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Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Minimal impact · 2/10 Weak signal in El Niño years

No El Niño news coverage for Cocos (Keeling) Islands in the last year. The score is built from the measured climate anomaly below, the canonical weak signal signal, and population exposure — not from headlines.

RAINFALL · LAST 90 DAYS
-29%

119.6 mm vs 167.3 mm normal

Measured against the 1991–2020 average for the same calendar window.

TEMPERATURE · LAST 90 DAYS
+1.0°C

26.89°C mean vs 25.9°C normal

Mean 2 m air temperature vs the 1991–2020 average for the same window.

SIGNAL CHECK
Weak signal

No robust, reproducible El Niño teleconnection for this country.

NASA POWER (MERRA-2) reanalysis, 9 Jul 2026 – 6 Oct 2026, sampled at the country centroid (-12.5°, 96.8°). Normals are 1991–2020. How this is computed

Last 12 months vs normal

Observed monthly rainfall against the 1991–2020 climatology

050100150200Nov2025: 18.2 mm (normal 67.7 mm)NovDec2025: 193 mm (normal 86 mm)DecJan2026: 132.9 mm (normal 98.6 mm)JanFeb2026: 137.8 mm (normal 144.8 mm)FebMar2026: 115.8 mm (normal 187.9 mm)MarApr2026: 198.7 mm (normal 184.3 mm)AprMay2026: 119.6 mm (normal 111.5 mm)MayJun2026: 124.6 mm (normal 108 mm)JunJul2026: 49.6 mm (normal 95.1 mm)JulAug2026: 27.8 mm (normal 44.3 mm)AugSep2026: 32.6 mm (normal 44 mm)Sep
Observed monthly rain (mm) 1991–2020 normal

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