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Even though climatologists know the general patterns for how El Niño affects climate around the world, each event is unique and the observed patterns don’t always match what we expect.  The really warm December across the eastern US this year is an example of how different things can be from the “expected” climate.  The latest NOAA blog describes how this El Niño differs from previous events and what impacts this has had on the weather this winter.

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