Northerly winds over the coastal waters are strengthening as a ridge extending from a high near New Zealand slowly retreats ahead of a series of cold fronts that will cross the state mid to late this ...

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Total wave height, also known as significant wave height, describes the combined height of the sea and the swell that mariners experience on open waters. The Bureau provides model forecasts of total ...

Note: This forecast is issued at midday EST (11:30 am CST, 10:00 am WST) and is valid for 36 hours from the computer model base time.

1 These drainage divisions are not included due to either a lack of gauges or insufficient data of suitable quality available at the Bureau. 2 Information for the Victorian drainage division lags that ...

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This article describes recent rainfall patterns in the context of the Millennium Drought, record high rainfall of the 2010 to 2012 La Niña years, and longer-term drying trends. The past three years ...

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A summary of the major climate statistics recorded at this site is provided below. There is also an extended table with more statistics available. More detailed data for individual sites is available.

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