Australia & New Zealand

Australia & New Zealand: Water deficits across northern Australia & Tasmania; North Island, New Zealand

The forecast through December 2016 indicates the presence of persistent water deficits across northern Australia and in Victoria, Tasmania, and North Island, New Zealand. A transition from moderate deficits to moderate surpluses in easternmost tributaries of the Darling and Murray Rivers forecast beginning in August.

Australia: Water deficits forecast to persist across the north, Victoria, Tasmania

The forecast indicates the presence of persistent water deficits across the north and in Victoria, Tasmania, and North Island, New Zealand. A transition from moderate deficits to moderate surpluses in the Murray-Darling Basin is forecast in September, as are surpluses farther north along rivers in central Queensland.

Australia: Water surpluses forecast in Northern Territory, deficits persist in Victoria and Tasmania

Water surpluses are forecast for Northern Territory, and persistent deficits in Victoria and Tasmania. Deficits are forecast through April in the Murray-Darling Basin which transition to moderate surpluses thereafter.

Australia: Exceptional drought forecast to persist in Tasmania, Victoria, southern South Australia, and from Perth southward; exceptional surpluses in the northwest

Through September 2016, the forecast indicates water surpluses in the north and along central rivers in Australia, with exceptional surpluses in northwest basins. Exceptional drought is forecast to persist in Tasmania, Victoria, southern South Australia, and from Perth southward.

Australia: Water surpluses are forecast in the north, exceptional deficits in Tasmania and Victoria

The forecast through August 2016 indicates a predominance of water surpluses in the north and along central rivers. Exceptional drought is forecast to persist in Tasmania, Victoria, southern South Australia, and from Perth southward for much of the forecast period. The persistence of moderate drought in northern South Island, New Zealand and in North Island is also in the forecast.