Australia
| Wettest tropical cyclones and their remnants in Australia |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precipitation | Storm | Location | Ref | ||
| Rank | mm | in | |||
| 1 | 1947 | 76.65 | Peter 1979 | Mt. Bellenden Ker | |
| 2 | 1870 | 73.62 | Rona-Frank 1999 | Mt. Bellenden Ker | |
| 3 | 1411 | 55.55 | Mackay Cyclone 1918 | Mackay | |
| 4 | 1318 | 51.89 | Wanda 1974 | Mt. Glorious | |
| 5 | 1065 | 41.93 | May 1998 | Burketown | |
| 6 | >1000 | >39.00 | Ellie 2009 | ||
| 7 | ~1000 | ~39.00 | Oswald 2013 | Tully | |
| 8 | 927 | 36.50 | April 1898 cyclone | Whim Creek | |
| 9 | 907 | 35.71 | Feb. 1893 cyclone | Crohamhurst | |
| 10 | 900 | 35.43 | Feb 1954 cyclone | Springbrook | |
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