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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Prairies and High Plains - September 2024

Document Author

Environment and Climate Change Canada and NOAA

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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Prairies and High Plains - September 2024 (1.24 MB)

Document Date

September 23, 2024

Document Type

Outlooks

Document Description

Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Canadian and U.S. Prairies and High Plains for June–August 2024, with an outlook for October–December 2024. Dated September 2024.

The Prairies and High Plains region saw a typical summer, with the U.S. portion observing mostly near-normal temperatures with cooler conditions in central Dakotas, while the Prairies saw slightly warmer temperatures, particularly in Alberta. Summer brought an abnormally dry season to the Prairies and High Plains, with western areas receiving precipitation amounts well below normal. However, some areas saw slightly above-normal precipitation amounts, particularly in central Manitoba and parts of North Dakota and Minnesota.

Environment and Climate Change Canada, NOAA, and partners 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 U.S. Drought Portal.