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09/04/2023, 9:25 am EDT

Very Dry Month of August in Australia

August 2023 was very dry across the southwest and southeast/east continent with only parts of interior Western Australia wetter than normal. The dry bias to Australia climate caused by El Nino and positive phase Indian Ocean dipole (+IOD) has emerged.
08/31/2023, 8:42 am EDT

Steadily Increasing Cooling Demand for Electricity Markets Early September

The U.S. population weight CDD forecast identifies a steadily increasing cooling demand through early September. All models are in agreement on a potential record warm week of September 8-14.
08/30/2023, 6:07 am EDT

Extraordinarily Warm (and Dry) U.S. Medium-range Forecasts

The U.S. shifts into an extraordinarily warm September pattern as indicated in today's medium-range forecast which trends warmer in the 11-15-day period as indicated by ECM ENS. Almost the entire U.S. is warmer than normal as mid-September arrives.
08/28/2023, 11:50 am EDT

El Nino Strengthening But Subsurface A Lot Different From 2015 El Nino Episode

El Nino is strengthening. Oceanic El Nino warmed to +1.5C in the Nino34 region last week. Warming to >+1.0C finally reached the Dateline. The southern oscillation index (SOI) for August is projected near -1.00 which is the second monthly stronger El Nino-style -SOI of the past 4 months.