Ocean temperatures in the eastern Pacific are starting to ramp up, which means El Niño Watch is officially here.
El Niño conditions are 82% likely to return as soon as next month, with a 96% chance of it lasting through at least February, and there are increasing chances that the El Niño event will be moderate to very strong, but what does that mean?
Just to refresh, El Niño patterns typically bring wetter weather to the southern U.S. with drier and warmer weather to the northern U.S. So, let's look back at our last relatively strong El Niño event, back in the winter of 2015-2016.
Southern California, which is supposed to be wet during El Niño, was dry, while the Pacific Northwest, which is typically dry during El Niño events, was very wet. Every county in the Bay Area was within an inch or so of normal.
The last time California felt a really wet winter was in 2022-2023. But was it an El Niño period? No. It was actually the third winter of a La Niña event. So yes, El Niño is a major driver of the weather, especially in the winter, but it's definitely not the only factor.
This year's official summer outlook by the National Weather Service is definitely leaning towards that El Niño pattern, but it also takes into account so many other variables like the effects of long-term trends and even soil moisture!
More data is needed before the official winter forecast can be made; just because we know there will be a relatively strong El Niño event doesn't mean we know exactly what's going to happen this winter.
Hence then, the article about el nino is coming what does that mean for california was published today ( ) and is available on CBS sacramento ( Middle East ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.
Read More Details
Finally We wish PressBee provided you with enough information of ( El Nino is coming. What does that mean for California? )
Also on site :
- Inside the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak in DRC as the virus spreads
- The Middle East war is testing the Gulf’s ambitions to become an AI hub
- Move over, seltzer. Non-carbonated drinks are taking the spotlight