Extreme rain in Australia, 16 to 22 April 2024

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 16 to 22 April 2024
Start: 2024-04-16
End: 2024-04-22
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 16 to 22 April 2024: 183 records at 157 stations, peak on 21 April 2024. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 16 to 22 April 2024 set or tied 183 station records at 157 stations.
It ran from 16 April 2024 to 22 April 2024 (7 days) and its peak day was 21 April 2024.
Status: closed.
Warialda Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 46.2 mm (1.8 in) on 18 April 2024.
The busiest day was 21 April 2024 with 56 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 134 years.

Footprint

16 to 22 April 2024

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 16 to 22 April 2024 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, 16 to 22 April 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Warialda Post Office	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	2024-04-18
Coolatai (Willunga)	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	2024-04-19
Lauriedale	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	2024-04-21
Toorooka (Moparrabah)	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	2024-04-18
Marnhull	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	2024-04-21
Charnwood	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	2024-04-22
Proston Post Office	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	2024-04-21
Bolton Point (the Ridge Way)	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	2024-04-22
Dalby Airport	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	2024-04-21
Bingera Sugar Mill	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	2024-04-22
Jandowae Post Office	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	2024-04-22
Spring Creek	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	2024-04-22
Bargara	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	2024-04-22
Bundaberg Aero	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	2024-04-20
Jingi Jingi	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	2024-04-21
Belmont Csiro	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	2024-04-21
Swansea (Catherine St)	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	2024-04-21
Goombungee Post Office	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	2024-04-22
Bundarra Post Office	Record daily precipitation	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	2024-04-18

Records per Day

Peak day 56

Records set or tied each day from 16 April 2024 to 22 April 2024. The most in one day was 56 on 21 April 2024.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 16 to 22 April 2024 ranked by margin
Charnwood, 04-22	82.2 mm (3.2 in)
Lauriedale, 04-21	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
Swansea (Catherine St), 04-21	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
Bingera Sugar Mill, 04-22	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
Bolton Point (the Ridge Way), 04-22	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
Proston Post Office, 04-21	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
Warialda Post Office, 04-18	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
Toorooka (Moparrabah), 04-18	29.3 mm (1.2 in)
Bundaberg Aero, 04-20	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
Spring Creek, 04-22	27.0 mm (1.1 in)
Coolatai (Willunga), 04-19	25.6 mm (1.0 in)
Belmont Csiro, 04-21	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
Dalby Airport, 04-21	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
Bargara, 04-22	18.6 mm (0.7 in)
Warialda Post Office, 04-19	14.9 mm (0.6 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

183 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, 16 to 22 April 2024
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
36	92
26	114
61	63
29	120
1	108
15	129
82	5
38	34
40	61
57	23
22	11
1	90
27	60
19	96
28	50
10	87
9	90
24	64
58	23
3	115
4	116
5	96
29	50
35	50
2	134
31	27
34	60
1	134
3	131
20	64
16	68
25	40
31	50
37	54
2	96
4	96
24	40
12	40
13	67
20	50
25	34
7	67
1	93
27	35
11	65
23	39
28	19
29	50
6	67
43	19
9	64
16	34
11	60
17	5
8	63
5	64
16	34
0	73
14	50
9	40
12	40
43	14
4	64
12	49
4	62
14	48
18	36
25	2
17	34
4	60
2	34
23	3
1	67
10	42
1	57
14	34
21	47
11	34
23	8
10	34
8	54
3	50
10	42
13	34
8	13
0	50
10	24
16	9
6	48
11	27
6	47
4	37
8	34
0	60
19	34
7	45
9	34
38	1
4	34
9	24
9	34
9	22
16	12
17	35
11	16
20	23
3	34
2	34
12	22
1	34
5	32
19	30
1	34
4	34
5	34
9	13
11	13
10	34
15	30
11	13
9	27
7	24
4	34
3	34
16	12
17	12
11	9
7	34
3	34
2	38
13	2
0	36
2	34
14	9
3	32
9	18
11	21
2	27
6	29
2	34
9	12
4	25
3	24
0	34
3	12
10	6
6	23
2	24
8	3
18	12
0	24
2	24
3	18
3	3
1	24
7	9
4	3
4	3
7	3
6	9
8	6
6	12
5	15
6	13
6	5
1	26
3	12
9	5
8	9
5	3
3	21
5	14
3	3
4	3
8	2
0	9
5	5
3	3
0	9
2	6
1	13
4	6
0	6

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 16 to 22 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, 16 to 22 April 2024 (this event)	183 records

Every Record Set

20 of 183

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 16 to 22 April 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-04-18	Warialda Post Office	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	92	64 of 100 (Major)
2024-04-18	Toorooka (Moparrabah)	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	120	55 of 100 (Notable)
2024-04-18	Bundarra Post Office	Record daily precipitation	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	87	20 of 100 (Routine)
2024-04-19	Coolatai (Willunga)	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	114	62 of 100 (Major)
2024-04-19	Warialda Post Office	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	129	51 of 100 (Notable)
2024-04-20	Bundaberg Aero	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50	45 of 100 (Notable)
2024-04-21	Lauriedale	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	63	60 of 100 (Major)
2024-04-21	Marnhull	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	108	51 of 100 (Notable)
2024-04-21	Proston Post Office	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	34	49 of 100 (Notable)
2024-04-21	Dalby Airport	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	11	48 of 100 (Notable)
2024-04-21	Jingi Jingi	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	90	44 of 100 (Notable)
2024-04-21	Belmont Csiro	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	64	43 of 100 (Notable)
2024-04-21	Swansea (Catherine St)	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	23	43 of 100 (Notable)
2024-04-22	Charnwood	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	5	50 of 100 (Notable)
2024-04-22	Bolton Point (the Ridge Way)	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	61	49 of 100 (Notable)
2024-04-22	Bingera Sugar Mill	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	23	48 of 100 (Notable)
2024-04-22	Jandowae Post Office	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	90	47 of 100 (Notable)
2024-04-22	Spring Creek	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	60	47 of 100 (Notable)
2024-04-22	Bargara	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	96	46 of 100 (Notable)
2024-04-22	Goombungee Post Office	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	115	42 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 183 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.

Date	Records
2024-04-16	9
2024-04-17	11
2024-04-18	26
2024-04-19	37
2024-04-20	9
2024-04-21	56
2024-04-22	35

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
36	92
26	114
61	63
29	120
1	108
15	129
82	5
38	34
40	61
57	23
22	11
1	90
27	60
19	96
28	50
10	87
9	90
24	64
58	23
3	115
4	116
5	96
29	50
35	50
2	134
31	27
34	60
1	134
3	131
20	64
16	68
25	40
31	50
37	54
2	96
4	96
24	40
12	40
13	67
20	50
25	34
7	67
1	93
27	35
11	65
23	39
28	19
29	50
6	67
43	19
9	64
16	34
11	60
17	5
8	63
5	64
16	34
0	73
14	50
9	40
12	40
43	14
4	64
12	49
4	62
14	48
18	36
25	2
17	34
4	60
2	34
23	3
1	67
10	42
1	57
14	34
21	47
11	34
23	8
10	34
8	54
3	50
10	42
13	34
8	13
0	50
10	24
16	9
6	48
11	27
6	47
4	37
8	34
0	60
19	34
7	45
9	34
38	1
4	34
9	24
9	34
9	22
16	12
17	35
11	16
20	23
3	34
2	34
12	22
1	34
5	32
19	30
1	34
4	34
5	34
9	13
11	13
10	34
15	30
11	13
9	27
7	24
4	34
3	34
16	12
17	12
11	9
7	34
3	34
2	38
13	2
0	36
2	34
14	9
3	32
9	18
11	21
2	27
6	29
2	34
9	12
4	25
3	24
0	34
3	12
10	6
6	23
2	24
8	3
18	12
0	24
2	24
3	18
3	3
1	24
7	9
4	3
4	3
7	3
6	9
8	6
6	12
5	15
6	13
6	5
1	26
3	12
9	5
8	9
5	3
3	21
5	14
3	3
4	3
8	2
0	9
5	5
3	3
0	9
2	6
1	13
4	6
0	6

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
36	92
26	114
61	63
29	120
1	108
15	129
82	5
38	34
40	61
57	23
22	11
1	90
27	60
19	96
28	50
10	87
9	90
24	64
58	23
3	115
4	116
5	96
29	50
35	50
2	134
31	27
34	60
1	134
3	131
20	64
16	68
25	40
31	50
37	54
2	96
4	96
24	40
12	40
13	67
20	50
25	34
7	67
1	93
27	35
11	65
23	39
28	19
29	50
6	67
43	19
9	64
16	34
11	60
17	5
8	63
5	64
16	34
0	73
14	50
9	40
12	40
43	14
4	64
12	49
4	62
14	48
18	36
25	2
17	34
4	60
2	34
23	3
1	67
10	42
1	57
14	34
21	47
11	34
23	8
10	34
8	54
3	50
10	42
13	34
8	13
0	50
10	24
16	9
6	48
11	27
6	47
4	37
8	34
0	60
19	34
7	45
9	34
38	1
4	34
9	24
9	34
9	22
16	12
17	35
11	16
20	23
3	34
2	34
12	22
1	34
5	32
19	30
1	34
4	34
5	34
9	13
11	13
10	34
15	30
11	13
9	27
7	24
4	34
3	34
16	12
17	12
11	9
7	34
3	34
2	38
13	2
0	36
2	34
14	9
3	32
9	18
11	21
2	27
6	29
2	34
9	12
4	25
3	24
0	34
3	12
10	6
6	23
2	24
8	3
18	12
0	24
2	24
3	18
3	3
1	24
7	9
4	3
4	3
7	3
6	9
8	6
6	12
5	15
6	13
6	5
1	26
3	12
9	5
8	9
5	3
3	21
5	14
3	3
4	3
8	2
0	9
5	5
3	3
0	9
2	6
1	13
4	6
0	6

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
36	92
26	114
61	63
29	120
1	108
15	129
82	5
38	34
40	61
57	23
22	11
1	90
27	60
19	96
28	50
10	87
9	90
24	64
58	23
3	115
4	116
5	96
29	50
35	50
2	134
31	27
34	60
1	134
3	131
20	64
16	68
25	40
31	50
37	54
2	96
4	96
24	40
12	40
13	67
20	50
25	34
7	67
1	93
27	35
11	65
23	39
28	19
29	50
6	67
43	19
9	64
16	34
11	60
17	5
8	63
5	64
16	34
0	73
14	50
9	40
12	40
43	14
4	64
12	49
4	62
14	48
18	36
25	2
17	34
4	60
2	34
23	3
1	67
10	42
1	57
14	34
21	47
11	34
23	8
10	34
8	54
3	50
10	42
13	34
8	13
0	50
10	24
16	9
6	48
11	27
6	47
4	37
8	34
0	60
19	34
7	45
9	34
38	1
4	34
9	24
9	34
9	22
16	12
17	35
11	16
20	23
3	34
2	34
12	22
1	34
5	32
19	30
1	34
4	34
5	34
9	13
11	13
10	34
15	30
11	13
9	27
7	24
4	34
3	34
16	12
17	12
11	9
7	34
3	34
2	38
13	2
0	36
2	34
14	9
3	32
9	18
11	21
2	27
6	29
2	34
9	12
4	25
3	24
0	34
3	12
10	6
6	23
2	24
8	3
18	12
0	24
2	24
3	18
3	3
1	24
7	9
4	3
4	3
7	3
6	9
8	6
6	12
5	15
6	13
6	5
1	26
3	12
9	5
8	9
5	3
3	21
5	14
3	3
4	3
8	2
0	9
5	5
3	3
0	9
2	6
1	13
4	6
0	6