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El Niño Temperature/Precipitation Anomalies     

Below are three-month averaged temperature and precipitation anomalies from November through April for weak, moderate and strong El Niño episodes since 1950.  The anomalies are based on the official 1981-2010 normals.  These composites are not intended to be a forecast of expected conditions. Rather, they use historical data to highlight locations where ENSO can potentially impact temperature and precipitation.

 

El Niño: Temperature Anomalies

Weak Episodes

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Moderate-Strong Episodes

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  November - January December - February January - March February - April

 

El Niño: Precipitation Anomalies

Weak Episodes

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Moderate-Strong Episodes

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  November - January December - February January - March February - April