La Niña conditions continue

The latest El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Diagnostic Discussion is available, and it reports that La Niña conditions continue, with an expected transition to ENSO neutral (no La Niña or El Niño) sometime in the January to March period.

The La Niña related global surface temperature and precipitation patterns page includes the chart at right together with a description of the typical weather patterns seen during La Niña.

Looking beyond March, the discussion includes this update:

Even after equatorial Pacific SSTs…