Extreme rain in Australia, 30 May to 4 June 2024

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 30 May to 4 June 2024
Start: 2024-05-30
End: 2024-06-04
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 30 May to 4 June 2024: 295 records at 291 stations, peak on 31 May 2024. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 30 May to 4 June 2024 set or tied 295 station records at 291 stations.
It ran from 30 May 2024 to 4 June 2024 (6 days) and its peak day was 31 May 2024.
Status: closed.
Willow Tree (Yarrabah) set a daily record precipitation of 56.0 mm (2.2 in) on 1 June 2024.
The busiest day was 31 May 2024 with 133 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 126 years.

Footprint

30 May to 4 June 2024

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 30 May to 4 June 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 May to 4 June 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Willow Tree (Yarrabah)	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	2024-06-01
Ivanhoe (Baden Park)	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	2024-05-31
Dungog Post Office	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	2024-06-03
Beechworth Composite	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	2024-05-31
Strathbogie North	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	2024-05-31
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	2024-06-01
Randwick Bowling Club	Record daily precipitation	154.0 mm (6.1 in)	2024-06-02
Bungowannah (Roseleigh)	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	2024-05-31
Caniambo	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	2024-05-31
Madalya	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	2024-05-31
Bulahdelah Post Office	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	2024-06-03
Yarroweyah	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	2024-05-31
Uplands (Gibbo River Park)	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	2024-05-31
Rutherglen Research	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	2024-05-31
Cronulla South Bowling Club	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	2024-06-02
Rose Bay (Royal Sydney Golf Cl	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	2024-06-02
Centennial Park	Record daily precipitation	151.8 mm (6.0 in)	2024-06-02
Mansfield (Post Office)	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	2024-05-31
Mona Vale Golf Club	Record daily precipitation	125.8 mm (5.0 in)	2024-06-02
Omeo Shannon Vale	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	2024-05-31

Records per Day

Peak day 133

Records set or tied each day from 30 May 2024 to 4 June 2024. The most in one day was 133 on 31 May 2024.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 30 May to 4 June 2024 ranked by margin
Mona Vale Golf Club, 06-02	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
Cronulla South Bowling Club, 06-02	85.5 mm (3.4 in)
Strathbogie North, 05-31	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
Rose Bay (Royal Sydney Golf Cl, 06-02	50.2 mm (2.0 in)
Randwick Bowling Club, 06-02	49.9 mm (2.0 in)
Dungog Post Office, 06-03	49.2 mm (1.9 in)
Bulahdelah Post Office, 06-03	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
Centennial Park, 06-02	38.8 mm (1.5 in)
Willow Tree (Yarrabah), 06-01	36.9 mm (1.5 in)
Madalya, 05-31	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
Ivanhoe (Baden Park), 05-31	35.2 mm (1.4 in)
Omeo Shannon Vale, 05-31	34.4 mm (1.4 in)
Caniambo, 05-31	29.6 mm (1.2 in)
Beechworth Composite, 05-31	28.3 mm (1.1 in)
Uplands (Gibbo River Park), 05-31	24.5 mm (1.0 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

295 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 May to 4 June 2024
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
37	94
35	119
49	114
28	111
61	59
24	126
50	54
17	103
30	59
49	114
37	54
86	46
17	103
25	111
16	103
50	32
39	54
14	58
88	46
34	39
50	50
66	46
5	103
100	39
34	34
18	94
71	16
3	106
54	31
15	111
15	111
30	74
52	31
33	43
14	85
8	111
10	111
11	91
12	99
10	94
33	31
42	31
49	46
5	111
7	103
8	111
17	59
36	2
17	72
35	31
43	9
14	59
23	59
25	39
4	115
13	46
17	58
3	111
2	98
19	43
17	39
5	114
32	25
21	46
9	83
33	46
2	103
16	25
7	95
33	42
8	72
27	39
12	54
7	74
14	58
34	7
34	46
27	31
23	43
10	59
12	58
11	77
53	16
2	85
5	72
16	34
2	91
15	31
24	39
23	39
1	85
4	77
29	50
23	31
29	31
1	85
1	85
14	43
26	2
1	85
9	58
20	43
21	46
22	46
21	2
4	50
23	31
20	43
6	59
2	74
5	59
12	48
8	63
7	59
17	10
15	34
5	59
10	51
3	75
14	46
19	31
49	11
5	59
11	43
14	32
7	44
12	31
9	46
20	31
16	46
21	46
4	60
9	34
7	59
9	47
5	63
12	43
4	58
13	43
7	55
29	22
22	31
3	60
9	31
3	41
14	11
11	14
7	59
19	46
2	60
2	59
16	39
8	47
4	46
8	43
3	51
11	31
11	39
2	61
7	25
10	31
16	42
15	31
6	46
3	58
18	2
11	39
7	43
1	66
6	43
2	58
13	31
4	46
6	46
7	31
3	47
15	2
3	55
7	43
9	31
17	10
14	46
6	43
7	43
19	2
17	2
8	31
2	46
32	11
13	2
9	34
1	59
7	42
12	11
12	2
7	31
9	50
10	2
2	43
7	31

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 30 May to 4 June 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 May to 4 June 2024 (this event)	295 records

Every Record Set

20 of 295

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 30 May to 4 June 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-05-31	Ivanhoe (Baden Park)	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	119	71 of 100 (Major)
2024-05-31	Beechworth Composite	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	111	68 of 100 (Major)
2024-05-31	Strathbogie North	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	59	67 of 100 (Major)
2024-05-31	Bungowannah (Roseleigh)	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	103	64 of 100 (Major)
2024-05-31	Caniambo	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	59	64 of 100 (Major)
2024-05-31	Madalya	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	54	62 of 100 (Major)
2024-05-31	Yarroweyah	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	103	61 of 100 (Major)
2024-05-31	Uplands (Gibbo River Park)	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	111	61 of 100 (Major)
2024-05-31	Rutherglen Research	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	103	61 of 100 (Major)
2024-05-31	Mansfield (Post Office)	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	58	59 of 100 (Notable)
2024-05-31	Omeo Shannon Vale	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	39	57 of 100 (Notable)
2024-06-01	Willow Tree (Yarrabah)	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	94	76 of 100 (Major)
2024-06-01	Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	126	66 of 100 (Major)
2024-06-02	Randwick Bowling Club	Record daily precipitation	154.0 mm (6.1 in)	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	54	65 of 100 (Major)
2024-06-02	Cronulla South Bowling Club	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	46	61 of 100 (Major)
2024-06-02	Rose Bay (Royal Sydney Golf Cl	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	32	60 of 100 (Major)
2024-06-02	Centennial Park	Record daily precipitation	151.8 mm (6.0 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	54	60 of 100 (Major)
2024-06-02	Mona Vale Golf Club	Record daily precipitation	125.8 mm (5.0 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	46	58 of 100 (Notable)
2024-06-03	Dungog Post Office	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	114	70 of 100 (Major)
2024-06-03	Bulahdelah Post Office	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	114	62 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 295 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.

Date	Records
2024-05-30	1
2024-05-31	133
2024-06-01	59
2024-06-02	97
2024-06-03	4
2024-06-04	1

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
37	94
35	119
49	114
28	111
61	59
24	126
50	54
17	103
30	59
49	114
37	54
86	46
17	103
25	111
16	103
50	32
39	54
14	58
88	46
34	39
50	50
66	46
5	103
100	39
34	34
18	94
71	16
3	106
54	31
15	111
15	111
30	74
52	31
33	43
14	85
8	111
10	111
11	91
12	99
10	94
33	31
42	31
49	46
5	111
7	103
8	111
17	59
36	2
17	72
35	31
43	9
14	59
23	59
25	39
4	115
13	46
17	58
3	111
2	98
19	43
17	39
5	114
32	25
21	46
9	83
33	46
2	103
16	25
7	95
33	42
8	72
27	39
12	54
7	74
14	58
34	7
34	46
27	31
23	43
10	59
12	58
11	77
53	16
2	85
5	72
16	34
2	91
15	31
24	39
23	39
1	85
4	77
29	50
23	31
29	31
1	85
1	85
14	43
26	2
1	85
9	58
20	43
21	46
22	46
21	2
4	50
23	31
20	43
6	59
2	74
5	59
12	48
8	63
7	59
17	10
15	34
5	59
10	51
3	75
14	46
19	31
49	11
5	59
11	43
14	32
7	44
12	31
9	46
20	31
16	46
21	46
4	60
9	34
7	59
9	47
5	63
12	43
4	58
13	43
7	55
29	22
22	31
3	60
9	31
3	41
14	11
11	14
7	59
19	46
2	60
2	59
16	39
8	47
4	46
8	43
3	51
11	31
11	39
2	61
7	25
10	31
16	42
15	31
6	46
3	58
18	2
11	39
7	43
1	66
6	43
2	58
13	31
4	46
6	46
7	31
3	47
15	2
3	55
7	43
9	31
17	10
14	46
6	43
7	43
19	2
17	2
8	31
2	46
32	11
13	2
9	34
1	59
7	42
12	11
12	2
7	31
9	50
10	2
2	43
7	31

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
37	94
35	119
49	114
28	111
61	59
24	126
50	54
17	103
30	59
49	114
37	54
86	46
17	103
25	111
16	103
50	32
39	54
14	58
88	46
34	39
50	50
66	46
5	103
100	39
34	34
18	94
71	16
3	106
54	31
15	111
15	111
30	74
52	31
33	43
14	85
8	111
10	111
11	91
12	99
10	94
33	31
42	31
49	46
5	111
7	103
8	111
17	59
36	2
17	72
35	31
43	9
14	59
23	59
25	39
4	115
13	46
17	58
3	111
2	98
19	43
17	39
5	114
32	25
21	46
9	83
33	46
2	103
16	25
7	95
33	42
8	72
27	39
12	54
7	74
14	58
34	7
34	46
27	31
23	43
10	59
12	58
11	77
53	16
2	85
5	72
16	34
2	91
15	31
24	39
23	39
1	85
4	77
29	50
23	31
29	31
1	85
1	85
14	43
26	2
1	85
9	58
20	43
21	46
22	46
21	2
4	50
23	31
20	43
6	59
2	74
5	59
12	48
8	63
7	59
17	10
15	34
5	59
10	51
3	75
14	46
19	31
49	11
5	59
11	43
14	32
7	44
12	31
9	46
20	31
16	46
21	46
4	60
9	34
7	59
9	47
5	63
12	43
4	58
13	43
7	55
29	22
22	31
3	60
9	31
3	41
14	11
11	14
7	59
19	46
2	60
2	59
16	39
8	47
4	46
8	43
3	51
11	31
11	39
2	61
7	25
10	31
16	42
15	31
6	46
3	58
18	2
11	39
7	43
1	66
6	43
2	58
13	31
4	46
6	46
7	31
3	47
15	2
3	55
7	43
9	31
17	10
14	46
6	43
7	43
19	2
17	2
8	31
2	46
32	11
13	2
9	34
1	59
7	42
12	11
12	2
7	31
9	50
10	2
2	43
7	31

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
37	94
35	119
49	114
28	111
61	59
24	126
50	54
17	103
30	59
49	114
37	54
86	46
17	103
25	111
16	103
50	32
39	54
14	58
88	46
34	39
50	50
66	46
5	103
100	39
34	34
18	94
71	16
3	106
54	31
15	111
15	111
30	74
52	31
33	43
14	85
8	111
10	111
11	91
12	99
10	94
33	31
42	31
49	46
5	111
7	103
8	111
17	59
36	2
17	72
35	31
43	9
14	59
23	59
25	39
4	115
13	46
17	58
3	111
2	98
19	43
17	39
5	114
32	25
21	46
9	83
33	46
2	103
16	25
7	95
33	42
8	72
27	39
12	54
7	74
14	58
34	7
34	46
27	31
23	43
10	59
12	58
11	77
53	16
2	85
5	72
16	34
2	91
15	31
24	39
23	39
1	85
4	77
29	50
23	31
29	31
1	85
1	85
14	43
26	2
1	85
9	58
20	43
21	46
22	46
21	2
4	50
23	31
20	43
6	59
2	74
5	59
12	48
8	63
7	59
17	10
15	34
5	59
10	51
3	75
14	46
19	31
49	11
5	59
11	43
14	32
7	44
12	31
9	46
20	31
16	46
21	46
4	60
9	34
7	59
9	47
5	63
12	43
4	58
13	43
7	55
29	22
22	31
3	60
9	31
3	41
14	11
11	14
7	59
19	46
2	60
2	59
16	39
8	47
4	46
8	43
3	51
11	31
11	39
2	61
7	25
10	31
16	42
15	31
6	46
3	58
18	2
11	39
7	43
1	66
6	43
2	58
13	31
4	46
6	46
7	31
3	47
15	2
3	55
7	43
9	31
17	10
14	46
6	43
7	43
19	2
17	2
8	31
2	46
32	11
13	2
9	34
1	59
7	42
12	11
12	2
7	31
9	50
10	2
2	43
7	31