NOAA monthly U.S. and global climate call is February 20

On Thursday, Feb. 20, climate and weather experts will discuss key findings from NOAA's U.S. and global climate analyses for January, as well as the latest U.S. seasonal outlooks for temperature, precipitation and drought through May.

An expert from NOAA's Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory will also provide an update on the record-high water levels and winter ice coverage of the Great Lakes.

WHEN

Thursday, February 20, 11:00–11:45 a.m. ET (USA)

WHO

• Karin Gleason, climatologist, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
• Eric Anderson, Ph.D., physical scientist, NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
• Matt Rosencrans, meteorologist, NOAA Climate Prediction Center

WHAT

Conference call (slides will accompany call, see below)

• Presentations
• Question and answer session

HOW
    1. Dial into the conference call:

       • 888-604-9367 U.S./Canada (toll-free)
       • 1-312-470-7405 International (toll)
       • Passcode: "CLIMATE"

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

*Following the call, an audio file will be posted on this page in about 90 minutes.

For more information

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information climate reports recapping January 2020:
https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/national/202001 (U.S.)
https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/global/202001 (Global) 

NOAA Climate Prediction Center outlooks & assessments: https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov

NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory: https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/  

NOAA El Niño/La Niña page: https://www.climate.gov/enso

NOAA Climate Portal: https://www.climate.gov

Upcoming NOAA climate monitoring reports: https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/monitoring-references/dyk/monthly-releases