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Monthly Precipitation and Temperature: July precipitation ranged between record driest and average in most of Arizona and between below average and above average in most of New Mexico (Fig. 1a). July temperatures were much above average or record warmest in most of Arizona and New Mexico (Fig. 1b). The daily average temperature anomalies for Jul 1 – Aug 15 (Fig. 2) highlight the fluctuations at select stations around the region. (Read More)

Sea surface temperatures (SSTs) are cooling across the equatorial Pacific but are still mostly in the range of normal (Figs. 1-2). Conditions are forecast to remain ENSO-neutral through summer 2020, while seasonal outlooks point to a possible La Nina event by fall or winter 2020. (Read More)

Monthly Precipitation and Temperature: May precipitation ranged between record driest and average in most of Arizona, and between much below average and average in most of New Mexico (Fig. 1a). May temperatures were above average in nearly all of Arizona and New Mexico (Fig. 1b). The daily average temperature anomalies for May 1 – Jun 14 (Fig. 2) highlight the fluctuations at select stations around the region.(Read More)

Sea surface temperatures (SSTs) are returning to near normal across the equatorial Pacific (Figs. 1-2). Conditions are forecast to remain ENSO-neutral through summer 2020, while longer term outlooks point to the possibility of a La Niña event later in 2020.(Read More)