Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Pacific Region - December 2024
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Pacific Region for September–November 2024. Dated December 2024.
In September–November, above-normal precipitation was observed across much of the U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands (USAPI), including in Palau, portions of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and American Samoa. Conversely, below-normal rainfall was observed in areas closer to the equator in FSM, including in Kapingamarangi, Kosrae, and Lukunor.
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 U.S. Drought Portal.