Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Western Region - March 2022
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Western Region for December 2021–February 2022. Dated March 2022.
Above-normal temperatures were observed in mountain regions in California, Colorado, Arizona, and Oregon. Despite a wet December, high pressure-induced dry conditions during January and February created widespread below-normal conditions throughout the West.
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.