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In the late winter and spring during El Niño events, drier than average conditions can be expected in Hawaii. [220] On Guam during El Niño years, dry season precipitation averages below normal, but the probability of a tropical cyclone is more than triple what is normal, so extreme short duration rainfall events are possible. [221]
Winters in Georgia are determined by the Pacific Ocean. During El Niño, the jet stream is located along the Southern U.S., allowing for colder and wetter conditions with greater snowfall. The opposite phase, La Niña, keeps the jet stream farther north, thus winters are warmer and drier across Georgia.
The El Niño pattern has an impact on the number of tropical systems that can develop during the Atlantic hurricane season, and it can also influence weather events during the winter months.
A weak El Niño during the 2018-2019 season had several notable storms, ... A very strong El Niño during the 2015-2016 winter contributed to the warmest winter on record for the US mainland, ...
Across Alaska, El Niño events do not have a correlation towards dry or wet conditions; however, La Niña events lead to drier than normal conditions.During El Niño events, increased precipitation is expected in Southern California, Arizona, and New Mexico due to a more southerly, zonal, storm track over the Southwest, leading to increased winter snowpack, but a more subdued summer monsoon ...
An SUV sits buried by a mudslide on Feb. 5, 2024, in the Beverly Crest area of Los Angeles. El Niño has a strong linkage to a wetter winter in California like what happened this year.
During Winter Weather Listen to NOAA Weather Radio to stay informed of winter weather watches and warnings. Also monitor commercial radio, television, and the Internet.
Although droughts are common in the Amazon during El Niño events, studies indicate that global warming likely played a bigger role than the 2023-2024 El Niño event in the 2023 Amazon's record drought. [37] The 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods in May of that year were caused by historical heavy rains and storms in the southern Brazilian state.