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04/26/2024, 3:44 am EDT

Kansas Drought Worsening; Incoming Rains Miss Southwestern Kansas

Yesterday’s NOAA/USDA drought analysis across Kansas reveals worsening conditions. Although harsh extreme to exceptional drought is not present, almost all of Kansas (97.9%) is abnormally dry to severe drought. Drought worsening is most apparent in the 3-month change which reveals an increase of 38% to 65% of D1 drought conditions and 5.5% to 17% of D2 (severe drought) conditions.

04/23/2024, 7:58 am EDT

Prohibitive Wet Weather Ahead for Central U.S.

Persistent cool phase Pacific decadal oscillation causes return visits of an upper trough into the West U.S. and that pattern redevelops to close April. A moist southerly flow develops over the Great Plains ahead of the trough and causes heavy to excessive rain in the Great Plains heading into early Maine.

04/23/2024, 3:58 am EDT

The Influence of Marine Heatwaves on Record Warm Global SST

March 2024 brought the 12th consecutive month of record warm global oceans. The daily global SSTA analysis reveals the influence on record warm global oceans by marine heatwaves (MHW). Several MHW’s are steady or strengthening in the southern hemisphere while the second year of a MHW off the Northwest Africa Coast is regaining strength and a new MHW is forming off the coast of East Asia.

04/22/2024, 1:41 pm EDT

New Marine Heat Wave Off East Asia Coast

A large marine heat wave (MHW) is developing off the East Asia coastline and is strengthening. Consequently, CFS V2 is forecasting a large high-pressure area to develop across the MHW during the summer season.