El Nino Watch

Daily, weekly and monthly values

The same ocean can be summarised every day, every week or every 3 months. Faster values react sooner but jump around; slower ones are steadier and are the official ones.

Indices

The app shows Nino 3.4 at three speeds:

  • Daily (Climate Reanalyzer, NOAA OISST v2.1): the newest picture, but noisy.
  • Weekly (NOAA CPC, OISST, 1991-2020 base): updated every Monday or so; the best "current" value.
  • Monthly 3-month means (ONI, RONI): the official record; about one month behind.

They will not match exactly: different datasets (OISST vs ERSST), different baselines, and different averaging windows. A difference of a few tenths of a degree is normal.

How to read it

Use the weekly value to see where things are heading, and the 3-month index to judge the official strength.

Sources

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ENSO status now

ONI (NOAA CPC)
+1.80 °C, JJA 2026 (previous +1.39 °C)
RONI (NOAA CPC)
+1.36 °C, JJA 2026
Nino 3.4 weekly (NOAA CPC / OISST)
+3.0 °C anomaly, week of 16 Sep 2026 (SST 29.6 °C)