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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Western Region - March 2025

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NOAA

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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Western Region - March 2025 (5.33 MB)

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March 21, 2025

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Outlooks

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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Western Region for December 2024–February 2025. Dated March 2025.

Winter temperatures were above normal across the Southwest with California and Arizona both ranking as the fourth warmest on record. Temperatures were closer to normal in the Pacific Northwest and northern Rockies with some areas of below-normal temperatures in Montana. Winter precipitation was much below normal across the Southwest. Much of Oregon, eastern Washington, southern Idaho, and Montana saw above-normal winter precipitation.

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.