Extreme rain in Australia, 1 to 5 November 2019

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 1 to 5 November 2019
Start: 2019-11-01
End: 2019-11-05
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 1 to 5 November 2019: 166 records at 161 stations, peak on 4 November 2019. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 1 to 5 November 2019 set or tied 166 station records at 161 stations.
It ran from 1 November 2019 to 5 November 2019 (5 days) and its peak day was 4 November 2019.
Status: closed.
Chiltern (Post Office) set a daily record precipitation of 48.0 mm (1.9 in) on 3 November 2019.
The busiest day was 4 November 2019 with 74 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 130 years.

Footprint

1 to 5 November 2019

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 1 to 5 November 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, 1 to 5 November 2019: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Chiltern (Post Office)	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	2019-11-03
Leeton (Bents Hill)	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	2019-11-04
Ivanhoe (Baden Park)	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	2019-11-04
Fords Bridge (Delta)	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	2019-11-03
Yenda (Henry Street)	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	2019-11-04
Binya Post Office	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	2019-11-04
Willow Tree (Yarrabah)	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	2019-11-04
Brewarrina (Yappalee)	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	2019-11-03
Wanaaring Post Office	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	2019-11-03
Mundarlo (Yabtree)	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	2019-11-04
Cobar (Tambua)	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	2019-11-02
Ivanhoe (Mt Manara)	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	2019-11-04
Wantabadgery	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	2019-11-04
Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead)	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	2019-11-03
Indigo	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	2019-11-03
Mullaley (Bando)	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	2019-11-04
Tallangatta (Bullioh)	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	2019-11-04
Balranald (Rsl)	Record daily precipitation	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	2019-11-03
Rochester	Record daily precipitation	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	2019-11-03
Marlo	Record daily precipitation	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	2019-11-05

Records per Day

Peak day 74

Records set or tied each day from 1 November 2019 to 5 November 2019. The most in one day was 74 on 4 November 2019.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 1 to 5 November 2019 ranked by margin
Yenda (Henry Street), 11-04	44.6 mm (1.8 in)
Brewarrina (Yappalee), 11-03	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
Leeton (Bents Hill), 11-04	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
Chiltern (Post Office), 11-03	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
Mullaley (Bando), 11-04	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
Ivanhoe (Baden Park), 11-04	17.7 mm (0.7 in)
Fords Bridge (Delta), 11-03	15.9 mm (0.6 in)
Willow Tree (Yarrabah), 11-04	15.4 mm (0.6 in)
Wanaaring Post Office, 11-03	9.1 mm (0.36 in)
Cobar (Tambua), 11-02	7.2 mm (0.28 in)
Mundarlo (Yabtree), 11-04	7.0 mm (0.28 in)
Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead), 11-03	6.9 mm (0.27 in)
Wantabadgery, 11-04	6.6 mm (0.26 in)
Ivanhoe (Mt Manara), 11-04	6.1 mm (0.24 in)
Marlo, 11-05	5.4 mm (0.21 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

166 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 5 November 2019
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
25	106
30	60
18	112
16	112
45	22
3	107
15	85
42	10
9	123
7	112
6	130
7	123
7	112
7	123
19	64
5	106
3	106
4	112
5	96
2	106
2	123
8	80
25	22
2	106
3	106
22	26
37	12
1	108
17	46
4	76
1	84
20	45
8	57
4	57
15	22
9	42
7	42
6	64
13	22
15	22
6	42
2	57
11	45
9	45
17	28
10	24
2	68
12	45
14	22
20	12
10	44
9	46
8	45
8	34
8	45
9	44
11	22
9	34
15	12
5	45
3	46
12	25
1	45
7	22
6	45
13	13
3	34
4	42
2	41
5	46
11	24
5	25
3	42
4	25
13	12
5	18
2	34
4	24
9	12
8	12
1	42
1	48
8	34
1	34
6	30
2	42
7	25
3	42
9	24
3	45
0	45
4	42
0	34
0	42
1	33
5	36
4	34
2	42
4	42
4	34
1	46
13	14
5	2
1	25
3	36
3	42
6	22
1	25
5	10
3	34
10	12
1	42
1	42
1	38
2	34
12	12
13	12
10	12
11	22
5	14
8	12
2	18
3	12
9	22
0	38
0	25
8	12
3	12
1	34
5	29
3	25
8	12
8	12
2	25
4	18
4	25
4	12
3	10
0	25
0	12
2	24
1	12
5	14
3	14
4	12
1	22
7	12
0	4
2	12
3	12
5	13
1	12
1	22
5	12
4	12
0	12
2	12
1	12
0	10
2	12
3	10
2	4
1	12
0	12
1	12
0	12

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 1 to 5 November 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, 1 to 5 November 2019 (this event)	166 records

Every Record Set

20 of 166

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 1 to 5 November 2019, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2019-11-02	Cobar (Tambua)	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	123	46 of 100 (Notable)
2019-11-03	Chiltern (Post Office)	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	106	65 of 100 (Major)
2019-11-03	Fords Bridge (Delta)	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	112	55 of 100 (Notable)
2019-11-03	Brewarrina (Yappalee)	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	10	48 of 100 (Notable)
2019-11-03	Wanaaring Post Office	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	123	47 of 100 (Notable)
2019-11-03	Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead)	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	123	45 of 100 (Notable)
2019-11-03	Indigo	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	106	44 of 100 (Notable)
2019-11-03	Balranald (Rsl)	Record daily precipitation	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	106	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-11-03	Rochester	Record daily precipitation	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	106	20 of 100 (Routine)
2019-11-04	Leeton (Bents Hill)	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	60	63 of 100 (Major)
2019-11-04	Ivanhoe (Baden Park)	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	112	58 of 100 (Notable)
2019-11-04	Yenda (Henry Street)	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	22	55 of 100 (Notable)
2019-11-04	Binya Post Office	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	107	53 of 100 (Notable)
2019-11-04	Willow Tree (Yarrabah)	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	85	49 of 100 (Notable)
2019-11-04	Mundarlo (Yabtree)	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	112	47 of 100 (Notable)
2019-11-04	Ivanhoe (Mt Manara)	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	130	46 of 100 (Notable)
2019-11-04	Wantabadgery	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	112	46 of 100 (Notable)
2019-11-04	Mullaley (Bando)	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	64	44 of 100 (Notable)
2019-11-04	Tallangatta (Bullioh)	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	112	43 of 100 (Notable)
2019-11-05	Marlo	Record daily precipitation	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	96	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 166 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
25	106
30	60
18	112
16	112
45	22
3	107
15	85
42	10
9	123
7	112
6	130
7	123
7	112
7	123
19	64
5	106
3	106
4	112
5	96
2	106
2	123
8	80
25	22
2	106
3	106
22	26
37	12
1	108
17	46
4	76
1	84
20	45
8	57
4	57
15	22
9	42
7	42
6	64
13	22
15	22
6	42
2	57
11	45
9	45
17	28
10	24
2	68
12	45
14	22
20	12
10	44
9	46
8	45
8	34
8	45
9	44
11	22
9	34
15	12
5	45
3	46
12	25
1	45
7	22
6	45
13	13
3	34
4	42
2	41
5	46
11	24
5	25
3	42
4	25
13	12
5	18
2	34
4	24
9	12
8	12
1	42
1	48
8	34
1	34
6	30
2	42
7	25
3	42
9	24
3	45
0	45
4	42
0	34
0	42
1	33
5	36
4	34
2	42
4	42
4	34
1	46
13	14
5	2
1	25
3	36
3	42
6	22
1	25
5	10
3	34
10	12
1	42
1	42
1	38
2	34
12	12
13	12
10	12
11	22
5	14
8	12
2	18
3	12
9	22
0	38
0	25
8	12
3	12
1	34
5	29
3	25
8	12
8	12
2	25
4	18
4	25
4	12
3	10
0	25
0	12
2	24
1	12
5	14
3	14
4	12
1	22
7	12
0	4
2	12
3	12
5	13
1	12
1	22
5	12
4	12
0	12
2	12
1	12
0	10
2	12
3	10
2	4
1	12
0	12
1	12
0	12

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
25	106
30	60
18	112
16	112
45	22
3	107
15	85
42	10
9	123
7	112
6	130
7	123
7	112
7	123
19	64
5	106
3	106
4	112
5	96
2	106
2	123
8	80
25	22
2	106
3	106
22	26
37	12
1	108
17	46
4	76
1	84
20	45
8	57
4	57
15	22
9	42
7	42
6	64
13	22
15	22
6	42
2	57
11	45
9	45
17	28
10	24
2	68
12	45
14	22
20	12
10	44
9	46
8	45
8	34
8	45
9	44
11	22
9	34
15	12
5	45
3	46
12	25
1	45
7	22
6	45
13	13
3	34
4	42
2	41
5	46
11	24
5	25
3	42
4	25
13	12
5	18
2	34
4	24
9	12
8	12
1	42
1	48
8	34
1	34
6	30
2	42
7	25
3	42
9	24
3	45
0	45
4	42
0	34
0	42
1	33
5	36
4	34
2	42
4	42
4	34
1	46
13	14
5	2
1	25
3	36
3	42
6	22
1	25
5	10
3	34
10	12
1	42
1	42
1	38
2	34
12	12
13	12
10	12
11	22
5	14
8	12
2	18
3	12
9	22
0	38
0	25
8	12
3	12
1	34
5	29
3	25
8	12
8	12
2	25
4	18
4	25
4	12
3	10
0	25
0	12
2	24
1	12
5	14
3	14
4	12
1	22
7	12
0	4
2	12
3	12
5	13
1	12
1	22
5	12
4	12
0	12
2	12
1	12
0	10
2	12
3	10
2	4
1	12
0	12
1	12
0	12

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
25	106
30	60
18	112
16	112
45	22
3	107
15	85
42	10
9	123
7	112
6	130
7	123
7	112
7	123
19	64
5	106
3	106
4	112
5	96
2	106
2	123
8	80
25	22
2	106
3	106
22	26
37	12
1	108
17	46
4	76
1	84
20	45
8	57
4	57
15	22
9	42
7	42
6	64
13	22
15	22
6	42
2	57
11	45
9	45
17	28
10	24
2	68
12	45
14	22
20	12
10	44
9	46
8	45
8	34
8	45
9	44
11	22
9	34
15	12
5	45
3	46
12	25
1	45
7	22
6	45
13	13
3	34
4	42
2	41
5	46
11	24
5	25
3	42
4	25
13	12
5	18
2	34
4	24
9	12
8	12
1	42
1	48
8	34
1	34
6	30
2	42
7	25
3	42
9	24
3	45
0	45
4	42
0	34
0	42
1	33
5	36
4	34
2	42
4	42
4	34
1	46
13	14
5	2
1	25
3	36
3	42
6	22
1	25
5	10
3	34
10	12
1	42
1	42
1	38
2	34
12	12
13	12
10	12
11	22
5	14
8	12
2	18
3	12
9	22
0	38
0	25
8	12
3	12
1	34
5	29
3	25
8	12
8	12
2	25
4	18
4	25
4	12
3	10
0	25
0	12
2	24
1	12
5	14
3	14
4	12
1	22
7	12
0	4
2	12
3	12
5	13
1	12
1	22
5	12
4	12
0	12
2	12
1	12
0	10
2	12
3	10
2	4
1	12
0	12
1	12
0	12