RE: Strong El Ninos
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Thanks for your comment. At the Climate Prediction Center, we use the Oceanic Nino Index (ONI) as the determination for the strength of the event.
> 0.5C - Weak; >1.0C - Moderate; >1.5C - Strong
We do not have a super category.
We recognize that others may determine the strengths of El Nino events differently.