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Nhulunbuy the 'wettest location in the world' after receiving 304mm of rain in afternoon storm

The remote community of Nhulunbuy in the Northern Territory is drying-out after receiving 304 millimetres of rain on Monday afternoon.

It is the town's second-wettest day on record, behind 437mm recorded in April 1999.

The official rain gauge is located at Gove Airport on the outskirts of Nhulunbuy, in north-east Arnhem Land.

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