Figure 2. Median annual rainfall (mm) (top map)
and average annual pan evaporation (mm) (bottom map) for Australia. Starting
from Western Australia (WA, capital Perth), the States and Territories
of Australia are (clockwise) the Northern Territory (NT), Queensland (Qld),
New South Wales (NSW), the Australian Capital Territory (ACT, around Canberra),
Victoria (Vic.), Tasmania (Tas. – the island state) and South Australia
(SA).
(Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology)
(Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology)