Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Midwest Region - June 2018

Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Midwest Region for March – May 2018.  Dated June 2018. 

Regionwide temperatures in April ranked as the 2nd coldest since 1895, only 1907 was colder, and were followed by record warm temperatures in May. Regionwide temperatures rose by more than 25°F from April to May when the normal increase is just over 10°F. April also saw heavier than normal snows.

NOAA’s Regional Climate Services Program created these Climate Outlooks to inform the public about recent climate impacts within their respective regions. Each regional report contains easy-to-understand language, and anyone can access them through the Drought Portal at https://www.drought.gov/drought/resources/reports.