Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Midwest Region for March – May 2017. Dated June 2017.
The unusual February warmth continued into the first week of March. Most of southern Minnesota, Iowa and, northern Missouri were 7°–10°F above normal, while most of Illinois and Indiana were 6°–8°F above normal. Dozens of daily maximum and high minimum temperature records fell during the week.
Summary of current conditions, climate outlook, and fire potential outlook for California and Nevada from a webinar conducted May 30, 2017. The webinar was part of a series designed to provide stakeholders and other interested parties in the region with timely information on current drought status and impacts, as well as a preview of current and developing climatic events like La Niña.
Background information on NIDIS, the California-Nevada Drought Early Warning System (DEWS), and a summary of the webinar schedule.
An overview of precipitation, snowpack, weather predictions and drought and their effect on fire potential for the United States during summer of 2017.
A description of the predictive services and the fire potential in Southern California.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Hawaii and the U.S. Pacific Islands Region for February – April 2017. Dated May 2017.
Includes significant events and impacts for Q1 2017; regional climate overview; sectoral impacts, and regional outlook for May through July 2017.
Basic information on the USDA Climate Hubs.
Agenda; what is NIDIS; what is a DEWS; information about the Pacific Northwest DEWS; upcoming events.
An overview of grazing and fuels and their relationship to wildfire. Summary:
Grazing can reduce fuels. Grazing will not stop fires under very hot & dry conditions. Grazing can reduce cheatgrass & grazing can increase cheatgrass. Grazing can reduce fire intensity & promote recovery after fire.