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November 6, 2020
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Provides information on the typical La Niña winter pattern; the La Niña outlook; potential winter and spring impacts; and comparisons of conditions during previous La Niña years.

NOAA’s Regional Climate Services Program created these outlooks to inform the public about 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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November 6, 2020
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Provides information on the typical La Niña winter pattern; the La Niña outlook; potential winter and spring impacts; and comparisons of conditions during previous La Niña years.

NOAA’s Regional Climate Services Program created these Outlooks to inform the public about 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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November 6, 2020
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In order to ensure the inclusion of indigenous perspectives in the implementation of our DEWS, NIDIS launched a Tribal Drought Engagement initiative in January 2019 in collaboration with the Masters of the Environment Program at University of Colorado-Boulder. The project aimed to strengthen relationships with tribal resource managers across the Missouri River Basin and Midwest DEWS regions in order to effectively deliver timely and relevant drought information.

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November 5, 2020
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No widespread drought impacts are expected across Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands through the end of the year. The seasonal forecast continues to suggest normal to above normal rainfall. 

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October 27, 2020
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This drought and climate outlook was originally sent via email to the Pacific Northwest DEWS email list.

Climate Recap and Current Conditions

Nicholas Bond, Office of the Washington State Climatologist

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October 23, 2020
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This drought early warning update was originally sent via email to the Northeast DEWS email list.

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October 19, 2020
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Provides a definition of La Nina; a look back at previous La Nina winters; other factors; and the outlook for winter temperatures and precipitation.

NOAA’s Regional Climate Services Program created these Outlooks to inform the public about 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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October 19, 2020
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This water year recap and drought & climate webinar summary was originally sent via email to the California-Nevada DEWS email list.

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October 14, 2020
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This climate conditions and outlook update was originally sent via email to the Southeast DEWS email list.

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October 7, 2020
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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for Alaska and Northwestern Canada for June – August 2020; outlook for October – December 2020. Dated October 2020. 

Summer was cloudy and wetter than normal over eastern Alaska, Yukon, Northwest Territories and Northern BC.  Temperatures were generally colder than normal or close to normal in Yukon, Northwest Territories and Northern BC.