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Abstract The double‐intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) bias is one of the most outstanding errors in all previous generations of climate models. Here, the annual double‐ITCZ bias and the associated precipitation bias in the latest climate models for Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP) Phase 6 (CMIP6) are examined in comparison to their previous generations (CMIP Phase 3 CMIP3 and CMIP Phase 5 CMIP5). All three generations of CMIP models share similar systematic annual multi‐model ensemble mean precipitation errors in the tropics. The notorious double‐ITCZ bias and its big inter‐model spread persist in CMIP3, CMIP5, and CMIP6 models. Based on several tropical precipitation bias indices, the double‐ITCZ bias is slightly reduced from CMIP3 or CMIP5 to CMIP6. In addition, the annual equatorial Pacific cold tongue persists in all three generations of CMIP models, but its inter‐model spread is reduced from CMIP3 to CMIP5 and from CMIP5 to CMIP6.
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