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IRI Climate Digest    December 2000

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3 Month Precipitation Persistence
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Areas colored in green (brown) indicate regions where monthly rainfall was in the top (bottom) 20% of the (1979-present) observational record with lighter (darker) shading indicating where this condition was met for two (three) of the past three months. Colored regions indicate areas with increased vulnerability to future climate stress. Contours are climatological precipitation for the period in mm per month.

3 Month Temperature Persistence
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Areas colored in red (blue) indicate regions where monthly temperature was in the top (bottom) 20% of the observational record with lighter (darker) shading indicating where this condition was met for two (three) of the past three months. Shaded regions indicate areas with increased vulnerability to future climate stress.

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