A LOW-PRESSURE system combined with moist onshore flow, produced intense rainfall for several days across parts of central and southern Queensland and north-east New South Wales, with daily rainfall totals of 25-100mm between August 13 and 15, and 100-200mm in isolated areas.
The unseasonal rainfall across central and southern Qld and north-east NSW resulted in many sites recording their highest August daily rainfall on record.
Several cold fronts and troughs moved through south-west Western Australia bringing widespread rain, isolated thunderstorms and strong to damaging wind gusts.
Weekly rainfall totals of 25-50mm were recorded in areas of western and central Tasmania, south-western Victoria, south-eastern South Australia, inland areas of NSW including the north, a large area of southern and central Qld, and south-west WA.
Weekly rainfall totals of 50-100mm were recorded in western Tasmania, coastal and adjacent inland areas of central and southern Qld, north-eastern NSW, and coastal areas of south-west WA, with falls of 100-200mm in isolated areas.
Samuel Hill Aero in Qld recorded the highest weekly total at a Bureau gauge of 259mm, as well as the highest daily rainfall during the week at a Bureau gauge of 177mm in the 24 hours to 9am on August 14.
