Extreme rain in Australia, 29 July to 4 August 2025

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 29 July to 4 August 2025
Start: 2025-07-29
End: 2025-08-04
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 29 July to 4 August 2025: 332 records at 232 stations, peak on 3 August 2025. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 29 July to 4 August 2025 set or tied 332 station records at 232 stations.
It ran from 29 July 2025 to 4 August 2025 (7 days) and its peak day was 3 August 2025.
Status: closed.
Weilmoringle (Caringle) set a daily record precipitation of 46.4 mm (1.8 in) on 2 August 2025.
The busiest day was 3 August 2025 with 137 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 139 years.

Footprint

29 July to 4 August 2025

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 29 July to 4 August 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, 29 July to 4 August 2025: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Weilmoringle (Caringle)	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	2025-08-02
Pokolbin (Ben Ean)	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	2025-08-03
Maroota ( Roberts Road)	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	2025-08-03
Chichester Dam	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	2025-08-03
Bingara Post Office	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	2025-08-01
Toorooka (Moparrabah)	Record daily precipitation	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	2025-08-03
Cessnock Airport AWS	Record daily precipitation	101.8 mm (4.0 in)	2025-08-03
Krambach Post Office	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	2025-08-02
Centennial Park	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	2025-07-31
Willow Tree (Valais)	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	2025-08-03
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	2025-08-03
Gresford Post Office	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	2025-08-03
Stroud Post Office	Record daily precipitation	112.2 mm (4.4 in)	2025-08-03
Doyles Creek (Wood Park)	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	2025-08-03
Carrow Brook	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	2025-08-03
Paterson (Tocal AWS)	Record daily precipitation	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	2025-08-03
Dungog Post Office	Record daily precipitation	101.2 mm (4.0 in)	2025-08-03
Elderslie	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	2025-08-03
Uralla (Mihi)	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	2025-08-04
West Haldon	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	2025-07-30

Records per Day

Peak day 137

Records set or tied each day from 29 July 2025 to 4 August 2025. The most in one day was 137 on 3 August 2025.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 29 July to 4 August 2025 ranked by margin
Stroud Post Office, 08-03	68.2 mm (2.7 in)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard), 08-03	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
Toorooka (Moparrabah), 08-03	55.8 mm (2.2 in)
Krambach Post Office, 08-02	53.7 mm (2.1 in)
Pokolbin (Ben Ean), 08-03	49.1 mm (1.9 in)
Elderslie, 08-03	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
Gresford Post Office, 08-03	47.6 mm (1.9 in)
Paterson (Tocal AWS), 08-03	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
Centennial Park, 07-31	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
Carrow Brook, 08-03	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
Maroota ( Roberts Road), 08-03	38.2 mm (1.5 in)
Cessnock Airport AWS, 08-03	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
Doyles Creek (Wood Park), 08-03	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
Weilmoringle (Caringle), 08-02	31.7 mm (1.2 in)
Chichester Dam, 08-03	30.3 mm (1.2 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

332 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, 29 July to 4 August 2025
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
32	115
49	86
38	92
30	72
25	110
56	50
37	26
54	68
40	116
22	118
60	35
48	35
68	35
37	35
38	26
42	17
23	88
12	113
48	35
22	108
23	64
78	38
51	8
16	118
65	35
35	35
25	51
28	102
71	32
3	113
22	64
58	35
38	35
21	38
13	83
52	35
70	12
22	75
50	8
48	8
27	8
26	38
29	38
51	8
10	128
57	35
45	8
31	8
47	50
16	26
9	57
34	35
47	35
21	26
21	17
20	26
72	8
20	74
21	74
62	8
13	86
24	74
4	103
1	116
1	139
31	38
18	51
23	8
0	108
2	122
8	92
25	8
25	32
20	35
5	91
21	74
13	28
3	91
23	74
15	17
32	50
6	68
39	12
57	0
26	35
2	86
18	68
34	15
39	35
18	32
2	83
28	15
22	8
23	8
1	86
8	21
15	38
19	52
8	68
15	55
23	4
6	52
13	9
6	64
11	17
17	28
5	71
12	32
3	64
11	68
20	35
7	68
2	68
34	38
14	32
17	8
19	20
9	50
0	68
21	55
4	66
3	64
17	8
12	32
22	8
18	8
8	52
35	0
16	52
0	60
10	38
35	8
12	9
30	12
36	8
12	17
27	8
10	35
1	64
2	64
11	32
18	42
17	42
0	64
0	64
9	50
18	35
15	24
30	12
20	35
21	38
5	51
1	59
5	32
3	51
4	43
18	8
5	51
5	35
1	28
17	8
12	26
12	35
18	35
28	8
6	35
4	9
27	12
19	35
12	35
46	24
37	12
7	32
13	8
2	38
10	32
6	36
6	36
43	12
28	15
1	17
2	42
8	32
12	8
3	17
10	8
2	51
1	50
12	35
7	35
15	16
27	8
25	8
31	7
13	16
4	38
1	50
4	36
12	20
3	2

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 29 July to 4 August 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, 29 July to 4 August 2025 (this event)	332 records

Every Record Set

20 of 332

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 29 July to 4 August 2025, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2025-07-30	West Haldon	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	108	58 of 100 (Notable)
2025-07-31	Centennial Park	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	116	61 of 100 (Major)
2025-08-01	Bingara Post Office	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	110	64 of 100 (Major)
2025-08-02	Weilmoringle (Caringle)	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	115	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2025-08-02	Krambach Post Office	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	68	62 of 100 (Major)
2025-08-03	Pokolbin (Ben Ean)	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	86	75 of 100 (Major)
2025-08-03	Maroota ( Roberts Road)	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	92	68 of 100 (Major)
2025-08-03	Chichester Dam	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	72	65 of 100 (Major)
2025-08-03	Toorooka (Moparrabah)	Record daily precipitation	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	50	63 of 100 (Major)
2025-08-03	Cessnock Airport AWS	Record daily precipitation	101.8 mm (4.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26	63 of 100 (Major)
2025-08-03	Willow Tree (Valais)	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	118	60 of 100 (Major)
2025-08-03	Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	35	60 of 100 (Major)
2025-08-03	Gresford Post Office	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	35	60 of 100 (Major)
2025-08-03	Stroud Post Office	Record daily precipitation	112.2 mm (4.4 in)	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	35	60 of 100 (Major)
2025-08-03	Doyles Creek (Wood Park)	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	35	60 of 100 (Major)
2025-08-03	Carrow Brook	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	26	60 of 100 (Major)
2025-08-03	Paterson (Tocal AWS)	Record daily precipitation	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	17	60 of 100 (Major)
2025-08-03	Dungog Post Office	Record daily precipitation	101.2 mm (4.0 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	113	59 of 100 (Notable)
2025-08-03	Elderslie	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35	59 of 100 (Notable)
2025-08-04	Uralla (Mihi)	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	88	59 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 332 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.

Date	Records
2025-07-29	2
2025-07-30	8
2025-07-31	67
2025-08-01	13
2025-08-02	86
2025-08-03	137
2025-08-04	19

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
32	115
49	86
38	92
30	72
25	110
56	50
37	26
54	68
40	116
22	118
60	35
48	35
68	35
37	35
38	26
42	17
23	88
12	113
48	35
22	108
23	64
78	38
51	8
16	118
65	35
35	35
25	51
28	102
71	32
3	113
22	64
58	35
38	35
21	38
13	83
52	35
70	12
22	75
50	8
48	8
27	8
26	38
29	38
51	8
10	128
57	35
45	8
31	8
47	50
16	26
9	57
34	35
47	35
21	26
21	17
20	26
72	8
20	74
21	74
62	8
13	86
24	74
4	103
1	116
1	139
31	38
18	51
23	8
0	108
2	122
8	92
25	8
25	32
20	35
5	91
21	74
13	28
3	91
23	74
15	17
32	50
6	68
39	12
57	0
26	35
2	86
18	68
34	15
39	35
18	32
2	83
28	15
22	8
23	8
1	86
8	21
15	38
19	52
8	68
15	55
23	4
6	52
13	9
6	64
11	17
17	28
5	71
12	32
3	64
11	68
20	35
7	68
2	68
34	38
14	32
17	8
19	20
9	50
0	68
21	55
4	66
3	64
17	8
12	32
22	8
18	8
8	52
35	0
16	52
0	60
10	38
35	8
12	9
30	12
36	8
12	17
27	8
10	35
1	64
2	64
11	32
18	42
17	42
0	64
0	64
9	50
18	35
15	24
30	12
20	35
21	38
5	51
1	59
5	32
3	51
4	43
18	8
5	51
5	35
1	28
17	8
12	26
12	35
18	35
28	8
6	35
4	9
27	12
19	35
12	35
46	24
37	12
7	32
13	8
2	38
10	32
6	36
6	36
43	12
28	15
1	17
2	42
8	32
12	8
3	17
10	8
2	51
1	50
12	35
7	35
15	16
27	8
25	8
31	7
13	16
4	38
1	50
4	36
12	20
3	2

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
32	115
49	86
38	92
30	72
25	110
56	50
37	26
54	68
40	116
22	118
60	35
48	35
68	35
37	35
38	26
42	17
23	88
12	113
48	35
22	108
23	64
78	38
51	8
16	118
65	35
35	35
25	51
28	102
71	32
3	113
22	64
58	35
38	35
21	38
13	83
52	35
70	12
22	75
50	8
48	8
27	8
26	38
29	38
51	8
10	128
57	35
45	8
31	8
47	50
16	26
9	57
34	35
47	35
21	26
21	17
20	26
72	8
20	74
21	74
62	8
13	86
24	74
4	103
1	116
1	139
31	38
18	51
23	8
0	108
2	122
8	92
25	8
25	32
20	35
5	91
21	74
13	28
3	91
23	74
15	17
32	50
6	68
39	12
57	0
26	35
2	86
18	68
34	15
39	35
18	32
2	83
28	15
22	8
23	8
1	86
8	21
15	38
19	52
8	68
15	55
23	4
6	52
13	9
6	64
11	17
17	28
5	71
12	32
3	64
11	68
20	35
7	68
2	68
34	38
14	32
17	8
19	20
9	50
0	68
21	55
4	66
3	64
17	8
12	32
22	8
18	8
8	52
35	0
16	52
0	60
10	38
35	8
12	9
30	12
36	8
12	17
27	8
10	35
1	64
2	64
11	32
18	42
17	42
0	64
0	64
9	50
18	35
15	24
30	12
20	35
21	38
5	51
1	59
5	32
3	51
4	43
18	8
5	51
5	35
1	28
17	8
12	26
12	35
18	35
28	8
6	35
4	9
27	12
19	35
12	35
46	24
37	12
7	32
13	8
2	38
10	32
6	36
6	36
43	12
28	15
1	17
2	42
8	32
12	8
3	17
10	8
2	51
1	50
12	35
7	35
15	16
27	8
25	8
31	7
13	16
4	38
1	50
4	36
12	20
3	2

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
32	115
49	86
38	92
30	72
25	110
56	50
37	26
54	68
40	116
22	118
60	35
48	35
68	35
37	35
38	26
42	17
23	88
12	113
48	35
22	108
23	64
78	38
51	8
16	118
65	35
35	35
25	51
28	102
71	32
3	113
22	64
58	35
38	35
21	38
13	83
52	35
70	12
22	75
50	8
48	8
27	8
26	38
29	38
51	8
10	128
57	35
45	8
31	8
47	50
16	26
9	57
34	35
47	35
21	26
21	17
20	26
72	8
20	74
21	74
62	8
13	86
24	74
4	103
1	116
1	139
31	38
18	51
23	8
0	108
2	122
8	92
25	8
25	32
20	35
5	91
21	74
13	28
3	91
23	74
15	17
32	50
6	68
39	12
57	0
26	35
2	86
18	68
34	15
39	35
18	32
2	83
28	15
22	8
23	8
1	86
8	21
15	38
19	52
8	68
15	55
23	4
6	52
13	9
6	64
11	17
17	28
5	71
12	32
3	64
11	68
20	35
7	68
2	68
34	38
14	32
17	8
19	20
9	50
0	68
21	55
4	66
3	64
17	8
12	32
22	8
18	8
8	52
35	0
16	52
0	60
10	38
35	8
12	9
30	12
36	8
12	17
27	8
10	35
1	64
2	64
11	32
18	42
17	42
0	64
0	64
9	50
18	35
15	24
30	12
20	35
21	38
5	51
1	59
5	32
3	51
4	43
18	8
5	51
5	35
1	28
17	8
12	26
12	35
18	35
28	8
6	35
4	9
27	12
19	35
12	35
46	24
37	12
7	32
13	8
2	38
10	32
6	36
6	36
43	12
28	15
1	17
2	42
8	32
12	8
3	17
10	8
2	51
1	50
12	35
7	35
15	16
27	8
25	8
31	7
13	16
4	38
1	50
4	36
12	20
3	2