Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Northeast Region for December 2022–February 2023. Dated March 2023.
The Northeast had its second-warmest winter at 4.9°F above normal. It was among the five warmest for all 12 states, with Massachusetts being record warm. The Northeast saw 107% of normal winter precipitation, in the middle third of all years.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Pacific Region for December 2022–February 2023. Dated March 2023.
For the December–February period, precipitation was near-normal to above-normal across most of the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands (USAPI) and the Hawaiian Islands.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Gulf of Maine Region for December 2022–February 2023. Dated March 2023.
Winter (averaged over December, January, and February) was up to 4°C (7°F) warmer than normal, with multiple sites having one of their five-warmest winters on record. Winter precipitation (accumulated from December to February) ranged from near normal to 150% of normal.
Produced by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Climate Change and Health Equity (OCCHE), the Climate and Health Outlook is an effort to inform health professionals and the public on how our health may be affected in the coming month(s) by climate events and to provide resources for proactive action. An associated web page includes additional resources and information.
Produced by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Climate Change and Health Equity (OCCHE), the Climate and Health Outlook is an effort to inform health professionals and the public on how our health may be affected in the coming month(s) by climate events and to provide resources for proactive action. An associated web page includes additional resources and information.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Mid-Atlantic Region for September - November 2022. Dated December 2022.
Most of the region experienced temperatures that were within two degrees of normal for the fall season, which is similar to what has been observed for the past five seasons. The majority of the region saw near-normal precipitation this season, experiencing between 125 and 75 percent of their normal fall precipitation amounts.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for Alaska and Northwestern Canada for September–November 2022, with an outlook for January–March 2023. Dated December 2022.
October is the heart of Fall for Southeast Alaska—typically cool and very wet, but October 2022 didn’t feel very fall-like for most areas. In fact, October was the warmest on record for a number of locations and within the top five warmest for many other places.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Southeast Region for September–November 2022. Dated December 2022.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Midwest Region for September–November 2022. Dated December 2022.
Average fall temperatures were 1–2°F above normal across the upper Midwest, near normal across the central Midwest, and 1–2°F below normal across the lower Midwest. Most of the Midwest had less than 75 percent of normal precipitation for fall, with the south-central Midwest, western Iowa, and southern Minnesota accumulating less than 50 percent of normal.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Western Region for September–November 2022. Dated December 2022.