How does El Nino affect Nevada?

El Niño and La Niña During a typical El Niño winter, more storms cross southern California, Arizona, and southern Nevada, while fewer storms than usual hit the Pacific Northwest. El Niño has little relationship with wintertime precipitation in the Sierra and northern Nevada.

When was the last El Nino?

Since 2000, El Niño events have been observed in 2002–03, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2014–16, and 2018–19. Major ENSO events were recorded in the years 1790–93, 1828, 1876–78, 1891, 1925–26, 1972–73, 1982–83, 1997–98, and 2014–16.

Will 2022 be an El Nino year?

La Niña continues in the tropical Pacific, with both the ocean and atmosphere clearly reflecting La Niña conditions. The current forecast favors the continuation of La Niña through the summer (59% chance), with a slightly lower chance into the fall (50-55% chance).

What does La Niña mean for Reno?

A La Niña setup brings the polar jet down and aims it right at the Pacific Northwest, with drier conditions over southern California. Reno is right in between the two. Meaning it could go either way for us. A weak La Niña could bring the polar jet farther south, and a strong La Niña would keep it farther north.

What is the coldest it’s ever been in Reno Nevada?

Downtown Reno plunged to –16º on January 8, exactly 47 years to the day of the city’s all-time record low, set on January 8, 1890. A bitter east wind on Lake Tahoe in Dec. 1990 coated the lake’s west shore in ice.

What year had the strongest El Niño?

1997-98
El Niño Frequency The strongest El Niño event was in the winter of 1997-98, where the ONI peaked at 2.3. Oceanic Niño Index since 1950.

Are we in El Niño or La Niña now?

La Niña conditions are present. La Niña is likely to continue into the Northern Hemisphere spring (77% chance during March-May 2022), and then transition to ENSO-neutral (56% chance during May-July 2022).

Is La Niña coming back in 2021?

La Niña continues as the Northern Hemisphere heads into winter, and forecasters are confident that it will hang around through the rest of the winter. This La Niña, the second in two years, will likely transition to ENSO-neutral sometime in the spring.