NOAA Forecasts 75% Chance of Historic El Niño Exceeding 2.5°C Anomaly: full timeline

Every report in this developing story, from the first to the latest.

  1. NOAA Forecasts 75% Chance of Historic El Niño Exceeding 2.5°C Anomaly

    Federal forecasters have upgraded the probability of a historically strong El Niño event peaking this winter, projecting Pacific Ocean temperatures could rise more than 2.5 degrees Celsius above average.

  2. NOAA Data Confirms El Niño Breaches 2°C Threshold, Reaching 'Super' Status

    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has officially recorded sea surface temperature anomalies exceeding 2°C in the equatorial Pacific, cementing the current El Niño as a 'super' event.

  3. El Niño Surpasses All-Time Temperature Anomaly Record Months Before Expected Peak

    The current El Niño has reached a sea surface temperature anomaly of 3.05°C, breaking the previous 2015 record.