Extreme rain in Australia, 4 to 15 October 2022

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 4 to 15 October 2022
Start: 2022-10-04
End: 2022-10-15
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 4 to 15 October 2022: 1,754 records at 1,096 stations, peak on 14 October 2022. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 4 to 15 October 2022 set or tied 1,754 station records at 1,096 stations.
It ran from 4 October 2022 to 15 October 2022 (12 days) and its peak day was 14 October 2022.
Status: closed.
Wentworth Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 40.0 mm (1.6 in) on 13 October 2022.
The busiest day was 14 October 2022 with 397 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 149 years.

Footprint

4 to 15 October 2022

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 4 to 15 October 2022 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, 4 to 15 October 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Wentworth Post Office	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	2022-10-13
Nyah (Yarraby Tank)	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	2022-10-13
Gladfield Hopefield Estate	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	2022-10-13
Kerang	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	2022-10-13
Birchip (Marlbed)	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	2022-10-14
Strathbogie North	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	2022-10-14
Lexton	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	2022-10-14
Winchelsea (Post Office)	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	2022-10-14
Goulburn (Pomeroy)	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	2022-10-09
Ormley	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	2022-10-14
Daylesford	Record daily precipitation	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	2022-10-13
Arthurville (Cramond)	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	2022-10-08
Boort	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	2022-10-13
Gladstone (Old Post Office)	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	2022-10-14
Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead)	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	2022-10-06
Gunbower Gee Tee Stud	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	2022-10-12
Wakool (Calimo)	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	2022-10-13
Quambatook (Barraport North)	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	2022-10-13
Quambatook South	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	2022-10-13
Talbot (Post Office)	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	2022-10-13

Records per Day

Peak day 397

Records set or tied each day from 4 October 2022 to 15 October 2022. The most in one day was 397 on 14 October 2022.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Australia, 4 to 15 October 2022
Date	Records
2022-10-04	33
2022-10-05	148
2022-10-06	200
2022-10-07	93
2022-10-08	169
2022-10-09	301
2022-10-10	22
2022-10-11	9
2022-10-12	27
2022-10-13	349
2022-10-14	397
2022-10-15	6

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 4 to 15 October 2022 ranked by margin
Strathbogie North, 10-14	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
Nyah (Yarraby Tank), 10-13	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
Goulburn (Pomeroy), 10-09	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
Gunbower Gee Tee Stud, 10-12	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
Arthurville (Cramond), 10-08	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
Kerang, 10-13	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
Birchip (Marlbed), 10-14	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead), 10-06	34.4 mm (1.4 in)
Gladfield Hopefield Estate, 10-13	32.6 mm (1.3 in)
Quambatook (Barraport North), 10-13	29.9 mm (1.2 in)
Lexton, 10-14	29.3 mm (1.2 in)
Wentworth Post Office, 10-13	28.8 mm (1.1 in)
Wakool (Calimo), 10-13	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
Ormley, 10-14	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
Gladstone (Old Post Office), 10-14	26.8 mm (1.1 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

500 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, 4 to 15 October 2022
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
29	149
62	117
36	108
33	120
37	117
62	135
29	104
23	109
53	99
27	109
22	105
42	92
26	119
27	100
34	132
27	117
30	89
27	119
48	89
24	119
71	89
42	104
33	130
23	128
24	119
90	10
28	117
29	142
34	73
30	76
29	89
29	76
32	76
23	72
25	107
24	128
25	93
57	73
20	128
23	119
30	67
73	17
31	120
39	65
16	104
45	32
23	34
28	119
62	72
39	111
26	107
26	128
23	128
28	76
24	72
24	43
26	109
23	117
12	113
18	117
20	117
23	108
34	73
28	76
39	79
23	119
32	55
27	88
44	63
25	95
24	123
21	100
29	125
35	56
17	104
25	76
39	47
17	79
33	92
18	119
18	100
25	76
31	29
20	73
35	45
15	100
18	101
19	129
22	104
40	44
16	119
17	119
16	104
18	119
20	65
34	45
11	116
73	44
24	130
25	83
22	72
36	41
9	101
23	56
33	41
30	55
13	119
42	41
24	76
17	92
20	76
25	126
53	52
14	122
28	39
38	39
28	39
14	119
14	92
24	45
19	84
19	127
19	116
21	104
27	41
43	47
40	41
16	89
30	44
13	108
32	36
43	36
31	68
44	32
30	44
56	32
73	36
35	47
12	89
34	48
18	131
45	44
14	127
14	119
45	39
28	44
16	48
91	40
47	40
23	55
14	119
19	76
27	21
14	92
41	24
14	80
14	92
15	100
36	69
38	33
14	117
28	20
20	29
12	100
11	128
29	36
23	76
11	89
40	24
54	37
32	20
22	36
9	104
11	80
50	40
20	92
23	92
19	105
33	33
10	122
11	127
14	107
38	39
12	92
18	76
20	67
27	44
14	72
33	27
46	36
37	0
13	76
7	112
18	92
25	63
18	92
23	92
18	84
33	32
42	32

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 4 to 15 October 2022 compared with similar events
Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 23 February to 15 March 2019	2,223 records
Extreme rain in United States, 3 to 19 January 2024	2,133 records
Extreme rain in Australia, 7 to 26 March 2021	2,099 records
Extreme rain in United States and Mexico, 29 September to 19 October 2018	1,970 records
Extreme rain in United States, 19 December 2022 to 13 January 2023	1,941 records
Extreme rain in Australia, 4 to 15 October 2022 (this event)	1,754 records

Every Record Set

20 of 1,754

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 4 to 15 October 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-10-06	Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead)	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	132	76 of 100 (Major)
2022-10-08	Arthurville (Cramond)	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	92	77 of 100 (Major)
2022-10-09	Goulburn (Pomeroy)	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	99	79 of 100 (Major)
2022-10-12	Gunbower Gee Tee Stud	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	89	76 of 100 (Major)
2022-10-13	Wentworth Post Office	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	149	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-10-13	Nyah (Yarraby Tank)	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	117	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-10-13	Gladfield Hopefield Estate	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	120	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-10-13	Kerang	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	117	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-10-13	Daylesford	Record daily precipitation	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	105	78 of 100 (Major)
2022-10-13	Boort	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	119	77 of 100 (Major)
2022-10-13	Wakool (Calimo)	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	117	76 of 100 (Major)
2022-10-13	Quambatook (Barraport North)	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	89	76 of 100 (Major)
2022-10-13	Quambatook South	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	119	76 of 100 (Major)
2022-10-13	Talbot (Post Office)	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	119	76 of 100 (Major)
2022-10-14	Birchip (Marlbed)	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	108	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-10-14	Strathbogie North	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	135	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-10-14	Lexton	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	104	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-10-14	Winchelsea (Post Office)	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	109	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-10-14	Ormley	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	109	79 of 100 (Major)
2022-10-14	Gladstone (Old Post Office)	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	100	77 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 1,754 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 2026-10-17. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
29	149
62	117
36	108
33	120
37	117
62	135
29	104
23	109
53	99
27	109
22	105
42	92
26	119
27	100
34	132
27	117
30	89
27	119
48	89
24	119
71	89
42	104
33	130
23	128
24	119
90	10
28	117
29	142
34	73
30	76
29	89
29	76
32	76
23	72
25	107
24	128
25	93
57	73
20	128
23	119
30	67
73	17
31	120
39	65
16	104
45	32
23	34
28	119
62	72
39	111
26	107
26	128
23	128
28	76
24	72
24	43
26	109
23	117
12	113
18	117
20	117
23	108
34	73
28	76
39	79
23	119
32	55
27	88
44	63
25	95
24	123
21	100
29	125
35	56
17	104
25	76
39	47
17	79
33	92
18	119
18	100
25	76
31	29
20	73
35	45
15	100
18	101
19	129
22	104
40	44
16	119
17	119
16	104
18	119
20	65
34	45
11	116
73	44
24	130
25	83
22	72
36	41
9	101
23	56
33	41
30	55
13	119
42	41
24	76
17	92
20	76
25	126
53	52
14	122
28	39
38	39
28	39
14	119
14	92
24	45
19	84
19	127
19	116
21	104
27	41
43	47
40	41
16	89
30	44
13	108
32	36
43	36
31	68
44	32
30	44
56	32
73	36
35	47
12	89
34	48
18	131
45	44
14	127
14	119
45	39
28	44
16	48
91	40
47	40
23	55
14	119
19	76
27	21
14	92
41	24
14	80
14	92
15	100
36	69
38	33
14	117
28	20
20	29
12	100
11	128
29	36
23	76
11	89
40	24
54	37
32	20
22	36
9	104
11	80
50	40
20	92
23	92
19	105
33	33
10	122
11	127
14	107
38	39
12	92
18	76
20	67
27	44
14	72
33	27
46	36
37	0
13	76
7	112
18	92
25	63
18	92
23	92
18	84
33	32
42	32

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
29	149
62	117
36	108
33	120
37	117
62	135
29	104
23	109
53	99
27	109
22	105
42	92
26	119
27	100
34	132
27	117
30	89
27	119
48	89
24	119
71	89
42	104
33	130
23	128
24	119
90	10
28	117
29	142
34	73
30	76
29	89
29	76
32	76
23	72
25	107
24	128
25	93
57	73
20	128
23	119
30	67
73	17
31	120
39	65
16	104
45	32
23	34
28	119
62	72
39	111
26	107
26	128
23	128
28	76
24	72
24	43
26	109
23	117
12	113
18	117
20	117
23	108
34	73
28	76
39	79
23	119
32	55
27	88
44	63
25	95
24	123
21	100
29	125
35	56
17	104
25	76
39	47
17	79
33	92
18	119
18	100
25	76
31	29
20	73
35	45
15	100
18	101
19	129
22	104
40	44
16	119
17	119
16	104
18	119
20	65
34	45
11	116
73	44
24	130
25	83
22	72
36	41
9	101
23	56
33	41
30	55
13	119
42	41
24	76
17	92
20	76
25	126
53	52
14	122
28	39
38	39
28	39
14	119
14	92
24	45
19	84
19	127
19	116
21	104
27	41
43	47
40	41
16	89
30	44
13	108
32	36
43	36
31	68
44	32
30	44
56	32
73	36
35	47
12	89
34	48
18	131
45	44
14	127
14	119
45	39
28	44
16	48
91	40
47	40
23	55
14	119
19	76
27	21
14	92
41	24
14	80
14	92
15	100
36	69
38	33
14	117
28	20
20	29
12	100
11	128
29	36
23	76
11	89
40	24
54	37
32	20
22	36
9	104
11	80
50	40
20	92
23	92
19	105
33	33
10	122
11	127
14	107
38	39
12	92
18	76
20	67
27	44
14	72
33	27
46	36
37	0
13	76
7	112
18	92
25	63
18	92
23	92
18	84
33	32
42	32

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
29	149
62	117
36	108
33	120
37	117
62	135
29	104
23	109
53	99
27	109
22	105
42	92
26	119
27	100
34	132
27	117
30	89
27	119
48	89
24	119
71	89
42	104
33	130
23	128
24	119
90	10
28	117
29	142
34	73
30	76
29	89
29	76
32	76
23	72
25	107
24	128
25	93
57	73
20	128
23	119
30	67
73	17
31	120
39	65
16	104
45	32
23	34
28	119
62	72
39	111
26	107
26	128
23	128
28	76
24	72
24	43
26	109
23	117
12	113
18	117
20	117
23	108
34	73
28	76
39	79
23	119
32	55
27	88
44	63
25	95
24	123
21	100
29	125
35	56
17	104
25	76
39	47
17	79
33	92
18	119
18	100
25	76
31	29
20	73
35	45
15	100
18	101
19	129
22	104
40	44
16	119
17	119
16	104
18	119
20	65
34	45
11	116
73	44
24	130
25	83
22	72
36	41
9	101
23	56
33	41
30	55
13	119
42	41
24	76
17	92
20	76
25	126
53	52
14	122
28	39
38	39
28	39
14	119
14	92
24	45
19	84
19	127
19	116
21	104
27	41
43	47
40	41
16	89
30	44
13	108
32	36
43	36
31	68
44	32
30	44
56	32
73	36
35	47
12	89
34	48
18	131
45	44
14	127
14	119
45	39
28	44
16	48
91	40
47	40
23	55
14	119
19	76
27	21
14	92
41	24
14	80
14	92
15	100
36	69
38	33
14	117
28	20
20	29
12	100
11	128
29	36
23	76
11	89
40	24
54	37
32	20
22	36
9	104
11	80
50	40
20	92
23	92
19	105
33	33
10	122
11	127
14	107
38	39
12	92
18	76
20	67
27	44
14	72
33	27
46	36
37	0
13	76
7	112
18	92
25	63
18	92
23	92
18	84
33	32
42	32