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SE Qld dams spring top-up best for five years

December 5, 2008 12:38:00

South-east Queensland dams have received the highest spring rainfall in five years.[MORE]

Tags: environment, dams-and-reservoirs, weather, rainfall, rivers, australia, qld, brisbane-4000, maroochydore-4558, southport-4215, toowoomba-4350

Wimmera soaks up rain

December 5, 2008 09:30:00

There has been rain recorded across parts of Victoria's Wimmera overnight.[MORE]

Tags: rainfall, edenhope-3318, horsham-3400

Cool temperatures make 155 a soft target

December 5, 2008 08:47:00

Water authorities are urging Melburnians not to be complacent, despite good results in the first week of Target 155.[MORE]

Tags: rainfall, water, melbourne-3000

Statistics confirm wet November

December 3, 2008 14:01:00

Parts of the New South Wales central west region have just recorded their wettest November in years.[MORE]

Tags: agricultural-crops, rainfall, coonamble-2829, dubbo-2830

Dry November in south-west Victoria

December 2, 2008 13:25:00

South-west Victoria received below average rainfall in November, after two of the driest months on record.[MORE]

Tags: rainfall, ballarat-3350

November weather breaks central Aust records

December 2, 2008 13:05:00

Unusual weather in central Australia has seen several records broken during November, with new rainfall records set at Undoolya, Kulgera, Curtin Springs, Wallace Rockhole and Palm Valley.[MORE]

Tags: rainfall, alice-springs-0870

Wetter November for central Victoria

December 2, 2008 10:02:00

Most parts of central Victoria received higher than average rainfall last month.[MORE]

Tags: rainfall, bendigo-3550, echuca-3564, wodonga-3690

November wetter, warmer than average

December 2, 2008 08:10:00

Canberra recorded the best spring rain in three years with 160 millimetres falling in the national capital over the last three months.[MORE]

Tags: rainfall, act, canberra-2600

Water campaign aimed at rain shortfall

December 1, 2008 15:08:00

The Victorian Government is urging Melbourne residents to cut their water consumption to 155 litres per person per day.[MORE]

Tags: rainfall, water, melbourne-3000

Mt Gambier records less spring rain

December 1, 2008 14:48:00

The Bureau of Meteorology has confirmed that spring rainfall figures are down by more than 40 per cent on the season average.[MORE]

Tags: rainfall, mount-gambier-5290

November officially wet and cold

December 1, 2008 14:44:00

It is officially the first day of summer and the weather bureau says the warmer weather should be on the way for Tasmania after a wet and cool November.[MORE]

Tags: rainfall, tas

Perth receives record November rains

December 1, 2008 11:05:00

Perth has recorded its wettest and coolest November since 1991.[MORE]

Tags: weather, rainfall, wa, perth-6000

Hotter, drier summer predicted

December 1, 2008 07:31:00

Adelaide residents are being urged to brace themselves for a long, hot and dry summer.[MORE]

Tags: weather, rainfall, sa, adelaide-5000

Residents stranded as flooding cuts Tamworth in two

November 29, 2008 08:34:00

Floodwaters have cut Tamworth in northern New South Wales in two and many residents have been left stranded. [MORE]

Tags: emergency-incidents, storm, weather, rainfall, nsw, tamworth-2340

Flash flood warning

November 28, 2008 16:04:00

Motorists in northern Tasmania are being advised to take care on the roads with flash flooding expected from heavy showers and thunderstorms.[MORE]

Tags: floods, rainfall, tas, deloraine-7304, launceston-7250, sheffield-7306

Torrential rain drenches central, northern Qld

November 28, 2008 09:13:00

Wild weather is battering central and northern Queensland, with torrential falls of almost 150 millimetres recorded in some parts.[MORE]

Tags: storm, rainfall, alpha-4724, cardwell-4849, rockhampton-4700, rolleston-4702, townsville-4810

Wet weather boosts Melbourne water storages

November 27, 2008 16:29:00

Melbourne Water says the highest weekly rainfall in the region's catchments in more than a year has boosted water storages.[MORE]

Tags: rainfall, storm, melbourne-3000

Goulburn Valley soaks up more rain

November 27, 2008 13:27:00

More rain fell in Victoria's Goulburn Murray region overnight.[MORE]

Tags: rainfall, storm, myrtleford-3737, wodonga-3690

Downpour drenches Gold Coast

November 27, 2008 09:23:00

Parts of south-east Queensland received another drenching overnight.[MORE]

Tags: rainfall, storm, clifton-4361, nerang-4211, southport-4215, toowoomba-4350

Storm hits south coast

November 26, 2008 14:39:00

Wild weather is battering the South Coast as severe thunderstorms move towards Esperance.[MORE]

Tags: emergency-planning, weather, rainfall, storm, wa, albany-6330, bunbury-6230, esperance-6450, eucla-6443, kalgoorlie-6430

More rain needed to boost Goulburn Valley storages

November 26, 2008 12:09:00

Goulburn Murray Water says much more rain is needed to make any difference to the region's water storages.[MORE]

Tags: drought, rainfall, water, eildon-3713, shepparton-3630, wodonga-3690

Rain welcomed by ACT region farmers

November 26, 2008 09:33:00

Recent rain has brought relief to struggling farmers in the Canberra region.[MORE]

Tags: environment, rural, weather, rainfall, act, nsw, bombala-2632

Downpour saturates Gold Coast

November 26, 2008 09:15:00

Heavy rain fell across south-east Queensland overnight, mainly on the Gold Coast.[MORE]

Tags: storm, rainfall, southport-4215, surfers-paradise-4217

Outback SA soaks up more rain

November 25, 2008 14:08:00

Parts of outback South Australia have again recorded heavy falls overnight.[MORE]

Tags: rainfall, lyndhurst-5731, marla-5724, port-pirie-5540

Wet weekend relieves parched Gippsland

November 24, 2008 14:31:00

Rain is still falling today in parts of far East Gippsland, in south-east Victoria, after the wettest weekend for the year.[MORE]

Tags: drought, rainfall, sale-3850