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Water Year 2011: Review of Conditions and Forecasts in the Colorado River Basin

Water Year 2011: Review of Conditions and Forecasts in the Colorado River Basin. CRFS November 8 , 2011. La Nina. Sources: cpc.ncep.noaa.gov and iri.columbia.edu/climate/ENSO. La Nina and the Upper Colorado.

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Water Year 2011: Review of Conditions and Forecasts in the Colorado River Basin

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  1. Water Year 2011:Review of Conditions and Forecasts in the Colorado River Basin CRFS November 8, 2011

  2. La Nina Sources: cpc.ncep.noaa.gov and iri.columbia.edu/climate/ENSO

  3. La Nina and the Upper Colorado • Some analyses (e.g. Klaus Wolter, right) have shown seasonal teleconnections to precipitation in the Upper Colorado basin • Possible tendency toward drier fall and spring and wetter winters in La Nina Credit: Klaus Wolter http://wwa.colorado.edu/IWCS/2010_October.html

  4. U.S. Precipitation Departures (mm) and Frequency of Occurrence (%) for La Niña during Oct.-Dec. FREQUENCY (right panel) indicates the percentage of La Niña years that the indicated departure (left panel) occurred. For example, below-average seasonal precipitation over the Middle Mississippi Valley occurred in 70%-90% of the La Niña years.

  5. U.S. Precipitation Departures (mm) and Frequency of Occurrence (%) for La Niña during Dec.-Feb. Source: cpc.ncep.noaa.gov

  6. U.S. Precipitation Departures (mm) and Frequency of Occurrence (%) for La Niña during Mar.-May Source: cpc.ncep.noaa.gov

  7. CPC Precipitation Outlooks

  8. WY 2011 Monthly Precipitation

  9. Spring 2011, Monthly Precipitation April May

  10. Spring 2011, Monthly Precipitation June July

  11. Spring and Summer Temperature Departures from Average Maximum April and May departures were the most extreme at > 7 degrees F below normal. Cool temperatures continued though July.

  12. Daily SWE Records, 2011

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