The TPI is defined as the normalized pressure difference between Hobart and Stanley.

Time Interval: Monthly
Time Coverage: 1895 to 2014
Update Status: Not regularly updated

Get Data:

TPI: Standard PSL Format (What is standard format?)
TPI: Original Format

Data is from CRU via the page http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/cru/data/tpi/.
References:

1. Jones, P.D., Salinger, M.J. and Mullan, A.B., 1999: Extratropical circulation indices in the Southern Hemisphere based on station data. International Journal of Climatology, 19, 1301-1317
2. Pittock, A.B., 1980: Patterns of climatic variation in Argentina and Chile, I: Precipitation, 1931-60. Monthly Weather Review, 108, 1347-1361.
3. Pittock, A.B., 1984: On the reality, stability and usefulness of Southern Hemisphere teleconnections. Australian Meteorological Magazine, 32, 75-82.

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