# La Niña Watch issued by the Climate Prediction Center

> The University of Florida AgroClimate project notes that NOAA issued a La Niña Watch on October 9, 2017, with about a 60% chance of development this fall. It describes typical La Niña effects on Florida and the Southeast, including warmer, drier winters and higher hurricane activity.

- Date: 2017-10-20 · published 2017-10-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68374-la-nina-watch-issued-by-the-climate-prediction-center
- 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

Impacts on Florida and Southeast crops are regional and mostly affect specialty vegetables and forage, with limited effect on major feed grain balance sheets. The story is a general climate outlook rather than a supply event.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-02-17 | [Climate Prediction Center: La Niña Likely to Fade, El Niño May Develop by Summer - Southeast AgNET](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20522-climate-prediction-center-la-nina-likely-to-fade-el-nino-may-develop-by-summer.md) | -1.0% | +4.5% |
| CORN | 2025-10-09 | [Climate Prediction Center: ENSO Diagnostic Discussion](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22309-climate-prediction-center-enso-diagnostic-discussion.md) | -0.9% | +0.9% |
| CORN | 2021-10-14 | [Climate Prediction Center: ENSO Diagnostic Discussion](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44466-climate-prediction-center-enso-diagnostic-discussion.md) | +3.2% | +13.8% |
| CORN | 2022-07-14 | [Climate Prediction Center: ENSO Diagnostic Discussion](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40387-climate-prediction-center-enso-diagnostic-discussion.md) | -12.5% | -12.4% |
| CORN | 2020-07-21 | [IRI – International Research Institute for Climate and Society \| July Climate Briefing: La Niña Watch Issued](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52035-iri-international-research-institute-for-climate-and-society-july-climate.md) | -0.3% | +2.6% |
| SOY | 2026-02-17 | [Climate Prediction Center: La Niña Likely to Fade, El Niño May Develop by Summer - Southeast AgNET](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20522-climate-prediction-center-la-nina-likely-to-fade-el-nino-may-develop-by-summer.md) | +0.1% | +2.0% |
| SOY | 2022-07-14 | [Climate Prediction Center: ENSO Diagnostic Discussion](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40387-climate-prediction-center-enso-diagnostic-discussion.md) | -8.8% | +6.3% |
| SOY | 2021-10-14 | [Climate Prediction Center: ENSO Diagnostic Discussion](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44466-climate-prediction-center-enso-diagnostic-discussion.md) | +4.2% | +0.7% |

## Sources

- nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu: https://nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu/phag/2017/10/20/la-nina-watch-issued-by-the-climate-prediction-center/

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