Wet season turning into one of the biggest on record for northern WA

Fitzroy Crossing bridge in the Kimberley.

After several big rain events in January, the wet season is quickly turning into one of the best on record for many parts of Western Australia's north.

Kununurra in the Kimberley had its wettest January on record, receiving just under 600 millimetres, while Fitzroy Crossing's rainfall total of 739.8 millimetres between October 1 - January 31, is the highest the town's received since records started in 1893.

A tropical low which swept across the north last week failed to turn into a cyclone, but delivered steady rain to the Kimberley and parts of the Pilbara and Gascoyne.

Read the ABC Rural story by Matt Brann - “Wet season turning into one of the biggest on record for northern WA.”