Your web browser (Internet Explorer) is out of date. Some things will not look right and things might not work properly. Please download an up-to-date and free browser from here.
2:58pm, 4th May
Home > News > Have trouble saying “El Niño”...
27/09/2023 1:23am
The weather term El Niño is Spanish for “Little Boy”. The easiest way to say it is “El-neen-yo”. Here’s an audio example to help you.
(play YouTube video below).
The two major Pacific weather climate drivers are named El Niño (Little Boy) and La Niña (Little Girl).
It was South American fishermen who first noticed periods of unusually warm water in the Pacific Ocean in the 1600s. The full name they used was El Niño de Navidad, because El Niño typically peaks around December.
You can read more about El Niño and La Niña here from the NOAA organisation in the USA.
High pressure is the main feature driving NZ’s weather for the next 10 days but low pressure is trying to…
The cooler SW flow of this week is going to fade more going into the weekend as high pressure develops…
High pressure is the main feature driving NZ’s weather for the next 10 days but low pressure is trying to…
NZ has a classic Autumn sou-wester today and this eases into Friday and the weekend. Next week low pressure forms…
© 2023 WeatherWatch Services Ltd
Add new comment