Extreme rain in Australia, 1 to 4 July 2018

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 1 to 4 July 2018
Start: 2018-07-01
End: 2018-07-04
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 1 to 4 July 2018: 114 records at 101 stations, peak on 2 July 2018. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 1 to 4 July 2018 set or tied 114 station records at 101 stations.
It ran from 1 July 2018 to 4 July 2018 (4 days) and its peak day was 2 July 2018.
Status: closed.
Wellingrove (Wangalea) set a daily record precipitation of 44.0 mm (1.7 in) on 2 July 2018.
The busiest day was 2 July 2018 with 82 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 130 years.

Footprint

1 to 4 July 2018

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 1 to 4 July 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, 1 to 4 July 2018: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Wellingrove (Wangalea)	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	2018-07-02
Delungra (Craigmore)	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	2018-07-02
Sapphire (Argyle)	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	2018-07-02
Inglewood Post Office	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	2018-07-02
Cherry Tree Hill (Kulki)	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	2018-07-02
Kings Plains (Croye)	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	2018-07-02
Glen Innes Ag Research STN	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	2018-07-02
Delungra (Pearsby Hall)	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	2018-07-01
South West Rocks (Smoky Cape L	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	2018-07-03
Yarras (Mount Seaview)	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	2018-07-03
Tenterfield (Federation Park)	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	2018-07-02
Dinton Vale (Berrilee)	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	2018-07-02
Nullamanna (Silverdale)	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	2018-07-01
Nullamanna (Belmore)	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	2018-07-02
Guyra (Lyndhurst)	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	2018-07-02
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	2018-07-03
Crescent Head	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	2018-07-02
Coolmunda Dam	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	2018-07-02
Oakwood (Lochiel)	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	2018-07-02
Maryland	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	2018-07-02

Records per Day

Peak day 82

Records set or tied each day from 1 July 2018 to 4 July 2018. The most in one day was 82 on 2 July 2018.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 1 to 4 July 2018 ranked by margin
Delungra (Craigmore), 07-02	46.6 mm (1.8 in)
Cherry Tree Hill (Kulki), 07-02	46.4 mm (1.8 in)
Kings Plains (Croye), 07-02	45.6 mm (1.8 in)
Inglewood Post Office, 07-02	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
South West Rocks (Smoky Cape L, 07-03	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
Yarras (Mount Seaview), 07-03	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
Nullamanna (Belmore), 07-02	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
Nullamanna (Silverdale), 07-01	33.4 mm (1.3 in)
Guyra (Lyndhurst), 07-02	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
Wellingrove (Wangalea), 07-02	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
Dinton Vale (Berrilee), 07-02	28.8 mm (1.1 in)
Crescent Head, 07-02	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
Oakwood (Lochiel), 07-02	25.2 mm (1.0 in)
Coolmunda Dam, 07-02	23.0 mm (0.9 in)
Sapphire (Argyle), 07-02	20.7 mm (0.8 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

114 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, 1 to 4 July 2018
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
29	112
47	43
21	96
37	36
46	43
46	37
16	95
16	95
36	73
36	53
14	130
29	53
33	19
34	15
29	40
12	129
6	112
27	41
23	36
25	43
26	37
6	95
30	15
4	96
22	36
20	37
5	97
3	97
11	77
22	36
15	60
17	53
0	97
19	36
2	95
23	28
18	36
26	36
15	36
17	40
9	51
15	43
14	43
7	60
8	57
21	15
14	28
15	43
20	24
11	41
26	43
13	43
9	36
10	36
9	28
9	28
6	64
11	47
15	28
5	43
11	28
8	43
12	41
7	56
8	43
7	36
6	28
5	40
2	36
8	36
14	15
1	53
25	40
15	41
5	36
9	28
9	28
4	43
5	43
10	41
6	41
15	17
9	43
10	15
4	40
7	28
12	17
3	44
3	28
6	32
3	28
3	28
7	8
3	19
8	15
7	20
6	27
8	17
11	17
1	15
3	15
2	27
16	4
15	17
4	24
1	7
6	19
3	15
3	15
0	24
3	17
0	15
12	4
6	8

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 1 to 4 July 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, 1 to 4 July 2018 (this event)	114 records

Every Record Set

20 of 114

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 1 to 4 July 2018, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2018-07-01	Delungra (Pearsby Hall)	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	95	53 of 100 (Notable)
2018-07-01	Nullamanna (Silverdale)	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	19	48 of 100 (Notable)
2018-07-02	Wellingrove (Wangalea)	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	112	69 of 100 (Major)
2018-07-02	Delungra (Craigmore)	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	43	62 of 100 (Major)
2018-07-02	Sapphire (Argyle)	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	96	60 of 100 (Major)
2018-07-02	Inglewood Post Office	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36	58 of 100 (Notable)
2018-07-02	Cherry Tree Hill (Kulki)	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	43	58 of 100 (Notable)
2018-07-02	Kings Plains (Croye)	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	37	57 of 100 (Notable)
2018-07-02	Glen Innes Ag Research STN	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	95	56 of 100 (Notable)
2018-07-02	Tenterfield (Federation Park)	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	130	51 of 100 (Notable)
2018-07-02	Dinton Vale (Berrilee)	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	53	49 of 100 (Notable)
2018-07-02	Nullamanna (Belmore)	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	15	47 of 100 (Notable)
2018-07-02	Guyra (Lyndhurst)	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40	47 of 100 (Notable)
2018-07-02	Crescent Head	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	41	45 of 100 (Notable)
2018-07-02	Coolmunda Dam	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	36	44 of 100 (Notable)
2018-07-02	Oakwood (Lochiel)	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	43	44 of 100 (Notable)
2018-07-02	Maryland	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	112	20 of 100 (Routine)
2018-07-03	South West Rocks (Smoky Cape L	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	73	52 of 100 (Notable)
2018-07-03	Yarras (Mount Seaview)	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	53	52 of 100 (Notable)
2018-07-03	Laurieton (Elouera St)	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	129	46 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 114 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
29	112
47	43
21	96
37	36
46	43
46	37
16	95
16	95
36	73
36	53
14	130
29	53
33	19
34	15
29	40
12	129
6	112
27	41
23	36
25	43
26	37
6	95
30	15
4	96
22	36
20	37
5	97
3	97
11	77
22	36
15	60
17	53
0	97
19	36
2	95
23	28
18	36
26	36
15	36
17	40
9	51
15	43
14	43
7	60
8	57
21	15
14	28
15	43
20	24
11	41
26	43
13	43
9	36
10	36
9	28
9	28
6	64
11	47
15	28
5	43
11	28
8	43
12	41
7	56
8	43
7	36
6	28
5	40
2	36
8	36
14	15
1	53
25	40
15	41
5	36
9	28
9	28
4	43
5	43
10	41
6	41
15	17
9	43
10	15
4	40
7	28
12	17
3	44
3	28
6	32
3	28
3	28
7	8
3	19
8	15
7	20
6	27
8	17
11	17
1	15
3	15
2	27
16	4
15	17
4	24
1	7
6	19
3	15
3	15
0	24
3	17
0	15
12	4
6	8

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
29	112
47	43
21	96
37	36
46	43
46	37
16	95
16	95
36	73
36	53
14	130
29	53
33	19
34	15
29	40
12	129
6	112
27	41
23	36
25	43
26	37
6	95
30	15
4	96
22	36
20	37
5	97
3	97
11	77
22	36
15	60
17	53
0	97
19	36
2	95
23	28
18	36
26	36
15	36
17	40
9	51
15	43
14	43
7	60
8	57
21	15
14	28
15	43
20	24
11	41
26	43
13	43
9	36
10	36
9	28
9	28
6	64
11	47
15	28
5	43
11	28
8	43
12	41
7	56
8	43
7	36
6	28
5	40
2	36
8	36
14	15
1	53
25	40
15	41
5	36
9	28
9	28
4	43
5	43
10	41
6	41
15	17
9	43
10	15
4	40
7	28
12	17
3	44
3	28
6	32
3	28
3	28
7	8
3	19
8	15
7	20
6	27
8	17
11	17
1	15
3	15
2	27
16	4
15	17
4	24
1	7
6	19
3	15
3	15
0	24
3	17
0	15
12	4
6	8

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
29	112
47	43
21	96
37	36
46	43
46	37
16	95
16	95
36	73
36	53
14	130
29	53
33	19
34	15
29	40
12	129
6	112
27	41
23	36
25	43
26	37
6	95
30	15
4	96
22	36
20	37
5	97
3	97
11	77
22	36
15	60
17	53
0	97
19	36
2	95
23	28
18	36
26	36
15	36
17	40
9	51
15	43
14	43
7	60
8	57
21	15
14	28
15	43
20	24
11	41
26	43
13	43
9	36
10	36
9	28
9	28
6	64
11	47
15	28
5	43
11	28
8	43
12	41
7	56
8	43
7	36
6	28
5	40
2	36
8	36
14	15
1	53
25	40
15	41
5	36
9	28
9	28
4	43
5	43
10	41
6	41
15	17
9	43
10	15
4	40
7	28
12	17
3	44
3	28
6	32
3	28
3	28
7	8
3	19
8	15
7	20
6	27
8	17
11	17
1	15
3	15
2	27
16	4
15	17
4	24
1	7
6	19
3	15
3	15
0	24
3	17
0	15
12	4
6	8