Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Gulf Coast Region for June–August 2026. Dated September 2026.
Summer temperatures were above normal for the Gulf Region, with temperature being more moderate towards the coast than in inland portions of the Gulf states. Precipitation was generally below normal across the Gulf Region with stations observing between 25 percent and 90 percent of normal. There were, however, several scattered instances of above normal precipitation.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Mid-Atlantic Region for June–August 2026. Dated September 2026.
Average temperatures for the summer season were above normal (0-4 degrees) for most of the region. This was punctuated by a few heat waves, particularly over the July 4 holiday weekend. Precipitation varied across the watershed with some locations seeing above normal amounts of rainfall and some areas getting less than normal.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Northeast Region for June–August 2026. Dated September 2026.
The Northeast had its 17th-hottest summer at 1.0°F above normal. It was among the 20 hottest summers for 10 of the 12 states. Summer precipitation was 102% of normal in the Northeast, in the middle third of all years. It was West Virginia's 11th-wettest summer.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Pacific Region for June–August 2026. Dated September 2026.
Above-normal precipitation was observed across areas of the U.S.–Affiliated Pacific Islands, including Guam, much of the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands, as well as the Hawaiian Islands. Drier-than-normal conditions prevailed in the Republic of Palau and American Samoa.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Northeast Region for March–May 2026. Dated June 2026.
The Northeast had its ninth-warmest spring at 2.3°F above normal, ranking among the 20 warmest for 11 of the 12 states. The Northeast saw 104% of normal spring precipitation, in the wettest third of all years. It was among the 20 driest for three states but New York's 13th wettest.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Pacific Region for March–May 2026. Dated June 2026.
Above-normal precipitation was observed across much of the U.S.–Affiliated Pacific Islands (USAPI), including the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Palau, Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of the Marshall Islands, and American Samoa. Most USAPI locations remained drought-free.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Missouri River Basin for December 2025–February 2026. Dated March 2026.
Temperatures have been exceptionally warm these past few months, with the basin recording its second-warmest winter. Precipitation was predominantly below normal this winter, aside from a few areas that did receive some snow.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Northeast Region for December 2025–February 2026. Dated March 2026.
Winter was 3.3°F below normal for the Northeast, in the coldest third of all years. It was the coldest winter since 2014–15 for the region. The Northeast had its eighth-driest winter with 71% of normal precipitation. It was among the 20 driest winters for nine states.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Western Region for December 2025–February 2026. Dated March 2026.
Winter temperatures were much above average for all of the West and record breaking for many locations. Drier-than-average conditions occurred for much of Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, and Wyoming, with some areas receiving less than 25% of average precipitation.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Gulf of Maine Region for December 2025–February 2026. Dated March 2026.
Winter featured below- to near-normal temperatures and below- to near-normal precipitation for much of the region. It was the coldest winter in over 10 years for some New England sites and the second-driest winter on record for Fredericton, N.B. Winter snowfall varied, with Boston, Massachusetts, having its ninth-snowiest winter.