Extreme rain in Australia, 30 April to 8 May 2024

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 30 April to 8 May 2024
Start: 2024-04-30
End: 2024-05-08
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 30 April to 8 May 2024: 155 records at 135 stations, peak on 5 May 2024. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 30 April to 8 May 2024 set or tied 155 station records at 135 stations.
It ran from 30 April 2024 to 8 May 2024 (9 days) and its peak day was 5 May 2024.
Status: closed.
Gum Lake (Albemarle) set a daily record precipitation of 38.0 mm (1.5 in) on 3 May 2024.
The busiest day was 5 May 2024 with 54 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 135 years.

Footprint

30 April to 8 May 2024

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 30 April to 8 May 2024 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, 30 April to 8 May 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Gum Lake (Albemarle)	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	2024-05-03
Bingara Post Office	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	2024-05-06
Ourimbah (Dog Trap Road)	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	2024-05-06
Congewai (Greenock)	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	2024-05-06
Uralla (Salisbury Court)	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	2024-05-05
Cooranbong (Avondale)	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	2024-05-06
Yarramalong (Lewensbrook)	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	2024-05-06
Swansea (Catherine St)	Record daily precipitation	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	2024-05-06
Yallambie (Mount Auban)	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	2024-05-06
Goonumbla (Coradgery)	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	2024-05-05
Cowra Ag Research Station	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	2024-05-05
Peak Hill (Bruie Plains)	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	2024-05-05
Bundarra Post Office	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	2024-05-05
Uralla (Dumaresq St)	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	2024-05-05
New Italy (Vineyard Haven)	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	2024-05-07
Uralla (Mihi)	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	2024-05-05
Bundarra (Araluen)	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	2024-05-05
Cronulla South Bowling Club	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	2024-05-05
Killawarra (Uralba)	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	2024-05-06
Dalton Post Office	Record daily precipitation	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	2024-05-06

Records per Day

Peak day 54

Records set or tied each day from 30 April 2024 to 8 May 2024. The most in one day was 54 on 5 May 2024.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 30 April to 8 May 2024 ranked by margin
Ourimbah (Dog Trap Road), 05-06	78.4 mm (3.1 in)
Swansea (Catherine St), 05-06	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
Yarramalong (Lewensbrook), 05-06	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
Congewai (Greenock), 05-06	52.2 mm (2.1 in)
Yallambie (Mount Auban), 05-06	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
Killawarra (Uralba), 05-06	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
Bundarra (Araluen), 05-05	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
Cronulla South Bowling Club, 05-05	33.2 mm (1.3 in)
Peak Hill (Bruie Plains), 05-05	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
Uralla (Dumaresq St), 05-05	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
Bingara Post Office, 05-06	26.8 mm (1.1 in)
Uralla (Salisbury Court), 05-05	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
Cooranbong (Avondale), 05-06	23.5 mm (0.9 in)
Gum Lake (Albemarle), 05-03	20.5 mm (0.8 in)
Bundarra Post Office, 05-05	17.1 mm (0.7 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

155 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, 30 April to 8 May 2024
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
21	135
27	125
78	26
52	45
24	45
24	109
63	23
78	28
44	26
8	134
7	102
31	28
17	73
30	3
16	106
4	108
35	26
33	61
4	120
40	28
16	41
2	125
35	36
19	28
23	24
20	24
23	24
29	26
29	39
7	71
36	29
18	24
9	57
37	23
31	3
21	60
16	29
20	43
46	3
20	28
22	45
9	71
25	26
22	50
14	39
2	68
18	39
13	24
22	26
21	29
17	28
18	29
10	57
1	64
10	44
2	24
26	5
21	5
6	45
15	45
9	56
6	45
15	28
24	29
21	5
7	45
17	23
9	38
5	63
14	28
18	14
19	5
14	26
2	45
7	37
18	28
7	45
4	53
15	26
5	39
2	45
4	45
4	39
1	57
10	14
10	14
4	45
1	52
5	38
13	5
7	24
3	28
13	24
11	29
5	39
9	8
6	26
2	24
3	24
2	45
0	45
8	23
2	45
3	24
1	24
6	26
2	39
3	39
2	36
2	28
3	26
6	28
6	36
4	26
11	21
7	28
8	5
8	28
3	30
7	28
1	36
5	24
3	28
2	23
2	24
1	28
5	2
1	24
11	5
11	2
3	3
9	3
8	4
5	3
1	28
5	23
2	2
1	26
1	28
18	6
0	24
2	23
5	4
3	24
13	9
7	3
0	23
3	4
3	4
3	3
0	3
0	10
0	3
3	6
1	3

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 30 April to 8 May 2024 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, 30 April to 8 May 2024 (this event)	155 records

Every Record Set

20 of 155

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 30 April to 8 May 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-05-03	Gum Lake (Albemarle)	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	135	66 of 100 (Major)
2024-05-05	Uralla (Salisbury Court)	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	45	52 of 100 (Notable)
2024-05-05	Goonumbla (Coradgery)	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	134	48 of 100 (Notable)
2024-05-05	Cowra Ag Research Station	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	102	48 of 100 (Notable)
2024-05-05	Peak Hill (Bruie Plains)	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28	47 of 100 (Notable)
2024-05-05	Bundarra Post Office	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	73	47 of 100 (Notable)
2024-05-05	Uralla (Dumaresq St)	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	3	47 of 100 (Notable)
2024-05-05	Uralla (Mihi)	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	108	45 of 100 (Notable)
2024-05-05	Bundarra (Araluen)	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	26	44 of 100 (Notable)
2024-05-05	Cronulla South Bowling Club	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	61	44 of 100 (Notable)
2024-05-06	Bingara Post Office	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	125	62 of 100 (Major)
2024-05-06	Ourimbah (Dog Trap Road)	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	26	54 of 100 (Notable)
2024-05-06	Congewai (Greenock)	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	45	54 of 100 (Notable)
2024-05-06	Cooranbong (Avondale)	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	109	52 of 100 (Notable)
2024-05-06	Yarramalong (Lewensbrook)	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	23	51 of 100 (Notable)
2024-05-06	Swansea (Catherine St)	Record daily precipitation	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	28	51 of 100 (Notable)
2024-05-06	Yallambie (Mount Auban)	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	26	49 of 100 (Notable)
2024-05-06	Killawarra (Uralba)	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	28	43 of 100 (Notable)
2024-05-06	Dalton Post Office	Record daily precipitation	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	120	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-05-07	New Italy (Vineyard Haven)	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	106	47 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 155 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
2024-04-30	1
2024-05-01	27
2024-05-02	2
2024-05-03	4
2024-05-04	28
2024-05-05	54
2024-05-06	31
2024-05-07	5
2024-05-08	3

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
21	135
27	125
78	26
52	45
24	45
24	109
63	23
78	28
44	26
8	134
7	102
31	28
17	73
30	3
16	106
4	108
35	26
33	61
4	120
40	28
16	41
2	125
35	36
19	28
23	24
20	24
23	24
29	26
29	39
7	71
36	29
18	24
9	57
37	23
31	3
21	60
16	29
20	43
46	3
20	28
22	45
9	71
25	26
22	50
14	39
2	68
18	39
13	24
22	26
21	29
17	28
18	29
10	57
1	64
10	44
2	24
26	5
21	5
6	45
15	45
9	56
6	45
15	28
24	29
21	5
7	45
17	23
9	38
5	63
14	28
18	14
19	5
14	26
2	45
7	37
18	28
7	45
4	53
15	26
5	39
2	45
4	45
4	39
1	57
10	14
10	14
4	45
1	52
5	38
13	5
7	24
3	28
13	24
11	29
5	39
9	8
6	26
2	24
3	24
2	45
0	45
8	23
2	45
3	24
1	24
6	26
2	39
3	39
2	36
2	28
3	26
6	28
6	36
4	26
11	21
7	28
8	5
8	28
3	30
7	28
1	36
5	24
3	28
2	23
2	24
1	28
5	2
1	24
11	5
11	2
3	3
9	3
8	4
5	3
1	28
5	23
2	2
1	26
1	28
18	6
0	24
2	23
5	4
3	24
13	9
7	3
0	23
3	4
3	4
3	3
0	3
0	10
0	3
3	6
1	3

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
21	135
27	125
78	26
52	45
24	45
24	109
63	23
78	28
44	26
8	134
7	102
31	28
17	73
30	3
16	106
4	108
35	26
33	61
4	120
40	28
16	41
2	125
35	36
19	28
23	24
20	24
23	24
29	26
29	39
7	71
36	29
18	24
9	57
37	23
31	3
21	60
16	29
20	43
46	3
20	28
22	45
9	71
25	26
22	50
14	39
2	68
18	39
13	24
22	26
21	29
17	28
18	29
10	57
1	64
10	44
2	24
26	5
21	5
6	45
15	45
9	56
6	45
15	28
24	29
21	5
7	45
17	23
9	38
5	63
14	28
18	14
19	5
14	26
2	45
7	37
18	28
7	45
4	53
15	26
5	39
2	45
4	45
4	39
1	57
10	14
10	14
4	45
1	52
5	38
13	5
7	24
3	28
13	24
11	29
5	39
9	8
6	26
2	24
3	24
2	45
0	45
8	23
2	45
3	24
1	24
6	26
2	39
3	39
2	36
2	28
3	26
6	28
6	36
4	26
11	21
7	28
8	5
8	28
3	30
7	28
1	36
5	24
3	28
2	23
2	24
1	28
5	2
1	24
11	5
11	2
3	3
9	3
8	4
5	3
1	28
5	23
2	2
1	26
1	28
18	6
0	24
2	23
5	4
3	24
13	9
7	3
0	23
3	4
3	4
3	3
0	3
0	10
0	3
3	6
1	3

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
21	135
27	125
78	26
52	45
24	45
24	109
63	23
78	28
44	26
8	134
7	102
31	28
17	73
30	3
16	106
4	108
35	26
33	61
4	120
40	28
16	41
2	125
35	36
19	28
23	24
20	24
23	24
29	26
29	39
7	71
36	29
18	24
9	57
37	23
31	3
21	60
16	29
20	43
46	3
20	28
22	45
9	71
25	26
22	50
14	39
2	68
18	39
13	24
22	26
21	29
17	28
18	29
10	57
1	64
10	44
2	24
26	5
21	5
6	45
15	45
9	56
6	45
15	28
24	29
21	5
7	45
17	23
9	38
5	63
14	28
18	14
19	5
14	26
2	45
7	37
18	28
7	45
4	53
15	26
5	39
2	45
4	45
4	39
1	57
10	14
10	14
4	45
1	52
5	38
13	5
7	24
3	28
13	24
11	29
5	39
9	8
6	26
2	24
3	24
2	45
0	45
8	23
2	45
3	24
1	24
6	26
2	39
3	39
2	36
2	28
3	26
6	28
6	36
4	26
11	21
7	28
8	5
8	28
3	30
7	28
1	36
5	24
3	28
2	23
2	24
1	28
5	2
1	24
11	5
11	2
3	3
9	3
8	4
5	3
1	28
5	23
2	2
1	26
1	28
18	6
0	24
2	23
5	4
3	24
13	9
7	3
0	23
3	4
3	4
3	3
0	3
0	10
0	3
3	6
1	3