# 2020: El Niño, La Niña or neutral? | KXAN Austin

> A KXAN Austin article relays the IRI analysis that east-central Pacific sea surface temperatures were near borderline weak El Niño levels in mid-January and are likely to return to neutral by spring. It explains ENSO phases and their typical effects on winter weather in Central Texas.

- Date: 2020-01-24 · published 2020-01-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54998-2020-el-nino-la-nina-or-neutral-kxan-austin
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Expected return to neutral ENSO conditions limits weather-driven supply risk, so the story has no meaningful effect on feed commodity prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-08-26 | [El Niño/La Niña Update (August 2026)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17828-el-nino-la-nina-update-august-2026.md) | +3.3% | +5.7% |
| CORN | 2020-05-28 | [El Niño / La Niña Update (May 2020)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53044-el-nino-la-nina-update-may-2020.md) | +1.0% | +1.7% |
| CORN | 2019-08-20 | [El Niño/La Niña Update (August 2019)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57495-el-nino-la-nina-update-august-2019.md) | +1.3% | +1.3% |
| CORN | 2020-02-05 | [El Niño/La Niña Update (February 2020)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54516-el-nino-la-nina-update-february-2020.md) | -1.1% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2024-03-28 | [El Niño to La Niña](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31125-el-nino-to-la-nina.md) | -2.0% | -3.8% |
| SOY | 2026-08-26 | [El Niño/La Niña Update (August 2026)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17828-el-nino-la-nina-update-august-2026.md) | +6.4% | +7.3% |
| SOY | 2020-05-28 | [El Niño / La Niña Update (May 2020)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53044-el-nino-la-nina-update-may-2020.md) | +1.1% | +2.6% |
| SOY | 2019-08-20 | [El Niño/La Niña Update (August 2019)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57495-el-nino-la-nina-update-august-2019.md) | -0.0% | +4.7% |

## Sources

- digital-stage.kxan.com: https://digital-stage.kxan.com/weather/2020-el-nino-la-nina-or-neutral/

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