December 2020 and the start of the 2020-2021 winter looks warmer and drier than average for much of the country.
2020-21 Winter outlook leans warm and dry across southern U.S.
October 15, 2020
The latest maps from NOAA's Climate Prediction Center show where October 2020 is forecast to be much hotter and drier than average in the U.S. It's not a great outlook for the wildfire-affected West.
Guest blogger Marybeth Arcodia explains her latest research into how the Madden-Julian Oscillation and ENSO sometimes enhance each other's influence on U.S. precipitation and other times cancel each other out.