Extreme rain in Australia, 17 to 30 July 2025

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 17 to 30 July 2025
Start: 2025-07-17
End: 2025-07-30
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 17 to 30 July 2025: 889 records at 740 stations, peak on 26 July 2025. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 17 to 30 July 2025 set or tied 889 station records at 740 stations.
It ran from 17 July 2025 to 30 July 2025 (14 days) and its peak day was 26 July 2025.
Status: closed.
Eucla set a daily record precipitation of 27.6 mm (1.1 in) on 26 July 2025.
The busiest day was 26 July 2025 with 333 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 161 years.

Footprint

17 to 30 July 2025

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 17 to 30 July 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, 17 to 30 July 2025: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Eucla	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	2025-07-26
Macknade Sugar Mill	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	2025-07-26
Millicent	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	2025-07-28
Yallunda Flat (Meetigilly)	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	2025-07-26
Woomelang	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	2025-07-26
Richmond (Brookbank)	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	2025-07-28
Avoca (Post Office)	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	2025-07-26
Manangatang	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	2025-07-26
Boort	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	2025-07-28
Glenorchy	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	2025-07-26
Parrakie	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	2025-07-26
Lalbert	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	2025-07-26
Blyth	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	2025-07-28
Streaky Bay	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	2025-07-25
Port Broughton	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	2025-07-27
Snowtown (Condowie)	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	2025-07-26
Alawoona	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	2025-07-26
Parilla	Record daily precipitation	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	2025-07-26
Coomandook	Record daily precipitation	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	2025-07-26
Yongala	Record daily precipitation	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	2025-07-27

Records per Day

Peak day 333

Records set or tied each day from 17 July 2025 to 30 July 2025. The most in one day was 333 on 26 July 2025.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Australia, 17 to 30 July 2025
Date	Records
2025-07-17	1
2025-07-18	47
2025-07-19	22
2025-07-20	2
2025-07-21	12
2025-07-22	14
2025-07-23	109
2025-07-24	78
2025-07-25	84
2025-07-26	333
2025-07-27	112
2025-07-28	37
2025-07-29	27
2025-07-30	11

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 17 to 30 July 2025 ranked by margin
Macknade Sugar Mill, 07-26	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
Yallunda Flat (Meetigilly), 07-26	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
Richmond (Brookbank), 07-28	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
Millicent, 07-28	27.3 mm (1.1 in)
Glenorchy, 07-26	24.5 mm (1.0 in)
Avoca (Post Office), 07-26	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
Eucla, 07-26	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
Lalbert, 07-26	17.6 mm (0.7 in)
Boort, 07-28	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
Manangatang, 07-26	15.8 mm (0.6 in)
Blyth, 07-28	15.2 mm (0.6 in)
Parrakie, 07-26	15.1 mm (0.6 in)
Woomelang, 07-26	14.8 mm (0.6 in)
Alawoona, 07-26	14.4 mm (0.6 in)
Streaky Bay, 07-25	14.1 mm (0.6 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, 17 to 30 July 2025
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
19	100
27	120
54	125
31	94
15	124
30	90
20	126
16	95
17	118
25	76
13	118
11	108
15	82
15	68
18	68
14	124
14	78
13	79
10	136
12	124
15	116
15	75
21	94
19	47
11	112
27	52
20	52
24	52
12	116
12	78
19	51
19	88
59	51
36	51
60	64
13	88
13	68
12	142
37	72
30	42
9	138
11	88
12	76
92	62
25	47
55	40
34	54
37	52
12	118
13	52
13	116
14	66
12	124
15	88
22	52
24	52
19	44
22	51
8	96
20	42
9	76
11	68
23	51
6	100
23	40
10	96
11	67
38	40
23	24
29	64
17	75
16	71
14	68
13	104
8	88
11	68
9	88
7	141
12	59
8	78
15	51
9	76
9	76
17	110
17	51
12	71
8	88
33	27
34	24
10	104
17	52
14	59
1	109
3	85
7	88
20	27
18	27
18	24
18	22
8	88
14	51
35	24
5	112
5	92
37	22
20	52
26	64
13	27
11	94
16	48
10	118
5	112
16	35
9	56
18	52
32	20
5	161
6	88
8	120
3	108
11	30
12	59
3	124
14	24
14	10
44	44
8	68
7	88
6	108
7	75
6	88
6	95
6	88
11	32
7	32
10	68
19	86
24	64
16	32
13	51
21	24
5	94
8	79
12	42
5	99
39	10
6	110
7	75
13	52
17	88
17	48
20	16
4	88
13	27
19	3
15	24
5	116
16	35
26	3
3	141
3	104
4	104
4	88
5	79
12	59
13	11
5	116
6	125
5	122
15	64
2	107
12	75
15	4
6	76
12	52
15	51
4	116
3	95
2	92
4	88
12	52
15	24
4	79
9	27
4	126
5	95
5	104
7	68
9	44
5	78
13	27
8	66
14	24
10	51
5	88
3	88
1	124
10	12
14	52
12	12

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 17 to 30 July 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, 17 to 30 July 2025 (this event)	889 records

Every Record Set

20 of 889

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 17 to 30 July 2025, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2025-07-25	Streaky Bay	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	124	69 of 100 (Major)
2025-07-26	Eucla	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	100	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2025-07-26	Macknade Sugar Mill	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	125	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2025-07-26	Yallunda Flat (Meetigilly)	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	94	78 of 100 (Major)
2025-07-26	Woomelang	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	124	78 of 100 (Major)
2025-07-26	Avoca (Post Office)	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	126	75 of 100 (Major)
2025-07-26	Manangatang	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	95	74 of 100 (Major)
2025-07-26	Glenorchy	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	76	73 of 100 (Major)
2025-07-26	Parrakie	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	68	70 of 100 (Major)
2025-07-26	Lalbert	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	68	70 of 100 (Major)
2025-07-26	Snowtown (Condowie)	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	136	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-07-26	Alawoona	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	78	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-07-26	Parilla	Record daily precipitation	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	79	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-07-26	Coomandook	Record daily precipitation	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	118	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-07-27	Port Broughton	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	124	67 of 100 (Major)
2025-07-27	Yongala	Record daily precipitation	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	108	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-07-28	Millicent	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	120	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2025-07-28	Richmond (Brookbank)	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	90	77 of 100 (Major)
2025-07-28	Boort	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	118	74 of 100 (Major)
2025-07-28	Blyth	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	82	70 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 889 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
19	100
27	120
54	125
31	94
15	124
30	90
20	126
16	95
17	118
25	76
13	118
11	108
15	82
15	68
18	68
14	124
14	78
13	79
10	136
12	124
15	116
15	75
21	94
19	47
11	112
27	52
20	52
24	52
12	116
12	78
19	51
19	88
59	51
36	51
60	64
13	88
13	68
12	142
37	72
30	42
9	138
11	88
12	76
92	62
25	47
55	40
34	54
37	52
12	118
13	52
13	116
14	66
12	124
15	88
22	52
24	52
19	44
22	51
8	96
20	42
9	76
11	68
23	51
6	100
23	40
10	96
11	67
38	40
23	24
29	64
17	75
16	71
14	68
13	104
8	88
11	68
9	88
7	141
12	59
8	78
15	51
9	76
9	76
17	110
17	51
12	71
8	88
33	27
34	24
10	104
17	52
14	59
1	109
3	85
7	88
20	27
18	27
18	24
18	22
8	88
14	51
35	24
5	112
5	92
37	22
20	52
26	64
13	27
11	94
16	48
10	118
5	112
16	35
9	56
18	52
32	20
5	161
6	88
8	120
3	108
11	30
12	59
3	124
14	24
14	10
44	44
8	68
7	88
6	108
7	75
6	88
6	95
6	88
11	32
7	32
10	68
19	86
24	64
16	32
13	51
21	24
5	94
8	79
12	42
5	99
39	10
6	110
7	75
13	52
17	88
17	48
20	16
4	88
13	27
19	3
15	24
5	116
16	35
26	3
3	141
3	104
4	104
4	88
5	79
12	59
13	11
5	116
6	125
5	122
15	64
2	107
12	75
15	4
6	76
12	52
15	51
4	116
3	95
2	92
4	88
12	52
15	24
4	79
9	27
4	126
5	95
5	104
7	68
9	44
5	78
13	27
8	66
14	24
10	51
5	88
3	88
1	124
10	12
14	52
12	12

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
19	100
27	120
54	125
31	94
15	124
30	90
20	126
16	95
17	118
25	76
13	118
11	108
15	82
15	68
18	68
14	124
14	78
13	79
10	136
12	124
15	116
15	75
21	94
19	47
11	112
27	52
20	52
24	52
12	116
12	78
19	51
19	88
59	51
36	51
60	64
13	88
13	68
12	142
37	72
30	42
9	138
11	88
12	76
92	62
25	47
55	40
34	54
37	52
12	118
13	52
13	116
14	66
12	124
15	88
22	52
24	52
19	44
22	51
8	96
20	42
9	76
11	68
23	51
6	100
23	40
10	96
11	67
38	40
23	24
29	64
17	75
16	71
14	68
13	104
8	88
11	68
9	88
7	141
12	59
8	78
15	51
9	76
9	76
17	110
17	51
12	71
8	88
33	27
34	24
10	104
17	52
14	59
1	109
3	85
7	88
20	27
18	27
18	24
18	22
8	88
14	51
35	24
5	112
5	92
37	22
20	52
26	64
13	27
11	94
16	48
10	118
5	112
16	35
9	56
18	52
32	20
5	161
6	88
8	120
3	108
11	30
12	59
3	124
14	24
14	10
44	44
8	68
7	88
6	108
7	75
6	88
6	95
6	88
11	32
7	32
10	68
19	86
24	64
16	32
13	51
21	24
5	94
8	79
12	42
5	99
39	10
6	110
7	75
13	52
17	88
17	48
20	16
4	88
13	27
19	3
15	24
5	116
16	35
26	3
3	141
3	104
4	104
4	88
5	79
12	59
13	11
5	116
6	125
5	122
15	64
2	107
12	75
15	4
6	76
12	52
15	51
4	116
3	95
2	92
4	88
12	52
15	24
4	79
9	27
4	126
5	95
5	104
7	68
9	44
5	78
13	27
8	66
14	24
10	51
5	88
3	88
1	124
10	12
14	52
12	12

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
19	100
27	120
54	125
31	94
15	124
30	90
20	126
16	95
17	118
25	76
13	118
11	108
15	82
15	68
18	68
14	124
14	78
13	79
10	136
12	124
15	116
15	75
21	94
19	47
11	112
27	52
20	52
24	52
12	116
12	78
19	51
19	88
59	51
36	51
60	64
13	88
13	68
12	142
37	72
30	42
9	138
11	88
12	76
92	62
25	47
55	40
34	54
37	52
12	118
13	52
13	116
14	66
12	124
15	88
22	52
24	52
19	44
22	51
8	96
20	42
9	76
11	68
23	51
6	100
23	40
10	96
11	67
38	40
23	24
29	64
17	75
16	71
14	68
13	104
8	88
11	68
9	88
7	141
12	59
8	78
15	51
9	76
9	76
17	110
17	51
12	71
8	88
33	27
34	24
10	104
17	52
14	59
1	109
3	85
7	88
20	27
18	27
18	24
18	22
8	88
14	51
35	24
5	112
5	92
37	22
20	52
26	64
13	27
11	94
16	48
10	118
5	112
16	35
9	56
18	52
32	20
5	161
6	88
8	120
3	108
11	30
12	59
3	124
14	24
14	10
44	44
8	68
7	88
6	108
7	75
6	88
6	95
6	88
11	32
7	32
10	68
19	86
24	64
16	32
13	51
21	24
5	94
8	79
12	42
5	99
39	10
6	110
7	75
13	52
17	88
17	48
20	16
4	88
13	27
19	3
15	24
5	116
16	35
26	3
3	141
3	104
4	104
4	88
5	79
12	59
13	11
5	116
6	125
5	122
15	64
2	107
12	75
15	4
6	76
12	52
15	51
4	116
3	95
2	92
4	88
12	52
15	24
4	79
9	27
4	126
5	95
5	104
7	68
9	44
5	78
13	27
8	66
14	24
10	51
5	88
3	88
1	124
10	12
14	52
12	12