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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Western Region - March 2023
Document Date
March 20, 2023
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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Western Region for December 2022–February 2023. Dated March 2023.

Temperatures were below normal across nearly the entire West with the exception of parts of southeast New Mexico. A series of atmospheric rivers from late December through mid-January brought heavy precipitation to California, the Great Basin, and parts of the northern Rockies where total winter precipitation was record high in some instances.

Runoff from melting snow flowing into a stream, representing snow drought.
Snow Drought Current Conditions and Impacts in the West
March 16, 2023

While the Snow Piles Up Across California and the Great Basin, Snow Drought Concerns Have Popped Up in Parts of the Northwest and Southern Colorado

Bishop Creek waterfall in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, representing water supply in the California-Nevada region.
California-Nevada Drought Status Update
February 17, 2023

Recent Series of Atmospheric Rivers Alleviate—But Don’t Eliminate—Drought

Register here for the March 27 California-Nevada Drought & Climate Outlook Webinar.

 

Runoff from melting snow flowing into a stream, representing snow drought.
Snow Drought Current Conditions and Impacts in the West
February 16, 2023

The Deep Snowpack in California, the Great Basin, and Colorado River Basin Continues to Grow

Drought conditions causing low levels in the Colorado River. Credit: GoodFocused, Shutterstock.
Special Edition Drought Status Update for the Western United States
January 24, 2023

A Series of Atmospheric Rivers Have Hit Parts of the West. What Does This Mean for Drought?

Missouri River flowing through a hilly landscape.
Drought Status Update for the Missouri River Basin
January 20, 2023

Despite Improvement, Drought Remains Firmly Entrenched Across the Missouri River Basin States.

Runoff from melting snow flowing into a stream, representing snow drought.
Snow Drought Current Conditions and Impacts in the West
January 12, 2023

A Parade of Atmospheric Rivers Continues to Dump Snow on California and Parts of the West.

Validation and Bias Correction of Forecast Reference Evapotranspiration for Agricultural Applications in Nevada

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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Western Region - December 2022
Document Date
December 19, 2022
Document Description

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

Bishop Creek waterfall in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, representing water supply in the California-Nevada region.
California-Nevada Drought Status Update
December 15, 2022

December storms helped, but the drought is not busted yet.

Register here for the January 23 California-Nevada Drought & Climate Outlook Webinar.

 

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