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Dangerous Heat Expands; Heavy Rainfall Threats; Fire Weather Concerns for the West

The heat will increase and expand across the Central Plains, Mississippi Valley, Southeast and into the Eastern U.S. through the week as high pressure builds across the eastern two-thirds of the country. On the northern periphery of this heat, the threat for severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall across the northern Plains and upper Midwest through Tuesday. Critical Fire Weather for the west. Read More >

PEAC Background Information


Service Areas

The US-Affiliated Pacific Island (USAPI) areas in PEAC's primary service area include:


Products

PEAC produces and distributes many information products related to ENSO and it's affects on the Pacific Islands. The Pacific ENSO Update quarterly newsletter is published every mid-January, May, August and October. Special edition bulletins are distributed at the Editor's discretion.

Seasonal sea level forecasts are issued in each quarterly edition of the Pacific ENSO Update newsletter. Additional sea level information will be available on the PEAC Sea Level page (coming soon).

General climate information (including average seasonal rainfall) for each of the USAPI areas can be found by clicking on the desired location on the map.


Cooperative Partnerships

The Pacific ENSO Applications Climate Center works closely with similar international programs in the Pacific region, including the climate programs at the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, the National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) in New Zealand, and the South Pacific Regional Environment Program (SPREP) climate office in Western Samoa.