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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Missouri River Basin - March 2018

Document Author

NOAA/NIDIS, Natalie Umphlett

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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Missouri River Basin - March 2018 (1.64 MB)

Document Date

March 20, 2018

Document Type

Outlooks

Document Description

Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Missouri River Basin December 2017 – February 2018. Dated March 2018.

A mix of conditions led to extremes this winter. Montana had its 11th wettest winter, while Kansas and Colorado had their 10th and 14th driest, respectively. Colorado also had its 10th warmest winter. Winter ended on a wet note in both upper and lower parts of the Basin. Missouri had its wettest February on record, while Montana had its 4th.

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.

Example image of the Climate Impacts and Outlooks report

State(s)

Colorado

Iowa

Kansas

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

North Dakota

South Dakota

Climate Region(s)

High Plains