Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Western Region for June – August 2016. Dated September 2016.

For water providers and others in the Rocky Mountain West who depend on the pulse of runoff from the melting snowpack from April through July, snowpack monitoring is drought monitoring. A well below average snowpack as measured by snow-water equivalent (SWE) is a harbinger of not only low water supply but also other drought impacts, such as increased fire risk and below-normal summer soil moisture.

Significant events, regional overview of conditions in the West and outlooks for precipitation, temperature and wildfire as of May 2016.

Describes NOAA activities through May 2016 in support of the California Water Action Plan (CWAP).

Activities, needs and communication/cooperation among DEWS and Working Groups.

Harvest yields, acreage amounts, irrigation systems and cash receipts over time for various crops.

How atmospheric rivers can influence drought, with discussion of potential outcomes of El Niño.

Overview of NOAA and NIDIS activities in the Russian River.

How climate change will affect CA hydroclimate and impact economic sectors.