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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 August 2004 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
Sep 2004 0 2% 2% 8% 39% 49%
Oct 2004 1 2% 12% 7% 50% 28%
Nov 2004 2 15% 2% 10% 39% 35%
Dec 2004 3 53% 7% 13% 8% 19%
Jan 2005 4 36% 10% 12% 16% 27%
Feb 2005 5 82% 6% 4% 6% 3%
Mar 2005 6 75% 18% 5% 3% 0%
Apr 2005 7 64% 12% 15% 5% 4%
May 2005 8 86% 11% 1% 1% 1%
Jun 2005 9 71% 23% 4% 1% 1%
Jul 2005 10 58% 30% 3% 8% 2%
Aug 2005 11 71% 5% 20% 3% 2%


NINO3
Month lead-time cold cool neutral warm hot
Sep 2004 0 15% 11% 6% 38% 30%
Oct 2004 1 14% 1% 8% 32% 45%
Nov 2004 2 0% 9% 18% 33% 40%
Dec 2004 3 15% 4% 18% 26% 38%
Jan 2005 4 12% 4% 10% 33% 41%
Feb 2005 5 4% 9% 25% 29% 33%
Mar 2005 6 14% 10% 7% 33% 35%
Apr 2005 7 19% 19% 21% 21% 21%
May 2005 8 43% 15% 22% 12% 8%
Jun 2005 9 32% 32% 13% 9% 13%
Jul 2005 10 42% 22% 18% 13% 5%
Aug 2005 11 42% 22% 22% 8% 5%


NINO3.4
Month lead-time cold cool neutral warm hot
Sep 2004 0 4% 25% 3% 10% 59%
Oct 2004 1 28% 1% 3% 25% 43%
Nov 2004 2 16% 11% 6% 12% 55%
Dec 2004 3 24% 12% 7% 4% 53%
Jan 2005 4 28% 2% 5% 31% 34%
Feb 2005 5 17% 20% 10% 40% 14%
Mar 2005 6 28% 4% 10% 22% 36%
Apr 2005 7 25% 16% 17% 17% 26%
May 2005 8 19% 18% 20% 28% 14%
Jun 2005 9 8% 9% 17% 41% 27%
Jul 2005 10 20% 12% 3% 6% 59%
Aug 2005 11 38% 14% 30% 9% 8%


NINO4
Month lead-time cold cool neutral warm hot
Sep 2004 0 30% 5% 4% 16% 45%
Oct 2004 1 18% 13% 5% 11% 53%
Nov 2004 2 10% 18% 5% 12% 56%
Dec 2004 3 9% 20% 36% 25% 11%
Jan 2005 4 14% 12% 10% 23% 42%
Feb 2005 5 17% 12% 21% 11% 40%
Mar 2005 6 14% 13% 33% 10% 30%
Apr 2005 7 33% 10% 16% 10% 30%
May 2005 8 24% 11% 12% 22% 30%
Jun 2005 9 22% 11% 14% 20% 34%
Jul 2005 10 16% 19% 19% 22% 24%
Aug 2005 11 20% 22% 18% 22% 18%