<P> The southern parts of Australia get the usual westerly winds and rain - bearing cold fronts that come when the high pressure systems move towards northern Australia during winter . Cold snaps may bring frosts inland, though temperatures near the coast are mild or near mild all year round . Summers in southern Australia are generally dry and hot with coastal sea breezes . During a lengthy dry spell, hot and dry winds from the interior can cause bushfires in some southern and eastern states, though most commonly Victoria and New South Wales . </P> <P> The tropical areas of northern Australia have a wet summer because of the monsoon . During "the wet", typically October to April, humid north - westerly winds bring showers and thunderstorms . Occasionally, tropical cyclones can bring heavy rainfall to tropical coastal regions, which is also likely to reach further inland . After the monsoonal season, the dry season comes ("winter"), which brings mostly clear skies and milder conditions . </P> <P> Rainfall records tend to be concentrated along the east coast of Australia, particularly in tropical north Queensland . The highest 24 ‐ hour rainfall on record in Australia was 907.0 millimetres (35.7 in) in Crohamhurst on 3 February 1893 . The highest monthly rainfall on record was 5,387.0 millimetres (212.1 in) recorded at Mount Bellenden Ker, Queensland in January 1979 . The highest annual rainfall was 12,461.0 millimetres (490.6 in) recorded also at Mount Bellenden Ker in 2000 . Additionally, the location which receives the highest average annual rainfall in Australia is Babinda in Queensland with an annual average of 4,279.4 millimetres (168.5 in). </P> <P> Low rate of evaporation from this very cool body of water result in little evaporation occurring . Hence, rain clouds are sparsely formed and very rarely do they form long enough for a continuous period of rain to be recorded . Australia's arid / semi-arid zone extends to this region . The absence of any significant mountain range or area of substantial height above sea level, results in very little rainfall caused by orographic uplift . In the east the Great Dividing Range limits rain moving into inland Australia . </P>

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