Those are grim maps

GRIM MAPS!

GRIM MAPS, I SAY!

thx steve!

August update, as of today

ENSO Alert System Status: Not Active
ENSO-Neutral conditions are present. Equatorial sea surface temperatures (SSTs) are near-average across most of the Pacific Ocean....

"ENSO-Neutral is favored (50 to ~55% chance) into the Northern Hemisphere winter 2017-18." -NOAA's prediction this month

so, normal winter hedging to maybe weak el nino
(it's still pretty early,...