DURING the week, a slow-moving low-pressure trough produced several days of rainfall and isolated thunderstorms across western and inland parts of Western Australia.

In WA, weekly rainfall totals of 10-50mm were recorded in the Gascoyne, Southern Interior, Goldfields and Eucla, and other large areas recorded falls exceeding 50 mm.

On October 1, a cloud band of tropical moisture associated with a low-pressure trough brought rainfall to central and south-eastern parts of Australia.

A low-pressure system formed near the New South Wales-Victoria border on October 2, producing persistent and widespread rain along with isolated thunderstorms before moving offshore on October 4.

Flood watches were issued across central and northern Vic, with minor to major flood warnings issued for some catchments.

Weekly rainfall totals of 10-100mm were recorded across Vic, south-eastern South Australia, south-eastern and inland areas of NSW and western and northern Tasmania.

Falls greater than 100mm were recorded in parts of eastern Vic.

Throughout the week, moist onshore winds generated scattered showers to parts of the north-eastern coast of Queensland.

Weekly rainfall totals of 15-50mm were recorded across Qld’s North Tropical Coast and Tablelands and the Herbert and Lower Burdekin districts.

The highest weekly total at a Bureau gauge was 216mm at Lorne, Mount Cowley in Vic, including the highest daily total of 103mm in the 24 hours to 9am on October 3.