Maleny received 156mm in 24-hour Easter dumping

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13 Apr

Written By Sunshine Valley Gazette

Maleny received an Easter bucketing with 156mm falling in a 24 hour period until 9am Tuesday April 6.

The hinterland saw 80-100mm falls in the 24hrs to 9am Tuesday April 6, but Maleny was the most affected.

Nambour received 24mm on Easter Monday and 81.2mm on Tuesday.

The Bureau of Meterorology said recent heavy rain was a result of the La Niña 2020–21 effect, which was now fading.

At the national level, Australia experienced its wettest, coolest summer in at least five years due to La Niña.

Rainfall was above average across the entire season, and December 2020 was the third-wettest since records began in 1900, according to the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM).

While we are past the height of La Niña in Australia, the BoM is expecting the La Niña will fade and go back to normal conditions by April/May this year.

“Without La Niña we expect to receive normal average rainfall in winter, not exaggerated as we’ve seen during the summer and autumn,” a spokesperson said.