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Southern Maldivian islands which were considerably wet in September and October received only a little rainfall in November. Northern and Central islands have a rainfall deficit if the last 365 days are considered even though
these islands received significant rainfall during October. Heavy rains are forecast for the week of 16-21. The warm Indian Ocean continues to persist around Maldives and the implications include warmer than average temperatures. There is tendency to drier climate in the next three months in the Southern Islands.
Image: Rainfall observed in Southern Maldives. A significant deficit in rainfall is evident in November
Image: Extremely heavy rainfall is predicted during 16th- 21st of December
Summary
CLIMATOLOGY
Monthly Climatology:
The climatology refers to the average conditions
experienced historically for a given month. Usually the climatology is a good
guide to what one may expect in a given month absent other information. The historical average rainfall for the
Northern islands is high in July (200-250 mm ), higher in August (250- 300 mm ) and drops in September
& October (100- 200 mm ).
In the Central islands rainfall is
usually moderate (150- 200 mm )
during the August – October period. Heavy rainfall is typical for the Southern
islands during these four months. The winds over the Northern & Central islands
are usually westerly (from West to East) and wind speeds are expected to be
high. For Southern islands, low wind speeds are expected for July and August but
stronger westerly winds in September and October.
MONITORING
Weekly Monitoring:
From 11th to 13th of December, high rainfall was observed in Northern and Central islands of Maldives. Light rainfall was observed in Southern Maldives on 14th and 15th and in Central Maldives on the 16th.Monthly and Seasonal Monitoring:
A considerable deficit of rainfall compared to the past 8 years is still evident in North and Central Maldives in November. Moreover, a drastic drop of rainfall was observed in Southern Maldives, in the same month, compared to September and October which were considerably wet.
Sea Surface Temperatures and ENSO state:
In the Pacific, the El Nino state has weakened to a neutral/warm El Nino. The unusually warmer sea surfaces of the Arabian Sea/Central Western Indian Ocean remain even though the El Nino has waned in the Pacific. Past work has shown that these conditions lead to higher than average rainfall and warmer conditions in Sri Lanka and Northern and Central Maldives for October to December.
PREDICTIONS
Weekly Rainfall Forecast:
Highly wet conditions are expected for Maldives for the period of 16th -21st of December 2012.Seasonal Rainfall and Temperature Prediction:
As per IRI Multi Model Probability Forecast for December 2012 to April 2013, precipitation shall be climatological at the beginning of the year 2013 and there is 40-45% probability that it shall be below normal toward March- April 2013. Furthermore, there is a 40% probability for Temperature to be normal.Pacific Seas State 6th December, 2012
Most of the ENSO prediction models predict a warm-neutral ENSO condition for the coming few months, lasting into early 2013. During early November the observed SST conditions have been above average, but in the ENSO- neutral range.
(Text
Courtesy IRI)
Indian Ocean State 19th December, 2012
The Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal is anomalously warm up to South of the Equator. The Indian Ocean Dipole shows a modest positive mode. These features affect the local atmosphere.
Inside this Issue
1. Monthly Climatology
2. Rainfall Monitoring
a. Daily Satellite derived Rainfall Estimates
b. Monthly Rainfall derived from Satellite Rainfall Estimate
c. Monthly and Seasonal Monitoring
d. Weekly Average SST Anomalies
3. Rainfall Predictions
a. Weekly Predictions from NOAA/NCEP
b. Seasonal Predictions from IRI
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