Extreme rain in Australia, 6 to 13 February 2019

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 6 to 13 February 2019
Start: 2019-02-06
End: 2019-02-13
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 6 to 13 February 2019: 174 records at 160 stations, peak on 7 February 2019. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 6 to 13 February 2019 set or tied 174 station records at 160 stations.
It ran from 6 February 2019 to 13 February 2019 (8 days) and its peak day was 7 February 2019.
Status: closed.
Trundle (Brookview St) set a daily record precipitation of 94.0 mm (3.7 in) on 6 February 2019.
The busiest day was 7 February 2019 with 75 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 115 years.

Footprint

6 to 13 February 2019

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 6 to 13 February 2019 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, 6 to 13 February 2019: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Trundle (Brookview St)	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	2019-02-06
Sandspit River (Ringrove)	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	2019-02-07
Temora Ambulance Station	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	2019-02-09
Peak Hill (Bruie Plains)	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	2019-02-06
Trundle (Murrumbogie)	Record daily precipitation	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	2019-02-06
Dalton Post Office	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	2019-02-08
Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	2019-02-07
Braidwood (Wallace Street)	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	2019-02-08
Marrickville Golf Club	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	2019-02-09
Murringo (Yallambee)	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	2019-02-06
Nelligen (Thule Road)	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	2019-02-08
Scottsdale (West Minstone Road	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	2019-02-12
Charleyong	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	2019-02-08
Meredith	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	2019-02-07
Ararat Prison	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	2019-02-07
Ungarie Post Office	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	2019-02-09
Wallendbeen (Corang)	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	2019-02-09
Hay (Mulberrygong)	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	2019-02-09
Ellendale Post Office	Record daily precipitation	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	2019-02-07
Surprise Bay	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	2019-02-07

Records per Day

Peak day 75

Records set or tied each day from 6 February 2019 to 13 February 2019. The most in one day was 75 on 7 February 2019.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 6 to 13 February 2019 ranked by margin
Trundle (Murrumbogie), 02-06	55.2 mm (2.2 in)
Murringo (Yallambee), 02-06	44.8 mm (1.8 in)
Braidwood (Wallace Street), 02-08	41.0 mm (1.6 in)
Dalton Post Office, 02-08	38.8 mm (1.5 in)
Trundle (Brookview St), 02-06	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
Ararat Prison, 02-07	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
Peak Hill (Bruie Plains), 02-06	31.4 mm (1.2 in)
Ringarooma (Charles Street), 02-07	30.6 mm (1.2 in)
Sandspit River (Ringrove), 02-07	29.4 mm (1.2 in)
Scottsdale (West Minstone Road, 02-12	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
Charleyong, 02-08	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
Temora Ambulance Station, 02-09	18.7 mm (0.7 in)
Nelligen (Thule Road), 02-08	14.8 mm (0.6 in)
Marrickville Golf Club, 02-09	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
Ellendale Post Office, 02-07	11.7 mm (0.5 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

174 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, 6 to 13 February 2019
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
38	68
19	93
29	44
31	68
55	17
39	35
12	108
31	55
15	107
41	29
6	108
45	37
15	95
24	27
21	41
4	115
32	29
6	93
4	93
7	87
43	11
32	11
7	84
25	19
5	77
22	45
10	63
0	91
14	55
8	55
7	60
11	55
24	29
16	8
1	73
10	40
2	54
6	63
0	72
5	63
20	20
17	8
7	55
20	35
31	12
8	49
5	64
7	55
5	49
17	44
6	49
10	37
9	44
6	61
8	49
7	55
2	55
5	56
19	11
9	43
5	55
4	49
11	20
1	56
1	55
9	48
10	35
2	61
1	55
4	55
2	48
1	49
20	20
4	40
12	20
5	49
6	48
11	43
7	29
1	55
21	28
9	37
5	44
6	27
10	27
3	49
10	27
9	29
8	35
11	17
4	47
12	29
4	40
5	29
5	31
7	28
20	11
3	45
5	20
7	27
32	11
1	49
4	37
12	20
4	35
0	48
13	20
0	45
1	45
4	33
1	45
4	35
3	33
2	20
2	40
1	43
9	27
8	20
0	11
6	16
2	35
4	20
4	11
14	1
5	28
11	11
1	16
1	37
7	1
4	20
3	11
0	28
1	33
11	4
2	28
8	11
4	20
2	20
2	20
3	8
4	28
1	27
1	28
7	17
1	20
7	11
2	20
0	29
1	20
6	23
3	20
8	7
7	1
2	20
3	20
1	20
0	21
0	20
6	1
0	20
1	20
4	12
4	15
3	17
4	1
8	1
3	8
1	8
3	1
1	8
3	1
0	11
1	1
1	0

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 6 to 13 February 2019 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, 6 to 13 February 2019 (this event)	174 records

Every Record Set

20 of 174

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 6 to 13 February 2019, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2019-02-06	Trundle (Brookview St)	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	68	55 of 100 (Notable)
2019-02-06	Peak Hill (Bruie Plains)	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	68	52 of 100 (Notable)
2019-02-06	Trundle (Murrumbogie)	Record daily precipitation	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	17	52 of 100 (Notable)
2019-02-06	Murringo (Yallambee)	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	37	47 of 100 (Notable)
2019-02-07	Sandspit River (Ringrove)	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	44	54 of 100 (Notable)
2019-02-07	Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	55	51 of 100 (Notable)
2019-02-07	Meredith	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	115	42 of 100 (Notable)
2019-02-07	Ararat Prison	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29	42 of 100 (Notable)
2019-02-07	Ellendale Post Office	Record daily precipitation	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	108	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-02-07	Surprise Bay	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	108	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-02-08	Dalton Post Office	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	35	52 of 100 (Notable)
2019-02-08	Braidwood (Wallace Street)	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	29	49 of 100 (Notable)
2019-02-08	Nelligen (Thule Road)	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	95	46 of 100 (Notable)
2019-02-08	Charleyong	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	41	44 of 100 (Notable)
2019-02-09	Temora Ambulance Station	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	93	54 of 100 (Notable)
2019-02-09	Marrickville Golf Club	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	107	49 of 100 (Notable)
2019-02-09	Ungarie Post Office	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	93	41 of 100 (Notable)
2019-02-09	Wallendbeen (Corang)	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	93	41 of 100 (Notable)
2019-02-09	Hay (Mulberrygong)	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	87	41 of 100 (Notable)
2019-02-12	Scottsdale (West Minstone Road	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	27	46 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 174 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
38	68
19	93
29	44
31	68
55	17
39	35
12	108
31	55
15	107
41	29
6	108
45	37
15	95
24	27
21	41
4	115
32	29
6	93
4	93
7	87
43	11
32	11
7	84
25	19
5	77
22	45
10	63
0	91
14	55
8	55
7	60
11	55
24	29
16	8
1	73
10	40
2	54
6	63
0	72
5	63
20	20
17	8
7	55
20	35
31	12
8	49
5	64
7	55
5	49
17	44
6	49
10	37
9	44
6	61
8	49
7	55
2	55
5	56
19	11
9	43
5	55
4	49
11	20
1	56
1	55
9	48
10	35
2	61
1	55
4	55
2	48
1	49
20	20
4	40
12	20
5	49
6	48
11	43
7	29
1	55
21	28
9	37
5	44
6	27
10	27
3	49
10	27
9	29
8	35
11	17
4	47
12	29
4	40
5	29
5	31
7	28
20	11
3	45
5	20
7	27
32	11
1	49
4	37
12	20
4	35
0	48
13	20
0	45
1	45
4	33
1	45
4	35
3	33
2	20
2	40
1	43
9	27
8	20
0	11
6	16
2	35
4	20
4	11
14	1
5	28
11	11
1	16
1	37
7	1
4	20
3	11
0	28
1	33
11	4
2	28
8	11
4	20
2	20
2	20
3	8
4	28
1	27
1	28
7	17
1	20
7	11
2	20
0	29
1	20
6	23
3	20
8	7
7	1
2	20
3	20
1	20
0	21
0	20
6	1
0	20
1	20
4	12
4	15
3	17
4	1
8	1
3	8
1	8
3	1
1	8
3	1
0	11
1	1
1	0

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
38	68
19	93
29	44
31	68
55	17
39	35
12	108
31	55
15	107
41	29
6	108
45	37
15	95
24	27
21	41
4	115
32	29
6	93
4	93
7	87
43	11
32	11
7	84
25	19
5	77
22	45
10	63
0	91
14	55
8	55
7	60
11	55
24	29
16	8
1	73
10	40
2	54
6	63
0	72
5	63
20	20
17	8
7	55
20	35
31	12
8	49
5	64
7	55
5	49
17	44
6	49
10	37
9	44
6	61
8	49
7	55
2	55
5	56
19	11
9	43
5	55
4	49
11	20
1	56
1	55
9	48
10	35
2	61
1	55
4	55
2	48
1	49
20	20
4	40
12	20
5	49
6	48
11	43
7	29
1	55
21	28
9	37
5	44
6	27
10	27
3	49
10	27
9	29
8	35
11	17
4	47
12	29
4	40
5	29
5	31
7	28
20	11
3	45
5	20
7	27
32	11
1	49
4	37
12	20
4	35
0	48
13	20
0	45
1	45
4	33
1	45
4	35
3	33
2	20
2	40
1	43
9	27
8	20
0	11
6	16
2	35
4	20
4	11
14	1
5	28
11	11
1	16
1	37
7	1
4	20
3	11
0	28
1	33
11	4
2	28
8	11
4	20
2	20
2	20
3	8
4	28
1	27
1	28
7	17
1	20
7	11
2	20
0	29
1	20
6	23
3	20
8	7
7	1
2	20
3	20
1	20
0	21
0	20
6	1
0	20
1	20
4	12
4	15
3	17
4	1
8	1
3	8
1	8
3	1
1	8
3	1
0	11
1	1
1	0

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
38	68
19	93
29	44
31	68
55	17
39	35
12	108
31	55
15	107
41	29
6	108
45	37
15	95
24	27
21	41
4	115
32	29
6	93
4	93
7	87
43	11
32	11
7	84
25	19
5	77
22	45
10	63
0	91
14	55
8	55
7	60
11	55
24	29
16	8
1	73
10	40
2	54
6	63
0	72
5	63
20	20
17	8
7	55
20	35
31	12
8	49
5	64
7	55
5	49
17	44
6	49
10	37
9	44
6	61
8	49
7	55
2	55
5	56
19	11
9	43
5	55
4	49
11	20
1	56
1	55
9	48
10	35
2	61
1	55
4	55
2	48
1	49
20	20
4	40
12	20
5	49
6	48
11	43
7	29
1	55
21	28
9	37
5	44
6	27
10	27
3	49
10	27
9	29
8	35
11	17
4	47
12	29
4	40
5	29
5	31
7	28
20	11
3	45
5	20
7	27
32	11
1	49
4	37
12	20
4	35
0	48
13	20
0	45
1	45
4	33
1	45
4	35
3	33
2	20
2	40
1	43
9	27
8	20
0	11
6	16
2	35
4	20
4	11
14	1
5	28
11	11
1	16
1	37
7	1
4	20
3	11
0	28
1	33
11	4
2	28
8	11
4	20
2	20
2	20
3	8
4	28
1	27
1	28
7	17
1	20
7	11
2	20
0	29
1	20
6	23
3	20
8	7
7	1
2	20
3	20
1	20
0	21
0	20
6	1
0	20
1	20
4	12
4	15
3	17
4	1
8	1
3	8
1	8
3	1
1	8
3	1
0	11
1	1
1	0