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Seasonal Forecastsusing
Objectively Chosen Analog Years
Seasonal Forecastsusing
Objectively Chosen Analog Years
•The Technique
•2011-12 Verification
•Analogs for Upcoming Winter
•The Forecast
Analog Seasonal Forecasting
• Look at this year so far…
Analog Seasonal Forecasting
• Look at this year so far…• Look for past years that are similar to
this year …
Analog Seasonal Forecasting
• Look at this year so far…• Look for past years that are similar to
this year …• Use what subsequently happened in
those past years as a forecast for what will happen this year.
Analog Seasonal Forecasting
• Look at this year so far…• Look for past years that are similar to
this year …• Use what subsequently happened in
those past years as a forecast for what will happen this year.
Climate IndicesPNA (Pacific North American Index)
NAO (North Atlantic Oscillation)
Jones NAO
EPO (Eastern Pacific Oscillation)
TNH
ONI
NTA (North Tropical Atlantic Index)
CAR (Caribbean Index)
MEI
BEST
Nino 3
Nino 1+2
Nino 3+4
Nino 4
Pacific Warm Pool
Tropical Pacific SST EOF
TNA
TSA
WHWP WP (West Pacific Index)
QBO (Quasi-Biennial Oscillation)
PDO (Pacific Decadal Oscillation)
PMM (Pacific Meridional Mode)
NP (North Pacific Index)
NOI (Northern Oscillation Index) AO (Arctic Oscillation) AAO TNI Atlantic Tripole SST EOF AMO AMM (Atlantic Meridional Mode) ACE (Atlantic Accumulated Cyclone
Intensities) Solar Cycle (Flux) Monthly Hurricane Total MDR Hurricanes SST Anomaly MDR - Tropics SST Anomaly Central India Monsoon Precipitation Sahel Rainfall Brazil Rainfall SW USA Monsoon Global Mean Temperature ESPI Globally integrated angular
momentum
Not just the index…But sensible weather…IE Warm/Cool… Wet/Dry
Not just the index…But sensible weather…IE Warm/Cool… Wet/Dry
Automate the Process
• Compare each previous year to this year…
• Compute a “Goodness of Fit” number…
• Sort “Goodness of Fit”…• Print/Save results…• Do this for multiple indices…• Find “Consensus” analog years
Last Year’s
2011/12 Forecast Summary
Climate Division 2 – Willamette Valley
Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Temp:
Precip:
Above Near Near Below Near Below Near Near Above Near Below Near
Forecast:
2011/12 Forecast Summary
Climate Division 2 – Willamette Valley
Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Temp:
Precip:
Above Near Near Below Near Below Near Near Above Near Below Near
Forecast:
Climate Division 2 – Willamette Valley
Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Temp:
Precip: Near Below Above Below Above Above
Observed:
Below Below Near Near Below Below
2011/12 Forecast Summary
Climate Division 2 – Willamette Valley
Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Temp:
Precip:
Above Near Near Below Near Below Near Near Above Near Below Near
Forecast:
Climate Division 2 – Willamette Valley
Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Temp:
Precip: Near Below Above Below Above Above
Observed:
Below Below Near Near Below Below
P PP P
2011/12 Verification
• 4 “Hits”• 6 One-category errors• 2 Two-category errors
On to Next Winter…
On to Next Winter…
On to Next Winter…
Indices
CPC SOI, MEI, ONI, BOM SOI, Nino 3.4 Anom, Nino 3 Temps, Nino 4 Temps, PNA, PDO, NAO, AO, WP, and the QBO.
Composites
December…
Composites
January…
Composites
February…
Composites
March…
April May
April May
April May
http://weather.jimlittle.net/2012 Winter Forecast Graphics
Portland/Willamette Valley
Month by Month…
Median
Median
Median
Median“Near”
Summary
Climate Division 2 – Willamette Valley
Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May
Temp:
Precip:
Near Near Above Near Near Near Below Above Below Near Above Near
Cascades
Summary
Climate Division 4 – North Cascades
Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May
Temp:
Precip:
Near Near Near Near Below Near Near Above Below Above Above Below
23d 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st
2009 21 21 20 19 19 19 19 26 26
2001 56 56 54 52 50 50 50 50 48
1996 53 65 64 67 67 68 71 52 50
1986 6 8 8 8 7 6 6 11 11
1968 54 55 46 46 52 60 65 70 74
1963 8 7 8 9 8 6 6 5 3
Government Camp SnowDecember
Snow Depth in Inches
23d 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st
2009 21 21 20 19 19 19 19 26 26
2001 56 56 54 52 50 50 50 50 48
1996 53 65 64 67 67 68 71 52 50
1986 6 8 8 8 7 6 6 11 11
1968 54 55 46 46 52 60 65 70 74
1963 8 7 8 9 8 6 6 5 3
Government Camp SnowDecember
Snow Depth in Inches
23d 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st
2009 21 21 20 19 19 19 19 26 26
2001 56 56 54 52 50 50 50 50 48
1996 53 65 64 67 67 68 71 52 50
1986 6 8 8 8 7 6 6 11 11
1968 54 55 46 46 52 60 65 70 74
1963 8 7 8 9 8 6 6 5 3
Government Camp SnowDecember
Snow Depth in Inches
4 of 6 Years Great! 2 of 6 Marginal
Questions?
Climate Division 2 – Willamette Valley
Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May
Temp:
Precip:
Near Near Above Near Near Near Below Above Below Near Above Near
[email protected]@odf.state.or.us
http://weather.jimlittle.net/2012 Winter Forecast Graphics