This web page 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 for the Northeast region. Updated November 2023.
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 U.S. Drought Portal.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Mid-Atlantic Region for June–August 2024. Dated September 2024.
Average temperatures for the 2024 summer season were either 0–2°F or 2–4°F above normal across the Mid-Atlantic region. Precipitation amounts varied both across the region and over the course of the summer season. Some locations saw as little as 50%–75% of normal rainfall while others experienced over 150% of normal precipitation.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Gulf of Maine Region for June–August 2024. Dated September 2024.
Summer was up to 4°C (7°F) warmer than normal. It was record hot for some sites like Caribou, Maine, and Fredericton, N.B., and among the 10 hottest for others. Precipitation for summer ranged from 50% of normal to 175% of normal.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Northeast Region for June–August 2024. Dated September 2024.
The Northeast had its fourth-hottest summer at 1.8°F above normal. It was record hot for two states and among the 12 hottest for the other 10 Northeast states. The Northeast's summer precipitation was 102% of normal, in the middle third of all years.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Mid-Atlantic Region for March–May 2024. Dated June 2024.
Average temperatures for the 2024 spring season were 2–4°F above normal for the majority of the region. Precipitation amounts varied across the region this spring, with some locations, particularly western Pennsylvania, experiencing greater than 150% of normal precipitation and a few areas receiving between 50% and 75% of normal spring precipitation.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Gulf of Maine Region for March–May 2024. Dated June 2024.
Spring was up to 4°C (7°F) warmer than normal, ranking as the warmest on record for Summerside, P.E.I., and among the 10 warmest for many parts of the region. Spring precipitation ranged from 50% of normal to 175% of normal. Concord, NH, had its seventh-wettest spring.