Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Northeast Region for December 2019 – February 2020. Dated March 2020.
The Northeast had its seventh warmest winter at 4.1°F above normal. This winter was among the 10 warmest for all 12 Northeast states. The Northeast saw 113% of normal precipitation during winter, ranking in the wettest third of all years.
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.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for Hawaii and the U.S. Pacific Islands Region for December 2019 – February 2020. Dated March 2020.
Includes significant events, regional climate overview, and sectoral impacts for December 2019 – February 2020; regional outlook for March – May 2020.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Midwest Region for December 2019–February 2020. Dated March 2020.
Winter temperatures averaged near normal in the northwest and above normal across the rest of the region for the season as a whole. Precipitation was above normal for most of the Midwest and much above normal in the extreme northern areas and also the extreme southeastern areas. An area that covered much of Iowa, northern Missouri, northwestern Illinois, and the southwestern corner of Wisconsin had below-normal precipitation for the season.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Southern Region for September – November 2019. Dated December 2019.
Fall temperatures as a whole were near normal, but there were two distinct regimes. Record warmth was experienced from September through early October while the end of October through November were much cooler than normal. Precipitation behaved in a similar fashion, with several stations experiencing their driest September on record followed by their wettest October on record.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for Alaska and Northwestern Canada for September – November 2019; outlook for January – March 2020. Dated December 2019.
Autumn 2019 began with drought or abnormal dryness in southern Alaska, stretching from the Alaska Peninsula in the west to the Panhandle in the east. Repeated autumn storms brought a range of near normal to much above normal precipitation to southwest and south central Alaska.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Missouri River Basin September – November 2019. Dated December 2019.
Extreme temperature swings were masked by what was, overall, a largely near-normal autumn.The wet pattern continued across the northern tier of the Missouri River Basin. Overall, autumn 2019 was one of the wettest on record for North Dakota (wettest), South Dakota (5th), Iowa (6th), and Montana (11th).
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Northeast Region for September – November 2019. Dated December 2019.
The Northeast's autumn average temperature was 0.1°F above normal, ranking in the middle third of all years. The Northeast saw 95% of normal precipitation during autumn, ranking in the middle third of all years.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Great Lakes Region for September – November 2019. Dated December 2019.
Autumn temperatures ranged from 2°C (4°F) below normal to 2°C (4°F) above normal. Autumn precipitation ranged from 88% to 125% of average, with the overall basin seeing 115% of average.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Gulf of Maine Region for September – November 2019. Dated December 2019.
Autumn temperatures (averaged over September, October, and November) ranged from 2°C (4°F) below normal to near normal in most areas, with eastern Massachusetts up to 1°C (2°F) above normal. Autumn precipitation (accumulated from September to November) ranged from 50% of normal to 150% of normal.