Review of Recent NOAA
Winter Outlooks

2007-08 through 2009-10


by Jan Null, CCM
Golden Gate Weather Services

ABSTRACT
This review compares the NOAA Climate Prediction Center (CPC) 90 day forecasts for the winter periods December-February (DJF) 2009-2010, 2008-09 and 2007-08 with the observed temperature and precipitation anomalies for the same periods.


DATA
The 90-day winter outlooks were downloaded from the NOAA News archives and corresponding observed temperature and precipitation data were downloaded from the Climate Diagnostics Center (CDC) 

2009-2010
NOAA CPC Outlook Dec 2009-Feb 2010 Temperatures Observed Dec 2009-Feb 2010 Temperatures
NOAA CPC Outlook Dec 2009-Feb 2010 Precipitation Observed Dec 2009-Feb 2010 Precipitations
2008-2009
NOAA CPC Outlook Dec 2008-Feb 2009 Temperatures Observed Dec 2008-Feb 2009 Temperature
NOAA CPC Outlook Dec 2008-Feb 2009 Precipitation Observed Dec 2008-Feb 2009 Precipitation
2007-2008
NOAA CPC Outlook Dec 2007-Feb 2008 Temperatures Observed Dec 2007-Feb 2008 Temperature
NOAA CPC Outlook Dec 2007-Feb 2008 Precipitation Observed Dec 2007-Feb 2008 Precipitation

 The CPC Gridded Seasonal Verifications can be found at http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/long_range/tools/briefing/seas_veri.grid.php