Heavy rain dumps month‑long totals on Melbourne, causing power outages and emergency calls
Melbourne received up to 58 mm of rain in the first two days of October, amounting to almost a month’s worth of precipitation in less than 48 hours, and recorded its wettest October day in 16 years; about 7,000 homes lost power overnight and more than 270 calls were logged with the State Emergency Service for building damage, flooding and fallen trees.1,2
The intense rainfall spread across metropolitan Melbourne and surrounding regions such as Gippsland and the Otway coast, with cumulative totals there expected to exceed 100 mm by Sunday evening, raising concerns for ground transport and airport operations in the area.2