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The 'wet season'
is a term that applies mainly to the tropical ‘WET’ of northern
Australia. It lasts from November to March, and combined with high temperatures
and extreme humidity, makes the north a most unpleasant place during these
months.
This sometimes leads to people ‘going troppo’ which is basically very strange
behaviour brought about by the heat and humidity. In some places the time
immediately prior to the wet is known as 'suicide season'.
Due to the high rainfall many major roads are flooded (dirt roads become
completely impassable) and if you are crazy enough to travel around the north
west during this period make sure you have extra food and some good books to
read. Large rivers like the Fitzroy or the Ord can stay in flood for several
weeks at a time. If you are stranded in one of the many towns for a while please
try not to bother the locals with stupid questions like ‘when will the rain
stop?’ they have no more idea than you do and they get tired of silly questions
from tourists every time the rivers flood.
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