Peru Talara sea temp anomaly 8.3°C above average, El Niño risk

Sea surface temperature off Talara, Peru reached 26.4°C on October 10, 8.3°C above the seasonal average, per Peru's DHN. This extreme anomaly suggests a developing El Niño-like coastal warming, which historically triggers heavy rains and flooding in northern Peru. The deviation is unusually large, but whether it signals a full El Niño event remains uncertain.