Source: Bryce Anderson, PROGRESSIVE FARMER, 10/8/22


Early-October Pacific Ocean sea surface temperatures and barometric pressure studies indicate that La Nina is getting stronger as we move further into fall. Sea surface temperatures along the equator are as much as 3 degrees Celsius (about 5.4 degrees Fahrenheit) below average. The deeper waters are cool as well, with values running as much as 6 degrees C (about 10.8 degrees F) below average. The deeper-water cooling indicates that this pattern has support throughout the ocean profile.

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