Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Missouri River Basin March – May 2019. Dated June 2019.
Average temperatures generally ranged from 2-8°F below normal, with the greatest departures in the upper Basin. Precipitation, on the other hand, was extreme, with spring totals exceeding 150% of normal in many areas.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Midwest Region for March – May 2019. Dated June 2019.
Spring temperatures ranged from several degrees below normal in Minnesota to just above normal in eastern Kentucky. Precipitation was above normal for a large majority of the Midwest.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Gulf of Maine Region for March – May 2019. Dated June 2019.
Spring temperatures (averaged over March, April, and May) were as much as 3°C (5°F) below normal. Spring precipitation (accumulated from March–May) was near to above normal in most areas but ranged from 75% to 150% of normal.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Southeast Region for March – May 2019. Dated June 2019.
Above-average temperatures were recorded over most of the Southeast. Mean temperatures were 2-4 F above normal for most of the region. Spring precipitation was around 50% to 90% of normal across much of the Southeast, except in western NC, and parts of central NC and AL, where it went up to 130% of normal.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Chesapeake Bay Region for March – May 2019. Dated June 2019.
Spring temperature was above average for most of the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Spring precipitation was up to double historical averages in the northern Chesapeake Bay.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Northeast Region for March – May 2019. Dated June 2019.
The Northeast's spring average temperature was near normal, ranking in the middle third of all years. The Northeast received 112% of normal precipitation during spring, ranking in the wettest third of all years.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for Hawaii and the U.S. Pacific Islands Region for March – May 2019. Dated June 2019.
Includes significant events, regional climate overview, and sectoral impacts for March – May 2019; regional outlook for June – August 2019.
As California and Nevada move into summer, the region remains drought free as wet conditions continued through the spring. As of June 4 according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, 4.32% of California remains abnormally dry (D0) due to long term drought while Nevada is drought and dryness free.
A collection of reports from two Pacific Islands Climate Adaptation Science Center workshops:
The 2017 drought was a rapid-onset event for northeast Montana, the Dakotas, and the Canadian Prairies during the spring and summer of 2017. It was the worst drought to impact the U.S. Northern Plains in decades and it decimated crops across the region, resulting in $2.6 billion in agricultural losses in the U.S. alone, not including additional losses in Canada. The unique circumstances of this drought created an opportunity to evaluate and improve the efficacy of drought-related coordination, communication, and management within the region in preparation for future droughts.