<P> It is thought that there have been at least 30 El Niño events since 1900 , with the 1982 - 83 , 1997 -- 98 and 2014 -- 16 events among the strongest on record . Since 2000 , El Niño events have been observed in 2002 -- 03 , 2004 -- 05 , 2006 -- 07 , 2009 -- 10 and 2014 -- 16 . </P>
<P> It is thought that there have been at least 30 El Niño events since 1900 , with the 1982 - 83 , 1997 -- 98 and 2014 -- 16 events among the strongest on record . Since 2000 , El Niño events have been observed in 2002 -- 03 , 2004 -- 05 , 2006 -- 07 , 2009 -- 10 and 2014 -- 16 . </P>
when did the most recent el niño occur
when did the most recent el niño occur
2014 -- 16
2014 -- 16