Bureau issues Climate Outlook for January to March 2016

17/12/2015

The Bureau of Meteorology today issued its monthly and seasonal climate outlooks for January to March 2016.

The outlook for the next three months indicates:

• Below-average wet season rainfall likely in the tropical north.
• Temperatures likely to be warmer than average in the east and north, cooler in parts of the southeast.
• The outlook for January shows maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be warmer than normal across northern and eastern Australia, and WA.
• Conversely, days and nights are likely to be cooler during January in parts of the southeast.
• Current climate influences include a combination of a strong El Niño in the Pacific and record-warm temperatures in the Indian Ocean.
• The 2015 El Niño event is near its peak, with outlooks suggesting the event is likely to decline from early 2016.

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