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April 15, 2024
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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Mid-Atlantic Region for December 2023–February 2024. Dated April 2024.

Average temperatures for the winter season were four to six degrees above normal for most of the region. The eastern portion of the region experienced wetter than normal conditions, up to 200 percent of normal precipitation.

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March 25, 2024
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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Southeast and Caribbean Region for December 2023–February 2024. Dated March 2024.  (Updated April 2024 to add Spanish translation of Caribbean information.)

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December 22, 2023
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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Southeast and Caribbean Region for September–November 2023. Dated December 2023.  (Updated February 2024 to add Spanish translation of Caribbean information.)

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December 21, 2023
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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Mid-Atlantic Region for September–November 2023. Dated December 2023.

Average temperatures for this fall season were 0–2 degrees above normal for the majority of the region. This is similar to observed average temperatures from spring 2021 through fall 2022. The region largely experienced drier than normal conditions, with some areas in Virginia experiencing 25%–50% of normal precipitation.

November 7, 2023

Drought has steadily expanded and intensified across the Southeast with impacts to soils, agriculture, fire risk, and water resources. 

Dry conditions are expected to persist for much of early November, with some relief by late-November. Drought is anticipated to improve as we transition into an El Niño winter, which typically brings wetter-than-normal conditions.

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October 3, 2023
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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Mid-Atlantic Region for June–August 2023. Dated September 2023.

Average temperatures for the summer season were 0–1 degrees below normal for much of the region. This is the first cooler-than-normal season since the start of the MARISA Climate Summary series in 2018. Summer precipitation amounts varied across the region, with some sites experiencing 50%–75% of normal rainfall with others experiencing over 150% of their normal amounts of rainfall.

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September 22, 2023
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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Southeast Region for June–August 2023. Dated September 2023.

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June 29, 2023
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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Mid-Atlantic Region for March–May 2023. Dated June 2023.

Average temperatures for this spring were 0–2 degrees F above normal for the majority of the region. This is cooler than what was observed for the winter season, but similar to what was observed from spring 2021 to fall 2022. The majority of the region experienced drier than normal conditions (50%–75% of normal precipitation).

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June 16, 2023
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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Southeast Region for March–May 2023. Dated June 2023.

Temperatures were near average across much of the Southeast, with a few locations either slightly above or slightly below average. Precipitation was variable across the Southeast.

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March 30, 2023
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Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook for the Mid-Atlantic Region for December 2022–February 2023. Dated March 2023.

Most areas experienced temperatures 4–6 degrees F above normal. The southern half of the region received less than 25 percent of normal winter season snowfall, with several sites hitting records for the least snowy winter on record.

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