Extreme rain in Australia, 16 to 19 July 2026

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 16 to 19 July 2026
Start: 2026-07-16
End: 2026-07-19
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 16 to 19 July 2026: 67 records at 67 stations, peak on 18 July 2026. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 16 to 19 July 2026 set or tied 67 station records at 67 stations.
It ran from 16 July 2026 to 19 July 2026 (4 days) and its peak day was 18 July 2026.
Status: closed.
Codg Codgen set a daily record precipitation of 34.0 mm (1.3 in) on 17 July 2026.
The busiest day was 18 July 2026 with 44 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 119 years.

Footprint

16 to 19 July 2026

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 16 to 19 July 2026 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, 16 to 19 July 2026: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Codg Codgen	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	2026-07-17
Chamingup	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	2026-07-17
Balgerbine	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	2026-07-18
Ytiniche	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	2026-07-18
Elena	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	2026-07-18
Cowcowing	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	2026-07-18
Benalla	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	2026-07-16
Wattoning	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	2026-07-18
Riverdale	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	2026-07-17
Konnongorring	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	2026-07-17
Karawa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	2026-07-18
Yorkrakine	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	2026-07-18
Manarra	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	2026-07-17
Badgingarra Research STN	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	2026-07-17
Doodarding Well	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	2026-07-18
Cranbrook	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	2026-07-17
The Warriups	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	2026-07-17
Newdegate	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	2026-07-18
Belka	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	2026-07-18
Latham	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	2026-07-18
Friars Well	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	2026-07-18
Hines Hill	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	2026-07-18
Rottnest Island	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	2026-07-17
Hakea	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	2026-07-18
Dalwallinu North	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	2026-07-18
Youndegin	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	2026-07-18
Berkshire Valley	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	2026-07-18
Moningarin	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	2026-07-18
Dardanup East	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	2026-07-17
Ferguson Valley	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	2026-07-17
Millston	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	2026-07-18
Mindalla	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	2026-07-18
Cadoux	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	2026-07-18
Kununoppin	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	2026-07-18
Pinjarra Refinery	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	2026-07-17
Yandanooka	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	2026-07-18
Amery Acres	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	2026-07-18
Nangeenan	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	2026-07-18
Kalannie	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	2026-07-18
Coorow	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	2026-07-18
Green Grove	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	2026-07-18
Irwin House	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	2026-07-18
Arena	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	2026-07-18
Mordetta	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	2026-07-18
Strawberry	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	2026-07-18
Glamoff	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	2026-07-18
Doodlakine	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	2026-07-18
Bungulla	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	2026-07-18
Mukinbudin	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	2026-07-18
Kitlane	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	2026-07-18
Wialki	Record daily precipitation	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	2026-07-18
Wialki North	Record daily precipitation	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	2026-07-18
Jourerdine	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	2026-07-18
Pullagaroo	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	2026-07-19
Wagerup Refinery	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	2026-07-17
Yuin	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	2026-07-19
Bunbury	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	2026-07-17
The Wold - Lowden	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	2026-07-17
Nindethana Farm	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	2026-07-18
Carbarup	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	2026-07-17

Records per Day

Peak day 44

Records set or tied each day from 16 July 2026 to 19 July 2026. The most in one day was 44 on 18 July 2026.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 16 to 19 July 2026 ranked by margin
Karawa, 07-18	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
Balgerbine, 07-18	24.8 mm (1.0 in)
Ytiniche, 07-18	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
Badgingarra Research STN, 07-17	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
Elena, 07-18	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
Chamingup, 07-17	16.1 mm (0.6 in)
Codg Codgen, 07-17	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
Cowcowing, 07-18	14.9 mm (0.6 in)
Wattoning, 07-18	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
Yorkrakine, 07-18	13.1 mm (0.5 in)
Doodarding Well, 07-18	9.9 mm (0.39 in)
Belka, 07-18	9.4 mm (0.37 in)
Bungulla, 07-18	9.3 mm (0.37 in)
Benalla, 07-16	8.4 mm (0.33 in)
Konnongorring, 07-17	7.5 mm (0.30 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

67 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, 16 to 19 July 2026
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
16	97
16	97
25	52
23	52
20	52
15	52
9	91
14	52
8	93
2	102
8	97
48	17
13	52
5	116
22	48
10	52
2	117
6	68
3	117
9	52
9	52
1	119
11	52
9	52
8	52
12	7
22	29
8	52
8	52
10	52
6	69
5	69
15	48
18	48
6	52
5	52
3	69
6	52
4	52
4	52
5	52
20	29
4	52
3	52
2	52
3	52
3	10
2	52
1	45
4	10
18	1
0	52
14	1
1	24
15	1
1	52
6	1
2	44
13	5
3	29
10	9
4	12
0	29
1	29
3	1
1	9
2	1

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 16 to 19 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, 16 to 19 July 2026 (this event)	67 records

Every Record Set

61 of 67

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 16 to 19 July 2026, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2026-07-16	Benalla	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	93	53 of 100 (Notable)
2026-07-17	Codg Codgen	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	97	70 of 100 (Major)
2026-07-17	Chamingup	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	97	63 of 100 (Major)
2026-07-17	Riverdale	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	102	52 of 100 (Notable)
2026-07-17	Konnongorring	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	97	50 of 100 (Notable)
2026-07-17	Manarra	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	116	46 of 100 (Notable)
2026-07-17	Badgingarra Research STN	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	48	46 of 100 (Notable)
2026-07-17	Cranbrook	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	117	44 of 100 (Notable)
2026-07-17	The Warriups	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	117	43 of 100 (Notable)
2026-07-17	Rottnest Island	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	29	40 of 100 (Notable)
2026-07-17	Dardanup East	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	48	36 of 100 (Notable)
2026-07-17	Ferguson Valley	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	48	36 of 100 (Notable)
2026-07-17	Pinjarra Refinery	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	29	31 of 100 (Routine)
2026-07-17	Wagerup Refinery	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	44	19 of 100 (Routine)
2026-07-17	Bunbury	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	5	17 of 100 (Routine)
2026-07-17	The Wold - Lowden	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	29	16 of 100 (Routine)
2026-07-17	Carbarup	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	29	12 of 100 (Routine)
2026-07-18	Balgerbine	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	52	61 of 100 (Major)
2026-07-18	Ytiniche	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	52	59 of 100 (Notable)
2026-07-18	Elena	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	52	59 of 100 (Notable)
2026-07-18	Cowcowing	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	52	56 of 100 (Notable)
2026-07-18	Wattoning	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	52	53 of 100 (Notable)
2026-07-18	Karawa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	17	49 of 100 (Notable)
2026-07-18	Yorkrakine	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	52	48 of 100 (Notable)
2026-07-18	Doodarding Well	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	52	45 of 100 (Notable)
2026-07-18	Newdegate	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	68	43 of 100 (Notable)
2026-07-18	Belka	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	52	42 of 100 (Notable)
2026-07-18	Latham	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	52	41 of 100 (Notable)
2026-07-18	Friars Well	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	52	41 of 100 (Notable)
2026-07-18	Hines Hill	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	52	41 of 100 (Notable)
2026-07-18	Hakea	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	7	40 of 100 (Notable)
2026-07-18	Dalwallinu North	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	52	39 of 100 (Notable)
2026-07-18	Youndegin	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	52	39 of 100 (Notable)
2026-07-18	Berkshire Valley	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	69	38 of 100 (Notable)
2026-07-18	Moningarin	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	69	37 of 100 (Notable)
2026-07-18	Millston	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	52	35 of 100 (Notable)
2026-07-18	Mindalla	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	69	34 of 100 (Routine)
2026-07-18	Cadoux	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	52	34 of 100 (Routine)
2026-07-18	Kununoppin	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	52	32 of 100 (Routine)
2026-07-18	Yandanooka	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	52	31 of 100 (Routine)
2026-07-18	Amery Acres	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	52	30 of 100 (Routine)
2026-07-18	Nangeenan	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	52	29 of 100 (Routine)
2026-07-18	Kalannie	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	52	28 of 100 (Routine)
2026-07-18	Coorow	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	10	27 of 100 (Routine)
2026-07-18	Green Grove	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	10	24 of 100 (Routine)
2026-07-18	Irwin House	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	1	24 of 100 (Routine)
2026-07-18	Arena	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	1	23 of 100 (Routine)
2026-07-18	Mordetta	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	24	23 of 100 (Routine)
2026-07-18	Strawberry	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	1	22 of 100 (Routine)
2026-07-18	Glamoff	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	52	22 of 100 (Routine)
2026-07-18	Doodlakine	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	52	20 of 100 (Routine)
2026-07-18	Bungulla	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	91	20 of 100 (Routine)
2026-07-18	Mukinbudin	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	52	20 of 100 (Routine)
2026-07-18	Kitlane	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	52	20 of 100 (Routine)
2026-07-18	Wialki	Record daily precipitation	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	52	20 of 100 (Routine)
2026-07-18	Wialki North	Record daily precipitation	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	52	20 of 100 (Routine)
2026-07-18	Jourerdine	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	52	20 of 100 (Routine)
2026-07-18	Nindethana Farm	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	29	13 of 100 (Routine)
2026-07-18	Nunile	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	1	8 of 100 (Routine)
2026-07-19	Pullagaroo	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	44	20 of 100 (Routine)
2026-07-19	Yuin	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	1	19 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 61 of the 67 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
16	97
16	97
25	52
23	52
20	52
15	52
9	91
14	52
8	93
2	102
8	97
48	17
13	52
5	116
22	48
10	52
2	117
6	68
3	117
9	52
9	52
1	119
11	52
9	52
8	52
12	7
22	29
8	52
8	52
10	52
6	69
5	69
15	48
18	48
6	52
5	52
3	69
6	52
4	52
4	52
5	52
20	29
4	52
3	52
2	52
3	52
3	10
2	52
1	45
4	10
18	1
0	52
14	1
1	24
15	1
1	52
6	1
2	44
13	5
3	29
10	9
4	12
0	29
1	29
3	1
1	9
2	1

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
16	97
16	97
25	52
23	52
20	52
15	52
9	91
14	52
8	93
2	102
8	97
48	17
13	52
5	116
22	48
10	52
2	117
6	68
3	117
9	52
9	52
1	119
11	52
9	52
8	52
12	7
22	29
8	52
8	52
10	52
6	69
5	69
15	48
18	48
6	52
5	52
3	69
6	52
4	52
4	52
5	52
20	29
4	52
3	52
2	52
3	52
3	10
2	52
1	45
4	10
18	1
0	52
14	1
1	24
15	1
1	52
6	1
2	44
13	5
3	29
10	9
4	12
0	29
1	29
3	1
1	9
2	1

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
16	97
16	97
25	52
23	52
20	52
15	52
9	91
14	52
8	93
2	102
8	97
48	17
13	52
5	116
22	48
10	52
2	117
6	68
3	117
9	52
9	52
1	119
11	52
9	52
8	52
12	7
22	29
8	52
8	52
10	52
6	69
5	69
15	48
18	48
6	52
5	52
3	69
6	52
4	52
4	52
5	52
20	29
4	52
3	52
2	52
3	52
3	10
2	52
1	45
4	10
18	1
0	52
14	1
1	24
15	1
1	52
6	1
2	44
13	5
3	29
10	9
4	12
0	29
1	29
3	1
1	9
2	1