Forecast: Expect High Heat Indices after July 4
Convection this week has brought welcome moisture to areas east and south of Grand Island, as several complexes developed on a daily basis from June 24 to 26.
Summer quarterly newsletter: Mesonet maintenance on track
The Nebraska State Climate Office has released the summer edition of Climate Crossroads, its quarterly newsletter. In this issue, you can get up to date on:
- Mesonet maintenance - we're on track!
- The summer climate outlook;
- A project helping cities plan for climate risks; and
- NSCO services to our stakeholders: 14 talks to 510 individuals this quarter, 36 data requests filled.
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May delivers both snow and tornadoes
May turned out to be typical for Nebraska, with touches of winter bringing snow to areas of the state and touches of spring bringing tornadic activity to others. May also saw dryness recede completely from the state, with mostly above-average precipitation recorded across Nebraska.
Nebraska farmers should expect more rain through June
It has been a difficult spring season across most of the United States east of the Rockies. Unusually warm weather during March quickly gave way to cold air intrusions during April and May, making row crop planting a challenge at best. Heavy rains, several unusually late snow events, and severe temperature oscillations have producers wondering what conditions will develop during this upcoming summer.
Climate centers help cities plan for climate variability, risk
LINCOLN — City planning experts from 13 cities across the Midwest recently gathered to talk climate: Climate extremes, variabilities, thresholds, risks and how they should utilize the information.
More Showers in May Forecast
A very active weather pattern is currently impacting the central United States as a broad upper air trough over the western third of the country ejects northeastward toward the Great Lakes region. Severe thunderstorms developed during the afternoon of May 16 from Texas northward through Nebraska and dropped an extensive area of 1-3 inches from west central through eastern Nebraska.
Late-season snow storm blip in otherwise warm month
Nebraska again saw higher-than-normal temperatures across most of the state in April, but it also saw a late-season snow storm that will have implications for Nebraska crops. Read more about it in the April climate summary, available here.
State sees third straight month of above-normal temps
Nebraska saw its third straight month of average above-normal temperatures across the state. It ranked as the 11th warmest on record. Read about that and more in the March climate summary, available here.
Spring quarterly newsletter: Climate affecting ecosystems
The Nebraska State Climate Office has released the spring edition of Climate Crossroads, its quarterly newsletter. In this issue, we take a look at how the climate office is pairing up with wildlife professionals to create climate change threat tools. Also in this edition:
Shulski plays integral role in 4th National Climate Assessment
Changes in climate do not necessarily translate into changes to management practices and interactions between sectors remain quite complex.
Those topics were key discussions during the Northern Great Plains Regional engagement workshop for the Fourth National Climate Assessment on Feb. 22 in Rapid City, South Dakota. Three satellite sites for the workshop included one hosted by the High Plains Regional Climate Center and Nebraska Extension at the School of Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.