"Could the current strong El Niño help soak the National Football League's 50th Super Bowl next Sunday?

Unless you've been living under a rock, you've probably heard something about this El Niño, the periodic warming of the equatorial eastern Pacific water that, in turn, changes atmospheric weather patterns, particularly in the winter.

This isn't just any ol' garden-variety El Niño either. It's tied the strongest on record."

Jon Erdman reports for the Weather Channel January 30, 2016. [2]