Extreme rain in Australia, 16 October to 3 November 2022

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 16 October to 3 November 2022
Start: 2022-10-16
End: 2022-11-03
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 16 October to 3 November 2022: 1,729 records at 1,174 stations, peak on 1 November 2022. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 16 October to 3 November 2022 set or tied 1,729 station records at 1,174 stations.
It ran from 16 October 2022 to 3 November 2022 (19 days) and its peak day was 1 November 2022.
Status: closed.
Kokatha set a monthly record daily precipitation of 83.8 mm (3.3 in) on 18 October 2022.
The busiest day was 1 November 2022 with 405 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 150 years.

Footprint

16 October to 3 November 2022

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 16 October to 3 November 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, 16 October to 3 November 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Kokatha	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	2022-10-18
Woorarra	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	2022-10-19
Koolunga	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	2022-10-23
Woomera Aerodrome	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	2022-10-19
Bellata Post Office	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	2022-10-21
Edenhope (Post Office)	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	2022-10-22
Eudunda	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	2022-10-23
Mapleton Post Office	Record daily precipitation	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	2022-10-24
Mintaro	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	2022-10-23
Murrumburrah Old Post Office	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	2022-11-01
Lyrup	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	2022-10-24
Delegate (Weewalla)	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	2022-10-25
Yardea	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	2022-11-01
Yacka	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	2022-11-01
Murrayville	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	2022-10-25
Ariah Park Post Office	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	2022-10-22
Dutton	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	2022-10-23
Sedan	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	2022-10-23
Koonamore	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	2022-10-24
Quirindi Post Office	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	2022-11-01

Records per Day

Peak day 405

Records set or tied each day from 16 October 2022 to 3 November 2022. The most in one day was 405 on 1 November 2022.

Records per day during Extreme rain in Australia, 16 October to 3 November 2022
Date	Records
2022-10-16	2
2022-10-17	14
2022-10-18	33
2022-10-19	98
2022-10-20	78
2022-10-21	124
2022-10-22	271
2022-10-23	186
2022-10-24	119
2022-10-25	110
2022-10-26	63
2022-10-27	33
2022-10-28	62
2022-10-29	31
2022-10-30	20
2022-10-31	36
2022-11-01	405
2022-11-02	39
2022-11-03	5

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 16 October to 3 November 2022 ranked by margin
Mapleton Post Office, 10-24	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
Bellata Post Office, 10-21	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
Woorarra, 10-19	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
Kokatha, 10-18	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
Murrumburrah Old Post Office, 11-01	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
Koolunga, 10-23	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
Woomera Aerodrome, 10-19	38.3 mm (1.5 in)
Quirindi Post Office, 11-01	34.1 mm (1.3 in)
Ariah Park Post Office, 10-22	30.1 mm (1.2 in)
Mintaro, 10-23	29.9 mm (1.2 in)
Edenhope (Post Office), 10-22	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
Yardea, 11-01	23.3 mm (0.9 in)
Eudunda, 10-23	22.7 mm (0.9 in)
Yacka, 11-01	21.9 mm (0.9 in)
Delegate (Weewalla), 10-25	21.6 mm (0.9 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, 16 October to 3 November 2022
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
47	80
39	109
48	73
38	73
23	101
86	95
55	60
26	105
30	84
41	80
23	95
22	95
10	112
22	101
21	88
17	108
20	101
20	101
34	99
30	87
50	95
50	69
27	88
94	43
28	64
33	131
26	72
31	32
41	64
15	90
23	117
27	72
50	27
37	99
38	80
23	88
58	88
42	67
74	72
49	63
18	114
31	60
30	59
14	76
19	97
19	88
59	38
18	101
49	61
45	23
38	131
45	84
23	101
22	111
31	73
45	48
34	111
27	136
17	88
25	129
30	71
20	81
42	45
27	108
81	21
153	45
40	75
29	83
22	72
16	116
125	47
61	49
34	65
21	80
24	47
15	88
24	41
20	42
7	106
46	52
36	56
23	131
51	22
27	99
25	48
14	95
17	92
82	44
54	52
63	23
139	47
20	111
15	104
26	18
14	119
76	37
64	37
30	95
28	80
55	60
21	105
24	47
27	48
12	93
26	72
19	64
21	72
28	44
31	79
63	56
110	0
15	141
40	0
22	99
53	29
42	44
41	60
16	83
35	24
35	36
31	36
33	36
34	53
43	41
10	101
42	55
36	88
27	67
44	47
31	36
38	40
26	80
25	68
58	24
26	36
25	32
18	68
38	27
31	36
30	36
13	92
16	69
74	39
69	23
13	97
7	101
15	124
9	89
31	21
15	88
16	83
13	84
37	36
34	36
11	92
56	47
13	123
37	59
23	52
17	112
24	75
16	117
12	81
10	99
10	130
29	28
91	32
23	81
16	75
13	131
21	84
9	101
50	36
32	49
28	47
12	100
20	71
20	36
13	46
23	29
29	24
12	68
39	72
28	88
152	23
46	56
15	143
23	21
3	97
10	95
17	27
14	47
19	27
17	47
57	39
81	32
8	83
27	72
15	131
13	131

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 16 October to 3 November 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, 16 October to 3 November 2022 (this event)	1,729 records

Every Record Set

20 of 1,729

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 16 October to 3 November 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-10-18	Kokatha	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	80	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-10-19	Woorarra	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	73	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-10-19	Woomera Aerodrome	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	73	78 of 100 (Major)
2022-10-21	Bellata Post Office	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	60	78 of 100 (Major)
2022-10-22	Edenhope (Post Office)	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	105	78 of 100 (Major)
2022-10-22	Ariah Park Post Office	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	87	71 of 100 (Major)
2022-10-23	Koolunga	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	109	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-10-23	Eudunda	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	101	78 of 100 (Major)
2022-10-23	Mintaro	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	84	75 of 100 (Major)
2022-10-23	Dutton	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	101	71 of 100 (Major)
2022-10-23	Sedan	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	101	71 of 100 (Major)
2022-10-24	Mapleton Post Office	Record daily precipitation	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	95	78 of 100 (Major)
2022-10-24	Lyrup	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	112	73 of 100 (Major)
2022-10-24	Koonamore	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	108	71 of 100 (Major)
2022-10-25	Delegate (Weewalla)	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	101	73 of 100 (Major)
2022-10-25	Murrayville	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	88	72 of 100 (Major)
2022-11-01	Murrumburrah Old Post Office	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	80	74 of 100 (Major)
2022-11-01	Yardea	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	95	73 of 100 (Major)
2022-11-01	Yacka	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	95	73 of 100 (Major)
2022-11-01	Quirindi Post Office	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	99	71 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 1,729 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
47	80
39	109
48	73
38	73
23	101
86	95
55	60
26	105
30	84
41	80
23	95
22	95
10	112
22	101
21	88
17	108
20	101
20	101
34	99
30	87
50	95
50	69
27	88
94	43
28	64
33	131
26	72
31	32
41	64
15	90
23	117
27	72
50	27
37	99
38	80
23	88
58	88
42	67
74	72
49	63
18	114
31	60
30	59
14	76
19	97
19	88
59	38
18	101
49	61
45	23
38	131
45	84
23	101
22	111
31	73
45	48
34	111
27	136
17	88
25	129
30	71
20	81
42	45
27	108
81	21
153	45
40	75
29	83
22	72
16	116
125	47
61	49
34	65
21	80
24	47
15	88
24	41
20	42
7	106
46	52
36	56
23	131
51	22
27	99
25	48
14	95
17	92
82	44
54	52
63	23
139	47
20	111
15	104
26	18
14	119
76	37
64	37
30	95
28	80
55	60
21	105
24	47
27	48
12	93
26	72
19	64
21	72
28	44
31	79
63	56
110	0
15	141
40	0
22	99
53	29
42	44
41	60
16	83
35	24
35	36
31	36
33	36
34	53
43	41
10	101
42	55
36	88
27	67
44	47
31	36
38	40
26	80
25	68
58	24
26	36
25	32
18	68
38	27
31	36
30	36
13	92
16	69
74	39
69	23
13	97
7	101
15	124
9	89
31	21
15	88
16	83
13	84
37	36
34	36
11	92
56	47
13	123
37	59
23	52
17	112
24	75
16	117
12	81
10	99
10	130
29	28
91	32
23	81
16	75
13	131
21	84
9	101
50	36
32	49
28	47
12	100
20	71
20	36
13	46
23	29
29	24
12	68
39	72
28	88
152	23
46	56
15	143
23	21
3	97
10	95
17	27
14	47
19	27
17	47
57	39
81	32
8	83
27	72
15	131
13	131

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
47	80
39	109
48	73
38	73
23	101
86	95
55	60
26	105
30	84
41	80
23	95
22	95
10	112
22	101
21	88
17	108
20	101
20	101
34	99
30	87
50	95
50	69
27	88
94	43
28	64
33	131
26	72
31	32
41	64
15	90
23	117
27	72
50	27
37	99
38	80
23	88
58	88
42	67
74	72
49	63
18	114
31	60
30	59
14	76
19	97
19	88
59	38
18	101
49	61
45	23
38	131
45	84
23	101
22	111
31	73
45	48
34	111
27	136
17	88
25	129
30	71
20	81
42	45
27	108
81	21
153	45
40	75
29	83
22	72
16	116
125	47
61	49
34	65
21	80
24	47
15	88
24	41
20	42
7	106
46	52
36	56
23	131
51	22
27	99
25	48
14	95
17	92
82	44
54	52
63	23
139	47
20	111
15	104
26	18
14	119
76	37
64	37
30	95
28	80
55	60
21	105
24	47
27	48
12	93
26	72
19	64
21	72
28	44
31	79
63	56
110	0
15	141
40	0
22	99
53	29
42	44
41	60
16	83
35	24
35	36
31	36
33	36
34	53
43	41
10	101
42	55
36	88
27	67
44	47
31	36
38	40
26	80
25	68
58	24
26	36
25	32
18	68
38	27
31	36
30	36
13	92
16	69
74	39
69	23
13	97
7	101
15	124
9	89
31	21
15	88
16	83
13	84
37	36
34	36
11	92
56	47
13	123
37	59
23	52
17	112
24	75
16	117
12	81
10	99
10	130
29	28
91	32
23	81
16	75
13	131
21	84
9	101
50	36
32	49
28	47
12	100
20	71
20	36
13	46
23	29
29	24
12	68
39	72
28	88
152	23
46	56
15	143
23	21
3	97
10	95
17	27
14	47
19	27
17	47
57	39
81	32
8	83
27	72
15	131
13	131

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
47	80
39	109
48	73
38	73
23	101
86	95
55	60
26	105
30	84
41	80
23	95
22	95
10	112
22	101
21	88
17	108
20	101
20	101
34	99
30	87
50	95
50	69
27	88
94	43
28	64
33	131
26	72
31	32
41	64
15	90
23	117
27	72
50	27
37	99
38	80
23	88
58	88
42	67
74	72
49	63
18	114
31	60
30	59
14	76
19	97
19	88
59	38
18	101
49	61
45	23
38	131
45	84
23	101
22	111
31	73
45	48
34	111
27	136
17	88
25	129
30	71
20	81
42	45
27	108
81	21
153	45
40	75
29	83
22	72
16	116
125	47
61	49
34	65
21	80
24	47
15	88
24	41
20	42
7	106
46	52
36	56
23	131
51	22
27	99
25	48
14	95
17	92
82	44
54	52
63	23
139	47
20	111
15	104
26	18
14	119
76	37
64	37
30	95
28	80
55	60
21	105
24	47
27	48
12	93
26	72
19	64
21	72
28	44
31	79
63	56
110	0
15	141
40	0
22	99
53	29
42	44
41	60
16	83
35	24
35	36
31	36
33	36
34	53
43	41
10	101
42	55
36	88
27	67
44	47
31	36
38	40
26	80
25	68
58	24
26	36
25	32
18	68
38	27
31	36
30	36
13	92
16	69
74	39
69	23
13	97
7	101
15	124
9	89
31	21
15	88
16	83
13	84
37	36
34	36
11	92
56	47
13	123
37	59
23	52
17	112
24	75
16	117
12	81
10	99
10	130
29	28
91	32
23	81
16	75
13	131
21	84
9	101
50	36
32	49
28	47
12	100
20	71
20	36
13	46
23	29
29	24
12	68
39	72
28	88
152	23
46	56
15	143
23	21
3	97
10	95
17	27
14	47
19	27
17	47
57	39
81	32
8	83
27	72
15	131
13	131