El Niño years (MAM): 1958, 59, 66, 69, 70, 73, 78, 80, 83, 87, 88, 91, 92, 93, 95, 98, 2003, 05, 07
(JJA): 1951, 53, 57, 63, 65, 69, 72, 76, 77, 80, 82, 83, 87, 91, 92, 93, 94, 97, 2001, 02, 04, 06
(SON): 1957, 58, 65, 68, 69, 72, 77, 79, 82, 86, 87, 90, 91, 92, 94, 97, 2002, 04, 06, 09
(DJF): 1957, 58, 65, 68, 69, 72, 77, 79, 82, 86, 87, 90, 91, 92, 94, 97, 2002, 04, 06
Please note that only CPC observation data for US & Mexico (CPC-NA) can consider all El Niño years listed above. The other data (MERRA, CFSR, CPC-SA, and CDC-SA) consider the limited El Niño episodes occurred after 1978 due to their ~31-yr data period (1979-).
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daily maximum precipitation | MERRA
CFSR CPC-US,MX CPC-SA CDC-SA |
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CFSR CPC-US,MX CPC-SA CDC-SA |
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CFSR CPC-US,MX CPC-SA CDC-SA |
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CFSR CPC-US,MX CPC-SA CDC-SA |
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heavy rain (>10mm/day) frequency | MERRA
CFSR CPC-US,MX CPC-SA CDC-SA |
MERRA
CFSR CPC-US,MX CPC-SA CDC-SA |
MERRA
CFSR CPC-US,MX CPC-SA CDC-SA |
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CFSR CPC-US,MX CPC-SA CDC-SA |
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Wet day (>1mm/day) frequency | MERRA
CFSR CPC-US,MX CPC-SA CDC-SA |
MERRA
CFSR CPC-US,MX CPC-SA CDC-SA |
MERRA
CFSR CPC-US,MX CPC-SA CDC-SA |
MERRA
CFSR CPC-US,MX CPC-SA CDC-SA |
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Consecutive dry days | MERRA
CFSR CPC-US,MX CPC-SA CDC-SA |
MERRA
CFSR CPC-US,MX CPC-SA CDC-SA |
MERRA
CFSR CPC-US,MX CPC-SA CDC-SA |
MERRA
CFSR CPC-US,MX CPC-SA CDC-SA |