TROUGHS and associated upper level systems generated widespread rainfall across much of eastern, central and northern Australia during the week. With heavy to locally intense rainfall in some areas of eastern and northern Australia.
During the week heavy rainfall resulted in Flood Warnings for south-east and central Queensland extending into north-east New South Wales and central, northern and south-east Victoria.
Many sites across central and eastern Victoria had the highest January or annual daily rainfall on record to 9 am on 8th January.
Weekly rainfall totals greater than 100 mm…