COLD fronts and associated low-pressure troughs brought scattered showers and thunderstorms, some severe, across Tasmania and isolated showers to parts of southern Australia.

Weekly rainfall totals of 25-100mm were recorded over most of western Tasmania and an isolated pocket in the north-east.

Moist, onshore flow brought showers to parts of eastern coastal regions.

Weekly rainfall totals of 50-150 mm were recorded across pockets of Queensland and New South Wales coasts.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms impacted northern Australia with tropical low 33U forming to the north of the Gulf of Carpentaria.

Weekly rainfall totals of 50-200mm were recorded in the north of Cape York Peninsula.

Much of Australia did not record any rain during the week as high-pressure systems continued the settled weather conditions this week.

The highest weekly total at a Bureau gauge was 158mm at Horn Island in Qld, which included the highest daily total of 91mm in the 24 hours to 9am on May 8.