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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Northeast Region - March 2026
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NOAA
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Outlooks
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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Northeast Region for December 2025–February 2026. Dated March 2026.
Winter was 3.3°F below normal for the Northeast, in the coldest third of all years. It was the coldest winter since 2014–15 for the region. The Northeast had its eighth-driest winter with 71% of normal precipitation. It was among the 20 driest winters for nine states.
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.
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Connecticut,
Delaware,
Maine,
Maryland,
Massachusetts,
New Hampshire,
New Jersey,
New York,
Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island,
Vermont,
West Virginia DEWS Region(s)
Northeast Climate Region(s)
Northeast Climate Region