"In the past, strong El Niño climate events have often lead to a significant reduction in rainfall and an increase in temperatures across large parts of Australia. This in turn causes a greatly increased risk of drought, bush fires, dust storms, heat waves and severe storms."
http://higginsstormchasing.com/elnino-au-sept2015-update/
.. the “Blob” is going to be in a battle with this strong El Nino" (?!)
https://www.climate.gov/news-features/blogs/enso/september-2015-el-ni%C3%B1o-update-and-qa
El Niño years tend to see warmer-than-average temperatures across most of southern Australia, particularly during the second half of the year. In general, decreased cloud cover results in warmer-than-average daytime temperatures, particularly in the spring and summer months.
http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/updates/articles/a008-el-nino-and-australia.shtml 
