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From May 21 to 31, the current Inter-Tropical Front (ITF) moved northward for its entire length compared to its previous position. The western (10W-10E) portion of the ITF was located approximately at 14.8N, which is 0.3 degrees below the climatological position. Additionally, in the eastern (20E-35E) portion, the ITF was approximated at 11.7N, falling short of the long-term average position by 1.5 degrees. Figure 1 displays the current position of the ITF during the 3rd dekad of May and its previous position during the 2nd dekad of May. Figures 2 and 3 are time series that illustrate the latitudinal positions of the western and eastern portions of the ITF, respectively, along with their seasonal evolutions since 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
May 2	13.2	13.4	14.1	13.9	13.8	12.3	11.5	10.5	9.6	10.0	11.3
May 3	15.1	17.8	14.5	14.7	14.2	12.7	11.6	11.6	10.8	11.8	12.6