ENSO and IOD: Current Status and Predictions - February 2022
In this page, the current status and prediction of the large-scale climate modes such as El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) that primarily influence the Indian climate are discussed. The current status is based on the evolution of climate variables during the recent three months and their prediction is based on that issued by various international centres. The global observed anomalies of Sea surface temperature (degree C) and precipitation (mm/day) for the latest month of February 2022 is given in Figure 1. The SST anomaly in February 2022 in the equatorial Pacific indicating the existence of La Niña. There was below normal rainfall in the central equatorial Pacific. north Australia and parts of southern Africa and South America in February 2022. Above normal rainfall was observed over parts of southeast Asia and Maritime continent. Parts of South America (north and central east regions) also had experienced above normal rainfall Figure 1: Sea surface