Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Northeast Region for June – August 2020.  Dated September 2020.

The Northeast had its third hottest summer at 2.4°F above normal. It was record hot for four states and among the four hottest for seven states.  The Northeast saw 92% of normal summer precipitation, ranking in the middle third of all years. It was among the 20 driest for five states but Maryland's 13th wettest.

Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Chesapeake Bay Region for June – August 2020. Dated September 2020.

The entire region experienced warmer-than-normal conditions; it was the hottest summer on record for Norfolk, Virginia, and Harrisburg and Williamsport, Pennsylvania.  This summer saw a wide range of precipitation conditions; the northern portions of the Chesapeake Bay watershed had an abnormally dry summer, while the southern and eastern portions of the watershed experienced above normal precipitation.

Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Chesapeake Bay Region for December 2019 – February 2020. Dated March 2020.

The entire region experienced an unusually mild winter, which ranked among the ten warmest on record for many sites.  Precipitation departures from normal show that the Chesapeake Bay watershed experienced both more and less precipitation than historical averages. 

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

The Northeast had its seventh warmest winter at 4.1°F above normal.  This winter was among the 10 warmest for all 12 Northeast states. The Northeast saw 113% of normal precipitation during winter, ranking in the wettest third of all years.

Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Chesapeake Bay Region for September – November 2019. Dated December 2019.

Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Northeast Region for September – November 2019.  Dated December 2019.

The Northeast's autumn average temperature was 0.1°F above normal, ranking in the middle third of all years.  The Northeast saw 95% of normal precipitation during autumn, ranking in the middle third of all years.

Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Chesapeake Bay Region for June – August 2019. Dated September 2019.

Temperature was above normal for much of the region throughout the summer months, and July ranked as one of the ten all-time warmest months on record for several locations.  High intensity rainfall events occurred throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed, resulting in two rare National Weather Service Flash Flood Emergencies.

Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Northeast Region for June – August 2019.  Dated September 2019.

The Northeast's summer average temperature was 0.8°F above normal, ranking in the warmest third of all years.  The Northeast received 108% of normal precipitation during summer, ranking in the wettest third of all years.

Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Chesapeake Bay Region for March – May 2019. Dated June 2019.

Spring temperature was above average for most of the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Spring precipitation was up to double historical averages in the northern Chesapeake Bay.

Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Northeast Region for March – May 2019.  Dated June 2019.

The Northeast's spring average temperature was near normal, ranking in the middle third of all years. The Northeast received 112% of normal precipitation during spring, ranking in the wettest third of all years.