Download The Climate Impact Company Week 2-4 Forecast
Pictured: The August 2017 percent of normal rainfall and temperature anomaly verification for Australia.
A dry climate dominated most of Australia in August typical of this past winter season which was the 9th driest on record. In August temperature anomalies were marginally warmer than normal across Western Australia and Queensland. The warmth eased in August after the warmest winter on record. Drought conditions persist across the interior southeast portion of Australia affecting crops in New South Wales. Drought has shifted from southwest to northwest in Australia during the past couple months.
Pictured: The Climate Impact Company week 2 and 3 ahead precipitation anomaly forecast.
Easterly flow to the north of a semi-permanent high pressure system keeps most of Australia dry through the next week or so. The week 2 ahead forecast is very dry across the western portion of the nation where drought strengthens. Dryness extends to interior southeast Australia crop areas for Sep. 17-23. The last week of September is similar as dryness dominates west and south portions of the continent. However a wet regime is cautiously forecast across Queensland for late month. There is potential for more widespread beneficial showers in early October.
