NOAA monthly climate call: Thursday, December 15

On Thursday, climate and weather experts will discuss key findings from NOAA's November U.S. climate analyses, as well as the latest forecast for La Niña and how that may influence temperature and precipitation through March. In addition, an expert will discuss the record dry conditions and impacts experienced in the southeastern U.S.

WHEN:

Thursday, December 15, 11:00 - 11:45 a.m. ET (USA)

WHO:

- Derek Arndt, chief, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information-Climate Monitoring Branch

- Charles (Chip) Konrad, director of the Southeast Regional Climate Center and associate professor at the Univ. of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

- Brad Pugh, meteorologist and seasonal forecaster, NOAA Climate Prediction Center-Operational Prediction Branch

WHAT:

Conference call (slides will accompany call, see below)

-  Presentations

-  Questions and Answers

HOW:

1. Dial into the conference call

• 1-888-955-8947 U.S./Canada (toll-free)
• 1-773-756-4600  

  International (toll) 

• Passcode: "CLIMATE"

 2. View slides at http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/briefings offsite link (available approximately one hour before teleconference)

Note: NOAA will not release its global climate highlights for November until Monday, December 19, so this call will not address NOAA's global temperature record for November.  

More information:

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information climate reports recapping November 2016:
  • https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/summary-info/national/201611 (U.S.)
  • http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/summary-info/global/201611 offsite link (Global) (report is not available until Dec. 19. at 11:00 AM ET)
• NOAA Climate Prediction Center outlooks & assessments
• U.S. Drought Portal offsite link
• NOAA El Niño/La Niña page
• NOAA Climate Portal
• Upcoming NOAA climate monitoring reports offsite link