# Accounting for Natural Variability in Our Changing Climate | News | National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)

> NOAA NCEI has introduced a new set of ENSO Climate Normals for the contiguous US that account for El Niño and La Niña impacts and climate change. The averages are published in the Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology and are intended as a benchmark for planning across many sectors.

- Date: 2019-08-02 · published 2019-08-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57498-accounting-for-natural-variability-in-our-changing-climate-news-national
- 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

This is a methodological climate-reference update with no direct effect on current crop supply or prices. It has minimal impact on feed-buyer procurement decisions.

## Similar past events

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-07-08 | [Assessing the U.S. Climate in June 2024 \| News \| National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13168-assessing-the-u-s-climate-in-june-2024-news-national-centers-for-environmental.md) | -1.2% | -1.6% |
| CORN | 2020-09-08 | [Assessing the U.S. Climate in August 2020 \| News \| National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50963-assessing-the-u-s-climate-in-august-2020-news-national-centers-for.md) | +2.7% | +6.6% |
| CORN | 2018-03-26 | [Diversity of El Niño Variability Makes Prediction Challenging - Eos](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65928-diversity-of-el-nino-variability-makes-prediction-challenging-eos.md) | +3.8% | +3.1% |
| CORN | 2020-03-01 | [Unstable crop yields reveal opportunities for site-specific adaptations to climate variability](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54447-unstable-crop-yields-reveal-opportunities-for-site-specific-adaptations-to.md) | +1.7% | -3.5% |
| CORN | 2020-02-27 | [Big data helps farmers adapt to climate variability \| EurekAlert!](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54445-big-data-helps-farmers-adapt-to-climate-variability-eurekalert.md) | +2.6% | -3.7% |
| SOY | 2024-07-08 | [Assessing the U.S. Climate in June 2024 \| News \| National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13168-assessing-the-u-s-climate-in-june-2024-news-national-centers-for-environmental.md) | -4.5% | -13.4% |
| SOY | 2020-09-08 | [Assessing the U.S. Climate in August 2020 \| News \| National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50963-assessing-the-u-s-climate-in-august-2020-news-national-centers-for.md) | +5.1% | +5.4% |
| SOY | 2017-08-07 | [Changing environmental regulations require new strategies for beef and soy production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69462-changing-environmental-regulations-require-new-strategies-for-beef-and-soy.md) | -1.4% | -0.8% |

## Sources

- ncei.noaa.gov: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/accounting-natural-variability-our-changing-climate

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