Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Mid-Atlantic Region - March 2026
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Mid-Atlantic Region for December 2025–February 2026. Dated March 2026.
Winter temperatures were below normal for the entire region, with most locations seeing temperatures that were 2–4 degrees below normal. Most of the region was drier than normal, with drought covering much of Maryland and Virginia throughout the winter season.
NOAA’s Mid-Atlantic CAP Team (MARISA) created this outlook in partnership with NOAA’s Regional Climate Services Program 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.