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Wednesday, 20 December 2017
We recently shifted our ENSO Outlook to LA NIÑA.
This follows a steady cooling of the central to eastern tropical Pacific Ocean since late winter. Waters in this area have now reached La Niña thresholds (0.8 °C below average), and atmospheric indicators, including the Southern Oscillation Index (SOI), trade winds and cloud patterns, are also at La Niña levels.
However, this La Niña is likely to be weaker than recent events, far shorter-lived, and not expected to continue far into autumn. So what does that mean for Australia's climate over the coming months, and what actually is La Niña?
Read more about La Niña, but not as we know it.
Forest stream (Alison Pouliot)
After thorough testing with registered users, we added 20 new catchments to the Bureau’s 7-day streamflow forecast service in early December.
This service provides streamflow forecasts with a lead time of up to seven days, to help river managers and users with decision-making.
With this expansion, the public service will deliver forecasts for 88 catchments and 168 forecast locations across the country.
Read more about expanding the 7-day streamflow forecast service.
We have recently released the northern Australia region accounts—Burdekin, Daly and Ord—of the National Water Account 2017
Overall, in northern Australia for the 2016–17 financial year:
Total water use was about 8% less than the previous year due to wetter conditions.
Read more about the National Water Account 2017 for northern Australia.
Wednesday, 18 October 2017
Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler on remote controlled mount. Source: Mic Clayton, Snowy Hydro
You are invited to contribute to the review of Australia's guidelines for the use of Acoustic Doppler technology in streamflow measurement.
It's been more than four years since the National Industry Guidelines for hydrometric monitoring were published by the Bureau. To keep pace with changes in technology and practice, they're now due for review.
Read more about seeking comment on hydrometric guidelines.
Annual rainfall conditions 2015–16
The Bureau’s Water in Australia 2015–16 report shows that reserves in storages declined by seven per cent during the 2015–16 year. Despite annual rainfall being near average, it fell at the wrong time of year in many areas so reserves were drawn down.
Read more about water reserves decline in 2015–16 despite average rainfall.
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