El Niño Impacts: Rainfall Anomalies
Table 1: Philippines (5N-18N; 120E-130E)
|
Year (Jun-Aug) |
NINO3 SSTa ( °C) |
Rainfall Anom. (cm/month) |
|
1891 |
0.48 |
5.82 |
|
1896 |
0.65 |
-2.82 |
|
1899 |
0.48 |
15.48 |
|
1900 |
0.59 |
6.24 |
|
1902 |
1.08 |
-0.09 |
|
1905 |
1.10 |
-0.03 |
|
1914 |
0.61 |
-0.42 |
|
1915 |
0.79 |
-2.70 |
|
1930 |
0.57 |
-4.17 |
|
1940 |
0.49 |
1.35 |
|
1941 |
0.80 |
-12.33 |
|
1951 |
0.54 |
-2.04 |
|
1957 |
0.89 |
-0.72 |
|
1963 |
0.59 |
3.21 |
|
1965 |
0.72 |
4.38 |
|
1972 |
1.05 |
2.19 |
|
1976 |
0.50 |
0.27 |
|
1982 |
0.58 |
-1.56 |
|
1983 |
1.23 |
2.43 |
|
1987 |
1.07 |
-2.85 |
El Niño years with above average rain = 45%
El Niño years with rainfall in wettest tercile = 40%
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