Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Western Region for March – May 2020. Dated June 2020.
Temperatures were above average during spring 2020 throughout much of the West. Widespread drier-than-normal conditions occurred in spring though some regions experienced wetter than normal months.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for Hawaii and the U.S. Pacific Islands Region for March – May 2020. Dated June 2020.
Includes significant events, regional climate overview, and sectoral impacts for March – May 2020; regional outlook for June – August 2020.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Southeast Region for March – May 2020. Dated June 2020.
Above-average temperatures were observed across the Southeast this spring. Precipitation varied across the region, however two tropical storms and a slow-moving upper level low observed throughout the spring, caused flooding in local areas of the Southeast.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for Alaska and Northwestern Canada for March – May 2020; outlook for July – September 2020. Dated June 2020.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Northeast Region for March – May 2020. Dated June 2020.
The Northeast's spring average temperature was 0.4°F above normal, ranking in the warmest third of all years. The Northeast saw 98% of normal precipitation during spring, ranking in the middle third of all years.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for Alaska and Northwestern Canada for December 2019 – February 2020; outlook for March – May 2020. Dated March 2020.
The winter period, December 2019 to February 2020, was colder than normal in almost all of Alaska and most of central and northern Yukon and Northwest Territories. This past winter was the first normally cold Yukon winter in the last few years.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Great Lakes Region for December 2019 – February 2020. Dated March 2020.
Most of the Great Lakes states had one of their top 10 warmest winters on record. Winter was drier with the basin seeing 84% of average. There was below average ice cover due to warm air temperatures and lack of consecutive days below freezing.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Missouri River Basin December 2019 – February 2020. Dated March 2020.
Seasonal temperatures for the majority of the Missouri Basin were much above normal. The main exception to this warmth was the mountainous areas of Colorado and Wyoming. Meanwhile, precipitation varied across the region, with the largest departures occurring across eastern parts of the region.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Chesapeake Bay Region for December 2019 – February 2020. Dated March 2020.
The entire region experienced an unusually mild winter, which ranked among the ten warmest on record for many sites. Precipitation departures from normal show that the Chesapeake Bay watershed experienced both more and less precipitation than historical averages.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Southeast Region for December 2019 – February 2020. Dated March 2020.
Above-average temperatures were recorded over most of the Southeast. Maximum temperatures were generally near normal, but minimum temperatures were 3-6 F above normal due to high humidity and cloud cover. Precipitation ranged from slightly below normal in the Florida peninsula to over 10 inches above normal in northern Alabama.