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A windmill in a field before a storm in the Southern Plains.
Drought Status Update for the Southern Plains
May 16, 2024

Hot and Dry Summer Ahead for the Southern High Plains

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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Gulf Coast Region - March 2024
Document Date
March 26, 2024
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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Gulf Coast Region for December 2023–February 2024. Dated March 2024.

Winter 2023-2024 temperatures were near normal across much of the Gulf Coast region, with temperatures averaging 2F below normal to 2F above normal in most locations. The Gulf Coast of Florida was the cool spot with most stations 2F below normal. Precipitation during winter 2023-2024 was variable across the Gulf Coast region.

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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Southern Region - March 2024
Document Date
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)

Chicos mountains in Big Bend National Park, Texas, representing the Southern Plains.
Drought Status Update for the Southern Plains
January 25, 2024

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

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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Gulf Coast Region - December 2023
Document Date
January 8, 2024
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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Gulf Coast Region for September–November 2023. Dated December 2023.

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

Chicos mountains in Big Bend National Park, Texas, representing the Southern Plains.
Drought Status Update for the Southern Plains
December 21, 2023

Slow and Steady Improvements in Persistent Southern Plains Drought

Chicos mountains in Big Bend National Park, Texas, representing the Southern Plains.
Southern Plains Drought Status Update
October 26, 2023

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

 

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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Southern Region - September 2023
Document Date
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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