Winter Precipitation Forecast

MCA forecast based on CFS sea-surface-temperature outlooks

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This forecast was updated on Checking image dates.... It is an objective statistical forecast generated by applying the observational algorithms in Stone et al. (2023) to sea surface temperatures forecasted by the Climate Forecast System.

Reference: Stone, L., et al. (2023). Atlantic-Pacific influence on western U.S. hydroclimate and water resources. npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, 6, 139. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-023-00471-7.

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