An overview of precipitation, snowpack, weather predictions and drought and their effect on fire potential for the United States during summer of 2017. 

California is no stranger to a lack of rain and dry ground. Since 1895, the state has suffered through several extended periods of dry weather, some more severe than others. Its driest three-year period was from 1974-1977, including California’s driest winter on record from 1975-1976. However, California has also been soaked with extended periods of wet weather, such as during the mid-1990s.

Background information on NIDIS, the California-Nevada Drought Early Warning System (DEWS), and a summary of the webinar schedule. 

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.

This two-page summarizes the March 27, 2017 California-Nevada DEWS Drought & Climate Outlook Webinar, part of a series of regular drought and climate outlook webinars 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. Includes information about snowpack and climateengine.org

Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Western Region for December 2016 – February 2017. Dated March 2017.   

HIghlights from December 2016, January and February 2017 for the Western states include: