Meanwhile, bushfires continue to ravage parts of Queensland, where months of drought have turned the region into a tinderbox.
These sharp contrasts in the weather are just the latest extreme weather events to affect Australia.
Damaging winds, a blinding dust storm and heavy mountain snow have already been recorded earlier this month in eastern Australia.
Torrential downpours in Sydney brought the city to a standstill on Wednesday and resulted in at least two deaths, according to the BBC.
Two police officers were injured by a falling tree while trying to help others during the storm.
Dozens of accidents and flooded roadways snarled traffic and forced more than a dozen water rescues across the city.
Insurers had already received more than 1,600 claims due to the storm, according to the Sydney Morning Herald. Damages, which are mostly for roof and car damage, are being estimated at $10 million
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