Mar 2023 SW Climate Podcast – Water Everywhere: Big Winter Stories

In the March 2023 edition of the Southwest Climate Podcast, Mike Crimmins and Zack Guido still have plenty to talk about!  The pod starts out with a recap of the month of March’s precipitation and temperature followed by a discussion of whether ENSO played a role.  Then they plow (pun intended) into the ‘Big Winter Stories’ covering historical snowpack, atmospheric rivers, extremes and drought.  Stick around for the streamflow conversation as well as what Mike and Zack are looking forward to. 

Mentions:

• Southeast Regional Climate Center - Climate Perspectives Tool – Western Region
• NOAA ENSO Blog: “Did La Niña drench the Southwest United States in early winter 2022/23?”
• SCRIPPS Center For Western Weather and Water Extremes (CW3E) - Atmospheric River Tally
• NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
• Photo from Mammoth Mountain
• Rutz et. al. "Climatological Characteristics of Atmospheric Rivers and Their Inland Penetration over the Western United States"
• U.S. Drought Monitor

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