We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. - January, February, October, and December were the only months that saw above average rainfall. The Bureau of Meteorology operates under the authority of the Meteorology Act 1955 and the Water Act 2007 which provide the legal basis for its activities, while its operation is continually assessed in accordance with the national need for climatic records, water information, scientific understanding of Australian weather and climate and effective service provision to the Australian community. Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islander people have distinct ways of dividing the year up. Please listen to your local radio and TV announcements or call 1300 TSUNAMI (1300 878 6264) for latest warning information. BOM weather—improving how we share information with the Australian community. BOM said minor flooding is occurring along the Wilsons River at Lismore. NORTHERN TERRITORY - 2020 was the fifth-warmest year on record for the Northern Territory. State and regional weather forecasts, current conditions, Bureau of Meteorology warnings, radar and satellite animations Need Emergency Advice? Flood Safety Advice: Naming and understanding of seasons differed between groups of Aboriginal peoples, and depending on where in Australia the group lives. According to BoM, rainfall in 2020 was very much below average for the west and southwest of WA, with annual rainfall totals in the lowest 10pc of historical observations for small parts of the west coast. Previous forecast versus actual rainfall. An 800-m-wide summit crater is breached to the NE, but is partially filled by a lava dome that fed a flow down to 2,400 m elevation. The system made landfall at 12:00pm AEST east of the NT-Queensland border. Gunung Sumbing is a stratovolcano that is the SE-most edifice of a chain of volcanoes in central java that includes Sundoro and the Dieng Complex. See a day, or a week of archived weather Source: Bureau of Meteorology. Prominent cones are located on the N and SE flanks. The Wilsons River at Lismore (AHD) is currently at 5.47 metres and near its peak, with minor flooding. Indigenous Australian seasons are differently classified than the traditional four-season calendar used by most western European peoples. Historical & Current BoM weather radar loops for Australia inclding rain rate, and doppler wind radars. However, rainfall was above average for the north and east of the State. - Annual rainfall for the Territory was above average, though most of the Top End had close to average rainfall, and the far southeast was drier than average. Maps below compare BOM’s rainfall forecast for November 2021 to January 2021, issued 29 October 2020, with actual rainfall recorded over the November 2020 to January 2021 period. To view more outlook maps for coming weeks and months click here.