The 2023-24 El Nino reached (near) maximum. Usually the global surface temperature lags for a few months, but it got extremely high in the summer already. There must be other causes for this unusual temperature behavior. Data sources: NASA/GISS and NOAA/NCEP. pic.twitter.com/bsOOO5l1lc

— Makiko Sato (@MakikoSato6) January 12, 2024