The heaviest falls were through eastern parts of the Central Wheatbelt with Northam receiving 27mm- its heaviest daily rainfall since early 2009 and its heaviest October rainfall in 16 years! Other honourable mentions include Meckering North 36mm, Quadney 20mm, Cunderdin 13mm (24hrs to 9am Tuesday). And after receiving its heaviest rainfall in over 100 years with 53mm just one week ago, Wongan Hills got soaked by another 20mm yesterday.
2011 marks a big shift in rainfall for WA's southwest. In 2010, the Southwest Land Division experienced its driest year in over 100 years. Many sites saw less than half the annual average rainfall, with some reporting their driest year on record. This year, many sites in the Wheatbelt including Northam, Wongan Hills and Merredin have either recorded average or above average rain so far this year.
Falls in Perth were a lot lighter with the city itself missing out altogether, highlighting the "isolated" nature of these showers and storms. Rainfall totals to 9am Tuesday included Weribee 12mm, Serpentine 4.4mm, Mandurah 2.8mm and Bickley 1.8mm.
Today, the showers and storms are moving east to affect the Goldfileds, Eucla and southern Interior with 10-20mm possible. By tomorrow morning, the rain will have cleared to the east.
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