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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Canadian and U.S. Prairies and High Plains for September–November 2023, with an outlook for January–March 2024. Dated December 2023.
The Prairies and High Plains generally experienced warmer fall conditions, except the area that borders Montana and the Dakotas. Precipitation was well below normal for much of the Prairies, with parts of central Alberta receiving less than 30% of its seasonal amount.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Gulf of Maine Region for September–November 2023. Dated December 2023.
Autumn (averaged over September, October, and November) was as much as 3°C (5°F) warmer than normal. It was among the five warmest autumns on record for Charlo, New Brunswick, and Caribou and Portland, Maine. Precipitation for autumn (accumulated from September to November) ranged from 50% of normal to 125% of normal.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Mid-Atlantic Region for September–November 2023. Dated December 2023.
Average temperatures for this fall season were 0–2 degrees above normal for the majority of the region. This is similar to observed average temperatures from spring 2021 through fall 2022. The region largely experienced drier than normal conditions, with some areas in Virginia experiencing 25%–50% of normal precipitation.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Northeast Region for September–November 2023. Dated December 2023.
The Northeast had its 12th-warmest autumn at 1.4°F above normal. It was among the 20 warmest autumns for 10 states. The Northeast saw 86% of normal autumn precipitation, in the middle third of all years.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Pacific Region for September–November 2023. Dated December 2023.
For the Sept-Nov (SON) period, precipitation was above normal across much of the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands (USAPI) including Palau, Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), and in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). Conversely, drier-than-normal conditions were observed across areas of the Republic of the Marshal Islands (RMI), American Samoa, and the Hawaiian Islands.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for Alaska and Northwestern Canada for September–November 2023, with an outlook for January–March 2024. Dated December 2023.
Environment and Climate Change Canada, NOAA, and partners created 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.
This report provides information on the typical El Niño winter pattern; the El Niño outlook; potential impacts; and comparisons of conditions during previous El Niño years for the Midwest U.S. Updated November 2023.
NOAA’s Regional Climate Services Program created these outlooks to inform the public about 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.
This handout provides information on the typical El Niño winter pattern; the El Niño outlook; potential winter and spring impacts; and comparisons of conditions during previous El Niño years for the Great Lakes region. Updated November 2023.
NOAA’s Regional Climate Services Program created these Outlooks to inform the public about 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.
This handout provides information on the typical EL Niño winter pattern; the El Niño outlook; potential winter and spring impacts; and comparisons of conditions during previous El Niño years for the Missouri River Basin region. Updated November 2023.
NOAA’s Regional Climate Services Program created these outlooks to inform the public about 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.
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. The October 2023 explores the climate-related health hazards of heat, wildfire, drought, and hurricanes and provides information on how to reduce health risks associated with each.