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Extreme rain in Australia, 10 to 15 October 2018

Extreme rain in Australia, 10 to 15 October 2018: 107 records at 104 stations, peak on 14 October 2018. Closed.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-18).

Key Facts

  • Extreme rain in Australia, 10 to 15 October 2018 set or tied 107 station records at 104 stations.
  • It ran from 10 October 2018 to 15 October 2018 (6 days) and its peak day was 14 October 2018.
  • Status: closed.
  • Miling set a daily record precipitation of 29.0 mm (1.1 in) on 14 October 2018.
  • The busiest day was 14 October 2018 with 80 records.
  • The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 109 years.

Footprint

10 to 15 October 2018
Footprint of Extreme rain in Australia, 10 to 15 October 2018 The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 10 to 15 October 2018 is outlined, with 20 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type.
The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 10 to 15 October 2018 is outlined, with 20 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.
Footprint of Extreme rain in Australia, 10 to 15 October 2018: stations that set records in the event
StationTypeValueDate
MilingRecord daily precipitation29.0 mm (1.1 in)2018-10-14
Grass ValleyRecord daily precipitation27.6 mm (1.1 in)2018-10-15
Hamelin StationRecord daily precipitation31.0 mm (1.2 in)2018-10-13
Lower ChitteringRecord daily precipitation35.0 mm (1.4 in)2018-10-14
Wongan HillsRecord daily precipitation27.4 mm (1.1 in)2018-10-14
WannamalRecord daily precipitation26.1 mm (1.0 in)2018-10-14
InnadongRecord daily precipitation26.4 mm (1.0 in)2018-10-14
BarambaRecord daily precipitation35.4 mm (1.4 in)2018-10-14
DenhamRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)2018-10-13
TamalaRecord daily precipitation21.2 mm (0.8 in)2018-10-13
Yaringa StationRecord daily precipitation22.5 mm (0.9 in)2018-10-13
MelangataRecord daily precipitation12.8 mm (0.5 in)2018-10-14
Paynes FindRecord daily precipitation6.2 mm (0.24 in)2018-10-14
FairfieldRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)2018-10-14
YtinicheRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)2018-10-14
KununoppinRecord daily precipitation21.0 mm (0.8 in)2018-10-14
Wialki SouthRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)2018-10-14
BoodarockinRecord daily precipitation17.6 mm (0.7 in)2018-10-14
MoreeRecord daily precipitation21.5 mm (0.8 in)2018-10-14
Turkey Hill NorthRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)2018-10-14

Records per Day

Peak day 80
Records per day during Extreme rain in Australia, 10 to 15 October 2018 Records set or tied each day from 10 October 2018 to 15 October 2018. The most in one day was 80 on 14 October 2018. 0 20 40 60 80 10-1010-1110-1210-1310-1410-15
Records set or tied each day from 10 October 2018 to 15 October 2018. The most in one day was 80 on 14 October 2018.
Records per day during Extreme rain in Australia, 10 to 15 October 2018
DateRecords
2018-10-108
2018-10-111
2018-10-121
2018-10-1312
2018-10-1480
2018-10-155

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced
Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 10 to 15 October 2018 ranked by margin
Hamelin Station, 10-1329.4 mm (1.2 in)
Baramba, 10-1419.8 mm (0.8 in)
Grass Valley, 10-1519.2 mm (0.8 in)
Tamala, 10-1319.0 mm (0.7 in)
Yaringa Station, 10-1318.7 mm (0.7 in)
Miling, 10-1417.8 mm (0.7 in)
Moree, 10-1414.9 mm (0.6 in)
Wongan Hills, 10-1414.6 mm (0.6 in)
Lower Chittering, 10-1413.7 mm (0.5 in)
Boodarockin, 10-1412.5 mm (0.5 in)
Melangata, 10-1410.3 mm (0.4 in)
Ytiniche, 10-149.9 mm (0.39 in)
Kununoppin, 10-148.6 mm (0.34 in)
Wialki South, 10-147.9 mm (0.31 in)
Turkey Hill North, 10-146.4 mm (0.25 in)

Margin is how far the new value is beyond the record it replaced. Ties are not shown.

Margin Against Age of the Broken Record

Margin against age of the broken record in Extreme rain in Australia, 10 to 15 October 2018 107 records plotted by how far they beat the old record (across) and how many years the old record had stood (up). Long standing records beaten by a wide margin sit in the top right. 0 30 60 90 120 08152330 Margin (mm) Years the old record stood
107 records plotted by how far they beat the old record (across) and how many years the old record had stood (up). Long standing records beaten by a wide margin sit in the top right.
Margin against age of the broken record in Extreme rain in Australia, 10 to 15 October 2018
Margin (mm)Years the old record stood
1865
1943
2932
1932
987
1568
1465
1368
5103
865
1063
1519
3109
596
296
2019
291
684
1932
1044
665
1553
668
1224
661
836
468
187
463
1224
460
360
1432
268
177
648
365
363
110
731
463
819
071
719
549
540
065
344
519
80
100
619
344
152
70
924
619
90
144
719
532
1119
144
419
1319
70
327
619
143
336
719
543
60
319
319
319
319
215
428
40
224
124
50
70
219
40
619
80
319
619
219
40
60
40
219
119
20
124
119
119
128
20
50
20
41
14
28

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event
Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 10 to 15 October 2018 compared with similar events
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Extreme rain in Australia, 10 to 15 October 2018 (this event)107 records

Every Record Set

20 of 107
Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 10 to 15 October 2018, in date order
DateStationRecordValueMarginYears stoodSignificance
2018-10-13Hamelin StationRecord daily precipitation31.0 mm (1.2 in)29.4 mm (1.2 in)3256 of 100 (Notable)
2018-10-13DenhamRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)10320 of 100 (Routine)
2018-10-13TamalaRecord daily precipitation21.2 mm (0.8 in)19.0 mm (0.7 in)3220 of 100 (Routine)
2018-10-13Yaringa StationRecord daily precipitation22.5 mm (0.9 in)18.7 mm (0.7 in)3220 of 100 (Routine)
2018-10-14MilingRecord daily precipitation29.0 mm (1.1 in)17.8 mm (0.7 in)6562 of 100 (Major)
2018-10-14Lower ChitteringRecord daily precipitation35.0 mm (1.4 in)13.7 mm (0.5 in)6549 of 100 (Notable)
2018-10-14Wongan HillsRecord daily precipitation27.4 mm (1.1 in)14.6 mm (0.6 in)1945 of 100 (Notable)
2018-10-14WannamalRecord daily precipitation26.1 mm (1.0 in)3.2 mm (0.13 in)10945 of 100 (Notable)
2018-10-14InnadongRecord daily precipitation26.4 mm (1.0 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)9644 of 100 (Notable)
2018-10-14BarambaRecord daily precipitation35.4 mm (1.4 in)19.8 mm (0.8 in)1943 of 100 (Notable)
2018-10-14MelangataRecord daily precipitation12.8 mm (0.5 in)10.3 mm (0.4 in)4420 of 100 (Routine)
2018-10-14Paynes FindRecord daily precipitation6.2 mm (0.24 in)2.4 mm (0.09 in)9620 of 100 (Routine)
2018-10-14FairfieldRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)9120 of 100 (Routine)
2018-10-14YtinicheRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)6320 of 100 (Routine)
2018-10-14KununoppinRecord daily precipitation21.0 mm (0.8 in)8.6 mm (0.34 in)8720 of 100 (Routine)
2018-10-14Wialki SouthRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)6520 of 100 (Routine)
2018-10-14BoodarockinRecord daily precipitation17.6 mm (0.7 in)12.5 mm (0.5 in)6820 of 100 (Routine)
2018-10-14MoreeRecord daily precipitation21.5 mm (0.8 in)14.9 mm (0.6 in)6820 of 100 (Routine)
2018-10-14Turkey Hill NorthRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)8420 of 100 (Routine)
2018-10-15Grass ValleyRecord daily precipitation27.6 mm (1.1 in)19.2 mm (0.8 in)4357 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 107 records the event counts. The counts above use the full total.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-18. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.