A strong positive phase Pacific North America index brings excessive heat peaking Wednesday in the Pacific Northwest while an equally impressive strong positive phase of the North Atlantic oscillation later this week causes extreme heat by early next week in the Mid-Atlantic region.

The Climate Impact Company North Atlantic seasonal tropical cyclone season forecast is updated. The activity forecast is similar to the early June outlook but adjusted more intense with an additional major hurricane and high accumulated cyclone energy index.

For many folks in Southeast Brazil a first-time experience witnessing snow and ice occurred on Thursday as a historic cold outbreak surged northward across all of the South/southeast Brazil crop areas.

Thermal extremes are present and more are ahead! The Central U.S. heat wave marches on and fades later this week into early next week. Another heat wave re-emerges in the West and expands to the North-central U.S. later next week. A North Africa to Western Russia heat wave emerges next week. Meanwhile a freeze strikes Southeast Brazil.