NSW Northern Rivers Daily Rainfall for the May 1987 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.

058131    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH     9.8    3.0   33.8   19.0   49.8   59.4  182.0   26.9    2.0     385.7

058001    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
BALLINA (CROWLEY VILLAGE)              10.0      0   12.8   10.2   13.1   54.0  144.0    6.2     .2     250.5

058078    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
BENTLEY                                 6.0    5.0    7.0   31.0   19.0   79.0   94.0   12.0      0     253.0

058005    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
BRAYS CREEK (MISTY MOUNTAIN)            2.0   10.0   24.0  190.0   60.0   68.0    4.0   10.0   10.0     378.0

058103    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
BRUNSWICK HEADS BOWLING CLUB            1.0    1.2    6.2   68.0   87.2  186.0   27.0     .7   12.2     389.5

058006    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
BRUSHGROVE (CLARENCE ST)                3.2      0    9.4   30.2    8.2   90.0    4.5   56.2      0     201.7

058009    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON LIGHTHOUSE)      13.4      0      0    8.2   55.2   59.8  104.4   43.8      0     284.8

058007    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
BYRON BAY (JACARANDA DRIVE)             5.2     .2     .4    8.8     -      -   358.2   48.6     .4     421.8

058063    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
CASINO AIRPORT                            0    1.6    6.0   14.2   22.0   90.6  114.6   22.0    2.4     273.4

058106    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
CAWONGLA                                8.0    9.0    7.0   28.0   80.0   72.0   55.0    6.0    6.0     271.0

058036    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
CHILLINGHAM (LIMPINWOOD)                  0      0      0    8.0   52.0  235.0   40.0   68.0    4.0     407.0

058011    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
CHILLINGHAM                               0      0     .5    5.0   59.0  225.0  193.0   86.0      0     568.5

058127    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
CLUNES (FLATLEY DRIVE)                  5.0    1.5   17.0   30.0   52.2   58.2  183.0   30.0     .2     377.1

058073    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
COPMANHURST (FERNGLEN)                  6.8      0    7.0   12.8    7.8   37.0   68.4   34.8      0     174.6

058014    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
COPMANHURST POST OFFICE                 5.6    4.8    3.4    5.0    5.4   54.4   33.2   22.8   12.0     146.6

058015    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
CORAKI (RICHMOND TERRACE)               3.2    3.4   24.8   42.6   60.6  110.2   95.0   14.6     .4     354.8

058133    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
CORNDALE (WILLOW VALE)                  1.2    2.6   14.8   24.8   52.0   96.4  124.4   18.0    4.0     338.2

058194    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
DAIRY FLAT                                0    5.0    5.0    4.0   12.0   10.0   39.5    7.6    5.0      88.1

058183    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
DOON DOON (DOUGHBOY MOUNTAIN)           2.2    2.0    3.4    8.6   44.4  148.4   73.8  121.6    7.4     411.8

058019    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
DOON DOON (MCCABES ROAD)                5.0    2.0   14.8   23.2   48.4  235.0  109.8  102.0   12.5     552.7

058139    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
EDEN CREEK (KARINGAL)                   6.0    1.0   13.0    7.0      0   70.0   71.0   26.0      0     194.0

058088    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
ETTRICK (CARARA)                         .8    3.8    7.4    9.4   12.0   62.6   65.8   23.8     .8     186.4

058072    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
FEDERAL POST OFFICE                     4.6    2.5   20.3   19.0   95.6  102.0  261.3   51.6      0     556.9

058130    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
GRAFTON OLYMPIC POOL                    4.0    5.0    1.4   19.2    2.7   47.0   43.2   24.8    1.0     148.3

058102    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
GRAFTON SOUTH (SOUTH GRAFTON  (YEER     5.0    4.4    1.0    4.0    2.0   51.0   39.0   22.0    1.2     129.6

058113    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
GREEN PIGEON (MORNING VIEW)             3.6    5.8   24.6   14.6   44.0  157.2   84.4   37.6     .4     372.2

058115    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
GREVILLIA  (LINDESAY VIEW)              3.4    5.0   14.0   13.8   16.2   34.2   46.0    5.4    4.2     142.2

058026    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
GREVILLIA (SUMMERLAND WAY)              2.4    3.4    7.0    8.5     -      -   107.2    2.2    3.1     133.8

058027    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
HARWOOD ISLAND (HARWOOD SUGAR MILL)     2.2    7.2   21.6   20.2   40.6   67.2   76.0   28.0      0     263.0

058149    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
ILUKA (OWEN ST)                         1.0    5.0   44.4   24.0  119.0   68.8   51.6   26.6      0     340.4

058138    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
KANGAROO CREEK  (HAYFIELD)              4.0    1.6    2.0   12.0      0   55.6   27.6   18.6    8.0     129.4

058074    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
KANGAROO CREEK (JALOOM)                   0    6.6    3.0    8.6    2.0   61.0   24.5   13.6      0     119.3

058137    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
KINGSCLIFF (WORAM PLACE)                1.4      0     .6   12.2   75.2  133.4   16.0   49.2    1.2     289.2

058129    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
KUNGHUR (THE JUNCTION)                  1.4    1.4    4.2   11.2   36.0  231.0   29.0  139.0    1.2     454.4

058146    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
KYOGLE (LARKIN STREET)                  4.0      0   12.0   17.0   19.0   67.0   60.0   34.0    8.0     221.0

058032    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
KYOGLE POST OFFICE                      3.4    1.0   10.4   15.0     -      -   160.0   31.4    9.4     230.6

058033    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
LAWRENCE POST OFFICE                    3.2    1.8    5.0   31.8   19.8   84.8   57.6   19.0    2.6     225.6

058148    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
LILLIAN ROCK (WILLIAMS ROAD)            5.2    2.4   18.4   14.0   36.0  145.0   66.0   74.0    1.0     362.0

058037    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
LISMORE (CENTRE STREET)                  .2    2.0   13.6   20.6   37.8   78.0  120.0   18.4     .7     291.3

058141    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
LOADSTONE (HIGH VIEW)                   3.0    8.0   23.0   12.0   31.0   54.0   79.0    8.0    9.0     227.0

058038    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
MACLEAN (MCLACHLAN STREET)              4.4     .6   16.4   32.4     -      -   192.6   19.0      0     265.4

058135    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
MEERSCHAUM VALE (BARDEN)                8.8    6.2   21.0   25.4   48.0   64.4  157.4   23.8     .8     355.8

058171    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
MEERSCHAUM VALE (JENBETDAPH)            3.0    7.6   14.8   26.0   91.0   57.0  180.0   14.0     .2     393.6

058040    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
MULLUMBIMBY (FAIRVIEW FARM)             1.0      0    5.0   10.0   88.0  108.0  350.0   56.0     .4     618.4

058004    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
MUMMULGUM (BINGEEBEEBRA)               20.0      0      0    6.0   30.0     -   110.0   50.0      0     216.0

058158    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
MURWILLUMBAH (BRAY PARK)                 .6    1.6     .6    3.2   77.8  203.4   91.8   69.4    2.4     450.8

058020    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
MURWILLUMBAH (DUNGAY (TALESWOOD))         0    1.4    5.0    9.0   55.0  410.0  116.0   64.0    6.0     666.4

058125    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
NIMBIN (MOUNT NARDI)                    4.3      0   29.5   29.6   58.0  213.0  105.0   98.0    9.6     547.0

058045    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
NYMBOIDA (SUTTON ST)                      0    9.4    4.2      0    7.0   40.0   17.0    8.0      0      85.6

058070    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
ROSEBANK (REPENTANCE CREEK)             5.4    6.4   26.0   17.4   93.0  121.6  252.6   58.6    2.0     583.0

058165    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
ROSEBANK (UPPER COOPERS CREEK)          6.6    4.4   16.6   23.2   80.8  139.0  234.3   49.4    2.8     557.1

058025    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
SOUTH GRAFTON POST OFFICE               2.8    3.2     .8   18.2     -      -    90.2   33.2    2.8     151.2

058147    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
THE CHANNON                             5.0    4.0    6.5   21.5   61.0   78.0  189.0   33.0      0     398.0

058067    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
TOMEWIN (BORDER GATE)                   2.0      0      0   13.0   73.0  309.0  266.0   75.0   14.5     752.5

058056    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
TWEED HEADS GOLF CLUB                     0    1.0      0    6.8   77.0  185.0   12.2   26.0    1.8     309.8

058109    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
TYALGUM (KERRS LANE)                     .4    2.0    3.4    6.6   16.0  186.6   88.2   67.0      0     370.2

058057    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
TYALGUM (WANUNGARA VIEW)                  0     .4    2.2    8.6   19.8  240.2   47.2   83.2    1.6     403.2

058156    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
TYALGUM (WARNING VIEW)                    0    5.0    5.6    3.4   25.0  212.8   50.0   59.0    3.8     364.6

058059    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
ULMARRA (NEWSAGENCY)                    4.0   16.2    3.8   15.2   11.2   35.8   23.7   24.2    9.9     144.0

058182    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
UPPER COMMISSIONERS CRK (DOON DOON)       0    4.0    6.0   17.0   80.0  178.0  145.0  123.0   10.0     563.0

058150    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
UPPER CRYSTAL CREEK (ARKUNA)            4.8    2.8   11.0   54.0     -   421.0  130.0  134.0    7.0     764.6

058192    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
UPPER MONGOGARIE (MARANGAROO)             0     .2    7.2   13.4    5.2   91.0   94.0   31.6     .2     242.8

058166    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
WARREGAH ISLAND                         1.1    7.8   14.2   23.2   47.6  106.4   74.0   34.8    1.2     310.3

058060    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
WHIAN WHIAN (RUMMERY PARK)              7.0      0   24.5   29.5   76.0     -   456.0   45.0    4.0     642.0

058099    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
WHIPORIE POST OFFICE                    1.0    1.0    4.6   10.0    6.8   60.5   60.8   26.7     .6     172.0

058195    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
WIANGAREE POST OFFICE                   2.0    3.4    7.5    7.0    9.0   68.0   63.0   25.0    4.0     188.9

058061    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
WOODBURN (CEDAR ST)                      .8     .6   36.6   35.6   57.0   87.0   99.0    8.0     .6     325.2

058080    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
WOOLI BEACH                             9.0    6.0   40.0   27.0   10.0   79.0   44.0   20.0      0     235.0

058220    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
WOOLNERS ARM                              0    5.0    8.5    5.0   10.5   56.0   58.7   22.0      0     165.7

058012    May 1987                       05     06     07     08     09     10     11     12     13     TOTAL
YAMBA PILOT STATION                      .6     .6   52.6   16.6   24.4   46.6   49.4   19.4     .2     210.4

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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