14 January 2015
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.
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El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO)
South Pacific Convergence Zone forecast January to March 2015
The ensemble of global climate models for rainfall that are used in METPI show an area of higher than normal rainfall associated with the SPCZ position.
Tropical rainfall and SST outlook: January to March 2015
In December 2014, the equatorial Pacific Ocean was still just above El Niño thresholds towards the end of the month
ICU Water Watch
Based on rainfall anomaly classification over the past three months and forecast rainfall anomaly classification over the next 3 months.