Extreme rain in Australia, 7 to 12 September 2025

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 7 to 12 September 2025
Start: 2025-09-07
End: 2025-09-12
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 7 to 12 September 2025: 310 records at 297 stations, peak on 11 September 2025. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 7 to 12 September 2025 set or tied 310 station records at 297 stations.
It ran from 7 September 2025 to 12 September 2025 (6 days) and its peak day was 11 September 2025.
Status: closed.
Tumby Bay set a daily record precipitation of 32.2 mm (1.3 in) on 9 September 2025.
The busiest day was 11 September 2025 with 146 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 145 years.

Footprint

7 to 12 September 2025

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 7 to 12 September 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, 7 to 12 September 2025: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Tumby Bay	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	2025-09-09
Tibooburra (Fort Grey)	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	2025-09-09
Cronulla South Bowling Club	Record daily precipitation	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	2025-09-11
Taralga Post Office	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	2025-09-11
Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead)	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	2025-09-09
Dubbo (Mentone)	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	2025-09-09
Sydney Airport AMO	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	2025-09-11
Breadalbane (Old Post Office)	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	2025-09-11
Tottenham (Burdenda)	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	2025-09-10
Golspie (Ayrston)	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	2025-09-11
Wyanga (Barcoo)	Record daily precipitation	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	2025-09-10
Braidwood (Wallace Street)	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	2025-09-11
Dandaloo (Kelvin)	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	2025-09-10
Tottenham Post Office	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	2025-09-10
Culburra Treatment Works	Record daily precipitation	161.6 mm (6.4 in)	2025-09-11
Mudgee (George Street)	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	2025-09-10
Gunning Rural Supplies	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	2025-09-11
Greenwell Point Bowling Club	Record daily precipitation	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	2025-09-11
Randwick Bowling Club	Record daily precipitation	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	2025-09-11
Ulan Water	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	2025-09-10

Records per Day

Peak day 146

Records set or tied each day from 7 September 2025 to 12 September 2025. The most in one day was 146 on 11 September 2025.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 7 to 12 September 2025 ranked by margin
Dandaloo (Kelvin), 09-10	92.6 mm (3.6 in)
Culburra Treatment Works, 09-11	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
Sydney Airport AMO, 09-11	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
Randwick Bowling Club, 09-11	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead), 09-09	56.8 mm (2.2 in)
Cronulla South Bowling Club, 09-11	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
Wyanga (Barcoo), 09-10	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
Taralga Post Office, 09-11	48.7 mm (1.9 in)
Greenwell Point Bowling Club, 09-11	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
Tottenham Post Office, 09-10	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
Tibooburra (Fort Grey), 09-09	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
Dubbo (Mentone), 09-09	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
Braidwood (Wallace Street), 09-11	29.6 mm (1.2 in)
Mudgee (George Street), 09-10	24.3 mm (1.0 in)
Breadalbane (Old Post Office), 09-11	22.9 mm (0.9 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

310 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, 7 to 12 September 2025
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
22	104
39	125
56	75
49	140
57	49
38	47
60	75
23	94
18	107
22	100
53	32
30	96
93	28
42	28
71	42
24	145
21	99
47	42
58	11
17	104
37	42
61	40
50	40
52	40
28	68
9	132
38	19
40	34
48	40
16	119
19	96
13	104
44	34
43	46
31	96
44	40
33	40
41	29
7	108
34	40
24	20
11	104
31	92
11	95
6	115
18	60
13	116
134	19
55	20
24	55
21	75
67	19
50	19
16	42
39	20
30	20
37	19
7	115
23	40
99	19
92	19
5	103
9	95
5	130
134	19
109	19
21	60
13	48
86	3
12	87
23	34
16	40
4	115
4	108
3	115
20	32
19	40
13	32
35	3
13	60
3	115
12	46
9	76
8	96
10	96
17	9
8	54
11	68
43	19
34	40
1	115
12	40
1	115
8	60
16	11
30	15
15	72
21	20
1	115
25	34
9	55
43	19
20	32
4	76
8	15
12	19
19	14
18	46
1	96
19	34
21	40
14	34
3	76
12	46
1	92
12	9
14	32
19	19
7	42
18	20
9	29
15	20
2	76
10	46
7	34
23	40
21	34
3	45
12	34
10	19
10	20
22	19
15	32
4	76
12	20
13	34
5	32
10	40
6	36
1	76
0	76
7	34
8	36
9	28
6	40
23	8
14	8
20	15
25	8
13	20
16	34
18	20
12	20
10	34
1	67
3	60
7	19
11	32
16	20
7	46
14	34
8	34
2	54
7	34
7	40
9	32
18	19
11	20
12	11
1	60
10	34
1	60
13	16
5	46
0	60
1	60
4	60
12	11
16	14
1	60
12	6
12	34
6	36
5	54
4	36
8	15
5	40
3	34
14	8
22	19
5	29
13	20
1	60
1	52
9	15
9	19
3	40
14	8
8	19
0	54

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 7 to 12 September 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, 7 to 12 September 2025 (this event)	310 records

Every Record Set

20 of 310

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 7 to 12 September 2025, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2025-09-09	Tumby Bay	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	104	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2025-09-09	Tibooburra (Fort Grey)	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	125	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2025-09-09	Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead)	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	49	74 of 100 (Major)
2025-09-09	Dubbo (Mentone)	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	47	74 of 100 (Major)
2025-09-10	Tottenham (Burdenda)	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	107	70 of 100 (Major)
2025-09-10	Wyanga (Barcoo)	Record daily precipitation	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	32	69 of 100 (Major)
2025-09-10	Dandaloo (Kelvin)	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	28	68 of 100 (Major)
2025-09-10	Tottenham Post Office	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	28	68 of 100 (Major)
2025-09-10	Mudgee (George Street)	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	145	66 of 100 (Major)
2025-09-10	Ulan Water	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	104	62 of 100 (Major)
2025-09-11	Cronulla South Bowling Club	Record daily precipitation	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	75	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2025-09-11	Taralga Post Office	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	140	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2025-09-11	Sydney Airport AMO	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	75	71 of 100 (Major)
2025-09-11	Breadalbane (Old Post Office)	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	94	71 of 100 (Major)
2025-09-11	Golspie (Ayrston)	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	100	70 of 100 (Major)
2025-09-11	Braidwood (Wallace Street)	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	96	69 of 100 (Major)
2025-09-11	Culburra Treatment Works	Record daily precipitation	161.6 mm (6.4 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	42	68 of 100 (Major)
2025-09-11	Gunning Rural Supplies	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	99	66 of 100 (Major)
2025-09-11	Greenwell Point Bowling Club	Record daily precipitation	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42	65 of 100 (Major)
2025-09-11	Randwick Bowling Club	Record daily precipitation	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	11	63 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 310 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
2025-09-07	4
2025-09-08	28
2025-09-09	22
2025-09-10	107
2025-09-11	146
2025-09-12	3

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
22	104
39	125
56	75
49	140
57	49
38	47
60	75
23	94
18	107
22	100
53	32
30	96
93	28
42	28
71	42
24	145
21	99
47	42
58	11
17	104
37	42
61	40
50	40
52	40
28	68
9	132
38	19
40	34
48	40
16	119
19	96
13	104
44	34
43	46
31	96
44	40
33	40
41	29
7	108
34	40
24	20
11	104
31	92
11	95
6	115
18	60
13	116
134	19
55	20
24	55
21	75
67	19
50	19
16	42
39	20
30	20
37	19
7	115
23	40
99	19
92	19
5	103
9	95
5	130
134	19
109	19
21	60
13	48
86	3
12	87
23	34
16	40
4	115
4	108
3	115
20	32
19	40
13	32
35	3
13	60
3	115
12	46
9	76
8	96
10	96
17	9
8	54
11	68
43	19
34	40
1	115
12	40
1	115
8	60
16	11
30	15
15	72
21	20
1	115
25	34
9	55
43	19
20	32
4	76
8	15
12	19
19	14
18	46
1	96
19	34
21	40
14	34
3	76
12	46
1	92
12	9
14	32
19	19
7	42
18	20
9	29
15	20
2	76
10	46
7	34
23	40
21	34
3	45
12	34
10	19
10	20
22	19
15	32
4	76
12	20
13	34
5	32
10	40
6	36
1	76
0	76
7	34
8	36
9	28
6	40
23	8
14	8
20	15
25	8
13	20
16	34
18	20
12	20
10	34
1	67
3	60
7	19
11	32
16	20
7	46
14	34
8	34
2	54
7	34
7	40
9	32
18	19
11	20
12	11
1	60
10	34
1	60
13	16
5	46
0	60
1	60
4	60
12	11
16	14
1	60
12	6
12	34
6	36
5	54
4	36
8	15
5	40
3	34
14	8
22	19
5	29
13	20
1	60
1	52
9	15
9	19
3	40
14	8
8	19
0	54

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
22	104
39	125
56	75
49	140
57	49
38	47
60	75
23	94
18	107
22	100
53	32
30	96
93	28
42	28
71	42
24	145
21	99
47	42
58	11
17	104
37	42
61	40
50	40
52	40
28	68
9	132
38	19
40	34
48	40
16	119
19	96
13	104
44	34
43	46
31	96
44	40
33	40
41	29
7	108
34	40
24	20
11	104
31	92
11	95
6	115
18	60
13	116
134	19
55	20
24	55
21	75
67	19
50	19
16	42
39	20
30	20
37	19
7	115
23	40
99	19
92	19
5	103
9	95
5	130
134	19
109	19
21	60
13	48
86	3
12	87
23	34
16	40
4	115
4	108
3	115
20	32
19	40
13	32
35	3
13	60
3	115
12	46
9	76
8	96
10	96
17	9
8	54
11	68
43	19
34	40
1	115
12	40
1	115
8	60
16	11
30	15
15	72
21	20
1	115
25	34
9	55
43	19
20	32
4	76
8	15
12	19
19	14
18	46
1	96
19	34
21	40
14	34
3	76
12	46
1	92
12	9
14	32
19	19
7	42
18	20
9	29
15	20
2	76
10	46
7	34
23	40
21	34
3	45
12	34
10	19
10	20
22	19
15	32
4	76
12	20
13	34
5	32
10	40
6	36
1	76
0	76
7	34
8	36
9	28
6	40
23	8
14	8
20	15
25	8
13	20
16	34
18	20
12	20
10	34
1	67
3	60
7	19
11	32
16	20
7	46
14	34
8	34
2	54
7	34
7	40
9	32
18	19
11	20
12	11
1	60
10	34
1	60
13	16
5	46
0	60
1	60
4	60
12	11
16	14
1	60
12	6
12	34
6	36
5	54
4	36
8	15
5	40
3	34
14	8
22	19
5	29
13	20
1	60
1	52
9	15
9	19
3	40
14	8
8	19
0	54

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
22	104
39	125
56	75
49	140
57	49
38	47
60	75
23	94
18	107
22	100
53	32
30	96
93	28
42	28
71	42
24	145
21	99
47	42
58	11
17	104
37	42
61	40
50	40
52	40
28	68
9	132
38	19
40	34
48	40
16	119
19	96
13	104
44	34
43	46
31	96
44	40
33	40
41	29
7	108
34	40
24	20
11	104
31	92
11	95
6	115
18	60
13	116
134	19
55	20
24	55
21	75
67	19
50	19
16	42
39	20
30	20
37	19
7	115
23	40
99	19
92	19
5	103
9	95
5	130
134	19
109	19
21	60
13	48
86	3
12	87
23	34
16	40
4	115
4	108
3	115
20	32
19	40
13	32
35	3
13	60
3	115
12	46
9	76
8	96
10	96
17	9
8	54
11	68
43	19
34	40
1	115
12	40
1	115
8	60
16	11
30	15
15	72
21	20
1	115
25	34
9	55
43	19
20	32
4	76
8	15
12	19
19	14
18	46
1	96
19	34
21	40
14	34
3	76
12	46
1	92
12	9
14	32
19	19
7	42
18	20
9	29
15	20
2	76
10	46
7	34
23	40
21	34
3	45
12	34
10	19
10	20
22	19
15	32
4	76
12	20
13	34
5	32
10	40
6	36
1	76
0	76
7	34
8	36
9	28
6	40
23	8
14	8
20	15
25	8
13	20
16	34
18	20
12	20
10	34
1	67
3	60
7	19
11	32
16	20
7	46
14	34
8	34
2	54
7	34
7	40
9	32
18	19
11	20
12	11
1	60
10	34
1	60
13	16
5	46
0	60
1	60
4	60
12	11
16	14
1	60
12	6
12	34
6	36
5	54
4	36
8	15
5	40
3	34
14	8
22	19
5	29
13	20
1	60
1	52
9	15
9	19
3	40
14	8
8	19
0	54