Australian seasonal rainfall zones
The first of the two maps shows the six major Australian
seasonal rainfall zones. The second map shows the classes
within these zones.
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The detailed map shows 16 rainfall zones. The main features
of the seasonal rainfall distribution as defined are:
- Marked wet summer and dry winter of northern Australia.
- Wet summer and low winter rainfall of southeast Queensland and northeast New South Wales.
- Uniform rainfall in southeast Australia.
- Marked wet winter and dry summer of southwest Western Australia and, to a lesser
extent, of much of the remainder of southern Australia directly influenced by westerly circulations.
- Arid area comprising about half of the continent extending from the northwest coast across the
interior and reaching the south coast at the head of the Great Australian Bight.
Information on map construction.
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