Climate Outlooks - Monthly and Seasonal

Short Summary of Resource
Climate outlooks generated from the Australian Community Climate Earth-System Simulator–Seasonal (ACCESS-S), the Bureau's dynamical climate model and released twice a month
Detailed description of the resource
This site produces a monthly climate statement which interprets seasonal climate outlook information for Australia, The rainfall and temperature climate outlook maps show the percentage chance of experiencing wetter/drier (and warmer/cooler) than median1 weather for the upcoming three months. The outlook released mid-month provides a 'first look' at likely rainfall and temperature patterns for the months and season ahead. The outlooks released at the end of the month update the mid-month outlook, and hence provide the Bureau's best advice on the likely temperature and rainfall patterns
Keywords
CLIMATE AND WEATHER Meteorology
Content Owners / Rights Holders
Australian Government: Bureau of Meteorology
Date of Publication
2018
Type of Resource
Tool
Format of Resource
online
Relevant Sector
ALL sectors
Geographical Scope
National
Relevant LG Functional Area
ALL local government functions
Council Type
ALL council types
URL / DOI for resource access
http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/outlooks/#/overview/summary
Relevant Governance Indicator
Climate change information