Extreme rain in Australia, 23 to 25 October 2022

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 23 to 25 October 2022
Start: 2022-10-23
End: 2022-10-25
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 23 to 25 October 2022: 166 records at 154 stations, peak on 24 October 2022. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 23 to 25 October 2022 set or tied 166 station records at 154 stations.
It ran from 23 October 2022 to 25 October 2022 (3 days) and its peak day was 24 October 2022.
Status: closed.
Chillinup set a daily record precipitation of 48.0 mm (1.9 in) on 24 October 2022.
The busiest day was 24 October 2022 with 143 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 108 years.

Footprint

23 to 25 October 2022

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 23 to 25 October 2022 is outlined, with 19 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Extreme rain in Australia, 23 to 25 October 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Chillinup	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	2022-10-24
Woodanilling	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	2022-10-24
Pingaring	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	2022-10-24
Gairdner	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	2022-10-25
St Albans	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	2022-10-24
The Oaks	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	2022-10-24
Badgebup	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	2022-10-24
Noongaar	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	2022-10-24
Newdegate Research Station	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	2022-10-24
Warriup	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	2022-10-25
Hartwood	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	2022-10-24
Amelup	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	2022-10-24
Corrigin	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	2022-10-24
Belka	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	2022-10-24
Doongin Peak	Record daily precipitation	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	2022-10-24
Merredin	Record daily precipitation	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	2022-10-24
Kukerin	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	2022-10-24
Youanmi Valley	Record daily precipitation	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	2022-10-24
Nyerilup	Record daily precipitation	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	2022-10-25

Records per Day

Peak day 143

Records set or tied each day from 23 October 2022 to 25 October 2022. The most in one day was 143 on 24 October 2022.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 23 to 25 October 2022 ranked by margin
Badgebup, 10-24	46.3 mm (1.8 in)
Chillinup, 10-24	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
Amelup, 10-24	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
Hartwood, 10-24	33.2 mm (1.3 in)
Woodanilling, 10-24	29.8 mm (1.2 in)
Pingaring, 10-24	28.6 mm (1.1 in)
Newdegate Research Station, 10-24	26.1 mm (1.0 in)
Gairdner, 10-25	25.8 mm (1.0 in)
St Albans, 10-24	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
Noongaar, 10-24	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
The Oaks, 10-24	22.5 mm (0.9 in)
Youanmi Valley, 10-24	18.6 mm (0.7 in)
Corrigin, 10-24	18.2 mm (0.7 in)
Warriup, 10-24	17.4 mm (0.7 in)
Warriup, 10-25	16.8 mm (0.7 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

166 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, 23 to 25 October 2022
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
38	108
30	89
29	80
26	58
24	75
23	72
46	56
24	56
26	56
11	108
17	72
11	108
10	96
11	88
33	25
19	56
10	89
34	13
18	25
17	48
27	13
14	56
4	90
6	96
22	8
21	48
6	108
17	25
6	87
9	80
27	25
5	104
22	13
32	13
28	11
16	25
11	56
8	88
24	13
7	80
8	88
6	89
4	108
13	56
9	80
4	96
7	73
19	13
6	80
0	83
5	89
4	89
2	96
4	88
7	73
10	48
12	56
14	45
18	25
15	25
8	56
24	25
16	13
14	13
21	25
3	89
7	55
8	48
8	45
16	25
13	25
12	48
1	88
12	13
13	25
11	8
14	25
5	44
7	56
0	89
7	48
11	9
6	56
7	52
15	25
12	32
4	56
13	13
10	13
12	25
3	75
8	48
8	13
9	25
9	25
4	56
13	25
10	11
4	56
10	25
10	8
10	13
10	8
2	56
2	56
6	48
6	56
8	13
10	13
8	8
10	13
6	11
7	13
6	25
4	48
7	25
5	44
3	51
4	25
5	13
4	48
6	25
3	48
8	4
4	48
7	11
2	32
2	48
1	51
9	13
4	13
4	25
3	13
4	11
7	13
8	13
1	40
0	13
5	25
4	32
3	32
6	13
1	32
1	32
4	13
1	11
1	25
6	13
3	13
1	12
1	25
1	28
2	25
1	11
3	24
4	13
0	11
1	13
1	8
1	25
0	23
1	11
0	25
0	25
1	16
0	16

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 23 to 25 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, 23 to 25 October 2022 (this event)	166 records

Every Record Set

20 of 166

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 23 to 25 October 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-10-24	Chillinup	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	108	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-10-24	Woodanilling	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	89	76 of 100 (Major)
2022-10-24	Pingaring	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	80	73 of 100 (Major)
2022-10-24	St Albans	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	75	72 of 100 (Major)
2022-10-24	The Oaks	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	72	71 of 100 (Major)
2022-10-24	Badgebup	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	56	66 of 100 (Major)
2022-10-24	Noongaar	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	56	65 of 100 (Major)
2022-10-24	Newdegate Research Station	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	56	62 of 100 (Major)
2022-10-24	Hartwood	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	25	57 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-24	Amelup	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	13	54 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-24	Corrigin	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	25	54 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-24	Warriup	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	48	53 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-24	Belka	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	89	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-10-24	Doongin Peak	Record daily precipitation	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	96	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-10-24	Merredin	Record daily precipitation	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	108	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-10-24	Kukerin	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	88	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-10-24	Youanmi Valley	Record daily precipitation	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	56	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-10-25	Gairdner	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	58	73 of 100 (Major)
2022-10-25	Warriup	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	72	59 of 100 (Notable)
2022-10-25	Nyerilup	Record daily precipitation	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	108	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 166 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
38	108
30	89
29	80
26	58
24	75
23	72
46	56
24	56
26	56
11	108
17	72
11	108
10	96
11	88
33	25
19	56
10	89
34	13
18	25
17	48
27	13
14	56
4	90
6	96
22	8
21	48
6	108
17	25
6	87
9	80
27	25
5	104
22	13
32	13
28	11
16	25
11	56
8	88
24	13
7	80
8	88
6	89
4	108
13	56
9	80
4	96
7	73
19	13
6	80
0	83
5	89
4	89
2	96
4	88
7	73
10	48
12	56
14	45
18	25
15	25
8	56
24	25
16	13
14	13
21	25
3	89
7	55
8	48
8	45
16	25
13	25
12	48
1	88
12	13
13	25
11	8
14	25
5	44
7	56
0	89
7	48
11	9
6	56
7	52
15	25
12	32
4	56
13	13
10	13
12	25
3	75
8	48
8	13
9	25
9	25
4	56
13	25
10	11
4	56
10	25
10	8
10	13
10	8
2	56
2	56
6	48
6	56
8	13
10	13
8	8
10	13
6	11
7	13
6	25
4	48
7	25
5	44
3	51
4	25
5	13
4	48
6	25
3	48
8	4
4	48
7	11
2	32
2	48
1	51
9	13
4	13
4	25
3	13
4	11
7	13
8	13
1	40
0	13
5	25
4	32
3	32
6	13
1	32
1	32
4	13
1	11
1	25
6	13
3	13
1	12
1	25
1	28
2	25
1	11
3	24
4	13
0	11
1	13
1	8
1	25
0	23
1	11
0	25
0	25
1	16
0	16

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
38	108
30	89
29	80
26	58
24	75
23	72
46	56
24	56
26	56
11	108
17	72
11	108
10	96
11	88
33	25
19	56
10	89
34	13
18	25
17	48
27	13
14	56
4	90
6	96
22	8
21	48
6	108
17	25
6	87
9	80
27	25
5	104
22	13
32	13
28	11
16	25
11	56
8	88
24	13
7	80
8	88
6	89
4	108
13	56
9	80
4	96
7	73
19	13
6	80
0	83
5	89
4	89
2	96
4	88
7	73
10	48
12	56
14	45
18	25
15	25
8	56
24	25
16	13
14	13
21	25
3	89
7	55
8	48
8	45
16	25
13	25
12	48
1	88
12	13
13	25
11	8
14	25
5	44
7	56
0	89
7	48
11	9
6	56
7	52
15	25
12	32
4	56
13	13
10	13
12	25
3	75
8	48
8	13
9	25
9	25
4	56
13	25
10	11
4	56
10	25
10	8
10	13
10	8
2	56
2	56
6	48
6	56
8	13
10	13
8	8
10	13
6	11
7	13
6	25
4	48
7	25
5	44
3	51
4	25
5	13
4	48
6	25
3	48
8	4
4	48
7	11
2	32
2	48
1	51
9	13
4	13
4	25
3	13
4	11
7	13
8	13
1	40
0	13
5	25
4	32
3	32
6	13
1	32
1	32
4	13
1	11
1	25
6	13
3	13
1	12
1	25
1	28
2	25
1	11
3	24
4	13
0	11
1	13
1	8
1	25
0	23
1	11
0	25
0	25
1	16
0	16

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
38	108
30	89
29	80
26	58
24	75
23	72
46	56
24	56
26	56
11	108
17	72
11	108
10	96
11	88
33	25
19	56
10	89
34	13
18	25
17	48
27	13
14	56
4	90
6	96
22	8
21	48
6	108
17	25
6	87
9	80
27	25
5	104
22	13
32	13
28	11
16	25
11	56
8	88
24	13
7	80
8	88
6	89
4	108
13	56
9	80
4	96
7	73
19	13
6	80
0	83
5	89
4	89
2	96
4	88
7	73
10	48
12	56
14	45
18	25
15	25
8	56
24	25
16	13
14	13
21	25
3	89
7	55
8	48
8	45
16	25
13	25
12	48
1	88
12	13
13	25
11	8
14	25
5	44
7	56
0	89
7	48
11	9
6	56
7	52
15	25
12	32
4	56
13	13
10	13
12	25
3	75
8	48
8	13
9	25
9	25
4	56
13	25
10	11
4	56
10	25
10	8
10	13
10	8
2	56
2	56
6	48
6	56
8	13
10	13
8	8
10	13
6	11
7	13
6	25
4	48
7	25
5	44
3	51
4	25
5	13
4	48
6	25
3	48
8	4
4	48
7	11
2	32
2	48
1	51
9	13
4	13
4	25
3	13
4	11
7	13
8	13
1	40
0	13
5	25
4	32
3	32
6	13
1	32
1	32
4	13
1	11
1	25
6	13
3	13
1	12
1	25
1	28
2	25
1	11
3	24
4	13
0	11
1	13
1	8
1	25
0	23
1	11
0	25
0	25
1	16
0	16