Extreme rain in Australia, 27 January to 12 February 2025

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 27 January to 12 February 2025
Start: 2025-01-27
End: 2025-02-12
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 27 January to 12 February 2025: 228 records at 139 stations, peak on 6 February 2025. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 27 January to 12 February 2025 set or tied 228 station records at 139 stations.
It ran from 27 January 2025 to 12 February 2025 (17 days) and its peak day was 6 February 2025.
Status: closed.
Vanrook Station set a daily record precipitation of 217.0 mm (8.5 in) on 10 February 2025.
The busiest day was 6 February 2025 with 37 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 109 years.

Footprint

27 January to 12 February 2025

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 27 January to 12 February 2025 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, 27 January to 12 February 2025: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Vanrook Station	Record daily precipitation	217.0 mm (8.5 in)	2025-02-10
Mutarnee Store	Record daily precipitation	579.8 mm (22.8 in)	2025-02-02
Rollingstone	Record daily precipitation	730.0 mm (28.7 in)	2025-02-02
Springleigh	Record daily precipitation	172.6 mm (6.8 in)	2025-02-05
Eveleigh Station	Record daily precipitation	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	2025-02-03
Townsville Aero	Record daily precipitation	260.6 mm (10.3 in)	2025-02-02
Stirling Station	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	2025-02-10
Bambaroo	Record daily precipitation	487.0 mm (19.2 in)	2025-02-02
Robin Hood Station	Record daily precipitation	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	2025-02-05
Summer Hill	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	2025-02-05
Herbert Vale	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	2025-02-08
Augustus Downs Station	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	2025-02-09
Laroona Station	Record daily precipitation	258.0 mm (10.2 in)	2025-02-02
Paluma Ivy Cottage	Record daily precipitation	721.5 mm (28.4 in)	2025-02-02
Slogan Downs	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	2025-02-07
Lands End Station	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	2025-02-08
Cardwell Marine Pde	Record daily precipitation	326.0 mm (12.8 in)	2025-02-02
Manfred Downs Station	Record daily precipitation	153.0 mm (6.0 in)	2025-02-08
Bemerside	Record daily precipitation	400.0 mm (15.7 in)	2025-02-09
Kowanyama Airport	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	2025-02-10

Records per Day

Peak day 37

Records set or tied each day from 27 January 2025 to 12 February 2025. The most in one day was 37 on 6 February 2025.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Australia, 27 January to 12 February 2025
Date	Records
2025-01-27	1
2025-01-28	6
2025-01-29	8
2025-01-30	4
2025-01-31	3
2025-02-01	12
2025-02-02	20
2025-02-03	17
2025-02-04	11
2025-02-05	25
2025-02-06	37
2025-02-07	19
2025-02-08	23
2025-02-09	24
2025-02-10	9
2025-02-11	7
2025-02-12	2

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 27 January to 12 February 2025 ranked by margin
Rollingstone, 02-02	425.0 mm (16.7 in)
Mutarnee Store, 02-02	164.8 mm (6.5 in)
Bemerside, 02-09	150.0 mm (5.9 in)
Cardwell Marine Pde, 02-02	142.8 mm (5.6 in)
Vanrook Station, 02-10	113.4 mm (4.5 in)
Manfred Downs Station, 02-08	110.6 mm (4.4 in)
Stirling Station, 02-10	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
Laroona Station, 02-02	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
Eveleigh Station, 02-03	99.4 mm (3.9 in)
Townsville Aero, 02-02	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
Robin Hood Station, 02-05	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
Paluma Ivy Cottage, 02-02	86.8 mm (3.4 in)
Slogan Downs, 02-07	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
Springleigh, 02-05	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
Augustus Downs Station, 02-09	51.5 mm (2.0 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

228 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, 27 January to 12 February 2025
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
113	79
165	22
425	18
70	26
99	58
109	54
98	80
87	49
30	78
47	95
38	107
52	70
102	6
37	101
87	53
84	39
43	107
111	16
150	49
143	39
74	99
84	44
47	78
75	31
23	109
97	28
56	49
57	52
200	6
2	73
2	78
79	60
192	6
94	17
118	11
24	95
64	45
63	80
235	14
43	71
18	107
92	20
19	100
39	69
33	69
49	39
64	80
19	80
20	77
55	30
54	54
125	6
12	106
13	101
74	74
199	6
44	37
21	81
104	34
54	39
52	30
23	72
8	109
33	59
9	41
48	49
59	41
142	39
108	7
45	39
9	87
35	72
79	39
48	58
32	44
26	56
51	33
43	10
109	51
95	41
72	6
17	31
40	39
70	32
51	33
125	39
50	18
13	34
43	44
37	51
20	12
178	16
27	74
42	19
19	52
39	45
141	12
60	6
34	46
13	69
19	49
16	62
64	36
23	45
28	44
7	65
52	39
75	39
122	16
59	2
47	43
5	78
89	18
48	18
14	59
19	44
30	6
95	16
16	6
29	48
15	58
36	25
47	19
15	54
21	39
39	34
6	63
40	0
51	16
19	39
5	68
1	68
21	56
29	37
7	57
14	59
24	0
61	38
6	59
26	38
6	52
8	52
50	1
64	6
27	46
25	33
38	17
33	14
59	2
8	57
22	36
4	0
24	46
38	4
85	6
42	40
60	1
20	34
5	55
52	16
62	18
28	18
19	34
1	49
8	52
5	54
19	29
16	36
41	15
14	49
12	37
15	34
13	48
5	55
6	51
14	33
16	31
28	43
53	6
6	49
14	33
14	36
39	34
28	19
43	6
19	30
13	34
4	44
4	49
10	34
3	52
51	21
44	19
11	25
15	31
25	9
24	2
37	11
11	5
26	30

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 27 January to 12 February 2025 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, 27 January to 12 February 2025 (this event)	228 records

Every Record Set

20 of 228

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 27 January to 12 February 2025, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2025-02-02	Mutarnee Store	Record daily precipitation	579.8 mm (22.8 in)	164.8 mm (6.5 in)	22	71 of 100 (Major)
2025-02-02	Rollingstone	Record daily precipitation	730.0 mm (28.7 in)	425.0 mm (16.7 in)	18	70 of 100 (Major)
2025-02-02	Townsville Aero	Record daily precipitation	260.6 mm (10.3 in)	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	80	61 of 100 (Major)
2025-02-02	Bambaroo	Record daily precipitation	487.0 mm (19.2 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	78	60 of 100 (Major)
2025-02-02	Laroona Station	Record daily precipitation	258.0 mm (10.2 in)	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	6	57 of 100 (Notable)
2025-02-02	Paluma Ivy Cottage	Record daily precipitation	721.5 mm (28.4 in)	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	53	56 of 100 (Notable)
2025-02-02	Cardwell Marine Pde	Record daily precipitation	326.0 mm (12.8 in)	142.8 mm (5.6 in)	39	54 of 100 (Notable)
2025-02-03	Eveleigh Station	Record daily precipitation	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	58	65 of 100 (Major)
2025-02-05	Springleigh	Record daily precipitation	172.6 mm (6.8 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	26	66 of 100 (Major)
2025-02-05	Robin Hood Station	Record daily precipitation	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	49	60 of 100 (Major)
2025-02-05	Summer Hill	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	95	60 of 100 (Major)
2025-02-07	Slogan Downs	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	39	56 of 100 (Notable)
2025-02-08	Herbert Vale	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	107	59 of 100 (Notable)
2025-02-08	Lands End Station	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	101	56 of 100 (Notable)
2025-02-08	Manfred Downs Station	Record daily precipitation	153.0 mm (6.0 in)	110.6 mm (4.4 in)	16	54 of 100 (Notable)
2025-02-09	Augustus Downs Station	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	70	58 of 100 (Notable)
2025-02-09	Bemerside	Record daily precipitation	400.0 mm (15.7 in)	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	49	54 of 100 (Notable)
2025-02-10	Vanrook Station	Record daily precipitation	217.0 mm (8.5 in)	113.4 mm (4.5 in)	79	73 of 100 (Major)
2025-02-10	Stirling Station	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	54	61 of 100 (Major)
2025-02-10	Kowanyama Airport	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	107	54 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 228 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
113	79
165	22
425	18
70	26
99	58
109	54
98	80
87	49
30	78
47	95
38	107
52	70
102	6
37	101
87	53
84	39
43	107
111	16
150	49
143	39
74	99
84	44
47	78
75	31
23	109
97	28
56	49
57	52
200	6
2	73
2	78
79	60
192	6
94	17
118	11
24	95
64	45
63	80
235	14
43	71
18	107
92	20
19	100
39	69
33	69
49	39
64	80
19	80
20	77
55	30
54	54
125	6
12	106
13	101
74	74
199	6
44	37
21	81
104	34
54	39
52	30
23	72
8	109
33	59
9	41
48	49
59	41
142	39
108	7
45	39
9	87
35	72
79	39
48	58
32	44
26	56
51	33
43	10
109	51
95	41
72	6
17	31
40	39
70	32
51	33
125	39
50	18
13	34
43	44
37	51
20	12
178	16
27	74
42	19
19	52
39	45
141	12
60	6
34	46
13	69
19	49
16	62
64	36
23	45
28	44
7	65
52	39
75	39
122	16
59	2
47	43
5	78
89	18
48	18
14	59
19	44
30	6
95	16
16	6
29	48
15	58
36	25
47	19
15	54
21	39
39	34
6	63
40	0
51	16
19	39
5	68
1	68
21	56
29	37
7	57
14	59
24	0
61	38
6	59
26	38
6	52
8	52
50	1
64	6
27	46
25	33
38	17
33	14
59	2
8	57
22	36
4	0
24	46
38	4
85	6
42	40
60	1
20	34
5	55
52	16
62	18
28	18
19	34
1	49
8	52
5	54
19	29
16	36
41	15
14	49
12	37
15	34
13	48
5	55
6	51
14	33
16	31
28	43
53	6
6	49
14	33
14	36
39	34
28	19
43	6
19	30
13	34
4	44
4	49
10	34
3	52
51	21
44	19
11	25
15	31
25	9
24	2
37	11
11	5
26	30

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
113	79
165	22
425	18
70	26
99	58
109	54
98	80
87	49
30	78
47	95
38	107
52	70
102	6
37	101
87	53
84	39
43	107
111	16
150	49
143	39
74	99
84	44
47	78
75	31
23	109
97	28
56	49
57	52
200	6
2	73
2	78
79	60
192	6
94	17
118	11
24	95
64	45
63	80
235	14
43	71
18	107
92	20
19	100
39	69
33	69
49	39
64	80
19	80
20	77
55	30
54	54
125	6
12	106
13	101
74	74
199	6
44	37
21	81
104	34
54	39
52	30
23	72
8	109
33	59
9	41
48	49
59	41
142	39
108	7
45	39
9	87
35	72
79	39
48	58
32	44
26	56
51	33
43	10
109	51
95	41
72	6
17	31
40	39
70	32
51	33
125	39
50	18
13	34
43	44
37	51
20	12
178	16
27	74
42	19
19	52
39	45
141	12
60	6
34	46
13	69
19	49
16	62
64	36
23	45
28	44
7	65
52	39
75	39
122	16
59	2
47	43
5	78
89	18
48	18
14	59
19	44
30	6
95	16
16	6
29	48
15	58
36	25
47	19
15	54
21	39
39	34
6	63
40	0
51	16
19	39
5	68
1	68
21	56
29	37
7	57
14	59
24	0
61	38
6	59
26	38
6	52
8	52
50	1
64	6
27	46
25	33
38	17
33	14
59	2
8	57
22	36
4	0
24	46
38	4
85	6
42	40
60	1
20	34
5	55
52	16
62	18
28	18
19	34
1	49
8	52
5	54
19	29
16	36
41	15
14	49
12	37
15	34
13	48
5	55
6	51
14	33
16	31
28	43
53	6
6	49
14	33
14	36
39	34
28	19
43	6
19	30
13	34
4	44
4	49
10	34
3	52
51	21
44	19
11	25
15	31
25	9
24	2
37	11
11	5
26	30

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
113	79
165	22
425	18
70	26
99	58
109	54
98	80
87	49
30	78
47	95
38	107
52	70
102	6
37	101
87	53
84	39
43	107
111	16
150	49
143	39
74	99
84	44
47	78
75	31
23	109
97	28
56	49
57	52
200	6
2	73
2	78
79	60
192	6
94	17
118	11
24	95
64	45
63	80
235	14
43	71
18	107
92	20
19	100
39	69
33	69
49	39
64	80
19	80
20	77
55	30
54	54
125	6
12	106
13	101
74	74
199	6
44	37
21	81
104	34
54	39
52	30
23	72
8	109
33	59
9	41
48	49
59	41
142	39
108	7
45	39
9	87
35	72
79	39
48	58
32	44
26	56
51	33
43	10
109	51
95	41
72	6
17	31
40	39
70	32
51	33
125	39
50	18
13	34
43	44
37	51
20	12
178	16
27	74
42	19
19	52
39	45
141	12
60	6
34	46
13	69
19	49
16	62
64	36
23	45
28	44
7	65
52	39
75	39
122	16
59	2
47	43
5	78
89	18
48	18
14	59
19	44
30	6
95	16
16	6
29	48
15	58
36	25
47	19
15	54
21	39
39	34
6	63
40	0
51	16
19	39
5	68
1	68
21	56
29	37
7	57
14	59
24	0
61	38
6	59
26	38
6	52
8	52
50	1
64	6
27	46
25	33
38	17
33	14
59	2
8	57
22	36
4	0
24	46
38	4
85	6
42	40
60	1
20	34
5	55
52	16
62	18
28	18
19	34
1	49
8	52
5	54
19	29
16	36
41	15
14	49
12	37
15	34
13	48
5	55
6	51
14	33
16	31
28	43
53	6
6	49
14	33
14	36
39	34
28	19
43	6
19	30
13	34
4	44
4	49
10	34
3	52
51	21
44	19
11	25
15	31
25	9
24	2
37	11
11	5
26	30