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DATA THROUGH 2026-10-12 · UPDATED 2026-10-13 11:02 UTC

ERA5 + GFS2.5°DAILY
BriefingTeleconnectionsOfficial CPC indices
CPCm_PNA

Pacific–North American (CPC monthly)

NOAA CPC rotated-PCA Pacific–North American index from monthly 500-hPa height anomalies. Aleutian Low / western Canada ridge / southeast US trough chain. Months when the pattern is not a leading mode are blank. — Barnston & Livezey 1987 · base 1981–2010