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01/10/2023, 1:15 pm EST

The December 2022 U.S. Climate Rankings by State and the 2022 Annual State Rankings

Remarkably, despite a harsh arctic outbreak in December, the U.S. temperature averaged almost exactly normal and ranked 64 (of 128 years) which is right in the middle. The cold region was the Great Plains, Montana and Washington although not particularly impressive. Sixteen states were warmer than normal including MUCH ABOVE normal in Maine.

01/09/2023, 7:57 pm EST

Argentina Drought Surging; Western U.S. Short and Long-term Drought Fading

Large regional soil moisture changes during Q4/2022 favored wetter (12) vs. drier (8) trends. The most prominent wetter change is across the Western U.S. and that wetter transition has accelerated in January. The most dramatic dry trend is across Argentina where drought intensified.

01/09/2023, 1:26 pm EST

January Warmest Month of Winter 2022-23 in U.S.

In a rare occurrence, the projected U.S. gas population weight HDD for January 2023 is warmer than the already verified DEC-22 value and projected FEB-23 forecast.

01/08/2023, 4:04 pm EST

Core of Argentina Drought Area Continues to Strengthen

The 5-day outlook is mostly dry across the Argentina and far southeast Brazil drought region. Anomalous heat risk is high in Argentina only. In the medium-range, wet risk increases. Thundershower activity is more widespread across Southeast Brazil reaching Uruguay at times and also Paraguay into northern Argentina. However, the core drought zone in northeast/east Argentina is likely mostly dry and somewhat hotter than normal as drought worsens.