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Alternate Text: Map trio showing the warming and cooling influences that contributed to the temperature outlook
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Map trio showing the warming and cooling influences that contributed to the temperature outlook

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Three of the inputs that forecasters use for guidance for the week 3-4 temperature outlook: the CFS model output for the period, the typical temperature patterns associated with the state the Madden-Julian Oscillation is likely to be in, and the long-term trend. NOAA Climate.gov image, based on data from the Climate Prediction Center.