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   713mm of rain in 24 hours!
     24th Aug 2007 11:30 AM




 Around 80mm of rain fell in Noosa in just one hour overnight as
 several areas of the Coast received their biggest drenching on
 record.
 In the 24 hours to 9am today, Rainbow Beach, Noosa, Eumundi and Tewantin
 all recorded their heaviest rainfalls in any 24-hour period since records began.
 The biggest fall was at Rainbow Beach, which recorded a staggering 713mm -
 more than three times the previous total of 216mm for the whole month of
 August set in 1998.
 Mt Bilewilam, near Double Island Point, received 678mm, while Noosa Heads
 recorded 415mm.
 Boreen Point received 334mm, Tewantin 307mm, Eumundi and Yandina Creek
 306mm, Cooroy 276mm, Cooran 212mm, Maleny 176mm, Kenilworth 106mm
 and Moy Pocket 109mm.
 The Bureau of Meteorology said that during today and tomorrow, the Noosa
 River would reach levels similar to the February 1992 flood (see full bureau
 flood warning) (http://www.bom.gov.au/weather/q1d).
 On Saturday, February 1992, Tewantin received 732mm of rain, Yandina
 668mm, Mapleton 513mm, Maleny 490mm, Palmwoods 480mm, Eumundi
 467mm, Cooroy 421mm, Pomona 381mm, Gympie 336mm and Kandanga
 300mm, smashing previous records.