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The Lawn and Garden Moisture Index measures the capacity of current soil moisture to sustain healthy lawns and gardens in the Southeast U.S. 

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March 20, 2020
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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Southeast Region for December 2019 – February 2020.  Dated March 2020.

Above-average temperatures were recorded over most of the Southeast. Maximum temperatures were generally near normal, but minimum temperatures were 3-6 F above normal due to high humidity and cloud cover.  Precipitation ranged from slightly below normal in the Florida peninsula to over 10 inches above normal in northern Alabama.

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December 22, 2019
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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Southeast Region for September – November 2019.  Dated December 2019.

Above-average temperatures were recorded over most of the Southeast. Mean temperatures were in the top five warmest at 35 long-term stations.  Autumn precipitation was below normal for most of the Southeast region. None of the long-term stations ranked within the top 10 wettest for the season.

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September 20, 2019
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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Southeast Region for June – August 2019.  Dated September 2019.

Above-average temperatures were recorded over most of the Southeast.  Summer precipitation was highly variable across the Southeast, as departures ranged from less than 75% to more than 200% of normal.

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June 20, 2019
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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Southeast Region for March – May 2019.  Dated June 2019.

Above-average temperatures were recorded over most of the Southeast. Mean temperatures were 2-4 F above normal for most of the region.  Spring precipitation was around 50% to 90% of normal across much of the Southeast, except in western NC, and parts of central NC and AL, where it went up to 130% of normal.

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March 25, 2019
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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Southeast Region for December 2018 – February 2019.  Dated March 2019.

A one-stop shop tool that places recent temperature and precipitation conditions in both a historical and geographical perspective across the Southeast.

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June 16, 2020
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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Southeast Region for March – May 2020.  Dated June 2020.

Above-average temperatures were observed across the Southeast this spring. Precipitation varied across the region, however two tropical storms and a slow-moving upper level low observed throughout the spring, caused flooding in local areas of the Southeast.

The CSI is a drought index tool that uses salinity data to characterize saline (drought) and freshwater (wet) conditions in coastal surface waters.

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December 20, 2018
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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Southeast Region for September – November 2018.  Dated December 2018.

Above-average temperatures were observed over almost all of the Southeast.  Precipitation ranged from less than 50% of normal on the East Coast of Florida to over 300% of normal along the border between North and South Carolinas.

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