Far North Queensland started February where it left January – wet.
Weekend totals across the region were reminiscent of the return to the traditional wet season – and came on the back of a solid start to 2017.
January totals included Tully (1031mm), Innisfail (1073mm), Atherton (542mm), Malanda (487mm), Ravenshoe (525mm) and Mareeba (306mm).
On Cape York Peninsula, Cooktown received 222mm, Lakeland 311mm, Laura 439mm, Coen 153mm and Weipa 580mm, while Mossman copped a whopping 601mm for January, and Daintree 470mm.
Chillagoe also shared in the rain joys with 336mm.
During the first week of February, some stunning rainfall amounts were recorded up to 9am Monday with Port Douglas (386mm) Cairns (226.8mm), Cooktown (351mm), Laura (104mm), Coen (68.4mm), Tully (279mm), Innisfail (165.4mm), Atherton (97.2mm), Mareeba (83.6), Ravenshoe (142mm) and Georgetown (62.6mm).
Bureau of Meterology duty forecaster Brett Harrison said a monsoon trough was responsible for the heavy falls across the region at the weekend.
He said rain would continue Tuesday, decrease on Wednesday and intensify on Thursday, in the north tropical coast region, while rain, showers and thunder storms would continue for the coming days on the northern peninsula.
“Essentially, we have had some periods over the last couple of months that you would term as the wet season but its been hit and miss,” Mr Harrison said.
“It’s much more widespread at the moment and mostly confined to Far North Queensland, the area north of Cairns.”
Tinaroo Dam was at 42.9 per cent capacity on Monday.