Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for Alaska and Northwestern Canada - June 2018

Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for Alaska and Northwestern Canada for March – May 2018; outlook for July – September 2018.  Dated June 2018.   

The majority of the Yukon and Northwest Territories (NWT), northern British Columbia, and the southeastern part of Alaska had, on average, near normal temperatures between March and May 2018. Most of Alaska experienced significantly warmer than average conditions during that period, while a small area in eastern central British Columbia saw below normal temperatures. Total precipitation was above average over the majority of Alaska, along the shore of the Beaufort Sea in the Yukon and Northwest Territories, and over a very small area in eastern central British Columbia. Below normal precipitation was observed over central Yukon and the southern half of the Northwest Territories.

NOAA’s Regional Climate Services Program 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 Drought Portal at https://www.drought.gov/drought/resources/reports.