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The north Queensland towns of Tully and Babinda frequently vie to win the "Golden Gumboot" award each year. This award is given for the town with the most rainy days each year. Tully used to win the annual award, but Babinda has now won it for seven consecutive years.
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∙ 9y agoThe town of Babinda, in far north Queensland, has won the "Golden Gumboot" award for the past six consecutive years. Prior to this, the nearby town of Tully had the distinction of being Australia's town with the highest rainfall, averaging 4204mm every year. Most recent figures for 2013 show that Tully received 3532mm in that year, and Babinda reached 3891mm. However, in that same year, Bellenden Ker Top Station in New South Wales, which normally has an annual rainfall below 3000mm, received 6991 mm in 2013.
On the other hand, the town of Waratah in Tasmania has the most wet days each year - an average of 314 days annually.
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The town of Babinda, in far north Queensland, has won the "Golden Gumboot" award for the past six consecutive years. Prior to this, the nearby town of Tully had the distinction of being Queensland's wettest town.
