The NINO3.4 Index anomaly (in the central equatorial Pacific) over the last month (through 31 August) was -1.00˚C (climatology: 1991-2020), showing a strong cooling trend compared to July. In the last four decades, only four Augusts had cooler central equatorial Pacific SSTs than 2022, including August 2010, 1999, 1998, and 1988.