Latest status of El Niño and La Niña
El Niño and La Niña
Latest status (June 2024)
In the past month or so, the central and eastern equatorial Pacific continued to cool. Sea surface temperatures of the region returned to normal in May 2024, indicating that the El Niño has ended. Based on the latest oceanic observations as well as forecasts by a number of climate models around the world, the cooling trend of the central and eastern equatorial Pacific is expected to continue in the latter half of 2024. La Nina may start to develop in autumn this year.
Figure 1 Sea surface temperature anomalies of 19 May – 15 June 2024 in degree Celsius.
Note:
The next update will be available in the latter half of July 2024.
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What are El Niño, La Niña, ENSO?
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References on El Niño and La Niña
Seasonal forecast | Annual outlook | Climate change
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