Extreme rain in Australia, 1 to 11 March 2020

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 1 to 11 March 2020
Start: 2020-03-01
End: 2020-03-11
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 1 to 11 March 2020: 932 records at 738 stations, peak on 5 March 2020. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 1 to 11 March 2020 set or tied 932 station records at 738 stations.
It ran from 1 March 2020 to 11 March 2020 (11 days) and its peak day was 5 March 2020.
Status: closed.
Enngonia (Belalie) set a daily record precipitation of 115.0 mm (4.5 in) on 5 March 2020.
The busiest day was 5 March 2020 with 392 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 141 years.

Footprint

1 to 11 March 2020

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 1 to 11 March 2020 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 11 March 2020: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Enngonia (Belalie)	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	2020-03-05
Urana Post Office	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	2020-03-05
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	2020-03-05
Barnawartha	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	2020-03-05
Strathbogie North	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	2020-03-05
Wodonga Express	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	2020-03-05
Lancefield	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	2020-03-05
Redesdale	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	2020-03-05
Tinnenburra	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	2020-03-05
Hungerford	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	2020-03-05
Waranga Reservoir	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	2020-03-05
Chiltern (Post Office)	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	2020-03-06
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	2020-03-09
Wooragee	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	2020-03-05
Stanhope	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	2020-03-05
Oakleigh (Metropolitan Golf Cl	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	2020-03-05
Carboor	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	2020-03-06
Yackandandah	Record daily precipitation	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	2020-03-05
Indigo	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	2020-03-05
Gulgong Post Office	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	2020-03-06

Records per Day

Peak day 392

Records set or tied each day from 1 March 2020 to 11 March 2020. The most in one day was 392 on 5 March 2020.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Australia, 1 to 11 March 2020
Date	Records
2020-03-01	1
2020-03-02	59
2020-03-03	24
2020-03-04	55
2020-03-05	392
2020-03-06	308
2020-03-07	16
2020-03-08	4
2020-03-09	24
2020-03-10	46
2020-03-11	3

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 1 to 11 March 2020 ranked by margin
Chiltern (Post Office), 03-06	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
Tinnenburra, 03-05	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
Enngonia (Belalie), 03-05	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
Strathbogie North, 03-05	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
Hungerford, 03-05	74.3 mm (2.9 in)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse, 03-09	72.8 mm (2.9 in)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), 03-05	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
Stanhope, 03-05	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
Waranga Reservoir, 03-05	50.1 mm (2.0 in)
Yackandandah, 03-05	47.9 mm (1.9 in)
Gulgong Post Office, 03-06	46.4 mm (1.8 in)
Wooragee, 03-05	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
Urana Post Office, 03-05	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
Barnawartha, 03-05	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
Oakleigh (Metropolitan Golf Cl, 03-05	44.1 mm (1.7 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

500 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 11 March 2020
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
84	129
45	126
68	101
44	117
76	102
44	117
43	101
40	113
88	99
74	99
73	130
50	96
90	96
46	101
57	87
43	101
44	87
48	101
46	126
36	117
38	101
39	101
33	113
32	117
34	117
28	96
46	87
28	84
42	65
42	71
55	65
55	65
39	87
26	96
47	111
37	99
37	99
39	61
20	125
32	87
48	59
42	61
42	65
55	57
28	117
42	71
35	65
24	117
13	101
47	65
64	61
31	65
29	99
27	101
47	57
20	103
23	73
37	99
39	114
37	70
22	101
32	65
61	73
1	103
31	125
24	61
28	61
34	64
60	43
46	52
43	61
16	101
19	73
24	117
59	48
21	107
28	65
29	55
97	44
25	126
20	96
39	61
61	43
38	65
32	71
26	61
31	71
20	93
50	46
15	93
27	81
35	61
36	71
38	61
19	101
25	96
7	109
42	33
21	96
67	44
59	37
18	96
43	37
46	37
43	43
24	93
7	141
14	101
45	37
46	39
55	37
34	37
47	39
40	57
66	64
38	48
20	107
37	65
44	43
50	33
93	11
79	41
30	61
32	61
29	61
11	110
67	7
11	110
25	65
13	129
31	10
13	96
45	24
40	24
12	101
18	61
12	87
15	126
55	43
19	113
48	48
27	61
33	61
31	37
12	107
13	101
16	101
34	10
36	10
12	126
8	80
38	30
38	61
11	102
25	65
39	31
32	56
15	49
18	49
12	96
29	38
31	10
10	109
45	49
63	16
16	99
13	100
14	96
25	65
43	6
9	101
22	65
39	43
67	15
45	15
36	10
13	96
29	81
11	99
72	10
9	101
23	35
60	11
13	44
32	52
4	82
25	10
48	48
17	99
66	32
26	64
42	24
80	15
11	99
8	69
7	96
38	8
45	8
10	102
14	73

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 1 to 11 March 2020 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 11 March 2020 (this event)	932 records

Every Record Set

20 of 932

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 1 to 11 March 2020, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2020-03-05	Enngonia (Belalie)	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	129	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2020-03-05	Urana Post Office	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	126	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2020-03-05	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	101	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2020-03-05	Barnawartha	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	117	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2020-03-05	Strathbogie North	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	102	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2020-03-05	Wodonga Express	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	117	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2020-03-05	Lancefield	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	101	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2020-03-05	Redesdale	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	113	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2020-03-05	Tinnenburra	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	99	79 of 100 (Major)
2020-03-05	Hungerford	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	74.3 mm (2.9 in)	99	79 of 100 (Major)
2020-03-05	Waranga Reservoir	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	96	78 of 100 (Major)
2020-03-05	Wooragee	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	101	77 of 100 (Major)
2020-03-05	Stanhope	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	87	76 of 100 (Major)
2020-03-05	Oakleigh (Metropolitan Golf Cl	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	87	76 of 100 (Major)
2020-03-05	Yackandandah	Record daily precipitation	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	101	74 of 100 (Major)
2020-03-05	Indigo	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	117	73 of 100 (Major)
2020-03-06	Chiltern (Post Office)	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	96	78 of 100 (Major)
2020-03-06	Carboor	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	101	76 of 100 (Major)
2020-03-06	Gulgong Post Office	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	126	73 of 100 (Major)
2020-03-09	Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	130	78 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 932 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 2026-10-12. 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
84	129
45	126
68	101
44	117
76	102
44	117
43	101
40	113
88	99
74	99
73	130
50	96
90	96
46	101
57	87
43	101
44	87
48	101
46	126
36	117
38	101
39	101
33	113
32	117
34	117
28	96
46	87
28	84
42	65
42	71
55	65
55	65
39	87
26	96
47	111
37	99
37	99
39	61
20	125
32	87
48	59
42	61
42	65
55	57
28	117
42	71
35	65
24	117
13	101
47	65
64	61
31	65
29	99
27	101
47	57
20	103
23	73
37	99
39	114
37	70
22	101
32	65
61	73
1	103
31	125
24	61
28	61
34	64
60	43
46	52
43	61
16	101
19	73
24	117
59	48
21	107
28	65
29	55
97	44
25	126
20	96
39	61
61	43
38	65
32	71
26	61
31	71
20	93
50	46
15	93
27	81
35	61
36	71
38	61
19	101
25	96
7	109
42	33
21	96
67	44
59	37
18	96
43	37
46	37
43	43
24	93
7	141
14	101
45	37
46	39
55	37
34	37
47	39
40	57
66	64
38	48
20	107
37	65
44	43
50	33
93	11
79	41
30	61
32	61
29	61
11	110
67	7
11	110
25	65
13	129
31	10
13	96
45	24
40	24
12	101
18	61
12	87
15	126
55	43
19	113
48	48
27	61
33	61
31	37
12	107
13	101
16	101
34	10
36	10
12	126
8	80
38	30
38	61
11	102
25	65
39	31
32	56
15	49
18	49
12	96
29	38
31	10
10	109
45	49
63	16
16	99
13	100
14	96
25	65
43	6
9	101
22	65
39	43
67	15
45	15
36	10
13	96
29	81
11	99
72	10
9	101
23	35
60	11
13	44
32	52
4	82
25	10
48	48
17	99
66	32
26	64
42	24
80	15
11	99
8	69
7	96
38	8
45	8
10	102
14	73

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
84	129
45	126
68	101
44	117
76	102
44	117
43	101
40	113
88	99
74	99
73	130
50	96
90	96
46	101
57	87
43	101
44	87
48	101
46	126
36	117
38	101
39	101
33	113
32	117
34	117
28	96
46	87
28	84
42	65
42	71
55	65
55	65
39	87
26	96
47	111
37	99
37	99
39	61
20	125
32	87
48	59
42	61
42	65
55	57
28	117
42	71
35	65
24	117
13	101
47	65
64	61
31	65
29	99
27	101
47	57
20	103
23	73
37	99
39	114
37	70
22	101
32	65
61	73
1	103
31	125
24	61
28	61
34	64
60	43
46	52
43	61
16	101
19	73
24	117
59	48
21	107
28	65
29	55
97	44
25	126
20	96
39	61
61	43
38	65
32	71
26	61
31	71
20	93
50	46
15	93
27	81
35	61
36	71
38	61
19	101
25	96
7	109
42	33
21	96
67	44
59	37
18	96
43	37
46	37
43	43
24	93
7	141
14	101
45	37
46	39
55	37
34	37
47	39
40	57
66	64
38	48
20	107
37	65
44	43
50	33
93	11
79	41
30	61
32	61
29	61
11	110
67	7
11	110
25	65
13	129
31	10
13	96
45	24
40	24
12	101
18	61
12	87
15	126
55	43
19	113
48	48
27	61
33	61
31	37
12	107
13	101
16	101
34	10
36	10
12	126
8	80
38	30
38	61
11	102
25	65
39	31
32	56
15	49
18	49
12	96
29	38
31	10
10	109
45	49
63	16
16	99
13	100
14	96
25	65
43	6
9	101
22	65
39	43
67	15
45	15
36	10
13	96
29	81
11	99
72	10
9	101
23	35
60	11
13	44
32	52
4	82
25	10
48	48
17	99
66	32
26	64
42	24
80	15
11	99
8	69
7	96
38	8
45	8
10	102
14	73

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
84	129
45	126
68	101
44	117
76	102
44	117
43	101
40	113
88	99
74	99
73	130
50	96
90	96
46	101
57	87
43	101
44	87
48	101
46	126
36	117
38	101
39	101
33	113
32	117
34	117
28	96
46	87
28	84
42	65
42	71
55	65
55	65
39	87
26	96
47	111
37	99
37	99
39	61
20	125
32	87
48	59
42	61
42	65
55	57
28	117
42	71
35	65
24	117
13	101
47	65
64	61
31	65
29	99
27	101
47	57
20	103
23	73
37	99
39	114
37	70
22	101
32	65
61	73
1	103
31	125
24	61
28	61
34	64
60	43
46	52
43	61
16	101
19	73
24	117
59	48
21	107
28	65
29	55
97	44
25	126
20	96
39	61
61	43
38	65
32	71
26	61
31	71
20	93
50	46
15	93
27	81
35	61
36	71
38	61
19	101
25	96
7	109
42	33
21	96
67	44
59	37
18	96
43	37
46	37
43	43
24	93
7	141
14	101
45	37
46	39
55	37
34	37
47	39
40	57
66	64
38	48
20	107
37	65
44	43
50	33
93	11
79	41
30	61
32	61
29	61
11	110
67	7
11	110
25	65
13	129
31	10
13	96
45	24
40	24
12	101
18	61
12	87
15	126
55	43
19	113
48	48
27	61
33	61
31	37
12	107
13	101
16	101
34	10
36	10
12	126
8	80
38	30
38	61
11	102
25	65
39	31
32	56
15	49
18	49
12	96
29	38
31	10
10	109
45	49
63	16
16	99
13	100
14	96
25	65
43	6
9	101
22	65
39	43
67	15
45	15
36	10
13	96
29	81
11	99
72	10
9	101
23	35
60	11
13	44
32	52
4	82
25	10
48	48
17	99
66	32
26	64
42	24
80	15
11	99
8	69
7	96
38	8
45	8
10	102
14	73