El niño weather
Definition
Weather patterns and conditions influenced by the El Niño climate phenomenon, characterized by the warming of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, leading to global disruptions like heavy rains in some areas and droughts in others.
A colloquial term for the erratic, often extreme meteorological events tied to the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) cycle, which can turn summers soggy and winters weirdly warm.
Examples
This el niño weather has my flip-flops retired and my umbrella working overtime.
Blame el niño weather for why the farmers market is selling more rafts than radishes this season.
El niño weather turned our desert hike into an unplanned whitewater adventure.
Thanks to el niño weather, my beach bod is now a full-on amphibian adaptation.