The 2015–16 wet season has been substantially drier than normal in many parts of northern Australia. Monsoon bursts have been infrequent and mostly weak (except for one event which brought heavy rain ...
Across the same region, May to July rainfall has seen the largest decrease, of around 20% since 1970. In the south-east of Australia, there has been a decrease of around 9% in April to October ...
The end of rainy season came 19 to 25 days earlier than usual. If confirmed, it would be the first time for a June ending in these areas since statistics began being kept in 1951.