On October 19–20, 2022, the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) and the University of Nebraska Medical Center co-led the Pacific Northwest Drought and Human Health Workshop in Portland, Oregon. The workshop was intended to identify gaps and needs, opportunities for collaboration, and ways to integrate the health sector and existing drought activities.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Mid-Atlantic Region for September - November 2022. Dated December 2022.
Most of the region experienced temperatures that were within two degrees of normal for the fall season, which is similar to what has been observed for the past five seasons. The majority of the region saw near-normal precipitation this season, experiencing between 125 and 75 percent of their normal fall precipitation amounts.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for Alaska and Northwestern Canada for September–November 2022, with an outlook for January–March 2023. Dated December 2022.
October is the heart of Fall for Southeast Alaska—typically cool and very wet, but October 2022 didn’t feel very fall-like for most areas. In fact, October was the warmest on record for a number of locations and within the top five warmest for many other places.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Southeast Region for September–November 2022. Dated December 2022.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Midwest Region for September–November 2022. Dated December 2022.
Average fall temperatures were 1–2°F above normal across the upper Midwest, near normal across the central Midwest, and 1–2°F below normal across the lower Midwest. Most of the Midwest had less than 75 percent of normal precipitation for fall, with the south-central Midwest, western Iowa, and southern Minnesota accumulating less than 50 percent of normal.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Western Region for September–November 2022. Dated December 2022.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Missouri River Basin for September–November 2022. Dated December 2022.
Temperatures were near to slightly above-normal for the majority of the Missouri River Basin this fall. Precipitation was below normal for much of the northern Great Plains, while mountainous areas to the west observed normal to above-normal precipitation.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Great Lakes Region for September–November 2022. Dated December 2022.
Fall and September were up to 2°C (4°F) warmer than normal. Fall precipitation was 78% of average, and all basins were dry.
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.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Southern Region for September–November 2022. Dated December 2022.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Pacific Region for September–November 2022. Dated December 2022.
For the September–November period, precipitation was near-to-above normal in Palau, Guam, Saipan, American Samoa, and areas of both FSM (Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei) and the Republic of the MarshalI Islands (RMI; Kwajalein, Majuro). Conversely, below-normal rainfall was observed in areas of the central and southern FSM (Lukunor, Kapingamarangi) as well as across much of the Hawaiian Islands.