alice springs is the place in australia that has the record for the wettest year.
what place in australia has the record for the wettest year?
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1950 australian rainfall records





















































the 1950 rainfall records for the australian states of new south wales and queensland reported probably the most remarkable record high rainfall totals ever recorded anywhere in the continent. averaged over both of these states, 1950 is clearly the wettest year since adequate records became available "circa" 1885. queensland recorded a statewide average rainfall of around as against a mean since 1885 of around , whilst new south wales recorded around as against an instrumental mean around . australia's wettest town, tully also recorded its highest annual rainfall total in 1950 with .
1950 australian rainfall records
santiago's rainfall is highly variable and heavily influenced by the el niño southern oscillation cycle, with rainy years coinciding with el niño events and dry years with la niña events. the wettest year since records began in 1866 was 1900 with – part of a "pluvial" from 1898 to 1905 that saw an average of over eight years incorporating the second wettest year in 1899 with – and the driest 1924 with . typically there are lengthy dry spells even in the rainiest of winters, intercepted with similarly lengthy periods of heavy rainfall. for instance, in 1987, the fourth wettest year on record with , there was only in the 36 days between 3 june and 8 july, followed by in the 38 days between 9 july and 15 august.
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