Sentences with phrase «normal rainfall in»

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.

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.

WHEREAS Statewide rainfall has been below normal in 2007 and 2008, with many Southern California communities receiving only 20 percent of normal rainfall in 2007, and Northern California this year experiencing the driest spring on record with most communities receiving less than 20 percent of normal rainfall from March through May; and

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.

But other results were contrary to expectations, such as positive effects of higher than normal rainfall in wetter parts of the range and positive responses to winter warming, especially in milder areas.

But with only 15 per cent of normal rainfall in January, usually one of the wettest months, and the rainy season drawing to a close, they are desperately short of water.

Will these extra storms be in addition to the normal rainfall in the UK, or will there be a corresponding reduction in the usual summer drizzle?

Not exact matches

During a 5 - year period between 1988 and 1998 when total rainfall from April to August was less than 14 inches (compared to 20 inches in normal years), average organic corn yields were 31 % greater than conventional system.

Even normal rain won't end California drought, expert says: California will likely remain in a drought this winter even if most areas receive normal rainfall, according to an expert from the federal Climate Prediction Center...

Studies of historical records in India suggest that reduced monsoon rainfall in central India has occurred when the sea surface temperatures in specific regions of the Pacific Ocean were warmer than normal.

Meteorologists warn the worst is yet to come, with the storm expected to dump 200 to 300 millimeters of rain in a single day — two to three times the country's normal rainfall for an entire year.

NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation)- Emergency food aid, normal rainfall and the start of the harvest have helped to stave off famine in South Sudan, the latest analysis shows, but there is a risk of mass starvation in early 2015.

Sea surface temperatures in the Central Pacific and North Atlantic were cooler than normal, which lead to increased rainfall across the southern Amazon in the months preceding the fire season.

Emergency food aid, normal rainfall and the start of the harvest have helped to stave off famine in South Sudan, the latest analysis shows, but there is a risk of mass starvation in early 2015

Under normal conditions, the trade winds and ocean currents in the tropical Pacific travel from the Americas to Asia, maintaining a pool of very warm water and a related area of intense tropical rainfall around Indonesia.

All told, Asner concludes, 4 % of the trees in the severe drought area had died, a rate of mortality four times the baseline rate in areas with normal rainfall.

As well as this, increased average temperatures and more erratic rainfall could become be the «new normal» according to the report — with significantly less rainfall in the Mediterranean, Madagascar and the Cerrado - Pantanal in Argentina.

Conclusion: A La Niña episode — long associated with wetter - than - normal conditions in Australia — in 2012 likely accounts for most, but not all, of the heavy rainfall.

Sea surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean are warmer than normal — El Niño conditions — which suppress rainfall in the eastern Amazon.

This year's fire risk comes on the heels of a severe drought in eastern and southeastern Brazil, where the satellite data showed a continued reduction in rainfall and a drawdown of groundwater associated with lower than normal precipitation.

Unlike the freakish situation in California, where several years of low snowfall and rainfall are serving as a reminder of the tremendous natural variability in Pacific - influenced weather, and the need to always be vigilant when it comes to managing water supplies, the situation in Washington resembles the parched climate - changed normal for swaths of the West in the decades ahead.

This summer, rainfall in India was 14 percent below normal and reservoirs were down by 30 percent, according to a United Nations report.

Kahului, Maui recorded 4.42 in (112 mm) of rainfall, 200 % of normal and Hilo reported 22.81 in (579 mm), 147 % of normal.

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.

During a normal year of rainfall, wildflowers are best viewed in late winter and spring.

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Regional forecasts have predicted «normal to above normal» rainfall across the area in January to March.

WA Regional Climate Services Manager Mr Glenn Cook explained that the high rainfall was due to an active monsoon season in the north of the state, as a result of the current La Nina and aided by warmer than normal waters off the WA north coast.

During a 5 - year period between 1988 and 1998 when total rainfall from April to August was less than 14 inches (compared to 20 inches in normal years), average organic corn yields were 31 % greater than conventional system.

Observational data, evidence from field experiments, and quantitative modeling are the evidence base of the negative effects of extreme weather events on crop yield: early spring heat waves followed by normal frost events have been shown to decimate Midwest fruit crops; heat waves during flowering, pollination, and grain filling have been shown to significantly reduce corn and wheat yields; more variable and intense spring rainfall has delayed spring planting in some years and can be expected to increase erosion and runoff; and floods have led to crop losses.4, 5,6,7

In 2002 for example, a break in the monsoon rains saw July receiving only about 50 % of its normal rainfall, leading to cuts in agricultural output and declining GDIn 2002 for example, a break in the monsoon rains saw July receiving only about 50 % of its normal rainfall, leading to cuts in agricultural output and declining GDin the monsoon rains saw July receiving only about 50 % of its normal rainfall, leading to cuts in agricultural output and declining GDin agricultural output and declining GDP.

The precipitation this week will probably only be enough to bring us up to normal for the week — that is, in the long run, this week's rainfall / snowfall will only prevent the already huge precipitation deficit from increasing further.

Predictions by the Southern African Regional Climate Outlook Forum of a normal to below - normal rainfall season this year spell disaster for Southern Africa's agricultural sector in Zimbabwe, Botswana, Mozambique and South Africa.

Natural processes changed the timing and magnitude of soil moisture, streamflow, and groundwater deficits by up to several years, and caused the amplification of rainfall declines in streamflow to be greater than in normal dry years.

In contrast, rainfall anomalies in December 2015 show a clear north - south divide, with many parts of Northern England and Southern Scotland experiencing over three times normal monthly rainfall, while in Southern England rainfall was closer to normaIn contrast, rainfall anomalies in December 2015 show a clear north - south divide, with many parts of Northern England and Southern Scotland experiencing over three times normal monthly rainfall, while in Southern England rainfall was closer to normain December 2015 show a clear north - south divide, with many parts of Northern England and Southern Scotland experiencing over three times normal monthly rainfall, while in Southern England rainfall was closer to normain Southern England rainfall was closer to normal.

The Old World Drought Atlas points to another contributor: rainfall well below normal during the spring and summer of 1741, the authors write in the paper.

The onset of normal seasonal rainfall is likely to set in around early to mid-March.

[3] October through December 2016 were very wet months in northern California (with precipitation totals about 170 percent of normal by 1 January 2017), but because several of the storms were warm rainfall, snow pack in California by 1 January was only 64 percent of normal.

October through December 2016 were very wet months in northern California (with precipitation totals about 170 % of normal by 1 January 2017), but because several of the storms were warm rainfall, snow pack in California by 1 January was only 64 % of normal.

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.

For example, the US Great Plains recovered from the severe drought in the 1930s when rainfall returned to normal and land management practices were improved and maintained.

In terms of weather events that would be the same as saying that while rainfall amounts may look normal at firat glance the incidence of droughts and floods would happen more often than a normal model would imply.

Even without the new factor of a changing climate, it is time to acknowledge that California is in permanent long - term shortage: even in a «normal» rainfall year more water is now demanded and used than nature provides, leading to growing political conflict, unsustainable groundwater overdraft, and ecological destruction of the state's rivers, streams, and wetlands.

This will stop global warming and bring weather to a normal cycle of rainfall in any area that needs it.

In other words rainfall in normal years is now below expectationIn other words rainfall in normal years is now below expectationin normal years is now below expectations.

Data compiled by the U.S. government's Africa Standardized Precipitation Index shows rainfall in Lesotho has been below normal for the past few months, exacerbating the after - affects of the 2015 - 16 drought.

Growth in India has been healthy in part because of structural reforms and a return to normal monsoon rainfall.

Even in purely agricultural areas, things are looking good this summer with rainfall at normal levels and grain prices improving from earlier in the year, says Century 21.