Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Southeast and Caribbean Region for March–May 2024. Dated June 2024. (Updated July 2024 to add Spanish translation of Caribbean information.)
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Western Region for March–May 2024. Dated June 2024.
Spring temperatures were generally near normal or below normal for most of the West. Precipitation was near-to-above normal for most of the West with north-central Arizona and southeast Montana much above normal.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Midwest Region for March–May 2024. Dated June 2024.
Spring temperatures were 1-4°F above normal across the northwestern Midwest and up to 6°F above normal in the eastern half of the region. Spring precipitation was above normal for the Midwest. Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin had their 4th wettest spring on record.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Gulf of Maine Region for March–May 2024. Dated June 2024.
Spring was up to 4°C (7°F) warmer than normal, ranking as the warmest on record for Summerside, P.E.I., and among the 10 warmest for many parts of the region. Spring precipitation ranged from 50% of normal to 175% of normal. Concord, NH, had its seventh-wettest spring.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Northeast Region for March–May 2024. Dated June 2024.
The Northeast had its fourth-warmest spring at 3.7°F above normal. It was among the seven warmest springs for all 12 Northeast states. The Northeast had its 11th-wettest spring with 120% of normal precipitation. It was among the 20 wettest springs for eight of the 12 Northeast states.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for Alaska and Northwestern Canada for March–May 2024, with an outlook for July–September 2024. Dated June 2024.
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.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Canadian and U.S. Prairies and High Plains for March–May 2024, with an outlook for July–September 2024. Dated June 2024.
Accurate drought assessments are critical for mitigating the detrimental impacts of water scarcity on communities across the world. In many regions, deficits in soil moisture represent a key driver of drought conditions. However, relationships between soil moisture and widely used drought indicators have not been thoroughly evaluated.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Pacific Region for March–May 2024. Dated June 2024.
The Workshop for Building Drought Resilience in a Changing Climate with Upper Columbia and Missouri Basin Tribes was convened in September 2023 with an overarching goal of strengthening relationships between Tribal Nations, Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), and their partners across the region.