A LOW pressure system combined with moist onshore flow, produced intense rainfall for several days across parts of central and southern Queensland and north-east New South Wales, with daily rainfall totals of 25 to 100 mm between 13 and 15 August and 100 to 200 mm in isolated areas.

The unseasonal rainfall across central and southern Queensland and north-east New South Wales resulted in many sites recording their highest August daily rainfall on record.

Several cold fronts and troughs moved through south-west Western Australia bringing widespread rain, isolated thunderstorms and strong to damaging wind gusts.

Weekly rainfall totals of 25 to 50 mm were recorded in areas of western and central Tasmania, south-western Victoria, south-eastern South Australia, inland areas of New South Wales including the north, a large area of southern and central Queensland, and south-west Western Australia.

Weekly rainfall totals of 50 to 100 mm were recorded in western Tasmania, coastal and adjacent inland areas of central and southern Queensland, north-eastern New South Wales, and coastal areas of south-west Western Australia, with falls of 100 to 200 mm in isolated areas.

Samuel Hill Aero in Queensland, recorded the highest weekly total (at a Bureau gauge) of 258.8 mm, as well as the highest daily rainfall during the week (at a Bureau gauge) of 176.6 mm in the 24 hours to 9 am on 14 August.