The Hunter and mid-north coast of New South Wales have been inundated with heavy rainfall since Tuesday, and subsequent flooding has resulted in hundreds of people being rescued by the SES.
Here, you can see the extent of the rainfall, areas affected by flooding, and how the rainfall compares to historical averages.
This map shows the total rainfall at weather stations over the past seven days. A darker shade of purple indicates higher rainfall:
This map shows the areas either at risk from flooding and storm conditions, or those affected by flooding and storms:
What the maps above don’t capture is how sudden some of this rain is. The chart below compares the cumulative rain across the whole year with historical records.
Some areas have been consistently above long-term averages this year, such as the Yarras in between Coffs Harbour and Newcastle. Others, such as Taree, were slightly above average until a recent, sudden, spike.
