GoKawiilEl Nino Pacific Temperature Anomaly Hits Record 3.05C, Months Before Peak
Current El Nino conditions have pushed the Pacific temperature anomaly to 3.05C above the 1991-2020 average, surpassing the previous record of 3.02C set in 2015, according to NOAA data. The ONI metric, which uses a rolling 30-year baseline, is within 0.01C of its own 2015 record, and forecasters cited by The Guardian project the event could peak near 4.0C by November or December.