Extreme rain in Australia, 29 May to 3 June 2025

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 29 May to 3 June 2025
Start: 2025-05-29
End: 2025-06-03
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 29 May to 3 June 2025: 194 records at 176 stations, peak on 30 May 2025. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 29 May to 3 June 2025 set or tied 194 station records at 176 stations.
It ran from 29 May 2025 to 3 June 2025 (6 days) and its peak day was 30 May 2025.
Status: closed.
Fernflat set a monthly record daily precipitation of 131.0 mm (5.2 in) on 1 June 2025.
The busiest day was 30 May 2025 with 67 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 132 years.

Footprint

29 May to 3 June 2025

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 29 May to 3 June 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, 29 May to 3 June 2025: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Fernflat	Record daily precipitation	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	2025-06-01
Bambaroo	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	2025-05-30
Capella Post Office	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	2025-05-30
Belvedere	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	2025-05-30
Carbean	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	2025-06-03
Melva	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	2025-06-03
Gracemere Russell St	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	2025-05-30
Frankfield Station	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	2025-05-30
Cardowan	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	2025-05-30
Talagai	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	2025-05-30
Grafton Research STN	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	2025-05-31
Deepwater Post Office	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	2025-06-03
Ambo Station	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	2025-05-29
Alni	Record daily precipitation	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	2025-05-29
Mahrigong	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	2025-05-29
Mount McConnell	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	2025-05-30
Trafalgar Station	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	2025-05-30
Gonyelinka	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	2025-05-30
Whyenbah	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	2025-05-31
Coolesha	Record daily precipitation	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	2025-06-03

Records per Day

Peak day 67

Records set or tied each day from 29 May 2025 to 3 June 2025. The most in one day was 67 on 30 May 2025.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 29 May to 3 June 2025 ranked by margin
Fernflat, 06-01	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
Frankfield Station, 05-30	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
Talagai, 05-30	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
Cardowan, 05-30	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
Belvedere, 05-30	26.5 mm (1.0 in)
Carbean, 06-03	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
Trafalgar Station, 05-30	21.2 mm (0.8 in)
Gracemere Russell St, 05-30	18.2 mm (0.7 in)
Gonyelinka, 05-30	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
Capella Post Office, 05-30	15.5 mm (0.6 in)
Bambaroo, 05-30	14.7 mm (0.6 in)
Mahrigong, 05-29	10.0 mm (0.4 in)
Alni, 05-29	8.8 mm (0.35 in)
Coolesha, 06-03	8.6 mm (0.34 in)
Ambo Station, 05-29	8.5 mm (0.33 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

194 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, 29 May to 3 June 2025
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
54	17
15	102
21	95
16	122
27	84
23	52
9	100
6	74
18	87
53	36
9	108
7	132
30	72
10	108
18	79
37	56
8	91
9	84
1	118
5	96
1	122
2	120
0	104
7	87
22	54
10	80
7	88
25	60
47	28
5	88
27	62
7	87
52	12
5	86
23	54
3	87
2	87
22	10
18	32
42	12
3	86
31	30
21	43
17	44
30	43
25	44
12	40
4	64
8	60
9	52
0	78
9	52
16	55
54	12
16	42
36	12
4	60
15	28
6	55
17	16
6	19
15	56
14	43
9	59
12	54
29	0
19	48
20	31
12	52
23	16
2	59
14	16
1	64
9	60
18	52
7	62
19	44
23	12
19	38
2	52
4	52
0	54
19	22
8	44
10	43
7	44
19	28
17	32
11	52
4	60
8	52
6	44
0	60
32	12
1	44
9	52
8	47
18	12
10	16
6	47
10	31
29	34
1	54
9	46
17	16
7	16
9	15
6	32
1	56
7	46
9	15
3	32
22	12
2	52
7	16
18	16
2	47
2	44
3	43
7	34
11	16
4	36
2	46
15	16
7	36
32	12
3	16
5	31
3	16
8	28
0	44
5	32
1	43
8	22
6	27
11	28
20	11
11	28
3	35
4	32
6	32
9	15
13	0
11	16
4	28
5	31
15	12
5	31
1	16
3	12
10	12
0	31
12	12
5	18
10	3
9	12
5	0
2	31
2	32
1	16
5	16
13	12
2	31
13	8
4	3
1	16
4	15
18	3
1	11
6	12
0	31
4	16
3	6
0	27
5	3
3	15
2	15
4	14
2	16
4	16
6	16
2	16
8	2
1	12
5	3
4	3
1	12
1	11
3	0
2	0
2	3
0	14
0	12
2	3

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 29 May to 3 June 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, 29 May to 3 June 2025 (this event)	194 records

Every Record Set

20 of 194

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 29 May to 3 June 2025, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2025-05-29	Ambo Station	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	84	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-05-29	Alni	Record daily precipitation	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	108	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-05-29	Mahrigong	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	108	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-05-30	Bambaroo	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	102	51 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-30	Capella Post Office	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	122	49 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-30	Belvedere	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	84	48 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-30	Gracemere Russell St	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	87	47 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-30	Frankfield Station	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	36	45 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-30	Cardowan	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	72	44 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-30	Talagai	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	56	42 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-30	Mount McConnell	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	91	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-05-30	Trafalgar Station	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	95	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-05-30	Gonyelinka	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	79	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-05-31	Grafton Research STN	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	96	41 of 100 (Notable)
2025-05-31	Whyenbah	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	132	20 of 100 (Routine)
2025-06-01	Fernflat	Record daily precipitation	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	17	65 of 100 (Major)
2025-06-03	Carbean	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	52	48 of 100 (Notable)
2025-06-03	Melva	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	74	48 of 100 (Notable)
2025-06-03	Deepwater Post Office	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	118	41 of 100 (Notable)
2025-06-03	Coolesha	Record daily precipitation	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	100	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 194 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
54	17
15	102
21	95
16	122
27	84
23	52
9	100
6	74
18	87
53	36
9	108
7	132
30	72
10	108
18	79
37	56
8	91
9	84
1	118
5	96
1	122
2	120
0	104
7	87
22	54
10	80
7	88
25	60
47	28
5	88
27	62
7	87
52	12
5	86
23	54
3	87
2	87
22	10
18	32
42	12
3	86
31	30
21	43
17	44
30	43
25	44
12	40
4	64
8	60
9	52
0	78
9	52
16	55
54	12
16	42
36	12
4	60
15	28
6	55
17	16
6	19
15	56
14	43
9	59
12	54
29	0
19	48
20	31
12	52
23	16
2	59
14	16
1	64
9	60
18	52
7	62
19	44
23	12
19	38
2	52
4	52
0	54
19	22
8	44
10	43
7	44
19	28
17	32
11	52
4	60
8	52
6	44
0	60
32	12
1	44
9	52
8	47
18	12
10	16
6	47
10	31
29	34
1	54
9	46
17	16
7	16
9	15
6	32
1	56
7	46
9	15
3	32
22	12
2	52
7	16
18	16
2	47
2	44
3	43
7	34
11	16
4	36
2	46
15	16
7	36
32	12
3	16
5	31
3	16
8	28
0	44
5	32
1	43
8	22
6	27
11	28
20	11
11	28
3	35
4	32
6	32
9	15
13	0
11	16
4	28
5	31
15	12
5	31
1	16
3	12
10	12
0	31
12	12
5	18
10	3
9	12
5	0
2	31
2	32
1	16
5	16
13	12
2	31
13	8
4	3
1	16
4	15
18	3
1	11
6	12
0	31
4	16
3	6
0	27
5	3
3	15
2	15
4	14
2	16
4	16
6	16
2	16
8	2
1	12
5	3
4	3
1	12
1	11
3	0
2	0
2	3
0	14
0	12
2	3

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
54	17
15	102
21	95
16	122
27	84
23	52
9	100
6	74
18	87
53	36
9	108
7	132
30	72
10	108
18	79
37	56
8	91
9	84
1	118
5	96
1	122
2	120
0	104
7	87
22	54
10	80
7	88
25	60
47	28
5	88
27	62
7	87
52	12
5	86
23	54
3	87
2	87
22	10
18	32
42	12
3	86
31	30
21	43
17	44
30	43
25	44
12	40
4	64
8	60
9	52
0	78
9	52
16	55
54	12
16	42
36	12
4	60
15	28
6	55
17	16
6	19
15	56
14	43
9	59
12	54
29	0
19	48
20	31
12	52
23	16
2	59
14	16
1	64
9	60
18	52
7	62
19	44
23	12
19	38
2	52
4	52
0	54
19	22
8	44
10	43
7	44
19	28
17	32
11	52
4	60
8	52
6	44
0	60
32	12
1	44
9	52
8	47
18	12
10	16
6	47
10	31
29	34
1	54
9	46
17	16
7	16
9	15
6	32
1	56
7	46
9	15
3	32
22	12
2	52
7	16
18	16
2	47
2	44
3	43
7	34
11	16
4	36
2	46
15	16
7	36
32	12
3	16
5	31
3	16
8	28
0	44
5	32
1	43
8	22
6	27
11	28
20	11
11	28
3	35
4	32
6	32
9	15
13	0
11	16
4	28
5	31
15	12
5	31
1	16
3	12
10	12
0	31
12	12
5	18
10	3
9	12
5	0
2	31
2	32
1	16
5	16
13	12
2	31
13	8
4	3
1	16
4	15
18	3
1	11
6	12
0	31
4	16
3	6
0	27
5	3
3	15
2	15
4	14
2	16
4	16
6	16
2	16
8	2
1	12
5	3
4	3
1	12
1	11
3	0
2	0
2	3
0	14
0	12
2	3

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
54	17
15	102
21	95
16	122
27	84
23	52
9	100
6	74
18	87
53	36
9	108
7	132
30	72
10	108
18	79
37	56
8	91
9	84
1	118
5	96
1	122
2	120
0	104
7	87
22	54
10	80
7	88
25	60
47	28
5	88
27	62
7	87
52	12
5	86
23	54
3	87
2	87
22	10
18	32
42	12
3	86
31	30
21	43
17	44
30	43
25	44
12	40
4	64
8	60
9	52
0	78
9	52
16	55
54	12
16	42
36	12
4	60
15	28
6	55
17	16
6	19
15	56
14	43
9	59
12	54
29	0
19	48
20	31
12	52
23	16
2	59
14	16
1	64
9	60
18	52
7	62
19	44
23	12
19	38
2	52
4	52
0	54
19	22
8	44
10	43
7	44
19	28
17	32
11	52
4	60
8	52
6	44
0	60
32	12
1	44
9	52
8	47
18	12
10	16
6	47
10	31
29	34
1	54
9	46
17	16
7	16
9	15
6	32
1	56
7	46
9	15
3	32
22	12
2	52
7	16
18	16
2	47
2	44
3	43
7	34
11	16
4	36
2	46
15	16
7	36
32	12
3	16
5	31
3	16
8	28
0	44
5	32
1	43
8	22
6	27
11	28
20	11
11	28
3	35
4	32
6	32
9	15
13	0
11	16
4	28
5	31
15	12
5	31
1	16
3	12
10	12
0	31
12	12
5	18
10	3
9	12
5	0
2	31
2	32
1	16
5	16
13	12
2	31
13	8
4	3
1	16
4	15
18	3
1	11
6	12
0	31
4	16
3	6
0	27
5	3
3	15
2	15
4	14
2	16
4	16
6	16
2	16
8	2
1	12
5	3
4	3
1	12
1	11
3	0
2	0
2	3
0	14
0	12
2	3