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BOM predicts a dry start to 2024 for north and west Australia

Below average rainfall predicted for most of WA, NT and parts of Queensland for the next few months.

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  BOM is predicting below average rainfall for most of WA, NT and northern and western Queensland over the next few months. Image courtesy BOM

BOM is predicting below average rainfall for most of WA, NT and northern and western Queensland over the next few months. Image courtesy BOM

The latest long-range forecast from the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) reveals a 60 to 80 per cent chance of above median rainfall for Victoria, most of New South Wales, south-east Queensland, eastern South...

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