Seasonal Climate Forecasts and their Value To Society

摘要

The United States government has been producing seasonal climate forecasts for more than 40 years. These forecasts have identified areas with a higher probability of experiencing a temperature and precipitation anomaly for a particular month or three-month season. Over the period of their existence the seasonal climate forecasts have gone thorugh a number of modifications which have generally improved the accuracy of their forecasts in certain regions (such as U.S. coastal locations) and increased their potential value to weather-sensitive users.