NOAA monthly climate call: May 16

On Thursday, climate and weather experts will discuss key findings from NOAA's U.S. and climate analyses for April, as well as the latest U.S. seasonal outlooks for temperature, precipitation and drought through August. In addition, an expert will also provide an overview of the impacts of recent weather across the U.S. on the national drought footprint and agriculture.

WHEN
Thursday, May 16, 11:00 - 11:45 a.m. ET (USA)

WHO
- Karin Gleason, climate scientist, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
- Brad Rippey, meteorologist, Office of the Chief Economist, U.S. Department of Agriculture 
- Stephen Baxter, meteorologist, NOAA Climate Prediction Center

WHAT
Conference Call (slides will accompany the call, see below)
-  Presentations
-  Questions and Answers

HOW
1. Dial into the conference call

• 888-957-9822 U.S./Canada (toll-free)
• 1-773-756-4811 International (toll)
• Passcode: "CLIMATE"

 2. View slides at http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/briefings offsite link (available approximately 30 minutes before teleconference). 

Following the call, an audio file will be posted within 90 minutes to this advisory.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information climate reports recapping April 2019: 
  •  https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/temp-and-precip/us-maps/1/201904#us-maps-select  offsite link(U.S.)
• NOAA Climate Prediction Center outlooks & assessments: http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov offsite link
• USDA Drought Portal: https://www.usda.gov/topics/disaster/drought offsite link
• U.S. Drought Portal: http://www.drought.gov offsite link
• NOAA El Niño/La Niña page: https://www.climate.gov/enso offsite link
• NOAA Climate Portal: http://www.climate.gov offsite link
• Upcoming NOAA climate monitoring reports: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/monitoring-references/dyk/monthly-releases offsite link