Extreme rain in Australia, 17 to 20 April 2022

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 17 to 20 April 2022
Start: 2022-04-17
End: 2022-04-20
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 17 to 20 April 2022: 275 records at 250 stations, peak on 19 April 2022. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 17 to 20 April 2022 set or tied 275 station records at 250 stations.
It ran from 17 April 2022 to 20 April 2022 (4 days) and its peak day was 19 April 2022.
Status: closed.
Lake Boga set a daily record precipitation of 44.6 mm (1.8 in) on 19 April 2022.
The busiest day was 19 April 2022 with 184 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 143 years.

Footprint

17 to 20 April 2022

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 17 to 20 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, 17 to 20 April 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Lake Boga	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	2022-04-19
St Arnaud	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	2022-04-19
Mansfield (Post Office)	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	2022-04-19
Warranooke (Glenorchy)	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	2022-04-19
Kerang	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	2022-04-19
Kerang (Meran Downs)	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	2022-04-19
Pira Wild Horse Plains	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	2022-04-19
Gladfield Hopefield Estate	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	2022-04-19
Lalbert	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	2022-04-19
Canary Island	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	2022-04-19
Tongala	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	2022-04-19
Quambatook (Barraport North)	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	2022-04-19
Birchip (Marlbed)	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	2022-04-19
Murtoa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	2022-04-19
Mincha	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	2022-04-19
Stanhope	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	2022-04-19
Bridgewater (Post Office)	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	2022-04-19
Euroa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	2022-04-19
Tatura Inst Sustainable Ag	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	2022-04-19
Shepherds Flat	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	2022-04-19

Records per Day

Peak day 184

Records set or tied each day from 17 April 2022 to 20 April 2022. The most in one day was 184 on 19 April 2022.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 17 to 20 April 2022 ranked by margin
Canary Island, 04-19	41.5 mm (1.6 in)
Gladfield Hopefield Estate, 04-19	40.3 mm (1.6 in)
St Arnaud, 04-19	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
Mansfield (Post Office), 04-19	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
Birchip (Marlbed), 04-19	35.2 mm (1.4 in)
Lake Boga, 04-19	33.9 mm (1.3 in)
Tatura Inst Sustainable Ag, 04-19	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
Euroa, 04-19	32.2 mm (1.3 in)
Stanhope, 04-19	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
Lalbert, 04-19	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
Kerang, 04-19	30.1 mm (1.2 in)
Quambatook (Barraport North), 04-19	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
Kerang (Meran Downs), 04-19	29.1 mm (1.1 in)
Mincha, 04-19	27.8 mm (1.1 in)
Warranooke (Glenorchy), 04-19	27.2 mm (1.1 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

275 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, 17 to 20 April 2022
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
34	117
37	117
36	117
27	130
30	127
29	117
23	117
40	65
30	65
42	53
25	87
30	48
35	48
23	65
28	48
32	48
18	117
32	65
33	48
27	87
26	51
27	48
27	85
16	126
24	52
33	41
26	48
18	117
27	48
18	107
18	117
16	127
29	41
27	41
23	48
18	127
21	87
29	43
14	117
26	48
17	117
14	87
25	48
26	41
24	48
38	41
15	117
15	143
24	41
22	48
26	48
41	69
15	37
15	97
25	48
11	117
22	48
32	36
12	117
11	115
10	117
27	41
22	37
23	48
8	100
10	117
14	79
10	130
24	41
10	117
28	48
38	25
16	65
19	48
17	72
19	52
18	41
21	48
6	107
15	14
8	84
15	41
24	41
22	41
14	52
15	52
22	48
27	48
5	130
1	83
4	127
5	115
15	52
16	4
2	117
3	115
3	115
18	41
4	130
3	120
14	48
19	52
23	41
2	117
15	56
10	76
19	51
11	72
2	130
5	47
31	36
5	87
18	37
13	48
21	41
15	43
0	117
0	127
12	51
0	127
18	41
11	48
15	41
16	53
9	65
3	87
33	9
17	36
14	41
11	69
17	52
21	32
7	72
12	52
12	69
2	87
2	84
16	48
11	48
21	7
2	45
14	36
7	65
6	64
0	87
11	48
16	41
17	41
5	60
24	32
11	48
7	51
10	41
4	60
3	60
12	37
16	7
6	65
9	56
14	51
11	37
1	72
1	72
19	27
6	65
1	71
9	29
11	24
6	56
6	37
2	60
5	48
8	37
17	24
5	51
12	43
12	48
10	37
2	69
6	37
13	32
16	7
3	65
12	48
14	25
9	24
6	41
10	36
16	7
3	37
11	37
13	36
9	37
5	48
9	41
20	4
5	37
5	37
2	51
4	41

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 17 to 20 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, 17 to 20 April 2022 (this event)	275 records

Every Record Set

20 of 275

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 17 to 20 April 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-04-19	Lake Boga	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	117	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-04-19	St Arnaud	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	117	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-04-19	Mansfield (Post Office)	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	117	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-04-19	Warranooke (Glenorchy)	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	130	78 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-19	Kerang	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	127	78 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-19	Kerang (Meran Downs)	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	117	73 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-19	Pira Wild Horse Plains	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	117	71 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-19	Gladfield Hopefield Estate	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	65	69 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-19	Lalbert	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	65	66 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-19	Canary Island	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	53	66 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-19	Tongala	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	87	65 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-19	Quambatook (Barraport North)	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48	64 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-19	Birchip (Marlbed)	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	48	63 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-19	Murtoa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	65	63 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-19	Mincha	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	48	63 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-19	Stanhope	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	48	63 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-19	Bridgewater (Post Office)	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	117	63 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-19	Euroa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	65	63 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-19	Tatura Inst Sustainable Ag	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	48	62 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-19	Shepherds Flat	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	87	62 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 275 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
34	117
37	117
36	117
27	130
30	127
29	117
23	117
40	65
30	65
42	53
25	87
30	48
35	48
23	65
28	48
32	48
18	117
32	65
33	48
27	87
26	51
27	48
27	85
16	126
24	52
33	41
26	48
18	117
27	48
18	107
18	117
16	127
29	41
27	41
23	48
18	127
21	87
29	43
14	117
26	48
17	117
14	87
25	48
26	41
24	48
38	41
15	117
15	143
24	41
22	48
26	48
41	69
15	37
15	97
25	48
11	117
22	48
32	36
12	117
11	115
10	117
27	41
22	37
23	48
8	100
10	117
14	79
10	130
24	41
10	117
28	48
38	25
16	65
19	48
17	72
19	52
18	41
21	48
6	107
15	14
8	84
15	41
24	41
22	41
14	52
15	52
22	48
27	48
5	130
1	83
4	127
5	115
15	52
16	4
2	117
3	115
3	115
18	41
4	130
3	120
14	48
19	52
23	41
2	117
15	56
10	76
19	51
11	72
2	130
5	47
31	36
5	87
18	37
13	48
21	41
15	43
0	117
0	127
12	51
0	127
18	41
11	48
15	41
16	53
9	65
3	87
33	9
17	36
14	41
11	69
17	52
21	32
7	72
12	52
12	69
2	87
2	84
16	48
11	48
21	7
2	45
14	36
7	65
6	64
0	87
11	48
16	41
17	41
5	60
24	32
11	48
7	51
10	41
4	60
3	60
12	37
16	7
6	65
9	56
14	51
11	37
1	72
1	72
19	27
6	65
1	71
9	29
11	24
6	56
6	37
2	60
5	48
8	37
17	24
5	51
12	43
12	48
10	37
2	69
6	37
13	32
16	7
3	65
12	48
14	25
9	24
6	41
10	36
16	7
3	37
11	37
13	36
9	37
5	48
9	41
20	4
5	37
5	37
2	51
4	41

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
34	117
37	117
36	117
27	130
30	127
29	117
23	117
40	65
30	65
42	53
25	87
30	48
35	48
23	65
28	48
32	48
18	117
32	65
33	48
27	87
26	51
27	48
27	85
16	126
24	52
33	41
26	48
18	117
27	48
18	107
18	117
16	127
29	41
27	41
23	48
18	127
21	87
29	43
14	117
26	48
17	117
14	87
25	48
26	41
24	48
38	41
15	117
15	143
24	41
22	48
26	48
41	69
15	37
15	97
25	48
11	117
22	48
32	36
12	117
11	115
10	117
27	41
22	37
23	48
8	100
10	117
14	79
10	130
24	41
10	117
28	48
38	25
16	65
19	48
17	72
19	52
18	41
21	48
6	107
15	14
8	84
15	41
24	41
22	41
14	52
15	52
22	48
27	48
5	130
1	83
4	127
5	115
15	52
16	4
2	117
3	115
3	115
18	41
4	130
3	120
14	48
19	52
23	41
2	117
15	56
10	76
19	51
11	72
2	130
5	47
31	36
5	87
18	37
13	48
21	41
15	43
0	117
0	127
12	51
0	127
18	41
11	48
15	41
16	53
9	65
3	87
33	9
17	36
14	41
11	69
17	52
21	32
7	72
12	52
12	69
2	87
2	84
16	48
11	48
21	7
2	45
14	36
7	65
6	64
0	87
11	48
16	41
17	41
5	60
24	32
11	48
7	51
10	41
4	60
3	60
12	37
16	7
6	65
9	56
14	51
11	37
1	72
1	72
19	27
6	65
1	71
9	29
11	24
6	56
6	37
2	60
5	48
8	37
17	24
5	51
12	43
12	48
10	37
2	69
6	37
13	32
16	7
3	65
12	48
14	25
9	24
6	41
10	36
16	7
3	37
11	37
13	36
9	37
5	48
9	41
20	4
5	37
5	37
2	51
4	41

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
34	117
37	117
36	117
27	130
30	127
29	117
23	117
40	65
30	65
42	53
25	87
30	48
35	48
23	65
28	48
32	48
18	117
32	65
33	48
27	87
26	51
27	48
27	85
16	126
24	52
33	41
26	48
18	117
27	48
18	107
18	117
16	127
29	41
27	41
23	48
18	127
21	87
29	43
14	117
26	48
17	117
14	87
25	48
26	41
24	48
38	41
15	117
15	143
24	41
22	48
26	48
41	69
15	37
15	97
25	48
11	117
22	48
32	36
12	117
11	115
10	117
27	41
22	37
23	48
8	100
10	117
14	79
10	130
24	41
10	117
28	48
38	25
16	65
19	48
17	72
19	52
18	41
21	48
6	107
15	14
8	84
15	41
24	41
22	41
14	52
15	52
22	48
27	48
5	130
1	83
4	127
5	115
15	52
16	4
2	117
3	115
3	115
18	41
4	130
3	120
14	48
19	52
23	41
2	117
15	56
10	76
19	51
11	72
2	130
5	47
31	36
5	87
18	37
13	48
21	41
15	43
0	117
0	127
12	51
0	127
18	41
11	48
15	41
16	53
9	65
3	87
33	9
17	36
14	41
11	69
17	52
21	32
7	72
12	52
12	69
2	87
2	84
16	48
11	48
21	7
2	45
14	36
7	65
6	64
0	87
11	48
16	41
17	41
5	60
24	32
11	48
7	51
10	41
4	60
3	60
12	37
16	7
6	65
9	56
14	51
11	37
1	72
1	72
19	27
6	65
1	71
9	29
11	24
6	56
6	37
2	60
5	48
8	37
17	24
5	51
12	43
12	48
10	37
2	69
6	37
13	32
16	7
3	65
12	48
14	25
9	24
6	41
10	36
16	7
3	37
11	37
13	36
9	37
5	48
9	41
20	4
5	37
5	37
2	51
4	41