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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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September 24, 2018
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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Southeast Region for June – August 2018.  Dated September 2018.

Above-average temperatures were recorded over most of the Southeast. Mean temperatures were in the top five warmest at 27 long-term stations. Maximum temperatures were generally near normal, but minimum temperatures were 1-4 F above normal due to high humidity and cloud cover. Precipitation values ranged from 50% of normal in South Carolina to over 200% of normal in northern Virginia. Several long-term stations observed their wettest summer on record.

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June 26, 2018
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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Southeast Region for March – May 2018.  Dated June 2018.  

Mean temperatures from March through April were at least 2°F below average for over 55% of the 215 long-term (i.e., period of record equaling or exceeding 50 years) stations across the region. A total of 52 long-term stations observed March–April mean temperatures that were ranked within their five coldest values on record.

The Climate Prediction Center (CPC) produces temperature and precipitation outlooks for the U.S., including 6-10 day, 8-14 day, monthly, and seasonal outlooks.

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March 16, 2018
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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Southeast Region for December 2017 – February 2018.  Dated March 2018. 

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December 21, 2017
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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Southeast Region for September – November 2017.  Dated December 2017.

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September 22, 2017
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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Southeast Region for June – August 2017.  Dated September 2017.  

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