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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Mostafa Rachwani

Sydney breaks October rainfall record with Victoria also on track for wettest ever month

People walk in the rain near the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
Heavy rain falls in Sydney on Monday. The city has recorded its wettest ever October, with Victoria also likely to break rainfall records this month. Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/EPA

Rainfall records have continued to tumble amid widespread flooding across eastern Australia, with Sydney already recording its wettest ever October.

On Monday Sydney reached 286.8mm of rain for October, the most in 165 years of record-keeping, with seven days of the month still remaining.

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