Extreme rain in Australia, 13 March to 7 April 2025

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 13 March to 7 April 2025
Start: 2025-03-13
End: 2025-04-07
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 13 March to 7 April 2025: 1,347 records at 783 stations, peak on 29 March 2025. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 13 March to 7 April 2025 set or tied 1,347 station records at 783 stations.
It ran from 13 March 2025 to 7 April 2025 (26 days) and its peak day was 29 March 2025.
Status: closed.
Mungar Junction set a daily record precipitation of 247.4 mm (9.7 in) on 29 March 2025.
The busiest day was 29 March 2025 with 230 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 147 years.

Footprint

13 March to 7 April 2025

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 13 March to 7 April 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, 13 March to 7 April 2025: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Dillalah	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	2025-03-26
Mungar Junction	Record daily precipitation	247.4 mm (9.7 in)	2025-03-29
Boothulla	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	2025-03-27
Jundah Post Office	Record daily precipitation	214.0 mm (8.4 in)	2025-03-25
Sunbury	Record daily precipitation	347.0 mm (13.7 in)	2025-03-27
Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave)	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	2025-03-29
Tanbar Station	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	2025-03-24
Malboona	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	2025-03-24
Denton	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	2025-03-24
Durham Downs	Record daily precipitation	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	2025-03-25
Gwabegar Post Office	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	2025-03-29
Tambo Post Office	Record daily precipitation	161.5 mm (6.4 in)	2025-04-02
Millungera Station	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	2025-04-03
Yabulu Qld Nickel	Record daily precipitation	275.0 mm (10.8 in)	2025-03-19
Lady Elliot Island	Record daily precipitation	290.8 mm (11.4 in)	2025-03-29
Marion Downs	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	2025-03-24
Ayrshire Downs	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	2025-03-25
Angellala Downs Homestead	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	2025-03-25
Teddington Waterworks	Record daily precipitation	236.0 mm (9.3 in)	2025-03-29
Mulga Downs	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	2025-03-29

Records per Day

Peak day 230

Records set or tied each day from 13 March 2025 to 7 April 2025. The most in one day was 230 on 29 March 2025.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Australia, 13 March to 7 April 2025
Date	Records
2025-03-13	2
2025-03-14	3
2025-03-15	2
2025-03-16	1
2025-03-17	6
2025-03-18	14
2025-03-19	34
2025-03-20	39
2025-03-21	75
2025-03-22	35
2025-03-23	34
2025-03-24	50
2025-03-25	69
2025-03-26	52
2025-03-27	70
2025-03-28	86
2025-03-29	230
2025-03-30	90
2025-03-31	79
2025-04-01	71
2025-04-02	129
2025-04-03	136
2025-04-04	25
2025-04-05	7
2025-04-06	4
2025-04-07	4

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 13 March to 7 April 2025 ranked by margin
Teddington Waterworks, 03-29	213.4 mm (8.4 in)
Yabulu Qld Nickel, 03-19	212.0 mm (8.3 in)
Mungar Junction, 03-29	194.8 mm (7.7 in)
Sunbury, 03-27	159.4 mm (6.3 in)
Lady Elliot Island, 03-29	150.2 mm (5.9 in)
Durham Downs, 03-25	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
Denton, 03-24	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
Malboona, 03-24	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
Dillalah, 03-26	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
Gwabegar Post Office, 03-29	82.4 mm (3.2 in)
Ayrshire Downs, 03-25	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
Boothulla, 03-27	68.9 mm (2.7 in)
Marion Downs, 03-24	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
Angellala Downs Homestead, 03-25	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
Tanbar Station, 03-24	57.6 mm (2.3 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, 13 March to 7 April 2025
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
195	130
83	131
69	96
32	131
159	35
48	120
58	54
87	76
99	76
100	76
52	114
45	74
82	64
212	58
150	33
74	76
63	56
213	66
58	76
53	63
60	56
29	96
47	99
99	55
41	16
70	50
69	50
37	68
84	66
54	18
79	62
47	67
44	52
30	76
127	47
74	66
50	122
38	100
97	52
33	92
67	52
15	117
133	5
21	89
65	52
70	35
30	100
67	54
64	56
78	35
42	99
60	56
47	44
65	48
50	23
23	111
36	124
63	68
39	100
41	43
53	31
66	63
36	95
26	122
15	89
47	53
26	108
64	34
14	96
13	75
45	84
73	20
16	116
82	116
31	111
22	130
39	87
33	111
65	35
65	24
26	75
22	98
37	52
22	124
86	32
24	130
32	96
92	28
28	94
41	68
44	111
36	96
28	96
24	96
20	120
48	50
39	50
43	18
40	66
18	94
67	63
57	66
224	12
37	47
103	6
40	84
37	78
63	6
27	98
43	21
21	96
44	56
5	94
3	95
12	132
20	112
12	122
35	42
109	0
41	7
54	19
25	96
21	127
17	98
14	68
22	106
31	15
66	0
68	36
15	122
49	54
61	19
92	2
79	2
57	3
58	2
12	94
13	99
56	43
48	20
30	63
40	48
16	130
17	108
41	66
24	78
40	44
49	32
11	133
35	52
48	50
15	98
35	50
13	122
81	11
64	44
22	120
52	36
30	76
12	122
24	68
13	94
14	120
39	38
19	58
37	38
15	94
15	142
10	114
56	67
11	125
48	35
30	66
58	6
11	98
36	23
80	15
11	99
7	96
51	40
59	43
22	84
34	63
19	122
146	12
25	120
13	115
8	94
50	32
49	48
84	8
185	4
80	10
26	40
25	76
26	55
10	98
28	62
44	19
34	62

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 13 March to 7 April 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, 13 March to 7 April 2025 (this event)	1,347 records

Every Record Set

20 of 1,347

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 13 March to 7 April 2025, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2025-03-19	Yabulu Qld Nickel	Record daily precipitation	275.0 mm (10.8 in)	212.0 mm (8.3 in)	58	67 of 100 (Major)
2025-03-24	Tanbar Station	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	54	73 of 100 (Major)
2025-03-24	Malboona	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	76	71 of 100 (Major)
2025-03-24	Denton	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	76	70 of 100 (Major)
2025-03-24	Marion Downs	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	56	66 of 100 (Major)
2025-03-25	Jundah Post Office	Record daily precipitation	214.0 mm (8.4 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	131	76 of 100 (Major)
2025-03-25	Durham Downs	Record daily precipitation	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	76	70 of 100 (Major)
2025-03-25	Ayrshire Downs	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	76	66 of 100 (Major)
2025-03-25	Angellala Downs Homestead	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	76	66 of 100 (Major)
2025-03-26	Dillalah	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	131	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2025-03-27	Boothulla	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	96	78 of 100 (Major)
2025-03-27	Sunbury	Record daily precipitation	347.0 mm (13.7 in)	159.4 mm (6.3 in)	35	75 of 100 (Major)
2025-03-29	Mungar Junction	Record daily precipitation	247.4 mm (9.7 in)	194.8 mm (7.7 in)	130	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2025-03-29	Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave)	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	120	75 of 100 (Major)
2025-03-29	Gwabegar Post Office	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	64	68 of 100 (Major)
2025-03-29	Lady Elliot Island	Record daily precipitation	290.8 mm (11.4 in)	150.2 mm (5.9 in)	33	67 of 100 (Major)
2025-03-29	Teddington Waterworks	Record daily precipitation	236.0 mm (9.3 in)	213.4 mm (8.4 in)	66	66 of 100 (Major)
2025-03-29	Mulga Downs	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	63	66 of 100 (Major)
2025-04-02	Tambo Post Office	Record daily precipitation	161.5 mm (6.4 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	74	68 of 100 (Major)
2025-04-03	Millungera Station	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	114	68 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 1,347 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
195	130
83	131
69	96
32	131
159	35
48	120
58	54
87	76
99	76
100	76
52	114
45	74
82	64
212	58
150	33
74	76
63	56
213	66
58	76
53	63
60	56
29	96
47	99
99	55
41	16
70	50
69	50
37	68
84	66
54	18
79	62
47	67
44	52
30	76
127	47
74	66
50	122
38	100
97	52
33	92
67	52
15	117
133	5
21	89
65	52
70	35
30	100
67	54
64	56
78	35
42	99
60	56
47	44
65	48
50	23
23	111
36	124
63	68
39	100
41	43
53	31
66	63
36	95
26	122
15	89
47	53
26	108
64	34
14	96
13	75
45	84
73	20
16	116
82	116
31	111
22	130
39	87
33	111
65	35
65	24
26	75
22	98
37	52
22	124
86	32
24	130
32	96
92	28
28	94
41	68
44	111
36	96
28	96
24	96
20	120
48	50
39	50
43	18
40	66
18	94
67	63
57	66
224	12
37	47
103	6
40	84
37	78
63	6
27	98
43	21
21	96
44	56
5	94
3	95
12	132
20	112
12	122
35	42
109	0
41	7
54	19
25	96
21	127
17	98
14	68
22	106
31	15
66	0
68	36
15	122
49	54
61	19
92	2
79	2
57	3
58	2
12	94
13	99
56	43
48	20
30	63
40	48
16	130
17	108
41	66
24	78
40	44
49	32
11	133
35	52
48	50
15	98
35	50
13	122
81	11
64	44
22	120
52	36
30	76
12	122
24	68
13	94
14	120
39	38
19	58
37	38
15	94
15	142
10	114
56	67
11	125
48	35
30	66
58	6
11	98
36	23
80	15
11	99
7	96
51	40
59	43
22	84
34	63
19	122
146	12
25	120
13	115
8	94
50	32
49	48
84	8
185	4
80	10
26	40
25	76
26	55
10	98
28	62
44	19
34	62

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
195	130
83	131
69	96
32	131
159	35
48	120
58	54
87	76
99	76
100	76
52	114
45	74
82	64
212	58
150	33
74	76
63	56
213	66
58	76
53	63
60	56
29	96
47	99
99	55
41	16
70	50
69	50
37	68
84	66
54	18
79	62
47	67
44	52
30	76
127	47
74	66
50	122
38	100
97	52
33	92
67	52
15	117
133	5
21	89
65	52
70	35
30	100
67	54
64	56
78	35
42	99
60	56
47	44
65	48
50	23
23	111
36	124
63	68
39	100
41	43
53	31
66	63
36	95
26	122
15	89
47	53
26	108
64	34
14	96
13	75
45	84
73	20
16	116
82	116
31	111
22	130
39	87
33	111
65	35
65	24
26	75
22	98
37	52
22	124
86	32
24	130
32	96
92	28
28	94
41	68
44	111
36	96
28	96
24	96
20	120
48	50
39	50
43	18
40	66
18	94
67	63
57	66
224	12
37	47
103	6
40	84
37	78
63	6
27	98
43	21
21	96
44	56
5	94
3	95
12	132
20	112
12	122
35	42
109	0
41	7
54	19
25	96
21	127
17	98
14	68
22	106
31	15
66	0
68	36
15	122
49	54
61	19
92	2
79	2
57	3
58	2
12	94
13	99
56	43
48	20
30	63
40	48
16	130
17	108
41	66
24	78
40	44
49	32
11	133
35	52
48	50
15	98
35	50
13	122
81	11
64	44
22	120
52	36
30	76
12	122
24	68
13	94
14	120
39	38
19	58
37	38
15	94
15	142
10	114
56	67
11	125
48	35
30	66
58	6
11	98
36	23
80	15
11	99
7	96
51	40
59	43
22	84
34	63
19	122
146	12
25	120
13	115
8	94
50	32
49	48
84	8
185	4
80	10
26	40
25	76
26	55
10	98
28	62
44	19
34	62

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
195	130
83	131
69	96
32	131
159	35
48	120
58	54
87	76
99	76
100	76
52	114
45	74
82	64
212	58
150	33
74	76
63	56
213	66
58	76
53	63
60	56
29	96
47	99
99	55
41	16
70	50
69	50
37	68
84	66
54	18
79	62
47	67
44	52
30	76
127	47
74	66
50	122
38	100
97	52
33	92
67	52
15	117
133	5
21	89
65	52
70	35
30	100
67	54
64	56
78	35
42	99
60	56
47	44
65	48
50	23
23	111
36	124
63	68
39	100
41	43
53	31
66	63
36	95
26	122
15	89
47	53
26	108
64	34
14	96
13	75
45	84
73	20
16	116
82	116
31	111
22	130
39	87
33	111
65	35
65	24
26	75
22	98
37	52
22	124
86	32
24	130
32	96
92	28
28	94
41	68
44	111
36	96
28	96
24	96
20	120
48	50
39	50
43	18
40	66
18	94
67	63
57	66
224	12
37	47
103	6
40	84
37	78
63	6
27	98
43	21
21	96
44	56
5	94
3	95
12	132
20	112
12	122
35	42
109	0
41	7
54	19
25	96
21	127
17	98
14	68
22	106
31	15
66	0
68	36
15	122
49	54
61	19
92	2
79	2
57	3
58	2
12	94
13	99
56	43
48	20
30	63
40	48
16	130
17	108
41	66
24	78
40	44
49	32
11	133
35	52
48	50
15	98
35	50
13	122
81	11
64	44
22	120
52	36
30	76
12	122
24	68
13	94
14	120
39	38
19	58
37	38
15	94
15	142
10	114
56	67
11	125
48	35
30	66
58	6
11	98
36	23
80	15
11	99
7	96
51	40
59	43
22	84
34	63
19	122
146	12
25	120
13	115
8	94
50	32
49	48
84	8
185	4
80	10
26	40
25	76
26	55
10	98
28	62
44	19
34	62