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07/23/2023, 3:49 pm EDT

Dry Soil Moisture Emerging In Australia

In Australia, the soil moisture conditions are turning drier on the East Coast and much of Western Australia. The latest 15-day outlooks indicate a changeable thermal pattern through 10 days but averaging mostly warmer than normal in the extended-range.

07/23/2023, 3:45 pm EDT

Monitoring The 30-31C/86-87F SST Presence In The North Atlantic Basin

For the first time in the historical record, accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) index was above normal for a 6-year period (2016-21) averaging 159 which is considerably higher than normal (126). One of the primary contributors to the active period is the much warmer than normal North Atlantic basin sea surface temperature (SST) pattern featuring increased frequency of unusually warm SST of 30-31C (or warmer) which ignites major hurricanes.

07/23/2023, 3:41 pm EDT

Northeast Pacific Marine Heat Wave Shifts To Coast; New Marine Heat Wave Off Newfoundland

The Northeast Pacific marine heatwave “NEP23A” has intensified and shifted east during the past several weeks. Meanwhile, a dramatic change in the North Atlantic SSTA pattern has emerged causing weather pattern changes and extreme events.

07/19/2023, 4:59 am EDT

U.S. Heatwave to Expand to Midwest and Mid-Atlantic U.S. and Midwest Drought to Re-intensify

The historic California, Southwest U.S., and Texas heatwave of mid-July will expand across the U.S. to close the month. The risk of >100F shifts across much of the Great Plains to the Mid-south States in the 6-10-day period. In the 11-15-day period, the risk of >100F shifts eastward through the southern Ohio Valley, Tennessee Valley, and into the Mid-Atlantic States.