The ensemble of global climate models for rainfall that are used in METPI show an area of higher than normal rainfall associated with the SPCZ position.
The green line indicates the average SPCZ position for the forecast period based on the average of eight climate models.
The white vertical bars and ‘whiskers’ indicate the one and two standard deviations between the model projections of the SPCZ position every five degrees of longitude.
The purple shading is proportional to the probability of intense convection developing within the SPCZ.
During the July to September 2015 period, the South Pacific Convergence Zone (SPCZ) is forecast to be positioned north of climatology west of the International Dateline. The SPCZ is also expected to extend less eastward than normal. Areas of higher than normal convective activity are expected in the root zone of the SPCZ and in the Intertropical Convergence Zone just west of the International Dateline.
