Summer weather forecasts bode well for cooling needs
KANSAS CITY, KS — Summer cooling needs are likely to be quite strong for much of the United States in 2000, based on the latest set of long-range computer weather forecast products provided by the U.S. National Weather Service (NWS). The outlook is for warmer-than-usual weather for the majority of the next several months in key populated areas of the nation.
Call it “global warming,” “La Niña,” or just about whatever you like, but the NWS, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Climate Prediction Center each released summer commentary, all suggesting a warmer-than-usual pattern. Warm weather is always key in determining summer air conditioning use. And consumers — as well as producers and some traders — would be wise to pay special attention to the latest round of summer forecasts.