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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 in a winter-like blast which won’t last.

Rain records broken across Victoria with soggy start to October

Parts of Gippsland and the Great Ocean Road have recorded almost 200 millimetres of rainfall over the weekend. According to The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald, this significant rainfall has resulted in rain records being broken across Victoria. The wet weather is described as a winter-like blast that is not expected to persist.

The rainfall has contributed to a soggy start to October in the region. No further details on the impact of the rainfall or the forecast are available from the provided reports.

The reports do not mention any other areas or regions affected by significant weather events.

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