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Probabilistic Forecasts 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" (dark blue), "cool" (light blue), "neutral" (green), "warm" (orange), and "hot" (red) conditions, and the horizontal lines indicate the climatological probabilities (20% for each category). The forecasts were produced using May 2003 observed sea-surface temperatures, and with version 4.01 of the SPEP (Statistical Probabilistic ENSO Predictions) model.
NINO1&2
Month lead-time cold cool neutral warm hot
Jun 2003 0 35% 34% 14% 2% 1%
Jul 2003 1 28% 38% 10% 7% 2%
Aug 2003 2 39% 23% 17% 5% 2%
Sep 2003 3 40% 32% 8% 2% 3%
Oct 2003 4 50% 19% 11% 1% 4%
Nov 2003 5 27% 34% 10% 11% 4%
Dec 2003 6 37% 27% 12% 5% 4%
Jan 2004 7 23% 17% 18% 17% 11%
Feb 2004 8 26% 20% 11% 22% 7%
Mar 2004 9 21% 18% 15% 20% 12%
Apr 2004 10 17% 15% 21% 19% 13%
May 2004 11 15% 22% 14% 19% 16%


NINO3
Month lead-time cold cool neutral warm hot
Jun 2003 0 63% 17% 3% 2% 0%
Jul 2003 1 53% 19% 10% 2% 1%
Aug 2003 2 47% 15% 11% 7% 6%
Sep 2003 3 42% 16% 9% 7% 12%
Oct 2003 4 42% 18% 6% 6% 14%
Nov 2003 5 43% 16% 6% 6% 15%
Dec 2003 6 48% 20% 6% 11% 1%
Jan 2004 7 33% 22% 9% 7% 14%
Feb 2004 8 39% 22% 6% 7% 12%
Mar 2004 9 33% 14% 13% 10% 17%
Apr 2004 10 23% 23% 11% 17% 11%
May 2004 11 13% 21% 18% 15% 18%


NINO3.4
Month lead-time cold cool neutral warm hot
Jun 2003 0 61% 15% 6% 3% 0%
Jul 2003 1 51% 22% 7% 4% 1%
Aug 2003 2 44% 26% 8% 6% 1%
Sep 2003 3 47% 21% 12% 3% 3%
Oct 2003 4 46% 15% 10% 9% 6%
Nov 2003 5 67% 6% 7% 5% 1%
Dec 2003 6 44% 27% 17% 9% 4%
Jan 2004 7 40% 26% 19% 10% 4%
Feb 2004 8 25% 33% 18% 12% 11%
Mar 2004 9 23% 33% 14% 11% 19%
Apr 2004 10 19% 21% 21% 24% 16%
May 2004 11 28% 28% 18% 20% 7%


NINO4
Month lead-time cold cool neutral warm hot
Jun 2003 0 47% 37% 11% 4% 2%
Jul 2003 1 43% 31% 17% 8% 2%
Aug 2003 2 29% 36% 12% 18% 5%
Sep 2003 3 69% 14% 11% 5% 2%
Oct 2003 4 33% 30% 14% 15% 7%
Nov 2003 5 57% 24% 12% 5% 2%
Dec 2003 6 29% 19% 30% 12% 10%
Jan 2004 7 33% 32% 12% 4% 19%
Feb 2004 8 17% 37% 15% 5% 25%
Mar 2004 9 19% 23% 35% 10% 13%
Apr 2004 10 55% 20% 16% 7% 2%
May 2004 11 8% 32% 26% 22% 11%