Extreme rain in Australia, 11 to 22 March 2019

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 11 to 22 March 2019
Start: 2019-03-11
End: 2019-03-22
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 11 to 22 March 2019: 385 records at 317 stations, peak on 18 March 2019. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 11 to 22 March 2019 set or tied 385 station records at 317 stations.
It ran from 11 March 2019 to 22 March 2019 (12 days) and its peak day was 18 March 2019.
Status: closed.
Picton Council Depot set a daily record precipitation of 126.6 mm (5.0 in) on 18 March 2019.
The busiest day was 18 March 2019 with 121 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 126 years.

Footprint

11 to 22 March 2019

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 11 to 22 March 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, 11 to 22 March 2019: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Picton Council Depot	Record daily precipitation	126.6 mm (5.0 in)	2019-03-18
Bauhinia Downs Store	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	2019-03-16
Booroondarra	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	2019-03-16
Glen Royal	Record daily precipitation	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	2019-03-16
Fairbairn Dam	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	2019-03-17
Bonang	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	2019-03-19
Anakie Richardson St	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	2019-03-16
Garah (Ulinga)	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	2019-03-16
Tyringham (Glenferneigh (Ring	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	2019-03-18
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	2019-03-18
Maywin Park	Record daily precipitation	153.5 mm (6.0 in)	2019-03-16
Baradine Forestry	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	2019-03-17
Randwick Bowling Club	Record daily precipitation	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	2019-03-18
Pallamallawa Post Office	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	2019-03-17
Centennial Park	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	2019-03-18
Blackbutt Post Office	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	2019-03-15
Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road)	Record daily precipitation	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	2019-03-17
Avalon Beach (Avalon (Palmgrov	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	2019-03-17
Sydney Airport AMO	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	2019-03-18
Ardurad	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	2019-03-16

Records per Day

Peak day 121

Records set or tied each day from 11 March 2019 to 22 March 2019. The most in one day was 121 on 18 March 2019.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Australia, 11 to 22 March 2019
Date	Records
2019-03-11	2
2019-03-12	4
2019-03-13	10
2019-03-14	14
2019-03-15	52
2019-03-16	84
2019-03-17	65
2019-03-18	121
2019-03-19	26
2019-03-20	2
2019-03-21	4
2019-03-22	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 11 to 22 March 2019 ranked by margin
Booroondarra, 03-16	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
Picton Council Depot, 03-18	76.6 mm (3.0 in)
Tyringham (Glenferneigh (Ring, 03-18	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
Bauhinia Downs Store, 03-16	65.9 mm (2.6 in)
Fairbairn Dam, 03-17	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
Glen Royal, 03-16	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
Maywin Park, 03-16	50.1 mm (2.0 in)
Avalon Beach (Avalon (Palmgrov, 03-17	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
Ardurad, 03-16	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
Garah (Ulinga), 03-16	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
Baradine Forestry, 03-17	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
Anakie Richardson St, 03-16	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
Centennial Park, 03-18	34.7 mm (1.4 in)
Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road), 03-17	33.7 mm (1.3 in)
Blackbutt Post Office, 03-15	32.3 mm (1.3 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

385 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, 11 to 22 March 2019
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
77	81
66	60
78	61
52	81
63	44
21	102
37	88
43	81
68	40
27	92
50	25
39	62
31	126
26	86
35	86
32	66
29	86
34	86
48	49
44	66
29	88
56	44
39	25
30	82
40	56
53	36
32	40
15	110
23	82
32	74
18	112
19	89
32	62
37	84
24	88
36	58
22	82
14	92
10	106
20	81
52	49
45	40
16	86
11	112
11	92
20	80
16	86
51	48
44	40
15	86
11	80
21	78
14	81
9	92
10	86
5	114
17	72
10	92
16	76
50	34
49	6
51	1
12	86
8	92
11	76
0	106
38	29
5	92
35	60
10	86
7	86
17	76
17	68
10	78
9	80
26	52
36	40
18	56
37	58
20	40
4	81
8	78
35	42
50	6
19	68
5	82
30	40
6	81
48	26
53	1
56	1
4	80
8	68
14	10
21	49
9	81
29	36
15	58
17	52
48	1
5	55
4	78
4	77
18	60
14	56
24	40
2	80
15	58
19	36
24	17
29	44
24	42
11	62
31	36
1	76
16	48
27	44
27	40
46	1
47	12
24	25
5	68
21	33
3	74
17	40
16	50
20	44
20	36
12	49
37	1
10	68
42	33
23	12
41	6
41	8
10	40
16	40
27	36
5	68
34	13
6	64
23	29
5	68
3	68
31	34
23	40
18	36
13	40
19	52
2	66
25	20
3	64
21	36
7	49
4	58
18	44
2	58
9	40
19	36
20	13
17	36
25	34
5	52
9	40
19	30
24	36
21	28
33	1
38	12
3	56
39	33
25	33
19	37
7	58
17	38
11	40
9	50
5	45
22	29
11	48
16	52
13	36
1	64
5	56
13	26
9	40
3	58
14	40
20	22
31	1
7	52
35	33
10	36
13	34
9	48
3	50
7	40
23	40
10	36
1	58

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 11 to 22 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, 11 to 22 March 2019 (this event)	385 records

Every Record Set

20 of 385

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 11 to 22 March 2019, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2019-03-15	Blackbutt Post Office	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	66	52 of 100 (Notable)
2019-03-16	Bauhinia Downs Store	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	65.9 mm (2.6 in)	60	68 of 100 (Major)
2019-03-16	Booroondarra	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	61	65 of 100 (Major)
2019-03-16	Glen Royal	Record daily precipitation	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	81	61 of 100 (Major)
2019-03-16	Anakie Richardson St	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	88	56 of 100 (Notable)
2019-03-16	Garah (Ulinga)	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	81	56 of 100 (Notable)
2019-03-16	Maywin Park	Record daily precipitation	153.5 mm (6.0 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	25	55 of 100 (Notable)
2019-03-16	Ardurad	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	66	51 of 100 (Notable)
2019-03-17	Fairbairn Dam	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	44	58 of 100 (Notable)
2019-03-17	Baradine Forestry	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	62	55 of 100 (Notable)
2019-03-17	Pallamallawa Post Office	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	86	53 of 100 (Notable)
2019-03-17	Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road)	Record daily precipitation	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	86	52 of 100 (Notable)
2019-03-17	Avalon Beach (Avalon (Palmgrov	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	49	52 of 100 (Notable)
2019-03-18	Picton Council Depot	Record daily precipitation	126.6 mm (5.0 in)	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	81	74 of 100 (Major)
2019-03-18	Tyringham (Glenferneigh (Ring	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	40	56 of 100 (Notable)
2019-03-18	Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	92	56 of 100 (Notable)
2019-03-18	Randwick Bowling Club	Record daily precipitation	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	126	55 of 100 (Notable)
2019-03-18	Centennial Park	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	86	53 of 100 (Notable)
2019-03-18	Sydney Airport AMO	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	86	52 of 100 (Notable)
2019-03-19	Bonang	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	102	58 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 385 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
77	81
66	60
78	61
52	81
63	44
21	102
37	88
43	81
68	40
27	92
50	25
39	62
31	126
26	86
35	86
32	66
29	86
34	86
48	49
44	66
29	88
56	44
39	25
30	82
40	56
53	36
32	40
15	110
23	82
32	74
18	112
19	89
32	62
37	84
24	88
36	58
22	82
14	92
10	106
20	81
52	49
45	40
16	86
11	112
11	92
20	80
16	86
51	48
44	40
15	86
11	80
21	78
14	81
9	92
10	86
5	114
17	72
10	92
16	76
50	34
49	6
51	1
12	86
8	92
11	76
0	106
38	29
5	92
35	60
10	86
7	86
17	76
17	68
10	78
9	80
26	52
36	40
18	56
37	58
20	40
4	81
8	78
35	42
50	6
19	68
5	82
30	40
6	81
48	26
53	1
56	1
4	80
8	68
14	10
21	49
9	81
29	36
15	58
17	52
48	1
5	55
4	78
4	77
18	60
14	56
24	40
2	80
15	58
19	36
24	17
29	44
24	42
11	62
31	36
1	76
16	48
27	44
27	40
46	1
47	12
24	25
5	68
21	33
3	74
17	40
16	50
20	44
20	36
12	49
37	1
10	68
42	33
23	12
41	6
41	8
10	40
16	40
27	36
5	68
34	13
6	64
23	29
5	68
3	68
31	34
23	40
18	36
13	40
19	52
2	66
25	20
3	64
21	36
7	49
4	58
18	44
2	58
9	40
19	36
20	13
17	36
25	34
5	52
9	40
19	30
24	36
21	28
33	1
38	12
3	56
39	33
25	33
19	37
7	58
17	38
11	40
9	50
5	45
22	29
11	48
16	52
13	36
1	64
5	56
13	26
9	40
3	58
14	40
20	22
31	1
7	52
35	33
10	36
13	34
9	48
3	50
7	40
23	40
10	36
1	58

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
77	81
66	60
78	61
52	81
63	44
21	102
37	88
43	81
68	40
27	92
50	25
39	62
31	126
26	86
35	86
32	66
29	86
34	86
48	49
44	66
29	88
56	44
39	25
30	82
40	56
53	36
32	40
15	110
23	82
32	74
18	112
19	89
32	62
37	84
24	88
36	58
22	82
14	92
10	106
20	81
52	49
45	40
16	86
11	112
11	92
20	80
16	86
51	48
44	40
15	86
11	80
21	78
14	81
9	92
10	86
5	114
17	72
10	92
16	76
50	34
49	6
51	1
12	86
8	92
11	76
0	106
38	29
5	92
35	60
10	86
7	86
17	76
17	68
10	78
9	80
26	52
36	40
18	56
37	58
20	40
4	81
8	78
35	42
50	6
19	68
5	82
30	40
6	81
48	26
53	1
56	1
4	80
8	68
14	10
21	49
9	81
29	36
15	58
17	52
48	1
5	55
4	78
4	77
18	60
14	56
24	40
2	80
15	58
19	36
24	17
29	44
24	42
11	62
31	36
1	76
16	48
27	44
27	40
46	1
47	12
24	25
5	68
21	33
3	74
17	40
16	50
20	44
20	36
12	49
37	1
10	68
42	33
23	12
41	6
41	8
10	40
16	40
27	36
5	68
34	13
6	64
23	29
5	68
3	68
31	34
23	40
18	36
13	40
19	52
2	66
25	20
3	64
21	36
7	49
4	58
18	44
2	58
9	40
19	36
20	13
17	36
25	34
5	52
9	40
19	30
24	36
21	28
33	1
38	12
3	56
39	33
25	33
19	37
7	58
17	38
11	40
9	50
5	45
22	29
11	48
16	52
13	36
1	64
5	56
13	26
9	40
3	58
14	40
20	22
31	1
7	52
35	33
10	36
13	34
9	48
3	50
7	40
23	40
10	36
1	58

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
77	81
66	60
78	61
52	81
63	44
21	102
37	88
43	81
68	40
27	92
50	25
39	62
31	126
26	86
35	86
32	66
29	86
34	86
48	49
44	66
29	88
56	44
39	25
30	82
40	56
53	36
32	40
15	110
23	82
32	74
18	112
19	89
32	62
37	84
24	88
36	58
22	82
14	92
10	106
20	81
52	49
45	40
16	86
11	112
11	92
20	80
16	86
51	48
44	40
15	86
11	80
21	78
14	81
9	92
10	86
5	114
17	72
10	92
16	76
50	34
49	6
51	1
12	86
8	92
11	76
0	106
38	29
5	92
35	60
10	86
7	86
17	76
17	68
10	78
9	80
26	52
36	40
18	56
37	58
20	40
4	81
8	78
35	42
50	6
19	68
5	82
30	40
6	81
48	26
53	1
56	1
4	80
8	68
14	10
21	49
9	81
29	36
15	58
17	52
48	1
5	55
4	78
4	77
18	60
14	56
24	40
2	80
15	58
19	36
24	17
29	44
24	42
11	62
31	36
1	76
16	48
27	44
27	40
46	1
47	12
24	25
5	68
21	33
3	74
17	40
16	50
20	44
20	36
12	49
37	1
10	68
42	33
23	12
41	6
41	8
10	40
16	40
27	36
5	68
34	13
6	64
23	29
5	68
3	68
31	34
23	40
18	36
13	40
19	52
2	66
25	20
3	64
21	36
7	49
4	58
18	44
2	58
9	40
19	36
20	13
17	36
25	34
5	52
9	40
19	30
24	36
21	28
33	1
38	12
3	56
39	33
25	33
19	37
7	58
17	38
11	40
9	50
5	45
22	29
11	48
16	52
13	36
1	64
5	56
13	26
9	40
3	58
14	40
20	22
31	1
7	52
35	33
10	36
13	34
9	48
3	50
7	40
23	40
10	36
1	58