A series of low pressure systems and surface troughs dragged tropical air from the warm ocean waters, delivering thunderstorms and rainfall to large parts of the Northern Territory, eastern and south-eastern Australia.
There is increasing humidity and convective activity / thunderstorms across the tropical north in the lead-up to the wet season.
Weekly rainfall totals above 50 mm were recorded in large parts of New South Wales and southern Queensland; within these, there were areas that received more than 100 mm for the week. Weekly totals above 50 mm were also recorded in parts of the…