NCEP/Climate Prediction Center ATLAS No. 4

Relationships between ENSO and Daily Precipitation in the United States

Table of Contents

Abstract

1. Introduction

2. Classification of warm and cold ENSO episodes

3. Seasonal Effects

a. Wet/dry days

i. Spatial patterns

ii. Individual sites

b. Total precipitation

i. Spatial patterns

ii. Individual sites

c. Ratio of frequencies

4. Annual Cycle

5. Trends -vs- ENSO-related effects

a. Total precipitation

b. Wet days

Acknowledgments

References

List of Figures

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