Gunnedah, Tamworth hit by heavy rainfall, swelling rivers and waterfalls and bringing joy to farmers
ThuThursday 31
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ThuThursday 31
Cobwebs have been washed out of rain gauges across the drought-affected eastern states.
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Heavy rainfall around the towns of Gunnedah and Tamworth is swelling rivers and waterfalls and delighting farmers celebrating an unbelievable end to a drought many of them thought would never be over.
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NSW s New England North West has recorded above-average rain for 2020
Gunnedah broke its monthly rainfall record for December, while Tamworth came agonisingly close
Tamworth has recorded its second-wettest December since 1947, with the 2020 total of 223.6 millimetres just 1.3mm shy of the 73-year-old record.