During FEB/MAR 2025, the upper ocean heat anomalies across the equatorial Pacific Ocean warmed dramatically (Fig. 1). The dramatic warming followed a cool peak in support of the 2024-25 La Nina episode.
After this week's extreme rainfall and flooding, the following cold remains impressive with GFS indicating morning low temperatures close to 20F below normal next TUE, WED, and THU morning from the Midwest to Northeast U.S.