12/20/2021, 8:24 am EST
A review of the NOAA/CPC long-lead climate outlooks issued late last week compared to Climate Impact Company (for January).
News
12/16/2021, 2:01 pm EST
According to NOAA, the U.S. set a record yesterday for most observed gusts >hurricane force (74 mph), just 5 days since the historic tornado outbreak on December 10th. According to NOAA, more than 55 reports of gusts >74 mph were observed in Midwestern States. According to NOAA, the previous record was 53 reports set on August 10, 2020 (period of record 2004-2021).
12/16/2021, 10:00 am EST
The morning weather satellite picture across South America identifies the prevailing early meteorological summer pattern. A persistent upper trough extending from well east of Uruguay to northeast Brazil maintains a wet pattern for much of Brazil. However, trailing the upper trough, an upper ridge brings a dry climate pattern to Argentina to far Southeast Brazil.
12/15/2021, 11:15 am EST
We're in a pattern that may last well into summer...semi-permanent low-pressure east-southeast of Brazil and an attendant upper trough extending northwestward into Brazil causing steady rainfall compensated for by atmospheric subsidence causing dryness and heat in Southeast Brazil to Northeast Argentina raising drought concerns there.