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Svalbard and Jan Mayen

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

No El Niño news coverage for Svalbard and Jan Mayen 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
-6%

140.4 mm vs 149.3 mm normal

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

TEMPERATURE · LAST 90 DAYS
+1.6°C

2.63°C mean vs 1.08°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 (78.0°, 20.0°). Normals are 1991–2020. How this is computed

When it matters

Agricultural calendar for Svalbard and Jan Mayen and where the El Niño impact window falls

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Growing season
Spring planting
Harvest
Rainy seasonPlantingHarvest

Last 12 months vs normal

Observed monthly rainfall against the 1991–2020 climatology

0204060Nov2025: 69.3 mm (normal 60.5 mm)NovDec2025: 34.6 mm (normal 60.6 mm)DecJan2026: 32.3 mm (normal 55.2 mm)JanFeb2026: 15.9 mm (normal 44.7 mm)FebMar2026: 41.4 mm (normal 52.8 mm)MarApr2026: 37 mm (normal 37.3 mm)AprMay2026: 45.7 mm (normal 38.6 mm)MayJun2026: 28.8 mm (normal 31.3 mm)JunJul2026: 25.4 mm (normal 40.4 mm)JulAug2026: 42.3 mm (normal 50.1 mm)AugSep2026: 57.8 mm (normal 57.1 mm)Sep
Observed monthly rain (mm) 1991–2020 normal

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