Australia set for wettest summer in decade despite hot November
After several hot weeks La Nina could finally be delivering on predictions of one of the wettest Australian summers in a decade.
La Nina, a climate driver, was declared active in September.
The last La Nina event was in 2010-2011.
This 2010-2011 period saw Queensland lashed with a series of devastating floods in a number of river catchments including the Burnett River basin and Brisbane’s river catchment.
More than 78 per cent of the state was declared a disaster zone and 2.5 million people were affected with 33 people killed, according to the Queensland Floods Commission of Inquiry.
However, last month 57 Australian towns had their hottest ever November days.
The Bureau of Meteorology also said in its November summary Australia's rainfall was 41 per cent below average which led to many posing the question: where’s the rain?
Well, it could be coming in the next few days to NSW.
Substantial rain forecast for northern NSW
Coffs Harbour, on the NSW Mid North Coast, is forecast to receive up to 35mm on Friday, 45mm Saturday, 60mm Sunday and 30mm Monday.
Ballina, in Northern NSW, could get 15mm, 35mm, 50mm and 20mm over the same days.
Weatherzone meteorologist Graeme Brittain told Yahoo News Australia the upcoming rainfall could be attributed to La Nina.
“La Nina will be having an influence on the amount of rain,” he said.
“It will enhance it because it affects the amount of rain and moisture held.”
Mr Brittain said the rainfall is due to moist onshore winds feeding into a trough over eastern Queensland, adding northeast NSW and parts of SE Queensland near the border should receive a “fairly decent amount of rain”.
It follows parts of South East Queensland getting belted by rain on Monday. Areas north of Brisbane, including Bribie Island, received 57mm in the 24 hours up to 9am Tuesday.
Rose Creek was hammered by 106mm.
Areas of Western Australia, including West Kimberley and Sandy Desert, and Broome, also remain on flood watch.
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