El Niño Impacts: Rainfall Anomalies
Table 1: Uganda (5S-5N; 30E-37E)
|
Year (Oct-Dec) |
NINO3 SSTa ( °C) |
Rainfall Anom. (cm/month) |
|
1896 |
1.24 |
-1.83 |
|
1899 |
1.16 |
-1.50 |
|
1902 |
1.20 |
2.19 |
|
1905 |
1.17 |
3.06 |
|
1911 |
0.96 |
-0.48 |
|
1914 |
1.01 |
0.39 |
|
1918 |
1.36 |
-2.07 |
|
1925 |
0.93 |
3.33 |
|
1930 |
1.32 |
-0.57 |
|
1941 |
1.35 |
3.63 |
|
1951 |
0.64 |
5.22 |
|
1957 |
0.86 |
0.48 |
|
1963 |
0.72 |
4.14 |
|
1965 |
1.18 |
2.94 |
|
1969 |
0.79 |
-0.27 |
|
1972 |
1.65 |
3.93 |
|
1976 |
0.80 |
-1.53 |
|
1982 |
2.07 |
5.13 |
|
1986 |
0.88 |
0.63 |
|
1987 |
1.12 |
-2.34 |
El Niño years with above average rain = 60%
El Niño years with rainfall in wettest tercile = 55%
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