Experts recap April and provide the U.S. summer outlook
Experts recap April and provide the U.S. summer outlook
A collage of typical climate and weather-related events: heatwaves, drought, hurricanes, wildfires and changes in sea ice coverage. (Image credit: NOAA)
On Friday, climate and weather experts will discuss key findings from NOAA's U.S. and global climate analyses for April as well as the latest U.S. seasonal outlooks for temperature, precipitation and drought for the summer of 2020. A USDA expert will also provide an update on the current state of agriculture in the Plains and Midwest as of mid-May.
WHEN
- Friday, May 22, 11:00 - 11:45 a.m. ET (USA)
WHO
- Ahira Sánchez-Lugo, climatologist, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
- Dennis Todey, Director, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Midwest Climate Hub
- Brad Pugh, meteorologist, NOAA Climate Prediction Center
WHAT
- Conference Call (slides will accompany call, see below)
- Presentations
- Questions and Answers
HOW
- Dial into the conference call:
- 888-769-9409 U.S./Canada (toll-free)
- 1-210-234-0050 International (toll)
- Numerical passcode:8010405
- 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 within ~90 minutes on this page.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information climate reports recapping April 2020:
- https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/national/202004 (U.S.)
- https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/global/202004 (Global)
- NOAA Climate Prediction Center outlooks & assessments: https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov
- NOAA El Niño/La Niña page: https://www.climate.gov/enso
- USDA Midwest Climate Hub: https://www.climatehubs.usda.gov/hubs/midwest
- NOAA Climate Portal: https://www.climate.gov
- Upcoming NOAA climate monitoring reports: https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/monitoring-references/dyk/monthly-releases
