# IRI – International Research Institute for Climate and Society | 2019 December Quick Look

> The IRI December 2019 Quick Look reports Pacific sea surface temperatures near neutral, close to the borderline of weak El Nino levels in mid-December. Most models favor warm-neutral to borderline weak El Nino conditions in early winter, returning to neutral by spring.

- Date: 2019-12-19 · published 2019-12-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55497-iri-international-research-institute-for-climate-and-society-2019-december
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A possible weak El Nino in early winter is a modest signal for South American crop risk and Australian wheat, which can support soft-commodity prices if it strengthens.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2024-12-19 | [IRI – International Research Institute for Climate and Society \| December 2024 Quick Look](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26862-iri-international-research-institute-for-climate-and-society-december-2024.md) | +3.8% | +8.6% |
| SOY | 2019-11-19 | [IRI – International Research Institute for Climate and Society \| 2019 November Quick Look](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55979-iri-international-research-institute-for-climate-and-society-2019-november.md) | -2.0% | +2.0% |
| SOY | 2019-08-19 | [IRI – International Research Institute for Climate and Society \| 2019 August Quick Look](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57496-iri-international-research-institute-for-climate-and-society-2019-august-quick.md) | -2.8% | +3.8% |
| SOY | 2025-11-19 | [IRI – International Research Institute for Climate and Society \| November 2025 Quick Look](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21854-iri-international-research-institute-for-climate-and-society-november-2025.md) | -2.5% | -8.3% |
| SOY | 2020-05-19 | [IRI – International Research Institute for Climate and Society \| 2020 May Quick Look](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53046-iri-international-research-institute-for-climate-and-society-2020-may-quick-look.md) | +0.2% | +2.6% |
| CORN | 2024-12-19 | [IRI – International Research Institute for Climate and Society \| December 2024 Quick Look](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26862-iri-international-research-institute-for-climate-and-society-december-2024.md) | +2.0% | +7.4% |
| CORN | 2019-11-19 | [IRI – International Research Institute for Climate and Society \| 2019 November Quick Look](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55979-iri-international-research-institute-for-climate-and-society-2019-november.md) | +0.6% | +2.5% |
| CORN | 2019-08-19 | [IRI – International Research Institute for Climate and Society \| 2019 August Quick Look](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57496-iri-international-research-institute-for-climate-and-society-2019-august-quick.md) | -1.9% | -3.6% |

## Sources

- iri.columbia.edu: https://iri.columbia.edu/our-expertise/climate/forecasts/enso/2019-december-quick-look/

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