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Eugene Climate Events Since 2000. Not very many real anomalies. Team Results. AUG 02 12d < 45. Feb. El Nino/La Nina Expectations. Do we see wet/dry hot/cold anomalies that line up with this pattern – not convincingly. ‘heat waves”. Cold Spells. These are subtle but statistically valid:.
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Eugene Climate EventsSince 2000 Not very many real anomalies
Team Results AUG 02 12d < 45 Feb
El Nino/La Nina Expectations • Do we see wet/dry hot/cold anomalies that line up with this pattern – not convincingly
Cold Spells • These are subtle but statistically valid:
Excessive La Nina Rain • January 2006: 12.71 inches • November 2006: 14.51 inches • January 2008: 8.54 inches • And that’s about it
February Drought! • 2001: 1.77 • 2002: 2.43 • 2003: 2.47 • 2005: 1.31 • 2008: 1.74 • 5 “10 % events” in the 8 years P(x) = 1 chance in 815
Water Year Drought 2000-2001: • November 2000 1.64 inches • December 2000 4.15 inches • January 2001 1.54 inches • February 2001 1.77 inches • Total 9.46 inches • Expected Total 30.73 inches!!