Extreme rain in Australia, 8 to 11 August 2025

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 8 to 11 August 2025
Start: 2025-08-08
End: 2025-08-11
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 8 to 11 August 2025: 196 records at 165 stations, peak on 9 August 2025. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 8 to 11 August 2025 set or tied 196 station records at 165 stations.
It ran from 8 August 2025 to 11 August 2025 (4 days) and its peak day was 9 August 2025.
Status: closed.
Pacific Heights set a daily record precipitation of 74.8 mm (2.9 in) on 9 August 2025.
The busiest day was 9 August 2025 with 119 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 139 years.

Footprint

8 to 11 August 2025

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 8 to 11 August 2025 is outlined, with 18 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Extreme rain in Australia, 8 to 11 August 2025: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Pacific Heights	Record daily precipitation	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	2025-08-09
Injune Post Office	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	2025-08-09
Lady Elliot Island	Record daily precipitation	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	2025-08-09
Willows Gemfields	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	2025-08-09
Marrickville Golf Club	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	2025-08-09
Keppel Island South	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	2025-08-09
Yeppoon the Esplanade	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	2025-08-09
South Comongin	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	2025-08-09
Old Bonalbo (Alcheringa)	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	2025-08-09
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	2025-08-09
Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	2025-08-09
Sydney Airport AMO	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	2025-08-09
Nockatunga Station	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	2025-08-08
Mt Playfair	Record daily precipitation	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	2025-08-09
Sunnyside	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	2025-08-09
Wallumbilla Post Office	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	2025-08-09
Gumbardo	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	2025-08-09
Ebor (the Racecourse)	Record daily precipitation	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	2025-08-09

Records per Day

Peak day 119

Records set or tied each day from 8 August 2025 to 11 August 2025. The most in one day was 119 on 9 August 2025.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 8 to 11 August 2025 ranked by margin
Keppel Island South, 08-09	68.4 mm (2.7 in)
Lady Elliot Island, 08-09	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
Willows Gemfields, 08-09	49.4 mm (1.9 in)
Yeppoon the Esplanade, 08-09	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
Pacific Heights, 08-09	45.8 mm (1.8 in)
Injune Post Office, 08-09	32.4 mm (1.3 in)
Sydney Airport AMO, 08-09	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
Lady Elliot Island, 08-10	24.5 mm (1.0 in)
Old Bonalbo (Alcheringa), 08-09	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
Marrickville Golf Club, 08-09	16.2 mm (0.6 in)
Sydney Botanic Gardens, 08-09	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
Nockatunga Station, 08-08	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
Mt Playfair, 08-09	13.8 mm (0.5 in)
Wallumbilla Post Office, 08-09	12.9 mm (0.5 in)
Ebor (the Racecourse), 08-09	12.6 mm (0.5 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

196 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, 8 to 11 August 2025
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
46	100
15	127
32	59
57	32
13	116
49	59
16	100
68	32
47	28
10	95
12	90
14	139
21	47
25	64
5	127
15	100
5	100
9	100
13	91
26	63
3	100
2	108
18	52
2	116
1	100
23	63
1	96
4	87
1	90
4	80
11	64
15	59
1	94
14	59
18	56
19	62
10	52
0	87
4	80
8	52
29	28
6	62
18	26
49	3
20	28
12	52
17	43
9	59
14	26
9	52
15	52
9	51
10	51
7	64
15	32
2	64
19	28
9	43
7	52
25	27
5	62
13	26
1	64
6	59
0	63
15	26
3	60
8	55
30	12
39	27
7	64
1	52
15	28
16	26
3	56
1	64
32	24
1	63
8	50
30	0
5	52
4	47
9	32
13	35
22	28
6	50
8	50
7	52
12	31
8	43
2	54
9	27
20	27
30	4
12	39
4	47
12	28
12	32
3	52
2	52
1	55
10	43
8	38
7	28
14	4
1	52
1	47
1	52
6	47
9	28
0	51
1	43
4	32
5	26
10	27
8	4
5	38
7	36
4	28
7	32
6	26
8	26
17	4
15	4
14	4
15	4
9	26
7	32
1	28
9	4
4	28
5	28
5	31
3	31
7	28
21	4
5	4
1	38
0	40
4	39
10	18
22	4
4	22
5	4
4	14
3	27
0	39
1	39
15	4
3	27
5	28
9	15
7	22
5	26
6	4
5	4
10	4
5	27
1	20
5	8
1	35
3	16
5	15
9	4
7	15
1	28
7	15
12	12
6	15
6	15
4	4
3	20
1	14
5	4
12	4
6	15
4	11
5	4
2	4
6	4
10	4
2	4
1	4
1	15
6	4
5	4
1	4
2	4
7	4
1	4
1	0
0	4
1	4
1	4
1	4
1	0

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 8 to 11 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, 8 to 11 August 2025 (this event)	196 records

Every Record Set

20 of 196

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 8 to 11 August 2025, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2025-08-08	Nockatunga Station	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	127	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-08-09	Pacific Heights	Record daily precipitation	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	100	77 of 100 (Major)
2025-08-09	Injune Post Office	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	59	61 of 100 (Major)
2025-08-09	Lady Elliot Island	Record daily precipitation	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	32	57 of 100 (Notable)
2025-08-09	Willows Gemfields	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	59	54 of 100 (Notable)
2025-08-09	Marrickville Golf Club	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	100	53 of 100 (Notable)
2025-08-09	Keppel Island South	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	32	52 of 100 (Notable)
2025-08-09	Yeppoon the Esplanade	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	28	51 of 100 (Notable)
2025-08-09	South Comongin	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	90	49 of 100 (Notable)
2025-08-09	Old Bonalbo (Alcheringa)	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	47	48 of 100 (Notable)
2025-08-09	Sydney Botanic Gardens	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	100	47 of 100 (Notable)
2025-08-09	Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	100	45 of 100 (Notable)
2025-08-09	Sydney Airport AMO	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	63	43 of 100 (Notable)
2025-08-09	Mt Playfair	Record daily precipitation	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	139	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-08-09	Sunnyside	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	95	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-08-09	Wallumbilla Post Office	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	116	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-08-09	Gumbardo	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	100	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-08-09	Nockatunga Station	Record daily precipitation	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	127	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-08-09	Ebor (the Racecourse)	Record daily precipitation	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	91	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-08-10	Lady Elliot Island	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	64	47 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 196 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
46	100
15	127
32	59
57	32
13	116
49	59
16	100
68	32
47	28
10	95
12	90
14	139
21	47
25	64
5	127
15	100
5	100
9	100
13	91
26	63
3	100
2	108
18	52
2	116
1	100
23	63
1	96
4	87
1	90
4	80
11	64
15	59
1	94
14	59
18	56
19	62
10	52
0	87
4	80
8	52
29	28
6	62
18	26
49	3
20	28
12	52
17	43
9	59
14	26
9	52
15	52
9	51
10	51
7	64
15	32
2	64
19	28
9	43
7	52
25	27
5	62
13	26
1	64
6	59
0	63
15	26
3	60
8	55
30	12
39	27
7	64
1	52
15	28
16	26
3	56
1	64
32	24
1	63
8	50
30	0
5	52
4	47
9	32
13	35
22	28
6	50
8	50
7	52
12	31
8	43
2	54
9	27
20	27
30	4
12	39
4	47
12	28
12	32
3	52
2	52
1	55
10	43
8	38
7	28
14	4
1	52
1	47
1	52
6	47
9	28
0	51
1	43
4	32
5	26
10	27
8	4
5	38
7	36
4	28
7	32
6	26
8	26
17	4
15	4
14	4
15	4
9	26
7	32
1	28
9	4
4	28
5	28
5	31
3	31
7	28
21	4
5	4
1	38
0	40
4	39
10	18
22	4
4	22
5	4
4	14
3	27
0	39
1	39
15	4
3	27
5	28
9	15
7	22
5	26
6	4
5	4
10	4
5	27
1	20
5	8
1	35
3	16
5	15
9	4
7	15
1	28
7	15
12	12
6	15
6	15
4	4
3	20
1	14
5	4
12	4
6	15
4	11
5	4
2	4
6	4
10	4
2	4
1	4
1	15
6	4
5	4
1	4
2	4
7	4
1	4
1	0
0	4
1	4
1	4
1	4
1	0

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
46	100
15	127
32	59
57	32
13	116
49	59
16	100
68	32
47	28
10	95
12	90
14	139
21	47
25	64
5	127
15	100
5	100
9	100
13	91
26	63
3	100
2	108
18	52
2	116
1	100
23	63
1	96
4	87
1	90
4	80
11	64
15	59
1	94
14	59
18	56
19	62
10	52
0	87
4	80
8	52
29	28
6	62
18	26
49	3
20	28
12	52
17	43
9	59
14	26
9	52
15	52
9	51
10	51
7	64
15	32
2	64
19	28
9	43
7	52
25	27
5	62
13	26
1	64
6	59
0	63
15	26
3	60
8	55
30	12
39	27
7	64
1	52
15	28
16	26
3	56
1	64
32	24
1	63
8	50
30	0
5	52
4	47
9	32
13	35
22	28
6	50
8	50
7	52
12	31
8	43
2	54
9	27
20	27
30	4
12	39
4	47
12	28
12	32
3	52
2	52
1	55
10	43
8	38
7	28
14	4
1	52
1	47
1	52
6	47
9	28
0	51
1	43
4	32
5	26
10	27
8	4
5	38
7	36
4	28
7	32
6	26
8	26
17	4
15	4
14	4
15	4
9	26
7	32
1	28
9	4
4	28
5	28
5	31
3	31
7	28
21	4
5	4
1	38
0	40
4	39
10	18
22	4
4	22
5	4
4	14
3	27
0	39
1	39
15	4
3	27
5	28
9	15
7	22
5	26
6	4
5	4
10	4
5	27
1	20
5	8
1	35
3	16
5	15
9	4
7	15
1	28
7	15
12	12
6	15
6	15
4	4
3	20
1	14
5	4
12	4
6	15
4	11
5	4
2	4
6	4
10	4
2	4
1	4
1	15
6	4
5	4
1	4
2	4
7	4
1	4
1	0
0	4
1	4
1	4
1	4
1	0

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
46	100
15	127
32	59
57	32
13	116
49	59
16	100
68	32
47	28
10	95
12	90
14	139
21	47
25	64
5	127
15	100
5	100
9	100
13	91
26	63
3	100
2	108
18	52
2	116
1	100
23	63
1	96
4	87
1	90
4	80
11	64
15	59
1	94
14	59
18	56
19	62
10	52
0	87
4	80
8	52
29	28
6	62
18	26
49	3
20	28
12	52
17	43
9	59
14	26
9	52
15	52
9	51
10	51
7	64
15	32
2	64
19	28
9	43
7	52
25	27
5	62
13	26
1	64
6	59
0	63
15	26
3	60
8	55
30	12
39	27
7	64
1	52
15	28
16	26
3	56
1	64
32	24
1	63
8	50
30	0
5	52
4	47
9	32
13	35
22	28
6	50
8	50
7	52
12	31
8	43
2	54
9	27
20	27
30	4
12	39
4	47
12	28
12	32
3	52
2	52
1	55
10	43
8	38
7	28
14	4
1	52
1	47
1	52
6	47
9	28
0	51
1	43
4	32
5	26
10	27
8	4
5	38
7	36
4	28
7	32
6	26
8	26
17	4
15	4
14	4
15	4
9	26
7	32
1	28
9	4
4	28
5	28
5	31
3	31
7	28
21	4
5	4
1	38
0	40
4	39
10	18
22	4
4	22
5	4
4	14
3	27
0	39
1	39
15	4
3	27
5	28
9	15
7	22
5	26
6	4
5	4
10	4
5	27
1	20
5	8
1	35
3	16
5	15
9	4
7	15
1	28
7	15
12	12
6	15
6	15
4	4
3	20
1	14
5	4
12	4
6	15
4	11
5	4
2	4
6	4
10	4
2	4
1	4
1	15
6	4
5	4
1	4
2	4
7	4
1	4
1	0
0	4
1	4
1	4
1	4
1	0