Extreme rain in Australia, 15 September to 2 October 2022

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 15 September to 2 October 2022
Start: 2022-09-15
End: 2022-10-02
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 15 September to 2 October 2022: 1,050 records at 755 stations, peak on 22 September 2022. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 15 September to 2 October 2022 set or tied 1,050 station records at 755 stations.
It ran from 15 September 2022 to 2 October 2022 (18 days) and its peak day was 22 September 2022.
Status: closed.
Canungra Finch Road set a monthly record daily precipitation of 108.0 mm (4.3 in) on 23 September 2022.
The busiest day was 22 September 2022 with 268 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 136 years.

Footprint

15 September to 2 October 2022

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 15 September to 2 October 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, 15 September to 2 October 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Canungra Finch Road	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	2022-09-23
Peak Hill (Bruie Plains)	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	2022-09-22
Glen Morrison (Millbank)	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	2022-09-16
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	2022-09-23
Bowraville Recreation Club	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	2022-09-23
Sofala Old Post Office	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	2022-09-16
Loxton (Pyap)	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	2022-09-21
Paruna	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	2022-09-21
Grafton Research STN	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	2022-09-23
Hawker (Warcowie)	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	2022-09-21
Renmark Irrigation	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	2022-09-21
Sapphire (Argyle)	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	2022-09-22
Boggabri Post Office	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	2022-09-16
Curlewis Post Office	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	2022-09-22
Willow Tree (Yarrabah)	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	2022-09-22
Pine Ridge (Billabong)	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	2022-09-22
Somerton (Clermont Park)	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	2022-09-22
Cangai (Smelter Creek)	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	2022-09-23
Uralla (Dumaresq St)	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	2022-09-16
Mt Alford	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	2022-09-23

Records per Day

Peak day 268

Records set or tied each day from 15 September 2022 to 2 October 2022. The most in one day was 268 on 22 September 2022.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Australia, 15 September to 2 October 2022
Date	Records
2022-09-15	15
2022-09-16	186
2022-09-17	30
2022-09-18	17
2022-09-19	16
2022-09-20	19
2022-09-21	133
2022-09-22	268
2022-09-23	122
2022-09-24	35
2022-09-25	3
2022-09-26	14
2022-09-27	35
2022-09-28	71
2022-09-29	30
2022-09-30	7
2022-10-01	23
2022-10-02	26

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 15 September to 2 October 2022 ranked by margin
Bowraville Recreation Club, 09-23	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
Canungra Finch Road, 09-23	51.4 mm (2.0 in)
Willow Tree (Yarrabah), 09-22	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
Mt Alford, 09-23	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
Grafton Research STN, 09-23	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
Glen Morrison (Millbank), 09-16	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
Somerton (Clermont Park), 09-22	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
Pine Ridge (Billabong), 09-22	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
Ebor (Wongwibinda), 09-23	38.7 mm (1.5 in)
Boggabri Post Office, 09-16	38.5 mm (1.5 in)
Curlewis Post Office, 09-22	35.2 mm (1.4 in)
Sapphire (Argyle), 09-22	34.7 mm (1.4 in)
Uralla (Dumaresq St), 09-16	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
Sofala Old Post Office, 09-16	28.9 mm (1.1 in)
Hawker (Warcowie), 09-21	26.1 mm (1.0 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, 15 September to 2 October 2022
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
51	105
26	119
40	111
39	136
72	116
26	99
25	99
43	97
29	104
26	135
22	135
35	111
39	89
35	80
46	80
40	80
40	80
21	110
30	89
44	67
45	75
39	72
89	68
25	111
49	68
36	29
36	129
34	116
26	81
17	129
27	104
34	56
18	81
29	131
88	16
120	52
10	105
24	45
37	56
37	51
22	104
55	56
58	56
37	56
44	56
45	56
36	56
35	40
34	52
11	112
19	130
22	89
39	52
26	43
39	56
23	68
14	99
27	37
29	48
20	131
26	75
29	69
23	89
61	44
50	48
12	90
99	44
38	52
37	52
20	81
18	131
23	60
24	81
33	51
30	45
73	14
45	60
30	43
19	51
35	45
25	116
101	16
36	45
15	111
44	0
71	14
27	51
13	101
16	73
21	52
33	56
19	89
23	81
30	52
20	89
41	14
16	89
10	99
12	124
37	43
9	135
30	10
19	75
17	89
11	99
15	111
43	45
10	99
22	47
8	107
35	40
13	107
29	51
51	33
84	15
32	33
17	45
10	99
9	120
16	84
12	131
12	131
39	33
17	81
32	24
15	120
58	15
25	48
7	100
23	60
11	107
12	111
18	75
24	56
28	51
24	33
47	32
10	105
9	89
9	100
33	45
28	45
40	27
120	15
41	52
33	3
7	105
8	124
26	45
32	45
26	52
77	15
54	24
16	75
11	81
7	120
11	81
36	24
7	96
7	133
21	73
10	111
35	45
44	12
26	45
26	45
26	45
30	28
16	81
41	12
29	45
31	44
11	104
97	15
26	83
19	51
23	36
11	29
7	99
18	43
5	111
14	44
7	95
14	84
10	107
22	52
8	131
26	45
25	45
27	52
10	104
117	15
8	104
8	112
37	45
32	60
48	5
5	120
47	8
32	45

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 15 September to 2 October 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, 15 September to 2 October 2022 (this event)	1,050 records

Every Record Set

20 of 1,050

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 15 September to 2 October 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-09-16	Glen Morrison (Millbank)	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	111	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-09-16	Sofala Old Post Office	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	104	79 of 100 (Major)
2022-09-16	Boggabri Post Office	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	89	76 of 100 (Major)
2022-09-16	Uralla (Dumaresq St)	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	89	71 of 100 (Major)
2022-09-21	Loxton (Pyap)	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	99	79 of 100 (Major)
2022-09-21	Paruna	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	99	79 of 100 (Major)
2022-09-21	Hawker (Warcowie)	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	135	77 of 100 (Major)
2022-09-21	Renmark Irrigation	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	135	77 of 100 (Major)
2022-09-22	Peak Hill (Bruie Plains)	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	119	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-09-22	Sapphire (Argyle)	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	111	77 of 100 (Major)
2022-09-22	Curlewis Post Office	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	80	74 of 100 (Major)
2022-09-22	Willow Tree (Yarrabah)	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	80	74 of 100 (Major)
2022-09-22	Pine Ridge (Billabong)	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	80	74 of 100 (Major)
2022-09-22	Somerton (Clermont Park)	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	80	73 of 100 (Major)
2022-09-23	Canungra Finch Road	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	105	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-09-23	Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	136	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-09-23	Bowraville Recreation Club	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	116	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-09-23	Grafton Research STN	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	97	79 of 100 (Major)
2022-09-23	Cangai (Smelter Creek)	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	110	73 of 100 (Major)
2022-09-23	Mt Alford	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	67	70 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 1,050 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
51	105
26	119
40	111
39	136
72	116
26	99
25	99
43	97
29	104
26	135
22	135
35	111
39	89
35	80
46	80
40	80
40	80
21	110
30	89
44	67
45	75
39	72
89	68
25	111
49	68
36	29
36	129
34	116
26	81
17	129
27	104
34	56
18	81
29	131
88	16
120	52
10	105
24	45
37	56
37	51
22	104
55	56
58	56
37	56
44	56
45	56
36	56
35	40
34	52
11	112
19	130
22	89
39	52
26	43
39	56
23	68
14	99
27	37
29	48
20	131
26	75
29	69
23	89
61	44
50	48
12	90
99	44
38	52
37	52
20	81
18	131
23	60
24	81
33	51
30	45
73	14
45	60
30	43
19	51
35	45
25	116
101	16
36	45
15	111
44	0
71	14
27	51
13	101
16	73
21	52
33	56
19	89
23	81
30	52
20	89
41	14
16	89
10	99
12	124
37	43
9	135
30	10
19	75
17	89
11	99
15	111
43	45
10	99
22	47
8	107
35	40
13	107
29	51
51	33
84	15
32	33
17	45
10	99
9	120
16	84
12	131
12	131
39	33
17	81
32	24
15	120
58	15
25	48
7	100
23	60
11	107
12	111
18	75
24	56
28	51
24	33
47	32
10	105
9	89
9	100
33	45
28	45
40	27
120	15
41	52
33	3
7	105
8	124
26	45
32	45
26	52
77	15
54	24
16	75
11	81
7	120
11	81
36	24
7	96
7	133
21	73
10	111
35	45
44	12
26	45
26	45
26	45
30	28
16	81
41	12
29	45
31	44
11	104
97	15
26	83
19	51
23	36
11	29
7	99
18	43
5	111
14	44
7	95
14	84
10	107
22	52
8	131
26	45
25	45
27	52
10	104
117	15
8	104
8	112
37	45
32	60
48	5
5	120
47	8
32	45

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
51	105
26	119
40	111
39	136
72	116
26	99
25	99
43	97
29	104
26	135
22	135
35	111
39	89
35	80
46	80
40	80
40	80
21	110
30	89
44	67
45	75
39	72
89	68
25	111
49	68
36	29
36	129
34	116
26	81
17	129
27	104
34	56
18	81
29	131
88	16
120	52
10	105
24	45
37	56
37	51
22	104
55	56
58	56
37	56
44	56
45	56
36	56
35	40
34	52
11	112
19	130
22	89
39	52
26	43
39	56
23	68
14	99
27	37
29	48
20	131
26	75
29	69
23	89
61	44
50	48
12	90
99	44
38	52
37	52
20	81
18	131
23	60
24	81
33	51
30	45
73	14
45	60
30	43
19	51
35	45
25	116
101	16
36	45
15	111
44	0
71	14
27	51
13	101
16	73
21	52
33	56
19	89
23	81
30	52
20	89
41	14
16	89
10	99
12	124
37	43
9	135
30	10
19	75
17	89
11	99
15	111
43	45
10	99
22	47
8	107
35	40
13	107
29	51
51	33
84	15
32	33
17	45
10	99
9	120
16	84
12	131
12	131
39	33
17	81
32	24
15	120
58	15
25	48
7	100
23	60
11	107
12	111
18	75
24	56
28	51
24	33
47	32
10	105
9	89
9	100
33	45
28	45
40	27
120	15
41	52
33	3
7	105
8	124
26	45
32	45
26	52
77	15
54	24
16	75
11	81
7	120
11	81
36	24
7	96
7	133
21	73
10	111
35	45
44	12
26	45
26	45
26	45
30	28
16	81
41	12
29	45
31	44
11	104
97	15
26	83
19	51
23	36
11	29
7	99
18	43
5	111
14	44
7	95
14	84
10	107
22	52
8	131
26	45
25	45
27	52
10	104
117	15
8	104
8	112
37	45
32	60
48	5
5	120
47	8
32	45

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
51	105
26	119
40	111
39	136
72	116
26	99
25	99
43	97
29	104
26	135
22	135
35	111
39	89
35	80
46	80
40	80
40	80
21	110
30	89
44	67
45	75
39	72
89	68
25	111
49	68
36	29
36	129
34	116
26	81
17	129
27	104
34	56
18	81
29	131
88	16
120	52
10	105
24	45
37	56
37	51
22	104
55	56
58	56
37	56
44	56
45	56
36	56
35	40
34	52
11	112
19	130
22	89
39	52
26	43
39	56
23	68
14	99
27	37
29	48
20	131
26	75
29	69
23	89
61	44
50	48
12	90
99	44
38	52
37	52
20	81
18	131
23	60
24	81
33	51
30	45
73	14
45	60
30	43
19	51
35	45
25	116
101	16
36	45
15	111
44	0
71	14
27	51
13	101
16	73
21	52
33	56
19	89
23	81
30	52
20	89
41	14
16	89
10	99
12	124
37	43
9	135
30	10
19	75
17	89
11	99
15	111
43	45
10	99
22	47
8	107
35	40
13	107
29	51
51	33
84	15
32	33
17	45
10	99
9	120
16	84
12	131
12	131
39	33
17	81
32	24
15	120
58	15
25	48
7	100
23	60
11	107
12	111
18	75
24	56
28	51
24	33
47	32
10	105
9	89
9	100
33	45
28	45
40	27
120	15
41	52
33	3
7	105
8	124
26	45
32	45
26	52
77	15
54	24
16	75
11	81
7	120
11	81
36	24
7	96
7	133
21	73
10	111
35	45
44	12
26	45
26	45
26	45
30	28
16	81
41	12
29	45
31	44
11	104
97	15
26	83
19	51
23	36
11	29
7	99
18	43
5	111
14	44
7	95
14	84
10	107
22	52
8	131
26	45
25	45
27	52
10	104
117	15
8	104
8	112
37	45
32	60
48	5
5	120
47	8
32	45