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Table of Atmospheric Indices

DECEMBER 2008

  SLP ANOMALIES TAHITI  850-hPa ZONAL WIND INDEX 200-hPa WIND INDEX OLR Index
MONTH   minus 5N-5S 5N-5S 5N-5S 5N-5S 5N-5S
  TAHITI DARWIN DARWIN SOI 135E-180 175W-140W 135W-120W 165W-110W 160E-160W
DEC 08 1.6 -0.8 1.5 2.5 1.4 -0.4 2.0 2.3
NOV 08 1.7 -0.6 1.5 3.4 1.4 -0.1 1.5 1.2
OCT 08 2.4 0.4 1.3 2.1 0.4 -1.0 -0.2 1.1
SEP 08 2.1 -0.2 1.5 1.2 0.4 -0.5 0.4 0.3
AUG 08 2.1 0.9 0.8 1.8 0.1 -1.2 0.0 0.7
JUL 08 0.8 0.6 0.2 2.0 0.1 -1.2 0.1 0.9
JUN 08 1.2 0.8 0.3 1.7 0.5 -1.1 0.5 0.4
MAY 08 0.8 1.3 -0.3 1.3 0.7 -1.2 0.7 1.2
APR 08 1.3 0.5 0.6 2.4 1.1 -1.1 1.6 1.5
MAR 08 2.7 1.0 1.1 2.8 1.1 -1.1 1.2 2.4
FEB 08 2.6 -1.7 2.7 2.7 1.6 -0.6 2.5 2.5
JAN 08 1.7 -1.3 1.9 1.1 1.6 -0.1 1.8 1.0
DEC 07 1.5 -1.3 1.8 3.7 1.7 -0.1 0.8 2.2

TABLE 1.  Atmospheric index values for the most recent 12 months. Indices are standardized by the mean annual standard deviation, except for the Tahiti and Darwin SLP anomalies which are in units of hPa. Positive (negative) values of 200-hPa zonal wind index imply westerly (easterly) anomalies. Positive (negative) values of 850-hPa zonal wind indices imply easterly (westerly) anomalies


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