El Nino

• El Nino: Temperature change of the water in the Pacific Ocean

Impacts on the U.S.:

* Increase in winter temperatures

* Change in precipitation

What el Nino looks like

World Impacts of el Nino

Impact on winter temperatures in the U.S.

Impact on precipitation in U.S.

We get a little more precipitation during an el Nino year. However, since the temperature is warmer, what kind of precipitation is it?