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Rachael Ward

Ex-tropical cyclone dumps months of rain in a day

Flood warnings remain active in Queensland after widespread heavy rainfall in the past week. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)

Ex-cyclone Kirrily has finally left Australia after dumping several months worth of rain in NSW while the flood emergency remains in parts of Queensland.

Some 86 millimetres fell at White Cliffs in northwestern NSW in the 24 hours to 9am on Tuesday - four times the February average, according to Bureau of Meteorology senior metrologist Dean Narramore.

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