Climate scientists to recap June, provide climate outlooks through October, and discuss record-breaking heat across the Southwest U.S.
Climate scientists to recap June, provide climate outlooks through October, and discuss record-breaking heat across the Southwest U.S.
UPDATED: July 21, 2016.
Audio from the July 21, 2016 monthly climate call is posted to the "related resources" section below.
June 2016 land and ocean temperature percentiles (Image credit: NOAA NCEI)
On Thursday, July 21, climate and weather experts will discuss key findings from NOAA's June U.S. and global climate analyses, as well as the latest forecast for La Niña and how that may influence temperature and precipitation through October. In addition, an expert will discuss the record-breaking heat across the Southwest in June and the current monsoon season.
WHEN
Thursday, July 21, 11:00 - 11:45 a.m. ET (USA)
WHO
• Jake Crouch, climatologist, NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information-Climate Monitoring Branch
• Nancy Selover, state climatologist, Arizona State University
• Dan Collins, meteorologist and seasonal forecaster, NOAA's Climate Prediction Center-Operational Prediction Branch
WHAT
Conference call (slides will accompany call, see below)
• Presentations
• Questions and Answers
HOW
1. Dial into the conference call
• Passcode: "CLIMATE"
2. View slides at http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/briefings (available approximately one hour before teleconference)
MEDIA CONTACT
John Leslie, john.leslie@noaa.gov, 301-713-0214
Brady Phillips, brady.phillips@noaa.gov, 202-407-1298
FOR MORE INFORMATION
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information climate reports recapping June 2016:
- NOAA Climate Prediction Center outlooks & assessments: http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov
- U.S. Drought Portal: http://www.drought.gov
- NOAA El Niño page:https://www.climate.gov/enso
- NOAA Climate Portal: http://www.climate.gov
- Arizona State Climate Office: https://azclimate.asu.edu/ offsite link
- Upcoming NOAA climate monitoring reports: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/monitoring-references/dyk/monthly-releases
