Extreme rain in Australia, 24 March to 4 April 2022

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 24 March to 4 April 2022
Start: 2022-03-24
End: 2022-04-04
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 24 March to 4 April 2022: 415 records at 305 stations, peak on 29 March 2022. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 24 March to 4 April 2022 set or tied 415 station records at 305 stations.
It ran from 24 March 2022 to 4 April 2022 (12 days) and its peak day was 29 March 2022.
Status: closed.
Tweed Heads Golf Club set a daily record precipitation of 275.0 mm (10.8 in) on 29 March 2022.
The busiest day was 29 March 2022 with 96 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 131 years.

Footprint

24 March to 4 April 2022

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 24 March to 4 April 2022 is outlined, with 18 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Extreme rain in Australia, 24 March to 4 April 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Record daily precipitation	275.0 mm (10.8 in)	2022-03-29
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	2022-03-30
Grafton Research STN	Record daily precipitation	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	2022-03-30
Bowraville Recreation Club	Record daily precipitation	244.0 mm (9.6 in)	2022-03-30
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Record daily precipitation	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	2022-03-29
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Record daily precipitation	343.6 mm (13.5 in)	2022-03-29
The Channon	Record daily precipitation	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	2022-03-30
Marlo	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	2022-04-03
Canungra Finch Road	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	2022-03-29
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Record daily precipitation	172.4 mm (6.8 in)	2022-03-29
Lower Bucca	Record daily precipitation	206.8 mm (8.1 in)	2022-03-30
Mount Irving	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	2022-03-28
Bonalbo Post Office	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	2022-03-29
Chillingham (Limpinwood)	Record daily precipitation	178.0 mm (7.0 in)	2022-03-29
Glen Innes (Mt Mitchell Forest	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	2022-03-30
Murwillumbah (Taleswood)	Record daily precipitation	238.6 mm (9.4 in)	2022-03-29
Numinbah	Record daily precipitation	205.0 mm (8.1 in)	2022-03-29
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Record daily precipitation	157.6 mm (6.2 in)	2022-03-29

Records per Day

Peak day 96

Records set or tied each day from 24 March 2022 to 4 April 2022. The most in one day was 96 on 29 March 2022.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Australia, 24 March to 4 April 2022
Date	Records
2022-03-24	12
2022-03-25	34
2022-03-26	32
2022-03-27	43
2022-03-28	55
2022-03-29	96
2022-03-30	82
2022-03-31	10
2022-04-01	6
2022-04-02	3
2022-04-03	18
2022-04-04	24

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 24 March to 4 April 2022 ranked by margin
Tweed Heads Golf Club, 03-29	211.0 mm (8.3 in)
Bowraville Recreation Club, 03-30	166.5 mm (6.6 in)
Murwillumbah (Taleswood), 03-29	154.8 mm (6.1 in)
Chillingham (Limpinwood), 03-29	138.6 mm (5.5 in)
Numinbah, 03-29	137.9 mm (5.4 in)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm), 03-29	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
Lower Bucca, 03-30	126.5 mm (5.0 in)
The Channon, 03-30	108.6 mm (4.3 in)
Canungra Finch Road, 03-29	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
Mt Tamborine Fern St, 03-29	98.7 mm (3.9 in)
The Channon, 03-29	82.9 mm (3.3 in)
Grafton Research STN, 03-30	81.7 mm (3.2 in)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive), 03-29	80.1 mm (3.2 in)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa, 03-29	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
Ulmarra (Newsagency), 03-30	67.8 mm (2.7 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

415 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, 24 March to 4 April 2022
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
211	103
68	128
82	103
167	117
129	92
69	114
109	92
44	91
67	72
105	67
99	67
127	67
37	83
83	89
50	67
50	79
139	65
155	67
138	67
80	92
74	51
151	63
55	67
89	52
58	105
31	72
89	44
80	67
46	67
59	75
53	84
20	83
98	29
98	63
132	44
97	32
43	12
56	52
16	88
57	20
70	36
23	77
21	117
45	67
28	121
30	111
208	12
37	80
160	20
14	83
52	59
33	59
29	67
193	29
18	74
249	4
63	59
128	32
46	44
150	12
60	12
80	63
77	28
65	29
97	20
135	13
239	13
110	12
24	96
45	44
34	52
118	8
203	4
216	12
83	12
19	34
54	19
21	92
142	4
136	12
104	12
39	48
15	131
190	4
21	32
66	20
40	48
118	4
62	13
217	4
8	116
65	4
73	11
137	4
7	116
31	12
9	96
9	128
7	103
14	60
10	77
30	12
4	131
7	115
60	52
27	48
5	109
41	12
2	105
40	47
11	60
35	48
1	121
2	103
0	109
3	93
1	115
1	128
11	72
11	72
10	79
14	79
26	40
5	91
3	92
15	67
16	76
53	20
4	88
3	89
2	92
36	13
28	35
15	59
36	32
35	8
42	32
68	20
8	79
16	72
51	20
27	12
72	5
22	63
39	8
4	71
19	44
46	12
31	13
5	72
21	29
17	12
34	8
66	4
31	32
14	59
3	72
13	57
37	33
10	56
15	47
15	48
55	12
22	52
13	63
6	63
23	32
8	63
15	48
14	52
5	63
21	51
21	57
12	59
10	49
37	12
10	32
24	20
8	27
9	52
29	4
7	52
59	4
26	32
43	32
14	40
26	12
12	57
11	59
3	60
7	51
9	56
27	20
18	45
10	59
15	8
21	27
17	12
3	59
8	23

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 24 March to 4 April 2022 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, 24 March to 4 April 2022 (this event)	415 records

Every Record Set

20 of 415

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 24 March to 4 April 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-03-28	Mount Irving	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	83	69 of 100 (Major)
2022-03-29	Tweed Heads Golf Club	Record daily precipitation	275.0 mm (10.8 in)	211.0 mm (8.3 in)	103	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-03-29	Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Record daily precipitation	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	92	77 of 100 (Major)
2022-03-29	Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Record daily precipitation	343.6 mm (13.5 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	114	76 of 100 (Major)
2022-03-29	Canungra Finch Road	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	67	70 of 100 (Major)
2022-03-29	Mt Tamborine Fern St	Record daily precipitation	172.4 mm (6.8 in)	98.7 mm (3.9 in)	67	70 of 100 (Major)
2022-03-29	The Channon	Record daily precipitation	128.4 mm (5.1 in)	82.9 mm (3.3 in)	89	69 of 100 (Major)
2022-03-29	Bonalbo Post Office	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	67	68 of 100 (Major)
2022-03-29	Chillingham (Limpinwood)	Record daily precipitation	178.0 mm (7.0 in)	138.6 mm (5.5 in)	65	68 of 100 (Major)
2022-03-29	Murwillumbah (Taleswood)	Record daily precipitation	238.6 mm (9.4 in)	154.8 mm (6.1 in)	67	67 of 100 (Major)
2022-03-29	Numinbah	Record daily precipitation	205.0 mm (8.1 in)	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	67	66 of 100 (Major)
2022-03-29	Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Record daily precipitation	157.6 mm (6.2 in)	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	92	66 of 100 (Major)
2022-03-30	Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	128	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-03-30	Grafton Research STN	Record daily precipitation	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	81.7 mm (3.2 in)	103	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-03-30	Bowraville Recreation Club	Record daily precipitation	244.0 mm (9.6 in)	166.5 mm (6.6 in)	117	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-03-30	The Channon	Record daily precipitation	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	108.6 mm (4.3 in)	92	76 of 100 (Major)
2022-03-30	Lower Bucca	Record daily precipitation	206.8 mm (8.1 in)	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	67	70 of 100 (Major)
2022-03-30	Glen Innes (Mt Mitchell Forest	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	79	68 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-03	Marlo	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	91	75 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-04	Marlo	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	72	71 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 415 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
211	103
68	128
82	103
167	117
129	92
69	114
109	92
44	91
67	72
105	67
99	67
127	67
37	83
83	89
50	67
50	79
139	65
155	67
138	67
80	92
74	51
151	63
55	67
89	52
58	105
31	72
89	44
80	67
46	67
59	75
53	84
20	83
98	29
98	63
132	44
97	32
43	12
56	52
16	88
57	20
70	36
23	77
21	117
45	67
28	121
30	111
208	12
37	80
160	20
14	83
52	59
33	59
29	67
193	29
18	74
249	4
63	59
128	32
46	44
150	12
60	12
80	63
77	28
65	29
97	20
135	13
239	13
110	12
24	96
45	44
34	52
118	8
203	4
216	12
83	12
19	34
54	19
21	92
142	4
136	12
104	12
39	48
15	131
190	4
21	32
66	20
40	48
118	4
62	13
217	4
8	116
65	4
73	11
137	4
7	116
31	12
9	96
9	128
7	103
14	60
10	77
30	12
4	131
7	115
60	52
27	48
5	109
41	12
2	105
40	47
11	60
35	48
1	121
2	103
0	109
3	93
1	115
1	128
11	72
11	72
10	79
14	79
26	40
5	91
3	92
15	67
16	76
53	20
4	88
3	89
2	92
36	13
28	35
15	59
36	32
35	8
42	32
68	20
8	79
16	72
51	20
27	12
72	5
22	63
39	8
4	71
19	44
46	12
31	13
5	72
21	29
17	12
34	8
66	4
31	32
14	59
3	72
13	57
37	33
10	56
15	47
15	48
55	12
22	52
13	63
6	63
23	32
8	63
15	48
14	52
5	63
21	51
21	57
12	59
10	49
37	12
10	32
24	20
8	27
9	52
29	4
7	52
59	4
26	32
43	32
14	40
26	12
12	57
11	59
3	60
7	51
9	56
27	20
18	45
10	59
15	8
21	27
17	12
3	59
8	23

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
211	103
68	128
82	103
167	117
129	92
69	114
109	92
44	91
67	72
105	67
99	67
127	67
37	83
83	89
50	67
50	79
139	65
155	67
138	67
80	92
74	51
151	63
55	67
89	52
58	105
31	72
89	44
80	67
46	67
59	75
53	84
20	83
98	29
98	63
132	44
97	32
43	12
56	52
16	88
57	20
70	36
23	77
21	117
45	67
28	121
30	111
208	12
37	80
160	20
14	83
52	59
33	59
29	67
193	29
18	74
249	4
63	59
128	32
46	44
150	12
60	12
80	63
77	28
65	29
97	20
135	13
239	13
110	12
24	96
45	44
34	52
118	8
203	4
216	12
83	12
19	34
54	19
21	92
142	4
136	12
104	12
39	48
15	131
190	4
21	32
66	20
40	48
118	4
62	13
217	4
8	116
65	4
73	11
137	4
7	116
31	12
9	96
9	128
7	103
14	60
10	77
30	12
4	131
7	115
60	52
27	48
5	109
41	12
2	105
40	47
11	60
35	48
1	121
2	103
0	109
3	93
1	115
1	128
11	72
11	72
10	79
14	79
26	40
5	91
3	92
15	67
16	76
53	20
4	88
3	89
2	92
36	13
28	35
15	59
36	32
35	8
42	32
68	20
8	79
16	72
51	20
27	12
72	5
22	63
39	8
4	71
19	44
46	12
31	13
5	72
21	29
17	12
34	8
66	4
31	32
14	59
3	72
13	57
37	33
10	56
15	47
15	48
55	12
22	52
13	63
6	63
23	32
8	63
15	48
14	52
5	63
21	51
21	57
12	59
10	49
37	12
10	32
24	20
8	27
9	52
29	4
7	52
59	4
26	32
43	32
14	40
26	12
12	57
11	59
3	60
7	51
9	56
27	20
18	45
10	59
15	8
21	27
17	12
3	59
8	23

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
211	103
68	128
82	103
167	117
129	92
69	114
109	92
44	91
67	72
105	67
99	67
127	67
37	83
83	89
50	67
50	79
139	65
155	67
138	67
80	92
74	51
151	63
55	67
89	52
58	105
31	72
89	44
80	67
46	67
59	75
53	84
20	83
98	29
98	63
132	44
97	32
43	12
56	52
16	88
57	20
70	36
23	77
21	117
45	67
28	121
30	111
208	12
37	80
160	20
14	83
52	59
33	59
29	67
193	29
18	74
249	4
63	59
128	32
46	44
150	12
60	12
80	63
77	28
65	29
97	20
135	13
239	13
110	12
24	96
45	44
34	52
118	8
203	4
216	12
83	12
19	34
54	19
21	92
142	4
136	12
104	12
39	48
15	131
190	4
21	32
66	20
40	48
118	4
62	13
217	4
8	116
65	4
73	11
137	4
7	116
31	12
9	96
9	128
7	103
14	60
10	77
30	12
4	131
7	115
60	52
27	48
5	109
41	12
2	105
40	47
11	60
35	48
1	121
2	103
0	109
3	93
1	115
1	128
11	72
11	72
10	79
14	79
26	40
5	91
3	92
15	67
16	76
53	20
4	88
3	89
2	92
36	13
28	35
15	59
36	32
35	8
42	32
68	20
8	79
16	72
51	20
27	12
72	5
22	63
39	8
4	71
19	44
46	12
31	13
5	72
21	29
17	12
34	8
66	4
31	32
14	59
3	72
13	57
37	33
10	56
15	47
15	48
55	12
22	52
13	63
6	63
23	32
8	63
15	48
14	52
5	63
21	51
21	57
12	59
10	49
37	12
10	32
24	20
8	27
9	52
29	4
7	52
59	4
26	32
43	32
14	40
26	12
12	57
11	59
3	60
7	51
9	56
27	20
18	45
10	59
15	8
21	27
17	12
3	59
8	23