Significant rainfall fell over the northern and eastern regions of Australia, while southwestern WA had its driest winter on record.

Areal average rainfall Rank
(out of 111)Average
(mm)Departure
from mean*Comment Australia Queensland New South Wales Victoria Tasmania South Australia Western Australia Northern Territory Murray-Darling Basin

83	75.0	+13%
79	66.3	+25%
81	136.9	+11%
65	210.3	+1%
46	415.3	−7%
72	64.1	+7%
54	56.3	−9%
107	51.5	+168%	Highest since 1986
87	135.1	+15%

*The mean is calculated for the 1961-1990 reference period.

falcon land in northern territory---they may be telling the truth

http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/current/season/aus/summary.shtml