NOAA monthly U.S., global climate report call: April 15

Experts recap March and provide outlooks through July

A collage of typical climate and weather-related events: heatwaves, drought, hurricanes, wildfires and changes in sea ice coverage.

A collage of typical climate and weather-related events: heatwaves, drought, hurricanes, wildfires and changes in sea ice coverage. (Image credit: NOAA)

On Thursday, climate and weather experts will discuss key findings from NOAA's U.S. and global climate analyses for March as well as the latest U.S. seasonal outlooks for temperature, precipitation and drought for the next three months. An expert from the High Plains Regional Climate Center will also provide a review of the contrasting wet and dry conditions that March brought to the Great Plains.

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

WHO

  • Ahira Sánchez-Lugo, climatologist, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
  • Natalie Umphlett, PhD, regional climatologist, High Plains Regional Climate Center, University of Nebraska-Lincoln  
  • Dan Collins, meteorologist, NOAA Climate Prediction Center

WHAT

  • Conference Call (slides will accompany call, see below)
  • Presentations
  • Questions and Answers


HOW

1. Dial into the conference call:

• 888-469-1338 U.S./Canada (toll-free)
• 1-312-470-7221 International (toll)
• Verbal passcode: CLIMATE

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

FOR MORE INFORMATION

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information climate reports recapping March 2021: https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/national/202103 (U.S.)

https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/global/202103 (Global)

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

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

High Plains Regional Climate Center: https://hprcc.unl.edu/ offsite link

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

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

Media contact

John Bateman, john.jones-bateman@noaa.gov, 202-424-0929