Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Mid-Atlantic Region for September - November 2022. Dated December 2022.

Most of the region experienced temperatures that were within two degrees of normal for the fall season, which is similar to what has been observed for the past five seasons. The majority of the region saw near-normal precipitation this season, experiencing between 125 and 75 percent of their normal fall precipitation amounts.

Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Gulf of Maine Region for September - November 2022. Dated December 2022.

Autumn was up to 3°C (5°F) warmer than normal. Autumn was record warm for two sites and among the 10 warmest for other sites. Autumn precipitation ranged from 75% of normal to 150% of normal. 

Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Northeast Region for September–November 2022. Dated December 2022.

The Northeast had its 17th-warmest autumn at 0.9°F above normal. Autumn was among the 20 warmest on record for 8 of the 12 Northeast states. The Northeast saw 101% of normal autumn precipitation, ranking in the wettest third of all years. Maine had its 20th-wettest autumn. 

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.