Recorded 12/06/2024
Aired 12/10/2024
In this month’s episode of the Southwest Climate Podcast hosts Zack Guido and Mike Crimmins slow-roll into the winter season. They look back on 2024 followed by what happened in November and why - including the Atmospheric River event on the west coast. They dive into a recent paper that interrogates the expected intensification of cool season precipitation in the west. And close out with a teaser look at the La Niña outlook and precipitation forecast with a highlight of the Relative Oceanic Niño Index (RONI).
Mentions:
ENSO Blog: “Can a little La Niña pack a big precipitation punch?”
Related Paper: “A Relative Sea Surface Temperature Index for Classifying ENSO Events in a Changing Climate”
North American Multi-Model Ensemble (NMME)
NOAA - Climate Prediction Center (CPC)