Extreme rain in Australia, 12 to 25 February 2026

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 12 to 25 February 2026
Start: 2026-02-12
End: 2026-02-25
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 12 to 25 February 2026: 172 records at 128 stations, peak on 14 February 2026. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 12 to 25 February 2026 set or tied 172 station records at 128 stations.
It ran from 12 February 2026 to 25 February 2026 (14 days) and its peak day was 14 February 2026.
Status: closed.
Surbiton Station set a monthly record daily precipitation of 190.0 mm (7.5 in) on 13 February 2026.
The busiest day was 14 February 2026 with 43 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 131 years.

Footprint

12 to 25 February 2026

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 12 to 25 February 2026 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, 12 to 25 February 2026: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Mundubbera	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	2026-02-16
Surbiton Station	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	2026-02-13
La Palma	Record daily precipitation	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	2026-02-14
Mungallala	Record daily precipitation	108.8 mm (4.3 in)	2026-02-14
Palmerville	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	2026-02-17
Muttaburra	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	2026-02-15
Lands End Station	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	2026-02-15
Gue	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	2026-02-15
Phosphate Hill	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	2026-02-13
Taroom Post Office	Record daily precipitation	132.2 mm (5.2 in)	2026-02-14
Aramac Post Office	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	2026-02-14
Koumala Hatfields Road	Record daily precipitation	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	2026-02-19
Booroondarra	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	2026-02-20
Hannaford Post Office	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	2026-02-13
Mount McConnell	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	2026-02-14
Slogan Downs	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	2026-02-20
Calton Hills Station	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	2026-02-14
Butcher Hill Station	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	2026-02-22
Maylands	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	2026-02-12
Cameron Downs	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	2026-02-22
Manfred Downs Station	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	2026-02-25
Herbert Vale	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	2026-02-21
Fletcher View Station	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	2026-02-14
Betanga	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	2026-02-20
Wingfield	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	2026-02-14
Ambo Station	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	2026-02-15
Moura Post Office	Record daily precipitation	124.6 mm (4.9 in)	2026-02-14
Mahrigong	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	2026-02-15
Greenhaven	Record daily precipitation	176.4 mm (6.9 in)	2026-02-16
Fort Constantine Station	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	2026-02-15
Jochmus	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	2026-02-15
Alni	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	2026-02-22
Bungaban Tm	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	2026-02-13
Loadstone (High View)	Record daily precipitation	121.5 mm (4.8 in)	2026-02-13
Mingela Post Office	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	2026-02-14
Kangaroo Hills Station	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	2026-02-20
Trafalgar Station	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	2026-02-20
Lerida	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	2026-02-15
Innot Hot Springs Township	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	2026-02-16
Orkabie West Hill	Record daily precipitation	242.0 mm (9.5 in)	2026-02-20
Mount Kingsley	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	2026-02-13
Giligulgul	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	2026-02-14
Fairbairn Dam	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	2026-02-14
Mount Turner Station	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	2026-02-17
Belvedere	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	2026-02-13
Tecoma	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	2026-02-14
Taemas	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	2026-02-15
Augustus Downs Station	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	2026-02-16
Meandarra Post Office	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	2026-02-13
Gunnewin	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	2026-02-13
Lochinvar	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	2026-02-16
Home Hill Post Office	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	2026-02-20
Mount Charlton	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	2026-02-20
Mount Isa Aero	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	2026-02-23
Undilla Station	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	2026-02-25
Dingle Dell	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	2026-02-14
Charters Towers Airport	Record daily precipitation	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	2026-02-20
Upper Barron	Record daily precipitation	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	2026-02-16
Allambee	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	2026-02-13
Wansey Downs	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	2026-02-15

Records per Day

Peak day 43

Records set or tied each day from 12 February 2026 to 25 February 2026. The most in one day was 43 on 14 February 2026.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Australia, 12 to 25 February 2026
Date	Records
2026-02-12	2
2026-02-13	29
2026-02-14	43
2026-02-15	13
2026-02-16	12
2026-02-17	12
2026-02-18	5
2026-02-19	2
2026-02-20	25
2026-02-21	10
2026-02-22	13
2026-02-23	3
2026-02-24	1
2026-02-25	2

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 12 to 25 February 2026 ranked by margin
Gue, 02-15	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
La Palma, 02-14	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
Phosphate Hill, 02-13	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
Slogan Downs, 02-20	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
Taroom Post Office, 02-14	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
Muttaburra, 02-15	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
Mungallala, 02-14	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
Koumala Hatfields Road, 02-19	51.2 mm (2.0 in)
Surbiton Station, 02-13	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
Palmerville, 02-17	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
Booroondarra, 02-20	40.3 mm (1.6 in)
Lands End Station, 02-15	38.2 mm (1.5 in)
Butcher Hill Station, 02-22	34.2 mm (1.3 in)
Maylands, 02-12	32.1 mm (1.3 in)
Cameron Downs, 02-22	31.0 mm (1.2 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

172 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, 12 to 25 February 2026
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
50	104
81	76
52	102
48	90
63	58
38	104
92	26
65	26
75	34
51	90
21	120
40	71
29	90
26	76
74	26
16	112
34	74
32	72
13	131
31	71
9	122
63	24
6	120
52	16
105	20
21	35
39	42
59	16
60	4
78	18
16	71
14	79
21	64
7	88
48	35
41	6
7	84
42	54
12	71
44	26
51	52
17	58
10	67
5	50
32	48
14	68
3	76
43	26
7	64
24	26
2	83
11	64
34	26
33	16
19	48
23	54
6	68
19	68
1	76
2	72
39	19
39	16
39	35
46	26
32	31
15	48
56	44
36	18
14	58
12	44
8	48
17	40
32	16
41	31
17	31
9	54
33	26
22	43
13	48
6	48
17	48
30	26
29	24
15	44
24	26
15	16
29	12
1	50
3	48
24	20
25	26
21	35
19	26
1	48
27	24
13	26
24	42
32	26
28	4
21	2
14	26
8	28
15	36
14	31
0	52
18	28
9	26
17	16
1	52
23	24
20	24
27	16
13	31
29	8
23	2
13	24
32	12
6	31
18	32
8	32
4	31
8	35
10	12
9	24
2	42
9	26
10	19
9	18
21	6
8	12
13	26
17	18
14	26
10	26
7	26
10	28
20	2
2	16
1	36
10	24
34	4
12	16
1	16
11	2
16	18
6	12
9	20
13	8
5	26
2	20
6	16
2	26
8	12
7	4
12	8
8	16
1	26
15	4
1	19
8	3
15	16
7	8
1	19
1	16
13	6
3	8
1	16
6	2
0	8
2	12
3	0
1	4

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 12 to 25 February 2026 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, 12 to 25 February 2026 (this event)	172 records

Every Record Set

180 of 172

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 12 to 25 February 2026, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2026-02-12	Maylands	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	72	46 of 100 (Notable)
2026-02-12	Ambo Station	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	84	20 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-13	Surbiton Station	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	104	72 of 100 (Major)
2026-02-13	Phosphate Hill	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	34	52 of 100 (Notable)
2026-02-13	Hannaford Post Office	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	76	49 of 100 (Notable)
2026-02-13	Bungaban Tm	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	6	38 of 100 (Notable)
2026-02-13	Loadstone (High View)	Record daily precipitation	121.5 mm (4.8 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	54	38 of 100 (Notable)
2026-02-13	Mount Kingsley	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	50	34 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-13	Belvedere	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	83	32 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-13	Wingfield	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	64	32 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-13	Meandarra Post Office	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	72	31 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-13	Gunnewin	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	19	31 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-13	Allambee	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	18	29 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-13	Mt Moffatt National Park	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	40	28 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-13	Hinze Dam	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	31	28 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-13	Dingle Dell	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	48	27 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-13	Felton	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20	25 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-13	The Lynd Station	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	35	24 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-13	Albro Station	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	24	20 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-13	Maylands	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	76	20 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-13	Wansey Downs	Record daily precipitation	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	32	19 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-13	Chillingham (Limpinwood)	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	31	19 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-13	Trinidad	Record daily precipitation	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	2	15 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-13	Carella Station	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	16	14 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-13	Richland Hill	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20	13 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-13	Oakey Aero	Record daily precipitation	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	19	10 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-13	Lochinvar	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	2	7 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-13	Monklands	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	0	6 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-13	Belah Park	Record daily precipitation (tie)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	tie	38	5 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-13	The Deep Crossing	Record daily precipitation (tie)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	tie	19	2 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-14	La Palma	Record daily precipitation	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	76	69 of 100 (Major)
2026-02-14	Mungallala	Record daily precipitation	108.8 mm (4.3 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	102	65 of 100 (Major)
2026-02-14	Taroom Post Office	Record daily precipitation	132.2 mm (5.2 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	26	52 of 100 (Notable)
2026-02-14	Aramac Post Office	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	120	51 of 100 (Notable)
2026-02-14	Mount McConnell	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	90	49 of 100 (Notable)
2026-02-14	Calton Hills Station	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	112	47 of 100 (Notable)
2026-02-14	Fletcher View Station	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	24	43 of 100 (Notable)
2026-02-14	Wingfield	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	16	41 of 100 (Notable)
2026-02-14	Moura Post Office	Record daily precipitation	124.6 mm (4.9 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	16	40 of 100 (Notable)
2026-02-14	Mingela Post Office	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	88	38 of 100 (Notable)
2026-02-14	Giligulgul	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	76	33 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-14	Fairbairn Dam	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	26	33 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-14	Tecoma	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26	32 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-14	Dingle Dell	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31	30 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-14	Gonyelinka	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16	28 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-14	Monklands	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26	27 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-14	Juanita	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	43	27 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-14	Bungaban Tm	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	16	25 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-14	Horse Shoe Bend	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	42	23 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-14	Havelock	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	4	23 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-14	Barcaldine Post Office	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	2	22 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-14	Evanston	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	28	21 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-14	Abercorn	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	16	21 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-14	Charters Towers Airport	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	24	20 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-14	Carella Station	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	16	20 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-14	Cloncurry Airport	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	8	19 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-14	Mount Kingsley	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	31	19 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-14	Waverley Downs	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	24	18 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-14	Willows Gemfields	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	26	17 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-14	Mount Kroombit	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	18	17 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-14	Old Bonalbo (Alcheringa)	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	6	17 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-14	Albro Station	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	26	16 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-14	Taemas	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	28	15 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-14	Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Record daily precipitation	105.8 mm (4.2 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	16	15 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-14	Thangool Airport	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	16	14 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-14	Glencoe	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	18	13 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-14	Loadstone (High View)	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	16	12 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-14	Springbrook Road	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	16	11 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-14	Warwick	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	26	11 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-14	Richland Hill	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	4	11 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-14	Coolangatta	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	16	9 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-14	Coombabah Water Treatment Plan	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	6	9 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-15	Muttaburra	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	58	57 of 100 (Notable)
2026-02-15	Lands End Station	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	104	56 of 100 (Notable)
2026-02-15	Gue	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	26	55 of 100 (Notable)
2026-02-15	Ambo Station	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	35	40 of 100 (Notable)
2026-02-15	Mahrigong	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	42	40 of 100 (Notable)
2026-02-15	Fort Constantine Station	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	4	39 of 100 (Notable)
2026-02-15	Jochmus	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	18	39 of 100 (Notable)
2026-02-15	Lerida	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	58	35 of 100 (Notable)
2026-02-15	Innot Hot Springs Township	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	68	33 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-15	Taemas	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	26	32 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-15	Wansey Downs	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	58	29 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-15	Terrick Terrick Stud	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	28	22 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-15	Hillview Station	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	26	15 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-16	Mundubbera	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	102	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2026-02-16	Greenhaven	Record daily precipitation	176.4 mm (6.9 in)	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	20	40 of 100 (Notable)
2026-02-16	Innot Hot Springs Township	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	26	35 of 100 (Notable)
2026-02-16	Augustus Downs Station	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	64	32 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-16	Lochinvar	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	16	31 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-16	Upper Barron	Record daily precipitation	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35	30 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-16	Danewood Vale	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	58	26 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-16	Mahrigong	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	50	25 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-16	Woodleigh	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	26	24 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-16	Kolonga	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	58	24 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-16	Wyora	Record daily precipitation	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	32	19 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-16	Gue	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	19	17 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-16	Ellangowan	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	16	15 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-16	Mount Carbine Township	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	24	14 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-16	Haughton Vale	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20	12 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-16	"Home" Monogorilby	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	16	12 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-16	Tingha	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	16	11 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-16	Walkamin Research Station	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	3	10 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-16	Dingle Dell	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	12	9 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-17	Palmerville	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	90	62 of 100 (Major)
2026-02-17	Mount McConnell	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	67	34 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-17	Mount Turner Station	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48	33 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-17	Bruslee	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26	26 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-17	Stirling Station	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24	23 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-17	Lansdown Csiro	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	52	21 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-17	Kimba	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	35	18 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-17	Lucinda Point	Record daily precipitation	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	26	16 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-17	Almora Station	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	2	13 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-17	Lucky Springs Station	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	19	10 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-17	Yeppoon the Esplanade	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	12	6 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-17	Taemas	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	12	6 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-17	Charters Towers Airport	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	4	4 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-18	Mount Turner Station	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	54	31 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-18	Mount Jukes	Record daily precipitation	265.0 mm (10.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26	23 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-18	Bruslee	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	42	17 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-18	Kelsey Creek Dittmer Rd	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	18	16 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-18	Taemas	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	26	16 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-19	Koumala Hatfields Road	Record daily precipitation	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	90	51 of 100 (Notable)
2026-02-19	Taemas	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	26	12 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-19	Gue	Record daily precipitation (tie)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	tie	26	3 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-20	Booroondarra	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	71	50 of 100 (Notable)
2026-02-20	Slogan Downs	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	26	48 of 100 (Notable)
2026-02-20	Betanga	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	120	42 of 100 (Notable)
2026-02-20	Kangaroo Hills Station	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	64	38 of 100 (Notable)
2026-02-20	Fletcher View Station	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35	38 of 100 (Notable)
2026-02-20	Trafalgar Station	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	71	36 of 100 (Notable)
2026-02-20	Orkabie West Hill	Record daily precipitation	242.0 mm (9.5 in)	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	52	35 of 100 (Notable)
2026-02-20	Home Hill Post Office	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	68	31 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-20	Mount Charlton	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	68	31 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-20	Charters Towers Airport	Record daily precipitation	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	26	30 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-20	Mutarnee Store	Record daily precipitation	154.0 mm (6.1 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	44	29 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-20	West Leichhardt Station	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	48	28 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-20	Longreach Aero	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	48	27 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-20	Farley Station	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	44	25 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-20	Doongara	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	26	25 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-20	Boulia Airport	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	48	25 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-20	Surbiton Station	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	48	24 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-20	Mt Garnet Post Office	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	26	23 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-20	Mystery Park	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	52	20 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-20	Barcaldine Post Office	Record daily precipitation	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	12	18 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-20	Low Holm Station	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	12	16 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-20	Hamilton Island Airport	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	4	14 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-20	Cloncurry Airport	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	26	11 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-20	Mount Dangar	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	8	10 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-21	Herbert Vale	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	122	44 of 100 (Notable)
2026-02-21	Mount Isa Aero	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	48	29 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-21	Phosphate Hill	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24	26 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-21	Beaconsfield	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	26	22 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-21	Plainby Station	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	36	21 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-21	Malvie Downs Station	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	36	14 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-21	Longreach Aero	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	12	13 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-21	Lansdown Csiro	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	8	12 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-21	Lucky Springs Station	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	12	11 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-21	Maitland Downs Station	Record daily precipitation (tie)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	tie	15	2 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-22	Butcher Hill Station	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	74	47 of 100 (Notable)
2026-02-22	Cameron Downs	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	71	45 of 100 (Notable)
2026-02-22	Alni	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	71	39 of 100 (Notable)
2026-02-22	Gue	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	12	25 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-22	Toomba Stud	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26	24 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-22	Hillview Station	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	31	21 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-22	Woodleigh	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	2	19 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-22	Mount Carbine Township	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	12	19 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-22	Innot Hot Springs Township	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	4	11 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-22	Lansdown Csiro	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	8	11 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-22	Gairloch	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	16	10 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-22	Horse Shoe Bend	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	8	7 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-22	Taemas	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	16	7 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-23	Mount Isa Aero	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	48	31 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-23	Almaden	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	24	19 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-23	Haughton Vale	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	23	13 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-23	Yeppoon the Esplanade	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20	10 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-23	Malvie Downs Station	Record daily precipitation	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	8	6 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-24	Fort Constantine Station	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	44	28 of 100 (Routine)
2026-02-25	Manfred Downs Station	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	131	45 of 100 (Notable)
2026-02-25	Undilla Station	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16	31 of 100 (Routine)

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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
50	104
81	76
52	102
48	90
63	58
38	104
92	26
65	26
75	34
51	90
21	120
40	71
29	90
26	76
74	26
16	112
34	74
32	72
13	131
31	71
9	122
63	24
6	120
52	16
105	20
21	35
39	42
59	16
60	4
78	18
16	71
14	79
21	64
7	88
48	35
41	6
7	84
42	54
12	71
44	26
51	52
17	58
10	67
5	50
32	48
14	68
3	76
43	26
7	64
24	26
2	83
11	64
34	26
33	16
19	48
23	54
6	68
19	68
1	76
2	72
39	19
39	16
39	35
46	26
32	31
15	48
56	44
36	18
14	58
12	44
8	48
17	40
32	16
41	31
17	31
9	54
33	26
22	43
13	48
6	48
17	48
30	26
29	24
15	44
24	26
15	16
29	12
1	50
3	48
24	20
25	26
21	35
19	26
1	48
27	24
13	26
24	42
32	26
28	4
21	2
14	26
8	28
15	36
14	31
0	52
18	28
9	26
17	16
1	52
23	24
20	24
27	16
13	31
29	8
23	2
13	24
32	12
6	31
18	32
8	32
4	31
8	35
10	12
9	24
2	42
9	26
10	19
9	18
21	6
8	12
13	26
17	18
14	26
10	26
7	26
10	28
20	2
2	16
1	36
10	24
34	4
12	16
1	16
11	2
16	18
6	12
9	20
13	8
5	26
2	20
6	16
2	26
8	12
7	4
12	8
8	16
1	26
15	4
1	19
8	3
15	16
7	8
1	19
1	16
13	6
3	8
1	16
6	2
0	8
2	12
3	0
1	4

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
50	104
81	76
52	102
48	90
63	58
38	104
92	26
65	26
75	34
51	90
21	120
40	71
29	90
26	76
74	26
16	112
34	74
32	72
13	131
31	71
9	122
63	24
6	120
52	16
105	20
21	35
39	42
59	16
60	4
78	18
16	71
14	79
21	64
7	88
48	35
41	6
7	84
42	54
12	71
44	26
51	52
17	58
10	67
5	50
32	48
14	68
3	76
43	26
7	64
24	26
2	83
11	64
34	26
33	16
19	48
23	54
6	68
19	68
1	76
2	72
39	19
39	16
39	35
46	26
32	31
15	48
56	44
36	18
14	58
12	44
8	48
17	40
32	16
41	31
17	31
9	54
33	26
22	43
13	48
6	48
17	48
30	26
29	24
15	44
24	26
15	16
29	12
1	50
3	48
24	20
25	26
21	35
19	26
1	48
27	24
13	26
24	42
32	26
28	4
21	2
14	26
8	28
15	36
14	31
0	52
18	28
9	26
17	16
1	52
23	24
20	24
27	16
13	31
29	8
23	2
13	24
32	12
6	31
18	32
8	32
4	31
8	35
10	12
9	24
2	42
9	26
10	19
9	18
21	6
8	12
13	26
17	18
14	26
10	26
7	26
10	28
20	2
2	16
1	36
10	24
34	4
12	16
1	16
11	2
16	18
6	12
9	20
13	8
5	26
2	20
6	16
2	26
8	12
7	4
12	8
8	16
1	26
15	4
1	19
8	3
15	16
7	8
1	19
1	16
13	6
3	8
1	16
6	2
0	8
2	12
3	0
1	4

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
50	104
81	76
52	102
48	90
63	58
38	104
92	26
65	26
75	34
51	90
21	120
40	71
29	90
26	76
74	26
16	112
34	74
32	72
13	131
31	71
9	122
63	24
6	120
52	16
105	20
21	35
39	42
59	16
60	4
78	18
16	71
14	79
21	64
7	88
48	35
41	6
7	84
42	54
12	71
44	26
51	52
17	58
10	67
5	50
32	48
14	68
3	76
43	26
7	64
24	26
2	83
11	64
34	26
33	16
19	48
23	54
6	68
19	68
1	76
2	72
39	19
39	16
39	35
46	26
32	31
15	48
56	44
36	18
14	58
12	44
8	48
17	40
32	16
41	31
17	31
9	54
33	26
22	43
13	48
6	48
17	48
30	26
29	24
15	44
24	26
15	16
29	12
1	50
3	48
24	20
25	26
21	35
19	26
1	48
27	24
13	26
24	42
32	26
28	4
21	2
14	26
8	28
15	36
14	31
0	52
18	28
9	26
17	16
1	52
23	24
20	24
27	16
13	31
29	8
23	2
13	24
32	12
6	31
18	32
8	32
4	31
8	35
10	12
9	24
2	42
9	26
10	19
9	18
21	6
8	12
13	26
17	18
14	26
10	26
7	26
10	28
20	2
2	16
1	36
10	24
34	4
12	16
1	16
11	2
16	18
6	12
9	20
13	8
5	26
2	20
6	16
2	26
8	12
7	4
12	8
8	16
1	26
15	4
1	19
8	3
15	16
7	8
1	19
1	16
13	6
3	8
1	16
6	2
0	8
2	12
3	0
1	4