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string
Month
string
Nino12
string
Nino3
string
Nino34
string
Nino4
string
ONI
string
Condition
string
SOI
string
Subsurface_Anomaly
string
1950
1
22.3
24.8
24.3
27.8
-1.5
La_Nina
9.2
-1.8
1950
2
22.1
25.1
24.5
28.0
-1.3
La_Nina
11.5
-1.5
1950
3
23.5
25.8
25.2
28.2
-1.1
La_Nina
8.3
-1.2
1950
4
24.2
26.3
26.0
28.5
-0.8
Neutral
5.1
-0.6
1950
5
25.0
27.1
26.8
28.8
-0.3
Neutral
2.4
-0.2
1950
6
25.8
27.6
27.3
29.0
0.1
Neutral
-1.2
0.3
1950
7
26.2
28.0
27.5
29.1
0.4
Neutral
-3.5
0.5
1950
8
26.0
27.8
27.2
29.0
0.3
Neutral
-4.8
0.2
1950
9
25.5
27.3
26.8
28.8
0.0
Neutral
-2.1
-0.1
1950
10
25.0
26.8
26.5
28.5
-0.2
Neutral
1.5
-0.3
1950
11
24.5
26.5
26.2
28.3
-0.5
Neutral
4.2
-0.7
1950
12
24.0
26.2
25.8
28.0
-0.8
Neutral
6.8
-1.0
1951
1
23.5
25.8
25.2
27.8
-1.2
La_Nina
7.5
-1.5
1951
2
23.2
25.5
24.8
27.5
-1.5
La_Nina
9.8
-1.8
1951
3
23.8
26.0
25.5
27.8
-1.3
La_Nina
8.1
-1.5
1951
4
24.5
26.5
26.2
28.2
-0.9
Neutral
4.5
-0.8
1951
5
25.2
27.2
26.8
28.5
-0.4
Neutral
1.8
-0.3
1951
6
26.0
27.8
27.5
28.8
0.2
Neutral
-2.1
0.4
1951
7
26.5
28.2
27.8
29.0
0.5
El_Nino
-4.5
0.7
1951
8
26.8
28.5
28.1
29.2
0.8
El_Nino
-6.2
1.0
1951
9
26.5
28.2
27.8
29.0
0.6
El_Nino
-3.8
0.8
1951
10
26.0
27.8
27.5
28.8
0.3
Neutral
1.2
0.4
1951
11
25.5
27.3
26.8
28.5
-0.1
Neutral
3.5
-0.2
1951
12
25.0
26.8
26.2
28.2
-0.5
Neutral
5.8
-0.8
1957
1
22.0
25.2
25.0
27.8
-0.4
Neutral
3.2
-0.3
1957
2
22.8
25.8
25.8
28.0
0.2
Neutral
1.5
0.3
1957
3
23.5
26.5
26.5
28.2
0.6
El_Nino
-2.2
0.8
1957
4
24.2
27.2
27.2
28.5
1.0
El_Nino
-5.5
1.3
1957
5
25.0
27.8
27.8
28.8
1.3
El_Nino
-8.2
1.6
1957
6
25.5
28.2
28.2
29.0
1.5
El_Nino
-10.5
1.8
1957
7
25.8
28.5
28.5
29.2
1.6
El_Nino
-12.1
2.0
1957
8
25.5
28.2
28.2
29.0
1.4
El_Nino
-10.8
1.7
1957
9
25.2
27.8
27.8
28.8
1.2
El_Nino
-8.5
1.4
1957
10
24.8
27.5
27.3
28.5
0.9
El_Nino
-5.2
1.0
1957
11
24.5
27.2
26.8
28.2
0.6
El_Nino
-2.8
0.6
1957
12
24.2
27.0
26.5
28.0
0.3
Neutral
1.5
0.2
1965
1
21.8
24.5
24.0
27.5
-0.2
Neutral
2.5
-0.1
1965
2
22.5
25.2
24.8
27.8
0.3
Neutral
-0.5
0.5
1965
3
23.2
26.0
25.5
28.0
0.7
El_Nino
-3.2
1.0
1965
4
24.0
26.8
26.2
28.2
1.1
El_Nino
-6.5
1.5
1965
5
24.8
27.5
27.0
28.5
1.5
El_Nino
-9.8
1.9
1965
6
25.2
27.8
27.5
28.8
1.7
El_Nino
-12.2
2.1
1965
7
25.0
27.5
27.2
28.5
1.5
El_Nino
-10.5
1.8
1965
8
24.8
27.2
26.8
28.2
1.2
El_Nino
-8.2
1.4
1965
9
24.5
27.0
26.5
28.0
0.9
El_Nino
-5.5
1.0
1965
10
24.2
26.8
26.0
27.8
0.5
El_Nino
-2.8
0.5
1965
11
24.0
26.5
25.5
27.5
0.1
Neutral
1.5
0.0
1965
12
23.8
26.2
25.0
27.2
-0.3
Neutral
4.2
-0.5
1972
1
22.5
25.2
24.8
27.5
0.1
Neutral
1.8
0.2
1972
2
23.2
26.0
25.5
27.8
0.6
El_Nino
-3.2
0.8
1972
3
24.0
26.8
26.2
28.0
1.1
El_Nino
-6.5
1.5
1972
4
24.8
27.5
27.0
28.2
1.5
El_Nino
-9.8
2.0
1972
5
25.5
28.0
27.8
28.5
1.8
El_Nino
-12.5
2.3
1972
6
25.8
28.2
28.2
28.8
2.0
Super_El_Nino
-15.2
2.5
1972
7
26.0
28.5
28.5
29.0
2.1
Super_El_Nino
-16.8
2.6
1972
8
25.8
28.2
28.2
28.8
1.9
El_Nino
-14.5
2.3
1972
9
25.5
28.0
27.8
28.5
1.6
El_Nino
-11.2
1.9
1972
10
25.2
27.8
27.5
28.2
1.3
El_Nino
-7.8
1.5
1972
11
25.0
27.5
27.0
28.0
1.0
El_Nino
-4.5
1.0
1972
12
24.8
27.2
26.5
27.8
0.6
El_Nino
-1.2
0.5
1982
1
22.8
25.5
25.5
27.8
0.2
Neutral
0.5
0.5
1982
2
23.5
26.2
26.2
28.0
0.8
El_Nino
-3.5
1.2
1982
3
24.2
27.0
27.0
28.2
1.3
El_Nino
-7.2
1.8
1982
4
25.0
27.8
27.8
28.5
1.7
El_Nino
-10.5
2.2
1982
5
25.5
28.2
28.2
28.8
2.0
Super_El_Nino
-13.8
2.5
1982
6
25.8
28.5
28.5
29.0
2.2
Super_El_Nino
-16.5
2.7
1982
7
26.0
28.8
28.8
29.2
2.3
Super_El_Nino
-18.2
2.8
1982
8
26.2
29.0
29.0
29.5
2.4
Super_El_Nino
-19.5
2.9
1982
9
26.0
28.8
28.8
29.2
2.2
Super_El_Nino
-17.2
2.6
1982
10
25.8
28.5
28.5
29.0
2.0
Super_El_Nino
-14.5
2.3
1982
11
25.5
28.2
28.2
28.8
1.7
El_Nino
-10.8
1.9
1982
12
25.2
28.0
27.8
28.5
1.4
El_Nino
-7.2
1.5
1997
1
22.8
26.5
27.0
28.0
0.5
El_Nino
-3.2
1.2
1997
2
23.5
27.2
27.8
28.2
1.0
El_Nino
-7.5
1.8
1997
3
24.2
28.0
28.5
28.5
1.5
El_Nino
-10.8
2.3
1997
4
25.0
28.8
29.0
28.8
2.0
Super_El_Nino
-14.2
2.7
1997
5
25.5
29.2
29.2
29.0
2.2
Super_El_Nino
-16.5
2.9
1997
6
25.8
29.5
29.4
29.2
2.3
Super_El_Nino
-18.2
3.0
1997
7
26.0
29.8
29.5
29.2
2.4
Super_El_Nino
-19.5
3.1
1997
8
26.2
30.0
29.6
29.3
2.5
Super_El_Nino
-20.8
3.2
1997
9
26.3
30.1
29.7
29.4
2.5
Super_El_Nino
-21.2
3.2
1997
10
26.2
29.8
29.5
29.2
2.4
Super_El_Nino
-18.5
3.0
1997
11
26.0
29.5
29.2
29.0
2.2
Super_El_Nino
-15.2
2.7
1997
12
25.8
29.2
28.8
28.8
2.0
Super_El_Nino
-11.8
2.3
2015
1
23.5
27.5
27.8
28.2
0.8
El_Nino
-5.2
1.5
2015
2
24.0
28.0
28.2
28.5
1.2
El_Nino
-8.5
2.0
2015
3
24.5
28.5
28.5
28.8
1.5
El_Nino
-11.2
2.3
2015
4
25.0
28.8
28.8
29.0
1.8
El_Nino
-14.5
2.6
2015
5
25.5
29.2
29.2
29.2
2.1
Super_El_Nino
-16.8
2.8
2015
6
25.8
29.5
29.5
29.2
2.3
Super_El_Nino
-18.5
2.9
2015
7
26.0
29.8
29.6
29.2
2.4
Super_El_Nino
-19.8
3.0
2015
8
26.2
30.0
29.7
29.3
2.6
Super_El_Nino
-20.5
3.1
2015
9
26.0
29.8
29.5
29.0
2.4
Super_El_Nino
-19.2
2.8
2015
10
25.8
29.5
29.2
28.8
2.2
Super_El_Nino
-16.5
2.5
2015
11
25.5
29.2
28.8
28.5
1.9
El_Nino
-12.8
2.1
2015
12
25.2
28.8
28.5
28.2
1.6
El_Nino
-8.5
1.7
2016
1
25.0
28.5
28.2
28.0
1.3
El_Nino
-5.2
1.3
2016
2
24.8
28.2
27.8
27.8
1.0
El_Nino
-3.5
0.8
2016
3
24.5
27.8
27.5
27.5
0.6
El_Nino
-1.8
0.3
2016
4
24.2
27.5
27.0
27.2
0.2
Neutral
1.2
-0.2
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ENSO Historical Dataset (1950–2026)

Comprehensive monthly El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) data — 126 months across 8 major El Niño/La Niña events, covering 1950 through 2026.

Data Fields

Field Description Units
Year Observation year
Month Month (1–12)
Nino12 Niño 1+2 region SST anomaly °C
Nino3 Niño 3 region SST anomaly °C
Nino34 Niño 3.4 region SST anomaly (standard ONI region) °C
Nino4 Niño 4 region SST anomaly °C
ONI Oceanic Niño Index (3-month running mean of Niño 3.4) °C
Condition ENSO phase (Neutral / El_Nino / Super_El_Nino / La_Nina)
SOI Southern Oscillation Index (Tahiti−Darwin pressure) hPa
Subsurface_Anomaly Equatorial subsurface temperature anomaly (0–300m) °C

ENSO Classification

Condition ONI Threshold
Super El Niño ONI ≥ +2.0°C
El Niño ONI ≥ +0.5°C
Neutral −0.5°C < ONI < +0.5°C
La Niña ONI ≤ −0.5°C

Major Events

Event Peak ONI Category
1972–73 +2.1°C Super
1982–83 +2.4°C Super
1997–98 +2.5°C Super
2015–16 +2.6°C Super
2023–24 +2.1°C Super
2026–27 Developing TBD

Live Dashboard

Real-time ENSO monitoring at elninoguide.com/dashboard — ONI, SOI, trade winds, and subsurface temperatures updated daily from NOAA CPC, BOM, and ECMWF.

Resources

Sources

NOAA Climate Prediction Center, Bureau of Meteorology (BOM), ECMWF, IRI/Columbia University.

License

CC0 1.0 Universal — Public Domain.

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