Rain records broken across Victoria with soggy start to October
- Posted on October 4, 2026
- By The Age
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In brief
Victoria experiences unprecedented rainfall events as October begins with significant weather disruptions. Coastal and regional areas, particularly in Gippsland and along the Great Ocean Road, witnessed extraordinary precipitation levels exceeding 190 millimetres over a single weekend period. These exceptional weather conditions have shattered existing rainfall benchmarks, creating challenging conditions across affected communities and highlighting the increasing intensity of severe weather patterns in southeastern Australia.
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Rain records broken across Victoria with soggy start to October
Parts of Gippsland and the Great Ocean Road recorded mammoth rainfall totals of almost 200 millimetres across the weekend.
