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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Missouri River Basin - June 2023

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NOAA/NIDIS

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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Missouri River Basin - June 2023 (1.67 MB)

Document Date

June 21, 2023

Document Type

Outlooks

Document Description

Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Missouri River Basin for March–May 2023. Dated June 2023.

Cooler temperatures dominated the northern and western parts of the Basin, leading North Dakota to its 2nd coldest March–April. Temperatures rapidly flipped in May, with near-record warmth across the north. Precipitation was below normal for much of the basin this spring. Eastern Nebraska experienced record to near-record dryness this spring, exacerbating drought conditions.

NOAA’s Regional Climate Services Program creates 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.