Analysis of Droughts in the Central Region of South Africa and Their Association with SST Anomalies

Table 5

El Niño and drought events based on SEPI-12.

El Niño event		Drought event		Lag time (month)
Onset	End	Onset	End
Jan-53	Feb-54	Aug-53	Dec-54	8
Jun-63	Feb-64	Jan-64	Jan-66	8
Aug-68	Jan-70	Apr-69	Apr-71	9
May-72	Mar-73	Jan-73	Dec-73	9
Sep-77	Feb-78	Dec-77	Jan-81	4
May-82	Jun-83	Jan-83	Aug-87	9
Sep-94	Mar-95	Jan-95	Nov-95	4
Average lag =				7.3