Remarkably, the eastern equatorial Niño1+2 SST anomaly is already approaching +3°C, a degree of warmth only seen in the strongest El Niño episodes of recent decades.
— World Climate Service (@WorldClimateSvc) April 10, 2023
On a monthly basis, Niño1+2 exceeded +2.5°C in 1982-83, 1997-98, and July 2015.
(OISSTv2.1, ERSSTv5 data) pic.twitter.com/ZS0t4781QQ