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Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 15 Mar 2023

A tropical low produced weekly totals of 300 to 600 mm over the Gulf Country in north-west Queensland; this is about 2.5 to 5 times the March average for these areas.

This heavy rainfall produced record flood levels along the Nicholson, Gregory and Leichhardt rivers, and significant flows into the Lake Eyre basin.

Widespread weekly totals of 50 to 150 mm in the Northern Territory Top End, most of eastern Queensland and into northern New South Wales.

Weekly totals of 50 to 100 mm in western Tasmania, with snow falling to relatively low levels.

The highest weekly total at a Bureau gauge was…

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