Rain Providing Some Relief to Drought-Stricken Southern U.S.

A storm tracking across the southern U.S. will continue to bring heavy to excessive rainfall over portions of central Texas through the central Gulf Coast today. The Southeast U.S. will see heavier rain and a risk for severe thunderstorms Saturday. While much of this rainfall will be beneficial to the drought, excessive rainfall may bring areas of flash and urban flooding. Read More >

ENSO and Climate Variability

Understanding ENSO (From PMEL)

ENSO Monitor - State of Current Conditions

From International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI):

IRI ENSO Update
Latest Summary of ENSO Model Forecasts (ENSO forecast plume)

From NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Lab (PMEL):

Latest mean SST and Wind Anomalies in the Eq Pacific: 5-day and Monthly
Latest Equatorial SST Depths: 5-day and Monthly
Latest Zonal Wind, SST and 20ºC Isotherm Depth Anomalies: 5-day and Monthly
Latest 5-day 20ºC Isotherm Depth and Winds

From CPC/NCEP:

Latest 12-week SST Anomaly animation
Latest ENSO Diagnostic Discussion (updated monthly)
Latest Weekly ENSO Update (updated every Monday): PDF or Powerpoint
Prognostic Discussion and Seasonal Outlook for U.S. Mainland and Hawaii
Precipitation Forecasts for the Tropical Pacific Islands from CPC
Latest Micronesia/Guam ENSO-related Accumulated Precipitation: 30-day, 90-day and 365-day
Composite Rainfall of ENSO for Pacific Island Stations

From NOAA Earth System Research Lab (ESRL):

Latest mean SST Anomalies: Weekly, Monthly and Seasonal
Outgoing Longwave Radiation (OLR)
Latest 12-month SST Anomaly animation

From Bureau of Meteorology (BoM), Australia:

Latest "Weekly Tropical Climate Note

El Nino Map

El Nino Temperatures and Anomalies

Climatology and ENSO-Related Climate Variability in the Pacific

Average Monthly Rainfall and Temperature Information for Hawaii and US-Affiliated Island Stations (WRCC)
Latest Micronesia/Guam ENSO-related Accumulated Precipitation: 30-day, 90-day and 365-day (NOAA CPC)
Composite Rainfall of ENSO for Pacific Island Stations (NOAA CPC)
NCEP/CPC Atlas No. 5: Precipitation Climatology for 66 tropical Pacific Basin stations

Tropical Cyclone Climatology in the Pacific

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