La Niña: Quick Facts

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Nov. 3, 2026

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World map illustrating the generalized weather effects of La Nina from December through February. The map highlights regions experiencing wet, dry, cool, or warm conditions, such as wet and cool in southeastern Africa and Australia, dry in equatorial Africa, cool in northern North America and parts of South America, and dry and cool across the central Pacific.

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