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Bountiful rains followed by long sunny spell

Rob Sharpe, Tuesday May 10, 2016 - 12:23 AEST

New South Wales enjoyed widespread soaking rain on Sunday and Monday, but farmers looking for follow-up rain will have to wait.

Late last week a deep low pressure trough brought plenty of tropical moisture from the Indian Ocean across Australia as it slowly moved eastwards. On Sunday and Monday it delivered widespread rain to New South Wales, with only a few pockets missing out on the healthy totals.

Some areas saw their biggest rain in four years, including Wanaaring with 83mm; Wagga Wagga with 66mm, Burrinjuck Dam collecting 92mm and Narrandera gaining 49mm. The vast majority of western NSW collected 20-50mm.

The areas that have missed out on the substantial rains have mostly been on the eastern side of the ranges. Other notable locations to miss out were Lake Victoria with 4mm; Walgett with 4mm and Pindari Dam with a mere 0.5mm.

Since the main trough has moved through a series of cold fronts are battering the south of the state. Thredbo Village received its largest 24 hour total in four years with over 100mm by Tuesday morning. Since then the Alps will continue to receive plenty of showers in gusty westerly winds, as the rest of the state dries out.

A large high pressure system is slowly taking over virtually the whole nation, keeping fronts further south than earlier this week. We will see sunny skies dominating the state for the next couple of weeks, with just the chance of a few showers on the southern ranges and coasts at times.

Farmers who are looking for some handy follow-up rain will have to wait at least until the final week of May.

- Weatherzone

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