Extreme rain in Australia, 10 to 14 September 2024

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 10 to 14 September 2024
Start: 2024-09-10
End: 2024-09-14
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 10 to 14 September 2024: 144 records at 139 stations, peak on 13 September 2024. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 10 to 14 September 2024 set or tied 144 station records at 139 stations.
It ran from 10 September 2024 to 14 September 2024 (5 days) and its peak day was 13 September 2024.
Status: closed.
Mullaley (Bando) set a daily record precipitation of 66.0 mm (2.6 in) on 12 September 2024.
The busiest day was 13 September 2024 with 70 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 124 years.

Footprint

10 to 14 September 2024

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 10 to 14 September 2024 is outlined, with 19 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Extreme rain in Australia, 10 to 14 September 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Mullaley (Bando)	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	2024-09-12
Delungra (Craigmore)	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	2024-09-12
Oakwood (Lochiel)	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	2024-09-12
Ashford (Burrabogie)	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	2024-09-13
Emmaville (Ben Vale)	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	2024-09-13
Inverell Research Centre	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	2024-09-12
Emmaville Post Office	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	2024-09-13
Tambar Springs Post Office	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	2024-09-10
Graman (Ulupna)	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	2024-09-12
Glenrive	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	2024-09-11
Delungra Post Office	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	2024-09-13
Inverell (Wandera)	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	2024-09-12
Deepwater Post Office	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	2024-09-13
Uralla (Mihi)	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	2024-09-12
Springhurst	Record daily precipitation	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	2024-09-12
Marlo	Record daily precipitation	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	2024-09-12
Swifts Creek	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	2024-09-12
Bairnsdale Airport	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	2024-09-12
Coolatai (Willunga)	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	2024-09-13

Records per Day

Peak day 70

Records set or tied each day from 10 September 2024 to 14 September 2024. The most in one day was 70 on 13 September 2024.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 10 to 14 September 2024 ranked by margin
Oakwood (Lochiel), 09-12	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
Mullaley (Bando), 09-12	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
Ashford (Burrabogie), 09-13	33.1 mm (1.3 in)
Delungra (Craigmore), 09-12	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
Emmaville (Ben Vale), 09-13	27.6 mm (1.1 in)
Inverell (Wandera), 09-12	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
Glenrive, 09-11	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
Inverell Research Centre, 09-12	25.2 mm (1.0 in)
Delungra Post Office, 09-13	13.3 mm (0.5 in)
Graman (Ulupna), 09-12	12.2 mm (0.5 in)
Springhurst, 09-12	11.2 mm (0.4 in)
Swifts Creek, 09-12	10.4 mm (0.4 in)
Emmaville Post Office, 09-13	9.5 mm (0.37 in)
Bairnsdale Airport, 09-12	8.9 mm (0.35 in)
Delungra Post Office, 09-12	8.0 mm (0.31 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

144 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 14 September 2024
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
35	89
28	93
37	45
11	124
33	51
28	59
10	103
25	45
12	86
7	104
9	81
25	26
13	75
8	93
5	102
27	36
10	60
3	103
3	95
7	84
16	28
25	39
20	38
18	38
12	59
3	81
11	59
15	34
25	36
1	89
13	59
2	82
1	89
17	34
1	86
22	38
2	79
16	32
20	34
0	81
15	36
10	36
22	36
3	66
20	26
17	31
6	51
12	45
11	31
5	59
9	51
5	45
6	59
10	38
8	36
13	34
12	36
14	14
10	38
9	36
14	36
13	31
1	51
7	34
14	21
3	59
11	38
0	66
6	46
1	60
2	45
10	38
5	36
5	34
6	46
9	26
1	62
5	51
6	49
5	26
6	20
3	54
7	34
5	43
29	18
5	39
4	38
5	38
5	36
15	10
6	38
6	38
5	36
6	26
5	36
17	18
21	9
2	40
3	31
2	36
1	45
10	26
0	32
1	46
4	26
8	4
5	33
0	36
9	26
13	18
5	20
4	32
6	26
4	36
0	38
6	26
7	31
9	26
8	12
6	26
6	18
4	21
3	19
4	26
1	36
4	26
3	18
1	30
6	26
1	32
2	26
2	26
0	18
4	18
3	26
1	28
2	30
2	18
0	34
3	26
1	30
1	31
1	23
0	26

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 10 to 14 September 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 14 September 2024 (this event)	144 records

Every Record Set

20 of 144

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 10 to 14 September 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-09-10	Tambar Springs Post Office	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	104	47 of 100 (Notable)
2024-09-11	Glenrive	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26	46 of 100 (Notable)
2024-09-12	Mullaley (Bando)	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	89	70 of 100 (Major)
2024-09-12	Delungra (Craigmore)	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	93	66 of 100 (Major)
2024-09-12	Oakwood (Lochiel)	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45	55 of 100 (Notable)
2024-09-12	Inverell Research Centre	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	45	48 of 100 (Notable)
2024-09-12	Graman (Ulupna)	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	86	47 of 100 (Notable)
2024-09-12	Delungra Post Office	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	93	45 of 100 (Notable)
2024-09-12	Inverell (Wandera)	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36	44 of 100 (Notable)
2024-09-12	Uralla (Mihi)	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	95	42 of 100 (Notable)
2024-09-12	Springhurst	Record daily precipitation	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	124	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-09-12	Marlo	Record daily precipitation	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	84	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-09-12	Swifts Creek	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	60	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-09-12	Bairnsdale Airport	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	81	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-09-13	Ashford (Burrabogie)	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	51	50 of 100 (Notable)
2024-09-13	Emmaville (Ben Vale)	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	59	49 of 100 (Notable)
2024-09-13	Emmaville Post Office	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	103	48 of 100 (Notable)
2024-09-13	Delungra Post Office	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	75	46 of 100 (Notable)
2024-09-13	Deepwater Post Office	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	103	43 of 100 (Notable)
2024-09-13	Coolatai (Willunga)	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	102	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 144 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.

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
35	89
28	93
37	45
11	124
33	51
28	59
10	103
25	45
12	86
7	104
9	81
25	26
13	75
8	93
5	102
27	36
10	60
3	103
3	95
7	84
16	28
25	39
20	38
18	38
12	59
3	81
11	59
15	34
25	36
1	89
13	59
2	82
1	89
17	34
1	86
22	38
2	79
16	32
20	34
0	81
15	36
10	36
22	36
3	66
20	26
17	31
6	51
12	45
11	31
5	59
9	51
5	45
6	59
10	38
8	36
13	34
12	36
14	14
10	38
9	36
14	36
13	31
1	51
7	34
14	21
3	59
11	38
0	66
6	46
1	60
2	45
10	38
5	36
5	34
6	46
9	26
1	62
5	51
6	49
5	26
6	20
3	54
7	34
5	43
29	18
5	39
4	38
5	38
5	36
15	10
6	38
6	38
5	36
6	26
5	36
17	18
21	9
2	40
3	31
2	36
1	45
10	26
0	32
1	46
4	26
8	4
5	33
0	36
9	26
13	18
5	20
4	32
6	26
4	36
0	38
6	26
7	31
9	26
8	12
6	26
6	18
4	21
3	19
4	26
1	36
4	26
3	18
1	30
6	26
1	32
2	26
2	26
0	18
4	18
3	26
1	28
2	30
2	18
0	34
3	26
1	30
1	31
1	23
0	26

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
35	89
28	93
37	45
11	124
33	51
28	59
10	103
25	45
12	86
7	104
9	81
25	26
13	75
8	93
5	102
27	36
10	60
3	103
3	95
7	84
16	28
25	39
20	38
18	38
12	59
3	81
11	59
15	34
25	36
1	89
13	59
2	82
1	89
17	34
1	86
22	38
2	79
16	32
20	34
0	81
15	36
10	36
22	36
3	66
20	26
17	31
6	51
12	45
11	31
5	59
9	51
5	45
6	59
10	38
8	36
13	34
12	36
14	14
10	38
9	36
14	36
13	31
1	51
7	34
14	21
3	59
11	38
0	66
6	46
1	60
2	45
10	38
5	36
5	34
6	46
9	26
1	62
5	51
6	49
5	26
6	20
3	54
7	34
5	43
29	18
5	39
4	38
5	38
5	36
15	10
6	38
6	38
5	36
6	26
5	36
17	18
21	9
2	40
3	31
2	36
1	45
10	26
0	32
1	46
4	26
8	4
5	33
0	36
9	26
13	18
5	20
4	32
6	26
4	36
0	38
6	26
7	31
9	26
8	12
6	26
6	18
4	21
3	19
4	26
1	36
4	26
3	18
1	30
6	26
1	32
2	26
2	26
0	18
4	18
3	26
1	28
2	30
2	18
0	34
3	26
1	30
1	31
1	23
0	26

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
35	89
28	93
37	45
11	124
33	51
28	59
10	103
25	45
12	86
7	104
9	81
25	26
13	75
8	93
5	102
27	36
10	60
3	103
3	95
7	84
16	28
25	39
20	38
18	38
12	59
3	81
11	59
15	34
25	36
1	89
13	59
2	82
1	89
17	34
1	86
22	38
2	79
16	32
20	34
0	81
15	36
10	36
22	36
3	66
20	26
17	31
6	51
12	45
11	31
5	59
9	51
5	45
6	59
10	38
8	36
13	34
12	36
14	14
10	38
9	36
14	36
13	31
1	51
7	34
14	21
3	59
11	38
0	66
6	46
1	60
2	45
10	38
5	36
5	34
6	46
9	26
1	62
5	51
6	49
5	26
6	20
3	54
7	34
5	43
29	18
5	39
4	38
5	38
5	36
15	10
6	38
6	38
5	36
6	26
5	36
17	18
21	9
2	40
3	31
2	36
1	45
10	26
0	32
1	46
4	26
8	4
5	33
0	36
9	26
13	18
5	20
4	32
6	26
4	36
0	38
6	26
7	31
9	26
8	12
6	26
6	18
4	21
3	19
4	26
1	36
4	26
3	18
1	30
6	26
1	32
2	26
2	26
0	18
4	18
3	26
1	28
2	30
2	18
0	34
3	26
1	30
1	31
1	23
0	26