Extreme rain in Australia, 3 to 5 February 2023

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 3 to 5 February 2023
Start: 2023-02-03
End: 2023-02-05
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 3 to 5 February 2023: 114 records at 111 stations, peak on 3 February 2023. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 3 to 5 February 2023 set or tied 114 station records at 111 stations.
It ran from 3 February 2023 to 5 February 2023 (3 days) and its peak day was 3 February 2023.
Status: closed.
Timboon set a daily record precipitation of 33.8 mm (1.3 in) on 3 February 2023.
The busiest day was 3 February 2023 with 62 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 138 years.

Footprint

3 to 5 February 2023

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 3 to 5 February 2023 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, 3 to 5 February 2023: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Timboon	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	2023-02-03
Shoreham	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	2023-02-04
Cape Sorell	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	2023-02-03
Coleraine Hospital	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	2023-02-03
Mount Schank (Jethia)	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	2023-02-03
Dromana Sussex Farm	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	2023-02-04
Dandenong	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	2023-02-04
Cape Liptrap (Illawong)	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	2023-02-04
Fish Creek	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	2023-02-04
Beachport	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	2023-02-03
Lake Leake (Kooeeyong)	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	2023-02-03
Millicent	Record daily precipitation	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	2023-02-03
Mount Gambier Aero	Record daily precipitation	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	2023-02-03
Edenhope (Post Office)	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	2023-02-03
Outtrim	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	2023-02-03
Casterton (Warrock)	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	2023-02-03
Dergholm (Hillgrove)	Record daily precipitation	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	2023-02-03
Hampshire (Neena Road)	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	2023-02-03
Cressy	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	2023-02-04
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	2023-02-04

Records per Day

Peak day 62

Records set or tied each day from 3 February 2023 to 5 February 2023. The most in one day was 62 on 3 February 2023.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 3 to 5 February 2023 ranked by margin
Cape Liptrap (Illawong), 02-04	58.0 mm (2.3 in)
Dandenong, 02-04	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
Shoreham, 02-04	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
Dromana Sussex Farm, 02-04	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
Mount Schank (Jethia), 02-03	23.2 mm (0.9 in)
Timboon, 02-03	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
Cape Otway Lighthouse, 02-04	17.9 mm (0.7 in)
Mount Gambier Aero, 02-03	16.9 mm (0.7 in)
Outtrim, 02-03	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
Cressy, 02-04	11.0 mm (0.4 in)
Hampshire (Neena Road), 02-03	10.6 mm (0.4 in)
Millicent, 02-03	10.0 mm (0.4 in)
Lake Leake (Kooeeyong), 02-03	9.4 mm (0.37 in)
Fish Creek, 02-04	9.0 mm (0.35 in)
Coleraine Hospital, 02-03	8.7 mm (0.34 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

114 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, 3 to 5 February 2023
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
21	104
18	138
28	76
17	76
14	136
8	104
9	96
10	96
11	112
9	104
23	44
7	104
5	104
26	53
30	53
11	85
2	133
58	0
9	76
1	104
29	17
7	76
19	53
1	96
13	52
2	88
3	84
9	53
6	76
23	24
16	49
19	49
3	72
18	32
2	76
11	44
0	76
13	17
0	76
15	17
0	76
0	76
3	75
10	28
2	60
13	17
1	65
11	17
12	17
10	32
13	27
3	44
8	49
9	17
10	28
2	57
21	7
16	23
9	32
5	44
8	28
7	17
7	17
2	49
8	17
6	17
9	32
4	44
13	12
12	17
1	44
1	44
6	17
2	24
6	28
3	28
5	17
6	17
8	7
3	32
0	31
3	28
1	17
3	7
3	7
2	32
7	17
2	28
9	3
6	7
1	28
0	12
2	24
6	17
8	3
0	24
1	28
1	17
1	17
1	24
1	7
0	24
2	24
7	12
3	17
4	12
4	17
2	17
3	17
3	7
1	21
2	12
0	7
1	3

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 3 to 5 February 2023 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, 3 to 5 February 2023 (this event)	114 records

Every Record Set

20 of 114

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 3 to 5 February 2023, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2023-02-03	Timboon	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	104	64 of 100 (Major)
2023-02-03	Cape Sorell	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	104	51 of 100 (Notable)
2023-02-03	Coleraine Hospital	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	104	50 of 100 (Notable)
2023-02-03	Mount Schank (Jethia)	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	44	49 of 100 (Notable)
2023-02-03	Beachport	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	133	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-02-03	Lake Leake (Kooeeyong)	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	96	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-02-03	Millicent	Record daily precipitation	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	96	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-02-03	Mount Gambier Aero	Record daily precipitation	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	76	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-02-03	Edenhope (Post Office)	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	104	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-02-03	Outtrim	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	136	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-02-03	Casterton (Warrock)	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	104	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-02-03	Dergholm (Hillgrove)	Record daily precipitation	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	104	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-02-03	Hampshire (Neena Road)	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	85	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-02-04	Shoreham	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	76	57 of 100 (Notable)
2023-02-04	Dromana Sussex Farm	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	53	45 of 100 (Notable)
2023-02-04	Dandenong	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	53	44 of 100 (Notable)
2023-02-04	Cape Liptrap (Illawong)	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	0	43 of 100 (Notable)
2023-02-04	Fish Creek	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	76	41 of 100 (Notable)
2023-02-04	Cressy	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	112	20 of 100 (Routine)
2023-02-04	Cape Otway Lighthouse	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	138	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 114 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
21	104
18	138
28	76
17	76
14	136
8	104
9	96
10	96
11	112
9	104
23	44
7	104
5	104
26	53
30	53
11	85
2	133
58	0
9	76
1	104
29	17
7	76
19	53
1	96
13	52
2	88
3	84
9	53
6	76
23	24
16	49
19	49
3	72
18	32
2	76
11	44
0	76
13	17
0	76
15	17
0	76
0	76
3	75
10	28
2	60
13	17
1	65
11	17
12	17
10	32
13	27
3	44
8	49
9	17
10	28
2	57
21	7
16	23
9	32
5	44
8	28
7	17
7	17
2	49
8	17
6	17
9	32
4	44
13	12
12	17
1	44
1	44
6	17
2	24
6	28
3	28
5	17
6	17
8	7
3	32
0	31
3	28
1	17
3	7
3	7
2	32
7	17
2	28
9	3
6	7
1	28
0	12
2	24
6	17
8	3
0	24
1	28
1	17
1	17
1	24
1	7
0	24
2	24
7	12
3	17
4	12
4	17
2	17
3	17
3	7
1	21
2	12
0	7
1	3

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
21	104
18	138
28	76
17	76
14	136
8	104
9	96
10	96
11	112
9	104
23	44
7	104
5	104
26	53
30	53
11	85
2	133
58	0
9	76
1	104
29	17
7	76
19	53
1	96
13	52
2	88
3	84
9	53
6	76
23	24
16	49
19	49
3	72
18	32
2	76
11	44
0	76
13	17
0	76
15	17
0	76
0	76
3	75
10	28
2	60
13	17
1	65
11	17
12	17
10	32
13	27
3	44
8	49
9	17
10	28
2	57
21	7
16	23
9	32
5	44
8	28
7	17
7	17
2	49
8	17
6	17
9	32
4	44
13	12
12	17
1	44
1	44
6	17
2	24
6	28
3	28
5	17
6	17
8	7
3	32
0	31
3	28
1	17
3	7
3	7
2	32
7	17
2	28
9	3
6	7
1	28
0	12
2	24
6	17
8	3
0	24
1	28
1	17
1	17
1	24
1	7
0	24
2	24
7	12
3	17
4	12
4	17
2	17
3	17
3	7
1	21
2	12
0	7
1	3

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
21	104
18	138
28	76
17	76
14	136
8	104
9	96
10	96
11	112
9	104
23	44
7	104
5	104
26	53
30	53
11	85
2	133
58	0
9	76
1	104
29	17
7	76
19	53
1	96
13	52
2	88
3	84
9	53
6	76
23	24
16	49
19	49
3	72
18	32
2	76
11	44
0	76
13	17
0	76
15	17
0	76
0	76
3	75
10	28
2	60
13	17
1	65
11	17
12	17
10	32
13	27
3	44
8	49
9	17
10	28
2	57
21	7
16	23
9	32
5	44
8	28
7	17
7	17
2	49
8	17
6	17
9	32
4	44
13	12
12	17
1	44
1	44
6	17
2	24
6	28
3	28
5	17
6	17
8	7
3	32
0	31
3	28
1	17
3	7
3	7
2	32
7	17
2	28
9	3
6	7
1	28
0	12
2	24
6	17
8	3
0	24
1	28
1	17
1	17
1	24
1	7
0	24
2	24
7	12
3	17
4	12
4	17
2	17
3	17
3	7
1	21
2	12
0	7
1	3