Extreme rain in Australia, 30 June to 11 July 2022

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 30 June to 11 July 2022
Start: 2022-06-30
End: 2022-07-11
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 30 June to 11 July 2022: 1,024 records at 596 stations, peak on 2 July 2022. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 30 June to 11 July 2022 set or tied 1,024 station records at 596 stations.
It ran from 30 June 2022 to 11 July 2022 (12 days) and its peak day was 2 July 2022.
Status: closed.
Spring Creek Station set a monthly record daily precipitation of 96.0 mm (3.8 in) on 5 July 2022.
The busiest day was 2 July 2022 with 266 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 138 years.

Footprint

30 June to 11 July 2022

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 30 June to 11 July 2022 is outlined, with 19 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Extreme rain in Australia, 30 June to 11 July 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Spring Creek Station	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	2022-07-05
Doyles Creek (Wood Park)	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	2022-07-04
Petford	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	2022-07-05
Hannam Vale (Hannam Vale Road)	Record daily precipitation	222.0 mm (8.7 in)	2022-07-07
Bundanoon Bowling Club	Record daily precipitation	190.8 mm (7.5 in)	2022-07-02
Bringelly (Maryland)	Record daily precipitation	163.0 mm (6.4 in)	2022-07-03
Prospect Reservoir	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	2022-07-03
Mittagong (Beatrice Street)	Record daily precipitation	155.8 mm (6.1 in)	2022-07-03
Taralga Post Office	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	2022-07-03
Clarence Town (Grey St)	Record daily precipitation	96.7 mm (3.8 in)	2022-07-04
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Record daily precipitation	132.4 mm (5.2 in)	2022-07-04
Gresford Post Office	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	2022-07-04
Katoomba (Murri St)	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	2022-07-04
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Record daily precipitation	258.0 mm (10.2 in)	2022-07-07
Krambach (Bellevue)	Record daily precipitation	232.2 mm (9.1 in)	2022-07-07
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	2022-07-03
Bilpin (Fern Grove)	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	2022-07-04
Gloucester Post Office	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	2022-07-07
Stroud Post Office	Record daily precipitation	128.2 mm (5.0 in)	2022-07-07

Records per Day

Peak day 266

Records set or tied each day from 30 June 2022 to 11 July 2022. The most in one day was 266 on 2 July 2022.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Australia, 30 June to 11 July 2022
Date	Records
2022-06-30	6
2022-07-01	77
2022-07-02	266
2022-07-03	143
2022-07-04	165
2022-07-05	153
2022-07-06	77
2022-07-07	110
2022-07-08	2
2022-07-09	1
2022-07-10	13
2022-07-11	11

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 30 June to 11 July 2022 ranked by margin
Bringelly (Maryland), 07-03	139.6 mm (5.5 in)
Bundanoon Bowling Club, 07-02	129.3 mm (5.1 in)
Mittagong (Beatrice Street), 07-03	119.2 mm (4.7 in)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard), 07-04	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
Oberon (Jenolan Caves), 07-03	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
Prospect Reservoir, 07-03	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
Stroud Post Office, 07-07	89.1 mm (3.5 in)
Katoomba (Murri St), 07-04	76.1 mm (3.0 in)
Gloucester Post Office, 07-07	75.1 mm (3.0 in)
Hannam Vale (Hannam Vale Road), 07-07	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
Gresford Post Office, 07-04	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
Bilpin (Fern Grove), 07-04	64.4 mm (2.5 in)
Clarence Town (Grey St), 07-04	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
Taralga Post Office, 07-03	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re), 07-07	54.8 mm (2.2 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, 30 June to 11 July 2022
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
44	105
36	99
33	84
74	88
55	99
48	99
58	113
116	121
71	121
76	121
140	108
90	100
129	100
119	108
56	138
97	99
55	121
75	91
89	91
64	121
65	121
122	92
37	92
70	88
52	72
37	101
61	92
34	99
39	80
36	73
59	77
74	77
63	108
104	71
37	49
36	85
52	77
29	123
41	73
32	64
47	137
75	43
32	56
88	46
73	33
47	77
72	57
51	100
46	46
111	59
26	120
34	33
40	33
47	33
111	60
28	37
5	108
20	85
59	33
32	33
188	60
21	13
124	48
118	47
46	61
57	47
26	129
28	64
25	99
84	56
56	47
119	25
23	85
77	47
57	47
81	47
13	53
60	47
122	48
28	108
21	100
31	48
44	48
59	35
150	35
83	48
28	113
54	48
61	47
30	48
89	47
47	47
63	17
34	25
34	108
115	48
130	17
39	35
51	48
83	48
38	47
36	48
42	40
104	35
72	47
70	47
50	47
102	45
128	47
37	0
31	0
28	9
31	39
78	44
23	92
31	44
34	48
20	132
17	121
102	0
19	121
28	100
52	47
47	47
38	40
23	84
73	23
47	33
53	33
36	37
19	121
54	36
53	37
59	33
33	33
85	35
64	37
91	37
57	16
27	0
42	33
20	100
17	108
36	39
73	35
11	99
7	99
68	33
27	100
67	33
58	33
51	46
41	84
20	100
15	28
24	84
33	57
42	25
17	100
17	108
24	33
82	36
61	19
126	1
50	33
112	35
25	32
21	83
16	27
23	33
29	1
27	48
33	33
145	19
105	36
60	24
30	121
32	77
118	24
32	36
21	79
15	100
19	80
53	33
40	56
21	83
15	89
102	19
14	129
30	24
31	44
11	112
14	121
14	71
24	64
4	84
20	5
15	101
12	107
53	19

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 30 June to 11 July 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, 30 June to 11 July 2022 (this event)	1,024 records

Every Record Set

20 of 1,024

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 30 June to 11 July 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-07-02	Bundanoon Bowling Club	Record daily precipitation	190.8 mm (7.5 in)	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	100	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-07-03	Bringelly (Maryland)	Record daily precipitation	163.0 mm (6.4 in)	139.6 mm (5.5 in)	108	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-07-03	Prospect Reservoir	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	100	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-07-03	Mittagong (Beatrice Street)	Record daily precipitation	155.8 mm (6.1 in)	119.2 mm (4.7 in)	108	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-07-03	Taralga Post Office	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	138	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-07-03	Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	99	79 of 100 (Major)
2022-07-04	Doyles Creek (Wood Park)	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	99	89 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-07-04	Clarence Town (Grey St)	Record daily precipitation	96.7 mm (3.8 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	113	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-07-04	Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Record daily precipitation	132.4 mm (5.2 in)	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	121	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-07-04	Gresford Post Office	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	121	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-07-04	Katoomba (Murri St)	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	76.1 mm (3.0 in)	121	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-07-04	Bilpin (Fern Grove)	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	121	77 of 100 (Major)
2022-07-05	Spring Creek Station	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	105	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-07-05	Petford	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	84	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-07-05	Prospect Reservoir	Record daily precipitation	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	121	78 of 100 (Major)
2022-07-07	Hannam Vale (Hannam Vale Road)	Record daily precipitation	222.0 mm (8.7 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	88	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-07-07	Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Record daily precipitation	258.0 mm (10.2 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	99	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-07-07	Krambach (Bellevue)	Record daily precipitation	232.2 mm (9.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	99	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-07-07	Gloucester Post Office	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	91	77 of 100 (Major)
2022-07-07	Stroud Post Office	Record daily precipitation	128.2 mm (5.0 in)	89.1 mm (3.5 in)	91	77 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 1,024 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
44	105
36	99
33	84
74	88
55	99
48	99
58	113
116	121
71	121
76	121
140	108
90	100
129	100
119	108
56	138
97	99
55	121
75	91
89	91
64	121
65	121
122	92
37	92
70	88
52	72
37	101
61	92
34	99
39	80
36	73
59	77
74	77
63	108
104	71
37	49
36	85
52	77
29	123
41	73
32	64
47	137
75	43
32	56
88	46
73	33
47	77
72	57
51	100
46	46
111	59
26	120
34	33
40	33
47	33
111	60
28	37
5	108
20	85
59	33
32	33
188	60
21	13
124	48
118	47
46	61
57	47
26	129
28	64
25	99
84	56
56	47
119	25
23	85
77	47
57	47
81	47
13	53
60	47
122	48
28	108
21	100
31	48
44	48
59	35
150	35
83	48
28	113
54	48
61	47
30	48
89	47
47	47
63	17
34	25
34	108
115	48
130	17
39	35
51	48
83	48
38	47
36	48
42	40
104	35
72	47
70	47
50	47
102	45
128	47
37	0
31	0
28	9
31	39
78	44
23	92
31	44
34	48
20	132
17	121
102	0
19	121
28	100
52	47
47	47
38	40
23	84
73	23
47	33
53	33
36	37
19	121
54	36
53	37
59	33
33	33
85	35
64	37
91	37
57	16
27	0
42	33
20	100
17	108
36	39
73	35
11	99
7	99
68	33
27	100
67	33
58	33
51	46
41	84
20	100
15	28
24	84
33	57
42	25
17	100
17	108
24	33
82	36
61	19
126	1
50	33
112	35
25	32
21	83
16	27
23	33
29	1
27	48
33	33
145	19
105	36
60	24
30	121
32	77
118	24
32	36
21	79
15	100
19	80
53	33
40	56
21	83
15	89
102	19
14	129
30	24
31	44
11	112
14	121
14	71
24	64
4	84
20	5
15	101
12	107
53	19

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
44	105
36	99
33	84
74	88
55	99
48	99
58	113
116	121
71	121
76	121
140	108
90	100
129	100
119	108
56	138
97	99
55	121
75	91
89	91
64	121
65	121
122	92
37	92
70	88
52	72
37	101
61	92
34	99
39	80
36	73
59	77
74	77
63	108
104	71
37	49
36	85
52	77
29	123
41	73
32	64
47	137
75	43
32	56
88	46
73	33
47	77
72	57
51	100
46	46
111	59
26	120
34	33
40	33
47	33
111	60
28	37
5	108
20	85
59	33
32	33
188	60
21	13
124	48
118	47
46	61
57	47
26	129
28	64
25	99
84	56
56	47
119	25
23	85
77	47
57	47
81	47
13	53
60	47
122	48
28	108
21	100
31	48
44	48
59	35
150	35
83	48
28	113
54	48
61	47
30	48
89	47
47	47
63	17
34	25
34	108
115	48
130	17
39	35
51	48
83	48
38	47
36	48
42	40
104	35
72	47
70	47
50	47
102	45
128	47
37	0
31	0
28	9
31	39
78	44
23	92
31	44
34	48
20	132
17	121
102	0
19	121
28	100
52	47
47	47
38	40
23	84
73	23
47	33
53	33
36	37
19	121
54	36
53	37
59	33
33	33
85	35
64	37
91	37
57	16
27	0
42	33
20	100
17	108
36	39
73	35
11	99
7	99
68	33
27	100
67	33
58	33
51	46
41	84
20	100
15	28
24	84
33	57
42	25
17	100
17	108
24	33
82	36
61	19
126	1
50	33
112	35
25	32
21	83
16	27
23	33
29	1
27	48
33	33
145	19
105	36
60	24
30	121
32	77
118	24
32	36
21	79
15	100
19	80
53	33
40	56
21	83
15	89
102	19
14	129
30	24
31	44
11	112
14	121
14	71
24	64
4	84
20	5
15	101
12	107
53	19

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
44	105
36	99
33	84
74	88
55	99
48	99
58	113
116	121
71	121
76	121
140	108
90	100
129	100
119	108
56	138
97	99
55	121
75	91
89	91
64	121
65	121
122	92
37	92
70	88
52	72
37	101
61	92
34	99
39	80
36	73
59	77
74	77
63	108
104	71
37	49
36	85
52	77
29	123
41	73
32	64
47	137
75	43
32	56
88	46
73	33
47	77
72	57
51	100
46	46
111	59
26	120
34	33
40	33
47	33
111	60
28	37
5	108
20	85
59	33
32	33
188	60
21	13
124	48
118	47
46	61
57	47
26	129
28	64
25	99
84	56
56	47
119	25
23	85
77	47
57	47
81	47
13	53
60	47
122	48
28	108
21	100
31	48
44	48
59	35
150	35
83	48
28	113
54	48
61	47
30	48
89	47
47	47
63	17
34	25
34	108
115	48
130	17
39	35
51	48
83	48
38	47
36	48
42	40
104	35
72	47
70	47
50	47
102	45
128	47
37	0
31	0
28	9
31	39
78	44
23	92
31	44
34	48
20	132
17	121
102	0
19	121
28	100
52	47
47	47
38	40
23	84
73	23
47	33
53	33
36	37
19	121
54	36
53	37
59	33
33	33
85	35
64	37
91	37
57	16
27	0
42	33
20	100
17	108
36	39
73	35
11	99
7	99
68	33
27	100
67	33
58	33
51	46
41	84
20	100
15	28
24	84
33	57
42	25
17	100
17	108
24	33
82	36
61	19
126	1
50	33
112	35
25	32
21	83
16	27
23	33
29	1
27	48
33	33
145	19
105	36
60	24
30	121
32	77
118	24
32	36
21	79
15	100
19	80
53	33
40	56
21	83
15	89
102	19
14	129
30	24
31	44
11	112
14	121
14	71
24	64
4	84
20	5
15	101
12	107
53	19