Extreme rain in Australia, 26 to 27 October 2026

Name: Extreme rain in Australia, 26 to 27 October 2026
Start: 2026-10-26
End: 2026-10-27
Location: Australia

Extreme rain in Australia, 26 to 27 October 2026: 14 records at 14 stations, peak on 26 October 2026. Closed.

Data as of 2026-11-12. Last revised 12 November 2026 (2026-11-12).

Key Facts

Extreme rain in Australia, 26 to 27 October 2026 set or tied 14 station records at 14 stations.
It ran from 26 October 2026 to 27 October 2026 (2 days) and its peak day was 26 October 2026.
Status: closed.
Cape Leeuwin set a daily record precipitation of 21.6 mm (0.9 in) on 26 October 2026 (provisional).
The busiest day was 26 October 2026 with 12 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 112 years.

Footprint

26 to 27 October 2026

The area covered by Extreme rain in Australia, 26 to 27 October 2026 is outlined, with 14 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Extreme rain in Australia, 26 to 27 October 2026: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Rottnest Island	Record daily precipitation	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	2026-10-26
Cape Leeuwin	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	2026-10-26
Northam	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	2026-10-26
Beverley	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	2026-10-26
Cranbrook	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	2026-10-26
Redlands	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	2026-10-26
Lynton	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	2026-10-27
York	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	2026-10-26
Fremantle	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	2026-10-26
Windy Harbour	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	2026-10-26
Narrogin	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	2026-10-26
Jurien Bay	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	2026-10-27
Frankland Vineyards	Record daily precipitation	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	2026-10-26
Perth Metro	Record daily precipitation	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	2026-10-26
Warner Glen	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	2026-10-26
Perivale Orchard	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	2026-10-26
Swanbourne	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	2026-10-26

Records per Day

Peak day 12

Records set or tied each day from 26 October 2026 to 27 October 2026. The most in one day was 12 on 26 October 2026.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Extreme rain in Australia, 26 to 27 October 2026 ranked by margin
Rottnest Island, 10-26	12.8 mm (0.5 in)
York, 10-26	6.4 mm (0.25 in)
Fremantle, 10-26	5.4 mm (0.21 in)
Lynton, 10-27	4.0 mm (0.16 in)
Cranbrook, 10-26	4.0 mm (0.16 in)
Beverley, 10-26	3.2 mm (0.13 in)
Redlands, 10-26	2.9 mm (0.11 in)
Jurien Bay, 10-27	2.6 mm (0.10 in)
Windy Harbour, 10-26	2.0 mm (0.08 in)
Frankland Vineyards, 10-26	1.8 mm (0.07 in)
Perth Metro, 10-26	1.8 mm (0.07 in)
Cape Leeuwin, 10-26	0.8 mm (0.03 in)
Northam, 10-26	0.5 mm (0.02 in)
Narrogin, 10-26	0.2 mm (0.01 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

14 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.

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Extreme rain in Australia, 26 to 27 October 2026 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, 26 to 27 October 2026 (this event)	14 records

Every Record Set

17 of 14

Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Australia, 26 to 27 October 2026, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2026-10-26	Rottnest Island	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	32	20 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-26	Cape Leeuwin	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	112	20 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-26	Northam	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	67	20 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-26	Beverley	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	77	20 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-26	Cranbrook	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	15	20 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-26	Redlands	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	79	20 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-26	York	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	15	19 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-26	Fremantle	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	20	18 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-26	Windy Harbour	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	36	17 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-26	Narrogin	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	15	14 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-26	Frankland Vineyards	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	4	10 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-26	Perth Metro	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	4	6 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-26	Warner Glen	Record daily precipitation (tie) (provisional)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	tie	44	5 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-26	Perivale Orchard	Record daily precipitation (tie) (provisional)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	tie	40	4 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-26	Swanbourne	Record daily precipitation (tie) (provisional)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	tie	4	1 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-27	Lynton	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	15	20 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-27	Jurien Bay	Record daily precipitation (provisional)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	4	11 of 100 (Routine)

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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 2026-11-12. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.