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Weather Discussion => International => Topic started by: Mark on July 07, 2013, 06:03:43 PM

Title: Record rain leaves Pilbara drenched-Australia
Post by: Mark on July 07, 2013, 06:03:43 PM

Record rain leaves Pilbara drenched, with more than 80 percent of the annual rainfall in one day.

Roebourne had 224mm, its heaviest rain in 68 years and the second heaviest in over 100 years of records.

Port Hedland’s 130mm makes it 252mm so far this month, and its wettest June in more than 70 years.

Further inland at Marble Bar, 76mm was recorded, its heaviest June rain in 84 years. This recent rain has taken Marble Bar’s June total to 202mm, making this its wettest June in over 100 years. The previous wettest June was in 1968 when 168mm fell.

http://www.weatherzone.com.au/news/record-rain-leaves-pilbara-drenched/24842

Title: Re: Record rain leaves Pilbara drenched-Australia
Post by: einzack on July 07, 2013, 09:45:15 PM

I lived in Newman in 2004 and 2005, which is a stones throw, in WA terms, from Marble Bar and co.
Interestingly, Newman only had 60mm for the month on June.
In 2005 we had 140mm in 2 days and it made a tremendous mess. back then, that was the first winter rain Newman had had in 8 years and the biggest since the town had been settled in the 80's. also broke up the horrendous monotonous weather...