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From April 21 to 30, the current Inter-Tropical Front (ITF) moved northward along its entire length compared to its previous position. The western (10W-10E) portion of the ITF was located approximately at 12.6N, which was below the climatological position by 0.6 degrees. In addition, at the eastern (20E-35E) portion, the ITF was approximated at 10.1N, which was below the long-term average position by 0.6 degrees. Figure 1 displays the current position of the ITF during the 3rd dekad of April and its previous position during the 2nd dekad of April. Figures 2 and 3 are time series, illustrating the latitudinal positions for the western and eastern portions of the ITF, respectively, and their seasonal evolutions since the beginning of April 2025.

Dekad	15W	10W	5W	0	5E	10E	15E	20E	25E	30E	35E
January 1	10.6	7.9	7.2	7.6	7.8	5.4	3.7	4.1	4.6	2.8	3.2
January 2	10.6	8.6	7.3	7.8	7.8	5.8	4.3	4.7	4.9	3.3	4.1
January 3	11.5	8.6	7.9	8.2	8.5	7.2	4.7	5.2	4.9	2.7	3.7
February 1	10.7	8.2	6.6	8.1	8.3	7.2	4.7	4.8	4.4	2.8	3.7
February 2	11.5	10.5	9.6	9.0	8.8	7.5	4.9	5.6	5.7	3.7	3.2
February 3	11.5	9.4	8.2	9.2	8.9	7.2	5.8	7.0	6.6	2.8	2.9
March 1	12.1	10.7	11.0	10.5	10.1	6.6	6.0	6.1	6.8	4.4	5.0
March 2	11.2	10.8	10.0	9.8	9.6	8.2	8.2	8.3	7.7	7.8	8.5
March 3	12.6	12.1	11.6	11.6	11.2	8.8	7.3	7.5	7.7	7.3	8.7
April 1	12.9	11.9	11.1	11.3	11.1	9.4	8.3	9.7	9.5	9.4	8.7
April 2	13.3	12.4	12.8	11.7	11.1	8.8	8.1	9.9	9.6	9.7	9.7
April 3	14.5	13.7	13.5	13.1	12.1	10.7	9.9	10.3	9.9	10.0	10.2