Extreme rain in Australia, 3 to 10 April 2024

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 3 to 10 April 2024
Start: 2024-04-03
End: 2024-04-10
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 3 to 10 April 2024: 674 records at 539 stations, peak on 6 April 2024. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 3 to 10 April 2024 set or tied 674 station records at 539 stations.
It ran from 3 April 2024 to 10 April 2024 (8 days) and its peak day was 6 April 2024.
Status: closed.
Pokolbin (Ben Ean) set a daily record precipitation of 99.8 mm (3.9 in) on 6 April 2024.
The busiest day was 6 April 2024 with 337 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 143 years.

Footprint

3 to 10 April 2024

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 3 to 10 April 2024 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 10 April 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Pokolbin (Ben Ean)	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	2024-04-06
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	2024-04-06
Greenethorpe (Iandra)	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	2024-04-06
Sans Souci (Public School)	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	2024-04-06
Richmond Raaf	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	2024-04-05
Centennial Park	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	2024-04-06
Prospect Reservoir	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	2024-04-06
Marulan (George St)	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	2024-04-06
Victoria Downs	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	2024-04-04
Katoomba (Murri St)	Record daily precipitation	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	2024-04-06
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Record daily precipitation	182.5 mm (7.2 in)	2024-04-06
Sofala Old Post Office	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	2024-04-06
Angellala Downs Homestead	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	2024-04-04
Coolatai (Willunga)	Record daily precipitation	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	2024-04-06
Cooranbong (Avondale)	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	2024-04-06
Wisemans Ferry (Old Po)	Record daily precipitation	108.4 mm (4.3 in)	2024-04-06
Portland (Jamieson St)	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	2024-04-06
Bringelly (Maryland)	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	2024-04-06
Camden (Brownlow Hill)	Record daily precipitation	152.8 mm (6.0 in)	2024-04-06
Warialda Post Office	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	2024-04-05

Records per Day

Peak day 337

Records set or tied each day from 3 April 2024 to 10 April 2024. The most in one day was 337 on 6 April 2024.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 3 to 10 April 2024 ranked by margin
Centennial Park, 04-06	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
Sans Souci (Public School), 04-06	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line, 04-06	71.0 mm (2.8 in)
Katoomba (Murri St), 04-06	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
Cooranbong (Avondale), 04-06	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
Victoria Downs, 04-04	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
Angellala Downs Homestead, 04-04	65.2 mm (2.6 in)
Richmond Raaf, 04-05	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
Wisemans Ferry (Old Po), 04-06	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
Prospect Reservoir, 04-06	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
Pokolbin (Ben Ean), 04-06	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
Bringelly (Maryland), 04-06	52.2 mm (2.1 in)
Lithgow (Cooerwull), 04-06	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
Camden (Brownlow Hill), 04-06	47.1 mm (1.9 in)
Portland (Jamieson St), 04-06	45.1 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, 3 to 10 April 2024
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
54	111
48	111
40	111
74	91
74	91
55	91
63	92
28	102
66	85
70	91
71	91
40	92
65	74
40	92
68	111
58	91
45	70
52	91
47	54
38	102
38	111
30	111
54	91
78	35
54	35
36	95
63	74
26	106
38	78
67	35
50	91
45	57
26	98
26	119
69	62
60	48
40	111
67	74
40	62
72	57
64	62
26	98
34	33
59	57
47	91
32	108
70	74
27	91
35	111
43	91
82	34
82	43
127	34
45	91
85	36
57	61
133	34
47	54
115	48
50	48
60	40
52	57
116	43
22	137
33	60
43	39
33	91
32	74
35	35
23	91
37	47
31	62
90	34
49	36
124	34
86	34
32	91
69	34
17	103
43	62
18	111
22	103
44	31
104	34
87	34
17	119
17	134
26	60
22	120
52	34
118	34
79	25
79	34
14	111
14	98
36	59
37	48
27	36
51	25
61	24
32	85
41	11
55	25
58	8
46	25
70	24
38	62
14	107
36	62
16	108
19	102
59	34
44	36
27	62
13	143
100	20
49	35
62	24
124	20
47	34
29	47
16	91
64	34
89	24
36	52
82	2
127	20
58	29
40	20
16	91
13	141
22	43
16	120
18	81
57	10
60	10
17	119
34	8
134	20
140	20
14	89
59	18
42	34
24	49
30	28
27	74
20	74
76	7
38	48
7	124
14	111
29	43
7	98
10	91
9	95
37	36
30	11
3	81
23	74
13	111
6	119
113	9
19	60
7	111
9	77
44	8
42	20
25	91
44	74
53	2
34	31
11	92
11	111
8	111
54	41
5	102
14	122
9	98
50	47
47	9
15	60
32	36
41	34
5	111
18	42
27	69
7	111
12	60
44	25
16	73
8	63
21	33
8	33
5	124
5	105
5	98
46	4
9	85
23	49
54	9

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 3 to 10 April 2024 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 10 April 2024 (this event)	674 records

Every Record Set

20 of 674

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 3 to 10 April 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-04-04	Victoria Downs	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	85	75 of 100 (Major)
2024-04-04	Angellala Downs Homestead	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	74	71 of 100 (Major)
2024-04-05	Richmond Raaf	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	92	76 of 100 (Major)
2024-04-05	Warialda Post Office	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	102	69 of 100 (Major)
2024-04-06	Pokolbin (Ben Ean)	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	111	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2024-04-06	Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	111	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2024-04-06	Greenethorpe (Iandra)	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	111	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2024-04-06	Sans Souci (Public School)	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	91	77 of 100 (Major)
2024-04-06	Centennial Park	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	91	76 of 100 (Major)
2024-04-06	Prospect Reservoir	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	91	76 of 100 (Major)
2024-04-06	Marulan (George St)	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	102	76 of 100 (Major)
2024-04-06	Katoomba (Murri St)	Record daily precipitation	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	91	74 of 100 (Major)
2024-04-06	Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Record daily precipitation	182.5 mm (7.2 in)	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	91	74 of 100 (Major)
2024-04-06	Sofala Old Post Office	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	92	72 of 100 (Major)
2024-04-06	Coolatai (Willunga)	Record daily precipitation	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	92	71 of 100 (Major)
2024-04-06	Cooranbong (Avondale)	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	111	71 of 100 (Major)
2024-04-06	Wisemans Ferry (Old Po)	Record daily precipitation	108.4 mm (4.3 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	91	71 of 100 (Major)
2024-04-06	Portland (Jamieson St)	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	70	71 of 100 (Major)
2024-04-06	Bringelly (Maryland)	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	91	71 of 100 (Major)
2024-04-06	Camden (Brownlow Hill)	Record daily precipitation	152.8 mm (6.0 in)	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	54	71 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 674 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.

Date	Records
2024-04-03	2
2024-04-04	45
2024-04-05	135
2024-04-06	337
2024-04-07	99
2024-04-08	24
2024-04-09	29
2024-04-10	3

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
54	111
48	111
40	111
74	91
74	91
55	91
63	92
28	102
66	85
70	91
71	91
40	92
65	74
40	92
68	111
58	91
45	70
52	91
47	54
38	102
38	111
30	111
54	91
78	35
54	35
36	95
63	74
26	106
38	78
67	35
50	91
45	57
26	98
26	119
69	62
60	48
40	111
67	74
40	62
72	57
64	62
26	98
34	33
59	57
47	91
32	108
70	74
27	91
35	111
43	91
82	34
82	43
127	34
45	91
85	36
57	61
133	34
47	54
115	48
50	48
60	40
52	57
116	43
22	137
33	60
43	39
33	91
32	74
35	35
23	91
37	47
31	62
90	34
49	36
124	34
86	34
32	91
69	34
17	103
43	62
18	111
22	103
44	31
104	34
87	34
17	119
17	134
26	60
22	120
52	34
118	34
79	25
79	34
14	111
14	98
36	59
37	48
27	36
51	25
61	24
32	85
41	11
55	25
58	8
46	25
70	24
38	62
14	107
36	62
16	108
19	102
59	34
44	36
27	62
13	143
100	20
49	35
62	24
124	20
47	34
29	47
16	91
64	34
89	24
36	52
82	2
127	20
58	29
40	20
16	91
13	141
22	43
16	120
18	81
57	10
60	10
17	119
34	8
134	20
140	20
14	89
59	18
42	34
24	49
30	28
27	74
20	74
76	7
38	48
7	124
14	111
29	43
7	98
10	91
9	95
37	36
30	11
3	81
23	74
13	111
6	119
113	9
19	60
7	111
9	77
44	8
42	20
25	91
44	74
53	2
34	31
11	92
11	111
8	111
54	41
5	102
14	122
9	98
50	47
47	9
15	60
32	36
41	34
5	111
18	42
27	69
7	111
12	60
44	25
16	73
8	63
21	33
8	33
5	124
5	105
5	98
46	4
9	85
23	49
54	9

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
54	111
48	111
40	111
74	91
74	91
55	91
63	92
28	102
66	85
70	91
71	91
40	92
65	74
40	92
68	111
58	91
45	70
52	91
47	54
38	102
38	111
30	111
54	91
78	35
54	35
36	95
63	74
26	106
38	78
67	35
50	91
45	57
26	98
26	119
69	62
60	48
40	111
67	74
40	62
72	57
64	62
26	98
34	33
59	57
47	91
32	108
70	74
27	91
35	111
43	91
82	34
82	43
127	34
45	91
85	36
57	61
133	34
47	54
115	48
50	48
60	40
52	57
116	43
22	137
33	60
43	39
33	91
32	74
35	35
23	91
37	47
31	62
90	34
49	36
124	34
86	34
32	91
69	34
17	103
43	62
18	111
22	103
44	31
104	34
87	34
17	119
17	134
26	60
22	120
52	34
118	34
79	25
79	34
14	111
14	98
36	59
37	48
27	36
51	25
61	24
32	85
41	11
55	25
58	8
46	25
70	24
38	62
14	107
36	62
16	108
19	102
59	34
44	36
27	62
13	143
100	20
49	35
62	24
124	20
47	34
29	47
16	91
64	34
89	24
36	52
82	2
127	20
58	29
40	20
16	91
13	141
22	43
16	120
18	81
57	10
60	10
17	119
34	8
134	20
140	20
14	89
59	18
42	34
24	49
30	28
27	74
20	74
76	7
38	48
7	124
14	111
29	43
7	98
10	91
9	95
37	36
30	11
3	81
23	74
13	111
6	119
113	9
19	60
7	111
9	77
44	8
42	20
25	91
44	74
53	2
34	31
11	92
11	111
8	111
54	41
5	102
14	122
9	98
50	47
47	9
15	60
32	36
41	34
5	111
18	42
27	69
7	111
12	60
44	25
16	73
8	63
21	33
8	33
5	124
5	105
5	98
46	4
9	85
23	49
54	9

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
54	111
48	111
40	111
74	91
74	91
55	91
63	92
28	102
66	85
70	91
71	91
40	92
65	74
40	92
68	111
58	91
45	70
52	91
47	54
38	102
38	111
30	111
54	91
78	35
54	35
36	95
63	74
26	106
38	78
67	35
50	91
45	57
26	98
26	119
69	62
60	48
40	111
67	74
40	62
72	57
64	62
26	98
34	33
59	57
47	91
32	108
70	74
27	91
35	111
43	91
82	34
82	43
127	34
45	91
85	36
57	61
133	34
47	54
115	48
50	48
60	40
52	57
116	43
22	137
33	60
43	39
33	91
32	74
35	35
23	91
37	47
31	62
90	34
49	36
124	34
86	34
32	91
69	34
17	103
43	62
18	111
22	103
44	31
104	34
87	34
17	119
17	134
26	60
22	120
52	34
118	34
79	25
79	34
14	111
14	98
36	59
37	48
27	36
51	25
61	24
32	85
41	11
55	25
58	8
46	25
70	24
38	62
14	107
36	62
16	108
19	102
59	34
44	36
27	62
13	143
100	20
49	35
62	24
124	20
47	34
29	47
16	91
64	34
89	24
36	52
82	2
127	20
58	29
40	20
16	91
13	141
22	43
16	120
18	81
57	10
60	10
17	119
34	8
134	20
140	20
14	89
59	18
42	34
24	49
30	28
27	74
20	74
76	7
38	48
7	124
14	111
29	43
7	98
10	91
9	95
37	36
30	11
3	81
23	74
13	111
6	119
113	9
19	60
7	111
9	77
44	8
42	20
25	91
44	74
53	2
34	31
11	92
11	111
8	111
54	41
5	102
14	122
9	98
50	47
47	9
15	60
32	36
41	34
5	111
18	42
27	69
7	111
12	60
44	25
16	73
8	63
21	33
8	33
5	124
5	105
5	98
46	4
9	85
23	49
54	9