Understanding the use cases and value of the U.S. Climate Reference Network (USCRN) soil moisture data is essential to inform future directions for the soil moisture network. In 2023-2024, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) conducted extensive outreach both within and external to NOAA to assess the utilization, value, and potential impacts of downsizing or discontinuing the soil moisture network.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Northeast Region for December 2024–February 2025. Dated March 2025.
Winter was 1.3°F below normal for the Northeast, in the middle third of all years. It was the region's first colder-than-normal winter since 2018. Winter precipitation in the Northeast was 89% of normal, in the middle third of all years. It was among the 20 driest winters for three states.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Pacific Region for December 2024–February 2025. Dated March 2025.
NOAA’s National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) and Physical Sciences Laboratory are partnering with the California State Climatologist/California Department of Water Resources, NOAA’s National Weather Service and National Centers for Environmental Information, and the California-Nevada Adaptation Program (a NOAA CAP team) on the Sector-Specific Drought Early Warning Outlook – Southern California Pilot.
NOAA’s National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) and Physical Sciences Laboratory are partnering with the California State Climatologist/California Department of Water Resources, NOAA’s National Weather Service and National Centers for Environmental Information, and the California-Nevada Adaptation Program (a NOAA CAP team) on the Sector-Specific Drought Early Warning Outlook – Southern California Pilot.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Mid-Atlantic Region for September–November 2024. Dated December 2024.
Average temperatures for the 2024 fall season were 2-4 °F above normal for most of the Mid-Atlantic region. Eastern portions of the region received only 25%–50% of normal precipitation. Only portions of southern and western Virginia and southeastern West Virginia saw above-normal precipitation.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Southern Region for September–November 2024. Dated December 2024.
Fall temperatures were above normal for the entirety of the Southern Region, with most stations in the Region running 2 °F to 6 °F above normal. Precipitation was mixed across the region during the fall.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Midwest Region for September–November 2024. Dated December 2024.
The Midwest had its 3rd warmest fall on record, with average temperatures 2-6 °F above normal across the region. Minnesota and Wisconsin had their warmest fall. Monthly temperatures for the region ranked in the top 10 warmest in September (8th), October (9th), and November (7th). Fall precipitation was wetter than normal in the south and drier than normal in the north, but conditions were quite variable across the season.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Gulf Coast Region for September–November 2024. Dated December 2024.
Fall temperatures were above normal across the Gulf Coast Region with temperatures ranging from 2 °F to 6 °F above normal. Stations in the Texas Panhandle and Central Florida saw 150%–300% of normal precipitation. The precipitation in Florida was associated with multiple tropical systems. Precipitation across Central and Far West Texas was 5%–50% of normal.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Great Lakes Region for September–November 2024. Dated December 2024.
Fall temperatures were up to 7 °F (4 °C) warmer than normal. All basins were dry for fall, with the overall basin seeing 70% of average precipitation.