The subtropical jet is energized by the transient MJO and scoops low latitude moisture into the Central U.S. piling to 7+ in. in Southeast Kansas over the next 7 days. The rain should help raise the Mississippi River where low water has returned for a 3rd consecutive year.

Both Australia Bureau of Meteorology and Climate Impact Company project a short-lived -IOD regime weakening by late 2024. The weekly Nino34 SSTA is -0.5C and the most recent multivariate ENSO index is -0.7, each indicating borderline weak La Nina. During the past 30 years when -IOD and weak La Nina was present, the NOV/DEC precipitation pattern across Australia favored drier than normal climate for eastern sections.