Extreme rain in Australia, 14 to 26 May 2025

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 14 to 26 May 2025
Start: 2025-05-14
End: 2025-05-26
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 14 to 26 May 2025: 531 records at 389 stations, peak on 23 May 2025. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 14 to 26 May 2025 set or tied 531 station records at 389 stations.
It ran from 14 May 2025 to 26 May 2025 (13 days) and its peak day was 23 May 2025.
Status: closed.
Camboon Station set a daily record precipitation of 83.0 mm (3.3 in) on 16 May 2025.
The busiest day was 23 May 2025 with 161 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 135 years.

Footprint

14 to 26 May 2025

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 14 to 26 May 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, 14 to 26 May 2025: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Camboon Station	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	2025-05-16
Lymington (Fattys Lane)	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	2025-05-24
Snowball	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	2025-05-23
Bulahdelah Post Office	Record daily precipitation	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	2025-05-20
Crescent Head	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	2025-05-20
Wingham (Lanark Close)	Record daily precipitation	136.6 mm (5.4 in)	2025-05-22
Opossum Bay	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	2025-05-24
Stroud Post Office	Record daily precipitation	166.0 mm (6.5 in)	2025-05-20
Chichester Dam	Record daily precipitation	203.0 mm (8.0 in)	2025-05-20
Bowning (Wanganui)	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	2025-05-23
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	2025-05-24
Gloucester (Upper Bowman)	Record daily precipitation	169.0 mm (6.7 in)	2025-05-20
Yarrowitch (Benditi)	Record daily precipitation	144.2 mm (5.7 in)	2025-05-21
Yarras (Mount Seaview)	Record daily precipitation	316.2 mm (12.4 in)	2025-05-21
Bowmans Creek (Grenell)	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	2025-05-19
Birdwood	Record daily precipitation	246.8 mm (9.7 in)	2025-05-21
Nowendoc (Green Hills)	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	2025-05-21
Upper Allyn Township	Record daily precipitation	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	2025-05-20
Nerriga Composite	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	2025-05-23
Burrinjuck Dam	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	2025-05-23

Records per Day

Peak day 161

Records set or tied each day from 14 May 2025 to 26 May 2025. The most in one day was 161 on 23 May 2025.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Australia, 14 to 26 May 2025
Date	Records
2025-05-14	2
2025-05-15	10
2025-05-16	6
2025-05-17	56
2025-05-18	1
2025-05-19	40
2025-05-20	49
2025-05-21	54
2025-05-22	94
2025-05-23	161
2025-05-24	55
2025-05-25	2
2025-05-26	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 14 to 26 May 2025 ranked by margin
Yarras (Mount Seaview), 05-21	155.2 mm (6.1 in)
Wingham (Lanark Close), 05-22	110.7 mm (4.4 in)
Birdwood, 05-21	97.4 mm (3.8 in)
Bulahdelah Post Office, 05-20	91.8 mm (3.6 in)
Chichester Dam, 05-20	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
Gloucester (Upper Bowman), 05-20	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
Upper Allyn Township, 05-20	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
Crescent Head, 05-20	65.7 mm (2.6 in)
Camboon Station, 05-16	62.9 mm (2.5 in)
Yarrowitch (Benditi), 05-21	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
Bowmans Creek (Grenell), 05-19	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
Snowball, 05-23	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
Nowendoc (Green Hills), 05-21	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
Nerriga Composite, 05-23	35.7 mm (1.4 in)
Burrinjuck Dam, 05-23	32.9 mm (1.3 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, 14 to 26 May 2025
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
63	110
25	102
42	112
92	82
66	120
111	78
25	78
31	135
77	48
32	94
22	78
56	45
72	45
155	45
97	45
41	45
43	46
66	48
36	120
33	94
23	124
81	54
23	68
53	112
82	44
118	44
53	58
63	44
79	44
48	1
15	102
64	40
138	40
43	56
47	112
37	54
3	130
64	24
85	54
139	44
50	124
303	44
39	43
51	44
51	44
20	94
14	126
45	45
71	44
60	44
54	24
72	44
52	44
72	42
179	34
83	40
43	40
58	64
17	94
47	62
12	106
71	0
64	40
64	42
9	69
23	54
50	42
51	44
14	68
19	54
100	16
113	16
67	16
12	94
38	15
40	62
25	119
5	135
20	124
31	48
38	27
69	10
21	44
10	106
90	24
40	29
35	64
29	82
92	16
108	16
37	75
33	44
63	44
39	35
11	94
29	42
57	44
49	44
9	100
71	16
135	16
102	16
45	0
28	16
22	106
13	68
50	42
53	16
97	16
103	16
68	12
93	16
97	16
39	44
10	94
40	40
88	8
144	16
123	16
36	44
130	16
30	45
51	8
36	12
35	54
32	8
25	47
60	10
48	16
20	12
62	12
34	12
54	0
31	27
62	10
57	12
31	40
42	0
9	72
23	34
23	47
36	28
17	54
62	16
11	124
30	44
4	124
5	94
4	124
4	106
17	82
21	13
26	59
49	36
57	27
9	106
15	92
22	36
5	94
15	54
4	69
53	16
19	59
19	59
5	112
21	27
14	43
36	32
19	35
32	54
44	16
36	12
35	16
23	44
14	42
3	94
3	94
25	35
15	3
11	74
8	48
21	59
7	76
47	4
2	94
12	68
6	83
26	32
6	82
28	16
23	21
23	47
26	24
31	14
0	94
6	76
28	10
26	32
45	4
51	16

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 14 to 26 May 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, 14 to 26 May 2025 (this event)	531 records

Every Record Set

20 of 531

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 14 to 26 May 2025, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2025-05-16	Camboon Station	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	110	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2025-05-19	Bowmans Creek (Grenell)	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	46	68 of 100 (Major)
2025-05-20	Bulahdelah Post Office	Record daily precipitation	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	91.8 mm (3.6 in)	82	74 of 100 (Major)
2025-05-20	Crescent Head	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	120	73 of 100 (Major)
2025-05-20	Stroud Post Office	Record daily precipitation	166.0 mm (6.5 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	135	72 of 100 (Major)
2025-05-20	Chichester Dam	Record daily precipitation	203.0 mm (8.0 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	48	72 of 100 (Major)
2025-05-20	Gloucester (Upper Bowman)	Record daily precipitation	169.0 mm (6.7 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	45	69 of 100 (Major)
2025-05-20	Upper Allyn Township	Record daily precipitation	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48	67 of 100 (Major)
2025-05-21	Yarrowitch (Benditi)	Record daily precipitation	144.2 mm (5.7 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	45	69 of 100 (Major)
2025-05-21	Yarras (Mount Seaview)	Record daily precipitation	316.2 mm (12.4 in)	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	45	69 of 100 (Major)
2025-05-21	Birdwood	Record daily precipitation	246.8 mm (9.7 in)	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	45	68 of 100 (Major)
2025-05-21	Nowendoc (Green Hills)	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	45	68 of 100 (Major)
2025-05-22	Wingham (Lanark Close)	Record daily precipitation	136.6 mm (5.4 in)	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	78	73 of 100 (Major)
2025-05-23	Snowball	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	112	76 of 100 (Major)
2025-05-23	Bowning (Wanganui)	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	94	72 of 100 (Major)
2025-05-23	Nerriga Composite	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	120	67 of 100 (Major)
2025-05-23	Burrinjuck Dam	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	94	67 of 100 (Major)
2025-05-24	Lymington (Fattys Lane)	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	102	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2025-05-24	Opossum Bay	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	78	73 of 100 (Major)
2025-05-24	Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	78	71 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 531 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
63	110
25	102
42	112
92	82
66	120
111	78
25	78
31	135
77	48
32	94
22	78
56	45
72	45
155	45
97	45
41	45
43	46
66	48
36	120
33	94
23	124
81	54
23	68
53	112
82	44
118	44
53	58
63	44
79	44
48	1
15	102
64	40
138	40
43	56
47	112
37	54
3	130
64	24
85	54
139	44
50	124
303	44
39	43
51	44
51	44
20	94
14	126
45	45
71	44
60	44
54	24
72	44
52	44
72	42
179	34
83	40
43	40
58	64
17	94
47	62
12	106
71	0
64	40
64	42
9	69
23	54
50	42
51	44
14	68
19	54
100	16
113	16
67	16
12	94
38	15
40	62
25	119
5	135
20	124
31	48
38	27
69	10
21	44
10	106
90	24
40	29
35	64
29	82
92	16
108	16
37	75
33	44
63	44
39	35
11	94
29	42
57	44
49	44
9	100
71	16
135	16
102	16
45	0
28	16
22	106
13	68
50	42
53	16
97	16
103	16
68	12
93	16
97	16
39	44
10	94
40	40
88	8
144	16
123	16
36	44
130	16
30	45
51	8
36	12
35	54
32	8
25	47
60	10
48	16
20	12
62	12
34	12
54	0
31	27
62	10
57	12
31	40
42	0
9	72
23	34
23	47
36	28
17	54
62	16
11	124
30	44
4	124
5	94
4	124
4	106
17	82
21	13
26	59
49	36
57	27
9	106
15	92
22	36
5	94
15	54
4	69
53	16
19	59
19	59
5	112
21	27
14	43
36	32
19	35
32	54
44	16
36	12
35	16
23	44
14	42
3	94
3	94
25	35
15	3
11	74
8	48
21	59
7	76
47	4
2	94
12	68
6	83
26	32
6	82
28	16
23	21
23	47
26	24
31	14
0	94
6	76
28	10
26	32
45	4
51	16

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
63	110
25	102
42	112
92	82
66	120
111	78
25	78
31	135
77	48
32	94
22	78
56	45
72	45
155	45
97	45
41	45
43	46
66	48
36	120
33	94
23	124
81	54
23	68
53	112
82	44
118	44
53	58
63	44
79	44
48	1
15	102
64	40
138	40
43	56
47	112
37	54
3	130
64	24
85	54
139	44
50	124
303	44
39	43
51	44
51	44
20	94
14	126
45	45
71	44
60	44
54	24
72	44
52	44
72	42
179	34
83	40
43	40
58	64
17	94
47	62
12	106
71	0
64	40
64	42
9	69
23	54
50	42
51	44
14	68
19	54
100	16
113	16
67	16
12	94
38	15
40	62
25	119
5	135
20	124
31	48
38	27
69	10
21	44
10	106
90	24
40	29
35	64
29	82
92	16
108	16
37	75
33	44
63	44
39	35
11	94
29	42
57	44
49	44
9	100
71	16
135	16
102	16
45	0
28	16
22	106
13	68
50	42
53	16
97	16
103	16
68	12
93	16
97	16
39	44
10	94
40	40
88	8
144	16
123	16
36	44
130	16
30	45
51	8
36	12
35	54
32	8
25	47
60	10
48	16
20	12
62	12
34	12
54	0
31	27
62	10
57	12
31	40
42	0
9	72
23	34
23	47
36	28
17	54
62	16
11	124
30	44
4	124
5	94
4	124
4	106
17	82
21	13
26	59
49	36
57	27
9	106
15	92
22	36
5	94
15	54
4	69
53	16
19	59
19	59
5	112
21	27
14	43
36	32
19	35
32	54
44	16
36	12
35	16
23	44
14	42
3	94
3	94
25	35
15	3
11	74
8	48
21	59
7	76
47	4
2	94
12	68
6	83
26	32
6	82
28	16
23	21
23	47
26	24
31	14
0	94
6	76
28	10
26	32
45	4
51	16

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
63	110
25	102
42	112
92	82
66	120
111	78
25	78
31	135
77	48
32	94
22	78
56	45
72	45
155	45
97	45
41	45
43	46
66	48
36	120
33	94
23	124
81	54
23	68
53	112
82	44
118	44
53	58
63	44
79	44
48	1
15	102
64	40
138	40
43	56
47	112
37	54
3	130
64	24
85	54
139	44
50	124
303	44
39	43
51	44
51	44
20	94
14	126
45	45
71	44
60	44
54	24
72	44
52	44
72	42
179	34
83	40
43	40
58	64
17	94
47	62
12	106
71	0
64	40
64	42
9	69
23	54
50	42
51	44
14	68
19	54
100	16
113	16
67	16
12	94
38	15
40	62
25	119
5	135
20	124
31	48
38	27
69	10
21	44
10	106
90	24
40	29
35	64
29	82
92	16
108	16
37	75
33	44
63	44
39	35
11	94
29	42
57	44
49	44
9	100
71	16
135	16
102	16
45	0
28	16
22	106
13	68
50	42
53	16
97	16
103	16
68	12
93	16
97	16
39	44
10	94
40	40
88	8
144	16
123	16
36	44
130	16
30	45
51	8
36	12
35	54
32	8
25	47
60	10
48	16
20	12
62	12
34	12
54	0
31	27
62	10
57	12
31	40
42	0
9	72
23	34
23	47
36	28
17	54
62	16
11	124
30	44
4	124
5	94
4	124
4	106
17	82
21	13
26	59
49	36
57	27
9	106
15	92
22	36
5	94
15	54
4	69
53	16
19	59
19	59
5	112
21	27
14	43
36	32
19	35
32	54
44	16
36	12
35	16
23	44
14	42
3	94
3	94
25	35
15	3
11	74
8	48
21	59
7	76
47	4
2	94
12	68
6	83
26	32
6	82
28	16
23	21
23	47
26	24
31	14
0	94
6	76
28	10
26	32
45	4
51	16