On this date: 15 October 2026
On October 15, 2010, Ivanhoe Post Office, Australia recorded 80.2 mm (3.16 in), the record for that month for heaviest daily rainfall, previously 53.1 mm in 1890.
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15 October 2026On October 15, 2010, Ivanhoe Post Office, Australia recorded 80.2 mm (3.16 in), the record for that month for heaviest daily rainfall, previously 53.1 mm in 1890.
On October 15, 2010, Ivanhoe Post Office, Australia recorded 80.2 mm (3.16 in), the record for that month for heaviest daily rainfall, previously 53.1 mm in 1890. The previous record for that month was 53.1 mm (2.09 in), set on October 20, 1890. It stood for 120.0 years. Values are raw station observations.
Source: NOAA NCEI GHCN-Daily station observations, analysed by World Extreme Weather Monitor. See the data behind this fact. All facts for this day.
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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 2026-10-15.