El Niño Impacts: Rainfall Anomalies
Table 1: Philippines (5N-18N; 120E-130E)
|
Year (Oct-May) |
NINO3 SSTa ( °C) |
Rainfall Anom. (cm/month) |
|
1897 |
0.91 |
-2.43 |
|
1900 |
0.87 |
-0.15 |
|
1903 |
0.61 |
-7.77 |
|
1905 |
0.61 |
-5.31 |
|
1906 |
0.86 |
-5.37 |
|
1912 |
0.74 |
-7.62 |
|
1915 |
1.32 |
-8.73 |
|
1919 |
1.51 |
-5.76 |
|
1920 |
0.80 |
-0.03 |
|
1926 |
0.89 |
-1.65 |
|
1931 |
1.15 |
-1.80 |
|
1940 |
0.68 |
-0.75 |
|
1941 |
1.30 |
-9.12 |
|
1942 |
0.74 |
-0.69 |
|
1958 |
0.74 |
-4.23 |
|
1966 |
0.67 |
0.12 |
|
1973 |
0.92 |
-6.15 |
|
1983 |
1.98 |
-7.74 |
|
1987 |
0.94 |
-6.99 |
|
1988 |
0.69 |
-1.38 |
El Niño years with below average rain = 95%
El Niño years with rainfall in driest tercile = 75%
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