Category Archives: U.S. Outlook
Seasonal Outlooks (March – May 2014)
The data for the global temperature and precipitation outlooks are provided by the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI). The IRI was established as a cooperative agreement between NOAA’s Climate Program Office and Columbia University. It is part of The Earth Institute, Columbia University. The data for these maps are constructed primarily from several climate models, with some minor tweaks by climatologists.
The data for the U.S. drought outlook are provided by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center. Continue reading
Seasonal Outlooks (January – March 2014)
The data for the global temperature and precipitation outlooks are provided by the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI). The IRI was established as a cooperative agreement between NOAA’s Climate Program Office and Columbia University. It is part of The Earth Institute, Columbia University. The data for these maps are constructed primarily from several climate models, with some minor tweaks by climatologists.
The data for the U.S. drought outlook are provided by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center. Continue reading
Climate Outlook for Early Spring (U.S.)
NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center expects a large area including much of the eastern two-thirds of the country to be warmer than normal. The Pacific Northwest and southern Alaska are expected to be cooler than normal. For more information about this, the precipitation outlook, and the drought outlook for the United States, read on! Continue reading
