Extreme rain in Australia, 12 to 16 June 2020

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 12 to 16 June 2020
Start: 2020-06-12
End: 2020-06-16
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 12 to 16 June 2020: 257 records at 245 stations, peak on 14 June 2020. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 12 to 16 June 2020 set or tied 257 station records at 245 stations.
It ran from 12 June 2020 to 16 June 2020 (5 days) and its peak day was 14 June 2020.
Status: closed.
Dandaloo (Kelvin) set a daily record precipitation of 35.6 mm (1.4 in) on 13 June 2020.
The busiest day was 14 June 2020 with 185 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 131 years.

Footprint

12 to 16 June 2020

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 12 to 16 June 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, 12 to 16 June 2020: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Dandaloo (Kelvin)	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	2020-06-13
Tottenham Post Office	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	2020-06-13
Parkes Airport AWS	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	2020-06-14
Bowenville	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	2020-06-14
Peak Hill Post Office	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	2020-06-14
Ourigilla	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	2020-06-14
Monklands	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	2020-06-13
Valhalla	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	2020-06-14
Rosalie Plains	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	2020-06-14
Waterloo	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	2020-06-14
Alectown (Vanvilla)	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	2020-06-14
Fairleigh	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	2020-06-15
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	2020-06-14
Warialda (Croppa)	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	2020-06-14
Talagai	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	2020-06-14
Hannaford Post Office	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	2020-06-14
Consuelo	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	2020-06-13
Renmark Irrigation	Record daily precipitation	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	2020-06-14
Willow Tree (Yarrabah)	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	2020-06-14
Manildra (Hazeldale)	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	2020-06-14

Records per Day

Peak day 185

Records set or tied each day from 12 June 2020 to 16 June 2020. The most in one day was 185 on 14 June 2020.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 12 to 16 June 2020 ranked by margin
Rosalie Plains, 06-14	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
Monklands, 06-13	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
Warialda (Croppa), 06-14	33.4 mm (1.3 in)
Fairleigh, 06-15	33.2 mm (1.3 in)
Talagai, 06-14	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
Ourigilla, 06-14	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
Valhalla, 06-14	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
Tottenham Post Office, 06-13	25.5 mm (1.0 in)
Parkes Airport AWS, 06-14	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
Bowenville, 06-14	21.5 mm (0.8 in)
Alectown (Vanvilla), 06-14	21.4 mm (0.8 in)
Consuelo, 06-13	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
Dandaloo (Kelvin), 06-13	20.4 mm (0.8 in)
Peak Hill Post Office, 06-14	19.5 mm (0.8 in)
Waterloo, 06-14	19.4 mm (0.8 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

257 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, 12 to 16 June 2020
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
20	100
26	83
22	75
22	106
20	83
21	131
27	69
48	49
26	42
7	129
50	6
19	90
33	15
21	15
15	69
33	15
4	104
4	83
32	52
16	69
16	42
36	34
24	42
9	72
14	72
16	71
22	15
4	92
0	126
0	100
7	75
2	96
11	72
16	69
10	72
2	83
7	72
9	72
1	93
6	72
1	92
1	88
16	16
18	42
15	23
6	69
4	78
8	70
3	72
10	47
18	16
24	41
20	15
2	75
5	72
1	79
3	72
14	56
22	42
3	70
2	69
4	47
16	42
3	69
12	23
17	23
1	70
16	23
1	75
1	72
17	55
2	68
23	23
2	60
9	54
1	69
2	60
16	38
13	23
20	15
3	53
3	69
2	63
17	6
8	53
10	38
6	31
14	38
10	49
21	1
11	15
4	53
14	9
4	54
10	21
13	19
3	54
12	15
8	23
6	49
5	25
15	15
9	15
5	21
7	15
5	42
9	28
14	15
6	42
13	6
3	44
13	6
11	15
0	53
17	6
10	24
13	18
9	16
20	6
4	42
10	15
10	15
8	19
11	15
10	33
1	32
17	6
7	38
2	44
2	42
10	15
8	15
17	4
15	6
2	45
5	32
7	2
5	15
8	30
6	32
6	36
1	42
8	15
8	9
2	42
13	19
8	15
2	32
3	35
12	7
1	34
7	7
10	6
7	6
6	23
4	21
7	18
9	16
6	15
3	32
1	32
11	15
1	34
3	37
6	15
11	15
0	38
6	18
4	23
2	15
3	23
5	21
7	5
7	15
2	28
6	15
5	15
3	21
3	2
4	6
10	4
9	6
1	30
6	6
6	15
4	15
3	15
1	21
4	18
8	6
5	6
9	5
3	24
9	10
5	15
5	6
4	15
7	3
3	24
3	15

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 12 to 16 June 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, 12 to 16 June 2020 (this event)	257 records

Every Record Set

20 of 257

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 12 to 16 June 2020, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2020-06-13	Dandaloo (Kelvin)	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	100	65 of 100 (Major)
2020-06-13	Tottenham Post Office	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	83	63 of 100 (Major)
2020-06-13	Monklands	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	49	50 of 100 (Notable)
2020-06-13	Consuelo	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	131	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-06-14	Parkes Airport AWS	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	75	61 of 100 (Major)
2020-06-14	Bowenville	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	106	60 of 100 (Major)
2020-06-14	Peak Hill Post Office	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	83	58 of 100 (Notable)
2020-06-14	Ourigilla	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	69	55 of 100 (Notable)
2020-06-14	Valhalla	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42	50 of 100 (Notable)
2020-06-14	Rosalie Plains	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	6	47 of 100 (Notable)
2020-06-14	Waterloo	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	90	46 of 100 (Notable)
2020-06-14	Alectown (Vanvilla)	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	15	45 of 100 (Notable)
2020-06-14	Tulloona (Coolanga)	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	69	44 of 100 (Notable)
2020-06-14	Warialda (Croppa)	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	15	44 of 100 (Notable)
2020-06-14	Talagai	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	52	43 of 100 (Notable)
2020-06-14	Hannaford Post Office	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	69	43 of 100 (Notable)
2020-06-14	Renmark Irrigation	Record daily precipitation	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	83	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-06-14	Willow Tree (Yarrabah)	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	104	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-06-14	Manildra (Hazeldale)	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	129	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-06-15	Fairleigh	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	15	45 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 257 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
20	100
26	83
22	75
22	106
20	83
21	131
27	69
48	49
26	42
7	129
50	6
19	90
33	15
21	15
15	69
33	15
4	104
4	83
32	52
16	69
16	42
36	34
24	42
9	72
14	72
16	71
22	15
4	92
0	126
0	100
7	75
2	96
11	72
16	69
10	72
2	83
7	72
9	72
1	93
6	72
1	92
1	88
16	16
18	42
15	23
6	69
4	78
8	70
3	72
10	47
18	16
24	41
20	15
2	75
5	72
1	79
3	72
14	56
22	42
3	70
2	69
4	47
16	42
3	69
12	23
17	23
1	70
16	23
1	75
1	72
17	55
2	68
23	23
2	60
9	54
1	69
2	60
16	38
13	23
20	15
3	53
3	69
2	63
17	6
8	53
10	38
6	31
14	38
10	49
21	1
11	15
4	53
14	9
4	54
10	21
13	19
3	54
12	15
8	23
6	49
5	25
15	15
9	15
5	21
7	15
5	42
9	28
14	15
6	42
13	6
3	44
13	6
11	15
0	53
17	6
10	24
13	18
9	16
20	6
4	42
10	15
10	15
8	19
11	15
10	33
1	32
17	6
7	38
2	44
2	42
10	15
8	15
17	4
15	6
2	45
5	32
7	2
5	15
8	30
6	32
6	36
1	42
8	15
8	9
2	42
13	19
8	15
2	32
3	35
12	7
1	34
7	7
10	6
7	6
6	23
4	21
7	18
9	16
6	15
3	32
1	32
11	15
1	34
3	37
6	15
11	15
0	38
6	18
4	23
2	15
3	23
5	21
7	5
7	15
2	28
6	15
5	15
3	21
3	2
4	6
10	4
9	6
1	30
6	6
6	15
4	15
3	15
1	21
4	18
8	6
5	6
9	5
3	24
9	10
5	15
5	6
4	15
7	3
3	24
3	15

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
20	100
26	83
22	75
22	106
20	83
21	131
27	69
48	49
26	42
7	129
50	6
19	90
33	15
21	15
15	69
33	15
4	104
4	83
32	52
16	69
16	42
36	34
24	42
9	72
14	72
16	71
22	15
4	92
0	126
0	100
7	75
2	96
11	72
16	69
10	72
2	83
7	72
9	72
1	93
6	72
1	92
1	88
16	16
18	42
15	23
6	69
4	78
8	70
3	72
10	47
18	16
24	41
20	15
2	75
5	72
1	79
3	72
14	56
22	42
3	70
2	69
4	47
16	42
3	69
12	23
17	23
1	70
16	23
1	75
1	72
17	55
2	68
23	23
2	60
9	54
1	69
2	60
16	38
13	23
20	15
3	53
3	69
2	63
17	6
8	53
10	38
6	31
14	38
10	49
21	1
11	15
4	53
14	9
4	54
10	21
13	19
3	54
12	15
8	23
6	49
5	25
15	15
9	15
5	21
7	15
5	42
9	28
14	15
6	42
13	6
3	44
13	6
11	15
0	53
17	6
10	24
13	18
9	16
20	6
4	42
10	15
10	15
8	19
11	15
10	33
1	32
17	6
7	38
2	44
2	42
10	15
8	15
17	4
15	6
2	45
5	32
7	2
5	15
8	30
6	32
6	36
1	42
8	15
8	9
2	42
13	19
8	15
2	32
3	35
12	7
1	34
7	7
10	6
7	6
6	23
4	21
7	18
9	16
6	15
3	32
1	32
11	15
1	34
3	37
6	15
11	15
0	38
6	18
4	23
2	15
3	23
5	21
7	5
7	15
2	28
6	15
5	15
3	21
3	2
4	6
10	4
9	6
1	30
6	6
6	15
4	15
3	15
1	21
4	18
8	6
5	6
9	5
3	24
9	10
5	15
5	6
4	15
7	3
3	24
3	15

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
20	100
26	83
22	75
22	106
20	83
21	131
27	69
48	49
26	42
7	129
50	6
19	90
33	15
21	15
15	69
33	15
4	104
4	83
32	52
16	69
16	42
36	34
24	42
9	72
14	72
16	71
22	15
4	92
0	126
0	100
7	75
2	96
11	72
16	69
10	72
2	83
7	72
9	72
1	93
6	72
1	92
1	88
16	16
18	42
15	23
6	69
4	78
8	70
3	72
10	47
18	16
24	41
20	15
2	75
5	72
1	79
3	72
14	56
22	42
3	70
2	69
4	47
16	42
3	69
12	23
17	23
1	70
16	23
1	75
1	72
17	55
2	68
23	23
2	60
9	54
1	69
2	60
16	38
13	23
20	15
3	53
3	69
2	63
17	6
8	53
10	38
6	31
14	38
10	49
21	1
11	15
4	53
14	9
4	54
10	21
13	19
3	54
12	15
8	23
6	49
5	25
15	15
9	15
5	21
7	15
5	42
9	28
14	15
6	42
13	6
3	44
13	6
11	15
0	53
17	6
10	24
13	18
9	16
20	6
4	42
10	15
10	15
8	19
11	15
10	33
1	32
17	6
7	38
2	44
2	42
10	15
8	15
17	4
15	6
2	45
5	32
7	2
5	15
8	30
6	32
6	36
1	42
8	15
8	9
2	42
13	19
8	15
2	32
3	35
12	7
1	34
7	7
10	6
7	6
6	23
4	21
7	18
9	16
6	15
3	32
1	32
11	15
1	34
3	37
6	15
11	15
0	38
6	18
4	23
2	15
3	23
5	21
7	5
7	15
2	28
6	15
5	15
3	21
3	2
4	6
10	4
9	6
1	30
6	6
6	15
4	15
3	15
1	21
4	18
8	6
5	6
9	5
3	24
9	10
5	15
5	6
4	15
7	3
3	24
3	15