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Extreme rain in Australia, 5 to 7 September 2026

Extreme rain in Australia, 5 to 7 September 2026: 23 records at 23 stations, peak on 6 September 2026. Closed.

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

Key Facts

  • Extreme rain in Australia, 5 to 7 September 2026 set or tied 23 station records at 23 stations.
  • It ran from 5 September 2026 to 7 September 2026 (3 days) and its peak day was 6 September 2026.
  • Status: closed.
  • Dartmouth Reservoir set a daily record precipitation of 39.0 mm (1.5 in) on 6 September 2026 (provisional).
  • The busiest day was 6 September 2026 with 19 records.
  • The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 113 years.

Footprint

5 to 7 September 2026
Footprint of Extreme rain in Australia, 5 to 7 September 2026 The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 5 to 7 September 2026 is outlined, with 20 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type.
The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 5 to 7 September 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, 5 to 7 September 2026: stations that set records in the event
StationTypeValueDate
Dartmouth ReservoirRecord daily precipitation39.0 mm (1.5 in)2026-09-06
Falls CreekRecord daily precipitation49.2 mm (1.9 in)2026-09-06
Thredbo VillageRecord daily precipitation74.8 mm (2.9 in)2026-09-06
Mitta Mitta ForestryRecord daily precipitation32.0 mm (1.3 in)2026-09-06
Uplands (Gibbo River Park)Record daily precipitation27.0 mm (1.1 in)2026-09-06
Tatura Inst Sustainable AgRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)2026-09-05
EberysRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)2026-09-05
Hume ReservoirRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)2026-09-06
Holbrook (Narrabilla)Record daily precipitation18.6 mm (0.7 in)2026-09-06
Corowa AirportRecord daily precipitation17.6 mm (0.7 in)2026-09-06
Morundah HotelRecord daily precipitation7.8 mm (0.31 in)2026-09-06
IndigoRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)2026-09-06
Rutherglen ResearchRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)2026-09-06
Hunters HillRecord daily precipitation33.2 mm (1.3 in)2026-09-06
Edi UpperRecord daily precipitation22.6 mm (0.9 in)2026-09-06
Buln BulnRecord daily precipitation23.8 mm (0.9 in)2026-09-06
Lismore (Post Office)Record daily precipitation11.6 mm (0.5 in)2026-09-06
Derrinallum (Post Office)Record daily precipitation9.8 mm (0.39 in)2026-09-06
Mulwala Post OfficeRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)2026-09-07
Albury AirportRecord daily precipitation13.8 mm (0.5 in)2026-09-06
YarrawongaRecord daily precipitation8.0 mm (0.31 in)2026-09-06
GelantipyRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)2026-09-06
Albury Airport AWSRecord daily precipitation12.8 mm (0.5 in)2026-09-06
Wangaratta AeroRecord daily precipitation11.0 mm (0.4 in)2026-09-06
East Sale AirportRecord daily precipitation7.2 mm (0.28 in)2026-09-06

Records per Day

Peak day 19
Records per day during Extreme rain in Australia, 5 to 7 September 2026 Records set or tied each day from 5 September 2026 to 7 September 2026. The most in one day was 19 on 6 September 2026. 0 5 10 15 20 09-0509-0609-07
Records set or tied each day from 5 September 2026 to 7 September 2026. The most in one day was 19 on 6 September 2026.
Records per day during Extreme rain in Australia, 5 to 7 September 2026
DateRecords
2026-09-053
2026-09-0619
2026-09-071

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced
Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 5 to 7 September 2026 ranked by margin
Falls Creek, 09-0632.0 mm (1.3 in)
Dartmouth Reservoir, 09-0615.8 mm (0.6 in)
Thredbo Village, 09-0615.8 mm (0.6 in)
Edi Upper, 09-0612.6 mm (0.5 in)
Hunters Hill, 09-0612.2 mm (0.5 in)
Buln Buln, 09-066.8 mm (0.27 in)
Holbrook (Narrabilla), 09-065.6 mm (0.22 in)
Corowa Airport, 09-065.4 mm (0.21 in)
Eberys, 09-055.4 mm (0.21 in)
Hume Reservoir, 09-063.6 mm (0.14 in)
Yarrawonga, 09-063.4 mm (0.13 in)
Derrinallum (Post Office), 09-062.6 mm (0.10 in)
Tatura Inst Sustainable Ag, 09-052.2 mm (0.09 in)
Gelantipy, 09-062.2 mm (0.09 in)
Albury Airport AWS, 09-061.8 mm (0.07 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

Margin against age of the broken record in Extreme rain in Australia, 5 to 7 September 2026 23 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. 0 30 60 90 120 010203040 Margin (mm) Years the old record stood
23 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, 5 to 7 September 2026
Margin (mm)Years the old record stood
5113
1105
192
1643
464
080
3215
656
727
1643
147
1327
043
516
227
1227
327
320
228
227
48
117
17

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event
Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 5 to 7 September 2026 compared with similar events
Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 23 February to 15 March 20192,223 records
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Extreme rain in Australia, 7 to 26 March 20212,099 records
Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 29 September to 19 October 20181,970 records
Extreme rain in United States, 19 December 2022 to 13 January 20231,941 records
Extreme rain in Australia, 5 to 7 September 2026 (this event)23 records

Every Record Set

25 of 23
Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 5 to 7 September 2026, in date order
DateStationRecordValueMarginYears stoodSignificance
2026-09-05Tatura Inst Sustainable AgRecord daily precipitation (provisional)14.0 mm (0.6 in)2.2 mm (0.09 in)2720 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-05EberysRecord daily precipitation (provisional)15.0 mm (0.6 in)5.4 mm (0.21 in)1620 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-06Dartmouth ReservoirRecord daily precipitation (provisional)39.0 mm (1.5 in)15.8 mm (0.6 in)4337 of 100 (Notable)
2026-09-06Falls CreekRecord daily precipitation (provisional)49.2 mm (1.9 in)32.0 mm (1.3 in)1531 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-06Thredbo VillageRecord daily precipitation (provisional)74.8 mm (2.9 in)15.8 mm (0.6 in)4326 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-06Mitta Mitta ForestryRecord daily precipitation (provisional)32.0 mm (1.3 in)15.0 mm (0.6 in)1526 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-06Uplands (Gibbo River Park)Record daily precipitation (provisional)27.0 mm (1.1 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)4725 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-06Hume ReservoirRecord daily precipitation (provisional)16.0 mm (0.6 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)6420 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-06Holbrook (Narrabilla)Record daily precipitation (provisional)18.6 mm (0.7 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)5620 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-06Corowa AirportRecord daily precipitation (provisional)17.6 mm (0.7 in)5.4 mm (0.21 in)11320 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-06Morundah HotelRecord daily precipitation (provisional)7.8 mm (0.31 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)9220 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-06IndigoRecord daily precipitation (provisional)17.0 mm (0.7 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)11320 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-06Rutherglen ResearchRecord daily precipitation (provisional)8.4 mm (0.33 in)0.4 mm (0.02 in)4320 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-06Hunters HillRecord daily precipitation (provisional)33.2 mm (1.3 in)12.2 mm (0.5 in)2720 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-06Edi UpperRecord daily precipitation (provisional)22.6 mm (0.9 in)12.6 mm (0.5 in)2720 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-06Buln BulnRecord daily precipitation (provisional)23.8 mm (0.9 in)6.8 mm (0.27 in)2720 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-06Lismore (Post Office)Record daily precipitation (provisional)11.6 mm (0.5 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)8020 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-06Derrinallum (Post Office)Record daily precipitation (provisional)9.8 mm (0.39 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)2720 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-06Albury AirportRecord daily precipitation (provisional)13.8 mm (0.5 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)2715 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-06YarrawongaRecord daily precipitation (provisional)8.0 mm (0.31 in)3.4 mm (0.13 in)2014 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-06GelantipyRecord daily precipitation (provisional)11.2 mm (0.4 in)2.2 mm (0.09 in)2814 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-06Albury Airport AWSRecord daily precipitation (provisional)12.8 mm (0.5 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)2713 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-06Wangaratta AeroRecord daily precipitation (provisional)11.0 mm (0.4 in)4.4 mm (0.17 in)812 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-06East Sale AirportRecord daily precipitation (provisional)7.2 mm (0.28 in)0.6 mm (0.02 in)711 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-07Mulwala Post OfficeRecord daily precipitation (provisional)17.0 mm (0.7 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)10520 of 100 (Routine)

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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.