A CLOUD band brought unseasonable rain across northern Australia early in the week, starting in the central Northern Territory during on 29 June, before tracking from the base of the Top End, through much of through much of inland northern Queensland, and along the east coast regions in the latter part of the week.
Rainfall for 1–4 July across the base of the Top End and into Queensland’s Gulf Country had already reached more than 5 times the July monthly average in many areas, with multiple stations in the Top End observing record July daily rainfall.
In the south of the country, an…
