Seasonal climate summary southern hemisphere (spring 1993): conditions across the tropical Pacific tend towards normal

Southern hemisphere circulation patterns and anomalies for spring (September-November) 1993 are reviewed, with emphasis given to Pacific Basin climate indicators, and Australian rainfall and temperature patterns. A rising trend in the Southern Oscillation Index was accompanied by a decrease in the anomalies of other Pacific Basin indicators. Rainfall was above average across a large part of eastern and central Australia, but temperatures over the continent were near normal.