Climate Impact Report: Cold This Week Reversing Warm Next Week in The Great Plains

Highlight: Cold this week reversing much warmer next week. Charts of the day: Preliminary December 2021 climate pattern. Discussion: The preliminary analysis of anomalous temperature for December 2021 reveals the second warmest December since 2000. Western Canada turned very cold in December. The temperature anomaly analysis is similar in character to the modern-day climatology for…

Climate Impact Report: Hot/Dry Argentina Through mid-January

Highlight: Hot/dry Argentina through mid-January followed by brief period of rains. Charts of the day: Preliminary December 2021 climate pattern. Discussion: The preliminary look at December 2021 climate pattern across South America reveals anomalous heat and dryness across Northern Argentina while heavy rains affected much of Brazil. Week-2 Ahead Forecast valid January 9-15, 2022: Steady…