El Niño Tracker - March 2016 - Time Winding Down for El Niño in the Southwest
Friday, March 18, 2016
Originally published in the Mar 2016 CLIMAS Southwest Climate Outlook
El Niño conditions continued for a 13th straight month, but the peak of this event has passed. Monitoring and forecast discussions emphasize strong positive sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies (Figs. 1–2) and enhanced convective activity in the central and eastern Pacific. These positive temperature anomalies are waning, and trade wind activity is increasing, indications that this El Niño event is on the decline. Most forecasts emphasize this event will continue through spring or early summer before returning to ENSO-neutral status. (read more)
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