El Niño and La Niña Years and Intensities - Golden Gate Weather …
The Oceanic Ni ñ o Index (ONI) has become the de-facto standard that NOAA uses for classifying El Ni ñ o (warm) and La Ni ña (cool) events in the eastern tropical Pacific. It is the running 3-month mean SST anomaly for the Ni ñ o 3.4 region (i.e., 5 o N-5 o S, 120 o -170 o W ).
El Nino and La Nina Years: NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory
Top 24 Strongest El Niño and La Niña Event Years by Season. The values below were calculated using PSL's Extended Multivariate ENSO Index (MEI.ext) for 1895 to 2015.
‘Super El Niño’ is here, but La Niña looks likely. What’s ... - CNN
Feb 7, 2024 · The current El Niño is now one of the strongest on record, new data shows, catapulting it into rare “super El Niño” territory, but forecasters believe that La Niña is likely to develop in...
Strongest El Niño Since 2016 To End This Spring | Weather.com
Jan 11, 2024 · Since most El Niños peak in late fall or winter, they can have their strongest influence in the colder months of the year. El Niño events occur about every two to seven years.
El Niño & La Niña (El Niño-Southern Oscillation) - NOAA …
Nov 14, 2024 · On the second Thursday of each month, scientists with NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center in collaboration with forecasters at the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI) release an official update on the status of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO).
El Niño Is Now Strong In November Update | Weather.com
Nov 9, 2023 · A strong El Niño has now developed in the equatorial Pacific Ocean, potentially affecting weather conditions in the U.S. and around the world, according to a November update released by NOAA.
December 2023 El Niño update: adventure! | NOAA Climate.gov
Dec 13, 2023 · Maybe you’re wondering if the fact that those numbers are in increasing order means that El Niño is getting stronger overall? It probably is not. First, I’ve only picked out the very strongest El Niño winters from the 25 in our record, …
The 2023 extreme coastal El Niño: Atmospheric and air-sea ... - AAAS
Mar 22, 2024 · The coastal El Niño peaked at the end of April with a monthly maximum SST anomaly of +4°C in the Coastal region of South America (CSA; averaged over 85°W to 80°W, 10°S to 0°), while the central equatorial Pacific sustained neutral conditions during this period.
El Niño weakens but impacts continue - World Meteorological …
The current El Niño event, which developed in June 2023, was at its strongest between November and January. It displayed a peak value of about 2.0 °C above the 1991 to 2020 average sea surface temperature for the eastern and central tropical Pacific Ocean.
ENSO Information: NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory
The term El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) basically refers to both the El Niño and La Niña phenomena together. See this page for a more detailed explanation of what happens in the ocean and atmosphere during ENSO.