El Niño and its impact on Winter 2014/15: Pattern resembles last winter
Monday, September 15, 2014, 6:58 PM - Earlier in the year, with the first mention of the potential for an El Niño developing later this year, some predicted that this could be a very strong El Niño, like was seen in 1997-1998. Phrases like 'super El Niño' and even epic El Niño were seen in the news.
The evidence wasn't particularly strong for this type of scenario in the first place and it has been getting weaker since.
IN-DEPTH: What is an El Niño?
Now, while the signs of an El Niño are still there - with between a 70-80 per cent chance of it developing later this year - it appears as though the chances of a strong El Niño are off the table.