In February 2023, positive monthly mean temperature anomalies were observed over most region of the Arctic, Eurasia (excluding eastern Russia, India, and Southern Europe), and USA. Negative anomalies were observed over eastern Russia and northern Canada. Above normal precipitation was observed over South East Asia. Below normal precipitation spanned the western tropical South Pacific, Australia, the western Indian Ocean, central and southern Africa, and most region of South America.
For timely detection and monitoring of major climate events over the Asia-Pacific region, the latest observed weekly, monthly and seasonal mean values of 2m temperature (T2M), outgoing long wave radiation (OLR), rainfall (RAIN), sea surface temperature (SST), surface wind at 10m (Wind10m) and geopotential height at 500hPa (Z500) are provided.
