On July 14, 2021, the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) hosted an informational webinar on the Climate Program Office FY22 Coping with Drought competition on Ecological Drought.

Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Gulf of Maine Region for March - May 2021. Dated June 2021.

Spring was up to 3°C (5°F) warmer than normal in the region.  Spring precipitation ranged from 50% of normal to 150% of normal. Sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies over the entire Gulf of Maine and Bay of Fundy were strongly above normal (greater than 2°C [4°F]) for the spring season. Anomalies were only slightly weaker around Cape Cod (around 1.5°C [3°F]) and over the Scotian Shelf (around 1.0°C [2°F]).

Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Northeast Region for March - May 2021.  Dated June 2021.

The Northeast had its 15th-warmest spring at 1.3°F above normal. This spring was among the 20 warmest springs on record for 11 of the 12 Northeast states.  The Northeast saw 81% of normal spring precipitation, ranking in the driest third of all years. Two states had one of their 20 driest springs on record.

NIDIS is a multi-agency partnership that coordinates drought monitoring, forecasting, planning, and information at national, state, and local levels across the country. In 2006, Congress passed the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) Act of 2006, which directs NIDIS to develop and “provide a national drought early warning information system.”