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From May 1 to 10, the current Inter-Tropical Front (ITF) moved northward in the western region and southward in the eastern region compared to its previous position. The western (10W-10E) portion of the ITF was located approximately at 12.9N, which is 0.9 degrees below the climatological position. Additionally, in the eastern (20E-35E) portion, the ITF was approximated at 9.5N, falling short of the long-term average position by 2.1 degrees. Figure 1 displays the current position of the ITF during the 1st dekad of May and its previous position during the 3rd dekad of April. Figures 2 and 3 are time series that illustrate the latitudinal positions for the western and eastern portions of the ITF, respectively, along with their seasonal evolutions since the beginning of April 2025.

Dekad	15W	10W	5W	0	5E	10E	15E	20E	25E	30E	35E
January 1	10.6	7.9	7.2	7.6	7.8	5.4	3.7	4.1	4.6	2.8	3.2
January 2	10.6	8.6	7.3	7.8	7.8	5.8	4.3	4.7	4.9	3.3	4.1
January 3	11.5	8.6	7.9	8.2	8.5	7.2	4.7	5.2	4.9	2.7	3.7
February 1	10.7	8.2	6.6	8.1	8.3	7.2	4.7	4.8	4.4	2.8	3.7
February 2	11.5	10.5	9.6	9.0	8.8	7.5	4.9	5.6	5.7	3.7	3.2
February 3	11.5	9.4	8.2	9.2	8.9	7.2	5.8	7.0	6.6	2.8	2.9
March 1	12.1	10.7	11.0	10.5	10.1	6.6	6.0	6.1	6.8	4.4	5.0
March 2	11.2	10.8	10.0	9.8	9.6	8.2	8.2	8.3	7.7	7.8	8.5
March 3	12.6	12.1	11.6	11.6	11.2	8.8	7.3	7.5	7.7	7.3	8.7
April 1	12.9	11.9	11.1	11.3	11.1	9.4	8.3	9.7	9.5	9.4	8.7
April 2	13.3	12.4	12.8	11.7	11.1	8.8	8.1	9.9	9.6	9.7	9.7
April 3	14.5	13.7	13.5	13.1	12.1	10.7	9.9	10.3	9.9	10.0	10.2
May 1	15.0	14.2	13.9	13.7	12.7	9.9	8.7	9.6	9.4	9.3	9.6