Summary of NIDIS activities since its authorization in 2006. Includes:
Since 2000, the Colorado River basin has been experiencing a historic, extended drought that has impacted regional water supply and other resources, such as hydropower, recreation, and ecological goods and services. During this time, the Basin has experienced its lowest 16-year period of inflow in over 100 years of record keeping, and reservoir storage in the Colorado River system has declined from nearly full to about half of capacity.
Significant events; temperature, precipitation and drought data, regional impacts for Sept.-Nov. 2015 for the West with Jan-Feb_March outlook for 2016.
Significant events, lake levels, temperature and precipitation data, impacts and outlook for January – March 2016 in the Great Lakes region, December 2015.
Significant events, temperature and precipitation anomalies, first hard freeze dates, impacts for Sept-Nov 2015 in the Missouri River Basin, with three-month outlook for Jan-March 2016.
Briefing slides from December 15, 2015.
Significant events, regional impacts and outlook for winter 2015-16 for Gulf of Maine region.
Significant events, climate overview and regional impacts for September-November 2015 in the Midwest, with regional outlook for December 2015 – February 2016.
Describes the planning process leading up to the launch of the Pacific Northwest DEWS.
Significant events, climate overview, regional impacts and updates for Sept.-Nov. 2015 in the Eastern Region, with outlook for winter 2015-16.