Averaging across all stations, it is shown that Pacific Ocean NINO3 region sea-surface temperatures (SSTs) from July to September (JAS) are significantly correlated with both the concurrent August-September (AS) rainfall (r=-0.75) and the following November-December (ND) rainfall (r=0.57), but with opposite signs. Monthly climate data from 1931 to 1960 were available for 33 sites. In order to improve the likelihood of success in using regional forecasts in Uganda, particularly in the agricultural sector, climate analysis was performed at the sub-regional level with distinctions being made between unimodal (short season peak in August) and bimodal (short season peak in November) rainfall zones. Seasonal climate forecasts made on this basis are being disseminated in the hope that this information will be useful in regional or even local planning and resource management. The El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is correlated with the short rainy season (September-December) in East Africa. McIntyre, 2000: ENSO and interannual rainfall variability in Uganda: Implications for agricultural management.
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