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Sydney soaked by wettest year on record...with nearly three months to spare

Australia’s biggest city beat its 1950 record of 2,194mm (86.4 inches) at 12.30pm on Thursday

Evening Standard

On our wettest days, stormclouds can dump 30 trillion litres of water across Australia

This week, rain has drenched almost all of Australia – even the arid interior. The heaviest falls have hit the continent’s southeast, where the huge deluge has just propelled Sydney past its annual rainfall record of 2.2 metres with three months to go until year’s end.

The Conversation

Heavy NSW rain due to climate change: BOM

The Bureau of Meteorology has linked the heavy rain battering NSW to warmer temperatures, as Sydney notches up its wettest year on record.

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Sydney on track for record annual rainfall of 2.2 metres as eastern states brace for flooding

Flood watch alerts issued for almost 40 waterways in NSW and severe weather warning in western parts of state

The Guardian - AU

NSW braces for more flash flooding as wet weather lashes Australia’s east coast

‘Very significant’ weather systems to move across state this week, with warnings also for northern Victoria and southern Queensland, bureau says

The Guardian - AU

La Niña to drive more possible cyclones, flooding rains across northern Australia as wet season officially begins

Northern Australia is set to see a "warmer and wetter" build up period this year, with "a higher number of tropical cyclones" possible this wet season.

ABC News

More flooding on the way as BOM forecasts heavy rain from Northern Territory to Tasmania

The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting round after round of rain this week as widespread heavy rain is expected all the way from the NT through to Tasmania.

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Already flooded inland NSW warned to prepare for one month's rain in four days

The Bureau of Meteorology briefs the SES as it prepares for another week of concerning conditions with much of the state's west already impacted by floods as rain falls on already full catchments and rivers.

ABC News

Flooded communities on alert as thunderstorms threaten ACT

Rainfall is expected in the capital from Wednesday and into the weekend

The Canberra Times

Downpour to mark the end of school holidays in the Hunter

ENJOY the sunshine while it lasts, because the latest forecast from the Bureau of Meteorology warns of severe wet weather to finish off the school holidays.

Newcastle Herald

Wild weather and hail hits NSW Mid North Coast and western Sydney

Hail has been reported up and down the NSW Mid North Coast and at Penrith in western Sydney, with the most intense hail between Coffs Harbour and Port Macquarie.

ABC News

Tasmania is set for a warm spring — but the east could be much wetter than the west

After a mild winter with higher-than-average maximum and minimum temperatures, spring in Tasmania is set to follow the same trend, the Bureau of Meteorology says.

ABC News

RIP Yr Long Weekend, NSW Will Cop Hectic Rain This Week That’ll ‘Continue For Several Months’

New South Wales will be pelted with rain, wind and storms this week and BOM has warned wet weather will "continue for several months".

Pedestrian.tv

Fresh rain warnings as BoM says flooding in NSW ‘to continue for months’

With many catchments soaked and more rain on the way, authorities say waterways are ‘sensitive to any future rainfall’

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NSW flood emergency forecast to continue as towns cut off by road

Warren and Wee Waa, in state’s north, expected to be inaccessible by road for days to come

Newcastle Herald

Severe weather warning for parts of NSW: Hunter to cop a drenching

THE Hunter is in for a drenching as the Bureau of Meteorology forecasts "widespread rain and thunderstorms" for coming days.

The Canberra Times

Here comes the sun: Spring heats up and Floriade blooms

Temperatures up near 20 for the rest of the week

The Guardian - AU

Heavy rain forecast for Australia’s east coast as third La Niña brings fears of renewed flooding

Widespread thunderstorms will make Thursday the ‘wettest day’ for NSW during public holiday honouring the Queen’s death

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Four homes inundated in Gunnedah as Namoi River recedes from higher than expected peak

The clean up is underway in Gunnedah after the town's third major flood in a year, but authorities are warning more rain later this week could bring river levels back up.

ABC News

Melbourne shaken by magnitude-2.4 earthquake in Port Phillip Bay

Residents in Frankston, Langwarrin and Cranbourne report feeling the effects of the magnitude-2.4 earthquake that struck at 5:41am.

AAP

Flood warnings issued in NSW, northern Vic

The Bureau of Meteorology has issued major flood warnings across NSW as emergency services perform floodwater rescues.

The Canberra Times

La Nina rains on start of bushfire season for third consecutive year

ACT's official start to both the storm and bushfire seasons has been pushed back after a third La Nina event was declared.

The New Daily

Bureau of Meteorology confirms La Niña event is under way

The Bureau of Meteorology yesterday confirmed that a La Niña event is currently underway in the Pacific Ocean.

The Conversation

La Niña, 3 years in a row: a climate scientist on what flood-weary Australians can expect this summer

After weeks of anticipation, it’s finally official: the Bureau of Meteorology has declared another La Niña is underway. This means Australia’s east coast will likely endure yet another wet, and relatively cool, spring and summer.

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La Niña 3: This Time It’s Really, Really Personal

According to the Bureau of Meteorology, La Niña is back for a third visit, and this time she isn't taking any prisoners.

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