Tully and Babinda in Far North Queensland each year vie for the wettest town in Australia title where annual rainfall can measure up to 7900mm or 310 inches (1950). Rainfall in the Brisbane and Gympie areas this week has beaten every short term deluge by far since records started in the 18th century.

Overnight rainfall of one metre in the Gympie district this week causing record flooding is unheard of in wet Far North Queensland.

Watch the video to understand how it happened.