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01/07/2023, 10:15 am EST

Eurasia Snow Cover 10th Least Snowy in December 2022; Last Week of December 4th Least Snowy

December 2022 ranked 21st least snowy in the 57-year climatology for the northern hemisphere. The observation is heavily biased by the 10th least snowy December on record for Eurasia. In Europe, the last week of December ranked 4th least snowy in the 57-year climatology trailing 1980, 2017 and 1974.

01/06/2023, 10:18 am EST

Australia Bureau of Meteorology More Forcefully Projecting El Nino Risk by June

Australia Bureau of Meteorology more forcefully indicates a sufficiently warm Nino34 SSTA regime to warrant an El Nino event by June.

01/05/2023, 8:13 am EST

Argentina Flash Drought Test!

The combination of week-long period of no rain, excessive heat, shallow and deep layer soil moisture deficits produces a flash drought risk across Argentina into the second third of January.

01/05/2023, 8:09 am EST

Record Warm Mediterranean Sea Helping to Inspire Warm Europe Climate!

During the past 10 years, a semi-permanent upper trough has set-up near or southeast of Greenland frequently compensated for by a downstream upper ridge over Europe. When that Europe ridge is present, the record warm Mediterranean Sea is helping to intensify the upper ridge pattern helping to explain the recent unusual early January warmth.