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Alternate Text: Two maps of the tropical Pacific Ocean showing temperature patterns during dtrong El Niños versus strong La Niñas
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Two maps of the tropical Pacific Ocean showing temperature patterns during dtrong El Niños versus strong La Niñas

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Average November – January sea surface temperature anomalies (°C) for the top 10 strongest (top) El Niño and (bottom) La Niña events since 1950 based on the November – January Niño3.4 index. Anomalies are calculated with respect to 30-year base periods updated every 5 years (see here for a description). NOAA Climate.gov figure with ERSSTv5 data obtained from the NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory.