page_title: 1982–83 El Niño event
hierarchical_section_title: 1982–83 El Niño event
caption_attribution_description: Español: Mapa de las temperaturas anómalas de la superficie oceánica durante la máxima expansión del evento de El Niño 1982-83 en enero de 1983. English: Chart of abnormal Pacific ocean surface temperatures [ºC] observed during the El Niño in January 1983.
context_page_description: The 1982–83 El Niño event was one of the strongest El Niño events since records were kept.
  It led to droughts in Indonesia and Australia, widespread flooding across the southern United States, lack of snow in the northern United States, and an anomalously warm winter across much of the mid-latitude regions of North America and Eurasia. The estimated global economic impact was over US$8 billion. This El Niño event also led to an abnormal number of hurricanes in the Pacific Ocean during this time span; the strongest hurricane up to 1983 hit Hawaii during the event.
context_section_description: The 1982–83 El Niño event was one of the strongest El Niño events since records were kept.
  It led to droughts in Indonesia and Australia, widespread flooding across the southern United States, lack of snow in the northern United States, and an anomalously warm winter across much of the mid-latitude regions of North America and Eurasia. The estimated global economic impact was over US$8 billion. This El Niño event also led to an abnormal number of hurricanes in the Pacific Ocean during this time span; the strongest hurricane up to 1983 hit Hawaii during the event.
caption: This is a map of the Pacific Ocean during the 1982-83 winter, showing the significant warm sea surface temperature anomaly present during this event.
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