# January 2021 La Niña update: remote destinations | NOAA Climate.gov

> NOAA's January 2021 update says there is a 95% chance La Niña continues through winter and a 55% chance the tropical Pacific shifts to neutral by spring. Niño 3.4 sea surface temperatures were 1.2°C below the 1986-2015 average in December 2020, and the event is asymmetric compared with past La Niñas of similar strength.

- Date: 2021-01-14 · published 2021-01-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49072-january-2021-la-nina-update-remote-destinations-noaa-climate-gov
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

La Niña raises the risk of dry conditions across South America and the US Plains in 2021, which can cut crop supplies and support feed grain and oilseed prices. The outlook beyond spring remains uncertain.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-07-14 | [July 2022 La Niña update: comic timing \| NOAA Climate.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40391-july-2022-la-nina-update-comic-timing-noaa-climate-gov.md) | -12.5% | -12.4% |
| CORN | 2021-10-14 | [October 2021 ENSO update: La Niña is here! \| NOAA Climate.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44467-october-2021-enso-update-la-nina-is-here-noaa-climate-gov.md) | +3.2% | +13.8% |
| CORN | 2022-10-13 | [October 2022 La Niña update: snack size \| NOAA Climate.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39022-october-2022-la-nina-update-snack-size-noaa-climate-gov.md) | +1.6% | -1.2% |
| CORN | 2022-11-10 | [November 2022 La Niña update: Let’s get some exercise \| NOAA Climate.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38576-november-2022-la-nina-update-let-s-get-some-exercise-noaa-climate-gov.md) | +1.8% | -5.0% |
| CORN | 2025-10-21 | [Global Seasonal Climate Update for November-December-January 2025-2026](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22313-global-seasonal-climate-update-for-november-december-january-2025-2026.md) | +1.0% | +4.0% |
| SOY | 2022-07-14 | [July 2022 La Niña update: comic timing \| NOAA Climate.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40391-july-2022-la-nina-update-comic-timing-noaa-climate-gov.md) | -8.8% | +6.3% |
| SOY | 2021-10-14 | [October 2021 ENSO update: La Niña is here! \| NOAA Climate.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44467-october-2021-enso-update-la-nina-is-here-noaa-climate-gov.md) | +4.2% | +0.7% |
| SOY | 2022-10-13 | [October 2022 La Niña update: snack size \| NOAA Climate.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39022-october-2022-la-nina-update-snack-size-noaa-climate-gov.md) | -1.7% | +4.6% |

## Sources

- climate.gov: https://www.climate.gov/news-features/blogs/enso/january-2021-la-ni%C3%B1a-update-remote-destinations

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