Extreme rain in Australia, 5 to 14 March 2025

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 5 to 14 March 2025
Start: 2025-03-05
End: 2025-03-14
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 5 to 14 March 2025: 416 records at 274 stations, peak on 10 March 2025. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 5 to 14 March 2025 set or tied 416 station records at 274 stations.
It ran from 5 March 2025 to 14 March 2025 (10 days) and its peak day was 10 March 2025.
Status: closed.
Archerfield Airport set a monthly record daily precipitation of 272.6 mm (10.7 in) on 10 March 2025.
The busiest day was 10 March 2025 with 115 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 142 years.

Footprint

5 to 14 March 2025

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 5 to 14 March 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, 5 to 14 March 2025: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Archerfield Airport	Record daily precipitation	272.6 mm (10.7 in)	2025-03-10
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Record daily precipitation	175.2 mm (6.9 in)	2025-03-07
Peachester	Record daily precipitation	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	2025-03-10
Franklyn Vale	Record daily precipitation	252.5 mm (9.9 in)	2025-03-10
Mapleton Post Office	Record daily precipitation	272.0 mm (10.7 in)	2025-03-11
Fraser Island Eurong	Record daily precipitation	427.3 mm (16.8 in)	2025-03-09
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Record daily precipitation	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	2025-03-08
Grafton Research STN	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	2025-03-08
Alderley	Record daily precipitation	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	2025-03-09
Townson	Record daily precipitation	309.0 mm (12.2 in)	2025-03-10
Harrisville Post Office	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	2025-03-10
Ebor (the Racecourse)	Record daily precipitation	197.0 mm (7.8 in)	2025-03-06
Moorang	Record daily precipitation	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	2025-03-10
Lower Bucca	Record daily precipitation	159.4 mm (6.3 in)	2025-03-08
Canungra Finch Road	Record daily precipitation	223.0 mm (8.8 in)	2025-03-09
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Record daily precipitation	249.0 mm (9.8 in)	2025-03-09
Numinbah	Record daily precipitation	266.0 mm (10.5 in)	2025-03-09
Mount Cotton West	Record daily precipitation	293.0 mm (11.5 in)	2025-03-10
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	2025-03-07
Moogerah Dam	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	2025-03-10

Records per Day

Peak day 115

Records set or tied each day from 5 March 2025 to 14 March 2025. The most in one day was 115 on 10 March 2025.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Australia, 5 to 14 March 2025
Date	Records
2025-03-05	3
2025-03-06	17
2025-03-07	46
2025-03-08	72
2025-03-09	47
2025-03-10	115
2025-03-11	76
2025-03-12	29
2025-03-13	9
2025-03-14	2

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 5 to 14 March 2025 ranked by margin
Mt Tamborine Fern St, 03-09	186.3 mm (7.3 in)
Numinbah, 03-09	173.0 mm (6.8 in)
Canungra Finch Road, 03-09	155.7 mm (6.1 in)
Peachester, 03-10	143.8 mm (5.7 in)
Mapleton Post Office, 03-11	143.5 mm (5.6 in)
Alderley, 03-09	137.9 mm (5.4 in)
Ebor (the Racecourse), 03-06	137.1 mm (5.4 in)
Fraser Island Eurong, 03-09	126.3 mm (5.0 in)
Tweed Heads Golf Club, 03-07	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
Franklyn Vale, 03-10	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
Lower Bucca, 03-08	92.3 mm (3.6 in)
Townson, 03-10	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm), 03-07	83.9 mm (3.3 in)
Archerfield Airport, 03-10	80.6 mm (3.2 in)
Harrisville Post Office, 03-10	76.7 mm (3.0 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

416 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, 5 to 14 March 2025
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
81	94
144	100
144	104
95	69
113	126
126	49
62	124
138	90
87	43
55	107
77	86
137	86
55	87
92	119
156	70
186	70
72	61
173	70
84	124
56	86
89	70
141	70
24	119
61	60
164	68
49	86
136	51
137	51
80	88
162	52
45	69
95	48
146	58
28	60
84	51
73	60
86	51
27	123
55	76
70	70
68	48
56	52
100	30
19	90
65	40
102	10
102	24
100	24
74	40
122	0
46	52
38	70
35	68
55	70
62	70
88	51
84	40
9	119
42	104
86	0
125	24
28	86
100	24
58	55
62	3
124	24
67	24
51	48
47	48
26	51
64	51
29	43
93	30
95	24
41	126
12	112
123	30
44	60
42	50
37	56
21	68
43	55
79	24
69	40
107	24
42	52
17	100
96	30
128	24
140	24
188	4
28	54
12	112
47	24
129	7
9	119
46	48
119	4
79	4
64	71
78	40
109	18
64	18
40	52
53	24
7	119
113	4
31	21
48	14
38	50
76	51
11	124
29	12
62	4
87	30
69	40
10	69
52	4
44	30
82	4
141	6
143	4
82	8
72	20
51	4
91	30
94	6
19	36
15	86
71	52
44	74
65	51
23	74
84	30
11	78
48	10
24	24
62	24
4	124
91	7
43	24
2	119
7	79
13	84
2	134
2	138
0	142
58	24
50	4
0	100
24	68
0	98
17	70
39	7
9	86
7	88
5	86
6	86
21	51
5	86
5	86
12	50
4	79
43	40
17	50
16	50
25	70
57	24
24	46
31	31
32	58
40	52
62	24
13	54
14	36
7	62
0	86
36	24
19	48
76	30
32	40
2	79
19	6
18	48
3	84
19	51
30	44
40	40
29	24
26	31
47	51
33	4
11	56
19	7
27	52
30	24
3	70
30	4
35	31
18	43

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 5 to 14 March 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, 5 to 14 March 2025 (this event)	416 records

Every Record Set

20 of 416

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 5 to 14 March 2025, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2025-03-06	Ebor (the Racecourse)	Record daily precipitation	197.0 mm (7.8 in)	137.1 mm (5.4 in)	86	74 of 100 (Major)
2025-03-07	Tweed Heads Golf Club	Record daily precipitation	175.2 mm (6.9 in)	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	126	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2025-03-07	Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	83.9 mm (3.3 in)	124	69 of 100 (Major)
2025-03-08	Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Record daily precipitation	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	124	78 of 100 (Major)
2025-03-08	Grafton Research STN	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	107	77 of 100 (Major)
2025-03-08	Lower Bucca	Record daily precipitation	159.4 mm (6.3 in)	92.3 mm (3.6 in)	119	72 of 100 (Major)
2025-03-09	Fraser Island Eurong	Record daily precipitation	427.3 mm (16.8 in)	126.3 mm (5.0 in)	49	79 of 100 (Major)
2025-03-09	Alderley	Record daily precipitation	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	90	77 of 100 (Major)
2025-03-09	Canungra Finch Road	Record daily precipitation	223.0 mm (8.8 in)	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	70	71 of 100 (Major)
2025-03-09	Mt Tamborine Fern St	Record daily precipitation	249.0 mm (9.8 in)	186.3 mm (7.3 in)	70	71 of 100 (Major)
2025-03-09	Numinbah	Record daily precipitation	266.0 mm (10.5 in)	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	70	70 of 100 (Major)
2025-03-10	Archerfield Airport	Record daily precipitation	272.6 mm (10.7 in)	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	94	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
2025-03-10	Peachester	Record daily precipitation	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	104	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2025-03-10	Franklyn Vale	Record daily precipitation	252.5 mm (9.9 in)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	69	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2025-03-10	Townson	Record daily precipitation	309.0 mm (12.2 in)	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	43	77 of 100 (Major)
2025-03-10	Harrisville Post Office	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	86	75 of 100 (Major)
2025-03-10	Moorang	Record daily precipitation	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	87	73 of 100 (Major)
2025-03-10	Mount Cotton West	Record daily precipitation	293.0 mm (11.5 in)	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	61	70 of 100 (Major)
2025-03-10	Moogerah Dam	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	86	68 of 100 (Major)
2025-03-11	Mapleton Post Office	Record daily precipitation	272.0 mm (10.7 in)	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	100	80 of 100 (Exceptional)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 416 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
81	94
144	100
144	104
95	69
113	126
126	49
62	124
138	90
87	43
55	107
77	86
137	86
55	87
92	119
156	70
186	70
72	61
173	70
84	124
56	86
89	70
141	70
24	119
61	60
164	68
49	86
136	51
137	51
80	88
162	52
45	69
95	48
146	58
28	60
84	51
73	60
86	51
27	123
55	76
70	70
68	48
56	52
100	30
19	90
65	40
102	10
102	24
100	24
74	40
122	0
46	52
38	70
35	68
55	70
62	70
88	51
84	40
9	119
42	104
86	0
125	24
28	86
100	24
58	55
62	3
124	24
67	24
51	48
47	48
26	51
64	51
29	43
93	30
95	24
41	126
12	112
123	30
44	60
42	50
37	56
21	68
43	55
79	24
69	40
107	24
42	52
17	100
96	30
128	24
140	24
188	4
28	54
12	112
47	24
129	7
9	119
46	48
119	4
79	4
64	71
78	40
109	18
64	18
40	52
53	24
7	119
113	4
31	21
48	14
38	50
76	51
11	124
29	12
62	4
87	30
69	40
10	69
52	4
44	30
82	4
141	6
143	4
82	8
72	20
51	4
91	30
94	6
19	36
15	86
71	52
44	74
65	51
23	74
84	30
11	78
48	10
24	24
62	24
4	124
91	7
43	24
2	119
7	79
13	84
2	134
2	138
0	142
58	24
50	4
0	100
24	68
0	98
17	70
39	7
9	86
7	88
5	86
6	86
21	51
5	86
5	86
12	50
4	79
43	40
17	50
16	50
25	70
57	24
24	46
31	31
32	58
40	52
62	24
13	54
14	36
7	62
0	86
36	24
19	48
76	30
32	40
2	79
19	6
18	48
3	84
19	51
30	44
40	40
29	24
26	31
47	51
33	4
11	56
19	7
27	52
30	24
3	70
30	4
35	31
18	43

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
81	94
144	100
144	104
95	69
113	126
126	49
62	124
138	90
87	43
55	107
77	86
137	86
55	87
92	119
156	70
186	70
72	61
173	70
84	124
56	86
89	70
141	70
24	119
61	60
164	68
49	86
136	51
137	51
80	88
162	52
45	69
95	48
146	58
28	60
84	51
73	60
86	51
27	123
55	76
70	70
68	48
56	52
100	30
19	90
65	40
102	10
102	24
100	24
74	40
122	0
46	52
38	70
35	68
55	70
62	70
88	51
84	40
9	119
42	104
86	0
125	24
28	86
100	24
58	55
62	3
124	24
67	24
51	48
47	48
26	51
64	51
29	43
93	30
95	24
41	126
12	112
123	30
44	60
42	50
37	56
21	68
43	55
79	24
69	40
107	24
42	52
17	100
96	30
128	24
140	24
188	4
28	54
12	112
47	24
129	7
9	119
46	48
119	4
79	4
64	71
78	40
109	18
64	18
40	52
53	24
7	119
113	4
31	21
48	14
38	50
76	51
11	124
29	12
62	4
87	30
69	40
10	69
52	4
44	30
82	4
141	6
143	4
82	8
72	20
51	4
91	30
94	6
19	36
15	86
71	52
44	74
65	51
23	74
84	30
11	78
48	10
24	24
62	24
4	124
91	7
43	24
2	119
7	79
13	84
2	134
2	138
0	142
58	24
50	4
0	100
24	68
0	98
17	70
39	7
9	86
7	88
5	86
6	86
21	51
5	86
5	86
12	50
4	79
43	40
17	50
16	50
25	70
57	24
24	46
31	31
32	58
40	52
62	24
13	54
14	36
7	62
0	86
36	24
19	48
76	30
32	40
2	79
19	6
18	48
3	84
19	51
30	44
40	40
29	24
26	31
47	51
33	4
11	56
19	7
27	52
30	24
3	70
30	4
35	31
18	43

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
81	94
144	100
144	104
95	69
113	126
126	49
62	124
138	90
87	43
55	107
77	86
137	86
55	87
92	119
156	70
186	70
72	61
173	70
84	124
56	86
89	70
141	70
24	119
61	60
164	68
49	86
136	51
137	51
80	88
162	52
45	69
95	48
146	58
28	60
84	51
73	60
86	51
27	123
55	76
70	70
68	48
56	52
100	30
19	90
65	40
102	10
102	24
100	24
74	40
122	0
46	52
38	70
35	68
55	70
62	70
88	51
84	40
9	119
42	104
86	0
125	24
28	86
100	24
58	55
62	3
124	24
67	24
51	48
47	48
26	51
64	51
29	43
93	30
95	24
41	126
12	112
123	30
44	60
42	50
37	56
21	68
43	55
79	24
69	40
107	24
42	52
17	100
96	30
128	24
140	24
188	4
28	54
12	112
47	24
129	7
9	119
46	48
119	4
79	4
64	71
78	40
109	18
64	18
40	52
53	24
7	119
113	4
31	21
48	14
38	50
76	51
11	124
29	12
62	4
87	30
69	40
10	69
52	4
44	30
82	4
141	6
143	4
82	8
72	20
51	4
91	30
94	6
19	36
15	86
71	52
44	74
65	51
23	74
84	30
11	78
48	10
24	24
62	24
4	124
91	7
43	24
2	119
7	79
13	84
2	134
2	138
0	142
58	24
50	4
0	100
24	68
0	98
17	70
39	7
9	86
7	88
5	86
6	86
21	51
5	86
5	86
12	50
4	79
43	40
17	50
16	50
25	70
57	24
24	46
31	31
32	58
40	52
62	24
13	54
14	36
7	62
0	86
36	24
19	48
76	30
32	40
2	79
19	6
18	48
3	84
19	51
30	44
40	40
29	24
26	31
47	51
33	4
11	56
19	7
27	52
30	24
3	70
30	4
35	31
18	43