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Sam Brown, 16 Nov 2014, 3:48 AM UTC

VIC and southern NSW dripping wet

VIC and southern NSW dripping wet
A low pressure system and trough have passed over Victoria and southern New South Wales yesterday into today, bringing daily November rainfall totals not seen in almost two decades. Coldstream received 40mm of rain to 9am today, making it the wettest November 24 hours in 19 years and the wettest day out of any month since April 2012. Over 40mm fell in the rain gauge at Melbourne to 9am, making it the wettest November day since 2009 and the wettest day out of any month since June last year. Mount Baw Baw picked up 32mm overnight, making it the highest November daily rain since 2011. Looking into NSW, Hume Reservoir in the Riverina district picked up 40.6mm to 9am, making it the wettest November day since 2011. Thredbo Top Station gained 55mm overnight, making it the wettest November day since 2011, where 93.2mm fell in one day. Other notable falls included Thredbo Village, which picked up 44mm to 9am. Rain has continued today, with falls spreading further east in VIC and southeast NSW. The heaviest falls occurred along the far east coastal areas of VIC and southeast NSW, along with isolated showers continuing across the NSW Alps. Green Cape picked up over 29mm since 9am, Mallacoota over 25mm, Gabo Island more than 24mm, Cabramurra at least 20mm and Thredbo top Station, with at least 12mm falling. Falls are likely to have mostly eased by this evening as the low and trough move further east into the Tasman Sea. A high pressure ridge will then build in its wake, creating mostly dry conditions bar a few light coastal showers in NSW and eastern VIC in the coming days.
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