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El Niņo and La Niņa
Latest status (May 2013)


The sea surface temperatures of central and eastern equatorial Pacific remained near normal in the last few months. Taking into account oceanic observations and the latest forecasts by a number of climate models around the world, the normal condition is expected to continue through this summer.


Sea surface temperature anomalies
(Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, USA)

Figure 1.    Sea surface temperature anomalies of 31 Mar - 27 Apr 2013 in degree Celsius.


Note:
1. The next update will be available in the latter half of July 2013.


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What are El Niņo, La Niņa, ENSO?
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Last revision date: <22 May 2013>