{"id":9073,"date":"2016-11-10T15:37:33","date_gmt":"2016-11-10T20:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/?p=9073"},"modified":"2016-11-10T15:39:39","modified_gmt":"2016-11-10T20:39:39","slug":"hello-la-nina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/2016\/11\/hello-la-nina\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Hello, La Ni\u00f1a!&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today NOAA put out a La Ni\u00f1a Advisory for conditions in the eastern Pacific Ocean. \u00a0This advisory replaces the La Ni\u00f1a Watch that has been active on and off for the last few months. \u00a0This means that colder than normal water temperatures have been present along the equator in the eastern Pacific Ocean for long enough that NOAA can say a La Ni\u00f1a has officially begun.<\/p>\n<p>So far this event looks like a weak one, but it is expected to last for several months, which means that warmer and drier conditions than normal are more likely to happen statistically in parts of the Southeast including south Georgia and Alabama and into Florida. \u00a0In a weak La Ni\u00f1a, effects on northern parts of the region are less certain. \u00a0You can read the NOAA story at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.noaa.gov\/news\/hello-la-nina\">https:\/\/www.noaa.gov\/news\/hello-la-nina<\/a>. \u00a0They also describe more about the process of declaring a La Ni\u00f1a in their blog at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.climate.gov\/news-features\/blogs\/enso\/november-2016-la-ni%C3%B1a-update-hello-lady\">https:\/\/www.climate.gov\/news-features\/blogs\/enso\/november-2016-la-ni%C3%B1a-update-hello-lady<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This La Ni\u00f1a follows one of the strongest El Ni\u00f1os on record. \u00a0After past strong El Ni\u00f1os, La Ni\u00f1a has been known to reoccur for two or even three years in a row, so this will bear watching. \u00a0A La Ni\u00f1a is one of the precursors of drought in the Southeast (and this year&#8217;s conditions have probably contributed to our current drought) so 2017 could be an interesting year.<\/p>\n<p>One thing that is curious about this year&#8217;s La Ni\u00f1a is that while sea surface temperatures along the equator are quite cold, the water just to the north is still quite a bit above normal. \u00a0This is not generally the case with La Ni\u00f1a and so it will be interesting to see how this affects the weather patterns in the coming months.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/files\/2016\/11\/sst-anomaly-11-10-2016.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9074\" src=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/files\/2016\/11\/sst-anomaly-11-10-2016-291x300.png\" alt=\"sst-anomaly-11-10-2016\" width=\"291\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/files\/2016\/11\/sst-anomaly-11-10-2016-291x300.png 291w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/files\/2016\/11\/sst-anomaly-11-10-2016-134x138.png 134w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/climate\/files\/2016\/11\/sst-anomaly-11-10-2016.png 722w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 291px) 100vw, 291px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today NOAA put out a La Ni\u00f1a Advisory for conditions in the eastern Pacific Ocean. \u00a0This advisory replaces the La Ni\u00f1a Watch that has been active on and off for the last few months. \u00a0This means that colder than normal water temperatures have been present along the equator in the eastern Pacific Ocean for long 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