Past ENSO Events Used in Dashboard

Events selected are drawn from the MEI.ext index for highest DJF values. For the longer record, the MEI doesn't list values before 1895 so Nino34 is used.


Top 7 El Nino events for 1948-2015


1982-83
1997-98
1972-73
1991-92
1965-66
1957-58
2010-11
2015-16

Top 7 La Nina events for 1948-2015


1973-74
1955-56
1975-76
2010-11
1988-89
1970-71
1999-00

Top 8 El Nino events for 1871-2015


1982-83
1997-98
1877-78
1888-89
1972-73
1930-31
1991-92
1965-66

Top 8 La Nina events for 1871-2015


1889-90
1973-74
1988-89
1998-99
1975-76
2007-08
2009-10
1997-98