The forecast through September indicates that water surpluses will shrink and downgrade overall but persist in many areas of Indonesia and large pockets in Southeast Asia. Areas of deficit include west-central and northeastern Thailand and Timor Island.
Global Precipitation & Temperature Outlook July 2020
The July Outlook includes exceptionally warmer than normal temperatures in many areas, notably a vast block of eastern North America including the Great Lakes States, the U.S. Northeast, and well into Canada. Central Europe will be considerably drier than normal while wetter conditions are expected in the Balkans.
Global Precipitation & Temperature Outlook June 2020
The June Outlook indicates exceptionally hotter than normal temperatures in a number of places throughout the world including southern China, the Philippines, and parts of Southeast Asia and Indonesia. Precipitation anomalies will be, overall, moderate and less extensive. Wet anomalies include a wide band across the breadth of Brazil and into Bolivia and Paraguay.
Southeast Asia & the Pacific: Widespread water deficits will persist in Thailand
Southeast Asia & the Pacific: Water deficits ahead for Malaysia & Indonesia
The forecast through November indicates that water surpluses will be the dominant anomaly in Southeast Asia, while deficits emerge in much of Malaysia and Indonesia. Deficits will be exceptional in Malaysia. Surpluses are expected to reach exceptional intensity on the Mekong River through eastern Cambodia. Thailand will transition from intense deficit to surpluses in the north and generally normal conditions in the south.