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Warmer, drier summer predicted in northwest |
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June 20, 2017 |
From the
Columbia Basin Bulletin
The weather-climate outlook for the coming
summer months appears to be comfortably warmer
and drier than the last couple summers in the
Columbia Basin.
A briefing held Thursday by NOAA forecasters
offered up the latest climate-weather outlook
across the country.
NOAA reports that May’s weather was slightly
warmer than average across the contiguous United
States. The spring months were the eighth
warmest on record, and January through May were
the second warmest on record for those periods.
Precipitation nationwide was wetter than average
in May, the spring months were the 11th wettest
on record and January through May were the
fourth wettest on record.
Long-range, NOAA is forecasting normal
temperatures and precipitation in the Columbia
Basin states through the month of July.
Warmer-than-average temperatures and normal
precipitation are forecast for July, August and
September in the Columbia Basin states.
The El Nino Southern Oscillation forecast
predicts neutral conditions — no El Nino or La
Nina patterns that influence weather in North
America. |
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