Experts recap May and provide outlooks through September

A collage of typical climate and weather-related events: floods, heatwaves, drought, hurricanes, wildfires and loss of glacial ice. (Image credit: NOAA)
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On Thursday, climate and weather experts will discuss key findings from NOAA's U.S. and global climate analyses for May 2023, the latest El Niño/La Niña update and the U.S. seasonal outlooks for temperature, precipitation and drought for the next three months. An expert from NOAA's National Weather Service Forecast Office in Spokane, Washington, will also review the extremely warm May across the Pacific Northwest as well as the smoke from the Canadian wildfires that created air quality issues across the region.
WHEN
Thursday, June 15, 11:00 - 11:45 a.m. ET (USA)
WHO
- Rocky Bilotta, climatologist, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
- Jeremy Wolf, climate program leader, NOAA National Weather Service Forecast Office, Spokane, Washington
- Brad Pugh, meteorologist, NOAA Climate Prediction Center
WHAT
- Conference Call (slides will accompany call, see below)
- Presentations
- Questions and Answers
HOW
1. Dial into the conference call:
• 800-779-0645 U.S./Canada (toll-free)
• 1-630-395-0031 International (toll)
• Verbal passcode: CLIMATE
2. View slides at https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/monthly-report/briefings (available approximately 30 minutes before teleconference).
FOR MORE INFORMATION
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information climate reports recapping May 2023: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/monthly-report/national/202305 (U.S.)
https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/monthly-report/global/202305 (Global)
NOAA Climate Prediction Center outlooks & assessments: https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov
NOAA El Niño/La Niña page: https://www.climate.gov/enso
NOAA Climate Portal: https://www.climate.gov
Upcoming NOAA climate monitoring reports: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/dyk/monthly-releases
Media contact
John Bateman, john.jones-bateman@noaa.gov, 202-424-0929