yeah I just drove over to byron and back and reckon 100 mm fell in that hour .. 30 kmh and couldn't see the lines on the road.
The ag dept issued a warning ( about 200mm ago ) for our industry that conditions are similar to 1974 and to expect major cropping failures.
And still it rains

.. I'd pick the north with the monsoons over here
at least at some point during the year you know its not going to rain.
must check the rainfall to date this year bet its lots