January 07, 2015
Thunder, lightning and rotation just off of Santa Barbara in the overnight hours.
1208am Composite Reflectivity and Storm Relative Motion
1253am Composite Reflectivity and Storm Relative Motion
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January 07, 2016
December (12) 2015 is Another record warm month in the 3.4 Niño region.
Warmest monthly SST’s for the 3.4 Niño region
YR MON NINO3.4 ANOM
1982 12 29.21 +2.64
1983 1 29.36 +2.79
1997 11 29.32 +2.67
1997 12 29.26 +2.69
2015 10 29.15 +2.46 2015 11 29.60 +2.98 2015 12 29.39 +2.82
November and December of 2015 achieved the two highest monthly averages for the 3.4 Niño region since 1950 eclipsing the warmest months of both 1997 and 1982.
Weekly SST comparison of this season to 1997 for the 3.4 Niño region since July. First number at months end represent three month or 13 week averages, Second column is an average of three consecutive sets of 13 week averages. These values are similar to values in the ERSSTv3b data set for determining the ONI.
Date temp anomaly Date temp anomaly
01JUL2015 28.9 1.4 02JUL1997 29.0 1.5 08JUL2015 28.8 1.5 09JUL1997 28.9 1.6
15JUL2015 28.9 1.7 16JUL1997 29.0 1.8
22JUL2015 28.8 1.6 23JUL1997 28.8 1.7
29JUL2015 28.8 1.7 1.246 1.054 30JUL1997 28.9 1.9 1.308
05AUG2015 28.9 1.9 06AUG1997 28.8 1.8
12AUG2015 28.9 2.0 13AUG1997 28.9 2.0
19AUG2015 28.9 2.1 20AUG1997 28.9 2.1
26AUG2015 29.0 2.2 1.631 1.318 27AUG1997 28.8 2.0 1.670 1.254
02SEP2015 28.9 2.1 03SEP1997 28.9 2.1
09SEP2015 29.0 2.3 10SEP1997 28.9 2.2
16SEP2015 29.0 2.3 1.900 1.592 17SEP1997 28.9 2.2
23SEP2015 29.0 2.3 1.931 1.603 24SEP1997 28.9 2.2 1.931 1.636
30SEP2015 29.1 2.4 1.964 1.614 01OCT1997 29.1 2.4 1.964 1.647
07OCT2015 29.1 2.4 08OCT1997 29.2 2.6
14OCT2015 29.1 2.4 15OCT1997 29.2 2.5
21OCT2015 29.2 2.5 22OCT1997 29.3 2.6
28OCT2015 29.4 2.7 2.277 1.957 29OCT1997 29.2 2.6 2.254 1.963
04NOV2015 29.5 2.8 05NOV1997 29.2 2.6
11NOV2015 29.7 3.0 12NOV1997 29.3 2.7
18NOV2015 29.7 3.1 19NOV1997 29.3 2.7
25NOV2015 29.6 3.0 2.562 2.268 26NOV1997 29.4 2.8 2.477 2.231
02DEC2015 29.5 2.9 03DEC1997 29.2 2.6
09DEC2015 29.4 2.8 10DEC1997 29.2 2.7 16DEC2015 29.5 2.9 17DEC1997 29.3 2.7
23DEC2015 29.3 2.7 24DEC1997 29.3 2.7
30DEC2015 29.3 2.7 2.762 2.534 31DEC1997 29.2 2.7 2.654 2.462
Evidence of El Niño at work in the Sierra Nevada.
December 11, 2015
December 27, 2015
January 06, 2016
We may have just seen the first major storm in Southern California, but it has been snowing in the Cascades and Sierra Nevada for weeks now. Visible evidence shows snow depths increasing above Yosemite Valley.
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I show how this years Pacific water temperatures compare to the 1982 and 1997 events and highlight the kind of weather episodes that these stronger El Niño’s tend to bring.
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Wild Bill.