NASA El Nino Update: Why El Nino is “Too Big To Fail” Yesterday, we reported on NASA climatologist Bill Patzert saying that El Nino was “too big to fail.” Today, NOAA has released an El Nino update that puts what Bill said into context and explains why the current El Nino is “too big to fail.” NOAA now believes that the current El Nino will be one of the strongest on record […] WeatherBrains | October 13, 2015 0 Comments
NASA Scientist Says El Nino is “Too Big To Fail” “There’s no longer a possibility that El Niño wimps out at this point. It’s too big to fail.” “And the winter over North America is definitely not going to be normal” – Bill Patzert, climatologist for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California The LA Times just wrote an article highlighting what El Nino will mean for California. They open it […] Weather WeatherBrains | October 12, 2015 1 Comment
VIDEO: The Legendary 1997 El Nino VS. This Year’s El Nino This year’s El Nino is now officially considered a strong El Nino (1.5ºC above average sea surface temps). So far, this is the third strongest El Nino on record behind 1987 and 1997. “The July-September 3-month average sea surface temperature (the ONI) was 1.5°C above normal, third in line behind July-September 1987 (1.6°C) and 1997 (1.7°C).” – NOAA, yesterday WHAT […] Weather WeatherBrains | October 9, 2015 0 Comments
Official NOAA October Strong El Nino Update: Good News for N. California, Bad for N. Rockies NOAA just released their latest El Nino update today. The current El Nino is now officially strong. Here are the highlights from their complex update: In coastal northern California, a strong El Niño year averages about 40 rainy days per winter (December 1st through February 28th), compared to about 26 during a non-El Niño winter. In the northern Rocky Mountains, […] WeatherBrains | October 8, 2015 0 Comments
“Not What I Ordered! How El Nino Is Like A Bad Bartender” by NOAA Let’s face it: El Niño is the life of the party. He’s the Most Interesting Child in the World. The good folks over at The ENSO Blog have filled up a whole blog, and still there are enough leftovers for Beyond the Data, where we don’t always blog about teleconnections, but when we do, we prefer El Niño. We’ve already written about how El Niño will push the needle toward 2015 being the warmest year on […] Weather Guest Author | October 2, 2015 0 Comments
“A Wet Winter Won’t Save California” | by New York Times We just read this article and it highly recommend you read it, especially if you live in California. As skiers and riders, we’re constantly thinking about snowfall. Maybe it’s time for us to start thinking more long term… Below is an excerpt from “A Wet Winter Won’t Save California” written by Noah S. Diffenbaugh and Christopher B. Field for the New York Times. To read the full article please click the title below: Now climatologists have confirmed that a powerful El Niño is building, and forecasts suggest a high likelihood Weather SnowBrains | September 28, 2015 0 Comments
NOAA: What This Year’s El Nino Means for Colorado NOAA in Denver, Colorado just released a mountain of information about how this year’s Strong El Nino will effect Colorado. Basically, they’re saying that northern part of the state generally gets below average precipitation and above average temperatures while the southern part of the state gets above average precipitation and below average temperatures. SnowBrains | September 25, 2015 0 Comments
NOAA’s Official 2015/16 Winter Outlook for the USA: NOAA has release it’s official 2015/16 winter forecast for the USA. They’re sticking to their confidence in the strong El Nino affecting the USA with above average precipitation in the south and above average temperatures in the north. Lets break it down: 2015/16 WINTER PRECIPITATION: NOAA’s precipitation outlook for winter 2015/16 is showing above average precipitation for the southern half of the USA including Tahoe, Colorado, […] SnowBrains | September 21, 2015 3 Comments
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