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Fire Weather Conditions in the Northwest U.S.; Heavy Rain in the West and South-central U.S.

Extreme heat is waning over the Pacific Northwest. Dry, gusty winds, and isolated dry thunderstorms will bring critical fire weather to the Pacific Northwest and Intermountain West. Heavy rain and thunderstorms continue across portions of the Great Basin, Rockies, and central/southern Plains into the Ozarks. An atmospheric river will bring heavy rain and strong winds to southwest Alaska. Read More >

Tropical Cyclone Climatology in the Pacific


Tropical Cyclone Climatology 1966-2005

Hurricane Symbol

  Images below taken from Cindy Dettmer-Shea's Thesis Research at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2008

Tropical Cyclone Tracks By Month Mean Tropical Cyclone Motion and Speed

Landfalling Tropical Cyclones

Tropical Cyclone Tracks During El Nino/La Nina Years

Total Tropical Cyclones

Tropical Cyclone Genesis Positions and Tracks In The Eastern Pacific Tropical Cyclone Tracks in the Eastern Pacific (1966-1993) Tropical Cyclone Frequency in the Eastern Pacific, NW Pacific and SW Pacific

Climatology of Tropical Cyclones in the Central Pacific Basin (WFO Honolulu)