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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 5 November 2025, low-pressure systems brought rainfall to parts of eastern Australia.In the east, eastern and central Queensland recorded 5-50 millimetres of rainfall, while much of Victoria, South Australia and…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 2 July 2025, troughs, frontals systems and an east coast low brought rainfall totals of up to 200 millimetres to parts of eastern Australia. High-pressure systems kept much of the remainder of Australia largely dry.…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 4 February 2026, rainfall was recorded across northern regions of Australia, while central and most southern areas remained comparably dry.Active wet season troughs and a tropical low, brought widespread falls of…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 3 September 2025, cold fronts brought rainfall to parts of south-eastern Australia.Rainfall was highly variable across winter cropping regions in the week ending 3 September 2025.Rainfall totals of between 5-25…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 8 October 2025, cold fronts and a northwest cloudband brought rainfall to parts of southern Australia.Rainfall was low across most eastern cropping regions. Cropping regions in South Australia and parts of southern…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 2 October 2025, cold fronts brought rainfall to parts of southern Australia.Rainfall was low across most winter cropping regions in the week ending 2 October 2025.Most cropping regions in Western Australia, New…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 4 March 2026, low-pressure systems and tropical lows brought heavy rainfall to much of northern and central AustraliaSevere weather and flood warnings remain in place throughout parts of the Northern Territory and…
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Weekly Australian Climate,Water and Agricultural UpdateKey issuesIn the week ending 6 August 2025, low-pressure systems brought rainfall totals of up to 200 millimetres to parts of eastern and south-western Australia.In cropping regions, rainfall was mixed. Western Australia and northern New South…
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[Expand all]From the Chief ScientistScience in all its forms is a critical foundation of the work and mission of our department to help drive a stronger Australian economy by building a more profitable, more resilient and…
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Droughts can happen anywhere, anytime in Australia. The Australian, state and territory governments are supporting farmers across the country to prepare for, manage through, and recover from drought through the National Drought Agreement (2024-2029).This 5-year, intergovernmental agreement explains…
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