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August 27, 2025

Late-Summer Rain Could Improve Conditions in Kansas and Oklahoma, while Drought-Stricken Southern Texas Falls Short

July 24, 2025

Floods in Central Texas; Dry Pattern Emerging in East-Central Kansas, Western Oklahoma, and the Gulf Coast

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June 25, 2025
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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Gulf Coast Region for March–May 2025. Dated June 2025.

Spring temperatures were above normal for the entire Gulf Region, with most stations observing 1°F to 5°F above normal. Precipitation was above normal across much of the Gulf Region in spring, with many stations averaging 150% to 300% of normal precipitation in Deep South Texas, Southeast Texas, much of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama.

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June 25, 2025
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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Southern Region for March–May 2025. Dated June 2025.

Spring temperatures were above normal for the entirety of the Southern Region, with most stations running 1°F to 4°F above normal. Most of the Southern Region experienced above-normal precipitation for spring. Stations across much of Oklahoma, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee, North Texas, Deep South Texas, and the Texas Panhandle received 110% to 300%  of normal precipitation.

May 22, 2025

Despite Short-Term Improvement for the Southern Plains, Drought Likely to Persist This Summer

March 27, 2025

Southern Plains Drought Likely to Persist and Expand Through Spring, but May Improve in Summer

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March 25, 2025
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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Southern Region for December 2024–February 2025. Dated March 2025.

Winter 2024-2025 temperatures were near normal for much of the Southern Region, with most stations running 2°F below normal to 2°F above normal. Precipitation was well below normal in the western portions of the region, with 41 counties in Texas and 8 in Oklahoma observing one of their five driest winters on record.

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March 25, 2025
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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Gulf Coast Region for December 2024–February 2025. Dated March 2025.

Winter 2024-2025 temperatures were near normal for much of the Gulf Region, with most stations observing temperatures 2°F below normal to 2°F above normal. Precipitation was below normal in the western and eastern portions of the region and near to slightly above normal in the central portions.

January 8, 2025

A Look Back at Drought in the Southern Plains in 2024

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December 23, 2024
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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Gulf Coast Region for September–November 2024. Dated December 2024.

Fall temperatures were above normal across the Gulf Coast Region with temperatures ranging from 2 °F to 6 °F above normal. Stations in the Texas Panhandle and Central Florida saw 150%–300% of normal precipitation. The precipitation in Florida was associated with multiple tropical systems. Precipitation across Central and Far West Texas was 5%–50% of normal.

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