Extreme rain in Australia, 3 to 6 October 2023

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 3 to 6 October 2023
Start: 2023-10-03
End: 2023-10-06
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 3 to 6 October 2023: 312 records at 295 stations, peak on 4 October 2023. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 3 to 6 October 2023 set or tied 312 station records at 295 stations.
It ran from 3 October 2023 to 6 October 2023 (4 days) and its peak day was 4 October 2023.
Status: closed.
Mansfield (Post Office) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 105.4 mm (4.1 in) on 4 October 2023.
The busiest day was 4 October 2023 with 182 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 139 years.

Footprint

3 to 6 October 2023

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 3 to 6 October 2023 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, 3 to 6 October 2023: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Mansfield (Post Office)	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	2023-10-04
Lake Eildon	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	2023-10-04
East Sale Airport	Record daily precipitation	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	2023-10-04
Yan Yean	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	2023-10-04
Marlo	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	2023-10-05
East Sale Comparison	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	2023-10-03
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Record daily precipitation	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	2023-10-04
Wanganella General Store	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	2023-10-04
Giffard	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	2023-10-04
Walhalla	Record daily precipitation	111.1 mm (4.4 in)	2023-10-04
Lang Lang	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	2023-10-04
Jerilderie Treatment Works	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	2023-10-04
Cobram (Goulburn Murray)	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	2023-10-04
Numurkah (Golf Club)	Record daily precipitation	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	2023-10-04
Ensay	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	2023-10-05
Morwell (Latrobe Valley Airpor	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	2023-10-04
Heathcote	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	2023-10-04
Benambra (Evandale)	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	2023-10-05
Jindivick	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	2023-10-04
Stratford	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	2023-10-04

Records per Day

Peak day 182

Records set or tied each day from 3 October 2023 to 6 October 2023. The most in one day was 182 on 4 October 2023.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 3 to 6 October 2023 ranked by margin
Walhalla, 10-04	80.4 mm (3.2 in)
Jindivick, 10-04	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
Stratford, 10-04	53.2 mm (2.1 in)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), 10-04	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
Giffard, 10-04	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
Jerilderie Treatment Works, 10-04	44.9 mm (1.8 in)
Lake Eildon, 10-04	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
Wanganella General Store, 10-04	40.8 mm (1.6 in)
Cobram (Goulburn Murray), 10-04	40.0 mm (1.6 in)
Benambra (Evandale), 10-05	38.7 mm (1.5 in)
Numurkah (Golf Club), 10-04	37.0 mm (1.5 in)
Mansfield (Post Office), 10-04	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
Lang Lang, 10-04	30.3 mm (1.2 in)
Heathcote, 10-04	29.6 mm (1.2 in)
Yan Yean, 10-04	29.5 mm (1.2 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

312 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, 3 to 6 October 2023
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
33	69
42	69
24	72
30	92
30	105
23	72
49	73
41	73
47	74
80	74
30	76
45	66
40	47
37	47
23	105
39	64
26	12
30	64
57	54
53	37
24	92
37	52
39	52
39	48
43	46
25	54
32	32
17	69
32	32
25	73
62	32
18	110
24	64
10	105
18	58
24	32
20	69
21	64
21	64
15	128
19	27
21	56
24	66
14	69
24	37
59	38
16	106
31	38
16	47
193	24
30	30
38	30
32	38
9	128
12	89
13	131
18	74
39	29
9	106
96	24
19	52
14	64
36	29
33	29
19	64
15	56
11	118
14	94
14	74
7	134
15	37
30	29
27	38
12	92
10	92
19	54
22	38
31	14
9	92
37	29
18	48
31	29
11	92
22	38
17	64
28	30
17	54
25	29
14	54
15	48
19	48
20	29
5	105
26	38
5	106
13	64
12	64
4	139
14	64
5	69
11	64
11	64
10	74
10	74
18	38
14	52
21	0
3	106
3	105
13	52
16	36
8	73
16	48
21	38
9	64
13	32
15	50
22	29
17	52
23	46
23	46
2	106
9	64
1	128
1	105
12	64
0	118
9	64
33	6
12	29
5	49
21	46
1	98
15	48
16	29
7	64
5	42
1	69
7	64
4	47
7	64
7	64
15	29
23	0
2	47
13	29
16	49
3	66
7	64
6	29
4	46
5	64
8	17
19	30
7	22
21	14
6	27
12	30
3	74
11	52
11	46
5	52
13	38
17	14
12	30
14	38
9	0
9	0
0	76
3	64
0	73
9	38
9	38
9	52
16	14
9	38
12	29
1	73
9	46
14	30
14	30
3	29
2	64
15	40
17	29
11	20
13	30
11	2
5	50
12	38
10	38
4	48
12	24
0	64
5	64
15	48
13	20
14	30
11	20
9	30

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 3 to 6 October 2023 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, 3 to 6 October 2023 (this event)	312 records

Every Record Set

20 of 312

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 3 to 6 October 2023, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2023-10-03	East Sale Comparison	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	72	73 of 100 (Major)
2023-10-04	Mansfield (Post Office)	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	69	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2023-10-04	Lake Eildon	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	69	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2023-10-04	East Sale Airport	Record daily precipitation	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	72	78 of 100 (Major)
2023-10-04	Yan Yean	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	92	77 of 100 (Major)
2023-10-04	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Record daily precipitation	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	73	72 of 100 (Major)
2023-10-04	Wanganella General Store	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	73	72 of 100 (Major)
2023-10-04	Giffard	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	74	72 of 100 (Major)
2023-10-04	Walhalla	Record daily precipitation	111.1 mm (4.4 in)	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	74	72 of 100 (Major)
2023-10-04	Lang Lang	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	76	72 of 100 (Major)
2023-10-04	Jerilderie Treatment Works	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	66	70 of 100 (Major)
2023-10-04	Cobram (Goulburn Murray)	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	47	70 of 100 (Major)
2023-10-04	Numurkah (Golf Club)	Record daily precipitation	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	47	69 of 100 (Major)
2023-10-04	Morwell (Latrobe Valley Airpor	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	12	67 of 100 (Major)
2023-10-04	Heathcote	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	64	67 of 100 (Major)
2023-10-04	Jindivick	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	54	66 of 100 (Major)
2023-10-04	Stratford	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	37	66 of 100 (Major)
2023-10-05	Marlo	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	105	75 of 100 (Major)
2023-10-05	Ensay	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	105	68 of 100 (Major)
2023-10-05	Benambra (Evandale)	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	64	67 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 312 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
33	69
42	69
24	72
30	92
30	105
23	72
49	73
41	73
47	74
80	74
30	76
45	66
40	47
37	47
23	105
39	64
26	12
30	64
57	54
53	37
24	92
37	52
39	52
39	48
43	46
25	54
32	32
17	69
32	32
25	73
62	32
18	110
24	64
10	105
18	58
24	32
20	69
21	64
21	64
15	128
19	27
21	56
24	66
14	69
24	37
59	38
16	106
31	38
16	47
193	24
30	30
38	30
32	38
9	128
12	89
13	131
18	74
39	29
9	106
96	24
19	52
14	64
36	29
33	29
19	64
15	56
11	118
14	94
14	74
7	134
15	37
30	29
27	38
12	92
10	92
19	54
22	38
31	14
9	92
37	29
18	48
31	29
11	92
22	38
17	64
28	30
17	54
25	29
14	54
15	48
19	48
20	29
5	105
26	38
5	106
13	64
12	64
4	139
14	64
5	69
11	64
11	64
10	74
10	74
18	38
14	52
21	0
3	106
3	105
13	52
16	36
8	73
16	48
21	38
9	64
13	32
15	50
22	29
17	52
23	46
23	46
2	106
9	64
1	128
1	105
12	64
0	118
9	64
33	6
12	29
5	49
21	46
1	98
15	48
16	29
7	64
5	42
1	69
7	64
4	47
7	64
7	64
15	29
23	0
2	47
13	29
16	49
3	66
7	64
6	29
4	46
5	64
8	17
19	30
7	22
21	14
6	27
12	30
3	74
11	52
11	46
5	52
13	38
17	14
12	30
14	38
9	0
9	0
0	76
3	64
0	73
9	38
9	38
9	52
16	14
9	38
12	29
1	73
9	46
14	30
14	30
3	29
2	64
15	40
17	29
11	20
13	30
11	2
5	50
12	38
10	38
4	48
12	24
0	64
5	64
15	48
13	20
14	30
11	20
9	30

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
33	69
42	69
24	72
30	92
30	105
23	72
49	73
41	73
47	74
80	74
30	76
45	66
40	47
37	47
23	105
39	64
26	12
30	64
57	54
53	37
24	92
37	52
39	52
39	48
43	46
25	54
32	32
17	69
32	32
25	73
62	32
18	110
24	64
10	105
18	58
24	32
20	69
21	64
21	64
15	128
19	27
21	56
24	66
14	69
24	37
59	38
16	106
31	38
16	47
193	24
30	30
38	30
32	38
9	128
12	89
13	131
18	74
39	29
9	106
96	24
19	52
14	64
36	29
33	29
19	64
15	56
11	118
14	94
14	74
7	134
15	37
30	29
27	38
12	92
10	92
19	54
22	38
31	14
9	92
37	29
18	48
31	29
11	92
22	38
17	64
28	30
17	54
25	29
14	54
15	48
19	48
20	29
5	105
26	38
5	106
13	64
12	64
4	139
14	64
5	69
11	64
11	64
10	74
10	74
18	38
14	52
21	0
3	106
3	105
13	52
16	36
8	73
16	48
21	38
9	64
13	32
15	50
22	29
17	52
23	46
23	46
2	106
9	64
1	128
1	105
12	64
0	118
9	64
33	6
12	29
5	49
21	46
1	98
15	48
16	29
7	64
5	42
1	69
7	64
4	47
7	64
7	64
15	29
23	0
2	47
13	29
16	49
3	66
7	64
6	29
4	46
5	64
8	17
19	30
7	22
21	14
6	27
12	30
3	74
11	52
11	46
5	52
13	38
17	14
12	30
14	38
9	0
9	0
0	76
3	64
0	73
9	38
9	38
9	52
16	14
9	38
12	29
1	73
9	46
14	30
14	30
3	29
2	64
15	40
17	29
11	20
13	30
11	2
5	50
12	38
10	38
4	48
12	24
0	64
5	64
15	48
13	20
14	30
11	20
9	30

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
33	69
42	69
24	72
30	92
30	105
23	72
49	73
41	73
47	74
80	74
30	76
45	66
40	47
37	47
23	105
39	64
26	12
30	64
57	54
53	37
24	92
37	52
39	52
39	48
43	46
25	54
32	32
17	69
32	32
25	73
62	32
18	110
24	64
10	105
18	58
24	32
20	69
21	64
21	64
15	128
19	27
21	56
24	66
14	69
24	37
59	38
16	106
31	38
16	47
193	24
30	30
38	30
32	38
9	128
12	89
13	131
18	74
39	29
9	106
96	24
19	52
14	64
36	29
33	29
19	64
15	56
11	118
14	94
14	74
7	134
15	37
30	29
27	38
12	92
10	92
19	54
22	38
31	14
9	92
37	29
18	48
31	29
11	92
22	38
17	64
28	30
17	54
25	29
14	54
15	48
19	48
20	29
5	105
26	38
5	106
13	64
12	64
4	139
14	64
5	69
11	64
11	64
10	74
10	74
18	38
14	52
21	0
3	106
3	105
13	52
16	36
8	73
16	48
21	38
9	64
13	32
15	50
22	29
17	52
23	46
23	46
2	106
9	64
1	128
1	105
12	64
0	118
9	64
33	6
12	29
5	49
21	46
1	98
15	48
16	29
7	64
5	42
1	69
7	64
4	47
7	64
7	64
15	29
23	0
2	47
13	29
16	49
3	66
7	64
6	29
4	46
5	64
8	17
19	30
7	22
21	14
6	27
12	30
3	74
11	52
11	46
5	52
13	38
17	14
12	30
14	38
9	0
9	0
0	76
3	64
0	73
9	38
9	38
9	52
16	14
9	38
12	29
1	73
9	46
14	30
14	30
3	29
2	64
15	40
17	29
11	20
13	30
11	2
5	50
12	38
10	38
4	48
12	24
0	64
5	64
15	48
13	20
14	30
11	20
9	30