December 2024 SW Climate Podcast – Relatively Speaking

Recorded 12/06/2024 Aired 12/10/2024   In this month’s episode of the Southwest Climate Podcast hosts Zack Guido and Mike Crimmins slow-roll into the winter season.  They look back on 2024 followed by what happened in November and why - including the Atmospheric River event on the west coast.  They dive into a recent paper that interrogates the expected intensification of cool season precipitation in the west.  And close out with a teaser look at the La Niña outlook and precipitation forecast with a highlight of the Relative Oceanic Niño Index (RONI).     Mentions: Paper: “Anthropogenic Intensification of Cool-Season Precipitation Is Not Yet Detectable Across the Western United States”   ENSO Blog: “Can a little La Niña pack a big precipitation punch?” Related Paper: “A Relative Sea Surface Temperature Index for Classifying ENSO Events in a Changing Climate” North American Multi-Model Ensemble (NMME) NOAA - Climate Prediction Center (CPC)