Extreme rain in Australia, 20 to 23 September 2019

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 20 to 23 September 2019
Start: 2019-09-20
End: 2019-09-23
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 20 to 23 September 2019: 132 records at 120 stations, peak on 21 September 2019. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 20 to 23 September 2019 set or tied 132 station records at 120 stations.
It ran from 20 September 2019 to 23 September 2019 (4 days) and its peak day was 21 September 2019.
Status: closed.
Kyancutta set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 20 September 2019.
The busiest day was 21 September 2019 with 94 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 134 years.

Footprint

20 to 23 September 2019

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 20 to 23 September 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, 20 to 23 September 2019: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Kyancutta	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	2019-09-20
Lock	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	2019-09-20
Yeelanna	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	2019-09-20
Karcultaby	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	2019-09-20
Kingscote (Karinga)	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	2019-09-21
Yaninee	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	2019-09-20
Lock (Terrah Winds)	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	2019-09-20
Tumby Bay (Yadnarie)	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	2019-09-20
Second Valley (Poolamacca)	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	2019-09-21
Mount Wudinna	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	2019-09-20
Warramboo	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	2019-09-20
Butler Tanks (North Parnda)	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	2019-09-20
Whyalla (Mullaquana)	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	2019-09-21
Waddikee	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	2019-09-21
Woolgangi	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	2019-09-21
Bute	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	2019-09-21
Port Wakefield	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	2019-09-21
Paskeville	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	2019-09-21
Cape Willoughby	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	2019-09-21
Kensington Upper (Burnside)	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	2019-09-21

Records per Day

Peak day 94

Records set or tied each day from 20 September 2019 to 23 September 2019. The most in one day was 94 on 21 September 2019.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 20 to 23 September 2019 ranked by margin
Kyancutta, 09-20	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
Tumby Bay (Yadnarie), 09-20	20.2 mm (0.8 in)
Lock (Terrah Winds), 09-20	17.6 mm (0.7 in)
Woolgangi, 09-21	13.9 mm (0.5 in)
Whyalla (Mullaquana), 09-21	13.2 mm (0.5 in)
Waddikee, 09-21	11.3 mm (0.4 in)
Lock, 09-20	11.1 mm (0.4 in)
Yaninee, 09-20	10.8 mm (0.4 in)
Kingscote (Karinga), 09-21	10.2 mm (0.4 in)
Second Valley (Poolamacca), 09-21	10.1 mm (0.4 in)
Karcultaby, 09-20	9.6 mm (0.38 in)
Warramboo, 09-20	8.8 mm (0.35 in)
Cape Willoughby, 09-21	8.8 mm (0.35 in)
Butler Tanks (North Parnda), 09-20	8.7 mm (0.34 in)
Kensington Upper (Burnside), 09-21	8.4 mm (0.33 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

132 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, 20 to 23 September 2019
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
21	77
11	96
4	107
10	96
9	97
13	78
10	84
11	77
18	44
20	48
14	69
11	68
8	118
10	86
7	96
6	124
9	77
5	102
5	132
9	77
15	40
15	40
6	134
6	96
16	40
18	20
4	132
5	96
18	22
15	40
4	96
3	124
17	28
3	96
2	102
2	127
3	96
14	34
7	64
2	96
0	112
1	96
3	89
3	44
0	96
13	44
2	76
7	45
10	44
10	40
1	78
8	40
14	2
16	2
0	81
13	2
9	28
13	25
0	39
7	49
5	52
4	40
5	40
4	42
8	28
9	26
3	49
5	49
6	44
11	28
6	42
7	42
3	9
11	22
6	44
10	25
4	52
8	28
2	40
7	34
9	28
2	40
2	40
3	49
6	32
8	28
3	34
6	22
3	49
8	9
3	49
4	49
2	52
3	49
3	49
6	28
9	12
1	34
1	34
6	25
1	52
3	42
5	28
1	34
2	49
1	49
8	0
0	49
5	28
0	49
7	0
2	34
4	2
0	42
2	34
5	29
1	32
1	25
9	2
1	32
6	2
2	28
4	9
1	20
3	9
4	2
1	26
0	28
2	8
0	2
0	9
0	2

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 20 to 23 September 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, 20 to 23 September 2019 (this event)	132 records

Every Record Set

20 of 132

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 20 to 23 September 2019, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2019-09-20	Kyancutta	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	77	72 of 100 (Major)
2019-09-20	Lock	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	96	63 of 100 (Major)
2019-09-20	Yeelanna	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	107	58 of 100 (Notable)
2019-09-20	Karcultaby	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	96	57 of 100 (Notable)
2019-09-20	Yaninee	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	77	54 of 100 (Notable)
2019-09-20	Lock (Terrah Winds)	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	44	54 of 100 (Notable)
2019-09-20	Tumby Bay (Yadnarie)	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	48	54 of 100 (Notable)
2019-09-20	Mount Wudinna	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	96	51 of 100 (Notable)
2019-09-20	Warramboo	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	77	50 of 100 (Notable)
2019-09-20	Butler Tanks (North Parnda)	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	77	49 of 100 (Notable)
2019-09-21	Kingscote (Karinga)	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	84	56 of 100 (Notable)
2019-09-21	Second Valley (Poolamacca)	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	86	53 of 100 (Notable)
2019-09-21	Whyalla (Mullaquana)	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	78	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-09-21	Waddikee	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	68	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-09-21	Woolgangi	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	69	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-09-21	Bute	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	124	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-09-21	Port Wakefield	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	102	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-09-21	Paskeville	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	132	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-09-21	Cape Willoughby	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	97	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-09-21	Kensington Upper (Burnside)	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	118	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 132 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
21	77
11	96
4	107
10	96
9	97
13	78
10	84
11	77
18	44
20	48
14	69
11	68
8	118
10	86
7	96
6	124
9	77
5	102
5	132
9	77
15	40
15	40
6	134
6	96
16	40
18	20
4	132
5	96
18	22
15	40
4	96
3	124
17	28
3	96
2	102
2	127
3	96
14	34
7	64
2	96
0	112
1	96
3	89
3	44
0	96
13	44
2	76
7	45
10	44
10	40
1	78
8	40
14	2
16	2
0	81
13	2
9	28
13	25
0	39
7	49
5	52
4	40
5	40
4	42
8	28
9	26
3	49
5	49
6	44
11	28
6	42
7	42
3	9
11	22
6	44
10	25
4	52
8	28
2	40
7	34
9	28
2	40
2	40
3	49
6	32
8	28
3	34
6	22
3	49
8	9
3	49
4	49
2	52
3	49
3	49
6	28
9	12
1	34
1	34
6	25
1	52
3	42
5	28
1	34
2	49
1	49
8	0
0	49
5	28
0	49
7	0
2	34
4	2
0	42
2	34
5	29
1	32
1	25
9	2
1	32
6	2
2	28
4	9
1	20
3	9
4	2
1	26
0	28
2	8
0	2
0	9
0	2

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
21	77
11	96
4	107
10	96
9	97
13	78
10	84
11	77
18	44
20	48
14	69
11	68
8	118
10	86
7	96
6	124
9	77
5	102
5	132
9	77
15	40
15	40
6	134
6	96
16	40
18	20
4	132
5	96
18	22
15	40
4	96
3	124
17	28
3	96
2	102
2	127
3	96
14	34
7	64
2	96
0	112
1	96
3	89
3	44
0	96
13	44
2	76
7	45
10	44
10	40
1	78
8	40
14	2
16	2
0	81
13	2
9	28
13	25
0	39
7	49
5	52
4	40
5	40
4	42
8	28
9	26
3	49
5	49
6	44
11	28
6	42
7	42
3	9
11	22
6	44
10	25
4	52
8	28
2	40
7	34
9	28
2	40
2	40
3	49
6	32
8	28
3	34
6	22
3	49
8	9
3	49
4	49
2	52
3	49
3	49
6	28
9	12
1	34
1	34
6	25
1	52
3	42
5	28
1	34
2	49
1	49
8	0
0	49
5	28
0	49
7	0
2	34
4	2
0	42
2	34
5	29
1	32
1	25
9	2
1	32
6	2
2	28
4	9
1	20
3	9
4	2
1	26
0	28
2	8
0	2
0	9
0	2

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
21	77
11	96
4	107
10	96
9	97
13	78
10	84
11	77
18	44
20	48
14	69
11	68
8	118
10	86
7	96
6	124
9	77
5	102
5	132
9	77
15	40
15	40
6	134
6	96
16	40
18	20
4	132
5	96
18	22
15	40
4	96
3	124
17	28
3	96
2	102
2	127
3	96
14	34
7	64
2	96
0	112
1	96
3	89
3	44
0	96
13	44
2	76
7	45
10	44
10	40
1	78
8	40
14	2
16	2
0	81
13	2
9	28
13	25
0	39
7	49
5	52
4	40
5	40
4	42
8	28
9	26
3	49
5	49
6	44
11	28
6	42
7	42
3	9
11	22
6	44
10	25
4	52
8	28
2	40
7	34
9	28
2	40
2	40
3	49
6	32
8	28
3	34
6	22
3	49
8	9
3	49
4	49
2	52
3	49
3	49
6	28
9	12
1	34
1	34
6	25
1	52
3	42
5	28
1	34
2	49
1	49
8	0
0	49
5	28
0	49
7	0
2	34
4	2
0	42
2	34
5	29
1	32
1	25
9	2
1	32
6	2
2	28
4	9
1	20
3	9
4	2
1	26
0	28
2	8
0	2
0	9
0	2