UPDATED: April 21, 2016.
Audio from today's call is posted to the "Related Resources" section below.
Map: Land and ocean temperature departure from average for March 2016, (Image credit: NOAA NCEI)
On Thursday, April 21, climate and weather experts will discuss key findings from NOAA's March U.S. and global climate analyses and the latest forecast for El Niño/La Niña and how that may influence temperature and precipitation in the coming months. In addition, experts will discuss the snowpack and water conditions in the Western U.S.
WHEN
Thursday, April 21, 11:00 - 11:45 a.m. ET (USA)
WHO
- Jake Crouch, climate scientist, NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information-Climate Monitoring Branch
- Nina Oakley, assistant research climatologist and California climate specialist, Western Regional Climate Center
- Jon Gottschalck, chief, 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
- 1-888-603-9616 U.S./Canada (toll-free)
- 1-630-395-0307 International (toll)
- Passcode: "CLIMATE"
2. View slides at http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/briefings (available approximately one hour before teleconference)
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 March 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
- Upcoming NOAA climate monitoring reports: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/monitoring-references/dyk/monthly-releases
- Western Regional Climate Center, http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/ offsite link
