TELECONNECTION INDICES

MONTH NAO EA EA-

JET

WP
JAN 2003 0.6 0.6 --- -0.8
DEC 2002 -1.3 1.0 --- 1.4
NOV 2002 -0.5 2.0 --- 0.6
OCT 2002 -1.4 1.6 --- 2.5
SEP 2002 -0.6 -1.8 --- -3.6
AUG 2002 0.2 --- -1.0 -0.5
JUL 2002 0.7 --- 0.6 -0.5
JUN 2002 0.4 --- 2.0 0.4
MAY 2002 -0.7 --- 0.3 -0.3
APR 2002 2.2 -0.4 0.2 -0.1
MAR 2002 0.5 0.5 --- 1.0
FEB 2002 1.6 1.2 --- 0.8
JAN 2002 0.4 1.5 --- 0.1

Standardized amplitudes of selected Northern Hemisphere teleconnection patterns for the most recent thirteen months. Pattern names and abbreviations are: North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO); East Atlantic pattern (EA); East Atlantic Jet pattern (EA-JET); West Pacificn pattern (WP). No value is plotted when a pattern does not appear as a leading mode in that month.