Relationship between Monthly Rainfall in NW Peru and Tropical Sea Surface Temperature

Table 1

Names and locations of the meteorological stations with rainfall data from 1965 to 2008.

Station	Altitude (m)	Latitude (S)	Longitude (W)
(1) Puerto Pizarro	1	−3°30′	−80°27′
(2) Rica Playa	98	−3°48′	−80°27′
(3) Pananga	440	−4°33′	−80°53′
(4) Lancones	135	−4°34′	−80°29′
(5) Virrey	275	−5°34′	−79°58′