Darwin River Dam is currently at 54.8 per cent. At a similar time two years ago, it was at 81 per cent. But there's good news ahead for Territorians keen for more rain this wet season.
The 2020 dry season — which runs from May to September — saw warmer-than-average days and nights across "virtually all of the Northern Territory", according to the Bureau of Meteorology.September's rainfall was 16 per cent above its long-term averageThe BOM's Seasonal Climate Summary for the Northern Territory, released on Thursday, also showed all months of the dry season except September recorded below-average rainfall totals.
Mr Browning said rainfall was 49 per cent below the long-term average across the Northern Territory — but, again, September was a little different to the other dry season months. The climatologist said this year, the BOM expected the Top End's first cyclone and monsoon to arrive a few weeks ahead of when it typically arrived.
This year, the BOM is expecting the first cyclone to arrive around Christmas and the first monsoon in mid-December.
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