NOAA: “What Is La Niรฑa?” What is La Niรฑa? The La Niรฑa story by NOAA La Niรฑa is characterized by unusually cold ocean temperatures in the Equatorial Pacific, compared to El Niรฑo, which is characterized by unusually warm ocean temperatures in the Equatorial Pacific. The graphic below shows the sea surface temperature in the equatorial Pacificย (20ยบN-20ยบS, 100ยบE-60ยบW) from Indonesia on the left to central […] Weather Guest Author | October 20, 2017 0 Comments