This document summarizes information from the Jan. 23, 2017 CA-NV Drought Early Warning System Drought and Climate Outlook Webinar, including discussion of current conditions, snow pack, flooding in times of drought, and a look ahead. The webinars, held every other month, are designed to provide stakeholders and other interested parties in the region with timely information on current drought status and associated impacts, as well as a preview of current and developing climatic events (i.e. El Niño and La Niña).
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for Alaska and Northwestern Canada for September – November 2016; outlook for Jan – March 2017. Dated December 2016.
Significant events, regional overview, and impacts for the Western Region, Sept.-Nov. 2016. Includes Regional outlook for January, February and March 2017.
Summary of conditions and climate outlook for California and Nevada in December 2016, as presented during Dec. 2 webinar.
Percent of normal precipitation from Oct. 1- Nov. 28; discussion of atmospheric rivers; discussion of La Niña; comparison of this year’s precipitation to climatic record.
Summary:
Summary:
- ENSO Alert System Status: La Niña Advisory La Niña conditions are present.
- Equatorial sea surface temperatures (SST) are below average in the central and east-central Pacific Ocean.
- La Niña is slightly favored to persist (~55% chance) through winter 2016-17.
What is NIDIS; what is a Drought Early Warning System (DEWS); what is the Californai-Nevada Climate Applications program (CNAP); webinar agenda.
How patterns in snowmelt and streamflow are related, anecdotal “Rules of Thumb” and statistical tools for measuring the amount of snow, when it melts and how quickly it melts in different parts of Idaho.
Update on Pacific Northwest regional activities by various climate research and information groups.