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Thanks for reporting in! Looking at the large-scale precipitation maps, it appears that much of the region was drier than average, but Malaysia itself, as you pointed out, ended up near or above average several months. I suspect this is an example of the unpredictable internal variability, where the big signal (El Nino and +IOD lead to generally drier than average conditions) is predictable, but the smaller-scale activity can end up dominating. There may also be an element of climate change at work, but that will take time to attribute. Keep us posted if you do some of your own analysis of the complex climate in Malaysia.