May 2025 - Climate Impact Company

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05/09/2025, 6:30 am EDT

A map of australia showing temperature AI-generated content may be incorrect.

05/09/2025, 6:30 am EDT

The Power of Marine Heatwaves on Australia Climate

The primary culprit to the extreme heat observed across much of Australia during the past 3 months is the enhancing influence on subtropical upper-level high-pressure ridging stretching from southeast of New Zealand to Southern Australia by the presence of MHW’s.

05/08/2025, 3:10 pm EDT

The April 2025 U.S. Climate Pattern Waas Very Warm And On The Wet Side

April 2025 was (nationally) the 12th warmest April on record. The entire Gulf region, Southeast U.S., and most of the East Coast averaged MUCH ABOVE normal. North Carolina and Virginia observed their 2nd warmest months of April in the 131-year period of record. Only the North-central U.S. States were not warmer than normal each averaging near normal for mid-spring.

05/08/2025, 3:05 pm EDT

Neutral ENSO Here To Stay

The Climate Impact Company constructed analog ENSO phase forecast valid through May 2026 yields oceanic (Nino34 SSTA) El Nino potential for later this year while the atmospheric (multivariate ENSO index) ENSO phase is neutral. Dynamic models mostly agree with neutral phase.

05/07/2025, 8:33 am EDT

A map of the united states AI-generated content may be incorrect.

05/07/2025, 8:33 am EDT

Fuel From Pacific Ocean for Heavy Rain Events in U.S. Past 5 Weeks Diminishing

A moist southwest flow entraining moisture from waters southwest of California and helping to cause the wet APR/MAY pattern in the U.S. should start to lose steam after the last excessive rainfall event spread across the Southeast U.S. through the weekend.