Built 2026-10-19 (19 October 2026)

Extreme rain in Japan, 1 to 5 October 2026

Extreme rain in Japan, 1 to 5 October 2026: 73 records at 61 stations, peak on 3 October 2026. Closed.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-18).

Key Facts

  • Extreme rain in Japan, 1 to 5 October 2026 set or tied 73 station records at 61 stations.
  • It ran from 1 October 2026 to 5 October 2026 (5 days) and its peak day was 3 October 2026.
  • Status: closed.
  • Saigo set a monthly record daily precipitation of 193.6 mm (7.6 in) on 3 October 2026 (provisional).
  • The busiest day was 3 October 2026 with 31 records.
  • The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 75 years.

Footprint

1 to 5 October 2026
Footprint of Extreme rain in Japan, 1 to 5 October 2026 The area covered by Extreme rain in Japan, 1 to 5 October 2026 is outlined, with 19 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type.
The area covered by Extreme rain in Japan, 1 to 5 October 2026 is outlined, with 19 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.
Footprint of Extreme rain in Japan, 1 to 5 October 2026: stations that set records in the event
StationTypeValueDate
SaigoRecord daily precipitation193.6 mm (7.6 in)2026-10-03
MatsueRecord daily precipitation375.5 mm (14.8 in)2026-10-03
FukueRecord daily precipitation508.5 mm (20.0 in)2026-10-03
AsahikawaRecord daily precipitation145.2 mm (5.7 in)2026-10-03
AbashiriRecord daily precipitation146.0 mm (5.7 in)2026-10-02
OkayamaRecord daily precipitation297.5 mm (11.7 in)2026-10-04
TokushimaRecord daily precipitation330.5 mm (13.0 in)2026-10-03
TadotsuRecord daily precipitation276.5 mm (10.9 in)2026-10-04
IzuharaRecord daily precipitation141.0 mm (5.6 in)2026-10-04
MitoRecord daily precipitation111.0 mm (4.4 in)2026-10-03
NiigataRecord daily precipitation144.4 mm (5.7 in)2026-10-03
HiroshimaRecord daily precipitation158.9 mm (6.3 in)2026-10-03
FushikiRecord daily precipitation191.5 mm (7.5 in)2026-10-04
MombetsuRecord daily precipitation146.0 mm (5.7 in)2026-10-02
MatsuyamaRecord daily precipitation232.1 mm (9.1 in)2026-10-03
AkitaRecord daily precipitation160.0 mm (6.3 in)2026-10-03
AikawaRecord daily precipitation150.0 mm (5.9 in)2026-10-04
YonagoRecord daily precipitation120.0 mm (4.7 in)2026-10-05
FukuiRecord daily precipitation102.0 mm (4.0 in)2026-10-05
UrakawaRecord daily precipitation208.0 mm (8.2 in)2026-10-05
SapporoRecord daily precipitation99.5 mm (3.9 in)2026-10-01
IrozakiRecord daily precipitation275.5 mm (10.8 in)2026-10-04
IshinomakiRecord daily precipitation78.5 mm (3.1 in)2026-10-04
SukumoRecord daily precipitation140.5 mm (5.5 in)2026-10-04
MoriokaRecord daily precipitation73.0 mm (2.9 in)2026-10-03
UtsunomiyaRecord daily precipitation96.5 mm (3.8 in)2026-10-04
NagoyaRecord daily precipitation153.5 mm (6.0 in)2026-10-03
ShizuokaRecord daily precipitation177.0 mm (7.0 in)2026-10-03
GifuRecord daily precipitation78.0 mm (3.1 in)2026-10-04
AomoriRecord daily precipitation59.5 mm (2.3 in)2026-10-03
TsuRecord daily precipitation165.0 mm (6.5 in)2026-10-03
OmaezakiRecord daily precipitation172.5 mm (6.8 in)2026-10-03
Maizuru Reg Met HQRecord daily precipitation234.5 mm (9.2 in)2026-10-03
ShionomisakiRecord daily precipitation234.9 mm (9.2 in)2026-10-03
WajimaRecord daily precipitation138.5 mm (5.5 in)2026-10-03
OshimaRecord daily precipitation157.2 mm (6.2 in)2026-10-03
KumagayaRecord daily precipitation90.0 mm (3.5 in)2026-10-05
NagasakiRecord daily precipitation204.8 mm (8.1 in)2026-10-03
ChoshiRecord daily precipitation133.0 mm (5.2 in)2026-10-03
HakodateRecord daily precipitation88.0 mm (3.5 in)2026-10-03
FukuokaRecord daily precipitation125.5 mm (4.9 in)2026-10-03
KawaguchikoRecord daily precipitation83.5 mm (3.3 in)2026-10-04
TajimaRecord daily precipitation158.0 mm (6.2 in)2026-10-04
TakamatsuRecord daily precipitation52.0 mm (2.0 in)2026-10-04
KochiRecord daily precipitation219.8 mm (8.7 in)2026-10-03
SendaiRecord daily precipitation33.5 mm (1.3 in)2026-10-05
HikoneRecord daily precipitation33.0 mm (1.3 in)2026-10-05
ShimonosekiRecord daily precipitation38.0 mm (1.5 in)2026-10-05
TottoriRecord daily precipitation71.5 mm (2.8 in)2026-10-02
MaebashiRecord daily precipitation226.0 mm (8.9 in)2026-10-03
HamamatsuRecord daily precipitation77.0 mm (3.0 in)2026-10-02
ObihiroRecord daily precipitation34.0 mm (1.3 in)2026-10-05
MurotomisakiRecord daily precipitation80.0 mm (3.1 in)2026-10-04
YamagataRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)2026-10-05
AjiroRecord daily precipitation85.0 mm (3.3 in)2026-10-04
YokohamaRecord daily precipitation76.0 mm (3.0 in)2026-10-04
IrakoRecord daily precipitation78.0 mm (3.1 in)2026-10-04
WakkanaiRecord daily precipitation31.5 mm (1.2 in)2026-10-03

Records per Day

Peak day 31
Records per day during Extreme rain in Japan, 1 to 5 October 2026 Records set or tied each day from 1 October 2026 to 5 October 2026. The most in one day was 31 on 3 October 2026. 0 10 20 30 40 10-0110-0210-0310-0410-05
Records set or tied each day from 1 October 2026 to 5 October 2026. The most in one day was 31 on 3 October 2026.
Records per day during Extreme rain in Japan, 1 to 5 October 2026
DateRecords
2026-10-011
2026-10-024
2026-10-0331
2026-10-0423
2026-10-0514

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced
Top records of Extreme rain in Japan, 1 to 5 October 2026 ranked by margin
Matsue, 10-03242.8 mm (9.6 in)
Fukue, 10-03182.5 mm (7.2 in)
Okayama, 10-04178.0 mm (7.0 in)
Tadotsu, 10-04128.0 mm (5.0 in)
Izuhara, 10-04128.0 mm (5.0 in)
Tokushima, 10-03114.0 mm (4.5 in)
Fushiki, 10-0494.5 mm (3.7 in)
Mito, 10-0381.6 mm (3.2 in)
Asahikawa, 10-0381.2 mm (3.2 in)
Matsuyama, 10-0381.2 mm (3.2 in)
Akita, 10-0373.9 mm (2.9 in)
Fukui, 10-0573.0 mm (2.9 in)
Yonago, 10-0572.0 mm (2.8 in)
Hiroshima, 10-0370.3 mm (2.8 in)
Saigo, 10-0368.8 mm (2.7 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

Margin against age of the broken record in Extreme rain in Japan, 1 to 5 October 2026 73 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. 0 20 40 60 80 063125188250 Margin (mm) Years the old record stood
73 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 Japan, 1 to 5 October 2026
Margin (mm)Years the old record stood
6974
24374
18341
8152
5047
17846
11445
12838
12864
8272
6721
9521
7064
6251
6219
8112
746
488
7337
7237
660
3465
6244
5364
9240
12556
2972
6048
1088
10421
4757
3720
1181
10416
1511
12816
2146
270
3516
2052
3075
4651
6072
3737
2444
240
5347
1046
5248
508
946
3864
846
1864
1464
2824
3812
564
1051
1244
146
351
455
2331
2321
2236
151
011
323
836
721
123
25

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event
Station records in Extreme rain in Japan, 1 to 5 October 2026 compared with similar events
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Extreme rain in Japan, 1 to 5 October 2026 (this event)73 records

Every Record Set

70 of 73
Every record set or tied during Extreme rain in Japan, 1 to 5 October 2026, in date order
DateStationRecordValueMarginYears stoodSignificance
2026-10-01SapporoRecord daily precipitation (provisional)99.5 mm (3.9 in)34.4 mm (1.4 in)6556 of 100 (Notable)
2026-10-02AbashiriRecord daily precipitation (provisional)146.0 mm (5.7 in)49.5 mm (1.9 in)4771 of 100 (Major)
2026-10-02MombetsuRecord daily precipitation (provisional)146.0 mm (5.7 in)62.4 mm (2.5 in)1962 of 100 (Major)
2026-10-02TottoriRecord daily precipitation (provisional)71.5 mm (2.8 in)35.4 mm (1.4 in)126 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-02HamamatsuRecord daily precipitation (provisional)77.0 mm (3.0 in)23.4 mm (0.9 in)3125 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-03SaigoRecord daily precipitation (provisional)193.6 mm (7.6 in)68.8 mm (2.7 in)7479 of 100 (Major)
2026-10-03MatsueRecord daily precipitation (provisional)375.5 mm (14.8 in)242.8 mm (9.6 in)7479 of 100 (Major)
2026-10-03FukueRecord daily precipitation (provisional)508.5 mm (20.0 in)182.5 mm (7.2 in)4178 of 100 (Major)
2026-10-03AsahikawaRecord daily precipitation (provisional)145.2 mm (5.7 in)81.2 mm (3.2 in)5272 of 100 (Major)
2026-10-03TokushimaRecord daily precipitation (provisional)330.5 mm (13.0 in)114.0 mm (4.5 in)4569 of 100 (Major)
2026-10-03MitoRecord daily precipitation (provisional)111.0 mm (4.4 in)81.6 mm (3.2 in)7265 of 100 (Major)
2026-10-03NiigataRecord daily precipitation (provisional)144.4 mm (5.7 in)67.4 mm (2.7 in)2163 of 100 (Major)
2026-10-03HiroshimaRecord daily precipitation (provisional)158.9 mm (6.3 in)70.3 mm (2.8 in)6463 of 100 (Major)
2026-10-03MatsuyamaRecord daily precipitation (provisional)232.1 mm (9.1 in)81.2 mm (3.2 in)1260 of 100 (Major)
2026-10-03AkitaRecord daily precipitation (provisional)160.0 mm (6.3 in)73.9 mm (2.9 in)659 of 100 (Notable)
2026-10-03MoriokaRecord daily precipitation (provisional)73.0 mm (2.9 in)28.7 mm (1.1 in)7251 of 100 (Notable)
2026-10-03NagoyaRecord daily precipitation (provisional)153.5 mm (6.0 in)107.5 mm (4.2 in)849 of 100 (Notable)
2026-10-03ShizuokaRecord daily precipitation (provisional)177.0 mm (7.0 in)104.1 mm (4.1 in)2149 of 100 (Notable)
2026-10-03AomoriRecord daily precipitation (provisional)59.5 mm (2.3 in)37.4 mm (1.5 in)2047 of 100 (Notable)
2026-10-03TsuRecord daily precipitation (provisional)165.0 mm (6.5 in)118.0 mm (4.6 in)147 of 100 (Notable)
2026-10-03OmaezakiRecord daily precipitation (provisional)172.5 mm (6.8 in)104.4 mm (4.1 in)1647 of 100 (Notable)
2026-10-03Maizuru Reg Met HQRecord daily precipitation (provisional)234.5 mm (9.2 in)151.4 mm (6.0 in)147 of 100 (Notable)
2026-10-03ShionomisakiRecord daily precipitation (provisional)234.9 mm (9.2 in)128.0 mm (5.0 in)1647 of 100 (Notable)
2026-10-03UrakawaRecord daily precipitation (provisional)142.2 mm (5.6 in)21.2 mm (0.8 in)4646 of 100 (Notable)
2026-10-03WajimaRecord daily precipitation (provisional)138.5 mm (5.5 in)19.5 mm (0.8 in)5243 of 100 (Notable)
2026-10-03OshimaRecord daily precipitation (provisional)157.2 mm (6.2 in)60.4 mm (2.4 in)7242 of 100 (Notable)
2026-10-03NagasakiRecord daily precipitation (provisional)204.8 mm (8.1 in)23.8 mm (0.9 in)4441 of 100 (Notable)
2026-10-03AbashiriRecord daily precipitation (provisional)169.5 mm (6.7 in)23.5 mm (0.9 in)040 of 100 (Notable)
2026-10-03ChoshiRecord daily precipitation (provisional)133.0 mm (5.2 in)53.0 mm (2.1 in)4740 of 100 (Notable)
2026-10-03HakodateRecord daily precipitation (provisional)88.0 mm (3.5 in)10.0 mm (0.4 in)4639 of 100 (Notable)
2026-10-03FukuokaRecord daily precipitation (provisional)125.5 mm (4.9 in)49.6 mm (2.0 in)839 of 100 (Notable)
2026-10-03KochiRecord daily precipitation (provisional)219.8 mm (8.7 in)27.8 mm (1.1 in)2433 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-03MaebashiRecord daily precipitation (provisional)226.0 mm (8.9 in)13.9 mm (0.5 in)626 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-03SendaiRecord daily precipitation (provisional)149.8 mm (5.9 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)1120 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-03WakkanaiRecord daily precipitation (provisional)31.5 mm (1.2 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)59 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-04OkayamaRecord daily precipitation (provisional)297.5 mm (11.7 in)178.0 mm (7.0 in)4671 of 100 (Major)
2026-10-04TadotsuRecord daily precipitation (provisional)276.5 mm (10.9 in)128.0 mm (5.0 in)3868 of 100 (Major)
2026-10-04IzuharaRecord daily precipitation (provisional)141.0 mm (5.6 in)128.0 mm (5.0 in)6466 of 100 (Major)
2026-10-04FushikiRecord daily precipitation (provisional)191.5 mm (7.5 in)94.5 mm (3.7 in)2163 of 100 (Major)
2026-10-04AikawaRecord daily precipitation (provisional)150.0 mm (5.9 in)47.9 mm (1.9 in)859 of 100 (Notable)
2026-10-04IrozakiRecord daily precipitation (provisional)275.5 mm (10.8 in)61.5 mm (2.4 in)4456 of 100 (Notable)
2026-10-04IshinomakiRecord daily precipitation (provisional)78.5 mm (3.1 in)52.7 mm (2.1 in)6453 of 100 (Notable)
2026-10-04SukumoRecord daily precipitation (provisional)140.5 mm (5.5 in)91.5 mm (3.6 in)4053 of 100 (Notable)
2026-10-04UtsunomiyaRecord daily precipitation (provisional)96.5 mm (3.8 in)59.5 mm (2.3 in)4850 of 100 (Notable)
2026-10-04GifuRecord daily precipitation (provisional)78.0 mm (3.1 in)46.5 mm (1.8 in)5748 of 100 (Notable)
2026-10-04AomoriRecord daily precipitation (provisional)77.5 mm (3.1 in)35.1 mm (1.4 in)1643 of 100 (Notable)
2026-10-04KawaguchikoRecord daily precipitation (provisional)83.5 mm (3.3 in)51.5 mm (2.0 in)4839 of 100 (Notable)
2026-10-04YonagoRecord daily precipitation (provisional)155.5 mm (6.1 in)8.5 mm (0.33 in)4636 of 100 (Notable)
2026-10-04TajimaRecord daily precipitation (provisional)158.0 mm (6.2 in)7.5 mm (0.30 in)4635 of 100 (Notable)
2026-10-04TakamatsuRecord daily precipitation (provisional)52.0 mm (2.0 in)17.9 mm (0.7 in)6435 of 100 (Notable)
2026-10-04SendaiRecord daily precipitation (provisional)51.5 mm (2.0 in)5.4 mm (0.21 in)6429 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-04MurotomisakiRecord daily precipitation (provisional)80.0 mm (3.1 in)22.1 mm (0.9 in)3624 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-04AjiroRecord daily precipitation (provisional)85.0 mm (3.3 in)31.9 mm (1.3 in)319 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-04TokushimaRecord daily precipitation (provisional)97.5 mm (3.8 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)3619 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-04YokohamaRecord daily precipitation (provisional)76.0 mm (3.0 in)7.4 mm (0.29 in)2115 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-04IrakoRecord daily precipitation (provisional)78.0 mm (3.1 in)12.0 mm (0.5 in)311 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-05MombetsuRecord daily precipitation (provisional)102.0 mm (4.0 in)62.0 mm (2.4 in)5162 of 100 (Major)
2026-10-05FukuiRecord daily precipitation (provisional)102.0 mm (4.0 in)73.0 mm (2.9 in)3758 of 100 (Notable)
2026-10-05YonagoRecord daily precipitation (provisional)120.0 mm (4.7 in)72.0 mm (2.8 in)3758 of 100 (Notable)
2026-10-05UrakawaRecord daily precipitation (provisional)208.0 mm (8.2 in)65.8 mm (2.6 in)057 of 100 (Notable)
2026-10-05AbashiriRecord daily precipitation (provisional)196.0 mm (7.7 in)26.5 mm (1.0 in)043 of 100 (Notable)
2026-10-05UtsunomiyaRecord daily precipitation (provisional)74.5 mm (2.9 in)30.4 mm (1.2 in)7543 of 100 (Notable)
2026-10-05KumagayaRecord daily precipitation (provisional)90.0 mm (3.5 in)45.5 mm (1.8 in)5142 of 100 (Notable)
2026-10-05OkayamaRecord daily precipitation (provisional)62.0 mm (2.4 in)36.5 mm (1.4 in)3742 of 100 (Notable)
2026-10-05SendaiRecord daily precipitation (provisional)33.5 mm (1.3 in)14.3 mm (0.6 in)6433 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-05HikoneRecord daily precipitation (provisional)33.0 mm (1.3 in)9.5 mm (0.37 in)5128 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-05ShimonosekiRecord daily precipitation (provisional)38.0 mm (1.5 in)11.5 mm (0.5 in)4427 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-05ObihiroRecord daily precipitation (provisional)34.0 mm (1.3 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)5525 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-05GifuRecord daily precipitation (provisional)52.5 mm (2.1 in)22.5 mm (0.9 in)2124 of 100 (Routine)
2026-10-05YamagataRecord daily precipitation (provisional)17.0 mm (0.7 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)5120 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 70 of the 73 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 2026-10-18. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.