Extreme rain in Australia, 10 to 19 August 2024

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 10 to 19 August 2024
Start: 2024-08-10
End: 2024-08-19
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 10 to 19 August 2024: 741 records at 515 stations, peak on 14 August 2024. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 10 to 19 August 2024 set or tied 741 station records at 515 stations.
It ran from 10 August 2024 to 19 August 2024 (10 days) and its peak day was 14 August 2024.
Status: closed.
Yaamba set a daily record precipitation of 66.4 mm (2.6 in) on 14 August 2024.
The busiest day was 14 August 2024 with 248 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 141 years.

Footprint

10 to 19 August 2024

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 10 to 19 August 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, 10 to 19 August 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Yaamba	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	2024-08-14
Mt Perry the Pines	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	2024-08-14
Riverslea Tm	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	2024-08-13
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	2024-08-14
Kenilworth Township	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	2024-08-14
Jandowae Post Office	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	2024-08-14
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	2024-08-12
Gin Gin Post Office	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	2024-08-14
Little Yabba Sfr 274	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	2024-08-14
Wooroolin Post Office	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	2024-08-14
Cecil Plains Homestead	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	2024-08-14
Duaringa Post Office	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	2024-08-13
Gracemere Russell St	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	2024-08-13
Mt Mee	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	2024-08-14
Eidsvold Post Office	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	2024-08-14
Gympie	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	2024-08-14
Maryborough	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	2024-08-14
Moonmera	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	2024-08-13
Pacific Heights	Record daily precipitation	112.4 mm (4.4 in)	2024-08-14
Monto Township	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	2024-08-14

Records per Day

Peak day 248

Records set or tied each day from 10 August 2024 to 19 August 2024. The most in one day was 248 on 14 August 2024.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Australia, 10 to 19 August 2024
Date	Records
2024-08-10	2
2024-08-11	18
2024-08-12	135
2024-08-13	176
2024-08-14	248
2024-08-15	63
2024-08-16	70
2024-08-17	23
2024-08-18	3
2024-08-19	3

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 10 to 19 August 2024 ranked by margin
Eumundi - Crescent Rd, 08-14	69.2 mm (2.7 in)
Little Yabba Sfr 274, 08-14	59.8 mm (2.4 in)
Eidsvold Post Office, 08-14	52.7 mm (2.1 in)
Gracemere Russell St, 08-13	52.2 mm (2.1 in)
Yaamba, 08-14	50.7 mm (2.0 in)
Tweed Heads Golf Club, 08-12	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
Mt Mee, 08-14	40.2 mm (1.6 in)
Kenilworth Township, 08-14	39.5 mm (1.6 in)
Moonmera, 08-13	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
Monto Township, 08-14	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
Duaringa Post Office, 08-13	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
Gin Gin Post Office, 08-14	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
Mt Perry the Pines, 08-14	36.7 mm (1.4 in)
Riverslea Tm, 08-13	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
Wooroolin Post Office, 08-14	34.4 mm (1.4 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

500 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, 10 to 19 August 2024
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
51	124
37	124
35	61
69	93
40	93
27	124
37	112
60	74
34	75
32	128
49	108
39	115
52	56
40	70
53	53
26	112
25	112
33	49
39	72
39	53
35	72
65	62
81	61
65	53
45	56
63	53
63	53
41	62
109	41
32	62
34	43
69	56
11	124
80	37
29	61
49	46
50	43
51	39
83	37
40	53
81	37
56	51
38	61
27	59
19	124
55	39
73	16
43	37
44	46
28	94
48	56
48	53
28	60
12	103
30	74
15	127
34	108
39	56
98	37
25	95
39	41
58	47
39	37
38	78
25	56
48	47
36	19
65	43
41	39
74	37
43	0
44	43
10	123
20	74
30	61
76	29
61	37
9	98
9	135
31	56
25	56
23	56
137	28
38	72
5	102
47	47
13	124
18	132
99	29
5	141
66	24
24	61
10	103
28	53
42	41
30	51
64	2
7	95
27	56
58	37
40	37
43	19
45	37
28	16
28	53
18	61
26	61
18	35
43	19
44	19
37	39
48	37
87	19
4	98
9	108
32	53
50	19
25	47
29	24
8	115
32	43
50	19
6	124
20	62
22	56
54	36
38	37
37	2
24	72
52	41
7	124
1	83
7	124
22	49
24	56
48	41
31	2
23	56
13	61
17	21
8	136
28	81
2	125
20	61
15	70
27	53
23	56
21	37
19	56
24	56
28	56
16	56
18	62
33	41
26	38
5	124
17	72
25	43
23	53
15	34
23	39
9	77
14	56
17	53
27	24
15	62
5	118
3	106
9	41
24	53
33	19
14	62
17	47
21	35
30	37
10	77
2	106
16	54
21	24
62	41
1	102
3	87
3	130
21	56
17	56
19	56
16	56
23	21
31	37
28	41
3	127
0	124
19	62
7	83
16	53
20	41
28	29
48	29
1	124
20	43

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 10 to 19 August 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, 10 to 19 August 2024 (this event)	741 records

Every Record Set

20 of 741

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 10 to 19 August 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-08-12	Tweed Heads Golf Club	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	108	70 of 100 (Major)
2024-08-13	Riverslea Tm	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	61	77 of 100 (Major)
2024-08-13	Duaringa Post Office	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	115	68 of 100 (Major)
2024-08-13	Gracemere Russell St	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	56	66 of 100 (Major)
2024-08-13	Moonmera	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	72	64 of 100 (Major)
2024-08-14	Yaamba	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	124	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2024-08-14	Mt Perry the Pines	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	124	79 of 100 (Major)
2024-08-14	Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	93	77 of 100 (Major)
2024-08-14	Kenilworth Township	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	93	73 of 100 (Major)
2024-08-14	Jandowae Post Office	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	124	73 of 100 (Major)
2024-08-14	Gin Gin Post Office	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	112	70 of 100 (Major)
2024-08-14	Little Yabba Sfr 274	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	74	70 of 100 (Major)
2024-08-14	Wooroolin Post Office	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	75	70 of 100 (Major)
2024-08-14	Cecil Plains Homestead	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	128	70 of 100 (Major)
2024-08-14	Mt Mee	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	70	66 of 100 (Major)
2024-08-14	Eidsvold Post Office	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	53	65 of 100 (Major)
2024-08-14	Gympie	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	112	65 of 100 (Major)
2024-08-14	Maryborough	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	112	65 of 100 (Major)
2024-08-14	Pacific Heights	Record daily precipitation	112.4 mm (4.4 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	49	64 of 100 (Major)
2024-08-14	Monto Township	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	53	64 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 741 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
51	124
37	124
35	61
69	93
40	93
27	124
37	112
60	74
34	75
32	128
49	108
39	115
52	56
40	70
53	53
26	112
25	112
33	49
39	72
39	53
35	72
65	62
81	61
65	53
45	56
63	53
63	53
41	62
109	41
32	62
34	43
69	56
11	124
80	37
29	61
49	46
50	43
51	39
83	37
40	53
81	37
56	51
38	61
27	59
19	124
55	39
73	16
43	37
44	46
28	94
48	56
48	53
28	60
12	103
30	74
15	127
34	108
39	56
98	37
25	95
39	41
58	47
39	37
38	78
25	56
48	47
36	19
65	43
41	39
74	37
43	0
44	43
10	123
20	74
30	61
76	29
61	37
9	98
9	135
31	56
25	56
23	56
137	28
38	72
5	102
47	47
13	124
18	132
99	29
5	141
66	24
24	61
10	103
28	53
42	41
30	51
64	2
7	95
27	56
58	37
40	37
43	19
45	37
28	16
28	53
18	61
26	61
18	35
43	19
44	19
37	39
48	37
87	19
4	98
9	108
32	53
50	19
25	47
29	24
8	115
32	43
50	19
6	124
20	62
22	56
54	36
38	37
37	2
24	72
52	41
7	124
1	83
7	124
22	49
24	56
48	41
31	2
23	56
13	61
17	21
8	136
28	81
2	125
20	61
15	70
27	53
23	56
21	37
19	56
24	56
28	56
16	56
18	62
33	41
26	38
5	124
17	72
25	43
23	53
15	34
23	39
9	77
14	56
17	53
27	24
15	62
5	118
3	106
9	41
24	53
33	19
14	62
17	47
21	35
30	37
10	77
2	106
16	54
21	24
62	41
1	102
3	87
3	130
21	56
17	56
19	56
16	56
23	21
31	37
28	41
3	127
0	124
19	62
7	83
16	53
20	41
28	29
48	29
1	124
20	43

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
51	124
37	124
35	61
69	93
40	93
27	124
37	112
60	74
34	75
32	128
49	108
39	115
52	56
40	70
53	53
26	112
25	112
33	49
39	72
39	53
35	72
65	62
81	61
65	53
45	56
63	53
63	53
41	62
109	41
32	62
34	43
69	56
11	124
80	37
29	61
49	46
50	43
51	39
83	37
40	53
81	37
56	51
38	61
27	59
19	124
55	39
73	16
43	37
44	46
28	94
48	56
48	53
28	60
12	103
30	74
15	127
34	108
39	56
98	37
25	95
39	41
58	47
39	37
38	78
25	56
48	47
36	19
65	43
41	39
74	37
43	0
44	43
10	123
20	74
30	61
76	29
61	37
9	98
9	135
31	56
25	56
23	56
137	28
38	72
5	102
47	47
13	124
18	132
99	29
5	141
66	24
24	61
10	103
28	53
42	41
30	51
64	2
7	95
27	56
58	37
40	37
43	19
45	37
28	16
28	53
18	61
26	61
18	35
43	19
44	19
37	39
48	37
87	19
4	98
9	108
32	53
50	19
25	47
29	24
8	115
32	43
50	19
6	124
20	62
22	56
54	36
38	37
37	2
24	72
52	41
7	124
1	83
7	124
22	49
24	56
48	41
31	2
23	56
13	61
17	21
8	136
28	81
2	125
20	61
15	70
27	53
23	56
21	37
19	56
24	56
28	56
16	56
18	62
33	41
26	38
5	124
17	72
25	43
23	53
15	34
23	39
9	77
14	56
17	53
27	24
15	62
5	118
3	106
9	41
24	53
33	19
14	62
17	47
21	35
30	37
10	77
2	106
16	54
21	24
62	41
1	102
3	87
3	130
21	56
17	56
19	56
16	56
23	21
31	37
28	41
3	127
0	124
19	62
7	83
16	53
20	41
28	29
48	29
1	124
20	43

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
51	124
37	124
35	61
69	93
40	93
27	124
37	112
60	74
34	75
32	128
49	108
39	115
52	56
40	70
53	53
26	112
25	112
33	49
39	72
39	53
35	72
65	62
81	61
65	53
45	56
63	53
63	53
41	62
109	41
32	62
34	43
69	56
11	124
80	37
29	61
49	46
50	43
51	39
83	37
40	53
81	37
56	51
38	61
27	59
19	124
55	39
73	16
43	37
44	46
28	94
48	56
48	53
28	60
12	103
30	74
15	127
34	108
39	56
98	37
25	95
39	41
58	47
39	37
38	78
25	56
48	47
36	19
65	43
41	39
74	37
43	0
44	43
10	123
20	74
30	61
76	29
61	37
9	98
9	135
31	56
25	56
23	56
137	28
38	72
5	102
47	47
13	124
18	132
99	29
5	141
66	24
24	61
10	103
28	53
42	41
30	51
64	2
7	95
27	56
58	37
40	37
43	19
45	37
28	16
28	53
18	61
26	61
18	35
43	19
44	19
37	39
48	37
87	19
4	98
9	108
32	53
50	19
25	47
29	24
8	115
32	43
50	19
6	124
20	62
22	56
54	36
38	37
37	2
24	72
52	41
7	124
1	83
7	124
22	49
24	56
48	41
31	2
23	56
13	61
17	21
8	136
28	81
2	125
20	61
15	70
27	53
23	56
21	37
19	56
24	56
28	56
16	56
18	62
33	41
26	38
5	124
17	72
25	43
23	53
15	34
23	39
9	77
14	56
17	53
27	24
15	62
5	118
3	106
9	41
24	53
33	19
14	62
17	47
21	35
30	37
10	77
2	106
16	54
21	24
62	41
1	102
3	87
3	130
21	56
17	56
19	56
16	56
23	21
31	37
28	41
3	127
0	124
19	62
7	83
16	53
20	41
28	29
48	29
1	124
20	43