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Rainfall
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Rainfall Update
Maps updated daily
Tropics
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Tropical Climate Update
Updated weekly during the northern wet season,
otherwise fortnightly
Drought Statements
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Rainfall deficiencies, soil moisture and water resources
Updated monthly
Australian climate influences
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Climate Driver Update
Latest conditions and outlooks
Updated each fortnight
State of the Climate
Significant weather
Climate summaries
Winter and August regional and capital city summaries will be published on Wednesday 6 September 2023.
Monthly
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- NT
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- Tas
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- Remote islands & Antarctica
Seasonal
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- ACT
- NSW | Sydney
- NT
- Qld | Brisbane
- SA | Adelaide
- Tas
- Vic | Melbourne
- WA | Perth
- Remote islands & Antarctica
- Northern wet season
Annual
- National statement
- ACT
- NSW | Sydney
- NT
- Qld | Brisbane
- SA | Adelaide
- Tas
- Vic | Melbourne
- WA | Perth
- Remote islands & Antarctica
Financial year
Australian climate history: climate summaries
Discontinued
Annual reviews
Reviews of Australia's annual rainfall, temperature, and significant weather and climate events (PDFs).
Season reviews
Extended seasonal summaries from the Journal of Southern Hemisphere Earth Systems Science (PDFs).
Monthly reviews
Climate Updates
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