Scores are lower than last year, and the mix of mentions (colors) very different. Not sure what to make of that.
January 13, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Scores are lower than last year, and the mix of mentions (colors) very different. Not sure what to make of that.
Not being an actual meteorologist, I have a question about the NCEP Stage IV radar precipitation dataset. The attached picture is a snapshot of the current SoCal radar. The concentric circles at Hanford and Santa Maria are clearly artifacts. Does NCEP correct for this?
December 24, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Not being an actual meteorologist, I have a question about the NCEP Stage IV radar precipitation dataset. The attached picture is a snapshot of the current SoCal radar. The concentric circles at Hanford and Santa Maria are clearly artifacts. Does NCEP correct for this?
Here is the observed change in the 50 year return value (method is from doi.org/10.1038/s414...)
July 6, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Here is the observed change in the 50 year return value (method is from doi.org/10.1038/s414...)
Undoubtedly, the tragic SoCal fires have been worsened by climate change. But mostly because of hotter and drier conditions, not because of wind speed changes. ERA5 shows that the 95th percentile winds are actually decreasing in the region. 1980-2020 trend:
January 8, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Undoubtedly, the tragic SoCal fires have been worsened by climate change. But mostly because of hotter and drier conditions, not because of wind speed changes. ERA5 shows that the 95th percentile winds are actually decreasing in the region. 1980-2020 trend: