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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Midwest Region - March 2026

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NOAA

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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Midwest Region - March 2026 (1.16 MB)

Document Date

March 20, 2026

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Outlooks

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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Midwest Region for December 2025–February 2026. Dated March 2026.

Winter temperatures ranged from above to below normal from west to east across the Midwest. This general west-to-east pattern persisted across all three winter months. The Midwest had its 7th driest winter (December to February) on record, with region wide precipitation just 61% 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 U.S. Drought Portal.