A LOW pressure trough resulted in thunderstorms and locally heavy showers across northern Australia; onshore flow produced moderate to locally heavy rainfall in north-east Queensland.
Weekly totals greater than 100 mm were recorded in large parts of Queensland; within these there were regions that received more than 200 mm for the week, while large areas in the Central Coast district received more than 400 mm. Weekly totals greater than 100 mm were also recorded in northern pockets of Northern Territory.
The highest weekly total (at a Bureau gauge) of 704.0 mm was recorded at Mount…
