Update on the El Niño Costero unfolding off the coast of Peru & Ecuador: sea surface temperatures are locally 5-7˚C above average! 🔥

Marine heatwave conditions remain widespread.

The daily Niño 1+2 Index is +2.99˚C - the only time it was higher in April was in 1998 & 1983. pic.twitter.com/7yEmLI9RKx

— Ben Noll (@BenNollWeather) April 11, 2023