Came across this map today – hadn’t seen this NOAA site before

Looking at the last month, OLR anomalies indicating a couple of notable features: (1) less prcp in northeastern India, per the Weather Trends forecast, with implications for the Monsoon, and (2) more convection off of West Africa moving westward into the Central Atlantic, per the Weather Trends forecast, highlighting the potential for more tropical activity [...]

Even though the extreme heat seen over the last 1-2 weeks will subside, the pattern is still generally warm and cooling demand will remain strong.  Last Thursday’s EIA release showed natural gas stocks (Bcf) -3.1% vs. same time last year, while the weekly build (+28 Bcf) was smaller than most market analyst expectations.  [...]

Natural Gas stocks (Bcf) -3.1% vs. this time last year; weekly build (+28 Bcf) was smaller than market expectations.  Last week’s topical activity did curtail production (gas & oil) but not significantly.  Keeping an eye on tropical waves off of West Africa for next weather trigger.

Author: Michael Ferrari, PhD
VP, Applied Technology & Research
 
The 2010 summer cooling season has already provided numerous opportunities for proactive management of weather risks using the Weather Trends long range outlooks, and we still have a long way to go.  From the extreme heat that gripped much of the central/eastern US, to the development of an [...]

also, US natgas stocks had a weak build, and -1.8% vs. last year.