Mount Isa, Camooweal cop a drenching as December average almost doubled
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The Monie Holt Crossing in Mount Isa was closed due to flooding.
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North-west Queenslanders have woken up to flash floods and road closures after a lingering storm dumped more than 100 millimetres of rain over 24 hours.
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Camooweal recorded 118mm from 9am Monday until 6am Tuesday
In the same period Mount Isa recorded 104mm
Camooweal, on the Northern Territory border, recorded 118 millimetres almost twice the December average of 62.7mm.
The gauge at Mount Isa Airport recorded 104mm, also exceeding the 71.2mm average for the month.
The region may be in for a cool treat come Christmas Day. While the initial forecast may change, currently Bundaberg s Christmas Day temperature forecast is between 20 and 26 degrees, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. There is also chance of a possible shower. BoM duty forecaster Ricus Lombard said going from temperatures about 4 degrees above average on Wednesday (32 degrees) to about 4 degrees below average on Friday would be a quite noticeable change. Mr Lombard said a south, south-easterly change and cloud cover were contributing to the temperature drop. According to the bureau s records, last year the maximum temperature for Christmas Day in Bundaberg was 32.4 degrees and the minimum was 23.6 degrees.