The Rain In Oz Stays Mainly On The Coast

It's astonishing just how limited to the coast the rain and the floods in New South Wales have been this month. Those pesky lows have had an amazing ability to lock into place just off the coast, and pump precipitation into a narrow coastal belt, often leaving inland areas high and dry.

The zone between Newcastle and Sydney has received more than 300 mm (~ 1 foot) of rain to date this month. There are areas NW of Canberra, not all that far away, that have yet to see any rain at all.