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Extreme rain in Australia, 7 to 10 September 2026

Extreme rain in Australia, 7 to 10 September 2026: 9 records at 7 stations, peak on 7 September 2026. Closed.

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

Key Facts

  • Extreme rain in Australia, 7 to 10 September 2026 set or tied 9 station records at 7 stations.
  • It ran from 7 September 2026 to 10 September 2026 (4 days) and its peak day was 7 September 2026.
  • Status: closed.
  • Prenti Downs set a monthly record daily precipitation of 30.0 mm (1.2 in) on 8 September 2026 (provisional).
  • The busiest day was 7 September 2026 with 4 records.
  • The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 33 years.

Footprint

7 to 10 September 2026
Footprint of Extreme rain in Australia, 7 to 10 September 2026 The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 7 to 10 September 2026 is outlined, with 7 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type.
The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 7 to 10 September 2026 is outlined, with 7 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.
Footprint of Extreme rain in Australia, 7 to 10 September 2026: stations that set records in the event
StationTypeValueDate
Prenti DownsRecord daily precipitation30.0 mm (1.2 in)2026-09-08
CarnegieRecord daily precipitation3.3 mm (0.13 in)2026-09-07
BulongRecord daily precipitation9.0 mm (0.35 in)2026-09-07
EdjudinaRecord daily precipitation3.0 mm (0.12 in)2026-09-09
Kalgoorlie-Boulder AirportRecord daily precipitation9.2 mm (0.36 in)2026-09-07
Laverton AeroRecord daily precipitation5.4 mm (0.21 in)2026-09-08
Leinster AeroRecord daily precipitation0.4 mm (0.02 in)2026-09-10

Records per Day

Peak day 4
Records per day during Extreme rain in Australia, 7 to 10 September 2026 Records set or tied each day from 7 September 2026 to 10 September 2026. The most in one day was 4 on 7 September 2026. 0 1 2 3 4 09-0709-0809-0909-10
Records set or tied each day from 7 September 2026 to 10 September 2026. The most in one day was 4 on 7 September 2026.
Records per day during Extreme rain in Australia, 7 to 10 September 2026
DateRecords
2026-09-074
2026-09-082
2026-09-092
2026-09-101

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced
Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 7 to 10 September 2026 ranked by margin
Bulong, 09-073.2 mm (0.13 in)
Prenti Downs, 09-083.0 mm (0.12 in)
Laverton Aero, 09-082.6 mm (0.10 in)
Prenti Downs, 09-072.4 mm (0.09 in)
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport, 09-072.4 mm (0.09 in)
Carnegie, 09-072.3 mm (0.09 in)
Laverton Aero, 09-090.6 mm (0.02 in)
Edjudina, 09-090.4 mm (0.02 in)
Leinster Aero, 09-100.4 mm (0.02 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, 7 to 10 September 2026 9 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 10 20 30 40 01234 Margin (mm) Years the old record stood
9 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 10 September 2026
Margin (mm)Years the old record stood
333
228
312
028
228
24
320
029
120

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event
Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 7 to 10 September 2026 compared with similar events
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Extreme rain in Australia, 7 to 10 September 2026 (this event)9 records

Every Record Set

9 of 9
Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 7 to 10 September 2026, in date order
DateStationRecordValueMarginYears stoodSignificance
2026-09-07CarnegieRecord daily precipitation (provisional)3.3 mm (0.13 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)2820 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-07BulongRecord daily precipitation (provisional)9.0 mm (0.35 in)3.2 mm (0.13 in)1218 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-07Prenti DownsRecord daily precipitation (provisional)3.0 mm (0.12 in)2.4 mm (0.09 in)2816 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-07Kalgoorlie-Boulder AirportRecord daily precipitation (provisional)9.2 mm (0.36 in)2.4 mm (0.09 in)414 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-08Prenti DownsRecord daily precipitation (provisional)30.0 mm (1.2 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)3329 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-08Laverton AeroRecord daily precipitation (provisional)5.4 mm (0.21 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)2014 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-09EdjudinaRecord daily precipitation (provisional)3.0 mm (0.12 in)0.4 mm (0.02 in)2818 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-09Laverton AeroRecord daily precipitation (provisional)1.4 mm (0.06 in)0.6 mm (0.02 in)2010 of 100 (Routine)
2026-09-10Leinster AeroRecord daily precipitation (provisional)0.4 mm (0.02 in)0.4 mm (0.02 in)2912 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.