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Africa InterTropical Front (ITF)

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Mean vs Current Mean ITCZ


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From June 1 to 10, the current Inter-Tropical Front (ITF) moved northward for most of its length, except in Mauritania and Mali, where it moved southward compared to its previous position. The western (10W-10E) portion of the ITF was located approximately at 15.5N, which is 0.4 degrees below the climatological position. Additionally, in the eastern (20E-35E) portion, the ITF was approximated at 12.6N, falling short of the long-term average position by 1.0 degrees. Figure 1 displays the current position of the ITF during the 1st dekad of June and its previous position during the 3rd 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
June 1 14.6 15.1 14.4 15.9 16.5 15.5 14.7 13.5 11.8 12.1 13.1


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