Defines La Niña; gives outlook for winter temperatures and precipitation; possible effects of La Niña on the Great Lakes region, including agriculture, the economy, water levels and lake ice.
Defines La Niña; gives outlook for winter temperatures and precipitation; possible effects of La Niña on the Missouri Basin, including agriculture, the economy, and the river itself.
NOAA’s Regional Climate Services Program created these Outlooks to inform the public about recent impacts within their respective regions. Each regional report contains easy-to-understand language, and anyone can access them through the Drought Portal at https://www.drought.gov/drought/resources/reports.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Hawaii and the U.S. Pacific Islands Region for August – October 2017. Dated November 2017.
Includes significant events and impacts for Q3 2017; regional climate overview; sectoral impacts, and regional outlook for November 2017 through January 2018.
Summary of the Intermountain West Drought Early Warning System Utah Stakeholder Meeting that took place on November 14, 2017 at the Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District Education Center in West Jordan, Utah. The meeting goals were to review the current state of drought information and drought planning in Utah and determine how to address gaps in information provision and use, communication, and/or planning in order to strengthen drought resiliency.
Presented at the Pacific Northwest Drought & Climate Outlook Webinar on October 23.
Introduction to webinar with agenda; information about drought early warning, the Pacific Northwest DEWS and NIDIS; and Climate Recap Covering Last Year's Water Year.
Presented at the Pacific Northwest Drought & Climate Outlook Webinar on October 23.
Pacific Northwest DEWS Climate Outlook October 2017 including 2 week outlook, ENSO update, and long range outlook.
Presented during the Pacific Northwest Drought & Climate Outlook Webinar on October 23. This presentation provides an overview of Oregon’s Place Based Water Planning Program including place based planning principles, planning steps, roles, program coordination, financial and technical assistance.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Midwest Region for June – August 2017. Dated September 2017.
After a drought-free May, areas of moderate drought were introduced in Minnesota, Iowa, and Missouri on the U.S. Drought Monitor in June. Drought continued to intensify across Iowa and to a lesser extent eastern Missouri and west-central Illinois during the summer. Ames, Iowa experienced its driest June–July on record.