Extreme rain in Australia, 14 to 20 July 2021

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 14 to 20 July 2021
Start: 2021-07-14
End: 2021-07-20
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 14 to 20 July 2021: 201 records at 190 stations, peak on 17 July 2021. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 14 to 20 July 2021 set or tied 201 station records at 190 stations.
It ran from 14 July 2021 to 20 July 2021 (7 days) and its peak day was 17 July 2021.
Status: closed.
Truro set a daily record precipitation of 36.0 mm (1.4 in) on 17 July 2021.
The busiest day was 17 July 2021 with 105 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 132 years.

Footprint

14 to 20 July 2021

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 14 to 20 July 2021 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, 14 to 20 July 2021: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Truro	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	2021-07-17
Point Pass	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	2021-07-17
Coleraine Hospital	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	2021-07-19
Tanunda	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	2021-07-17
Wirrega (Taunton)	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	2021-07-17
Mount Bryan	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	2021-07-17
Mount Gambier Post Office	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	2021-07-16
Penola Post Office	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	2021-07-16
Gatum	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	2021-07-16
Nairne	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	2021-07-17
Goulburn (Pomeroy)	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	2021-07-18
Lyndoch	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	2021-07-17
Gumeracha	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	2021-07-16
Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	2021-07-17
Quorn	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	2021-07-17
Tarcowie	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	2021-07-17
Whyte Yarcowie	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	2021-07-17
Kensington Upper (Burnside)	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	2021-07-17
Robertstown	Record daily precipitation	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	2021-07-17
Minlaton	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	2021-07-20

Records per Day

Peak day 105

Records set or tied each day from 14 July 2021 to 20 July 2021. The most in one day was 105 on 17 July 2021.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 14 to 20 July 2021 ranked by margin
Point Pass, 07-17	18.5 mm (0.7 in)
Gumeracha, 07-16	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
Coleraine Hospital, 07-19	14.8 mm (0.6 in)
Truro, 07-17	14.4 mm (0.6 in)
Gatum, 07-16	12.8 mm (0.5 in)
Tanunda, 07-17	11.3 mm (0.4 in)
Tarcowie, 07-17	10.0 mm (0.4 in)
Minlaton, 07-20	9.0 mm (0.35 in)
Quorn, 07-17	8.8 mm (0.35 in)
Goulburn (Pomeroy), 07-18	8.5 mm (0.33 in)
Wirrega (Taunton), 07-17	8.1 mm (0.32 in)
Mount Bryan, 07-17	7.2 mm (0.28 in)
Penola Post Office, 07-16	7.1 mm (0.28 in)
Robertstown, 07-17	6.4 mm (0.25 in)
Mount Gambier Post Office, 07-16	6.1 mm (0.24 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

201 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, 14 to 20 July 2021
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
14	99
19	64
15	70
11	115
9	132
8	99
7	115
6	115
6	115
6	104
9	95
6	100
10	72
7	92
13	56
5	115
9	91
4	115
4	115
16	48
21	44
14	34
6	75
7	64
12	34
9	86
2	95
10	56
10	92
5	75
9	56
17	34
12	15
0	104
4	92
0	96
10	34
12	35
3	86
9	72
7	48
11	15
3	92
18	11
10	48
3	67
5	48
5	56
11	32
5	60
15	36
13	14
11	56
7	47
5	56
1	75
0	79
2	64
1	79
8	48
3	34
3	64
18	34
11	44
7	50
1	72
4	55
10	32
8	62
2	68
3	52
1	67
15	44
1	72
18	34
12	16
16	7
6	34
10	34
1	63
11	48
6	43
1	56
6	48
17	15
9	48
1	63
3	62
2	50
2	56
1	48
5	34
7	44
5	4
1	48
5	32
6	35
7	15
8	7
15	15
0	62
13	6
3	23
4	35
6	26
0	48
5	48
16	14
7	26
16	6
2	47
10	35
1	34
2	26
11	15
8	20
9	35
0	47
4	36
8	40
13	7
3	34
7	26
14	11
1	34
3	35
4	35
6	34
7	18
4	44
1	48
9	26
4	26
2	24
2	34
2	44
3	35
3	32
5	36
13	7
4	4
5	15
2	34
2	44
1	44
2	35
4	35
1	20
2	36
7	15
1	34
2	34
1	34
3	15
1	32
7	8
0	26
3	7
1	35
1	34
1	35
1	36
2	34
0	40
2	15
2	32
0	15
0	35
4	14
11	12
3	7
2	16
0	32
3	15
6	6
1	31
4	12
4	15
6	11
1	26
2	26
6	11
1	31
2	8
3	12
1	4
1	14
6	8
3	15
2	7
2	15
1	22
1	10
0	15
1	11
2	7
1	15
1	4
2	6
1	6

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 14 to 20 July 2021 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, 14 to 20 July 2021 (this event)	201 records

Every Record Set

20 of 201

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 14 to 20 July 2021, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2021-07-16	Mount Gambier Post Office	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	100	50 of 100 (Notable)
2021-07-16	Penola Post Office	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	92	49 of 100 (Notable)
2021-07-16	Gatum	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	56	48 of 100 (Notable)
2021-07-16	Gumeracha	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	48	45 of 100 (Notable)
2021-07-17	Truro	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	99	68 of 100 (Major)
2021-07-17	Point Pass	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	64	67 of 100 (Major)
2021-07-17	Tanunda	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	115	62 of 100 (Major)
2021-07-17	Wirrega (Taunton)	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	99	58 of 100 (Notable)
2021-07-17	Mount Bryan	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	115	55 of 100 (Notable)
2021-07-17	Nairne	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	115	47 of 100 (Notable)
2021-07-17	Lyndoch	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	115	46 of 100 (Notable)
2021-07-17	Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	104	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-07-17	Quorn	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	95	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-07-17	Tarcowie	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	72	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-07-17	Whyte Yarcowie	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	115	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-07-17	Kensington Upper (Burnside)	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	115	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-07-17	Robertstown	Record daily precipitation	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	115	20 of 100 (Routine)
2021-07-18	Goulburn (Pomeroy)	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	91	47 of 100 (Notable)
2021-07-19	Coleraine Hospital	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	70	64 of 100 (Major)
2021-07-20	Minlaton	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	132	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 201 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.

Date	Records
2021-07-14	1
2021-07-15	29
2021-07-16	40
2021-07-17	105
2021-07-18	13
2021-07-19	5
2021-07-20	8

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
14	99
19	64
15	70
11	115
9	132
8	99
7	115
6	115
6	115
6	104
9	95
6	100
10	72
7	92
13	56
5	115
9	91
4	115
4	115
16	48
21	44
14	34
6	75
7	64
12	34
9	86
2	95
10	56
10	92
5	75
9	56
17	34
12	15
0	104
4	92
0	96
10	34
12	35
3	86
9	72
7	48
11	15
3	92
18	11
10	48
3	67
5	48
5	56
11	32
5	60
15	36
13	14
11	56
7	47
5	56
1	75
0	79
2	64
1	79
8	48
3	34
3	64
18	34
11	44
7	50
1	72
4	55
10	32
8	62
2	68
3	52
1	67
15	44
1	72
18	34
12	16
16	7
6	34
10	34
1	63
11	48
6	43
1	56
6	48
17	15
9	48
1	63
3	62
2	50
2	56
1	48
5	34
7	44
5	4
1	48
5	32
6	35
7	15
8	7
15	15
0	62
13	6
3	23
4	35
6	26
0	48
5	48
16	14
7	26
16	6
2	47
10	35
1	34
2	26
11	15
8	20
9	35
0	47
4	36
8	40
13	7
3	34
7	26
14	11
1	34
3	35
4	35
6	34
7	18
4	44
1	48
9	26
4	26
2	24
2	34
2	44
3	35
3	32
5	36
13	7
4	4
5	15
2	34
2	44
1	44
2	35
4	35
1	20
2	36
7	15
1	34
2	34
1	34
3	15
1	32
7	8
0	26
3	7
1	35
1	34
1	35
1	36
2	34
0	40
2	15
2	32
0	15
0	35
4	14
11	12
3	7
2	16
0	32
3	15
6	6
1	31
4	12
4	15
6	11
1	26
2	26
6	11
1	31
2	8
3	12
1	4
1	14
6	8
3	15
2	7
2	15
1	22
1	10
0	15
1	11
2	7
1	15
1	4
2	6
1	6

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
14	99
19	64
15	70
11	115
9	132
8	99
7	115
6	115
6	115
6	104
9	95
6	100
10	72
7	92
13	56
5	115
9	91
4	115
4	115
16	48
21	44
14	34
6	75
7	64
12	34
9	86
2	95
10	56
10	92
5	75
9	56
17	34
12	15
0	104
4	92
0	96
10	34
12	35
3	86
9	72
7	48
11	15
3	92
18	11
10	48
3	67
5	48
5	56
11	32
5	60
15	36
13	14
11	56
7	47
5	56
1	75
0	79
2	64
1	79
8	48
3	34
3	64
18	34
11	44
7	50
1	72
4	55
10	32
8	62
2	68
3	52
1	67
15	44
1	72
18	34
12	16
16	7
6	34
10	34
1	63
11	48
6	43
1	56
6	48
17	15
9	48
1	63
3	62
2	50
2	56
1	48
5	34
7	44
5	4
1	48
5	32
6	35
7	15
8	7
15	15
0	62
13	6
3	23
4	35
6	26
0	48
5	48
16	14
7	26
16	6
2	47
10	35
1	34
2	26
11	15
8	20
9	35
0	47
4	36
8	40
13	7
3	34
7	26
14	11
1	34
3	35
4	35
6	34
7	18
4	44
1	48
9	26
4	26
2	24
2	34
2	44
3	35
3	32
5	36
13	7
4	4
5	15
2	34
2	44
1	44
2	35
4	35
1	20
2	36
7	15
1	34
2	34
1	34
3	15
1	32
7	8
0	26
3	7
1	35
1	34
1	35
1	36
2	34
0	40
2	15
2	32
0	15
0	35
4	14
11	12
3	7
2	16
0	32
3	15
6	6
1	31
4	12
4	15
6	11
1	26
2	26
6	11
1	31
2	8
3	12
1	4
1	14
6	8
3	15
2	7
2	15
1	22
1	10
0	15
1	11
2	7
1	15
1	4
2	6
1	6

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
14	99
19	64
15	70
11	115
9	132
8	99
7	115
6	115
6	115
6	104
9	95
6	100
10	72
7	92
13	56
5	115
9	91
4	115
4	115
16	48
21	44
14	34
6	75
7	64
12	34
9	86
2	95
10	56
10	92
5	75
9	56
17	34
12	15
0	104
4	92
0	96
10	34
12	35
3	86
9	72
7	48
11	15
3	92
18	11
10	48
3	67
5	48
5	56
11	32
5	60
15	36
13	14
11	56
7	47
5	56
1	75
0	79
2	64
1	79
8	48
3	34
3	64
18	34
11	44
7	50
1	72
4	55
10	32
8	62
2	68
3	52
1	67
15	44
1	72
18	34
12	16
16	7
6	34
10	34
1	63
11	48
6	43
1	56
6	48
17	15
9	48
1	63
3	62
2	50
2	56
1	48
5	34
7	44
5	4
1	48
5	32
6	35
7	15
8	7
15	15
0	62
13	6
3	23
4	35
6	26
0	48
5	48
16	14
7	26
16	6
2	47
10	35
1	34
2	26
11	15
8	20
9	35
0	47
4	36
8	40
13	7
3	34
7	26
14	11
1	34
3	35
4	35
6	34
7	18
4	44
1	48
9	26
4	26
2	24
2	34
2	44
3	35
3	32
5	36
13	7
4	4
5	15
2	34
2	44
1	44
2	35
4	35
1	20
2	36
7	15
1	34
2	34
1	34
3	15
1	32
7	8
0	26
3	7
1	35
1	34
1	35
1	36
2	34
0	40
2	15
2	32
0	15
0	35
4	14
11	12
3	7
2	16
0	32
3	15
6	6
1	31
4	12
4	15
6	11
1	26
2	26
6	11
1	31
2	8
3	12
1	4
1	14
6	8
3	15
2	7
2	15
1	22
1	10
0	15
1	11
2	7
1	15
1	4
2	6
1	6