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The historically dry northern Arizona winter has made forest officials nervous for the fire season. Conditions improved after March storms brought significant snow and rain to the region.
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Since the beginning of November, Flagstaff hasn’t received much precipitation. That has forest officials worried about the risk of wildfire. Coconino National Forest Fire Planner Jesse Causer weighs in.
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The National Weather Service says it was the warmest year on record for Page, Show Low and Winslow and the second warmest for Flagstaff and Prescott.
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The upcoming winter looks likely to be a bit low on snow and extreme cold outbreaks, with federal forecasters predicting the North to get warmer than normal and the South wetter and stormier.
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The toll of heat-associated deaths in Arizona's most populous county has now soared over 360. The deaths are still being tallied after the area's hottest summer on record.
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California has ended its water year with above average rain and snow, making it one of the wettest years in recorded state history.
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Climate experts caution that the favorable drought maps represent only a blip on the radar as the long-term effects of a stubborn drought persist.
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Government science teams say that 2022 didn't quite set a record for heat, but it was in the top five or six warmest on record depending on who's doing the measuring.
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The National Weather Service is predicting another day of strong winds and dry conditions for parts of the state, especially in east-central Arizona.
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U.S. government forecasters see a hot spring for much of the nation with drought in the West likely deepening.