El Niño Impacts and Outlook for the Great Lakes Region - November 2023

This handout provides information on the typical El Niño winter pattern; the El Niño outlook; potential winter and spring impacts; and comparisons of conditions during previous El Niño years for the Great Lakes region. Updated November 2023.

NOAA’s Regional Climate Services Program created these Outlooks to inform the public about climate impacts within their respective regions. Each regional report contains easy-to-understand language, and anyone can access them through the U.S. Drought Portal.