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Eastern Central Africa - ENSO Impacts

 
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El Niño Impacts: Rainfall Anomalies

Table 1: Eastern Central Africa (10S-5N; 34E-42E)

Year

(Oct-Dec)

NINO3 SSTa

(°C)

Rainfall Anom.

(cm/month)

1896

1.24

0.33

1899

1.16

-2.10

1902

1.20

2.85

1905

1.17

2.40

1911

0.96

-0.15

1914

1.01

-0.96

1918

1.36

-2.22

1925

0.93

4.14

1930

1.32

-0.06

1941

1.35

2.76

1951

0.64

6.12

1957

0.86

1.98

1963

0.72

4.92

1965

1.18

4.02

1969

0.79

0.18

1972

1.65

4.41

1976

0.80

-2.14

1982

2.07

5.40

1986

0.88

1.44

1987

1.12

-2.85

 

El Niño years with above average rain = 65%

El Niño years with rainfall in wettest tercile = 55%

 

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La Niña Impacts: Rainfall Anomalies

Table 2: Eastern Central Africa (10S-5N; 34E-42E)

 

Year

(Oct-Dec)

NINO3 SSTa

(°C)

Rainfall Anom.

(cm/month)

1903

-0.84

-0.78

1908

-0.95

-0.72

1909

-1.07

0.60

1910

-0.66

-0.54

1916

-0.89

-0.63

1917

-1.45

-3.90

1924

-0.74

-2.88

1933

-0.93

0

1938

-0.73

0.57

1942

-1.32

-0.48

1949

-1.08

-2.31

1954

-0.76

-1.44

1955

-1.29

-1.32

1964

-0.76

-1.47

1967

-0.72

5.82

1970

-1.13

-0.66

1971

-0.89

-0.90

1973

-1.19

-1.23

1975

-1.13

-1.53

1988

-0.76

0.45

 

La Niña years with below average rain = 75%

La Niña years with rainfall in driest tercile = 40%

 

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Non-ENSO Impacts: Rainfall Anomalies

Table 3: Eastern Central Africa (10S-5N; 34E-42E)

Year

(Oct-Dec)

NINO3 SSTa

(°C)

Rainfall Anom.

(cm/month)

1901

-0.06

-2.01

1907

-0.12

-1.38

1912

-0.15

0.96

1915

-0.06

0.12

1920

-0.19

0.81

1921

-0.25

-0.60

1926

0.02

-0.93

1932

0.01

-1.47

1934

-0.14

-0.60

1935

0.04

0.21

1939

-0.07

-2.49

1945

-0.05

-1.83

1946

-0.21

-0.60

1947

-0.14

-1.74

1952

-0.17

-1.80

1959

-0.07

0.99

1978

-0.07

3.27

1981

-0.07

0.06

1983

0.00

0.21

1989

-0.05

2.10

 

Non-ENSO years with below average rain = 55%

Non-ENSO years with rainfall in driest tercile = 35%

 

Non-ENSO years with above average rain = 45%

Non-ENSO years with rainfall in wettest tercile = 25%

 

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