Extreme rain in Australia, 6 to 10 March 2019

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 6 to 10 March 2019
Start: 2019-03-06
End: 2019-03-10
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 6 to 10 March 2019: 129 records at 104 stations, peak on 7 March 2019. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 6 to 10 March 2019 set or tied 129 station records at 104 stations.
It ran from 6 March 2019 to 10 March 2019 (5 days) and its peak day was 7 March 2019.
Status: closed.
Cape Riche set a daily record precipitation of 25.6 mm (1.0 in) on 8 March 2019.
The busiest day was 7 March 2019 with 68 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 105 years.

Footprint

6 to 10 March 2019

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 6 to 10 March 2019 is outlined, with 19 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Extreme rain in Australia, 6 to 10 March 2019: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Cape Riche	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	2019-03-08
Cape Leeuwin	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	2019-03-07
Boyup Brook	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	2019-03-08
Mettler	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	2019-03-08
Frankland	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	2019-03-08
Condinup	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	2019-03-06
Albany	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	2019-03-07
Busselton Shire	Record daily precipitation	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	2019-03-07
Cape Naturaliste	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	2019-03-07
Nannup	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	2019-03-07
Northcliffe	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	2019-03-07
Pardelup	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	2019-03-07
Barooga	Record daily precipitation	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	2019-03-07
Peppermint Grove	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	2019-03-08
Cowaramup	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	2019-03-08
Bokerup	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	2019-03-08
Badgebup	Record daily precipitation	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	2019-03-08
Ongerup	Record daily precipitation	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	2019-03-08
Innadong	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	2019-03-10

Records per Day

Peak day 68

Records set or tied each day from 6 March 2019 to 10 March 2019. The most in one day was 68 on 7 March 2019.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 6 to 10 March 2019 ranked by margin
Mettler, 03-08	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
Cape Leeuwin, 03-07	17.6 mm (0.7 in)
Boyup Brook, 03-08	17.6 mm (0.7 in)
Cape Riche, 03-08	16.7 mm (0.7 in)
Frankland, 03-08	15.3 mm (0.6 in)
Bokerup, 03-08	13.6 mm (0.5 in)
Ongerup, 03-08	12.6 mm (0.5 in)
Peppermint Grove, 03-08	12.4 mm (0.5 in)
Northcliffe, 03-07	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
Condinup, 03-06	8.6 mm (0.34 in)
Cape Naturaliste, 03-08	8.0 mm (0.31 in)
Cowaramup, 03-08	6.8 mm (0.27 in)
Badgebup, 03-08	6.0 mm (0.24 in)
Albany, 03-07	4.2 mm (0.17 in)
Cape Naturaliste, 03-07	4.0 mm (0.16 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

129 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 10 March 2019
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
12	92
17	84
18	50
9	101
18	76
23	50
15	50
4	101
4	105
3	101
4	88
6	88
2	101
13	50
8	76
12	61
1	101
3	92
7	76
14	44
4	84
13	37
1	93
3	88
2	88
1	92
15	52
3	84
6	61
12	52
18	17
1	84
18	14
6	50
17	14
15	14
8	44
3	72
9	44
5	50
5	50
7	44
10	45
15	25
4	50
1	72
8	37
7	37
12	17
7	37
10	20
8	33
7	33
6	50
3	50
6	50
9	44
1	50
11	17
2	50
2	50
2	44
2	44
9	20
8	14
3	50
10	20
6	38
3	50
4	50
5	50
1	50
7	34
4	44
4	37
2	50
2	56
2	50
6	28
5	33
2	50
6	37
1	44
1	49
1	50
1	50
0	50
0	50
5	28
3	37
0	48
1	46
3	17
7	10
5	14
1	33
5	28
2	37
1	20
5	28
3	33
1	37
2	33
3	10
2	20
1	37
2	28
0	28
4	14
1	33
2	20
4	10
1	21
1	30
4	20
1	28
3	10
5	10
2	14
0	17
1	14
3	8
1	20
2	10
6	0
3	5
1	10
2	5
1	14

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 6 to 10 March 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 10 March 2019 (this event)	129 records

Every Record Set

20 of 129

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 6 to 10 March 2019, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2019-03-06	Condinup	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	101	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-07	Cape Leeuwin	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	50	50 of 100 (Notable)
2019-03-07	Albany	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	88	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-07	Busselton Shire	Record daily precipitation	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	101	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-07	Cape Naturaliste	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	101	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-07	Nannup	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	105	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-07	Northcliffe	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	61	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-07	Pardelup	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	101	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-07	Barooga	Record daily precipitation	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	101	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-08	Cape Riche	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	84	51 of 100 (Notable)
2019-03-08	Boyup Brook	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	76	49 of 100 (Notable)
2019-03-08	Mettler	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	50	46 of 100 (Notable)
2019-03-08	Frankland	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	50	45 of 100 (Notable)
2019-03-08	Cape Naturaliste	Record daily precipitation	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	76	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-08	Peppermint Grove	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	92	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-08	Cowaramup	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	76	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-08	Bokerup	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	44	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-08	Badgebup	Record daily precipitation	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	88	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-08	Ongerup	Record daily precipitation	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	50	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-03-10	Innadong	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	92	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 129 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
12	92
17	84
18	50
9	101
18	76
23	50
15	50
4	101
4	105
3	101
4	88
6	88
2	101
13	50
8	76
12	61
1	101
3	92
7	76
14	44
4	84
13	37
1	93
3	88
2	88
1	92
15	52
3	84
6	61
12	52
18	17
1	84
18	14
6	50
17	14
15	14
8	44
3	72
9	44
5	50
5	50
7	44
10	45
15	25
4	50
1	72
8	37
7	37
12	17
7	37
10	20
8	33
7	33
6	50
3	50
6	50
9	44
1	50
11	17
2	50
2	50
2	44
2	44
9	20
8	14
3	50
10	20
6	38
3	50
4	50
5	50
1	50
7	34
4	44
4	37
2	50
2	56
2	50
6	28
5	33
2	50
6	37
1	44
1	49
1	50
1	50
0	50
0	50
5	28
3	37
0	48
1	46
3	17
7	10
5	14
1	33
5	28
2	37
1	20
5	28
3	33
1	37
2	33
3	10
2	20
1	37
2	28
0	28
4	14
1	33
2	20
4	10
1	21
1	30
4	20
1	28
3	10
5	10
2	14
0	17
1	14
3	8
1	20
2	10
6	0
3	5
1	10
2	5
1	14

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
12	92
17	84
18	50
9	101
18	76
23	50
15	50
4	101
4	105
3	101
4	88
6	88
2	101
13	50
8	76
12	61
1	101
3	92
7	76
14	44
4	84
13	37
1	93
3	88
2	88
1	92
15	52
3	84
6	61
12	52
18	17
1	84
18	14
6	50
17	14
15	14
8	44
3	72
9	44
5	50
5	50
7	44
10	45
15	25
4	50
1	72
8	37
7	37
12	17
7	37
10	20
8	33
7	33
6	50
3	50
6	50
9	44
1	50
11	17
2	50
2	50
2	44
2	44
9	20
8	14
3	50
10	20
6	38
3	50
4	50
5	50
1	50
7	34
4	44
4	37
2	50
2	56
2	50
6	28
5	33
2	50
6	37
1	44
1	49
1	50
1	50
0	50
0	50
5	28
3	37
0	48
1	46
3	17
7	10
5	14
1	33
5	28
2	37
1	20
5	28
3	33
1	37
2	33
3	10
2	20
1	37
2	28
0	28
4	14
1	33
2	20
4	10
1	21
1	30
4	20
1	28
3	10
5	10
2	14
0	17
1	14
3	8
1	20
2	10
6	0
3	5
1	10
2	5
1	14

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
12	92
17	84
18	50
9	101
18	76
23	50
15	50
4	101
4	105
3	101
4	88
6	88
2	101
13	50
8	76
12	61
1	101
3	92
7	76
14	44
4	84
13	37
1	93
3	88
2	88
1	92
15	52
3	84
6	61
12	52
18	17
1	84
18	14
6	50
17	14
15	14
8	44
3	72
9	44
5	50
5	50
7	44
10	45
15	25
4	50
1	72
8	37
7	37
12	17
7	37
10	20
8	33
7	33
6	50
3	50
6	50
9	44
1	50
11	17
2	50
2	50
2	44
2	44
9	20
8	14
3	50
10	20
6	38
3	50
4	50
5	50
1	50
7	34
4	44
4	37
2	50
2	56
2	50
6	28
5	33
2	50
6	37
1	44
1	49
1	50
1	50
0	50
0	50
5	28
3	37
0	48
1	46
3	17
7	10
5	14
1	33
5	28
2	37
1	20
5	28
3	33
1	37
2	33
3	10
2	20
1	37
2	28
0	28
4	14
1	33
2	20
4	10
1	21
1	30
4	20
1	28
3	10
5	10
2	14
0	17
1	14
3	8
1	20
2	10
6	0
3	5
1	10
2	5
1	14