Brisbane QLD Most Rain in a Day for Each Year

This page lists the heaviest rainfalls and wettest days of each year in Brisbane, Queensland Australia. The information answers questions like: When was the last time Brisbane got more than 300 millimetres of rain in a single day? What was the heaviest rainfall of 2017?

The list gives the highest daily precipitation for each year in Brisbane and the date that it happened. A date with a plus sign beside it means the same amount of rain also fell on at least one other day earlier that year.

These records go back to 1869. During that time the heaviest downpour measured for a single day was 465.1 millimetres (18.3 inches) on January 21, 1887.

The rainfall extremes were observed in downtown Brisbane, except from 1986 to 1999 when the weather station was at Brisbane Airport.

Most rain in one day for recent years in Brisbane
Inches	Date	Millimetres
3.29	December 27, 2023	83.6
9.0	February 27, 2022	228.3
4.9	March 22, 2021	125.0
3.8	February 07, 2020	96.5
5.1	December 12, 2019	130.3
–	2018	–
3.9	January 03, 2017	98.0
4.4	June 20, 2016	110.5
4.0	January 23, 2015	100.3
3.7	January 24, 2014	94.0
5.7	January 28, 2013	145.0
6.6	January 25, 2012	168.4
4.4	January 10, 2011	110.7
4.8	February 17, 2010	121.4

Highest daily rainfall recorded at Brisbane each year
Inches	Date	Millimetres
3.5	May 20, 2009	88.9
3.1	November 20, 2008	79.5
2.1	June 06, 2007	52.6
1.8	November 05, 2006	46.5
1.7	November 28, 2005	43.7
3.3	March 06, 2004	83.3
2.4	February 04, 2003	61.7
1.9	December 11, 2002	48.0
5.4	March 10, 2001	137.9
1.9	December 15, 2000	48.0
5.2	January 29, 1999	133.1
2.2	April 11, 1998	55.4
2.3	October 08, 1997	58.7
6.4	May 02, 1996	163.3
3.7	December 24, 1995	94.0
5.3	January 20, 1994	135.6
1.8	March 15, 1993	44.7
4.7	February 22, 1992	118.6
3.1	February 07, 1991	78.5
6.1	February 25, 1990	153.9
6.7	April 26, 1989	169.7
3.1	April 04, 1988	78.7
5.2	March 05, 1987	132.1
2.9	November 30, 1986	72.9
4.3	July 09, 1985	109.5
6.2	April 09, 1984	156.2
3.8	May 02, 1983	97.5
3.4	January 21, 1982	87.1
6.7	November 02, 1981	168.9
5.9	May 09, 1980	149.1
2.3	January 24, 1979	58.7
2.1	March 17, 1978	54.1
3.3	November 18, 1977	84.1
3.3	November 14, 1976	84.1
5.0	December 08, 1975	126.2
12.4	January 26, 1974	313.9
5.4	July 07, 1973	136.1
9.3	February 12, 1972	235.2
3.8	January 28, 1971	96.8
5.1	November 08, 1970	129.3
4.9	May 13, 1969	123.2
6.2	January 11, 1968	156.7
11.1	June 12, 1967	282.4
5.6	November 08, 1966	142.5
7.6	July 20, 1965	193.0
5.0	March 28, 1964	126.2
4.9	March 17, 1963	123.2
3.3	July 11, 1962	84.6
3.2	January 04, 1961	81.3
2.9	November 02, 1960	72.4
3.1	February 18, 1959	78.7
3.1	December 18, 1958	78.2
2.3	February 22, 1957	58.4
5.3	December 22, 1956	134.4
7.8	March 28, 1955	197.6
3.7	January 17, 1954	94.5
4.3	February 17, 1953	109.2
3.0	June 14, 1952	75.4
5.1	March 19, 1951	128.8
4.3	February 28, 1950	108.7
5.3	October 25, 1949	135.6
6.4	June 15, 1948	162.8
5.0	February 13, 1947	128.0
4.1	March 25, 1946	103.1
2.5	February 27, 1945	64.3
2.5	July 11, 1944	64.5
5.2	December 30, 1943	131.1
4.2	February 09, 1942	105.4
3.4	January 19, 1941	87.4
2.8	December 03, 1940	70.1
5.0	March 15, 1939	126.7
4.6	February 01, 1938	116.3
2.9	March 16, 1937	74.2
1.7	January 18, 1936	41.9
1.7	February 20, 1935	43.4
4.5	February 01, 1934	113.8
5.5	April 05, 1933	138.7
2.9	January 13, 1932	73.9
10.6	February 06, 1931	269.5
4.2	January 24, 1930	106.9
4.0	April 04, 1929	101.3
5.0	April 19, 1928	126.2
3.9	January 23, 1927	99.3
2.0	December 30, 1926	51.1
2.4	June 20, 1925	62.0
2.5	February 04, 1924	64.3
2.4	June 05, 1923	61.5
2.9	July 24, 1922	72.9
4.2	June 10, 1921	107.4
3.7	January 21, 1920	93.2
2.3	March 28, 1919	59.4
1.7	January 12, 1918	42.9
3.0	January 24, 1917	74.9
4.5	April 13, 1916	113.5
5.5	February 10, 1915	140.2
2.2	February 20, 1914	56.1
3.0	June 22, 1913	77.2
4.4	March 03, 1912	111.3
2.9	January 12, 1911	73.7
4.4	December 12, 1910	111.5
2.1	December 25, 1909 +	52.1
11.2	March 14, 1908	284.0
2.8	May 31, 1907	71.9
3.8	February 28, 1906	95.8
5.3	December 07, 1905	133.6
2.8	March 30, 1904	71.9
4.3	May 31, 1903	108.2
1.6	October 11, 1902	40.4
4.1	March 10, 1901	103.9
3.8	January 08, 1900	95.8
2.5	January 11, 1899	64.5
5.2	March 20, 1898	131.6
3.0	December 28, 1897	76.7
4.0	February 09, 1896	100.8
5.7	January 26, 1895	145.8
4.4	January 22, 1894	111.3
8.4	February 16, 1893	212.3
6.8	March 13, 1892	172.0
3.1	June 08, 1891	78.2
3.9	April 23, 1890	98.0
3.5	July 16, 1889	89.9
3.1	February 26, 1888	77.5
18.3	January 21, 1887	465.1
–	1886	–
2.8	February 17, 1885	71.1
3.2	May 03, 1884	80.3
3.0	May 14, 1883	74.9
3.9	April 01, 1882	97.8
2.7	January 12, 1881	69.1
2.9	February 22, 1880	74.4
5.6	May 09, 1879	142.7
4.1	December 14, 1878	104.1
2.6	November 19, 1877	65.5
3.5	July 15, 1876	89.9
7.5	February 24, 1875	190.0
2.3	July 31, 1874	58.7
4.1	June 18, 1873	104.1
4.6	December 30, 1872	115.6
6.6	December 28, 1871	167.6
9.7	March 09, 1870	245.1
3.6	January 21, 1869	91.9

Brisbane - Extreme Daily Rainfall for Each Year

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