NSW Northern Rivers Daily Rainfall for the March 1978 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    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
ALSTONVILLE TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH    10.4      0   23.8   20.2   39.4  138.8   77.0    4.8     314.4

058001    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
BALLINA (CROWLEY VILLAGE)              10.8      0   17.4    9.0   23.0  106.0   79.8      0     246.0

058078    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
BENTLEY                                 5.0      0   17.0   37.0   38.0   88.0   92.0    3.0     280.0

058005    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
BRAYS CREEK (MISTY MOUNTAIN)            9.0   17.0      0   20.0   44.0  150.0  188.0    7.0     435.0

058103    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
BRUNSWICK HEADS BOWLING CLUB           47.6    2.2   10.6   17.2   78.8      0      0  322.2     478.6

058006    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
BRUSHGROVE (CLARENCE ST)                2.6    7.8   13.0   49.0     -    66.6   26.0    1.4     166.4

058009    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON LIGHTHOUSE)       1.0     .2    1.4   14.0   50.4  110.6   70.4    2.2     250.2

058007    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
BYRON BAY (JACARANDA DRIVE)             5.6    1.8    6.2   11.6   62.2  143.0      0   97.4     327.8

058063    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
CASINO AIRPORT                         23.2     .6   22.0   38.2   34.0     -      -   134.0     252.0

058106    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
CAWONGLA                                7.0    2.0    6.0   26.5   40.0  120.0  147.0    4.2     352.7

058036    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
CHILLINGHAM (LIMPINWOOD)                  0   20.0   14.0   24.0   71.0  154.0  188.0   33.0     504.0

058011    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
CHILLINGHAM                             3.2      0   14.0    9.0   60.0  140.0  259.0   25.4     510.6

058127    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
CLUNES (FLATLEY DRIVE)                    0    4.2   29.6   30.4   62.0  162.2  114.2   29.8     432.4

058073    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
COPMANHURST (FERNGLEN)                    0    6.4   20.0   12.6   22.0   58.2   25.6      0     144.8

058014    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
COPMANHURST POST OFFICE                   0    4.0    3.0    4.0    8.0   33.0   42.0      0      94.0

058015    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
CORAKI (RICHMOND TERRACE)              27.0      0   10.6   25.6   49.0   84.2   54.6      0     251.0

058133    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
CORNDALE (WILLOW VALE)                  3.2    6.2   44.8   29.8   60.6  138.6  150.6   24.4     458.2

058018    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
CUMBALUM (FAIRVIEW)                    11.4     .6   26.2   13.0  130.0   63.0      0      0     244.2

058019    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
DOON DOON (MCCABES ROAD)               23.0     .8   25.0   18.0   83.0  220.0  249.0   16.0     634.8

058139    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
EDEN CREEK (KARINGAL)                    -    15.8    1.2   17.4   40.0     -   201.0      0     275.4

058157    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
ELLANGOWAN (EAGLEHAWK)                  7.4      0   15.6   22.6   37.0   63.2   74.8      0     220.6

058088    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
ETTRICK (CARARA)                          0      0    3.0   22.2   37.2   80.8   58.8   13.6     215.6

058164    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
EVANS HEAD (ANSON AVENUE)               9.4      0    7.0   19.2   25.0   88.0   34.0      0     182.6

058072    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
FEDERAL POST OFFICE                     2.2    1.2   38.2   25.2   80.0  153.2  123.4    1.4     424.8

058130    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
GRAFTON OLYMPIC POOL                   10.4    1.1    1.9    4.3   11.0   44.6   41.6    1.7     116.6

058076    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
GRAFTON SOUTH (PLUVIOGRAPH)               0      0    3.4    5.4    9.6   44.4   30.6    6.6     100.0

058102    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
GRAFTON SOUTH (SOUTH GRAFTON  (YEER    15.6      0    5.0    7.0    8.0   51.0   22.0   17.0     125.6

058113    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
GREEN PIGEON (MORNING VIEW)               0      0   18.0   26.0   81.0  250.4  196.0    1.6     573.0

058115    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
GREVILLIA  (LINDESAY VIEW)              5.0    2.8    7.6   17.2   37.2  120.2  157.5      0     347.5

058026    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
GREVILLIA (SUMMERLAND WAY)              1.0      0    7.4   18.0   39.2  107.8   86.0     .2     259.6

058027    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
HARWOOD ISLAND (HARWOOD SUGAR MILL)     6.6    2.0    8.2   15.0   65.0   53.0   75.6      0     225.4

058149    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
ILUKA (OWEN ST)                         4.0     .1    4.8   16.6   44.4   37.1   98.4     .4     205.8

058138    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
KANGAROO CREEK  (HAYFIELD)              7.0    3.0     .8    4.2   14.0   46.0   16.0    7.0      98.0

058074    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
KANGAROO CREEK (JALOOM)                 2.6     .6    1.2   11.8    8.0   47.6   26.0    5.6     103.4

058137    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
KINGSCLIFF (WORAM PLACE)                  0      0    1.6   48.8   92.0  181.5   96.0     .4     420.3

058129    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
KUNGHUR (THE JUNCTION)                  7.8     .2    6.4    8.8   49.8  142.0  182.6   18.0     415.6

058146    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
KYOGLE (LARKIN STREET)                  5.4    3.8    5.0   29.2   41.4  145.7  118.4    8.4     357.3

058032    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
KYOGLE POST OFFICE                     17.0    3.4    7.0   37.0   40.0  141.4  118.4     .4     364.6

058033    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
LAWRENCE POST OFFICE                   11.0    6.0   16.0   40.0   54.0   52.0    6.0    1.0     186.0

058148    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
LILLIAN ROCK (WILLIAMS ROAD)             .4     .6   17.2   25.6   88.0  186.0  196.0   22.8     536.6

058037    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
LISMORE (CENTRE STREET)                  .2      0   24.0   20.0   46.4  100.0   65.1    1.0     256.7

058141    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
LOADSTONE (HIGH VIEW)                   4.0      0    8.8   20.0   76.2  176.0  133.6    8.2     426.8

058116    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
LYNCHS CREEK (WARRAZAMBLE ROAD)         3.0      0   10.4   29.6   65.0  186.2  159.6    2.2     456.0

058038    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
MACLEAN (MCLACHLAN STREET)             31.6    8.0    2.4   41.6   55.2     -      -   131.2     270.0

058135    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
MEERSCHAUM VALE (BARDEN)                 .4      0   29.4   30.0   21.2  109.4  113.2   26.6     330.2

058171    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
MEERSCHAUM VALE (JENBETDAPH)             .2    2.2   23.4   38.2   25.2   97.0   82.5   25.0     293.7

058039    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
MOUNT PIKAPENE FORESTRY                 3.4    6.8    5.6   12.4    8.0   18.6   64.4    5.0     124.2

058040    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
MULLUMBIMBY (FAIRVIEW FARM)              .4    2.6    9.0   42.0  132.0  181.0  242.0    3.0     612.0

058004    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
MUMMULGUM (BINGEEBEEBRA)                  0      0      0   20.0   20.0  100.0   58.0      0     198.0

058158    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
MURWILLUMBAH (BRAY PARK)                 .2     .4   10.8   12.8   75.6  133.0  321.0   15.4     569.2

058020    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
MURWILLUMBAH (DUNGAY (TALESWOOD))       6.0    2.0    7.0   24.0   86.0  165.0  316.0   10.0     616.0

058125    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
NIMBIN (MOUNT NARDI)                    5.2    9.0   16.2   24.0   88.5  258.0  268.0    7.5     676.4

058044    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
NIMBIN POST OFFICE                      9.0      0   12.0   46.6   81.6  178.0  140.0      0     467.2

058045    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
NYMBOIDA (SUTTON ST)                    2.6      0    4.0     .8    3.8   35.8   12.2    6.3      65.5

058136    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
PIMLICO (AMAROO)                        6.6      0    6.4   15.2   34.0  115.2   69.4      0     246.8

058070    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
ROSEBANK (REPENTANCE CREEK)             2.0    1.0   35.0   18.0  104.0  174.0  140.0    4.0     478.0

058165    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
ROSEBANK (UPPER COOPERS CREEK)            0   53.6   14.6      0   93.2  159.2  144.2      0     464.8

058025    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
SOUTH GRAFTON POST OFFICE              35.0     .3     .7      0    6.3     -      -    84.0     126.3

058147    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
THE CHANNON                             2.4      0   16.2   22.0   58.0  198.0  179.0      0     475.6

058067    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
TOMEWIN (BORDER GATE)                   7.0    6.0   14.0   42.0  114.0  223.0  273.0   10.0     689.0

058056    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
TWEED HEADS GOLF CLUB                  32.8   14.4   15.6   62.2  116.6     -      -   329.6     571.2

058109    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
TYALGUM (KERRS LANE)                    7.6   16.4    5.6   13.0   40.8  120.4  156.4   16.8     377.0

058057    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
TYALGUM (WANUNGARA VIEW)                9.4    5.8   12.8    4.2   45.8  126.2  155.2    6.8     366.2

058156    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
TYALGUM (WARNING VIEW)                   -    18.4   11.6   10.0   52.0  131.0  100.0    3.8     326.8

058059    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
ULMARRA (NEWSAGENCY)                   43.0    1.1   10.3      0   29.0     -      -    66.5     149.9

058150    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
UPPER CRYSTAL CREEK (ARKUNA)            7.0    2.4   10.0   30.0   89.0  196.0  267.0   13.0     614.4

058081    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
UPPER MONGOGARIE (KIMBERLEY)           18.0     -     4.4   15.4   31.4   63.4   70.8    2.4     205.8

058166    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
WARREGAH ISLAND                         1.8    6.6   11.6   17.4   75.2   54.0   62.0      0     228.6

058060    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
WHIAN WHIAN (RUMMERY PARK)             70.0    2.0   22.0   15.0   89.0     -      -   431.0     629.0

058099    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
WHIPORIE POST OFFICE                    6.8    9.8    9.4   27.2   30.2   67.0   71.0    6.0     227.4

058061    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
WOODBURN (CEDAR ST)                       0      0   23.2   44.4   26.8   75.0   52.0      0     221.4

058080    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
WOOLI BEACH                            19.0    3.0   20.0   15.0   41.0   68.0   52.0   12.0     230.0

058012    Mar 1978                       13     14     15     16     17     18     19     20     TOTAL
YAMBA PILOT STATION                    14.0    2.7    2.3   11.7   43.5   35.0   58.8      0     168.0

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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