Slipping Into Normalcy

Drought-stricken Australia seems to have had close-to-a-normal month of October rainfall. NSW and Victoria (and eastern Tasmania) got less than normal, but the cold front that will pass through over the next couple of days should remove a good chunk of NSW from the less-than-normal category.

Strong thunderstorms on Sunday placed some portions of Queensland above normal. Schizophrenic Tasmania has seen lots of rain in the west this month.

Hopefully the drought will begin to ease. The Southern Oscillation Index is now at a value of about four - mild La Nina conditions that are, at least, not unfavorable for rain. And the summer rainy season should begin to make itself evident soon.