Extreme rain in Australia, 27 June to 1 July 2026

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 27 June to 1 July 2026
Start: 2026-06-27
End: 2026-07-01
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 27 June to 1 July 2026: 13 records at 13 stations, peak on 28 June 2026. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 27 June to 1 July 2026 set or tied 13 station records at 13 stations.
It ran from 27 June 2026 to 1 July 2026 (5 days) and its peak day was 28 June 2026.
Status: closed.
Sandy Cape Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 57.8 mm (2.3 in) on 1 July 2026.
The busiest day was 28 June 2026 with 6 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 81 years.

Footprint

27 June to 1 July 2026

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 27 June to 1 July 2026 is outlined, with 13 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Extreme rain in Australia, 27 June to 1 July 2026: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	2026-07-01
Yamba Pilot Station	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	2026-06-28
Walgett Council Depot	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	2026-06-28
Mulga Downs	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	2026-06-27
Moree (Mallowa (Narba))	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	2026-06-27
Collarenebri (Bundabarina)	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	2026-06-28
Weilmoringle (Caringle)	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	2026-06-28
Rowena Post Office	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	2026-06-28
Walgett Airport AWS	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	2026-06-27
Oakwood (Lochiel)	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	2026-06-28
Ormiston College	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	2026-06-29
Wallen	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	2026-06-27
Beenham Valley Rd	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	2026-06-30
Angledool (Angledool Station)	Record daily precipitation	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	2026-06-28

Records per Day

Peak day 6

Records set or tied each day from 27 June 2026 to 1 July 2026. The most in one day was 6 on 28 June 2026.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 27 June to 1 July 2026 ranked by margin
Sandy Cape Lighthouse, 07-01	27.3 mm (1.1 in)
Collarenebri (Bundabarina), 06-28	12.8 mm (0.5 in)
Mulga Downs, 06-27	9.8 mm (0.39 in)
Walgett Council Depot, 06-28	9.0 mm (0.35 in)
Weilmoringle (Caringle), 06-28	7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Moree (Mallowa (Narba)), 06-27	4.1 mm (0.16 in)
Oakwood (Lochiel), 06-28	3.1 mm (0.12 in)
Walgett Airport AWS, 06-27	3.0 mm (0.12 in)
Rowena Post Office, 06-28	2.4 mm (0.09 in)
Beenham Valley Rd, 06-30	1.8 mm (0.07 in)
Ormiston College, 06-29	1.6 mm (0.06 in)
Wallen, 06-27	1.5 mm (0.06 in)
Yamba Pilot Station, 06-28	1.3 mm (0.05 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

13 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.

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 27 June to 1 July 2026 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, 27 June to 1 July 2026 (this event)	13 records

Every Record Set

14 of 13

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 27 June to 1 July 2026, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2026-06-27	Mulga Downs	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	8	20 of 100 (Routine)
2026-06-27	Moree (Mallowa (Narba))	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	48	20 of 100 (Routine)
2026-06-27	Walgett Airport AWS	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20	12 of 100 (Routine)
2026-06-27	Wallen	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	8	8 of 100 (Routine)
2026-06-28	Yamba Pilot Station	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	68	30 of 100 (Routine)
2026-06-28	Walgett Council Depot	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	8	21 of 100 (Routine)
2026-06-28	Collarenebri (Bundabarina)	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	68	20 of 100 (Routine)
2026-06-28	Weilmoringle (Caringle)	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	20	20 of 100 (Routine)
2026-06-28	Rowena Post Office	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	45	20 of 100 (Routine)
2026-06-28	Oakwood (Lochiel)	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	12	12 of 100 (Routine)
2026-06-28	Angledool (Angledool Station)	Record daily precipitation (tie)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	tie	20	4 of 100 (Routine)
2026-06-29	Ormiston College	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	27	11 of 100 (Routine)
2026-06-30	Beenham Valley Rd	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	0	5 of 100 (Routine)
2026-07-01	Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	81	53 of 100 (Notable)

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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.