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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Gulf of Maine Region - December 2023

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NOAA

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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Gulf of Maine Region - December 2023 (1.88 MB)

Document Date

December 21, 2023

Document Type

Outlooks

Document Description

Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Gulf of Maine Region for September–November 2023. Dated December 2023.

Autumn (averaged over September, October, and November) was as much as 3°C (5°F) warmer than normal. It was among the five warmest autumns on record for Charlo, New Brunswick, and Caribou and Portland, Maine. Precipitation for autumn (accumulated from September to November) ranged from 50% of normal to 125% of normal.

NOAA’s Regional Climate Services Program 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.