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.
The State Climate Office of North Carolina has initiated a project to address needs regarding coastal zone fire risk. This effort includes installing monitors to collect data on soil moisture and weather at several locations in coastal North Carolina with organic peat soils. Monitoring data is integrated into an existing resource, the Fire Weather Intelligence Portal, to better address coastal fire conditions and risks.
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.
This Story Map provides links to brief stories of planning efforts being conducted by water utilities across the United States to build resilience to natural hazards and water management challenges. These utilities have shared their experiences and lessons learned with the goal of assisting other water sector utilities that are currently developing their own plans or responding to recent events.
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 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.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Western Region for September – November 2019. Dated December 2019.
Autumn temperatures were well below normal across the northern tier of the region while near to above normal temperatures were observed across California and the Southwest. Several areas of the West reported below normal autumn precipitation including northern California, eastern Utah, and western Colorado. Montana, northern Wyoming, northwestern Utah, and the Southwest reported above normal precipitation.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Southeast Region for September – November 2019. Dated December 2019.
Above-average temperatures were recorded over most of the Southeast. Mean temperatures were in the top five warmest at 35 long-term stations. Autumn precipitation was below normal for most of the Southeast region. None of the long-term stations ranked within the top 10 wettest for the season.