![Tropical Pacific sea surface temperature patterns in March 2016](/sites/default/files/SSTA201603-climategovrotator.png)
Temperatures across the tropical Pacific Ocean were warmer than average in March 2016.
![Arctic's winter ice extent is the smallest on record](/sites/default/files/2016_arcticicemax_photocombo_480.jpg)
The 2016 winter maximum sea ice extent in the Arctic edged out 2015 to a set a new record low.
![2016 Spring climate and flood outlook](/sites/default/files/styles/card_thumb/public/2023-07/2016%20Spring%20Outlook%20Thumbanil%20-%20480x320.jpg?itok=gi2Ssp0v)
2016 Spring climate and flood outlook
March 16, 2016
![Map image for Where, oh where, has Alaska’s winter gone?](/sites/default/files/styles/width_320/public/AKclimdiv_Temp_ranks_480.jpg?itok=RApHyGmU)
Where, oh where, has Alaska’s winter gone?
March 11, 2016
![February 2016 ocean temperatures across the tropical Pacific](/sites/default/files/SSTA-Feb2016-nolabels-rotator_480px.png)
Waters along the equator in the Pacific Ocean were warmer than average during February 2016, but cooler than they were in January, according to satellite observations.
![January 2016: Earth still on a hot streak](/sites/default/files/Jan2016_globaltemp_percentile_480.jpg)
January 2016 became the ninth month in a row to set a new record-warmest monthly temperature.
![Global impacts of El Niño and La Niña](/sites/default/files/2021-10/ENSO_global_rotator.jpg)
The disruptions of tropical Pacific sea surface temperature and rainfall that occur during the climate pattern called "ENSO" trigger a cascade of global side effects. These maps show how El Niño and La Niña affect seasonal climate around the world.
![U.S. winter precipitation during every El Niño since 1950](/sites/default/files/ENSO_winters_ElNino_precip_480x320.jpg)
(UPDATED) Winter precipitation across the contiguous United States during every El Niño since 1950.
![Climate.gov's most requested El Niño and La Niña images](/sites/default/files/LaNi%C3%B1a_winter_480x320.png)
Free to good home! NOAA Climate.gov provides hundreds of images and maps that are free for re-use. This page gathers up links to our most popular El Niño and La Niña images.