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03/14/2025, 3:40 pm EDT

New Vs. Old Pacific Decadal Oscillation

The influence of the Pacific decadal oscillation on Southwest Canada/Northwest U.S. climate has changed due to the warming of the North Pacific Ocean. Cool phase PDO events are now much warmer and have eliminated the previous cool/wet bias to the Southwest Canada/Northwest U.S. climate in favor of warmer and drier regimes.
03/13/2025, 8:33 am EDT

Severe Weather/Synoptic Scale Widespread Damaging Wind Ahead for U.S. Weekend

A storm system with low pressure in the 970's guarantees widespread damaging synoptic scale wind and widespread severe weather with impressive outbreaks for the eastern half of the U.S. beginning tomorrow in the Central/East-central U.S. and lasting through Sunday passing the Atlantic Seaboard.
03/11/2025, 10:23 am EDT

Extreme Rainfall from Alfred; New Wet Pattern Ahead Australia

Rainfall amount from former Category-4 Major Hurricane Alfred was widespread >25 inches from far southeast Queensland to coastal northeast New South Wales last week with high spots near 44 inches. The latest forecast indicates a favorable Madden Julian oscillation to cause more widespread rains the second half of March!
03/11/2025, 9:07 am EDT

February 2025 and DEC/JAN/FEB 2024-25 U.S. State Temperature and Precipitation Rankings

Meteorological winter 2024-25 ranked 28th warmest on record. The warm signature was heavily influenced by the 4th warmest December on record to start meteorological winter. State rankings reveal seasonably cold climate from the Interior Northwest to the East Coast where all states were within normal range. The Upper Midwest and northern New England were marginally mild while the warm region was the Southwest U.S. where California and Arizona observed their 5th warmest winter on record.