With the strong El Nino that has been in place all winter, it is no surprise that the temperature and precipitation patterns we have experienced in recent months show a strong resemblance to a typical El Nino pattern. But there are other factors at work as well, and two scientists from NOAA looked at the influences of other factors such as warming due to greenhouse gases to see what role they played. If you like scientific detective stories or are interested in how research climatologists try to understand large-scale weather patterns, you may enjoy reading this post on the latest ENSO blog at https://www.climate.gov/news-features/blogs/enso/untangling-winter-2023-24-precipitation-forecast-ball-yarn.
