Extreme rain in Australia, 10 to 13 May 2018

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 10 to 13 May 2018
Start: 2018-05-10
End: 2018-05-13
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 10 to 13 May 2018: 256 records at 229 stations, peak on 11 May 2018. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 10 to 13 May 2018 set or tied 256 station records at 229 stations.
It ran from 10 May 2018 to 13 May 2018 (4 days) and its peak day was 11 May 2018.
Status: closed.
Sandford (Maydena) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 127.0 mm (5.0 in) on 11 May 2018.
The busiest day was 11 May 2018 with 150 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 124 years.

Footprint

10 to 13 May 2018

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 10 to 13 May 2018 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, 10 to 13 May 2018: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Sandford (Maydena)	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	2018-05-11
Bridgewater (Treatment Plant)	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	2018-05-11
Melton Mowbray (Lovely Banks)	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	2018-05-11
Yatchaw (Amaroo)	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	2018-05-11
Fingal (Legge Street)	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	2018-05-11
Buckland (Brockley)	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	2018-05-11
Hobart Botanical Gardens	Record daily precipitation	103.2 mm (4.1 in)	2018-05-11
Richmond (Brookbank)	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	2018-05-11
Jericho (Bowsden)	Record daily precipitation	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	2018-05-11
Fort Direction	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	2018-05-11
Bothwell (Franklin Street)	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	2018-05-11
Taroona (Taroona Crescent)	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	2018-05-11
Ormley	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	2018-05-11
Huonville (Tutton Avenue)	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	2018-05-11
Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	2018-05-11
Dargo	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	2018-05-12
Sandspit River (Ringrove)	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	2018-05-10
Kellevie	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	2018-05-11
Lunawanna	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	2018-05-11
Tongio (Brooklands)	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	2018-05-12

Records per Day

Peak day 150

Records set or tied each day from 10 May 2018 to 13 May 2018. The most in one day was 150 on 11 May 2018.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 10 to 13 May 2018 ranked by margin
Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir, 05-11	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
Sandford (Maydena), 05-11	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
Huonville (Tutton Avenue), 05-11	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
Kellevie, 05-11	67.4 mm (2.7 in)
Fort Direction, 05-11	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
Hobart Botanical Gardens, 05-11	53.7 mm (2.1 in)
Lunawanna, 05-11	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
Sandspit River (Ringrove), 05-10	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
Jericho (Bowsden), 05-11	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
Buckland (Brockley), 05-11	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
Melton Mowbray (Lovely Banks), 05-11	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
Dargo, 05-12	36.4 mm (1.4 in)
Fingal (Legge Street), 05-11	32.7 mm (1.3 in)
Tongio (Brooklands), 05-12	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
Yatchaw (Amaroo), 05-11	22.4 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

256 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, 10 to 13 May 2018
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
78	70
21	60
39	95
22	88
33	105
46	48
54	45
20	62
47	48
54	48
18	45
22	45
22	124
72	4
87	31
36	55
47	31
67	37
49	39
24	61
12	95
51	81
14	92
108	28
72	28
13	73
40	28
12	87
20	47
12	97
23	37
35	28
44	5
23	5
19	39
9	91
34	25
62	28
41	8
9	45
37	28
43	8
35	1
37	13
25	21
18	37
9	89
26	44
13	81
44	1
25	1
25	40
60	13
13	61
8	89
16	37
17	61
5	89
10	119
31	37
4	97
18	7
4	62
13	44
17	28
3	112
15	47
11	81
13	72
23	21
12	47
26	40
21	1
9	73
11	61
14	24
2	112
6	83
5	92
16	5
10	60
2	92
8	92
12	5
20	21
23	13
1	97
15	36
7	61
5	73
2	60
0	108
16	55
0	97
7	45
8	44
25	49
4	73
16	5
13	31
25	13
15	25
10	40
1	89
12	28
12	39
17	47
10	40
9	49
10	40
2	73
6	64
5	73
4	61
11	37
3	48
2	45
15	21
3	61
8	40
21	24
7	7
7	30
12	7
3	48
9	40
10	37
11	7
0	73
9	6
15	40
10	13
9	24
18	24
6	44
11	3
2	41
10	37
8	40
11	40
9	47
11	20
6	37
13	1
2	61
9	47
5	40
12	24
20	37
1	55
3	40
4	44
9	37
15	21
8	37
12	13
5	49
5	40
6	52
15	1
1	57
11	25
6	37
9	37
4	52
5	39
11	1
1	44
5	49
1	49
5	48
4	47
4	40
4	40
9	28
7	37
2	37
9	13
9	16
6	37
9	3
8	24
14	3
14	1
5	37
4	28
16	3
2	39
6	27
2	44
14	7
3	40
6	21
4	37
8	3
1	40
1	44
2	37
1	37
4	25

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 10 to 13 May 2018 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, 10 to 13 May 2018 (this event)	256 records

Every Record Set

20 of 256

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 10 to 13 May 2018, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2018-05-10	Sandspit River (Ringrove)	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	31	63 of 100 (Major)
2018-05-11	Sandford (Maydena)	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	70	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
2018-05-11	Bridgewater (Treatment Plant)	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	60	78 of 100 (Major)
2018-05-11	Melton Mowbray (Lovely Banks)	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	95	78 of 100 (Major)
2018-05-11	Yatchaw (Amaroo)	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	88	76 of 100 (Major)
2018-05-11	Fingal (Legge Street)	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	105	75 of 100 (Major)
2018-05-11	Buckland (Brockley)	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	48	74 of 100 (Major)
2018-05-11	Hobart Botanical Gardens	Record daily precipitation	103.2 mm (4.1 in)	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	45	73 of 100 (Major)
2018-05-11	Richmond (Brookbank)	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	62	73 of 100 (Major)
2018-05-11	Jericho (Bowsden)	Record daily precipitation	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	48	72 of 100 (Major)
2018-05-11	Fort Direction	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	48	71 of 100 (Major)
2018-05-11	Bothwell (Franklin Street)	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	45	69 of 100 (Major)
2018-05-11	Taroona (Taroona Crescent)	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	45	68 of 100 (Major)
2018-05-11	Ormley	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	124	66 of 100 (Major)
2018-05-11	Huonville (Tutton Avenue)	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	4	66 of 100 (Major)
2018-05-11	Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	31	65 of 100 (Major)
2018-05-11	Kellevie	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	37	61 of 100 (Major)
2018-05-11	Lunawanna	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39	61 of 100 (Major)
2018-05-12	Dargo	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	55	64 of 100 (Major)
2018-05-12	Tongio (Brooklands)	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	61	60 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 256 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
78	70
21	60
39	95
22	88
33	105
46	48
54	45
20	62
47	48
54	48
18	45
22	45
22	124
72	4
87	31
36	55
47	31
67	37
49	39
24	61
12	95
51	81
14	92
108	28
72	28
13	73
40	28
12	87
20	47
12	97
23	37
35	28
44	5
23	5
19	39
9	91
34	25
62	28
41	8
9	45
37	28
43	8
35	1
37	13
25	21
18	37
9	89
26	44
13	81
44	1
25	1
25	40
60	13
13	61
8	89
16	37
17	61
5	89
10	119
31	37
4	97
18	7
4	62
13	44
17	28
3	112
15	47
11	81
13	72
23	21
12	47
26	40
21	1
9	73
11	61
14	24
2	112
6	83
5	92
16	5
10	60
2	92
8	92
12	5
20	21
23	13
1	97
15	36
7	61
5	73
2	60
0	108
16	55
0	97
7	45
8	44
25	49
4	73
16	5
13	31
25	13
15	25
10	40
1	89
12	28
12	39
17	47
10	40
9	49
10	40
2	73
6	64
5	73
4	61
11	37
3	48
2	45
15	21
3	61
8	40
21	24
7	7
7	30
12	7
3	48
9	40
10	37
11	7
0	73
9	6
15	40
10	13
9	24
18	24
6	44
11	3
2	41
10	37
8	40
11	40
9	47
11	20
6	37
13	1
2	61
9	47
5	40
12	24
20	37
1	55
3	40
4	44
9	37
15	21
8	37
12	13
5	49
5	40
6	52
15	1
1	57
11	25
6	37
9	37
4	52
5	39
11	1
1	44
5	49
1	49
5	48
4	47
4	40
4	40
9	28
7	37
2	37
9	13
9	16
6	37
9	3
8	24
14	3
14	1
5	37
4	28
16	3
2	39
6	27
2	44
14	7
3	40
6	21
4	37
8	3
1	40
1	44
2	37
1	37
4	25

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
78	70
21	60
39	95
22	88
33	105
46	48
54	45
20	62
47	48
54	48
18	45
22	45
22	124
72	4
87	31
36	55
47	31
67	37
49	39
24	61
12	95
51	81
14	92
108	28
72	28
13	73
40	28
12	87
20	47
12	97
23	37
35	28
44	5
23	5
19	39
9	91
34	25
62	28
41	8
9	45
37	28
43	8
35	1
37	13
25	21
18	37
9	89
26	44
13	81
44	1
25	1
25	40
60	13
13	61
8	89
16	37
17	61
5	89
10	119
31	37
4	97
18	7
4	62
13	44
17	28
3	112
15	47
11	81
13	72
23	21
12	47
26	40
21	1
9	73
11	61
14	24
2	112
6	83
5	92
16	5
10	60
2	92
8	92
12	5
20	21
23	13
1	97
15	36
7	61
5	73
2	60
0	108
16	55
0	97
7	45
8	44
25	49
4	73
16	5
13	31
25	13
15	25
10	40
1	89
12	28
12	39
17	47
10	40
9	49
10	40
2	73
6	64
5	73
4	61
11	37
3	48
2	45
15	21
3	61
8	40
21	24
7	7
7	30
12	7
3	48
9	40
10	37
11	7
0	73
9	6
15	40
10	13
9	24
18	24
6	44
11	3
2	41
10	37
8	40
11	40
9	47
11	20
6	37
13	1
2	61
9	47
5	40
12	24
20	37
1	55
3	40
4	44
9	37
15	21
8	37
12	13
5	49
5	40
6	52
15	1
1	57
11	25
6	37
9	37
4	52
5	39
11	1
1	44
5	49
1	49
5	48
4	47
4	40
4	40
9	28
7	37
2	37
9	13
9	16
6	37
9	3
8	24
14	3
14	1
5	37
4	28
16	3
2	39
6	27
2	44
14	7
3	40
6	21
4	37
8	3
1	40
1	44
2	37
1	37
4	25

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
78	70
21	60
39	95
22	88
33	105
46	48
54	45
20	62
47	48
54	48
18	45
22	45
22	124
72	4
87	31
36	55
47	31
67	37
49	39
24	61
12	95
51	81
14	92
108	28
72	28
13	73
40	28
12	87
20	47
12	97
23	37
35	28
44	5
23	5
19	39
9	91
34	25
62	28
41	8
9	45
37	28
43	8
35	1
37	13
25	21
18	37
9	89
26	44
13	81
44	1
25	1
25	40
60	13
13	61
8	89
16	37
17	61
5	89
10	119
31	37
4	97
18	7
4	62
13	44
17	28
3	112
15	47
11	81
13	72
23	21
12	47
26	40
21	1
9	73
11	61
14	24
2	112
6	83
5	92
16	5
10	60
2	92
8	92
12	5
20	21
23	13
1	97
15	36
7	61
5	73
2	60
0	108
16	55
0	97
7	45
8	44
25	49
4	73
16	5
13	31
25	13
15	25
10	40
1	89
12	28
12	39
17	47
10	40
9	49
10	40
2	73
6	64
5	73
4	61
11	37
3	48
2	45
15	21
3	61
8	40
21	24
7	7
7	30
12	7
3	48
9	40
10	37
11	7
0	73
9	6
15	40
10	13
9	24
18	24
6	44
11	3
2	41
10	37
8	40
11	40
9	47
11	20
6	37
13	1
2	61
9	47
5	40
12	24
20	37
1	55
3	40
4	44
9	37
15	21
8	37
12	13
5	49
5	40
6	52
15	1
1	57
11	25
6	37
9	37
4	52
5	39
11	1
1	44
5	49
1	49
5	48
4	47
4	40
4	40
9	28
7	37
2	37
9	13
9	16
6	37
9	3
8	24
14	3
14	1
5	37
4	28
16	3
2	39
6	27
2	44
14	7
3	40
6	21
4	37
8	3
1	40
1	44
2	37
1	37
4	25