Dear WeatherCat climate watchers,

Sorry for the unusual delay.  This month has gotten off to a particularly hectic start for me.  Better late than never, here is the first 1 month and 3 month forecasts from the National Weather Service - Climate Predication Center for the mid-point of winter. 

Here is the one month forecasts of departures from normal temperatures for February:



Here is the equivalent 3 months predictions of temperatures departures from normal for February through April:



Here are the precipitation predictions of departures from normal for February:



Here is the equivalent graph for February to April:



On to drought forecasts.  Here is the drought outlook for February:



Here is the 3 month outlook:



Sadly, the drought forecasts continue the trend from January.

California wildfires are sadly back in the news.  Here are the wildfire predictions from the NICC - National Interagency Coordination Center.  As always, these come only monthly.  Here is February:



Here is the March outlook:



Finally, here is April:



All we can do is hope that the increased risk does not lead to another tragedy. 

As usual, Like it or not, such are the forecasts we are facing . . . . 

Edouard

January was a little colder than normal at my location, with a bit of snow, and wetter than normal.

On the 'it was wet' topic: 2024 was again a very wet year in the Netherlands with a total (my station) of 1164mm. This after a record wet 2023 (1244mm), while the normal for my area is ±780mm.

Thanks for the reply. After several attempts WC finally started but was hanging. Eventually it connected and has worked for over 24 hours now.

Not sure what it was but my solutions were to reboot mac several times, try different USB's, try a different wire and also download the drivers again.

Eventually I had success with the original wire in the original USB slot.

Warmer, wetter, calmer. 

Love the pics, Steve. Nice snowman!