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U. S. Drought 2012+World. Allen Motew Director QT Weather QT Information Systems, Inc. Chicago Board of Trade 312-896-2072 amotew@qtinfo.com. Weather. From the ground, it looks like this….
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U. S. Drought 2012+World Allen Motew Director QT Weather QT Information Systems, Inc. Chicago Board of Trade 312-896-2072 amotew@qtinfo.com Weather
How did we end up with droughts over the past two years? (w/o mentioning global warming?)
A COSTLY FOOLER…early planting of big acreage (USDA said 164 bu./acre…now ?)May 5, 2012
Past Year EL NINO LA NINA
El Nino Normally Brings This!(summer tropical moisture into mix)
Both neutral ENSO Summers came off La Nina winters. Both ended with summer drought, but shifted location
“HELLO, EL NINO, HELLO ENHANCED MONSOON?” (GOOD U.S./BAD INDIA)
SEPT-OCT-NOV PRECIP
OCT-NOV-DEC PRECIP TEMPS
NOV-DEC-JAN PRECIP PRECIP TEMPS
AustraliaAUG-SEPT-OCT PRECIP
OCT-NOV-DEC PRECIP