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Earth System Diagnostics @ECMWF 🌍forecasting, predictability & natural hazards - esp. teleconnections, tropical cyclones & floods #GloFAS💧{views my own} she/her
Jul 18, 2022 11 tweets 4 min read
After the extreme #heatwave in the PNW & Canada last year, a few of us at @ECMWF & @UniRdg_Research set about evaluating how well we predicted it🔥
Q: Were we able to successfully predict the unprecedented?
Short answer: Yes
Longer answer: A 🧵 Map of maximum temperatures from 28-30 June 2021 over the US This research was published today and is free to read online 🔗: rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.10…