Extreme rain in Australia, 21 April to 1 May 2025

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 21 April to 1 May 2025
Start: 2025-04-21
End: 2025-05-01
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 21 April to 1 May 2025: 364 records at 318 stations, peak on 27 April 2025. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 21 April to 1 May 2025 set or tied 364 station records at 318 stations.
It ran from 21 April 2025 to 1 May 2025 (11 days) and its peak day was 27 April 2025.
Status: closed.
Moulamein Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 42.0 mm (1.7 in) on 28 April 2025.
The busiest day was 27 April 2025 with 120 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 142 years.

Footprint

21 April to 1 May 2025

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 21 April to 1 May 2025 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, 21 April to 1 May 2025: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Moulamein Post Office	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	2025-04-28
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	2025-04-26
Pooncarie (Tarcoola)	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	2025-04-26
Dungog Post Office	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	2025-04-28
Stroud Post Office	Record daily precipitation	189.6 mm (7.5 in)	2025-04-28
Cudal Post Office	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	2025-04-27
Gresford Post Office	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	2025-04-28
Barraba Post Office	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	2025-04-27
Manildra (Hazeldale)	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	2025-04-27
Manildra (George St)	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	2025-04-27
Whitton (Conapaira St)	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	2025-04-27
Nelligen (Thule Road)	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	2025-04-23
Murwillumbah (Taleswood)	Record daily precipitation	107.8 mm (4.2 in)	2025-04-25
Kenebri (Ellerslie)	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	2025-04-27
Glen Morrison (Branga Plains)	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	2025-04-27
Wee Waa (George St)	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	2025-04-27
Walcha (Karori)	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	2025-04-27
Elanora Water Treatment Plant	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	2025-04-25
Barraba (Rosevale)	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	2025-04-27
Pokolbin (Ben Ean)	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	2025-04-28

Records per Day

Peak day 120

Records set or tied each day from 21 April 2025 to 1 May 2025. The most in one day was 120 on 27 April 2025.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Australia, 21 April to 1 May 2025
Date	Records
2025-04-21	1
2025-04-22	14
2025-04-23	40
2025-04-24	12
2025-04-25	44
2025-04-26	61
2025-04-27	120
2025-04-28	58
2025-04-29	6
2025-04-30	7
2025-05-01	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 21 April to 1 May 2025 ranked by margin
Stroud Post Office, 04-28	107.3 mm (4.2 in)
Dungog Post Office, 04-28	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
Elanora Water Treatment Plant, 04-25	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
Murwillumbah (Taleswood), 04-25	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
Pokolbin (Ben Ean), 04-28	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
Nelligen (Thule Road), 04-23	55.7 mm (2.2 in)
Gresford Post Office, 04-28	47.4 mm (1.9 in)
Kenebri (Ellerslie), 04-27	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
Whitton (Conapaira St), 04-27	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
Barraba (Rosevale), 04-27	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
Hatfield (Benilkie), 04-26	30.8 mm (1.2 in)
Cudal Post Office, 04-27	30.3 mm (1.2 in)
Moulamein Post Office, 04-28	29.8 mm (1.2 in)
Pooncarie (Tarcoola), 04-26	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
Glen Morrison (Branga Plains), 04-27	27.8 mm (1.1 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

364 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, 21 April to 1 May 2025
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
30	116
31	120
28	142
83	62
107	62
30	103
47	60
26	120
24	103
24	103
38	43
72	62
56	94
39	51
28	78
22	120
23	62
81	36
38	32
56	18
25	68
12	103
12	142
24	52
24	55
26	52
16	103
28	52
52	60
45	56
48	18
11	116
22	68
55	18
12	120
26	68
37	24
34	62
36	40
72	11
39	62
10	103
18	52
9	108
42	40
10	112
31	22
29	51
49	22
39	10
16	52
28	4
62	36
8	122
27	34
38	22
14	94
5	124
22	18
4	122
22	51
29	32
25	18
33	46
33	32
9	84
29	51
34	62
26	62
7	91
2	116
2	116
20	18
3	120
11	64
7	84
21	51
1	120
19	59
1	122
19	51
21	60
1	99
16	51
24	8
26	32
12	62
20	72
23	56
33	16
26	3
5	55
6	62
15	52
17	68
19	36
6	72
11	60
7	62
37	36
25	8
10	62
23	40
20	36
44	22
27	40
19	4
37	40
25	18
31	32
11	60
8	60
22	13
15	46
16	40
14	62
40	18
27	36
10	52
35	30
45	2
22	3
12	40
8	62
2	71
12	60
46	10
14	23
17	38
23	36
17	32
11	59
17	40
11	51
6	62
24	8
16	36
39	10
3	62
6	52
8	68
26	28
14	30
15	36
9	62
8	51
10	51
8	54
9	59
15	55
4	60
9	52
16	4
20	3
31	28
12	42
13	40
15	8
20	8
5	59
2	62
14	4
15	4
17	4
5	55
14	36
22	3
9	40
23	3
5	51
12	51
1	60
0	62
2	54
4	54
6	56
15	8
8	51
10	32
14	36
6	62
17	40
28	10
43	10
30	22
14	24
15	4
9	22
20	22
6	51
22	8
4	51
22	28
18	18
3	62
9	40
4	59
6	55
19	12
16	16

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 21 April to 1 May 2025 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, 21 April to 1 May 2025 (this event)	364 records

Every Record Set

20 of 364

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 21 April to 1 May 2025, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2025-04-23	Nelligen (Thule Road)	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	94	59 of 100 (Notable)
2025-04-25	Murwillumbah (Taleswood)	Record daily precipitation	107.8 mm (4.2 in)	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	62	59 of 100 (Notable)
2025-04-25	Elanora Water Treatment Plant	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	36	55 of 100 (Notable)
2025-04-26	Hatfield (Benilkie)	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	120	74 of 100 (Major)
2025-04-26	Pooncarie (Tarcoola)	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	142	68 of 100 (Major)
2025-04-27	Cudal Post Office	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	103	67 of 100 (Major)
2025-04-27	Barraba Post Office	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	120	64 of 100 (Major)
2025-04-27	Manildra (Hazeldale)	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	103	61 of 100 (Major)
2025-04-27	Manildra (George St)	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	103	60 of 100 (Major)
2025-04-27	Whitton (Conapaira St)	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	43	60 of 100 (Major)
2025-04-27	Kenebri (Ellerslie)	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	51	57 of 100 (Notable)
2025-04-27	Glen Morrison (Branga Plains)	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	78	57 of 100 (Notable)
2025-04-27	Wee Waa (George St)	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	120	56 of 100 (Notable)
2025-04-27	Walcha (Karori)	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	62	56 of 100 (Notable)
2025-04-27	Barraba (Rosevale)	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32	55 of 100 (Notable)
2025-04-28	Moulamein Post Office	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	116	75 of 100 (Major)
2025-04-28	Dungog Post Office	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	62	68 of 100 (Major)
2025-04-28	Stroud Post Office	Record daily precipitation	189.6 mm (7.5 in)	107.3 mm (4.2 in)	62	68 of 100 (Major)
2025-04-28	Gresford Post Office	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	60	65 of 100 (Major)
2025-04-28	Pokolbin (Ben Ean)	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	18	55 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 364 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
30	116
31	120
28	142
83	62
107	62
30	103
47	60
26	120
24	103
24	103
38	43
72	62
56	94
39	51
28	78
22	120
23	62
81	36
38	32
56	18
25	68
12	103
12	142
24	52
24	55
26	52
16	103
28	52
52	60
45	56
48	18
11	116
22	68
55	18
12	120
26	68
37	24
34	62
36	40
72	11
39	62
10	103
18	52
9	108
42	40
10	112
31	22
29	51
49	22
39	10
16	52
28	4
62	36
8	122
27	34
38	22
14	94
5	124
22	18
4	122
22	51
29	32
25	18
33	46
33	32
9	84
29	51
34	62
26	62
7	91
2	116
2	116
20	18
3	120
11	64
7	84
21	51
1	120
19	59
1	122
19	51
21	60
1	99
16	51
24	8
26	32
12	62
20	72
23	56
33	16
26	3
5	55
6	62
15	52
17	68
19	36
6	72
11	60
7	62
37	36
25	8
10	62
23	40
20	36
44	22
27	40
19	4
37	40
25	18
31	32
11	60
8	60
22	13
15	46
16	40
14	62
40	18
27	36
10	52
35	30
45	2
22	3
12	40
8	62
2	71
12	60
46	10
14	23
17	38
23	36
17	32
11	59
17	40
11	51
6	62
24	8
16	36
39	10
3	62
6	52
8	68
26	28
14	30
15	36
9	62
8	51
10	51
8	54
9	59
15	55
4	60
9	52
16	4
20	3
31	28
12	42
13	40
15	8
20	8
5	59
2	62
14	4
15	4
17	4
5	55
14	36
22	3
9	40
23	3
5	51
12	51
1	60
0	62
2	54
4	54
6	56
15	8
8	51
10	32
14	36
6	62
17	40
28	10
43	10
30	22
14	24
15	4
9	22
20	22
6	51
22	8
4	51
22	28
18	18
3	62
9	40
4	59
6	55
19	12
16	16

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
30	116
31	120
28	142
83	62
107	62
30	103
47	60
26	120
24	103
24	103
38	43
72	62
56	94
39	51
28	78
22	120
23	62
81	36
38	32
56	18
25	68
12	103
12	142
24	52
24	55
26	52
16	103
28	52
52	60
45	56
48	18
11	116
22	68
55	18
12	120
26	68
37	24
34	62
36	40
72	11
39	62
10	103
18	52
9	108
42	40
10	112
31	22
29	51
49	22
39	10
16	52
28	4
62	36
8	122
27	34
38	22
14	94
5	124
22	18
4	122
22	51
29	32
25	18
33	46
33	32
9	84
29	51
34	62
26	62
7	91
2	116
2	116
20	18
3	120
11	64
7	84
21	51
1	120
19	59
1	122
19	51
21	60
1	99
16	51
24	8
26	32
12	62
20	72
23	56
33	16
26	3
5	55
6	62
15	52
17	68
19	36
6	72
11	60
7	62
37	36
25	8
10	62
23	40
20	36
44	22
27	40
19	4
37	40
25	18
31	32
11	60
8	60
22	13
15	46
16	40
14	62
40	18
27	36
10	52
35	30
45	2
22	3
12	40
8	62
2	71
12	60
46	10
14	23
17	38
23	36
17	32
11	59
17	40
11	51
6	62
24	8
16	36
39	10
3	62
6	52
8	68
26	28
14	30
15	36
9	62
8	51
10	51
8	54
9	59
15	55
4	60
9	52
16	4
20	3
31	28
12	42
13	40
15	8
20	8
5	59
2	62
14	4
15	4
17	4
5	55
14	36
22	3
9	40
23	3
5	51
12	51
1	60
0	62
2	54
4	54
6	56
15	8
8	51
10	32
14	36
6	62
17	40
28	10
43	10
30	22
14	24
15	4
9	22
20	22
6	51
22	8
4	51
22	28
18	18
3	62
9	40
4	59
6	55
19	12
16	16

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
30	116
31	120
28	142
83	62
107	62
30	103
47	60
26	120
24	103
24	103
38	43
72	62
56	94
39	51
28	78
22	120
23	62
81	36
38	32
56	18
25	68
12	103
12	142
24	52
24	55
26	52
16	103
28	52
52	60
45	56
48	18
11	116
22	68
55	18
12	120
26	68
37	24
34	62
36	40
72	11
39	62
10	103
18	52
9	108
42	40
10	112
31	22
29	51
49	22
39	10
16	52
28	4
62	36
8	122
27	34
38	22
14	94
5	124
22	18
4	122
22	51
29	32
25	18
33	46
33	32
9	84
29	51
34	62
26	62
7	91
2	116
2	116
20	18
3	120
11	64
7	84
21	51
1	120
19	59
1	122
19	51
21	60
1	99
16	51
24	8
26	32
12	62
20	72
23	56
33	16
26	3
5	55
6	62
15	52
17	68
19	36
6	72
11	60
7	62
37	36
25	8
10	62
23	40
20	36
44	22
27	40
19	4
37	40
25	18
31	32
11	60
8	60
22	13
15	46
16	40
14	62
40	18
27	36
10	52
35	30
45	2
22	3
12	40
8	62
2	71
12	60
46	10
14	23
17	38
23	36
17	32
11	59
17	40
11	51
6	62
24	8
16	36
39	10
3	62
6	52
8	68
26	28
14	30
15	36
9	62
8	51
10	51
8	54
9	59
15	55
4	60
9	52
16	4
20	3
31	28
12	42
13	40
15	8
20	8
5	59
2	62
14	4
15	4
17	4
5	55
14	36
22	3
9	40
23	3
5	51
12	51
1	60
0	62
2	54
4	54
6	56
15	8
8	51
10	32
14	36
6	62
17	40
28	10
43	10
30	22
14	24
15	4
9	22
20	22
6	51
22	8
4	51
22	28
18	18
3	62
9	40
4	59
6	55
19	12
16	16