Rainfall Update

High rainfall totals in Western Tasmania

• A series of cold fronts and low pressure troughs brought showers and isolated thunderstorms to south-eastern Australia. A strong cold front on 23 July resulted in moderate to heavy falls in southern Victoria and western Tasmania with snow falls to alpine regions. A warm front on the 24 and 25 July continued the moderate to heavy rain in western Tasmania.
• Weekly totals of up to 10 mm with higher totals of 15 to 50 mm fell in far south-eastern South Australia, southern and north-eastern Victoria, western and southern Tasmania, with higher totals over 100 mm across western Tasmania.
• Cold fronts clipped the south of Western Australia early in the week, with a stronger cold front on 26 July, bringing rain and showers.
• Weekly totals up to 10 mm were recorded in parts of Western Australia's South West and South Coastal districts, with higher totals up to 25 mm about the far south-west.
• A high pressure system that lingered in the Tasman Sea resulted in light onshore showers across the east coast most of the week.
• Weekly totals up to 10 mm with higher totals of 25 to 50 mm about the North Tropical Coast and Tablelands district of Queensland.
• The highest weekly total (at a Bureau gauge) of 236.6 mm was recorded at Lake Margaret River in Tasmania.
• The highest daily total (at a Bureau gauge) of 48.8 mm was recorded at Derwent Bridge in Tasmania in the 24 hours to 9 am on 25 July.