Defining a USDA Climate Hub, with details of the Northwest Climate Hub; regional climate change impacts to agriculture, contacts, more.
Summary of drought impacts in Idaho for various time scales, including effects on/from snow pack, soil moisture, temperature, precipitation, stream flow, reservoir levels.
Summary: ENSO Alert System Status as of 10/6/2016: Not Active
- ENSO-neutral conditions are present.*
- Equatorial sea surface temperatures (SST) are near or below average in the east-central and eastern Pacific Ocean.
- ENSO-neutral conditions are slightly favored (between 55-60%) during the upcoming Northern Hemisphere fall and winter 2016-17.*
- Stay tuned! The ENSO forecasts and conditions have been borderline between cool neutral and weak La Niña.
Pacific Northwest Drought Early Warning System Drought Indicators & Triggers Workshop agenda from Sept. 26-27, 2016, in Boise Idaho.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for Alaska and Northwestern Canada for June – August 2016. Dated September 2016.