# WMO El Niño 2026 reaches very strong category

> The 2026 El Niño has reached NOAA’s very strong classification, with the central equatorial Pacific sea-surface temperature anomaly at +2.0°C for August–October. The WMO forecast cited in the article projects the Niño 3.4 anomaly could reach +3.8°C in November–January, peaking in December.

- Date: 2026-11-08 · published 2026-11-09T09:16:29.655Z
- Category: weather · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/89231-wmo-el-nino-2026-reaches-very-strong-category
- 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

A very strong El Niño raises the risk of weather-related disruption to crop production, which could tighten supplies and support prices if key growing regions are affected. The text gives no specific crop or regional production impact yet.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-05-29 | [WMO: El Niño/La Niña Update (May 2026) - World \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18730-wmo-el-nino-la-nina-update-may-2026-world-reliefweb.md) | -5.3% | -7.3% |
| CORN | 2018-04-02 | [WMO El Niño/La Niña Update – March 2018 \| La Niña Ready Nations](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65446-wmo-el-nino-la-nina-update-march-2018-la-nina-ready-nations.md) | +2.3% | +3.1% |
| CORN | 2019-02-26 | [WMO El Niño/La Niña Update (February 2019) - World \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60530-wmo-el-nino-la-nina-update-february-2019-world-reliefweb.md) | -1.5% | +0.9% |
| CORN | 2019-05-27 | [WMO El Niño/La Niña Update (May 2019) - World \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59008-wmo-el-nino-la-nina-update-may-2019-world-reliefweb.md) | +3.4% | +6.5% |
| 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% |
| SOY | 2023-09-01 | [Global El Niño forecasts predict a Very Strong event for 2023/24](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34476-global-el-nino-forecasts-predict-a-very-strong-event-for-2023-24.md) | -0.8% | -6.2% |
| SOY | 2026-05-29 | [WMO: El Niño/La Niña Update (May 2026) - World \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18730-wmo-el-nino-la-nina-update-may-2026-world-reliefweb.md) | -5.4% | -5.7% |
| SOY | 2018-04-02 | [WMO El Niño/La Niña Update – March 2018 \| La Niña Ready Nations](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65446-wmo-el-nino-la-nina-update-march-2018-la-nina-ready-nations.md) | -1.1% | +0.0% |

## Sources

- dailybyte.pk: https://dailybyte.pk/blog/wmo-el-nino-2026-reaches-very-strong-category-8-november-2026

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