Shading of text in the year column refers to years in which El Niño (red) or La Niña (blue) events began. Historical values of the ENSO Outlook status prior to 2014 are based on the set criteria alone ...

Australia's weather is influenced by many climate drivers. El Niño and La Niña have the strongest influence on year-to-year climate variability for most of the country. They are part of a natural ...