Extreme rain in Australia, 26 March to 5 April 2022

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 26 March to 5 April 2022
Start: 2022-03-26
End: 2022-04-05
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 26 March to 5 April 2022: 362 records at 253 stations, peak on 4 April 2022. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 26 March to 5 April 2022 set or tied 362 station records at 253 stations.
It ran from 26 March 2022 to 5 April 2022 (11 days) and its peak day was 4 April 2022.
Status: closed.
Indarrie set an all-time record daily precipitation of 130.0 mm (5.1 in) on 30 March 2022.
The busiest day was 4 April 2022 with 67 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 113 years.

Footprint

26 March to 5 April 2022

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 26 March to 5 April 2022 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, 26 March to 5 April 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Indarrie	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	2022-03-30
Meka Station	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	2022-03-30
Moningarin	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	2022-03-27
Carnarvon Airport	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	2022-04-02
Murgoo	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	2022-03-30
Coorow	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	2022-03-30
Bonnie Doon	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	2022-03-27
Hartwood	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	2022-04-04
Cue	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	2022-03-27
Yaringa Station	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	2022-04-02
Glenferrie	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	2022-03-27
Bencubbin	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	2022-03-27
Warner Glen	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	2022-04-03
Yallalong	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	2022-03-30
Learmonth Airport	Record daily precipitation	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	2022-04-01
Tamar	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	2022-04-04
Ardath	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	2022-03-30
Goomalling	Record daily precipitation	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	2022-03-29
Berkshire Valley	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	2022-03-30
Warroora	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	2022-04-01

Records per Day

Peak day 67

Records set or tied each day from 26 March 2022 to 5 April 2022. The most in one day was 67 on 4 April 2022.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Australia, 26 March to 5 April 2022
Date	Records
2022-03-26	9
2022-03-27	59
2022-03-28	13
2022-03-29	48
2022-03-30	62
2022-03-31	25
2022-04-01	29
2022-04-02	21
2022-04-03	27
2022-04-04	67
2022-04-05	2

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 26 March to 5 April 2022 ranked by margin
Learmonth Airport, 04-01	101.2 mm (4.0 in)
Yaringa Station, 04-02	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
Meka Station, 03-30	63.4 mm (2.5 in)
Moningarin, 03-27	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
Bonnie Doon, 03-27	51.4 mm (2.0 in)
Warroora, 04-01	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
Carnarvon Airport, 04-02	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
Tamar, 04-04	42.0 mm (1.7 in)
Bencubbin, 03-27	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
Coorow, 03-30	37.5 mm (1.5 in)
Indarrie, 03-30	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
Yallalong, 03-30	36.7 mm (1.4 in)
Ardath, 03-30	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
Cue, 03-27	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
Warner Glen, 04-03	33.0 mm (1.3 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

362 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, 26 March to 5 April 2022
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
37	83
63	95
54	87
43	47
15	95
38	73
51	53
25	77
34	97
69	13
31	104
33	47
40	53
101	47
37	96
42	48
35	67
10	97
12	60
46	16
27	88
19	60
33	89
64	27
37	24
18	103
38	47
41	67
48	41
107	47
41	19
29	29
61	27
10	113
20	100
50	19
14	74
16	92
24	48
4	99
25	16
32	25
24	80
12	109
41	27
59	24
14	77
19	80
55	19
46	12
16	95
17	88
14	79
24	48
53	16
14	95
26	47
13	100
10	104
31	24
24	22
10	87
16	88
13	88
16	88
43	19
42	13
12	96
8	100
19	48
11	96
14	73
31	41
25	16
3	104
7	104
8	91
20	55
7	87
13	48
21	47
12	88
33	44
14	60
4	93
28	48
7	48
25	48
7	93
12	88
11	57
5	87
2	103
12	41
12	80
11	48
3	95
5	93
14	25
2	103
37	44
5	87
1	108
29	44
19	67
20	47
16	48
3	92
3	93
20	61
3	87
13	41
5	88
15	56
17	47
17	56
34	16
24	67
28	39
23	47
30	39
27	35
33	16
4	93
17	75
19	32
1	92
17	41
19	51
1	96
31	5
3	89
4	88
10	56
12	53
16	41
1	88
1	88
1	89
8	67
20	48
0	87
36	35
15	41
6	69
16	3
8	57
13	57
6	67
18	51
9	48
8	48
14	16
5	73
16	56
27	7
14	47
3	69
6	48
11	51
9	51
34	16
3	67
3	67
20	28
12	45
7	30
16	35
11	35
6	51
10	48
16	24
11	0
7	14
14	48
5	57
13	57
13	51
2	69
15	35
8	51
15	32
1	69
23	5
10	48
1	69
17	27
13	29
16	27
5	57
3	57
7	48
17	16
14	27
6	48
6	48
15	48
26	4
16	16
13	35

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 26 March to 5 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, 26 March to 5 April 2022 (this event)	362 records

Every Record Set

20 of 362

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 26 March to 5 April 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-03-27	Moningarin	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	87	76 of 100 (Major)
2022-03-27	Bonnie Doon	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	53	66 of 100 (Major)
2022-03-27	Cue	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	97	65 of 100 (Major)
2022-03-27	Glenferrie	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	104	63 of 100 (Major)
2022-03-27	Bencubbin	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	53	62 of 100 (Major)
2022-03-29	Goomalling	Record daily precipitation	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	97	59 of 100 (Notable)
2022-03-30	Indarrie	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	83	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-03-30	Meka Station	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	95	78 of 100 (Major)
2022-03-30	Murgoo	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	95	68 of 100 (Major)
2022-03-30	Coorow	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	73	67 of 100 (Major)
2022-03-30	Yallalong	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	96	61 of 100 (Major)
2022-03-30	Ardath	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	67	60 of 100 (Major)
2022-03-30	Berkshire Valley	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	60	58 of 100 (Notable)
2022-04-01	Learmonth Airport	Record daily precipitation	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	101.2 mm (4.0 in)	47	61 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-01	Warroora	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	16	57 of 100 (Notable)
2022-04-02	Carnarvon Airport	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	47	71 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-02	Yaringa Station	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	13	64 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-03	Warner Glen	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47	62 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-04	Hartwood	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	77	66 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-04	Tamar	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	48	61 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 362 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
37	83
63	95
54	87
43	47
15	95
38	73
51	53
25	77
34	97
69	13
31	104
33	47
40	53
101	47
37	96
42	48
35	67
10	97
12	60
46	16
27	88
19	60
33	89
64	27
37	24
18	103
38	47
41	67
48	41
107	47
41	19
29	29
61	27
10	113
20	100
50	19
14	74
16	92
24	48
4	99
25	16
32	25
24	80
12	109
41	27
59	24
14	77
19	80
55	19
46	12
16	95
17	88
14	79
24	48
53	16
14	95
26	47
13	100
10	104
31	24
24	22
10	87
16	88
13	88
16	88
43	19
42	13
12	96
8	100
19	48
11	96
14	73
31	41
25	16
3	104
7	104
8	91
20	55
7	87
13	48
21	47
12	88
33	44
14	60
4	93
28	48
7	48
25	48
7	93
12	88
11	57
5	87
2	103
12	41
12	80
11	48
3	95
5	93
14	25
2	103
37	44
5	87
1	108
29	44
19	67
20	47
16	48
3	92
3	93
20	61
3	87
13	41
5	88
15	56
17	47
17	56
34	16
24	67
28	39
23	47
30	39
27	35
33	16
4	93
17	75
19	32
1	92
17	41
19	51
1	96
31	5
3	89
4	88
10	56
12	53
16	41
1	88
1	88
1	89
8	67
20	48
0	87
36	35
15	41
6	69
16	3
8	57
13	57
6	67
18	51
9	48
8	48
14	16
5	73
16	56
27	7
14	47
3	69
6	48
11	51
9	51
34	16
3	67
3	67
20	28
12	45
7	30
16	35
11	35
6	51
10	48
16	24
11	0
7	14
14	48
5	57
13	57
13	51
2	69
15	35
8	51
15	32
1	69
23	5
10	48
1	69
17	27
13	29
16	27
5	57
3	57
7	48
17	16
14	27
6	48
6	48
15	48
26	4
16	16
13	35

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
37	83
63	95
54	87
43	47
15	95
38	73
51	53
25	77
34	97
69	13
31	104
33	47
40	53
101	47
37	96
42	48
35	67
10	97
12	60
46	16
27	88
19	60
33	89
64	27
37	24
18	103
38	47
41	67
48	41
107	47
41	19
29	29
61	27
10	113
20	100
50	19
14	74
16	92
24	48
4	99
25	16
32	25
24	80
12	109
41	27
59	24
14	77
19	80
55	19
46	12
16	95
17	88
14	79
24	48
53	16
14	95
26	47
13	100
10	104
31	24
24	22
10	87
16	88
13	88
16	88
43	19
42	13
12	96
8	100
19	48
11	96
14	73
31	41
25	16
3	104
7	104
8	91
20	55
7	87
13	48
21	47
12	88
33	44
14	60
4	93
28	48
7	48
25	48
7	93
12	88
11	57
5	87
2	103
12	41
12	80
11	48
3	95
5	93
14	25
2	103
37	44
5	87
1	108
29	44
19	67
20	47
16	48
3	92
3	93
20	61
3	87
13	41
5	88
15	56
17	47
17	56
34	16
24	67
28	39
23	47
30	39
27	35
33	16
4	93
17	75
19	32
1	92
17	41
19	51
1	96
31	5
3	89
4	88
10	56
12	53
16	41
1	88
1	88
1	89
8	67
20	48
0	87
36	35
15	41
6	69
16	3
8	57
13	57
6	67
18	51
9	48
8	48
14	16
5	73
16	56
27	7
14	47
3	69
6	48
11	51
9	51
34	16
3	67
3	67
20	28
12	45
7	30
16	35
11	35
6	51
10	48
16	24
11	0
7	14
14	48
5	57
13	57
13	51
2	69
15	35
8	51
15	32
1	69
23	5
10	48
1	69
17	27
13	29
16	27
5	57
3	57
7	48
17	16
14	27
6	48
6	48
15	48
26	4
16	16
13	35

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
37	83
63	95
54	87
43	47
15	95
38	73
51	53
25	77
34	97
69	13
31	104
33	47
40	53
101	47
37	96
42	48
35	67
10	97
12	60
46	16
27	88
19	60
33	89
64	27
37	24
18	103
38	47
41	67
48	41
107	47
41	19
29	29
61	27
10	113
20	100
50	19
14	74
16	92
24	48
4	99
25	16
32	25
24	80
12	109
41	27
59	24
14	77
19	80
55	19
46	12
16	95
17	88
14	79
24	48
53	16
14	95
26	47
13	100
10	104
31	24
24	22
10	87
16	88
13	88
16	88
43	19
42	13
12	96
8	100
19	48
11	96
14	73
31	41
25	16
3	104
7	104
8	91
20	55
7	87
13	48
21	47
12	88
33	44
14	60
4	93
28	48
7	48
25	48
7	93
12	88
11	57
5	87
2	103
12	41
12	80
11	48
3	95
5	93
14	25
2	103
37	44
5	87
1	108
29	44
19	67
20	47
16	48
3	92
3	93
20	61
3	87
13	41
5	88
15	56
17	47
17	56
34	16
24	67
28	39
23	47
30	39
27	35
33	16
4	93
17	75
19	32
1	92
17	41
19	51
1	96
31	5
3	89
4	88
10	56
12	53
16	41
1	88
1	88
1	89
8	67
20	48
0	87
36	35
15	41
6	69
16	3
8	57
13	57
6	67
18	51
9	48
8	48
14	16
5	73
16	56
27	7
14	47
3	69
6	48
11	51
9	51
34	16
3	67
3	67
20	28
12	45
7	30
16	35
11	35
6	51
10	48
16	24
11	0
7	14
14	48
5	57
13	57
13	51
2	69
15	35
8	51
15	32
1	69
23	5
10	48
1	69
17	27
13	29
16	27
5	57
3	57
7	48
17	16
14	27
6	48
6	48
15	48
26	4
16	16
13	35