water supply

The Climate Prediction Center announced last week that they do not expect a transition into a La Nina period this winter and instead are expecting more neutral patterns.   Assistant State Climatologist Karin Bumbaco said this will make forecasting a little more challenging, but she is expecting above normal temperature and normal to above normal precipitation.  ...

The Washington State Water Supply Availability Committee held their monthly meeting last week to update the forecast for the state.   Jeff Marti with the Department of Ecology’s Drought Coordination program said that 1-2 percent of state rivers are experiencing record lows and few are in danger of a drought declaration.   “...

The Office of the Washington State Climatologist says the water year, which ended June 30th was the 9th wettest on record, but also the 4th warmest, both improvements over the 2015 water year.   Assistant State Climatologist Karin Bumbaco says this summer could look very similar to 1983 and 1998 both years where a strong El Nino was ending and transitioning to La Nina.  ...