I would add the exceptional 2023 forest fire season in Canada as an El Nino effect. That said, I would crawl back a little further into the extended La Nina that preceded it. British Columbia and the Canadian west are now in a third year of drought that appears, (in a few areas), to be abating. I would add the current heat dome in the western U.S. is a lingering El Nino effect.

Great job, by the way. Your forecasting has been spot on and the blog has the benefit of being a great teaching tool.

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