Western Australian rainfall outlook

Issued 23 October 2013

Equal chance of a wetter or drier season in Western Australia


  • Outlook accuracy is moderate over northern and western WA
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The chance of receiving a wetter or drier than normal November to January period is roughly equal (i.e. close to 50%) across most of WA.

Climate influences

The tropical Pacific has remained ENSO-neutral since mid-2012. Dynamical models surveyed by the Bureau suggest ENSO-neutral conditions are likely to persist at least for the remainder of spring and summer. This means there is no strong shift in the odds from the tropical Pacific in this outlook.


With the main climate influences likely to remain neutral (and hence have lesser impact upon Australia), secondary influences, such as warmer-than-normal sea surface temperatures around Australia are tending to drive the Australian climate patterns.

How accurate is the outlook?
