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11/06/2023, 10:08 am EST

El Nino Support (Upper Ocean Heat) Remains Steady  

The upper ocean heat across the equatorial Pacific Ocean remains steadily very warm and supportive of maintaining the current robust oceanic El Nino episode.
11/02/2023, 5:55 am EDT

Drought Developing in Australia Although Patchy Rains In 15-Day Outlook

The October 2023 rainfall pattern across Southeast Asia, Indonesia, and Australia featured extremes. The expected weather was dry climate due to El Nino. However, inclusion of an intensifying positive phase of the Indian Ocean dipole (+IOD) lead to mixed observations.
11/01/2023, 4:50 pm EDT

Where Did The Northern Hemisphere Upper Air Pattern Originate?

What were the climate drivers in October just-ahead of today’s onset of the cold season? We begin off the Northwest Coast of Africa and southwest of Europe where a strong marine heatwave evolved during 2023 (No. 1).
10/31/2023, 9:11 am EDT

Early Season Cold Does Not Necessarily Mean Cold Winter Ahead

A Freeze Warning is in effect for North Texas. Dallas dips to 31F tomorrow morning. During the past 10 years the earliest <32F morning in Dallas was Oct. 31 in 2019. Tomorrow will be second earliest of the past 10 years. Interestingly, both early and late dates for <32F in Dallas have been followed by warm winter seasons.