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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.
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Which region receives the most rainfall?
Bellenden Kerr, in North-East Queensland has a median annual rainfall of 4048 mm. It is also the place with the highest rainfall in a single year. In 1979, 11251 mm fell at Bellenden Kerr. Another contender for the title of highest annual rainfall is Babinda, in far north Queensland, which has an average annual rainfall of 4238mm and holds a 30-yr record for the highest annual rainfall in Australia. According to Wikipedia, the north Qld town of Tully boasts the "highest ever annual rainfall in a populated area of Australia (7900mm in 1950) [and is] is arguably the wettest town in Australia". However, this information is outdated, as the title of wettest town keeps changing.
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There can be no "average" yearly rainfall for a state as large as Queensland. Some of the towns in Queensland's far northeast regularly vie for the title of Australia's wettest town, whilst towns in the far southwest are almost permanently in drought. However, to see more details of rainfall in Queensland, click on the related link and select "Queensland" on the "select area" button.
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Far north Queensland is the wettest area in Australia. Tully has the highest average rainfall in Australia with 4252mm annually. Bellenden Kerr is approximately 60km north of Tully and holds the records for the highest ever rainfall in one year - 11 251mm in 1979, the highest for one month in January of the same year - 5387mm, and also the greatest rainfall in a 24 hour period with 960mm on 4th January 1979.
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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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