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Valley gearing up for El Niño winter

A few Arizona State students stand in the pouring rain during a weather delay of an NCAA college football game between Arizona State and Southern Utah Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023, in Tempe.

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El Niño is on its way for winter.

In general, El Niño events mean there is “warmer than average” sea surface temps across the tropical Pacific —south of Hawaii, said Mark O’Malley, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Phoenix.

Some El Niño events, which happen once every three to five years, bring rain. However, some El Niño years can be a dud in terms of how much rain it brings, O’Malley said.

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