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Governor’s Drought Interagency Coordinating Group

Governor’s Drought Interagency Coordinating Group. Charles Ester SRP Water Resource Operations May 10, 2012. 2010. 2008. normal. 2009. 2011. Verde 8.1” Salt 7.3”. WY2012: Oct 1– May 5: 7.72 ” ( 69% of normal). APR 12: 0.51 ” (normal=0.8”). FEB 12: 0.43 ” (normal=1.9”).

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Governor’s Drought Interagency Coordinating Group

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  1. Governor’s Drought Interagency Coordinating Group Charles Ester SRP Water Resource Operations May 10, 2012

  2. 2010 2008 normal 2009 2011 Verde 8.1” Salt 7.3” WY2012: Oct 1– May 5: 7.72” ( 69% of normal) APR 12: 0.51” (normal=0.8”) FEB 12: 0.43” (normal=1.9”) MAR 12: 1.19” (normal=1.9”) DEC-MAR 2011-12: 4.75”, 30th driest in 112 winters FEB: 14th driest MAR: 47th driest APR: 45th driest in 113 years FEB-MAR-APR (2.13”): 18th driest

  3. SRP Reservoir System StatusDate: May 7, 2012 Verde River Salt River/Tonto Creek 256 cfs 132 cfs 1,416,511 AF 70% 85,122 AF 30% CAP 0 cfs 105 cfs 1,025 cfs Arizona Canal South Canal 662 cfs 559 cfs Salt River 0 cfs

  4. Roosevelt Storage 5/11 Plan Actual SRP STORAGE (AF X 1000) 2011 2012

  5. 5/11 Plan Actual Verde System Storage STORAGE (AF X 1000) 2011 2012

  6. TEMPERATURE PRECIPITATION National Weather Service OUTLOOK For MAY-JUN-JUL 2012, issued 19 April 2012 Watershed Thresholds: WET > 3.5”, DRY < 2.5” BELOW BELOW ABOVE Probability of: WET 33%, normal 33%, DRY 33% Source: NOAA/NWS/NCEP/ Climate Prediction Center

  7. Sea Surface Temperature Anomalies APRIL 2012 COOL WARM AZ WARM COOL El Niño/La Niña area -0.3 C/-0.6 F neutral WARM Warm Cool

  8. EL NIÑO/SOUTHERN OSCILLATION (ENSO) FORECAST monsoon winter issued by:NWS Climate Prediction Center, and the International Research Institute for Climate and Society

  9. Winter of 2012/2013? Maverick Fork Hannagan Meadow Promontory

  10. What Dreams Are Made Of!

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