Unseasonably heavy rain drenches central-west QLD
Brett Dutschke,
Monday June 13, 2016 - 12:57 AEST
Rain has been falling in Queensland's central-west overnight with the Longreach area being been dealt unseasonably heavy falls.
During what should be one of the driest times of the year widespread 25-to-50 millimetres fell in a hundred kilometre radius around Longreach, more than double the monthly average.
Longreach's 59mm was its heaviest in more than three years and heaviest June rain in 81 years. Nearby, Barcaldine received 53mm, a 1one-year high and an 11-year high for June.
Evesham Station, just north-west of Longreach had its biggest rain in five years and biggest June rain in 93 years with about 50mm.
The low pressure trough bringing this rain is now weakening, causing rain to become lighter and patchier However, the system is broadening, causing the patchier falls over a larger area of western Queensland.
After the region drys out some more rain is likely next weekend due to the probable arrival of another trough moving in from the west.
The central-west is doing much better so far this year in terms of rainfall compared to the last few years.
Longreach has now had about 310mm for the year to date, a bit above the long-term average and almost as much as the whole of 2014 and 2015 combined when 333mm fell.
- Weatherzone
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