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April 2020 El Niño Climate Update

This month’s ENSO Climate Update is provided by Climate.gov and written by Michelle L’Heureux on April 9, 2020. It’s a new month, but it seems like an entirely different world as we peer at the tropical Pacific Ocean.  Sea surface temperatures remained warmer than average, but the tropical atmosphere shifted away from its El Niño-ish appearance during February.  The lack of coupling between […]

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WeatherBrains | April 9, 2020
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VIDEO: The Legendary 1997 El Nino VS. This Year’s El Nino

This year’s El Nino is now officially considered a strong El Nino (1.5ºC above average sea surface temps).  So far, this is the third strongest El Nino on record behind 1987 and 1997. “The July-September 3-month average sea surface temperature (the ONI) was 1.5°C above normal, third in line behind July-September 1987 (1.6°C) and 1997 (1.7°C).” – NOAA, yesterday WHAT […]

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WeatherBrains | October 9, 2015
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NOAA’s Official 2015/16 Winter Outlook for the USA:

NOAA has release it’s official 2015/16 winter forecast for the USA. They’re sticking to their confidence in the strong El Nino affecting the USA with above average precipitation in the south and above average temperatures in the north. Lets break it down: 2015/16 WINTER PRECIPITATION: NOAA’s precipitation outlook for winter 2015/16 is showing above average precipitation for the southern half of the USA including Tahoe, Colorado, […]

SnowBrains | September 21, 2015
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NOAA: 1997 El Nino & 2015 El Nino Side by Side Comparison

1997 El Nino VS 2015 El Nino

NOAA just released this visual comparison of the 1997 El Nino (the strongest on record) side by side with the current El Nino that could potentially develop into the strongest El Nino on record. The main difference you see when you look at these two maps is that the Eastern Pacific near […]

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SnowBrains | July 23, 2015
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