Jeff A. HuttonWarning Coordination Meteorologist

National Weather Service

Recent Weatherand

a Look Ahead

El Nino – Southern OscillationEl Nino – Southern Oscillation A general term to describe both El Nino and La NinaA general term to describe both El Nino and La Nina Irregular cycle of warming and cooling of the Irregular cycle of warming and cooling of the

tropical Pacific Oceantropical Pacific Ocean

El Nino Modoki

El Nino Modoki drives a climate pattern known as the North Pacific

Gyre Oscillation (NPGO).

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Model forecast precipitation –

Huge error west of a LaCrosse to Cimarron to Liberal line