There's a high chance La Nina will form this year, bringing more rainfall to Australia during the warmer months. But if past events are anything to go by, it means little for Western Australia's south-west.
La Nina, the climate driver that typically brings enhanced rainfall to Australia, has been in the spotlight lately as it edges closer to reaching its threshold this spring.WA's south-west is unlikely to benefit because of its geographic locationThe Bureau of Meteorology estimates La Nina has a roughly 70 per cent chance of forming — around three times the average likelihood.
"That means you're more likely to get easterly winds into Australia and in eastern and northern parts. That's where the moisture is coming from." " it doesn't influence rainfall consistently in the south-west in the way it does in many other parts of the country."
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