Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Mid-Atlantic Region for March–May 2025. Dated June 2025.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Canadian and U.S. Prairies and High Plains for March–May 2025, with an outlook for July–September 2025. Dated June 2025.
Spring brought above-normal temperatures across the Prairies and High Plains, especially in the western Canadian Prairies, and portions of Montana, the Dakotas and Minnesota. The Prairies and High Plains saw drier-than-normal conditions overall, with the Canadian Prairies, particularly in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, southern Alberta, and much of Montana experiencing precipitation well below normal for the season.
NOAA’s National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) and Physical Sciences Laboratory are partnering with the California State Climatologist/California Department of Water Resources, NOAA’s National Weather Service and National Centers for Environmental Information, and the California-Nevada Adaptation Program (a NOAA CAP team) on the Sector-Specific Drought Early Warning Outlook – Southern California Pilot.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Gulf Coast Region for March–May 2025. Dated June 2025.
Spring temperatures were above normal for the entire Gulf Region, with most stations observing 1°F to 5°F above normal. Precipitation was above normal across much of the Gulf Region in spring, with many stations averaging 150% to 300% of normal precipitation in Deep South Texas, Southeast Texas, much of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Southern Region for March–May 2025. Dated June 2025.
Spring temperatures were above normal for the entirety of the Southern Region, with most stations running 1°F to 4°F above normal. Most of the Southern Region experienced above-normal precipitation for spring. Stations across much of Oklahoma, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee, North Texas, Deep South Texas, and the Texas Panhandle received 110% to 300% of normal precipitation.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Missouri River Basin for March–May 2025. Dated June 2025.
Spring began on a warm note, with dozens of counties in Kansas, Nebraska, and South Dakota ranking in the top 5 warmest. Precipitation was above normal in the western parts of the Dakotas this spring due to abundant rainfall in the latter half of May.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Northeast Region for March–May 2025. Dated June 2025.
The Northeast had its 10th warmest spring on record at 2.2°F above normal. It was among the 20 warmest springs for all 12 Northeast states. The Northeast as a whole had its 17th wettest spring with 117% of normal precipitation. It was among the 20 wettest springs for 8 of the 12 Northeast states.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Midwest Region for March–May 2025. Dated June 2025.
Spring temperatures were above normal across the entire region, with the greatest departures from normal across Minnesota. Overall, the Midwest tied for the 13th warmest spring on record. Spring precipitation was near normal for the region, with notable wetness across the far southern Midwest and northern Michigan. Kentucky had its 4th wettest spring since 1895.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Southeast and Caribbean Region for March–May 2025. Dated June 2025. (Updated to add Spanish translation of Caribbean information.)
Temperatures were above average across the Southeast, particularly across parts of North Carolina and Virginia, where many locations were 3–5°F above average for the season. Precipitation was above average across much of the Southeast, particularly across Alabama and portions of Georgia and South Carolina, where seasonal totals were more than 10 inches above average in places.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Gulf of Maine Region for March–May 2025. Dated June 2025.
Spring was up to 2°C (4°F) warmer than normal, ranking among the 10 warmest springs for a few sites like Boston, Massachusetts; Halifax, Nova Scotia; and Summerside, Prince Edward Island. Spring precipitation ranged from 75% of normal to 175% of normal, ranking among the 10 wettest for a few sites.