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NOAA’s winter weather outlook is out, and with a strengthening El Niño pattern ahead, the agency’s data points to the strongest El Niño on record.
As forecasters outline what it means for your region, the system is continuing to intensify and will reach its peak over the winter months, putting it outside the heart of the growing season. However, it will still be a double-edged sword for agriculture this winter and heading into the spring.
El Niño conditions continue to strengthen in the Pacific Ocean, according to NOAA forecasters.
“Well above normal ocean temperatures are present from just east of the dateline to the South America coast,” Jon Gottschalck, a meteorologist with NOAA’s National Weather Service, says.
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