NSW Northern Tablelands (east) Daily Rainfall for the October 1972 Floods

- Lismore Flood Pictures and Wilsons River Flood Height Information
- Wilsons River at Eltham flood heights
- Coopers Creek at Corndale flood heights
- Leycester Creek at Rock Valley flood heights


Rainfall figures are 24 hours to 9am on the date shown in millimetres. Click the Station Number links for a location map of the rainfall station.

057101    Oct 1972                       17     18     19     20     21     22     23     24     25     26     27     28     29     30     TOTAL
ABERFOYLE (BAMBI)                       9.7   29.7   19.1    7.6      0      0      0    9.7   22.6     .5   13.5   34.5   43.9    5.3     196.1

057097    Oct 1972                       17     18     19     20     21     22     23     24     25     26     27     28     29     30     TOTAL
ALICE (TILBAROO)                       47.0    4.3   44.5   22.4      0      0    7.9    3.6   21.8      0   14.5   81.3   55.4    5.1     307.8

057007    Oct 1972                       17     18     19     20     21     22     23     24     25     26     27     28     29     30     TOTAL
ARMIDALE (FORGLEN)                     11.7   17.3   17.3    5.1      0      0      0    2.0   23.9    1.3    8.6   23.9   28.4    6.9     146.4

057048    Oct 1972                       17     18     19     20     21     22     23     24     25     26     27     28     29     30     TOTAL
ARMIDALE (GARA)                        13.7   16.3   18.0    6.9      0      0    2.8    3.6   12.2    1.3    9.7   27.2   22.1   31.8     165.6

057092    Oct 1972                       17     18     19     20     21     22     23     24     25     26     27     28     29     30     TOTAL
ARMIDALE (GIRRAKOOL)                   11.4   18.3   22.1      0      0    2.3    4.8   14.0      0   15.2   27.9   32.3    6.9    2.5     157.7

057034    Oct 1972                       17     18     19     20     21     22     23     24     25     26     27     28     29     30     TOTAL
ARMIDALE (GOOYONG)                      9.9   11.7   16.8    4.6      0      0      0    1.3   45.0      0    9.7   24.6   21.1    7.6     152.3

057051    Oct 1972                       17     18     19     20     21     22     23     24     25     26     27     28     29     30     TOTAL
BARYULGIL (MOUNTAIN VIEW)              35.1    6.4   30.5    5.6      0    9.4    3.3      0    5.1   21.6   10.2   61.7   94.7      0     283.6

057077    Oct 1972                       17     18     19     20     21     22     23     24     25     26     27     28     29     30     TOTAL
BARYULGIL (YUGILBAR)                   58.9    1.3   40.6    7.9      0    2.5   10.7    5.6   22.6      0   27.2   82.6   75.2    1.5     336.6

057003    Oct 1972                       17     18     19     20     21     22     23     24     25     26     27     28     29     30     TOTAL
BONALBO POST OFFICE                    64.8   20.3   41.4    2.0      0      0   14.0      0   19.6      0   14.7   55.1      0   89.4     321.3

057050    Oct 1972                       17     18     19     20     21     22     23     24     25     26     27     28     29     30     TOTAL
BRACKENDALE (THE LAKE)                 20.8   10.7   35.6   18.8      0      0      0      0   31.0    6.9    7.1   28.7   29.0    4.8     193.4

057069    Oct 1972                       17     18     19     20     21     22     23     24     25     26     27     28     29     30     TOTAL
BUCCARUMBI HOMESTEAD                   95.5   29.7   68.8   15.7      0     .8     .3    5.3   27.2      0   17.8   72.4   66.0     .5     400.0

057090    Oct 1972                       17     18     19     20     21     22     23     24     25     26     27     28     29     30     TOTAL
CANGAI (HANGING ROCK)                  63.0   21.6   57.2   10.4      0      0    2.8    2.8   29.0      0   11.9   65.0   58.4      0     322.1

057093    Oct 1972                       17     18     19     20     21     22     23     24     25     26     27     28     29     30     TOTAL
CANGAI (SMELTER CREEK)                 51.8   27.4   63.0    5.1      0      0    2.8    1.8   14.5      0   15.5   79.2   59.7    1.0     321.8

057066    Oct 1972                       17     18     19     20     21     22     23     24     25     26     27     28     29     30     TOTAL
CARNHAM                                58.7   19.8   63.8    9.1     .5     .3    3.8    6.6   38.4    2.0    9.7   84.8   66.8    1.5     365.8

057005    Oct 1972                       17     18     19     20     21     22     23     24     25     26     27     28     29     30     TOTAL
DRAKE (VILLAGE RESOURCE CENTRE)        41.4    9.7   29.7    6.9     .3    3.0   11.4    5.6    4.8      0   11.7   62.2   54.6    4.6     245.9

057001    Oct 1972                       17     18     19     20     21     22     23     24     25     26     27     28     29     30     TOTAL
EBOR (GLENOWEN)                        34.3   26.7   35.1   12.7      0      0    1.5    6.4   19.1    6.4   14.5   37.3   49.8     .8     244.6

057010    Oct 1972                       17     18     19     20     21     22     23     24     25     26     27     28     29     30     TOTAL
EBOR (KOTUPNA)                         41.7   33.3      0   10.2      0      0      0   25.9   15.2      0   25.4   35.6   43.2      0     230.5

057023    Oct 1972                       17     18     19     20     21     22     23     24     25     26     27     28     29     30     TOTAL
EBOR (WONGWIBINDA)                     34.0   17.8   26.9    9.7      0      0    5.3   20.3   12.7   16.5   43.7   43.2      0      0     230.1

057089    Oct 1972                       17     18     19     20     21     22     23     24     25     26     27     28     29     30     TOTAL
FINE FLOWER CREEK (WAVE HILL)          33.5    5.8   54.6    3.0     .8      0      0    5.8   19.1      0   10.9   58.2   95.3    1.5     288.5

057014    Oct 1972                       17     18     19     20     21     22     23     24     25     26     27     28     29     30     TOTAL
GLEN ELGIN (GLENBROOK)                 22.6   23.1   41.7   16.8     .8      0    7.9     .8   14.5      0   20.3   24.1   38.6    3.3     214.5

057082    Oct 1972                       17     18     19     20     21     22     23     24     25     26     27     28     29     30     TOTAL
GLEN INNES (MT MITCHELL FOREST)        24.4   34.8   76.2   12.2      0      0    4.1      0   51.8    2.0   33.8   28.7   38.1    5.1     311.2

057049    Oct 1972                       17     18     19     20     21     22     23     24     25     26     27     28     29     30     TOTAL
GUYRA  (LYNDHURST)                     11.4   24.1   25.9    6.1      0      0    3.0   22.1   12.2     .5      0   15.7   30.7   45.5     197.2

057046    Oct 1972                       17     18     19     20     21     22     23     24     25     26     27     28     29     30     TOTAL
GUYRA (MYLOE)                           9.1   19.8   16.8      0      0      0     .5    1.8   40.6      0   18.3   31.8   32.3   13.5     184.5

057071    Oct 1972                       17     18     19     20     21     22     23     24     25     26     27     28     29     30     TOTAL
GUYRA (PONDEROSA)                      32.5   34.3   24.1   18.0      0   15.7      0      0   51.6      0   29.2   15.2    8.9    6.6     236.1

057028    Oct 1972                       17     18     19     20     21     22     23     24     25     26     27     28     29     30     TOTAL
HILLGROVE (HILLVIEW)                   11.9   20.3   20.8    9.1      0      0    9.1    2.3   14.2    2.3    8.1   31.2   28.2    7.1     164.6

057068    Oct 1972                       17     18     19     20     21     22     23     24     25     26     27     28     29     30     TOTAL
JACKADGERY OLD POST OFFICE             57.9   38.9   64.3   32.8      0      0     .3    1.0   24.1      0   11.4   98.8   72.4     .8     402.7

057011    Oct 1972                       17     18     19     20     21     22     23     24     25     26     27     28     29     30     TOTAL
JEOGLA STATION                         14.2   25.4   24.1    7.6      0      0   12.4   35.6   13.5    3.0    9.9   23.4   28.7    7.6     205.4

057012    Oct 1972                       17     18     19     20     21     22     23     24     25     26     27     28     29     30     TOTAL
KILCOY                                 11.4   21.1   20.6      0    4.6      0     .3    3.8   18.8     .8   13.5   28.2   35.8    9.9     168.8

057103    Oct 1972                       17     18     19     20     21     22     23     24     25     26     27     28     29     30     TOTAL
KOOKABOOKRA                            12.7   29.7   36.3   14.2      0      0      0      0   15.7      0   28.7   29.0   49.5   21.8     237.6

057052    Oct 1972                       17     18     19     20     21     22     23     24     25     26     27     28     29     30     TOTAL
LOWER CREEK (CEDAR PARK)               18.3   27.9   52.8   16.3      0    1.3    2.3    4.8    9.4   11.4   11.9   65.0   52.3    1.5     275.2

057044    Oct 1972                       17     18     19     20     21     22     23     24     25     26     27     28     29     30     TOTAL
LOWER CREEK (MCCORMACKS FLAT)          17.8   23.4   55.9   21.8      0    4.3    1.0    4.6    8.6    8.9   10.4   59.7   53.3    5.6     275.3

057080    Oct 1972                       17     18     19     20     21     22     23     24     25     26     27     28     29     30     TOTAL
MALLANGANEE T.Q. GATE                  41.9   14.0   53.3    3.8      0    2.5      0      0   11.4      0   25.4   94.0   96.5   10.2     353.0

057073    Oct 1972                       17     18     19     20     21     22     23     24     25     26     27     28     29     30     TOTAL
NEWTON BOYD (BROADMEADOWS)             21.3   43.7   62.5   19.3      0      0      0    2.5   19.3      0   23.9     -      -   101.6     294.1

057085    Oct 1972                       17     18     19     20     21     22     23     24     25     26     27     28     29     30     TOTAL
OLD BONALBO (ALCHERINGA)               58.4   51.8   39.9   15.0      0   19.6    1.0      0     -    36.8   14.0   37.1   73.7   10.2     357.5

057015    Oct 1972                       17     18     19     20     21     22     23     24     25     26     27     28     29     30     TOTAL
OLD BONALBO POST OFFICE                60.5   44.5   54.4    1.5    8.4    8.1    2.3      0   17.5      0   17.8   41.1   82.8    8.6     347.5

057026    Oct 1972                       17     18     19     20     21     22     23     24     25     26     27     28     29     30     TOTAL
OLD KOREELAH (WHITE SWAMP (EDENDALE   108.7   54.6   24.1    1.8      0      0      0   28.2    5.1    2.8   15.0   23.6  169.9    5.6     439.4

057041    Oct 1972                       17     18     19     20     21     22     23     24     25     26     27     28     29     30     TOTAL
SERPENTINE HATCHERY                    31.2   34.0   42.9   26.4    1.8      0    8.6    5.8   14.0      0   20.1   33.0   43.9      0     261.7

057095    Oct 1972                       17     18     19     20     21     22     23     24     25     26     27     28     29     30     TOTAL
TABULAM (MUIRNE)                       40.4   21.1   43.2    7.9    5.3    4.3    2.0    2.5    7.1      0   15.0   49.3   60.5    8.9     267.5

057018    Oct 1972                       17     18     19     20     21     22     23     24     25     26     27     28     29     30     TOTAL
TABULAM POST OFFICE                    45.0   10.7   47.8    2.5     .5      0    5.1    1.5    7.1      0   22.9   79.2   79.2    5.6     307.1

057099    Oct 1972                       17     18     19     20     21     22     23     24     25     26     27     28     29     30     TOTAL
TENTERFIELD (BILLARIMBA)               22.1    9.4   20.8    5.6      0     -    18.5   18.3   23.6      0   19.6   39.1   48.3    6.4     231.7

057045    Oct 1972                       17     18     19     20     21     22     23     24     25     26     27     28     29     30     TOTAL
TIA (HIGHRENT)                         15.2   11.7   45.7   14.7      0      0      0    1.0   22.9    4.8   10.4   55.9   20.8    7.4     210.5

057037    Oct 1972                       17     18     19     20     21     22     23     24     25     26     27     28     29     30     TOTAL
TIA (RAMBRAH)                          11.2   24.6   43.2    5.6      0      0      0      0   18.5    3.0    7.1   29.2   21.6    7.4     171.4

057091    Oct 1972                       17     18     19     20     21     22     23     24     25     26     27     28     29     30     TOTAL
URALLA (BLUE NOBBY)                    11.4   19.1   30.5   10.7     .8      0    1.8    8.4    4.8    6.1    8.4   31.8   26.7   27.4     187.9

057074    Oct 1972                       17     18     19     20     21     22     23     24     25     26     27     28     29     30     TOTAL
URBENVILLE (CALDERWOOD GLEN)           54.9    7.9   27.4    1.8    6.9    1.3      0    3.0   10.7      0   11.4   13.5   45.2   13.2     197.2

057020    Oct 1972                       17     18     19     20     21     22     23     24     25     26     27     28     29     30     TOTAL
URBENVILLE                             65.0   54.4   43.9    1.5     .8    2.3      0    1.3   11.4      0   19.3   26.2  124.0    7.1     357.2

057105    Oct 1972                       17     18     19     20     21     22     23     24     25     26     27     28     29     30     TOTAL
WALCHA (BULIMBA DOWNS)                 14.0   13.2   49.5    8.9      0      0      0    1.5   18.3    4.3   14.5   45.2   35.6   12.7     217.7

057036    Oct 1972                       17     18     19     20     21     22     23     24     25     26     27     28     29     30     TOTAL
WALCHA (CHEYENNE)                      15.7   23.9   31.0    2.8      0      0    1.0    2.5   15.5    6.1    6.6   44.5   32.8   11.2     193.6

057119    Oct 1972                       17     18     19     20     21     22     23     24     25     26     27     28     29     30     TOTAL
WALCHA (KARORI)                        14.0   19.3   40.9    8.9      0      0      0    4.1   17.8    4.3   10.2   48.8   32.0   10.4     210.7

057084    Oct 1972                       17     18     19     20     21     22     23     24     25     26     27     28     29     30     TOTAL
WALCHA (MOUNT VIEW)                    11.2   19.8   48.8    8.9      0    1.8      0   11.4      0    3.8    6.1   40.6   35.1    7.6     195.1

057100    Oct 1972                       17     18     19     20     21     22     23     24     25     26     27     28     29     30     TOTAL
WARDS MISTAKE STN                      14.2   37.6   26.4    8.6     .5     .3      0      0   52.1     .5   22.1   31.0   46.7    8.4     248.4

057042    Oct 1972                       17     18     19     20     21     22     23     24     25     26     27     28     29     30     TOTAL
WOLLOMOMBI (WAKEFIELD)                 16.5   21.1   23.1    4.8      0      0    9.7   15.7    7.9    2.3   12.7   21.6   31.2    5.6     172.2

057022    Oct 1972                       17     18     19     20     21     22     23     24     25     26     27     28     29     30     TOTAL
WOLLOMOMBI (WALLAMUMBI)                16.5   25.4   25.4    3.6      0      0    7.6   14.7   12.2    5.1    1.3   15.2   25.9   34.3     187.2

057043    Oct 1972                       17     18     19     20     21     22     23     24     25     26     27     28     29     30     TOTAL
WOLLOMOMBI (YOOROONAH)                 28.7   25.4   26.7    8.6      0     .3    4.8   28.2   10.9    4.8   13.5   27.7   31.2      0     210.8

057033    Oct 1972                       17     18     19     20     21     22     23     24     25     26     27     28     29     30     TOTAL
WOLLOMOMBI POST OFFICE                 11.2   20.6   22.4    3.6      0      0   16.5    4.1   10.4    1.3   13.7   27.9   39.4   23.6     194.7

057024    Oct 1972                       17     18     19     20     21     22     23     24     25     26     27     28     29     30     TOTAL
WOODENBONG (UNUMGAR ST)                55.9   50.5   34.0   10.4      0      0      0    1.8    9.4      0   10.9   33.8  121.4    8.1     336.2

057087    Oct 1972                       17     18     19     20     21     22     23     24     25     26     27     28     29     30     TOTAL
YARROWITCH (AMAROO)                    17.8    7.6   55.9   11.4      0      0    1.3      0   29.2   13.5      0      0     -   104.1     240.8

057035    Oct 1972                       17     18     19     20     21     22     23     24     25     26     27     28     29     30     TOTAL
YARROWITCH (BENDITI)                   15.5   35.6   36.3    4.3      0   10.4      0   19.6      0      0   15.2      0   14.0   74.9     225.8

057104    Oct 1972                       17     18     19     20     21     22     23     24     25     26     27     28     29     30     TOTAL
YARROWITCH (MARETTO)                   24.1   19.1   44.5   14.7      0      0      0      0   18.0   13.2    8.6   29.2   44.2   10.7     226.3

057039    Oct 1972                       17     18     19     20     21     22     23     24     25     26     27     28     29     30     TOTAL
YARROWITCH (OAKLANDS)                  20.6   13.0   35.6    1.3    1.5      0    5.1      0    8.9   21.3   10.2   37.3   28.2   15.2     198.2

Values with "-" indicate no observation was made and either the data is not available at all, or the amount following the missing data is an accumulation over those dates.

Daily rainfall data sourced from the Bureau of Meteorology.


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