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    • El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Normals 2020 (NCEI Accession 0248650)

    Metadata Updated: November 1, 2023

    ENSO Normals 2020 is a new high-resolution set of climate normals for the contiguous United States that are conditioned for various phase categories of the El Niño – Southern Oscillation (ENSO): Strong La Niña, Weak La Niña, Neutral, Weak El Niño, and Strong El Niño. In addition, the optimal climate normal (OCN) – a 15-yr running average instead of the traditional 30-year normal – is utilized to better reflect the impacts of climate change. The spatial domain is a 1/24 degree grid over the contiguous United States (CONUS). Monthly normals are provided for daily maximum temperature (tmax; °C), daily minimum temperature (tmin; °C), and liquid-equivalent precipitation (prcp; mm) and are produced for each of the five phase categories. The ENSO normals are the sum of these composites with the OCN for a given month. The result is five sets of normals, one for each phase category, which users may consult with respect to anticipated ENSO outcomes.

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    Metadata Date 2023-08-30T13:22:23Z
    Metadata Created Date March 17, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date November 1, 2023
    Reference Date(s) March 9, 2022 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

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    Harvested from NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date 2023-08-30T13:22:23Z
    Metadata Created Date March 17, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date November 1, 2023
    Reference Date(s) March 9, 2022 (publication)
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    Guid gov.noaa.nodc:0248650
    Access Constraints Cite as: Arguez, Anthony; Palecki, Michael A.; Rennie, Jared J. (2022). El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Normals 2020 (NCEI Accession 0248650). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/7tx4-2r35. Accessed [date]., Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
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    Harvest Source Title NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions
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    Temporal Extent Begin 1950-01-01
    Temporal Extent End 2020-12-31

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