El Niño/La Niña Update (May 2012) Publication 16 May 2012 Adobe Stock / Microgen The 2011-2012 La Niña has ended. La Niña conditions in the tropical Pacific transitioned to neutral (neither El Niño nor La Niña) conditions in early April 2012. Model forecasts and expert opinion suggest that neutral conditions are likely to continue into the Northern Hemisphere summer (austral winter). For the second half of 2012 a return of La Niña is unlikely, while neutral or El Niño conditions are currently considered to have equal chances of occurring. View Report Share: Other editions Publication 01 April 2023 El Niño/La Niña Update (April 2023) Publication 01 November 2022 El Niño/La Niña Update (November 2022) Publication 01 August 2022 El Niño/La Niña Update (August 2022) View all editions