<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal">The weekly PowerPoint presentations summarizing the recent
variability of the global monsoon systems have been updated on the CPC Global
Monsoons website: <br>
<a href="http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/Global_Monsoons/Global-Monsoon.shtml">http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/Global_Monsoons/Global-Monsoon.shtml</a>
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<b>HIGHLIGHTS:<span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>African Monsoons:<span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tropical
Cyclone Ava resulted in heavy rainfall over portions of Madagascar.
Above-average rainfall was also observed over portions of Tanzania, while
suppressed rainfall prevailed across many places in Southern Africa.<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Week-1
outlooks call for an increased chance for above-average rainfall over northern
Angola, southern DRC, northern Zambia, northern Malawi, Tanzania, and northern
Madagascar. In contrast, there is an increased chance for below-average
rainfall over southern Angola, southern Zambia, Namibia, Botswana, portions of
South Africa, Zimbabwe, southern Malawi, and central Mozambique.<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Asian-Australian
Monsoons:<span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For the past 90 days, below normal rainfall deficits remain
in general over much of central and southern India, South Korea, Papua New
Guinea, Cambodia, Malaysia, and parts of central and northern Australia.
Elsewhere else the monsoon rainfall is at normal to above normal levels. For
the past 30 days, rainfall amounts were
generally at near or slightly above normal levels across the region, except
over northern and northeastern Australia
where the rainfall deficits are severe. Slight deficits are also noted over
southeastern coast of India along the coastal state of Tamilnadu.<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In this past week, the rainfall amounts were significantly
below normal over northeastern Australia and over New Guinea island. Eastern
China got good, above normal, rainfall amounts for the week. Not a drop of rain
fell across entire India. The 2017 winter northeast monsoon over southern India
(Oct-Dec 2017) rainfall, as of 27th of December since the first of October,
according to the India Meteorological Dept. (IMD), is at about 10% level below long term mean. In the
upcoming two weeks, the NCEP GFS model continues to predict below normal
rainfall over northeastern Australia, where previous deficits remain.<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>South American
Monsoons:<span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Long-term rainfall deficits are present over the Brazilian
Plateau.<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">During the last 7 days, below-average precipitation was
observed over much of northern and central Brazil, northeastern Argentina and
southern Bolivia. Above-average
precipitation was observed over portions of central and southern Brazil,
northern Bolivia and northern Peru.<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For Days 1-7 (08 - 14 Jan 2018), below-average precipitation
is predicted over portions of northern and southeastern Brazil, southern
Bolivia, northern Argentina and southern Chile. Above-average precipitation is
predicted for portions of southern Brazil, northern Bolivia, northern and
southern Peru, eastern Ecuador and northern Chile.<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">*For questions or comments, please contact: <span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br>
<a href="mailto:Endalkachew.Bekele@noaa.gov">Endalkachew.Bekele@noaa.gov</a> (for the African monsoons)<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:Muthuvel.Chelliah@noaa.gov">Muthuvel.Chelliah@noaa.gov</a>
(for Asian-Australian monsoons)<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:Wei.Shi@noaa.gov">Wei.Shi@noaa.gov</a>
(for American monsoons and for general issues about the CPC Global Monsoons
products)<span></span></p><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div cols="72"><strong>--------------------------------------------------------------------------- </strong></div>
<div cols="72">Wei Shi, Ph.D </div>
<div cols="72">Meteorologist </div>
<div cols="72">Climate Prediction Center/NCEP/NWS/NOAA </div>
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