Still, it's certainly no slam dunk that an El Niño would be enough to end the crippling drought there or even bring
above normal rainfall.
The ones near the tropical Pacific are the most certain of all, such as
above normal rainfall in Kiribati (and other central Pacific equatorial islands) and below normal rainfall in Indonesia.
So it looks like there are equal chances for below normal, near normal or
above normal rainfall, which I hope is good news.
Please note that on average once in three years we do have
above normal rainfall in the Eastern Cape and then the entrance / exit bridge is flooded, but usually within 24 hours after the rain it is accessible again.
Western and southern states experience
above normal rainfall; warmer than normal temperatures prevail in Alaska, the Northeast, and the Pacific Northwest; and cooler than normal conditions affect the southeast.
Not exact matches
Seasonal Outlook / La Niña Update... April 14 — May 31... Latest solutions suggest near or below
normal rainfall is suggested by CFSv2 for April, after the 13th, with a turn to
above normal temperatures after the 20th.
Above - normal rainfall now predicted for California Weather officials on Monday updated a rain outlook for the month of December, saying now that there will be above - normal rainfall moving toward the New Year that will have a significant effect on the drought outlo
Above -
normal rainfall now predicted for California Weather officials on Monday updated a rain outlook for the month of December, saying now that there will be
above - normal rainfall moving toward the New Year that will have a significant effect on the drought outlo
above -
normal rainfall moving toward the New Year that will have a significant effect on the drought outlook...
Regional forecasts have predicted «
normal to
above normal»
rainfall across the area in January to March.
The stronger trade winds during La Nina do not extend past 130E on average, and are met over the western Pacific by stronger than
normal westerlies coming from the east Indian Ocean, causing strong convergence and
above -
normal rainfall in the western Pacific and around the Maritime Continent.
The regional consensus climate outlook for the September to December 2015
rainfall season indicates increased likelihood of
above normal to near
normal rainfall over most of the equatorial parts of the GHA.
Extreme
rainfall was not as much of a feature of 2013 globally as it has been in some recent years, though monsoon season
rainfall was generally
above normal both in the Indian subcontinent and the Sahel region of west and central Africa.
And contrary to the many hysterical headlines of extreme cold, winter temperatures were close to
normal, with
rainfall just slightly
above normal across the UK.
(MCT)--
Above -
normal rainfall since early June has yielded a bumper crop of mold and mildew issues, homeowners and professionals tell me.