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East Region
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Latest Text Summary
From June 1-10, the Inter-Tropical Front (ITF) moved northward along most of its length, except in Guinea, where it shifted southward relative to its previous position. The western (10W-10E) portion of the ITF was located approximately at 15.4N, which was below the climatological position by 0.5 degrees. Meanwhile, at the eastern (20E-35E) portion, the ITF was approximated at 14.2N, which was above the long-term average position by 0.6 degrees. Figure 1 displays the current position of the ITF relative to the climatological position during the 1st dekad of June and its previous position during the 3rd dekad of May. Figures 2 and 3 are time series, illustrating the latitudinal positions for the western and eastern portions of the ITF, respectively, and their seasonal evolutions since the beginning of April 2024.
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Dekad
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15W
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10W
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5W
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0
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5E
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10E
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15E
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20E
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25E
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30E
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35E
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January 1
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10.0
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8.7
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8.2
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8.7
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8.6
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5.1
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4.0
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5.2
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4.8
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3.1
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4.1
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January 2
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8.8
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7.7
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6.7
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6.7
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6.5
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4.6
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3.3
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4.3
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3.6
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2.8
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3.4
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January 3
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8.8
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7.7
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6.8
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6.7
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6.5
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4.7
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3.4
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4.4
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3.6
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2.9
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3.5
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February 1
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10.0
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8.4
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7.0
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6.8
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6.3
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5.4
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3.8
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5.0
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4.8
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3.4
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3.6
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February 2
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9.6
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8.3
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8.1
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8.5
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8.3
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5.0
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3.8
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5.0
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5.7
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5.8
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5.0
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February 3
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9.1
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8.3
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8.6
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9.2
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8.4
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6.8
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4.7
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5.8
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5.9
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5.6
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4.0
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March 1
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10.2
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9.6
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10.0
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10.2
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10.0
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9.5
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7.4
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7.3
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6.4
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7.2
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6.5
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March 2
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10.2
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9.6
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10.3
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10.4
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10.3
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7.5
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7.3
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8.9
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9.1
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7.4
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4.6
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March 3
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10.5
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9.9
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11.5
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11.5
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10.5
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8.0
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6.7
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7.7
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7.4
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8.1
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8.3
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April 1
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11.9
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12.0
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12.8
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12.7
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12.9
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11.0
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9.6
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10.0
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9.5
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9.4
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9.5
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April 2
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11.3
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11.3
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11.3
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11.6
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11.7
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10.3
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8.7
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9.1
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8.6
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8.8
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8.9
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April 3
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11.5
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12.0
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12.8
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14.0
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14.3
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12.9
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10.9
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11.8
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11.4
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11.5
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11.0
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May 1
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13.1
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12.5
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12.7
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13.9
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13.9
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12.5
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10.9
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10.3
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9.5
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9.6
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9.0
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May 2
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12.1
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12.7
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14.6
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15.2
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14.4
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11.9
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10.5
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10.2
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10.1
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10.5
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10.6
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May 3
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12.9
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13.7
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15.0
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15.8
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16.0
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15.3
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14.9
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13.1
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12.2
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12.6
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13.1
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June 1
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11.2
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13.2
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15.1
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16.5
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16.6
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15.6
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14.7
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14.3
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13.1
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14.1
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15.4
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