AT the beginning of the week commencing 2 June, a low pressure trough off the Australian east coast caused showers across northern New South Wales and far southern Queensland.

A cold front and an associated low pressure trough brought rain and showers to western parts of Western Australia between 2 and 4 June.

Later in the week, cold fronts and a slow-moving low pressure system brought widespread rainfall to south-eastern parts of the country and snow to alpine areas.

Weekly rainfall totals of 15 to 50 mm, with locally higher totals, were recorded across western parts of Western Australia, south-eastern South Australia, most of Victoria and Tasmania, areas of northern New South Wales and far south-eastern Queensland.

The highest weekly total at a Bureau of Meteorology gauge was 169.8 mm at Haines Junction (Mount Sabine) in Victoria, which included the highest daily total at a bureau gauge of 68.8 mm in the 24 hours to 9am on 8 June.