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Bureau of Meteorology Rainfall Districts

 
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Rainfall district names

Western Australia South Australia (cont.) New South Wales Victoria
1. North Kimberley 22A. Yorke Peninsula 46. Western (Far Northwest) 76. North Mallee
2. East Kimberley 22B. Kangaroo Island 47. Western (Lower Darling) 77. South Mallee
3. West Kimberley 23A. Adelaide Plains 48. Western (Upper Darling) 78. North Wimmera
4. De Grey 23B. County Light 49. Western (Southwest Plains) 79. South Wimmera
5. Fortescue 23C. Mt. Lofty Ranges 50. Central Western Plains (S) 80. Lower North
6. West Gascoyne 24A. Upper Murray Valley 51. Central Western Plains ( N) 81. Upper North
7. East Gascoyne 24B. Lower Murray Valley 52. Northwest Plains (W) 82. Lower Northeast
7A. Murchison 25A. Murray Mallee 53. Northwest Plains (E) 83. Upper Northeast
8. North Coast 25B. Upper Southeast 54. Northwest Slopes (N) 84. East Gippsland
9. Central Coast 26. Lower Southeast 55. Northwest Slopes (S) 85. West Gippsland
9A. South Coast   56. Northern Tablelands (W) 86. East Central
10. North Central Queensland 57. Northern Tablelands (E) 87. West Central
10A. South Central 27. North Peninsula 58. Upper North Coast 88. North Central
11. Eucla 28. South Peninsula 59. Lower North Coast 89. Western Plains
12. Southeast 29. Lower Carpentaria 60. Manning 90. West Coast
13. Northeast 30. Upper Carpentaria 61. Hunter  
  31. Barron North Coast 62. Central Tablelands (N) Tasmania
Northern Territory 32. Herbert North Coast 63. Central Tablelands (S) 91. Northern
14BC. Arnhem 33. East Central Coast 64. Central Western Slopes (N) 92. East Coast
14DE. Roper-McArthur 34. West Central Coast 65. Central Western Slopes (S) 93. Midlands
14F. Victoria 35. Central Highlands 66. Metropolitan (E) 94. Southeast
14GA. Darwin-Daly 36. Central Lowlands 67. Metropolitan (W) 95. Derwent Valley
15A. Barkly 37. Upper Western 68. Illawarra 96. Central Plateau
15B. Alice Springs 38. Lower Western 69. South Coast 97. West Coast
  39. Port Curtis 70. Southern Tablelands       (Mountain Region)
South Australia 40. Moreton       (Goulburn-Monaro) 98. King Island
16. Northwest 41. East Darling Downs 71. Southern Tablelands 99. Flinders Island
17. Far North 42. West Darling Downs       (Snowy Mountains)  
18. Western Agricultural 43. Maranoa 72. Southwest Slopes (S)  
19. Upper North 44. Warrego 73. Southwest Slopes (N)  
20. Northeast 45. Far Southwest 74. Riverina (E)  
21. Lower North   75. Riverina (W)  
       
Last modified 23 September 2003
 

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