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August 8, 2024

Southern Plains Drought to Persist and Expand into Autumn

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June 25, 2024
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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Southern Region for March–May 2024. Dated June 2024.

Spring temperatures were above normal for most of the Southern region and ranked third warmest out of 130 years of data. Precipitation was between 150% and 300% of normal across East Texas, Louisiana, Southern Arkansas, and isolated areas of Mississippi. Precipitation in South Texas, Far West Texas, and the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles ranged from 5% to 70% of normal. The remainder of the region ranged from 70% to 130% of normal precipitation.

May 16, 2024

Hot and Dry Summer Ahead for the Southern High Plains

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March 26, 2024
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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Southern Region for December 2023–February 2024. Dated March 2024.

Southern Plains Drought Assessment (2020-2023)

January 25, 2024

 A Very Wet Week has Improved, But Not Eliminated, Drought in the Southern Plains

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January 8, 2024
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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Southern Region for September–November 2023. Dated December 2023.

December 21, 2023

Slow and Steady Improvements in Persistent Southern Plains Drought

October 26, 2023

A Soggy End to October + El Niño Winter: Drought Is Expected to Improve, but Remain

 

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September 25, 2023
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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Southern Region for June–August 2023. Dated September 2023.

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