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14 MAR 2025

ASMC

ASMC Climate Bulletin (Mar 2025)

July – December 2024 Climate Review:

• Warmer than average land and sea surface temperature

• MJO was unusually active October - December

March to August 2025 Climate Outlook:

• La Niña conditions likely to transition into ENSO neutral by Q2 2025.
• Above-normal rainfall is predicted over the eastern Maritime Continent and much of Mainland Southeast Asia for March - May.

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09 DEC 2024

ASEAN Climate Outlook Forum

Twenty Third Session of the ASEAN Climate Outlook Forum (ASEANCOF-23)

The Twenty-third session of ASEANCOF (ASEANCOF-23) was organised by the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology of Lao PDR, RIMES, the ASEANCOF Working Group, and WMO. Participants from the NMHSs of ASEAN Member States created a consensus forecast for the boreal winter monsoon 2024/2025 in the ASEAN region. The consensus for the December-January-February (DJF) 2024/2025 outlook was achieved through an online session, which included presentations from ASEAN NMHSs, questionnaires, and discussions regarding the current climate conditions and predictions for Southeast Asia. The theme of ASEANCOF-23 was Agriculture and Climate Services. On the last day of ASEANCOF-23, a sharing session was held which included updates from ASEANCOF-22 around the use of climate services for agriculture. 

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05 JUN 2024

ASEAN Climate Outlook Forum

Twenty Second Session of the ASEAN Climate Outlook Forum (ASEANCOF-22)

The Twenty-Second session of ASEANCOF (ASEANCOF-22) was organised by the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology of Lao PDR, RIMES, the ASEANCOF Working Group, and WMO. Participants from the NMHSs of ASEAN Member States created a consensus forecast for the boreal summer monsoon 2024 in the ASEAN region. The consensus for the June-July-August (JJA) 2024 outlook was achieved through a hybrid session, which included presentations from different NMHSs, questionnaires, and discussions regarding the current climate conditions and predictions for Southeast Asia. There was also two-day pre-COF training, conducted by the UK Met Office under the WISER Asia Pacific project and RIMES. The theme of ASEANCOF-22 was Agriculture and Climate Services, with a focus on drought. On the last day of ASEANCOF-22, a sharing session was held which included presentations from UN ESCAP, FAO, and WFP, as well as di...

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28 MAR 2024

ASMC

ASMC Climate Bulletin (Mar 2024)

July – December 2023 Climate Review:

• Both an El Niño and positive IOD event were present. 

March to August 2024 Climate Outlook:

• El Niño conditions likely to transition into ENSO neutral during Q2 2024.
• Above-normal rainfall is predicted over the southern ASEAN region with below-normal rainfall predicted over much of the northern ASEAN region.
• Above-normal temperature is predicted for the entire ASEAN region.

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30 NOV 2023

ASEAN Climate Outlook Forum

Twenty First Session of the ASEAN Climate Outlook Forum (ASEANCOF-21)

The Twenty-First session of ASEANCOF (ASEANCOF-21) was organised by Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS) in collaboration with ASMC and the ASEANCOF Working Group. ASEANCOF-21 marked 10 years since the first ASEANCOF was held in December 2013. Participants from the NMHSs of ASEAN Member States created a consensus forecast for the boreal winter monsoon 2023/2024 in the ASEAN region. The consensus for the December-January-February (DJF) 2023/2024 outlook was achieved through an online session, which included presentations from different NMHSs, questionnaires, and discussions regarding the current climate conditions and predictions for Southeast Asia. The theme of ASEANCOF-21 was ‘The Future of Climate Services in Southeast Asia’’.

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01 JUN 2023

ASEAN Climate Outlook Forum

Twentieth Session of the ASEAN Climate Outlook Forum (ASEANCOF-20)

The Twentieth session of ASEANCOF (ASEANCOF-20) was organised by ASMC and the ASEANCOF Working Group. Participants from the NMHSs of ASEAN Member States created a consensus forecast for the boreal summer monsoon 2023 in the ASEAN region. The consensus for the June-July-August (JJA) 2023 outlook was achieved through an online session, which included presentations from different NMHSs, questionnaires, and discussions regarding the current climate conditions and predictions for Southeast Asia. In particular, ASEANCOF considered the influence of the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) on the climate system over Southeast Asia. The theme of ASEANCOF-20 was ‘Advances in climate services on subseasonal to seasonal timescales’.

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28 MAR 2023

ASMC

ASMC Climate Bulletin (Mar 2023)

July – December 2022 Climate Review

  • An Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) event in Q3 of 2022 with continued La Niña conditions in the second half of 2022.

March to August 2023 Climate Outlook

  • La Niña conditions likely to transition into ENSO neutral by Q2 2023.
  • Above-normal rainfall is predicted over northern Maritime Continent and much of Mainland Southeast Asia, with below-normal rainfall predicted over much of southern half of the Maritime Continent.

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30 NOV 2022

ASEAN Climate Outlook Forum

Nineteenth Session of the ASEAN Climate Outlook Forum (ASEANCOF-19)

The Nineteenth session of ASEANCOF (ASEANCOF-19) was organised by Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS) in collaboration with ASMC and the ASEANCOF Working Group. Participants from the NMHSs of ASEAN Member States created a consensus forecast for the boreal winter monsoon 2022-2023 in the ASEAN region. The consensus for the December-January-February (DJF) 2022-2023 outlook was achieved through an online session, which included presentations from different Global Producing Centres (GPCs), NMHSs, questionnaires, and discussions regarding the current climate conditions and predictions for Southeast Asia. The theme of ASEANCOF-19 was climate services for agriculture. On the last day of ASEANCOF-19, a webinar was held involving both producers and users of seasonal outlooks, including presentations on using climate services for agriculture.

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