Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Western Region for December 2017 – February 2018. Dated March 2018.
Temperatures were well above normal in the Southwest: Arizona, California, New Mexico, Utah, and Nevada all had top-10 warmest December-February on record. Dry conditions dominated the Southwest as well: California, Nevada, and Utah had bottom-10 driest December-February on record.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Western Region for September – November 2017. Dated December 2017.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Western Region for June – August 2017. Dated September 2017.
Warmest summer on record for California and Nevada; second warmest for Oregon, 3rd warmest for Utah, and 4th for Washington and Arizona. Several locations set record for all-time warmest month in July: Reno, NV, Salt Lake City, UT, and Bakersfield, CA. Much drier than normal conditions across northern tier of West; Montana had 2nd driest summer on record. Moderate to exceptional drought conditions developed across Montana.
Summary of meeting discusses conditions in the Southern Plains 2011-12. Topics include key messages from the forum, forecast uncertainty and the potential for long-term trends, drought webinars, and impacts of the 2011 drought to water, agriculture, wildfire and ecosystems.
Summarizes drought assessment and outlook forum held in Lubbock, TX in 2012.
The Southern Plains DEWS Strategic Plan outlines priority tasks and activities across the region to build drought early warning capacity and resilience. It includes a list of current partners, outcomes, and key milestones. The Plan is a “living document” to which additional actions and partners may be added as needed.
Summary of current conditions, climate outlook, and fire potential for the Rio Grande-Bravo region of the United States.
Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Western Region for March – May 2017. Dated June 2017.
Between 2016 and 2018, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Southern Plains Climate Hub led a project to assess the impacts of the recent historic 2016 and 2018 wildfires on the Southern Plains.