At the beginning of the week an upper level trough and associated cloud band brought widespread weekly rainfall totals of 25-50mm across Queensland, with some isolated falls of 50-100mm.

Several sites along the northern and south-east coast of Qld recorded their highest daily July rainfall on record.

A succession of cold fronts during the week resulted in widespread rainfall across southern Australia.

A cold front brought rainfall totals of 15-50mm along the west coast of Western Australia.

Weekly rainfall totals of 15-25mm were recorded in New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, and parts of South Australia.

Totals of 25-50mm were recorded across north-eastern Vic, south-western NSW and large parts of Tas, with locally higher falls up to 100mm in north-eastern Vic and western Tas.

High daily rainfall totals resulted in flooding in some catchments in north-east Vic, north-west Tas and central-west Qld.

The highest weekly total at a Bureau gauge was 156mm at Mount Read, Tas.

The highest daily rainfall total at a Bureau gauge during the week was 107mm at Falls Creek (Rocky Valley) in the 24 hours to 9am on July 10.