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03/07/2024, 7:33 pm EST

Monthly HDD Tallies Across Europe Identify A “Climate Change” Signature for Winter 2023-24

Another mild winter season across Europe as monthly heating degree day averages for West Europe were seasonably chilly in November and both West and East Europe in January while other months, especially February were prohibitively warm.

03/06/2024, 8:30 am EST

The Australia Report: February 2024 soil moisture anomaly verification.

The February 2024 Australia soil moisture anomaly analysis reveals lack of widespread drought typical of an El Nino summer. Dry soils are present across parts of northern and southern portions of Western Australia while wet soils dominate elsewhere.

03/05/2024, 2:53 pm EST

Finding Climate Change in Northern Hemisphere Wintertime Upper Air Pattern During El Nino

A comparison of northern hemisphere 500 MB height anomalies for DEC/JAN/FEB during the strongest 3 El Nino events of the past 30 years to the just-ended event yields several interesting observations. The general 500 MB anomaly pattern is remarkably consistent but notice how each year produces less and less bold upper trough signatures.

03/05/2024, 5:51 am EST

Soaking Wet Northeast U.S. Soils

Soaking wet soils are present across the Northwest U.S. and parts of the West Coast. However, our concern in this report is the emerging excessive soil moisture across the northern Mid-Atlantic region and the southern half of New England. The NOAA/WPC 7-day quantitative precipitation forecast (QPF) indicates prohibitive rainfall in the coastal Northeast Corridor region.