On this date: 16 October 2026
On October 16, 1976, Cooma Lambie Street, Australia recorded 86.4 mm (3.40 in), the record for that month for heaviest daily rainfall, previously 59.9 mm in 1876.
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16 October 2026On October 16, 1976, Cooma Lambie Street, Australia recorded 86.4 mm (3.40 in), the record for that month for heaviest daily rainfall, previously 59.9 mm in 1876.
On October 16, 1976, Cooma Lambie Street, Australia recorded 86.4 mm (3.40 in), the record for that month for heaviest daily rainfall, previously 59.9 mm in 1876. The previous record for that month was 59.9 mm (2.36 in), set on October 13, 1876. It stood for 100.0 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 2026-10-16.