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Heavy Snow in the Southern Rockies; Heavy Rain and Severe Weather in the Southern Plains; Fire Weather Conditions in Southern California

Widespread snow, with periods of heavy snowfall, and gusty winds will create difficult to impossible travel across New Mexico and eastern Colorado through overnight Friday. The same system will bring heavy rain, severe weather, and windy conditions across the Southern Plains. Critical wildfire conditions persist across California where Red flag warnings are in effect. warnings are in effect Read More >

ENSO and Climate Variability


Understanding ENSO (From PMEL)


ENSO Monitor - State of Current Conditions

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El Nino Temperatures and Anomalies


Climatology and ENSO-Related Climate Variability in the Pacific


Tropical Cyclone Climatology in the Pacific

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