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    MAY 19, 2017, 2:12PM



    97-year-old record under threat


    A “HUGE weather event” has arrived, delivering five times May’s average rainfall in just two days. A long-held record is under threat.

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    The Townsville Bulletin reports Townsville Airport nudged a 97-year-old rain record over the past 24 hours. There, 120.8mm fell, just 1.2mm short of the level set in 1914.

    http://www.news.com.au/technology/e...s/news-story/a2bc14519b65b9b7e65ffe9286053523

    "Even the rain that falls, isn't actually going to fill our dams and our river systems"

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