ENSO: Recent Evolution, Current Status and Predictions

ENSO: Recent Evolution, Current Status and Predictions

Update prepared by:

Climate Prediction Center / NCEP 24 June 2024

Outline

Summary Recent Evolution and Current Conditions Oceanic Ni?o Index (ONI) Pacific SST Outlook U.S. Seasonal Precipitation and Temperature Outlooks Summary

Summary

ENSO Alert System Status: Final El Ni?o Advisory / La Ni?a Watch ENSO-neutral conditions are present.* Equatorial sea surface temperatures (SSTs) are above average in the westcentral Pacific Ocean, near average in the east-central Pacific Ocean, and below-average in the far eastern Pacific Ocean. La Ni?a is favored to develop during July-September (65% chance) and persist into the Northern Hemisphere winter 2024-25 (85% chance during NovemberJanuary).*

* Note: These statements are updated once a month (2nd Thursday of each month) in association with the ENSO Diagnostics Discussion, which can be found by clicking here.

Recent Evolution of Equatorial Pacific SST Departures (oC)

From March-October 2023, positive sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies in the eastern Pacific Ocean expanded and shifted westward.

In October and November 2023, SST anomalies increased in the central and east-central Pacific.

Since late December 2023, positive SST anomalies have weakened across most of the Pacific.

Since mid March 2024, below-average SSTs have emerged in the eastern Pacific and have expanded slightly westward.

Ni?o Region SST Departures (oC) Recent Evolution

The latest weekly SST departures are:

Ni?o 4 Ni?o 3.4

Ni?o 3 Ni?o 1+2

0.5?C 0.3?C -0.1?C -0.9?C

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