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These same data for the period 1950-2009 can be viewed chronologically (Figure 26) in relation to the average for the period 1960-90. Blue bars are years with rainfall above 2 000 mm and orange bars are years with below-average rainfall. The extreme nature of El Niño years is evident. For example, in 1998 over 5 000 mm of rainfall fell, when average rainfall is around 2 000 mm, while in 2003 rainfall was 3 500 mm. The red lines show annual average temperature. The early years had below-average temperatures, followed by a period of 18 years above average and, more recently, a cooler period.
Figures for the other five stations (Figure 27) show similar patterns. El Niño years stand out as extreme years for all six sites, even though average rainfall varies
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