Seasonal climate outlook Feb-Apr 2019

The Bureau of Meteorology has released a special climate statment describing the high temperatures that began over much of Australia in early December 2018 and have continued into January 2018 as an unusual extended period of heatwaves. 

A trough linked with remnants of ex-tropical cyclone Penny and produced moderate falls in northern Queensland, while a trough brought moderate falls to eastern New South Wales.