A LOW strain trough and related cloud band introduced rainfall to north-eastern New South Wales and south-eastern Queensland on 5 August, with every day rainfall totals of 10 to 50 mm within the 24 hours to 9 am on 6 August.
A chilly entrance moved throughout south-west Western Australia bringing damaging winds and widespread rainfall totals of 15 to 50 mm within the 24 hours to 9 am on 7 August.
On the finish of the week, an higher degree trough interacting with onshore easterly movement generated widespread showers throughout coastal areas of Queensland and north-eastern New South Wales, with every day rainfall totals of 15 to 100 mm within the 24 hours to 9 am on 12 August.
Rainfall totals of 25 to 50 mm had been recorded throughout western Tasmania, north-eastern New South Wales, central and northern coastal areas of Queensland, and south-west Western Australia. Elsewhere, there was little to no rain.
Rainfall totals of fifty to 100 mm had been recorded in remoted pockets of western Tasmania, the Northern Rivers district of New South Wales, Queensland’s North Tropical Coast and Tablelands district, and south-west Western Australia, with some areas receiving greater than 100 mm.
The best weekly rainfall complete (at a Bureau gauge) was 163.2 mm at Rosebank (Repentance Creek), New South Wales.
The best every day rainfall throughout the week (at a Bureau gauge) was 157.4 mm at Evans Head RAAF Vary AWS, New South Wales, within the 24 hours to 9 am on 12 August.
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