Weather Bee: Cool weather break is now over and El Nino may have started
The recent cool weather period influenced by La Nina is coming to an end, with warmer temperatures expected. March and April 2026 have been ranked among the warmest months on record, indicating a shift towards El Nino conditions. If these conditions persist, new temperature records could be set as early as June.
- ▪La Nina conditions have contributed to a cooler global average temperature, but this effect is waning.
- ▪March 2026 was ranked the fourth warmest March, while April 2026 is on track to be among the warmest Aprils recorded.
- ▪El Nino conditions have likely begun, which could lead to significant warming and new temperature records.
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Weather Bee: Cool weather break is now over and El Nino may have startedLa Nina conditions are tracked by measuring the average deviation of sea surface temperatures (SST) in the 5N-5S, 170W-120W region from a 30-year averagePublished on: Apr 28, 2026 4:09 PM ISTBy Abhishek JhaShare viaCopy link Thanks to La Nina conditions – it is the cyclical cooling of the equatorial Pacific Ocean that has a cooling effect on global average temperature – the global average temperature was not ranked very high in the December-February period. Each of the three months from December 2025 to February 2026 was ranked only the fifth warmest. This relatively cool period is now coming to an end, an HT analysis of temperature data for March and April suggests.
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