<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">Another
week of heavy rainfall sustained moisture surpluses over much of Tanzania,
parts of northern Mozambique and Madagascar. In contrast, suppressed rainfall
prevailed over much of 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 western
and northern Angola, southern DRC, parts of northern Zambia, northern Malawi,
and much of Tanzania. In contrast, there is an increased chance for
below-average rainfall over southeastern Angola, southern Zambia, Namibia,
Botswana, portions of South Africa, Zimbabwe, southern Malawi, southern
Mozambique, and southern Madagascar.<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, 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 Papua New Guinea northern and northeastern Australia
where the rainfall deficits are severe. Slight deficits are also noted over
southeastern coast of India.<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In this past week, northwest Australia received good
rainfall and the rainfall amounts were significantly below normal over Sumatra
island of Indonesia, and northeastern Australia. In the upcoming two weeks, the NCEP GFS model
predicts above normal rainfall over southeastern China, below normal rainfall
over parts of Australia, and mixed rainfall pattern elsewhere. <span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><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 Amazon
Basin and 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 Brazil, northern Argentina, Uruguay and southern
Chile. Above-average precipitation was
observed over portions of southern Brazil, northern Bolivia, northern Peru and
much of Colombia.<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For Days 1-7 (15 - 21 Jan 2018), below-average precipitation
is predicted over much of Brazil, Uruguay, northern Argentina and southern
Chile. Above-average precipitation is predicted for portions of southern
Brazil, southern Paraguay, northern and southern Peru, eastern Ecuador and
southern Colombia.<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>
<div cols="72">NCWCP Room 3116</div>
<div cols="72">5830 University Research Court </div>
<div cols="72">College Park, MD 20740 </div>
<div cols="72">USA </div>
<div cols="72">Phone: (301) 683-3440 </div>
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