Extreme rain in Australia, 19 to 23 August 2025

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 19 to 23 August 2025
Start: 2025-08-19
End: 2025-08-23
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 19 to 23 August 2025: 362 records at 293 stations, peak on 21 August 2025. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 19 to 23 August 2025 set or tied 362 station records at 293 stations.
It ran from 19 August 2025 to 23 August 2025 (5 days) and its peak day was 21 August 2025.
Status: closed.
Cape Moreton Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 86.8 mm (3.4 in) on 22 August 2025.
The busiest day was 21 August 2025 with 220 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 132 years.

Footprint

19 to 23 August 2025

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 19 to 23 August 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, 19 to 23 August 2025: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Record daily precipitation	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	2025-08-22
Willow Tree (Yarrabah)	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	2025-08-21
Elanora Water Treatment Plant	Record daily precipitation	134.2 mm (5.3 in)	2025-08-22
Somerton (Bective Estate)	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	2025-08-20
Running Stream (Brooklyn)	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	2025-08-21
Richmond Raaf	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	2025-08-20
Putty Tea Rooms	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	2025-08-21
Crescent Head	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	2025-08-22
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	2025-08-21
Lostock Dam	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	2025-08-22
Attunga (the Pines)	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	2025-08-19
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	2025-08-21
Barraba Post Office	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	2025-08-21
Gungal (Merryfields)	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	2025-08-21
Bingara Post Office	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	2025-08-21
Willow Tree (Green Hills)	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	2025-08-21
Quirindi (Spring Vale)	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	2025-08-21
Brushgrove Post Office	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	2025-08-21
Faulconbridge (St Georges Cres	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	2025-08-21
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Record daily precipitation	132.4 mm (5.2 in)	2025-08-22

Records per Day

Peak day 220

Records set or tied each day from 19 August 2025 to 23 August 2025. The most in one day was 220 on 21 August 2025.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 19 to 23 August 2025 ranked by margin
Tweed Heads Golf Club, 08-22	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
Elanora Water Treatment Plant, 08-22	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse, 08-22	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
Crescent Head, 08-22	43.6 mm (1.7 in)
Richmond Raaf, 08-20	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
Attunga (the Pines), 08-19	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
Faulconbridge (St Georges Cres, 08-21	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
Gungal (Merryfields), 08-21	34.6 mm (1.4 in)
Willow Tree (Yarrabah), 08-21	34.1 mm (1.3 in)
Putty Tea Rooms, 08-21	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
Lostock Dam, 08-22	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line, 08-21	31.3 mm (1.2 in)
Quirindi (Spring Vale), 08-21	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
Willow Tree (Green Hills), 08-21	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
Running Stream (Brooklyn), 08-21	27.6 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

362 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, 19 to 23 August 2025
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
47	131
34	80
54	38
22	131
28	88
44	120
33	56
40	63
31	132
32	54
38	47
19	130
17	123
35	44
17	123
30	56
31	56
23	125
71	23
37	87
25	74
13	131
23	123
35	40
25	70
26	56
31	87
46	27
23	56
29	56
12	123
8	100
29	18
14	114
17	91
27	54
38	31
55	18
19	74
31	31
79	10
10	116
8	123
56	18
54	18
34	54
16	124
6	127
13	80
15	70
10	125
58	23
11	91
28	44
60	18
50	78
14	70
13	125
31	54
44	23
4	123
9	88
5	124
31	18
14	56
8	76
44	14
50	31
7	125
19	78
3	130
25	31
13	70
25	18
26	44
28	51
3	102
11	76
47	56
23	44
28	27
39	56
30	36
2	95
3	88
5	87
1	132
16	44
37	54
7	70
40	23
8	72
5	80
27	54
34	54
22	18
21	31
32	1
11	54
46	28
19	54
4	87
30	54
6	70
25	64
29	54
14	56
19	31
3	57
23	36
32	58
3	80
12	40
14	22
12	54
5	70
7	63
20	18
8	54
21	18
47	18
36	31
28	60
8	56
15	44
16	31
24	56
28	56
34	47
24	27
33	23
2	72
2	51
2	72
24	14
13	56
22	35
41	31
7	56
10	56
3	70
19	31
17	58
9	38
28	31
36	28
1	74
1	70
10	54
24	0
18	18
23	18
12	56
19	18
12	56
18	54
24	31
4	58
17	18
10	54
14	58
3	63
6	56
4	64
13	40
14	18
26	26
9	47
37	28
18	56
28	31
12	18
1	70
16	18
23	31
7	56
8	31
11	31
22	23
43	26
9	44
30	18
17	31
4	40
3	56
12	18
5	28
19	23
4	56
18	18
5	56
55	4
29	18
13	56
4	58
5	54
12	56
30	23
16	14
29	27

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 19 to 23 August 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, 19 to 23 August 2025 (this event)	362 records

Every Record Set

20 of 362

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 19 to 23 August 2025, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2025-08-19	Attunga (the Pines)	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	47	60 of 100 (Major)
2025-08-20	Somerton (Bective Estate)	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	131	65 of 100 (Major)
2025-08-20	Richmond Raaf	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	63	63 of 100 (Major)
2025-08-21	Willow Tree (Yarrabah)	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	80	74 of 100 (Major)
2025-08-21	Running Stream (Brooklyn)	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	88	64 of 100 (Major)
2025-08-21	Putty Tea Rooms	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	56	63 of 100 (Major)
2025-08-21	Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	132	62 of 100 (Major)
2025-08-21	Double Island Point Lighthouse	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	130	59 of 100 (Notable)
2025-08-21	Barraba Post Office	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	123	58 of 100 (Notable)
2025-08-21	Gungal (Merryfields)	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	44	58 of 100 (Notable)
2025-08-21	Bingara Post Office	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	123	56 of 100 (Notable)
2025-08-21	Willow Tree (Green Hills)	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	56	56 of 100 (Notable)
2025-08-21	Quirindi (Spring Vale)	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	56	56 of 100 (Notable)
2025-08-21	Brushgrove Post Office	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	125	56 of 100 (Notable)
2025-08-21	Faulconbridge (St Georges Cres	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	87	56 of 100 (Notable)
2025-08-22	Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Record daily precipitation	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	131	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2025-08-22	Elanora Water Treatment Plant	Record daily precipitation	134.2 mm (5.3 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	38	69 of 100 (Major)
2025-08-22	Crescent Head	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	120	63 of 100 (Major)
2025-08-22	Lostock Dam	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	54	61 of 100 (Major)
2025-08-22	Tweed Heads Golf Club	Record daily precipitation	132.4 mm (5.2 in)	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	23	56 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 362 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.

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
47	131
34	80
54	38
22	131
28	88
44	120
33	56
40	63
31	132
32	54
38	47
19	130
17	123
35	44
17	123
30	56
31	56
23	125
71	23
37	87
25	74
13	131
23	123
35	40
25	70
26	56
31	87
46	27
23	56
29	56
12	123
8	100
29	18
14	114
17	91
27	54
38	31
55	18
19	74
31	31
79	10
10	116
8	123
56	18
54	18
34	54
16	124
6	127
13	80
15	70
10	125
58	23
11	91
28	44
60	18
50	78
14	70
13	125
31	54
44	23
4	123
9	88
5	124
31	18
14	56
8	76
44	14
50	31
7	125
19	78
3	130
25	31
13	70
25	18
26	44
28	51
3	102
11	76
47	56
23	44
28	27
39	56
30	36
2	95
3	88
5	87
1	132
16	44
37	54
7	70
40	23
8	72
5	80
27	54
34	54
22	18
21	31
32	1
11	54
46	28
19	54
4	87
30	54
6	70
25	64
29	54
14	56
19	31
3	57
23	36
32	58
3	80
12	40
14	22
12	54
5	70
7	63
20	18
8	54
21	18
47	18
36	31
28	60
8	56
15	44
16	31
24	56
28	56
34	47
24	27
33	23
2	72
2	51
2	72
24	14
13	56
22	35
41	31
7	56
10	56
3	70
19	31
17	58
9	38
28	31
36	28
1	74
1	70
10	54
24	0
18	18
23	18
12	56
19	18
12	56
18	54
24	31
4	58
17	18
10	54
14	58
3	63
6	56
4	64
13	40
14	18
26	26
9	47
37	28
18	56
28	31
12	18
1	70
16	18
23	31
7	56
8	31
11	31
22	23
43	26
9	44
30	18
17	31
4	40
3	56
12	18
5	28
19	23
4	56
18	18
5	56
55	4
29	18
13	56
4	58
5	54
12	56
30	23
16	14
29	27

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
47	131
34	80
54	38
22	131
28	88
44	120
33	56
40	63
31	132
32	54
38	47
19	130
17	123
35	44
17	123
30	56
31	56
23	125
71	23
37	87
25	74
13	131
23	123
35	40
25	70
26	56
31	87
46	27
23	56
29	56
12	123
8	100
29	18
14	114
17	91
27	54
38	31
55	18
19	74
31	31
79	10
10	116
8	123
56	18
54	18
34	54
16	124
6	127
13	80
15	70
10	125
58	23
11	91
28	44
60	18
50	78
14	70
13	125
31	54
44	23
4	123
9	88
5	124
31	18
14	56
8	76
44	14
50	31
7	125
19	78
3	130
25	31
13	70
25	18
26	44
28	51
3	102
11	76
47	56
23	44
28	27
39	56
30	36
2	95
3	88
5	87
1	132
16	44
37	54
7	70
40	23
8	72
5	80
27	54
34	54
22	18
21	31
32	1
11	54
46	28
19	54
4	87
30	54
6	70
25	64
29	54
14	56
19	31
3	57
23	36
32	58
3	80
12	40
14	22
12	54
5	70
7	63
20	18
8	54
21	18
47	18
36	31
28	60
8	56
15	44
16	31
24	56
28	56
34	47
24	27
33	23
2	72
2	51
2	72
24	14
13	56
22	35
41	31
7	56
10	56
3	70
19	31
17	58
9	38
28	31
36	28
1	74
1	70
10	54
24	0
18	18
23	18
12	56
19	18
12	56
18	54
24	31
4	58
17	18
10	54
14	58
3	63
6	56
4	64
13	40
14	18
26	26
9	47
37	28
18	56
28	31
12	18
1	70
16	18
23	31
7	56
8	31
11	31
22	23
43	26
9	44
30	18
17	31
4	40
3	56
12	18
5	28
19	23
4	56
18	18
5	56
55	4
29	18
13	56
4	58
5	54
12	56
30	23
16	14
29	27

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
47	131
34	80
54	38
22	131
28	88
44	120
33	56
40	63
31	132
32	54
38	47
19	130
17	123
35	44
17	123
30	56
31	56
23	125
71	23
37	87
25	74
13	131
23	123
35	40
25	70
26	56
31	87
46	27
23	56
29	56
12	123
8	100
29	18
14	114
17	91
27	54
38	31
55	18
19	74
31	31
79	10
10	116
8	123
56	18
54	18
34	54
16	124
6	127
13	80
15	70
10	125
58	23
11	91
28	44
60	18
50	78
14	70
13	125
31	54
44	23
4	123
9	88
5	124
31	18
14	56
8	76
44	14
50	31
7	125
19	78
3	130
25	31
13	70
25	18
26	44
28	51
3	102
11	76
47	56
23	44
28	27
39	56
30	36
2	95
3	88
5	87
1	132
16	44
37	54
7	70
40	23
8	72
5	80
27	54
34	54
22	18
21	31
32	1
11	54
46	28
19	54
4	87
30	54
6	70
25	64
29	54
14	56
19	31
3	57
23	36
32	58
3	80
12	40
14	22
12	54
5	70
7	63
20	18
8	54
21	18
47	18
36	31
28	60
8	56
15	44
16	31
24	56
28	56
34	47
24	27
33	23
2	72
2	51
2	72
24	14
13	56
22	35
41	31
7	56
10	56
3	70
19	31
17	58
9	38
28	31
36	28
1	74
1	70
10	54
24	0
18	18
23	18
12	56
19	18
12	56
18	54
24	31
4	58
17	18
10	54
14	58
3	63
6	56
4	64
13	40
14	18
26	26
9	47
37	28
18	56
28	31
12	18
1	70
16	18
23	31
7	56
8	31
11	31
22	23
43	26
9	44
30	18
17	31
4	40
3	56
12	18
5	28
19	23
4	56
18	18
5	56
55	4
29	18
13	56
4	58
5	54
12	56
30	23
16	14
29	27