The 2022–2026 National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) Strategic Plan outlines and advances NIDIS’s approach to building a national drought early warning system (DEWS). 

Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Mid-Atlantic Region for June–August 2022. Dated September 2022.

Almost all of the watershed experienced temperatures within two degrees of normal, with most experiencing temperatures 0–2 degrees above normal. A few locations along the coast of Virginia, southern Maryland, central Pennsylvania, and southern New York experienced temperatures between 2 and 3 degrees above normal. 

Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Gulf of Maine Region for June–August 2022. Dated September 2022.

Summer was up to 2°C (4°F) warmer than normal. It was record hot for Yarmouth, N.S., and among the 10 hottest at multiple sites including Boston, MA. Summer precipitation ranged from 25% of normal to 150% of normal. Boston, MA had its fourth driest summer, while Woodstock, N.B. had its sixth wettest.

Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Northeast Region for June–August 2022. Dated September 2022.

The Northeast had its 10th-hottest summer at 1.1°F above normal. Summer was among the 20 hottest on record for 11 of the 12 Northeast states. The Northeast saw 89% of normal summer rainfall, ranking in the middle third of all years. Summer was among the 20 driest on record for three states but was West Virginia's 10th wettest.