Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Southeast and Caribbean Region for December 2025–February 2026. Dated March 2026.

The National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) is pleased to share our 2024 Annual Report to provide insight into the many accomplishments of the program over the previous year and the opportunities that lie ahead.

Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Mid-Atlantic Region for September–November 2025. Dated December 2025.

Fall temperatures were within about 2°F of normal across almost the entire region. Most areas were drier than normal, with drought or abnormal dryness present throughout the fall. Low water levels led to water restrictions and poor pasture conditions resulted in early livestock sales.

Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Southeast and Caribbean Region for September–November 2025. Dated December 2025. (Updated to add Spanish translation of Caribbean information.)

This report, Facing Future Droughts: Lessons from the Southeast’s 2023 Fall Flash Drought, was developed to improve the monitoring, communication, and response to drought in the Southeastern United States, with a specific focus on flash drought. The 2019 flash drought exposed critical gaps in early warning and monitoring systems, sparking conversations that continued during the 2022 Southeast Drought Early Warning System (DEWS) Regional Meeting.

Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Mid-Atlantic Region for June–August 2025. Dated September 2025.

Average temperatures for the 2025 summer season were a bit above normal (0-4 degrees) across the region. This was due to warmer than normal temperatures in late June and July followed by a cooler than normal August. Precipitation varied across the watershed,some locations saw precipitation significantly above normal in June and July then dropping to drier, below normal conditions in August.

Focusing on the National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center’s (CPC) long-term Seasonal Drought Outlook, this William M. Lapenta NOAA student internship project aimed to address the complexities of communicating uncertainty and provide recommendations on improving communications to best support agricultural producers. This project focused on the process of communicating outlooks to the agricultural sector through the lens of agricultural intermediaries, such as agricultural extension staff and state climatologists.

Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Southeast and Caribbean Region for June–August 2025. Dated September 2025. (Updated to add Spanish translation of Caribbean information.)