Latest information on El Niño

An El Niño event has been established. Please visit the Hong Kong Observatory website (http://www.hko.gov.hk/lrf/enso/enso-latest.htm) for further details.

El Niño is characterized by persistent above-normal sea surface temperatures over the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean. It usually peaks around Christmas, hence the name of the phenomenon (El Niño is Spanish for "the little boy" or "the Christ Child").

Please visit http://www.hko.gov.hk/lrf/enso/enso-impact.htm for El Niño's potential impact on the climate of Hong Kong.