An “unseasonable” rain occasion gripping northern Australia is predicted to maneuver additional east after hitting the outback with record-breaking rain.
Tennant Creek received 39.4mm of rain, its highest daily rainfall for the month of July in 45 years, in the 24 hours to 9am Sunday.
While the Territory Grape farm in Anmatjere, NT, registered its highest July rainfall total in 18 years, with 23.3mm.
As the rain sweeps eastwards across the country, more states are set for a soaking.
“We will see showers transferring into elements of NSW as properly at the moment. We also can anticipate to see cloudy situations round our southeastern nook.”
The comments come after Camooweal, near Queensland’s western border, received 25.4mm of rain by 9am Sunday.
This makes for the outback town’s highest July rainfall total in 37 years.
The weather system is expected to stick around until Wednesday when it will “weaken considerably,” according to Weatherzone.
“The heaviest falls shall be concentrated over Qld till Wednesday, with many of the state anticipated to obtain 30-80mm within the subsequent 72 hours,” Weatherzone said.
Most of the capitals have also shivered through a frosty start to the day, and the chill is expected to intensify thanks to an icy blast.
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A thick cloud forming over Australia will see temperatures plummet up to 15 degrees below average later this week.
Today residents in Canberra woke to a knee-knocking -3 degrees, while those in Hobart experienced a 3 degree start.
The mercury dipped to just 7 degrees in both Melbourne and Adelaide, while Perth was hit with a low of 9 degrees.
Things were slightly warmer in Sydney, with the Harbour City recording a minimum of 10 degrees.
Brisbane saw a low of 14 degrees and Darwin clocked a balmy 19 degrees.
Source: www.9news.com.au
