Weather => General Weather Discussion => Topic started by: xairbusdriver on April 07, 2021, 07:07:31 PM
Title: NOAA Will Soon Start Using the New Normal
Post by: xairbusdriver on April 07, 2021, 07:07:31 PM
NOAA is making their usual 30 year average update in May. But they will also start a new 15 year average that will allow more recent changes to be used by industries.
Your Weather Forecast Update: Warmer Climate Will Be The New 'Normal' (https://www.npr.org/2021/04/07/983224262/your-weather-forecast-update-warmer-climate-will-be-the-new-normal)
Title: Thanks for sharing. (Re: NOAA Will Soon Start Using the New Normal)
Post by: elagache on April 07, 2021, 11:11:59 PM
NOAA is making their usual 30 year average update in May. But they will also start a new 15 year average that will allow more recent changes to be used by industries. . . . .
Thanks for sharing. It is interesting that it could lull people into not taking heat waves as seriously. Quoting from the article with respect to Phoenix weather: "We're going to have to remind people, especially this year, 'Hey, if we're at 115, that is 5 degrees above the average. But remember that this average has changed,"