Warmth favored for most of the country, with a little good news for the dry West.
News & Features
Our current El Niño is not yet the strongest on record, but the atmosphere across the Pacific is already reacting.
Extreme heat and dryness have dominated the U.S. climate so far this year.
Welcome back to a new era of the ENSO blog.
On July 19, Lake Powell was just 22% full—the lowest it's been on that date since the lake was first filled to capacity in the early 1980s. This graph of Lake Powell water levels shows that while there is a natural peak most summers followed by a low in the spring, there has been an overall downward trend since around 2000.
International report confirms record-high greenhouse gases, global sea level, and ocean heat in 2025.
Watch heated water accumulate below the surface of the tropical Pacific as last summer's La Niña gave way to this summer's El Niño.
Why she's leery of the term 'super El Niño,' what could still derail the strength of the current event, and why NOAA has adopted a new approach to tracking El Niño and La Niña.
What were precipitation amounts during winter like across the U.S. during every La Niña on record? We've got the answer right here.
Does La Niña have a predictable influence on winter temperatures in your area? Check the maps!