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Drew Casper-Richardson, 13 Jul 2014, 2:50 AM UTC

Dry season deluge soaks the Kimberley

Dry season deluge soaks the Kimberley
A trough has brought heavy rain and storms to the Kimberley with over 200mm falling in some places. The heaviest falls were along the coast with Cape Leveque recording a whopping 215mm. The Lombadina Airstrip fell just short of the double century with 199mm reaching the gauge, 102mm of which fell in just two hours. These are some spectacular totals for any time of year but they are made even more amazing considering it's the middle of the dry season for the region. Both Derby and Curtin picked up 53mm. For both places it was the highest July fall in four years. Falls dropped further inland however Looma still received 36mm while further east Halls Creek recorded just 1mm. Showers will generally ease and shift south during Sunday. On Monday northern parts of the Kimberley will see the highest falls with up to 30mm possible. There are indications of a deep trough developing over northern Western Australia from Thursday to Saturday. At this stage the focus of the heaviest falls looks to shift to the Pilbara with the Kimberley reverting back to more normal dry season weather.
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