Extreme rain in Australia, 2 to 17 May 2022

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 2 to 17 May 2022
Start: 2022-05-02
End: 2022-05-17
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 2 to 17 May 2022: 1,250 records at 747 stations, peak on 12 May 2022. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 2 to 17 May 2022 set or tied 1,250 station records at 747 stations.
It ran from 2 May 2022 to 17 May 2022 (16 days) and its peak day was 12 May 2022.
Status: closed.
Eidsvold Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 92.0 mm (3.6 in) on 13 May 2022.
The busiest day was 12 May 2022 with 354 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 137 years.

Footprint

2 to 17 May 2022

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 2 to 17 May 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, 2 to 17 May 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Eidsvold Post Office	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	2022-05-13
Legume (New Koreelah)	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	2022-05-13
Gympie	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	2022-05-14
Millungera Station	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	2022-05-10
Victoria Sugar Mill	Record daily precipitation	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	2022-05-11
Mulgrave Mill	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	2022-05-11
Tullamore (Old Post Office)	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	2022-05-12
Hermidale Tank	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	2022-05-12
Nyngan (Mudall)	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	2022-05-12
Esk Post Office	Record daily precipitation	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	2022-05-12
Weipa Eastern Ave	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	2022-05-11
Tottenham (Burdenda)	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	2022-05-12
Barmedman Post Office	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	2022-05-12
Coominya Post Office	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	2022-05-13
Miranda Downs Station	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	2022-05-11
Kenilworth Township	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	2022-05-14
Gatton Allan Street	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	2022-05-12
Englesberg Village	Record daily precipitation	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	2022-05-13
Rosewood Walloon Rd	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	2022-05-13
Hughenden Station	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	2022-05-10

Records per Day

Peak day 354

Records set or tied each day from 2 May 2022 to 17 May 2022. The most in one day was 354 on 12 May 2022.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Australia, 2 to 17 May 2022
Date	Records
2022-05-02	1
2022-05-03	1
2022-05-04	3
2022-05-05	17
2022-05-06	27
2022-05-07	11
2022-05-08	19
2022-05-09	57
2022-05-10	140
2022-05-11	225
2022-05-12	354
2022-05-13	320
2022-05-14	65
2022-05-15	4
2022-05-16	5
2022-05-17	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 2 to 17 May 2022 ranked by margin
Rosewood Walloon Rd, 05-13	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
Mulgrave Mill, 05-11	79.1 mm (3.1 in)
Gympie, 05-14	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
Legume (New Koreelah), 05-13	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
Englesberg Village, 05-13	68.2 mm (2.7 in)
Nyngan (Mudall), 05-12	62.9 mm (2.5 in)
Eidsvold Post Office, 05-13	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
Victoria Sugar Mill, 05-11	61.4 mm (2.4 in)
Esk Post Office, 05-12	60.3 mm (2.4 in)
Coominya Post Office, 05-13	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
Hughenden Station, 05-10	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
Millungera Station, 05-10	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
Kenilworth Township, 05-14	46.9 mm (1.8 in)
Gatton Allan Street, 05-12	46.3 mm (1.8 in)
Miranda Downs Station, 05-11	45.0 mm (1.8 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

500 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, 2 to 17 May 2022
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
62	127
76	116
71	108
48	114
61	108
79	92
39	92
42	91
63	91
60	84
32	49
39	137
53	87
30	92
45	131
47	116
46	92
68	68
81	68
49	88
36	44
105	65
58	108
86	69
69	84
26	92
52	53
62	68
43	61
50	61
50	61
48	61
74	61
52	61
46	66
71	42
87	53
83	38
69	26
49	53
23	92
71	53
60	52
70	52
94	52
128	52
53	53
43	65
65	48
103	48
150	49
49	49
78	48
94	48
78	52
71	53
28	92
18	81
40	29
55	64
87	31
49	69
46	67
111	52
136	53
89	53
25	108
29	133
37	52
23	133
49	53
50	53
26	96
48	44
99	52
54	61
48	43
27	65
28	61
19	92
62	5
33	128
56	85
56	92
53	52
24	133
17	81
114	48
81	4
47	108
55	53
61	53
17	111
63	48
41	44
93	27
8	86
73	44
87	44
35	108
108	29
87	29
36	38
27	119
39	97
25	122
45	60
47	61
71	29
64	28
46	52
10	108
27	108
73	27
26	33
132	36
72	44
52	33
38	80
31	103
47	36
60	35
17	96
18	111
16	96
34	36
77	32
36	65
56	29
19	74
24	66
76	29
47	43
20	108
49	28
14	92
27	32
46	32
27	65
29	67
40	84
13	136
16	92
18	103
41	52
33	52
44	40
42	65
10	96
13	112
20	131
60	36
58	29
48	29
76	29
37	53
37	53
24	53
11	133
44	49
104	12
53	4
46	44
40	57
53	16
22	92
50	12
32	92
102	29
21	42
2	131
16	124
61	27
79	8
44	53
46	32
108	29
50	16
38	53
84	28
30	53
79	29
9	123
35	25
18	65
25	129
24	67
67	23
58	29
16	129
19	103
29	92
1	118
42	24
15	92
31	53
37	53
32	53
14	132
49	29

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 2 to 17 May 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, 2 to 17 May 2022 (this event)	1,250 records

Every Record Set

20 of 1,250

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 2 to 17 May 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-05-10	Millungera Station	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	114	79 of 100 (Major)
2022-05-10	Hughenden Station	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	88	69 of 100 (Major)
2022-05-11	Victoria Sugar Mill	Record daily precipitation	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	108	79 of 100 (Major)
2022-05-11	Mulgrave Mill	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	79.1 mm (3.1 in)	92	77 of 100 (Major)
2022-05-11	Weipa Eastern Ave	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	49	74 of 100 (Major)
2022-05-11	Miranda Downs Station	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	131	72 of 100 (Major)
2022-05-12	Tullamore (Old Post Office)	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	92	77 of 100 (Major)
2022-05-12	Hermidale Tank	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	91	77 of 100 (Major)
2022-05-12	Nyngan (Mudall)	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	91	77 of 100 (Major)
2022-05-12	Esk Post Office	Record daily precipitation	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	84	75 of 100 (Major)
2022-05-12	Tottenham (Burdenda)	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	137	74 of 100 (Major)
2022-05-12	Barmedman Post Office	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	92	73 of 100 (Major)
2022-05-12	Gatton Allan Street	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	92	70 of 100 (Major)
2022-05-13	Eidsvold Post Office	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	127	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-05-13	Legume (New Koreelah)	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	108	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-05-13	Coominya Post Office	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	87	73 of 100 (Major)
2022-05-13	Englesberg Village	Record daily precipitation	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	68	70 of 100 (Major)
2022-05-13	Rosewood Walloon Rd	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	68	70 of 100 (Major)
2022-05-14	Gympie	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	116	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-05-14	Kenilworth Township	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	116	72 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 1,250 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
62	127
76	116
71	108
48	114
61	108
79	92
39	92
42	91
63	91
60	84
32	49
39	137
53	87
30	92
45	131
47	116
46	92
68	68
81	68
49	88
36	44
105	65
58	108
86	69
69	84
26	92
52	53
62	68
43	61
50	61
50	61
48	61
74	61
52	61
46	66
71	42
87	53
83	38
69	26
49	53
23	92
71	53
60	52
70	52
94	52
128	52
53	53
43	65
65	48
103	48
150	49
49	49
78	48
94	48
78	52
71	53
28	92
18	81
40	29
55	64
87	31
49	69
46	67
111	52
136	53
89	53
25	108
29	133
37	52
23	133
49	53
50	53
26	96
48	44
99	52
54	61
48	43
27	65
28	61
19	92
62	5
33	128
56	85
56	92
53	52
24	133
17	81
114	48
81	4
47	108
55	53
61	53
17	111
63	48
41	44
93	27
8	86
73	44
87	44
35	108
108	29
87	29
36	38
27	119
39	97
25	122
45	60
47	61
71	29
64	28
46	52
10	108
27	108
73	27
26	33
132	36
72	44
52	33
38	80
31	103
47	36
60	35
17	96
18	111
16	96
34	36
77	32
36	65
56	29
19	74
24	66
76	29
47	43
20	108
49	28
14	92
27	32
46	32
27	65
29	67
40	84
13	136
16	92
18	103
41	52
33	52
44	40
42	65
10	96
13	112
20	131
60	36
58	29
48	29
76	29
37	53
37	53
24	53
11	133
44	49
104	12
53	4
46	44
40	57
53	16
22	92
50	12
32	92
102	29
21	42
2	131
16	124
61	27
79	8
44	53
46	32
108	29
50	16
38	53
84	28
30	53
79	29
9	123
35	25
18	65
25	129
24	67
67	23
58	29
16	129
19	103
29	92
1	118
42	24
15	92
31	53
37	53
32	53
14	132
49	29

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
62	127
76	116
71	108
48	114
61	108
79	92
39	92
42	91
63	91
60	84
32	49
39	137
53	87
30	92
45	131
47	116
46	92
68	68
81	68
49	88
36	44
105	65
58	108
86	69
69	84
26	92
52	53
62	68
43	61
50	61
50	61
48	61
74	61
52	61
46	66
71	42
87	53
83	38
69	26
49	53
23	92
71	53
60	52
70	52
94	52
128	52
53	53
43	65
65	48
103	48
150	49
49	49
78	48
94	48
78	52
71	53
28	92
18	81
40	29
55	64
87	31
49	69
46	67
111	52
136	53
89	53
25	108
29	133
37	52
23	133
49	53
50	53
26	96
48	44
99	52
54	61
48	43
27	65
28	61
19	92
62	5
33	128
56	85
56	92
53	52
24	133
17	81
114	48
81	4
47	108
55	53
61	53
17	111
63	48
41	44
93	27
8	86
73	44
87	44
35	108
108	29
87	29
36	38
27	119
39	97
25	122
45	60
47	61
71	29
64	28
46	52
10	108
27	108
73	27
26	33
132	36
72	44
52	33
38	80
31	103
47	36
60	35
17	96
18	111
16	96
34	36
77	32
36	65
56	29
19	74
24	66
76	29
47	43
20	108
49	28
14	92
27	32
46	32
27	65
29	67
40	84
13	136
16	92
18	103
41	52
33	52
44	40
42	65
10	96
13	112
20	131
60	36
58	29
48	29
76	29
37	53
37	53
24	53
11	133
44	49
104	12
53	4
46	44
40	57
53	16
22	92
50	12
32	92
102	29
21	42
2	131
16	124
61	27
79	8
44	53
46	32
108	29
50	16
38	53
84	28
30	53
79	29
9	123
35	25
18	65
25	129
24	67
67	23
58	29
16	129
19	103
29	92
1	118
42	24
15	92
31	53
37	53
32	53
14	132
49	29

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
62	127
76	116
71	108
48	114
61	108
79	92
39	92
42	91
63	91
60	84
32	49
39	137
53	87
30	92
45	131
47	116
46	92
68	68
81	68
49	88
36	44
105	65
58	108
86	69
69	84
26	92
52	53
62	68
43	61
50	61
50	61
48	61
74	61
52	61
46	66
71	42
87	53
83	38
69	26
49	53
23	92
71	53
60	52
70	52
94	52
128	52
53	53
43	65
65	48
103	48
150	49
49	49
78	48
94	48
78	52
71	53
28	92
18	81
40	29
55	64
87	31
49	69
46	67
111	52
136	53
89	53
25	108
29	133
37	52
23	133
49	53
50	53
26	96
48	44
99	52
54	61
48	43
27	65
28	61
19	92
62	5
33	128
56	85
56	92
53	52
24	133
17	81
114	48
81	4
47	108
55	53
61	53
17	111
63	48
41	44
93	27
8	86
73	44
87	44
35	108
108	29
87	29
36	38
27	119
39	97
25	122
45	60
47	61
71	29
64	28
46	52
10	108
27	108
73	27
26	33
132	36
72	44
52	33
38	80
31	103
47	36
60	35
17	96
18	111
16	96
34	36
77	32
36	65
56	29
19	74
24	66
76	29
47	43
20	108
49	28
14	92
27	32
46	32
27	65
29	67
40	84
13	136
16	92
18	103
41	52
33	52
44	40
42	65
10	96
13	112
20	131
60	36
58	29
48	29
76	29
37	53
37	53
24	53
11	133
44	49
104	12
53	4
46	44
40	57
53	16
22	92
50	12
32	92
102	29
21	42
2	131
16	124
61	27
79	8
44	53
46	32
108	29
50	16
38	53
84	28
30	53
79	29
9	123
35	25
18	65
25	129
24	67
67	23
58	29
16	129
19	103
29	92
1	118
42	24
15	92
31	53
37	53
32	53
14	132
49	29