Storms to sweep through Tasmania and Victoria after Melbourne experiences driest March on record, while Sydney to be drenched on Friday
Melbourne has experienced its driest March on record - recording just 2.8mm of rain over the entire month - ahead of a forecast drenching across Australia’s south-east in the coming days.
Sydney is forecast to receive up to 70mm of rain on Friday, after getting only 52.4mm last month, less than half its March average.Tasmania received less than half of its average March rainfall, while NSW had only three-fifths of an average March rainfall. While March left the south-east parched, northern Australia was hit with more than double its average rainfall over the month, as tropical cyclones and the monsoon season drenched the region with 182mm instead of the typical 88mm.
“Kirrily brought a lot of rainfall into Queensland, but then that rainfall ran into the centre of Australia,” she said.Our Australian morning briefing breaks down the key stories of the day, telling you what’s happening and why it mattersThat runoff left moisture in the ground, which trough systems then pulled on as they moved through those areas, producing abnormal weather events such as higher rivers throughout the region.
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