It was the wettest November in Mudgee since 1995 with 178mm falling through the month according to data from the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM). The BoM doesn't have complete Mudgee station data for months earlier than 1995. November was also the wettest month so far this year, besting March's total by 32.2mm.
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Thursday is set to be a little dryer with only cloudy skies forecast at this point but it isn't looking good for Mudgee Cup hopefuls with more rain and thunderstorms predicted on Friday, throughout the weekend and into next week.
Quick facts on last month's rainfall:
- Compared to last year it was decidedly sopping with 52.6mm falling in 2020.
- The last time more than 100mm fell in November was in 2011 which saw 131mm fall.
- It is the wettest November since at least 1995
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New South Wales residents have been warned to brace for flooding by the Bureau of Meteorology.
BoM National Flood Operations Manager Justin Robinson said he is "really concerned" about north western NSW during his flood update on Tuesday afternoon.
"The area we're most concerned about are those areas in the north western inland parts of the state, which have been impacted by flooding in recent weeks," Mr Robinson said.
"That means these communities have already seen major flooding and there's more rainfall on the way over the next two days and we're really concerned that we might see some renewed flooding and renewed river level rises after that rainfall."
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