Island Climate Update 128 - May 2011

9 May 2011 - 2:56pm

Science Centres: Climate, Pacific Rim

An overview of the present climate in the tropical South Pacific Islands, with an outlook for the coming months, to assist in dissemination of climate information in the Pacific region

Data Sources
Sources of South Pacific Rainfall data

El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO)
The La Niña event in the tropical Pacific is continuing to ease, and relaxation of anomalies previously observed are more evident in the ocean than in the atmosphere.

Introduction
Introduction to Island Climate Update 128 - May 2011

Tropical rainfall and SST outlook: May to July 2011
During May – July 2011, region of suppressed convection is expected in the southwest Pacific encompassing...

Update of SW Pacific TC guidance for the 2010-11 season
The current tropical cyclone season is coming to a close