El Niño Impacts: Rainfall Anomalies
Table 1: India (13N-26N; 70E-87E)
|
Year (Jun-Sep) |
NINO3 SSTa ( °C) |
Rainfall Anom. (cm/month) |
|
1896 |
0.72 |
0 |
|
1899 |
0.56 |
-7.08 |
|
1900 |
0.55 |
0.90 |
|
1902 |
1.11 |
-1.47 |
|
1905 |
1.20 |
-3.03 |
|
1914 |
0.97 |
2.01 |
|
1915 |
0.59 |
0.15 |
|
1930 |
0.66 |
-2.55 |
|
1941 |
0.76 |
-4.29 |
|
1951 |
0.55 |
-1.44 |
|
1953 |
0.51 |
1.44 |
|
1957 |
0.81 |
-1.29 |
|
1963 |
0.61 |
0.30 |
|
1965 |
0.80 |
-0.69 |
|
1969 |
0.55 |
0.03 |
|
1972 |
1.12 |
-5.94 |
|
1976 |
0.57 |
-0.60 |
|
1982 |
0.77 |
-1.41 |
|
1983 |
1.07 |
5.07 |
|
1987 |
1.21 |
-5.28 |
El Niño years with below average rain = 60%
El Niño years with rainfall in driest tercile = 55%
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