SEVERE Tropical Cyclone Zelia crossed Western Australia’s Pilbara coast as a category 4 system on Friday, bringing strong winds and heavy rainfall to the Pilbara district.

A monsoon trough and weak tropical low (20U) brought further rainfall to northern Queensland.

A cold front and associated troughs brought scattered showers and storms, some severe, to southern parts of WA, isolated regions of South Australia, Tasmania, eastern New South Wales, and Victoria.

Weekly rainfall totals of 50-100mm were recorded in large parts of northern Australia, regions of south-eastern Qld, eastern NSW, and eastern Victoria.

Weekly rainfall totals of 100-200mm were recorded in parts of northern Qld, isolated northern regions of the Northern Territory, and north-western and pockets of north-eastern WA.

Weekly rainfall totals greater than 200mm were recorded in north-western regions of the Cape York Peninsula, large regions of the Pilbara district and south-western parts of the Kimberley district in WA.

The highest weekly total at a Bureau gauge was 580mm at De Grey in the Pilbara district of WA, with three days of available data to Friday, which included the highest daily total of 261mm in the 24 hours to 9am on Friday.