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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Western Region - June 2026

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NOAA

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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Western Region - June 2026 (1.63 MB)

Document Date

June 19, 2026

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Outlooks

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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Western Region for March–May 2026. Dated June 2026.

Spring temperatures were above to well above normal for most of the West. Statewide warmest spring records were observed in Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. Areas of above-normal precipitation could be seen in southern New Mexico, northern Montana, central California, and parts of western Nevada. On the other hand, southern California, southern Nevada, and western Arizona saw well-below-normal precipitation totals for spring.

NOAA’s Regional Climate Services Program creates 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.