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Paddy Aicken, 05 Jan 2009, 6:23 AM UTC

Gulf Country sees its heaviest rain in years

Gulf Country sees its heaviest rain in years
Over the last week daily rainfall has added up to produce some of the heaviest cumulative totals in years across Queensland's Gulf Country. In the past four days Gereta Station, near Mt Cuthbert in Queensland, has received a massive 472 millimetres which is their heaviest four day accumulation in at least six years. At nearby Riversleigh there has been 367 millimetres recorded over the past four days, which is their highest in 4 years. Further north in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Mornington Island has received 318 millimetres over the past five days which is their heaviest in nearly two years. Sweers Island which is also in the Gulf has received an impressive 318. Further south in the Northwest forecast district Julia Creek, about 260 kilometres east of Mt Isa, has recorded 168 millimetres which is their highest five day accumulation in nearly six years. Heavy rain is expected to continue across far northern QLD for the next couple of days as the tropical low which has been causing all this rain continues to move further west. More traditional monsoonal rain are forecast to redevelop on Thursday when the monsoon trough moves north again.
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