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Probabilistic Predictions of ENSO Indices Using Statistical Models

The forecast probabilities averaged across 7 models are presented in the graphs and tables below. The graphs show the probabilities for "cold" (blue), "neutral" (green), and "hot" (red) conditions, and the horizontal lines indicate the climatological probabilities (25% each for "cold" and "hot", and 50% for "neutral"). The forecasts were produced using March 2005 observed sea-surface temperatures, and with version 4.02 of the SPEP (Statistical Probabilistic ENSO Predictions) model.

NINO1&2
Month lead-time cold neutral hot
Apr 2005 0 43% 53% 3%
May 2005 1 98% 2% 0%
Jun 2005 2 95% 4% 0%
Jul 2005 3 46% 17% 37%
Aug 2005 4 69% 31% 0%
Sep 2005 5 70% 24% 6%
Oct 2005 6 45% 45% 9%
Nov 2005 7 11% 75% 13%
Dec 2005 8 72% 26% 2%
Jan 2006 9 50% 46% 4%
Feb 2006 10 34% 57% 9%
Mar 2006 11 37% 52% 11%


NINO1&2
Season lead-time cold neutral hot
AMJ 2005 0 79% 20% 1%
MJJ 2005 1 80% 8% 12%
JJA 2005 2 70% 17% 12%
JAS 2005 3 62% 24% 15%
ASO 2005 4 61% 33% 5%
SON 2005 5 42% 48% 10%
OND 2005 6 43% 49% 8%
NDJ 2006 7 44% 49% 6%
DJF 2006 8 52% 43% 5%
JFM 2006 9 40% 52% 8%


NINO3
Month lead-time cold neutral hot
Apr 2005 0 19% 56% 25%
May 2005 1 56% 22% 23%
Jun 2005 2 28% 17% 55%
Jul 2005 3 29% 40% 31%
Aug 2005 4 23% 30% 48%
Sep 2005 5 45% 31% 24%
Oct 2005 6 16% 37% 48%
Nov 2005 7 19% 42% 39%
Dec 2005 8 37% 40% 23%
Jan 2006 9 8% 27% 65%
Feb 2006 10 9% 28% 63%
Mar 2006 11 19% 40% 42%


NINO3
Season lead-time cold neutral hot
AMJ 2005 0 34% 32% 34%
MJJ 2005 1 38% 26% 36%
JJA 2005 2 27% 29% 45%
JAS 2005 3 32% 33% 34%
ASO 2005 4 28% 32% 40%
SON 2005 5 26% 37% 37%
OND 2005 6 24% 40% 37%
NDJ 2006 7 21% 36% 42%
DJF 2006 8 18% 32% 50%
JFM 2006 9 12% 32% 56%


NINO3.4
Month lead-time cold neutral hot
Apr 2005 0 31% 37% 32%
May 2005 1 37% 46% 17%
Jun 2005 2 46% 14% 40%
Jul 2005 3 44% 17% 39%
Aug 2005 4 51% 13% 36%
Sep 2005 5 45% 24% 31%
Oct 2005 6 43% 25% 32%
Nov 2005 7 43% 27% 30%
Dec 2005 8 47% 17% 37%
Jan 2006 9 39% 22% 40%
Feb 2006 10 22% 30% 48%
Mar 2006 11 50% 23% 27%


NINO3.4
Season lead-time cold neutral hot
AMJ 2005 0 38% 32% 30%
MJJ 2005 1 42% 26% 32%
JJA 2005 2 47% 15% 38%
JAS 2005 3 47% 18% 35%
ASO 2005 4 46% 21% 33%
SON 2005 5 44% 25% 31%
OND 2005 6 44% 23% 33%
NDJ 2006 7 43% 22% 35%
DJF 2006 8 36% 23% 41%
JFM 2006 9 37% 25% 38%


NINO4
Month lead-time cold neutral hot
Apr 2005 0 44% 8% 48%
May 2005 1 37% 19% 44%
Jun 2005 2 47% 48% 5%
Jul 2005 3 51% 48% 2%
Aug 2005 4 78% 21% 1%
Sep 2005 5 82% 17% 1%
Oct 2005 6 68% 30% 2%
Nov 2005 7 43% 49% 8%
Dec 2005 8 41% 56% 3%
Jan 2006 9 54% 43% 3%
Feb 2006 10 56% 25% 19%
Mar 2006 11 46% 41% 13%


NINO4
Season lead-time cold neutral hot
AMJ 2005 0 43% 25% 32%
MJJ 2005 1 45% 38% 17%
JJA 2005 2 58% 39% 3%
JAS 2005 3 70% 29% 1%
ASO 2005 4 76% 23% 1%
SON 2005 5 64% 32% 4%
OND 2005 6 51% 45% 4%
NDJ 2006 7 46% 49% 5%
DJF 2006 8 50% 41% 8%
JFM 2006 9 52% 36% 12%