Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Northeast Region for March – May 2017. Dated June 2017.
The 2017–2018 Intermountain West (IMW) Drought Early Warning System (DEWS) Strategic Plan outlines priority tasks and activities across the region to build drought early warning capacity and resilience. It includes a list of current partners, outcomes, and key milestones. This Plan is a “living document” to which additional actions and partners may be added as needed.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Southeast Region for March – May 2017. Dated June 2017.
The Southern Plains DEWS Strategic Plan outlines priority tasks and activities across the region to build drought early warning capacity and resilience. It includes a list of current partners, outcomes, and key milestones. The Plan is a “living document” to which additional actions and partners may be added as needed.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Midwest Region for March – May 2017. Dated June 2017.
The unusual February warmth continued into the first week of March. Most of southern Minnesota, Iowa and, northern Missouri were 7°–10°F above normal, while most of Illinois and Indiana were 6°–8°F above normal. Dozens of daily maximum and high minimum temperature records fell during the week.
Summary of current conditions, climate outlook, and fire potential outlook for California and Nevada from a webinar conducted May 30, 2017. The webinar was part of a series designed to provide stakeholders and other interested parties in the region with timely information on current drought status and impacts, as well as a preview of current and developing climatic events like La Niña.
Background information on NIDIS, the California-Nevada Drought Early Warning System (DEWS), and a summary of the webinar schedule.
An overview of precipitation, snowpack, weather predictions and drought and their effect on fire potential for the United States during summer of 2017.
A description of the predictive services and the fire potential in Southern California.