Extreme rain in Australia, 18 to 25 June 2020

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 18 to 25 June 2020
Start: 2020-06-18
End: 2020-06-25
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 18 to 25 June 2020: 130 records at 109 stations, peak on 23 June 2020. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 18 to 25 June 2020 set or tied 130 station records at 109 stations.
It ran from 18 June 2020 to 25 June 2020 (8 days) and its peak day was 23 June 2020.
Status: closed.
Bothwell (Franklin Street) set a daily record precipitation of 47.0 mm (1.9 in) on 23 June 2020.
The busiest day was 23 June 2020 with 47 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 129 years.

Footprint

18 to 25 June 2020

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 18 to 25 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, 18 to 25 June 2020: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Bothwell (Franklin Street)	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	2020-06-23
Hobart Botanical Gardens	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	2020-06-23
Mount Rumney (Mount Rumney Roa	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	2020-06-23
Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	2020-06-23
Bridgewater (Treatment Plant)	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	2020-06-23
Richmond (Brookbank)	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	2020-06-23
Ouse (Millbrook)	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	2020-06-23
Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	2020-06-23
Grenfell (Quondong Rd)	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	2020-06-21
Snug Plains (Cataract Falls)	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	2020-06-22
Mauriceton (Jordan River)	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	2020-06-23
Mount Wellington	Record daily precipitation	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	2020-06-24
Lake Echo Power Station	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	2020-06-23
Dalton Post Office	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	2020-06-21
Melton Mowbray (Lovely Banks)	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	2020-06-23
Kellevie	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	2020-06-22
Murringo (Windermere)	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	2020-06-21
Hobart Airport	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	2020-06-23
Seven Mile Beach (Royal Hobart	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	2020-06-23
Margate (Sunnyside)	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	2020-06-23

Records per Day

Peak day 47

Records set or tied each day from 18 June 2020 to 25 June 2020. The most in one day was 47 on 23 June 2020.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 18 to 25 June 2020 ranked by margin
Mount Wellington, 06-24	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
Bridgewater (Treatment Plant), 06-23	48.7 mm (1.9 in)
Snug Plains (Cataract Falls), 06-22	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir, 06-23	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
Seven Mile Beach (Royal Hobart, 06-23	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
Hobart Airport, 06-23	32.6 mm (1.3 in)
Bothwell (Franklin Street), 06-23	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
Mount Rumney (Mount Rumney Roa, 06-23	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
Richmond (Brookbank), 06-23	30.1 mm (1.2 in)
Mauriceton (Jordan River), 06-23	28.8 mm (1.1 in)
Dalton Post Office, 06-21	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
Lake Echo Power Station, 06-23	26.8 mm (1.1 in)
Margate (Sunnyside), 06-23	25.8 mm (1.0 in)
Grenfell (Quondong Rd), 06-21	24.3 mm (1.0 in)
Hobart Botanical Gardens, 06-23	22.9 mm (0.9 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

130 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, 18 to 25 June 2020
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
30	96
23	129
30	56
16	96
49	65
30	65
16	96
43	65
24	75
47	58
29	52
84	52
27	15
27	37
18	65
22	129
18	75
33	33
40	33
26	33
29	33
12	85
35	33
35	34
29	22
27	37
22	65
26	52
10	89
16	63
16	24
73	15
13	65
17	33
25	33
10	21
39	9
25	37
23	37
27	22
15	33
9	69
26	22
1	104
6	75
3	85
19	45
1	95
8	65
13	33
1	96
1	96
9	67
16	27
9	10
2	75
10	15
1	83
6	60
1	75
17	22
4	65
3	71
13	15
16	22
17	8
3	63
12	15
10	33
6	56
9	51
18	22
0	67
10	11
9	45
16	22
6	48
7	37
6	10
1	51
2	59
5	47
14	22
10	4
4	24
9	15
12	22
3	52
1	52
7	34
7	33
0	45
14	5
5	33
7	22
13	22
6	17
8	17
2	45
5	27
2	24
2	22
2	39
2	38
3	22
3	22
3	15
1	33
5	15
1	22
2	33
2	20
1	31
2	22
0	33
3	15
3	22
2	29
2	22
9	12
2	20
4	15
1	22
1	15
1	15
1	22
1	22
4	13
0	4
5	5

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 18 to 25 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, 18 to 25 June 2020 (this event)	130 records

Every Record Set

20 of 130

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 18 to 25 June 2020, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2020-06-21	Grenfell (Quondong Rd)	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	75	64 of 100 (Major)
2020-06-21	Dalton Post Office	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37	58 of 100 (Notable)
2020-06-21	Murringo (Windermere)	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	75	55 of 100 (Notable)
2020-06-22	Snug Plains (Cataract Falls)	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	58	63 of 100 (Major)
2020-06-22	Kellevie	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	129	57 of 100 (Notable)
2020-06-23	Bothwell (Franklin Street)	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	96	78 of 100 (Major)
2020-06-23	Hobart Botanical Gardens	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	129	72 of 100 (Major)
2020-06-23	Mount Rumney (Mount Rumney Roa	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	56	72 of 100 (Major)
2020-06-23	Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	96	71 of 100 (Major)
2020-06-23	Bridgewater (Treatment Plant)	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	65	69 of 100 (Major)
2020-06-23	Richmond (Brookbank)	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	65	69 of 100 (Major)
2020-06-23	Ouse (Millbrook)	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	96	68 of 100 (Major)
2020-06-23	Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	65	66 of 100 (Major)
2020-06-23	Mauriceton (Jordan River)	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	52	62 of 100 (Major)
2020-06-23	Lake Echo Power Station	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	15	59 of 100 (Notable)
2020-06-23	Melton Mowbray (Lovely Banks)	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	65	58 of 100 (Notable)
2020-06-23	Hobart Airport	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	33	55 of 100 (Notable)
2020-06-23	Seven Mile Beach (Royal Hobart	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	33	55 of 100 (Notable)
2020-06-23	Margate (Sunnyside)	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	33	54 of 100 (Notable)
2020-06-24	Mount Wellington	Record daily precipitation	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	52	61 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 130 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.

Date	Records
2020-06-18	1
2020-06-19	2
2020-06-20	2
2020-06-21	40
2020-06-22	29
2020-06-23	47
2020-06-24	8
2020-06-25	1

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
30	96
23	129
30	56
16	96
49	65
30	65
16	96
43	65
24	75
47	58
29	52
84	52
27	15
27	37
18	65
22	129
18	75
33	33
40	33
26	33
29	33
12	85
35	33
35	34
29	22
27	37
22	65
26	52
10	89
16	63
16	24
73	15
13	65
17	33
25	33
10	21
39	9
25	37
23	37
27	22
15	33
9	69
26	22
1	104
6	75
3	85
19	45
1	95
8	65
13	33
1	96
1	96
9	67
16	27
9	10
2	75
10	15
1	83
6	60
1	75
17	22
4	65
3	71
13	15
16	22
17	8
3	63
12	15
10	33
6	56
9	51
18	22
0	67
10	11
9	45
16	22
6	48
7	37
6	10
1	51
2	59
5	47
14	22
10	4
4	24
9	15
12	22
3	52
1	52
7	34
7	33
0	45
14	5
5	33
7	22
13	22
6	17
8	17
2	45
5	27
2	24
2	22
2	39
2	38
3	22
3	22
3	15
1	33
5	15
1	22
2	33
2	20
1	31
2	22
0	33
3	15
3	22
2	29
2	22
9	12
2	20
4	15
1	22
1	15
1	15
1	22
1	22
4	13
0	4
5	5

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
30	96
23	129
30	56
16	96
49	65
30	65
16	96
43	65
24	75
47	58
29	52
84	52
27	15
27	37
18	65
22	129
18	75
33	33
40	33
26	33
29	33
12	85
35	33
35	34
29	22
27	37
22	65
26	52
10	89
16	63
16	24
73	15
13	65
17	33
25	33
10	21
39	9
25	37
23	37
27	22
15	33
9	69
26	22
1	104
6	75
3	85
19	45
1	95
8	65
13	33
1	96
1	96
9	67
16	27
9	10
2	75
10	15
1	83
6	60
1	75
17	22
4	65
3	71
13	15
16	22
17	8
3	63
12	15
10	33
6	56
9	51
18	22
0	67
10	11
9	45
16	22
6	48
7	37
6	10
1	51
2	59
5	47
14	22
10	4
4	24
9	15
12	22
3	52
1	52
7	34
7	33
0	45
14	5
5	33
7	22
13	22
6	17
8	17
2	45
5	27
2	24
2	22
2	39
2	38
3	22
3	22
3	15
1	33
5	15
1	22
2	33
2	20
1	31
2	22
0	33
3	15
3	22
2	29
2	22
9	12
2	20
4	15
1	22
1	15
1	15
1	22
1	22
4	13
0	4
5	5

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
30	96
23	129
30	56
16	96
49	65
30	65
16	96
43	65
24	75
47	58
29	52
84	52
27	15
27	37
18	65
22	129
18	75
33	33
40	33
26	33
29	33
12	85
35	33
35	34
29	22
27	37
22	65
26	52
10	89
16	63
16	24
73	15
13	65
17	33
25	33
10	21
39	9
25	37
23	37
27	22
15	33
9	69
26	22
1	104
6	75
3	85
19	45
1	95
8	65
13	33
1	96
1	96
9	67
16	27
9	10
2	75
10	15
1	83
6	60
1	75
17	22
4	65
3	71
13	15
16	22
17	8
3	63
12	15
10	33
6	56
9	51
18	22
0	67
10	11
9	45
16	22
6	48
7	37
6	10
1	51
2	59
5	47
14	22
10	4
4	24
9	15
12	22
3	52
1	52
7	34
7	33
0	45
14	5
5	33
7	22
13	22
6	17
8	17
2	45
5	27
2	24
2	22
2	39
2	38
3	22
3	22
3	15
1	33
5	15
1	22
2	33
2	20
1	31
2	22
0	33
3	15
3	22
2	29
2	22
9	12
2	20
4	15
1	22
1	15
1	15
1	22
1	22
4	13
0	4
5	5