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June 21, 2021
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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Mid-Atlantic Region for March - May 2021. Dated June 2021.

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June 17, 2021
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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Great Lakes Region for March - May 2021.  Dated June 2021.

Spring was up to 3°C (5°F) warmer than normal. Lake temperatures were also slightly above average this spring.  All basins except Superior were drier than average every month of spring, with the overall basin seeing 68% of average precipitation in March, 81% of average in April, and 62% of average in May. Spring precipitation was 70% of average.

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June 17, 2021
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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Northeast Region for March - May 2021.  Dated June 2021.

The Northeast had its 15th-warmest spring at 1.3°F above normal. This spring was among the 20 warmest springs on record for 11 of the 12 Northeast states.  The Northeast saw 81% of normal spring precipitation, ranking in the driest third of all years. Two states had one of their 20 driest springs on record.

June 11, 2021

Above-normal temperatures overcome spotty precipitation in most of the region.

For more details, see the Northeast Drought Early Warning System Dashboard.

May 14, 2021

Rain relief: How long will it last?

For more details, see the Northeast Drought Early Warning System Dashboard.

April 16, 2021

Northeastern drought springs back into the headlines.

For more details, see the Northeast Drought Early Warning System Dashboard.

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March 22, 2021
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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Great Lakes Region for December 2020 – February 2021.  Dated March 2021.

Winter temperatures ranged from 1°C (2°F) below to 3°C (5°F) above normal.  Winter precipitation was below average, with the basin seeing 55% of average.

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March 18, 2021
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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Northeast Region for December 2020 – February 2021.  Dated March 2021.

The Northeast had its 20th-warmest winter at 1.8°F above normal and saw 104% of normal winter precipitation, ranking in the middle third of all years.

March 12, 2021

Monitoring and preparing for a possible continuation of the 2020 Northeast drought. 

For more details, see the Northeast Drought Early Warning System Dashboard.

February 1, 2021

Keep watch on winter precipitation and lingering dryness.

For more details, see the Northeast Drought Early Warning System Dashboard.

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