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30 November 2017
National Climate and
Water Briefing
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Peter Gooday
ABARES
Welcome
Image: The Australian
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Climate and water
conditions and outlook
Dr Robert Pipunic Water Forecasting Services, Bureau of Meteorology
Photo: Luke Shelley
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Recent conditions
• Recent conditions
• Evolution of climate drivers
• End of year outlook
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Spring temperatures
September October November (to 27th)
Max
Min
(to 28th)
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Notable November temperatures and impacts
Western Victoria: Frost, 4 November
Perth region: Warmest November start at various stations
(e.g. Max. >30 °C for 13 consecutive days in first half of
November at Pearce RAAF base)
Tasmania: On track for record statewide max.
(most consecutive days of State average max. >24 °C)
Victoria: On track for well above
average statewide max.
Southwest WA: On track for record
monthly average Max.
Damage to crops
'Frost impacts like a bushfire'
(The Wimmera Mail-Times News, 24/11/17)
November maximum temperature anomalies (to 27th)
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Spring rainfall
September October November (to 28th)
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October landscape water gain/deficit
Rainfall Rain minus
evapotranspiration
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Lower-layer soil moisture (10–100 cm)
September to October change October November (to 26th)
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October observed streamflow
Tasmania
South West Coast South East Coast (NSW)
South East Coast( VIC)
South West Coast
South East Coast
(NSW)
Murray–Darling
Basin
Tasmania
South East Coast
(VIC)
North East Coast
Australia-wide
North East Coast
South East Coast (NSW)
South East Coast (VIC) Tasmania
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Water storage levels
As at 27 November 2017
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Key northern storages for agriculture
As at 28 November 2017
Burdekin Falls storage
~80% full
Lake Argyle (Ord)
88% full
Tinaroo Falls storage
~40% full
Relatively healthy levels for agriculture
going into wet season
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The northern wet season
Winter Summer
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The Australian monsoon
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A typical wet season
Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Build-up period:
October–December
Hot, humid with isolated
thunderstorms
First onset of monsoon
usually in late December Burst (active) and break (inactive)
periods can last from a few days
to a few weeks
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Wet season onset date for 2017–2018 First 50 mm of rain after 1 September
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National Water Account 2017
• Northern release: Daly, Ord and Burdekin regions
• Provides comparison between geographically similar
northern regions
• Enables assessment of trends between regions and
across years
• To be released on 7 December
Lake Argyle storage
(% full) July 2014 –
30 June 2017
Daly region:
Change in aquifer
volume (ML)
2012–2017
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Evolution of
climate drivers
• Recent conditions
• Evolution of climate drivers
• End of year outlook
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October: La Niña WATCH
NINO3.4: –0.5 °C
Sea surface temperature anomalies (22 October)
Roughly double the normal chance of La Niña forming
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November: La Niña ALERT
NINO3.4: –0.5 °C
Roughly triple the normal chance of La Niña forming
Sea surface temperature anomalies (19 November)
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El Niño–Southern Oscillation outlook: October 2017
OISSTv2 (1981-2010)
NINO3.4 outlook
NIN
O3
.4 (
°C)
-2
-1.6
-1.2
-0.8
-0.4
0
0.4
0.8
1.2
1.6
2
observed
BOM
Canada
ECMWF
Japan
Meteofrance
NASA
NOAA
UKMOLa Niña
El Niño
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El Niño–Southern Oscillation outlook: November 2017
OISSTv2 (1981-2010)
NINO3.4 outlook
NIN
O3
.4 (
°C)
La Niña
El Niño
-2
-1.6
-1.2
-0.8
-0.4
0
0.4
0.8
1.2
1.6
2
observed
BOM
Canada
ECMWF
Japan
Meteofrance
NASA
NOAA
UKMO
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Outlooks
• Recent conditions
• Evolution of climate drivers
• End of year outlook
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Maximum temperature outlook December 2017 – February 2018
Chance of exceeding median maximum
temperature
Past accuracy
Past accuracy
Past accuracy
December
January
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Minimum temperature outlook December 2017 – February 2018
Chance of exceeding median minimum
temperature
December Past accuracy
Past accuracy Past accuracy
January
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Rainfall outlook December 2017 – February 2018
Chance of exceeding median rainfall
January
December Past accuracy
Past accuracy Past accuracy
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Seasonal streamflow outlook November 2017 – January 2018
Forecasts Forecast skill
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Bushfire outlook
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Summary
• La Niña ALERT (~3 times normal chance of occurring)
• Early start to wet season (>50 mm) for north Queensland and parts of Northern Territory
• High December rain likely for southeastern Australia
• Warmer than average summer likely for southeast
• November–January streamflows mostly low and near-median in southern Australia, and high
in the north
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Thank you
Questions Rob Pipunic
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Next briefing
Thursday, 25 January 2018
Photo: Malcolm Watson