La Nina influences set to last into autumn The official onset of the monsoon in Darwin occurred in the week before Christmas and about a month earlier than last year. Test 2 weeks
Oscillation helps summer rain get its MJO back The La Nina event had failed to get the summer wet season started in the tropics until it got help from the Madden Julian Oscillation. Test 1 month, 1 week
UPDATEDTornado hits Horsham UPDATED: Tornado associated with a vigorous cold front has caused significant damage in the Victorian town of Horsham. Test 1 month, 2 weeks
La Nina continues to strengthen in spite of dry, hot weather It may not feel like with the heatwave on the way for much of the country over the next week but the La Nina weather event is strengthening. Test 1 month, 3 weeks
La Nina could briefly rival 2010 The current La Nina event continues to strengthen, with some tipping it could reach 2010 levels, but only briefly and with less flooding. Test 2 months, 3 weeks
What's been driving the BOM bonkers in forecasts this year The type of rain-bringing weather event is more difficult to accurately predict in terms of the location of rainfall than other systems. Test 3 months, 1 week
BOM predicts 11-plus cyclones There is an average to slightly above-average number of tropical cyclones this season. Test 3 months, 1 week
Heavy rain delights Victorian, South Australian croppers There has been a heavy band of rain pass through Victoria and South Australia delivering the heaviest October rain in 15 years for some. Test 3 months, 2 weeks
It's official: batten down the hatches for a La Nina this spring and summer The Bureau of Meteorology has confirmed Australia will experience a La Nina weather event this spring and summer. Test 3 months, 3 weeks
La Nina called by American forecasters American meteorologists have officially called a La Nina event in the Pacific Ocean but the BOM is holding off on a similar call - for now. Test 4 months