56
18	54
15	54
9	31
17	34
26	29
8	64
0	92
5	74
19	26
8	64
11	50
13	68
30	41
18	54
6	77
6	74
30	30
8	65
13	34
1	80
24	30
10	60
15	64
8	34
26	44
9	54
19	6
16	44
7	64
15	13
2	74
7	50
9	60
10	30

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
30	102
62	104
37	108
42	104
62	98
32	108
42	92
40	23
55	80
64	76
59	76
48	90
32	70
25	92
33	92
29	35
56	65
50	58
14	119
22	104
67	56
4	104
32	36
27	69
33	56
27	64
21	92
22	104
34	53
63	41
23	92
20	74
32	64
36	58
25	92
54	30
13	108
37	54
18	98
23	92
15	93
49	26
13	108
38	76
24	92
19	92
19	53
24	64
13	126
68	24
24	64
17	104
17	98
20	92
33	44
19	98
17	92
46	30
43	38
25	88
13	69
19	92
41	34
31	26
47	26
27	5
46	26
12	31
56	26
3	115
57	28
38	34
65	26
17	92
17	113
38	70
113	26
34	41
21	64
19	31
16	92
34	44
38	54
74	1
11	108
24	44
52	13
19	18
21	88
9	108
31	54
68	8
8	120
13	74
13	113
29	60
36	44
38	12
9	116
7	116
12	74
8	135
15	76
16	64
19	64
19	16
36	30
22	9
28	26
9	92
5	100
8	113
15	36
16	64
20	64
12	74
13	64
6	100
20	64
6	104
35	49
12	65
5	116
30	26
27	24
29	16
20	26
26	48
19	16
5	104
11	88
10	53
8	92
3	100
4	113
18	64
32	41
38	12
56	9
8	89
22	60
21	60
9	65
4	101
17	54
12	77
28	44
15	38
21	44
9	65
0	104
3	92
21	46
9	38
1	100
8	64
17	60
7	88
19	60
15	54
7	74
9	64
19	56
17	34
2	92
16	56
18	54
15	54
9	31
17	34
26	29
8	64
0	92
5	74
19	26
8	64
11	50
13	68
30	41
18	54
6	77
6	74
30	30
8	65
13	34
1	80
24	30
10	60
15	64
8	34
26	44
9	54
19	6
16	44
7	64
15	13
2	74
7	50
9	60
10	30

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
30	102
62	104
37	108
42	104
62	98
32	108
42	92
40	23
55	80
64	76
59	76
48	90
32	70
25	92
33	92
29	35
56	65
50	58
14	119
22	104
67	56
4	104
32	36
27	69
33	56
27	64
21	92
22	104
34	53
63	41
23	92
20	74
32	64
36	58
25	92
54	30
13	108
37	54
18	98
23	92
15	93
49	26
13	108
38	76
24	92
19	92
19	53
24	64
13	126
68	24
24	64
17	104
17	98
20	92
33	44
19	98
17	92
46	30
43	38
25	88
13	69
19	92
41	34
31	26
47	26
27	5
46	26
12	31
56	26
3	115
57	28
38	34
65	26
17	92
17	113
38	70
113	26
34	41
21	64
19	31
16	92
34	44
38	54
74	1
11	108
24	44
52	13
19	18
21	88
9	108
31	54
68	8
8	120
13	74
13	113
29	60
36	44
38	12
9	116
7	116
12	74
8	135
15	76
16	64
19	64
19	16
36	30
22	9
28	26
9	92
5	100
8	113
15	36
16	64
20	64
12	74
13	64
6	100
20	64
6	104
35	49
12	65
5	116
30	26
27	24
29	16
20	26
26	48
19	16
5	104
11	88
10	53
8	92
3	100
4	113
18	64
32	41
38	12
56	9
8	89
22	60
21	60
9	65
4	101
17	54
12	77
28	44
15	38
21	44
9	65
0	104
3	92
21	46
9	38
1	100
8	64
17	60
7	88
19	60
15	54
7	74
9	64
19	56
17	34
2	92
16	56
18	54
15	54
9	31
17	34
26	29
8	64
0	92
5	74
19	26
8	64
11	50
13	68
30	41
18	54
6	77
6	74
30	30
8	65
13	34
1	80
24	30
10	60
15	64
8	34
26	44
9	54
19	6
16	44
7	64
15	13
2	74
7	50
9	60
10	30