Daily rainfall observations at Bureau of Meteorology weather stations:
Rainfall patterns are significantly different in the dam and river catchments than on the coast. Read about our water supply in the Tweed.
Monthly rainfall data is recorded in the table below.
Rainfall figures from 1881. Since 1972 these figures have been recorded at the official Bureau of Meteorology Weather Station at Bray Park.
Please note that the total rainfall for 2021 only includes
figures up to and including the month of February
2011 | 254.6 | 143.8 | 131 | 308 | 58 | 45 | 33 | 157 | 17 | 132 | 128 | 216 | 1623.4 |
2012 | 583 | 204 | 158 | 216 | 17 | 118 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 107.1 | 1445.1 |
2013 | 478.4 | 346.5 | 240.4 | 107.6 | 59.4 | 146.5 | 103.6 | 6.9 | 50 | 51.6 | 191.9 | 17.8 | 1800.6 |
2014 | 98.6 | 15.2 | 364.6 | 51.6 | 39 | 33.7 | 1.2 | 151 | 34 | 6.1 | 74.3 | 311.6 | 1180.9 |
2015 | 271 | 336 | 267 | 254 | 230 | 70 | 47 | 20 | 63 | 68 | 127 | 139 | 1892 |
2016 | 100 | 54 | 367 | 31 | 7 | 598.3 | 15 | 170.5 | 60 | 14 | 108.5 | 118 | 1643.3 |
2017 | 168 | 52 | 1071 | 23 | 108 | 235 | 26.7 | 1.8 | 2 | 216.2 | 132 | 141.1 | 2176.8 |
2018 | 73 | 177.4 | 204.3 | 60.9 | 18.7 | 41 | 16.1 | 42.5 | 50 | 310 | 37.8 | 140.8 | 1172.5 |
2019 | 2.4 | 43.1 | 175.8 | 143 | 62 | 106 | 40 | 18.5 | 5.5 | 29.8 | 6 | 85 | 717.1 |
2020 | 263.9 | 700.5 | 119.1 | 16.5 | 48.8 | 102.8 | 155.8 | 26 | 27.2 | 88.1 | 8.7 | 638.7 | 2196.1 |
2021 | 173.7 | 299.4 | | | | | | | | | | | 473.1 |
These figures have been recorded at Banora Point WWTP. (Please note: that this is not an official Bureau of Meteorology Weather Station )
Please note that the total rainfall for 2021 only includes
figures up to and including the month of February
2011 | 207.5 | 82.5 | 235.5 | 238.5 | 102.5 | 64 | 35.5 | 292 | 15 | 106.5 | 47.5 | 221 | 1648 |
2012 | 549 | 180 | 166.8 | 315.5 | 81 | 229 | 69 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 74 | 115 | 1817.3 |
2013 | 295.5 | 456 | 262 | 231 | 104 | 228 | 121 | 3 | 55 | 47 | 205 | 14 | 2021.5 |
2014 | 68 | 40 | 163 | 62 | 111 | 36 | 0 | 232 | 29 | 4 | 21 | 324 | 1090 |
2015 | 415 | 434 | 110 | 204 | 204 | 142 | 115 | 23 | 79 | 52 | 150 | 145 | 2073 |
2016 | 183 | 57 | 208 | 119 | 8 | 480 | 12 | 127 | 38 | 17 | 69 | 42 | 1360 |
2017 | 139 | 60 | 396 | 33 | 118 | 219 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 161 | 132 | 42 | 1354 |
2018 | 29 | 226 | 145 | 40 | 39 | 58 | 26 | 43 | 85 | 187 | 39 | 83 | 1000 |
2019 | 11 | 62 | 303 | 126 | 71 | 127 | 22 | 4 | 13 | 32 | 48 | 82 | 901 |
2020 | 258 | 867 | 204 | 31 | 84 | 71 | 187 | 18 | 33.2 | 100 | 6 | 554 | 2413.2 |
2021 | 133 | 202 | | | | | | | | | | | 335 |
These figures have been recorded at Kingscliff WWTP. (Please note: that this is not an official Bureau of Meteorology Weather Station )
Please note that the total rainfall for 2021 only includes
figures up to and including the month of February
2011 | 168 | 86 | 228 | 208 | 101 | 62 | 39 | 209 | 23 | 88 | 65 | 202 | 1479 |
2012 | 474 | 137 | 155 | 324 | 67 | 213 | 66 | 0 | 14 | 31 | 78 | 117 | 1676 |
2013 | 288 | 430 | 242 | 180 | 111 | 261 | 111 | 0 | 53 | 39 | 179 | 15 | 1909 |
2014 | 50 | 29 | 150 | 45 | 117 | 21 | 4 | 250 | 67 | 8 | 33 | 389 | 1163 |
2015 | 414.5 | 429 | 158 | 180 | 120 | 154 | 111 | 21 | 52 | 58 | 146 | 143 | 1986.5 |
2016 | 134 | 84 | 245 | 100 | 8 | 430 | 16 | 153 | 43 | 19 | 36 | 54 | 1322 |
2017 | 158 | 112 | 469 | 51 | 148 | 241 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 216.5 | 145 | 92 | 1657.5 |
2018 | 66.5 | 305 | 207.5 | 117 | 63.5 | 61 | 38.2 | 55 | 93.5 | 177 | 52.5 | 122 | 1358.7 |
2019 | 11 | 72.2 | 274.5 | 115.5 | 80.5 | 116 | 34 | 24 | 15.5 | 22.5 | 40 | 72.5 | 878.2 |
2020 | 244.5 | 756 | 268 | 34.5 | 101.5 | 81 | 169 | 31 | 61.5 | 91 | 12 | 466.5 | 2316.5 |
2021 | 154.5 | 243.5 | | | | | | | | | | | 398 |
Rainfall Records
The driest year on record at Bray Park was 2019, with only 716.7mm of rain recorded (less than half the average of 1571mm).
Since records began in 1881 there have only been 5 other years when rainfall at Bray Park fell below 1000mm:
- 2002 (767mm)
- 1986 (846mm)
- 1915 (863mm)
- 1902 (742mm)
- 1885 (754mm)