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Australian rainfall patterns during El Niño and La Niña events

  • How 24 El Niño events since 1900 have affected Australia: a detailed event-by-event account.
     
  • Average El Niño rainfall patterns over a dozen moderate to strong events. Included is a graph of the winter-spring SOI, composite diagrams, commentary and maps showing the evolution of Australian rainfall patterns during a "classic" El Niño event.
     
  • Average La Niña rainfall patterns over a dozen moderate to strong events. Included is a graph of the winter-spring SOI, composite diagrams, commentary and maps showing the evolution of Australian rainfall patterns during a "classic" La Niña event.
 

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