El Niño Breaks Every Record: Sea Surface Temperature Deviation Above Average

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Extremely strong warming has been recorded in recent weeks in the central tropical Pacific, with the El Niño index reaching 3.4 in early October 2026, at record levels at least since 1981, when systematic recording of the phenomenon began. The post El Niño breaks every record: Sea surface temperature deviation above average appeared first on in.gr.

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The surface temperature of the sea reached an unprecedented peak in the central equatorial Pacific, driven by the intensification of the El Niño phenomenon. Read more

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The 2026 El Niño has reached unprecedented levels since the beginning of systematic records, with sea surface temperatures in the Niño 3.4 region showing a deviation of approximately +3.2°C. This year's development even surpasses the strong episodes of 1982/83, 1997/98 and 2015/16.

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The transformation through which the equatorial range of the Pacific Ocean passed this year is nothing less than impressive with the change from an episode of La Niña in early 2026 to a record-breaking and historic event of El Niño at this time, which shocked scientists by the magnitude of the change. The post La Niña's Change to El Niño record in 2026 amazes science apareceu primeiro em MetSul Meteorologia.