Sunset in Tarawa.
The outlook predicts normal to below rainfall (less than 198.5mm) across Kiribati from July to September, 2013.
In addition to this, in terms of the El Nino – Southern Oscillation (ENSO), the outlook reports neutral conditions will continue with the possibility of a La Nina to arrive later in the year.
“In most cases, La Nina (is) usually associated with suppressed rainfall within the Kiribati region,” the Kiribati Meteorological Service Division reported.
“Though a season cycle, Kiribati is currently in it’s (sic) dry season of May down to October.”
The full report, including a break-down of rainfall from each meteorological station in Kiribati, is available on the Kiribati Meteorological Service Division page under ‘seasonal climate information’.
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