1982–83 El Niño event

An incredibly strong El Niño began developing in late Winter or Early Spring 1982. This El Niño may have led to widespread droughts in Australia and Indonesia. Floods took place across the Southern United States. Below-average snowfall was observed in the Northern United States (the Eastern Rocky Mountain states, Great Plains, Midwestern United States and Great Lakes states regions.

During 1982 and 1983 there were only five or six hurricanes. One of those, however, was Hurricane Alicia in the latter. The El Niño might have ended during the late Spring in 1983, following which La Niña began to develop. Other factors, though, likely interfered because the La Niña developed just after the peak of the Atlantic tropical season in 1983.



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Category:1983
Category:Severe weather