Seasonal climate summary southern hemisphere (spring 1992): warm Pacific conditions remain

The rapid decay in warm Pacific episode conditions observed since late autumn 1992 appeared to cease during spring. The Southern Oscillation Index returned to negative values, cooling in the central and eastern tropical Pacific abated, and anomalous low-level equatorial westerly winds were observed for much of the period. In addition, tropical convection increased near the dateline later in the season, associated with warm sea-surface temperature anomalies in that region. The southern hemisphere circulation was characterised by large-scale anomalies, particularly through the Australian–western Pacific region.