The MTNCLIM Year: Western Climate 2009-10 in Perspective Kelly T. Redmond Western Regional Climate Center Desert Research Institute Reno Nevada HJ Andrews LTER, Blue River OR 7-10 June 2010
Spring 2009 June 2009
July 2009 August 2009
Summer 2009
19 August 2009
La Canada 2009 August 28 1:35 pm
2009 August 29 Genero Molina, Los Angeles Times
2009 August 29 Tivor the Browncoat
Station Fire 2009 August 29
2009 August 30 Jonathan Alcorn
Station Fire 2009 August 30
2009 August 31 Ken Hively Los Angeles Times
2009 August 31 Don Bartletti, Los Angeles Times
2009 August 31 Mel Melcon, Los Angeles Times
2009 Sep 01 0100 GMT Water Vapor Station Fire Plume
Jimena 2009 Sep 01 135 kt 931 mb
Historic Mount Wilson 2009 September 2 Saved. Yay!
September 2009 October 2009
Water Year 2009 Oct 2008 Thru Sep 2009
Water Year Oct-Sep Precip California Statewide 1895/96 thru 2008/09
November 2007 Autumn 2009
Reno 2009 Nov 20
December 2009 January 2010
Western United States (11 states) Annual Jan-Dec Temperature Provisional data from NCDC / CPC. Blue: 11-year running mean. Units: Deg F. Data source NOAA cooperative network, thru Dec 2009. 53 Annual Mean Temperature ( F ) 52 51 50 49 48 47 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 Year Western Regional Climate Center
Thru Dec 2009 NOAA National Climatic Data Center
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 United States Annual Temperature Departure from 1950-1995 Mean NOAA Divisional Data, Western Regional Climate Center, Plotted by ESRL PSD
2000-2009 United States Annual Temperature Departure from 1950-1995 Mean Absolute units (Degrees F) Standardized units (std deviations) NOAA Divisional Data, Western Regional Climate Center, Plotted by ESRL PSD
250000 Number of U.S. Wildland Fires through 2009 (numbers after 1990 adjusted by NIFC in 2007) Number of Fires 200000 150000 100000 50000 0 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 Year Western Regional Climate Center Source: National Interagency Fire Center www.nifc.gov/fire_info/fires_acres.htm
10000000 Acres burned U.S. Fires through December 31, 2009. Values after 1990 adjusted by NIFC in 2007. Number of acres 8000000 6000000 4000000 2000000 0 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 Year Western Regional Climate Center Source: National Interagency Fire Center www.nifc.gov/fire_info/fires_acres.htm
Five-day total Ending 2010 Jan 22 Burned late Aug And early Sept 2009
February 2010 Winter 2010
Mt Waterman From Victorville 2010 February 04 Don Bartletti, Los Angeles Times
Snow in all Continental states But Not Mauna Kea 2010 Feb 13
March 2010 April 2010
May 2010 Spring 2010
Water Year Temperature Departure 2009 October 1 thru 2010 June 3
Last 30 days thru 2010 June 3
Select: Blue River area, 12 months ending in Dec, Temperature 0 C, 9-year running mean.
Elevation of Freezing Level over Blue River. Annual. 1948 through 2009.
Elevation of Freezing Level over Blue River. Winter. 1948 thru 2010.
Elevation of Freezing Level over Blue River. Spring. 1948 thru 2010.
Elevation of Freezing Level over Blue River. May. 1948 thru 2010.
Elevation of Freezing Level over Blue River. April-May. 1948 thru 2010.
Elevation of Freezing Level over Blue River. Summer. 1948 thru 2009.
Mountain Snowpack Percent of Average 2010 Mar 1 and May 1 NRCS
Streamflow forecasts from NRCS March 1 2010 May 1
Lake Powell Storage Through June 3, 2010 Currently 60 % full (June 3, 2010) Minimum: 33 % full on April 8, 2005
Lake Powell Elevation Through June 3, 2010 Water level on June 3, 2010 was 3627.66 ft, -72.34 ft below full. Minimum level on April 8, 2005 was 3555 ft, -145 ft below full. Source: www.usbr.gov/uc/water/index.html
Mount Hood, Oregon 5400 ft
Wallowa Mountains, Northeast Oregon 7410 feet
San Juan Mountains, Southwest Colorado 11,200 feet
White Mountains, Mogollon Rim, Northeast Arizona 9020 feet
Through May 2010 El Nino La Nina NOAA ESRL ( CDC ), Wolter and Timlin
Global Sea Surface Temperature Anomalies ( C ) 2010 May 23-29 NOAA ESRL ( CDC )
Recent Evolution of Equatorial Pacific SST Departures Updated through 2010 May 23-29
Reno Wind Storm 2009 Nov 20
Bango Nevada 2009 Nov 20
Mount Warren 2009 Nov 20
Mount Warren 2009 Nov 20
Mt Warren Summit Station 12,327 ft
Mt. Warren. 12327 ft / 3757 m 10-Minute Wind Gusts 2009 Sep 4 2010 Jun 5
Mt. Warren. 12327 ft / 3757 m 10-Minute Mean Temperature 2009 Sep 4 2010 Jun 5
Pt Reyes Lighthouse Rock Elev 526 ft
Point Reyes Loading up on Wind 2010 Feb 04
Point Reyes 2010 Feb 04 Wind Rise Then Drop
Highlands Big Sur 2470 ft Wind Oscillation
90-day Average winds 250 mb 2009 Nov 14-2010 Feb 11
Reno Sunrise 2010 Mar 27
11 February 2010 Folks, if you look out the left side of the plane Montserrat Mary Jo Penkala
2010 February 11
2010 April 4 0000Z Wave Clouds
Eyjafjallajokull 2010 April 14 Zuma Press
Eyjafjallajokull 2010 April 14 Iceland Coast Guard
Eyjafjallajokull 2010 April 14 Iceland Coast Guard
Eyjafjallajokull 2010 April 14 Iceland Coast Guard
Eyjafjallajokull 2010 April 15
Eyjafjallajokull 2010 April 15
Eyjafjallajokull 2010 April 15
Eyjafjallajokull 2010 April 15
Eyjafjallajokull 2010 April 15
San Juan Mountains April 2010
Orographic Clouds GOES Visible 2010 May 24 2345 GMT
Mackenzie Pass 2010 May 27 16 feet of snow At summit
Central Cascade Range, Western Oregon 4770 feet Max depth 95
Percent of Average Precipitation Water Year To Date 01 Oct 2009 thru 13 Apr 2010
Temperature Departure Water Year To Date 01 Oct 2009 thru 13 Apr 2010
Temperature Departure April to Date 01 Apr 2010 thru 13 Apr 2010
Tmin Ranks May 2010 Tmax Ranks John Abatzoglou
Temperature Departure from Climatology 700 mb (10,000 ft) Apr Sep 2009 Oct Mar 2009-2010
Oct 2009 Nov 2009 Dec 2009 Jan 2010 Feb 2010 Mar 2010 Apr 2010 May 2010 Temperature Departure from Climatology 700 mb / 10,000 feet Winter 2009-2010
Winter Dec-Jan-Feb 2009-10 Temperature Departure at 700 mb ( 10,000 feet)
500 mb (18,000 ft) Height Departure from Average. 180 days ending 12 April 2010
Global Surface Temperature Departure (C) 180 Days Ending 12 April 2010
Sea Ice Extent 2010 June 3 NSIDC
As of 3 June 2010
April 2020. Lowest North American Snow Cover for April 1907-2010
Apr-May 2010 Temperature Departure at 700 mb ( 10,000 feet)
Daily Global Temperature from Microwave Sounding Unit, Ch 5, 4.4 km. University of Alabama Huntsville. Roy Spencer
Daily Global Temperature from Microwave Sounding Unit, Ch 5, 4.4 km. University of Alabama Huntsville. Roy Spencer
Jan-May 1998 +0.65 C Jan-May 2010 +0.59 C (same within error) University of Alabama Huntsville. Roy Spencer
Surface Observations Thru April 2010 NCDC
In the news Sub-Sea Blow Out Preventer (BOP)
Mt. St. Helens. 1980 May 17. Harry Glicken (USGS) * * Killed by pyroclastic flow, Mt Unzen, 1991, along with Katja and Maurice Krafft.
0845 am 0915 am 0945 am 1335 pm
Spirit Lake. Before.
Spirit Lake. After.
Apollo 8, Christmas Eve, 1968.
Change happens. LANDSAT. 1975 2005
Change happens some more. In 2010, tallest trees about 70 feet. Nothing is constant except change.
Mount Everest. The Highest Spot on Earth.
Hubble Space Telescope Supernova 1987a Eta Carina
Earth and Moon taken by Galileo Spacecraft on the way to Jupiter 1992 December 30
Annual Tmax Trend from 1950-2008 from PRISM (recent, not latest version). Thanks to John Abatzoglou
Annual Tmin Trend from 1950-2008 from PRISM (recent, not latest version). Thanks to John Abatzoglou
Annual Tmax Trend from 1975-2008 from PRISM (recent, not latest version). Thanks to John Abatzoglou
Annual Tmin Trend from 1975-2008 from PRISM (recent, not latest version). Thanks to John Abatzoglou
Cold air pooling and inversions. Colored terrain above typical inversion depth. PRISM input. PRISM Overview 5-8-08 Courtesy Chris Daly
MTNCLIM America s Largest Rain Gauge
Drainage Divide Radius 4.64 km Ring width 530 m Crater Lake Radius 4.11 km 78.5 % of basin Ring area is 27.4 % of lake area
Munson Valley. Park HQ Climate Station
100 Crater Lake Annual Water Level Change, Cleetwood Cove. Park Headquarters Oct-Sept Precipitation, 1961-2003. Lake Level Change ( cm ) 80 60 40 20 0-20 -40-60 -80 LLC = 1.399 * P HQ - 235.82 N = 42 r = 0.960 r 2 = 0.921-100 Mean = 168.6-120 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240 Park Headquarters Precipitation ( cm )
Surface Water Elevation (cm above 6175') 100 50 0-50 -100-150 -200-250 -300-350 Crater Lake Water Elevation (Adjusted to Sept 30) Referenced to Nominal Elevation of 6175 feet MSL -400 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 Year Western Regional Climate Center
Level (cm above 1992.14 m / 6175 ft ) 100 0-100 -200-300 -400 Crater Lake Water Level, Observed and Reconstructed Sep 30. Reconstruction using 2004 coefficients from 1931 onward, coefficients from 1990 prior. Prospect infill. Fixed point 1986. Observed Reconstructed -500 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 Year Western Regional Climate Center
Water Level 60 hours ending June 5, 2020 Noon
Daily midnight water level from 2009 Sep 01 thru 2010 June 4
Crater Lake Buoy Station 13 366 days ending 2010 Jun 5 Water Temp ( F ) Air Temp ( F )
Thank You Crater Lake, Oregon