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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Western Region - December 2017

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NOAA/NIDIS, Nina Oakley
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Outlooks
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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Western Region for September – November 2017. Dated December 2017.

Northwest near to slightly wetter than normal; Southwest much drier than normal. Arizona and New Mexico observed warmest autumn on record; Colorado and California among top-10 warmest. Arizona reported 3rd driest autumn on record. US Drought Monitor shows improvement of drought conditions in western Montana, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon and degradation of conditions in Arizona, New Mexico, southern Utah, and southwestern Colorado.

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 at https://www.drought.gov/drought/resources/reports.  

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State(s)
Arizona
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California
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Colorado
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Idaho
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Montana
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Nevada
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New Mexico
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Oregon
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Utah
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Washington
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Wyoming
Climate Region(s)
Western Climate Region