LOW-PRESSURE troughs triggered thunderstorms in the country’s north-west, across central Australia and in parts of Queensland and north-eastern New South Wales, bringing showers to these areas.

Cold fronts that moved across the south also brought rainfall to parts of south-western Western Australia and western Tasmania.

Rainfall totals of 10-50mm were recorded in parts of the Kimberley and south-west of WA, a large area in Australia’s central interior, western Tas, south-east Qld and north-east New South Wales, including some locally higher falls.

Severe thunderstorms brought localised totals of 50-100mm in south-east Queensland and north-east NSW.

The highest weekly total was 119mm at Carneys Creek, The Ranch in Qld, which included the highest daily total rainfall of 90mm in the 24 hours to 9am on November 11.