March 2025 SW Climate Podcast – March Toward Heat

Recorded 3/28/2025, Aired 4/1/2025

For this month's Southwest Climate Podcast hosts Zack Guido and Mike Crimmins deliver a fully robust episode.  They review the abysmal winter season, breeze through our ‘meh’ March, cover the snowpack conditions and drought situation - which all could lead up to a potentially active fire hazard season.  Stick around for the deep dive into the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) and what to expect for the seasonal forecasts into the monsoon season.   

 

Mentions:

Climate Science Applications Program - University of Arizona Cooperative Extension: Station Maps

USDA - NRCS: National Water and Climate Center Interactive Map

Paper: Recent Upper Colorado River Streamflow Declines Driven by Loss of Spring Precipitation”

NICC: National Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook

U.S. Drought Monitor

PDO Paper: “A Pacific Interdecadal Climate Oscillation with Impacts on Salmon Production"

PDO Paper: “The Pacific Decadal Oscillation, Revisited”

NOAA - Climate Prediction Center: Seasonal Outlook Precipitation (JAS)

North American Multi-Model Ensemble: Seasonal Forecast Precipitation (JAS)