Friday, May 15, 2015
In the May 2015 Southwest Climate Podcast Mike Crimmins and Zack Guido talk about the winter and spring patterns that will affect the 2015 Wildfire Season, as well as how we differ from regions not affected by Monsoon Climate patterns.
Image & Story Credits
- Percent of Normal Precipitation for October, November & December 2014 - Source: NWS Advanced Hydrological Prediction Service & High Plains Regional Climate Center
- Departure from Normal Temperature 1/1/2015 - 3/31/2015 - Source: High Plains Regional Climate Center
- Percent of Normal Precipitation for April 2015 - Source: NWS Advanced Hydrological Prediction Service & High Plains Regional Climate Center
- Percent of Normal Precipitation for 5/1/2015 - 5/13/2015 - Source: High Plains Regional Climate Center
- Departure from Normal Temperature 4/14/2015 - 5/13/2015 - Source: High Plains Regional Climate Center
- Wallow Fire - 2011 - Source: Earth Observatory (Nasa.gov)
- Percent of Normal Precipitation 3/1/2011 - 5/31/2011 - Source: High Plains Regional Climate Center
- Percent of Normal Snow Water Equivalent - May 1, 2015 - Source: Natural Resources Conservation Service
- Tucson Climatological Averages - Source: WeatherSpark
- Riverside, CA vs. Tucson, AZ - Climatological Averages - Source: WeatherSpark